Boom!!!
Two invisible yet tremendous pressures collided violently, and the churning air sent Ricardo's golden mane flying wildly.
His silver pupils suddenly contracted.
"The makings of a king?"
Interesting.
For Gamenio's sake...
These two must not be allowed to live.
The final struggle had begun.
Facing the Donquixote Family members closing in from all directions, Ricardo, now a three-meter-tall golden lion, flexed his bulging arms and tore viciously at the empty air before him!
"Lion: Stardust Slash!"
The sound of flying rubble tore through the air.
Ten enormous arcs of light blossomed in an intersecting pattern, plowing smooth, deep grooves through the ruins like deadly petals suddenly unfolding.
"Slash!"
Black and red currents coiled around the long blade as it met two of the arcs without hesitation.
A piercing metallic screech erupted. The two soaring slashes were forcibly severed down the middle and shattered.
On the other side, a charging figure raised his hand.
Countless translucent threads poured from his fingers, rapidly weaving and layering before him into a thick barrier.
The slashes tore through the outermost defenses, but more threads surged forward, wave after wave.
The others chose to dodge.
One man could not get completely clear in time and could only cross his arms in front of him.
Hiss-
The cutting sound was almost too faint to hear.
His right arm, held in front, was severed at the elbow, exposing neatly cut bone and muscle.
The man who had lost his arm showed no change of expression. His muscles instinctively contracted to seal the wound, his remaining left hand clenched, and his steps did not falter in the slightest.
The two fastest shadows had already closed in on the golden figure standing amid the ruins.
A blade wreathed in invisible power descended, while a boot tip coated