Lifting a rock that was crushing him, Coco managed to get to his feet. As surprised as the other warriors, he had dodged Kale's attacks with difficulty and a pile of rocks had ended up falling on him.

" Damn it. " He said, while looking around! Where is this woman?

Not seeing her anywhere, he finally got up, and eventually saw Goku, Saitama and Jiren facing each other. In a few moments, Coco could perceive an intense energy emanating from the trio.

"Ooh there! It's not good ! The three people who defeated Jiro, Midora and Ichiryu! If they fight, it could shake the whole field. "

Putting two fingers on his forehead, Coco began to establish telepathic contact with his teammates still on the pitch.

" You all … ! You hear me ? We must meet urgently ! "

" I am a little busy. " Zebra asserted, as he now faced alone against Gajeel.

" Same here. " Joa growled, still fighting Frost and Frieza.

" What is going on ? " Wanted to know Sunny.

"Goku-san, Jiren-san and Saitama-san are about to fight ! No matter who will be the winner, if we come together we can eliminate the winner who will be weakened ! "

Sitting on a rock, Toriko overheard the conversation, while asserting.

" In this case, we can give him permission to fight. "

" Are you sure ? " Coco asked him.

" Yes ! Trust him. "

" Okay ! Acacia-san, we are counting on you to eliminate the winner of this fight and… "

Having a vision in time, Coco stopped the telepathy and jumped off his perch to dodge magma, which melted his rock.

Turning around, Coco saw Akainu right in front of him. Simply staring at him, the admiral then turned his arm to magma.

" In your team, you take care of the strategy, right? In that case, I'll take you off the field ! DAI FUNKA ! "

Seeing the lava fist rushing at him, Coco didn't even try to run away. Instead, he took the attack and was covered in a scorching layer of magma. Seeing him fall to the ground, Akainu watched him being charred. Still, he frowned, seeing Coco's entire body turn entirely into poison, and disappear.

" Hum? A poison clone ? "

" HEAT POISON CANNON ! "

Not having time to turn around, Akainu was covered in a wave of poison. Standing on top of a rock, Coco stared at the admiral disappearing under his poison. Thanks to a vision he had had, Coco had been able to see Akainu attacking him and burning him with his magma. He therefore had to create a clone using his poison in order to create a diversion and then attack Akainu from the back.

All that remained was to wait for the poison to take effect. Within seconds, Akainu will feel so weak that Coco will be able to throw him off the field with no problem. However, a source of heat was felt. Pulling back, Coco opened her eyes wide, seeing his poison overheated, before boiling. Gradually disappearing, the purple substance gave way to magma. Then slowly Akainu's body rose to its feet to face Coco.

Seeing this, the warrior took a step back, still not believing his eyes. Akainu had just made his poison disappear thanks to the extreme heat of his magma. He therefore had before him the worst adversary he could have.

As a result, he fled. Running as quickly as possible, he preferred to get away from the admiral as quickly as possible.

Yet within seconds he again felt extreme heat in his back. Turning around, he was scared to see Akainu right behind him, with one arm transformed into the head of a dog.

" INUGAMI GUREN ! "

Being shot in the back, Coco screamed in pain.

" COCO ! " Pell frightened.

Falling to the ground, his warrior felt his body was melting from the heat. His back was completely covered in magma and he felt like the poison inside him was boiling.

" It's over for you. " Akainu said.

Then, kicking him, he threw him out of the field. Spreading his arms, Ichiryu saw Coco appear above him and grabbed him in his arms before he fell into the stands. Moaning in pain, the poor man still felt the magma gnawing at his body.

" We will take care of you! Don't worry Coco! "

" Coco-san is eliminated. "

" Tsss, ridiculous. " Akainu said, leaving.

However, what the admiral didn't know was that Coco had had enough time to give the signal. As a result, coming out of his hiding place, Acacia ends up walking towards the place where Saitama, Jiren and Goku were going to fight. He was Universe 2's secret weapon and everyone relied on him to defeat powerful opponents on the field.

His first mission was simple. He was going to bring the winner of this triple fight out of the field.


" IRON DRAGON'S CLUB ! "

Jumping into the air to dodge Gajeel's fist, Zebra then puffed out her cheeks before making a deafening noise.

" VOICE MISSILE ! "

" IRON DRAGON'S ROAR ! "

Colliding were tied and caused another explosion. Venturing into the smoke of the explosion, Gajeel used his scent to locate Zebra.

" IRON DRAGON'S HARD FIST ! "

However, having also locate him using ultrasound, Zebra had already prepared protection around him.

" SOUND ARMOR ! "

Hitting Zebra's face, Gajeel was surprised to feel his fist slam into a strange armor.

" What is that ? "

" MACHINE GUN VOICE ! "

This time around, multitudes of projectiles came out of Zebra's mouth and hit Gajeel's body hard. Feeling back down, Gajeel groaned in rage, before running back to Zebra.

" IRON DRAGON'S CLUB ! "

" SOUND ARMOR ! "

Striking Zebra's armor again, Gajeel failed to do him any damage.

" Is that a joke ? "

" VOICE MISSILE ! "

This time, Gajeel dodged Zebra's attack in extremis, jumping to the side. Nevertheless, having anticipated his gesture, Zebra suddenly found himself in front of him.

" That … ? "

" BEAT PUNCH ! "

Hit in the stomach, Gajeel opened his eyes wide, as it felt like many explosions were exploding inside his body. Spitting blood and smoke from his mouth, he fell to the ground.

Smiling at this, Zebra asserted.

" I am the strongest. "

Taking Gajeel's arm, he then pulled him to the edge of the pitch.

"Come on, ciao. "

" Oh no ! He's going to bring it out. " Rumsshi frightened.

" It's not so bad. " Gowasu asserted. " Even though Gajeel gets eliminated, we still have eight warriors. "

" Fool! Of course it is serious! Even though Gajeel is weaker than Natsu or Laxus, we need him to stay on the pitch. "

" Who is weaker than the salamander ? "

Tilting her head in time to avoid being beheaded, Zebra moved away from Gajeel, as he had turned his arm into a huge saw.

" Always able to fight ? "

A growl from Gajeel was his only response. Yes, the mage was in pain. He felt like a bomb had exploded in his body. Nevertheless, he refused to give up. Especially not after hearing that the gods thought they were weaker than Natsu.

" Don't make fun of me! It was just a warm-up! Nothing more ! "

Flexing his legs, he jumped into the air, asserting himself.

" This time, I'm going to crush you! DRAGON SLAYER'S SECRET ART ! "

" You will not achieve anything. " Zebra retorted, creating new armor. " ARMOR SOUND ! "

" KARMA DEMON: IRON SPIRAL ! "

Spinning, Gajeel rushed straight towards Zebra and crashed into him with force. Finding themselves immobilized, neither of the two opponents seemed to gain ground. Yet as he smiled confidently, Zebra was finally surprised, feeling his feet slide back.

" Impossible ! "

" I am stronger than you. " Gajeel roared, increasing his power.

Zebra's armor 'cracking' eventually shattered, and both of Gajeel's feet hit her stomach hard. Backing up until he hit a rock, Zebra clenched her teeth. Then, opening one eye, he saw Gajeel's body go completely black.

" This time, I'm serious! IRON SHADOW DRAGON MODE ! "

Puffing his cheeks, he roared.

" IRON SHADOW DRAGON'S ROAR ! "

" MISSILE VOICE ! "

In an instant, Gajeel's attack destroyed Zebra's and then crashed into him, flying again, Zebra fell onto his back. Then, leaping above him, Gajeel stretched out his arm before slamming into his abdomen.

" IRON SHADOW DRAGON'S CLUB ! "

Screaming in pain, Zebra felt the attack hit him.

" IRON SHADOW DRAGON'S SWORD ! "

This time, seeing the sharp end of Gajeel's arm rushing at him, Zebra got up in time to dodge him.

" METEOR NOISE ! "

Looking up, before screaming, Zebra created a strange red sphere above Gajeel. Then, emerging from the sphere, an immense energy ray hit him, destroying the ground beneath his feet.

" I got you. " Zebra assured.

However, when the attack stopped, he saw Gajeel still standing, with his body covered with a thick layer of metal that acted as a shield.

" What? That's all ? " He asked with an unconscious smile.

" SINGLE SLASH VOICE CUTTER ! "

Seeing the attack rush at him, Gajeel leapt into the air to dodge it, then turning around, he saw a boulder being hit by the attack and being sliced.

" It's dangerous your thing. "

" And it's not over. " Zebra assured.

Indeed, hardly had Gajeel had time to fall back on the ground when he saw the attack turn around and come back towards him. Yet instead of panicking, he remained calm and, in an instant, his body vanished into the ground.

" What ? " Gajeel wondered.

Looking down, he then saw a black streak moving across the surface of the field. Taking the form of a shadow, it rushed straight towards Zebra.

" I see, you turned into a shadow. "

Taking a deep breath, he roared.

" That will be useless! VOICE BURST ! "

This time, a powerful sound wave came out of Zebra's mouth, which pulverized the ground right in front of him. Unable to avoid it, Gajeel was hit by the attack and his body regained its original strength.

Making various rolls on the ground, he ended up stopping a few meters from the void. Exhaling for a long time, he stood up with difficulty as Zebra's attack had dealt him great damage.

" Damn it. "

" I will finish with you! LASER VOICE ! "

" IRON DRAGON'S ROAR ! "

Hitting each other the two attacks repelled each other.

" They are still of equal force. " Gowasu remarked.

" Zebra, show the power of our universe. " Helles encouraged him.

" Gajeel, don't lose. " Rumsshi ordered him.

Fighting like this, the two opponents did not move a millimeter. However, eventually Zebra's attack knocked off Gajeel's and headed straight for him.

" No that's not true. "

" SOUND POWER ! "

Zebra's attack ends up hitting Gajeel and causing him to fly above the void. This time, Gajeel couldn't catch himself at the edge of the field and sank into the void.

" Gajeel-san is eliminated. " The high priest said when he saw him appear in the stands.

" Damn it! " Gajeel roared.

" Fool. " Rumsshi roared, hitting him with his trunk. " How could you lose to him? "

" First victory. " Pell rejoices. " Nice job Zebra. "

" There is no trace of love in you but I congratulate you, Zebra! "

For any answer Zebra was going to look for another opponent, when a hallucinating power was felt.

" Hum ? "


Exhaling a deep breath, Sonic was standing, while Luffy faced him. However, seeing him repeat this gesture for over a minute, the hacker began to get impatient.

" Hey, you show me this great technique? I don't have time to have fun with you! I must save my friends. "

" Wait, Mugiwara. " Sonic chuckled, before crouching forward. " Either way, your end is near. "

Suddenly multiplying, he created almost twenty clones, all identical to the first.

" What ? " Said Luffy. " Can you multiply ? "

" My speed allows me! All of the clones retorted, as they started circling around Luffy! I am the fastest being in my universe! Never forget that. "

Then each of the clones pounced on Luffy and hit him with force and speed. Overwhelmed by numbers, Luffy received various blows that hurt him, much to his surprise. Attempting to retaliate, he pummeled the clones with his fists, only to feel his arms brush against Sonic.

Finally, stopping, the ninja moved back in front of Luffy and couldn't help but smile, seeing him bleeding here and there.

" Too bad for you. " He smirked, showing the pointed knuckles on his fingers. " For this tournament, I have everything planned! I trained for months and months with any type of weapon to make sure I didn't have any weak points! My fists and my feet can't hurt you! But it is not the same with weapons equipped with points and blades! I know how to adapt to all situations, because that's what being the best ninja in the world is. "

" Shut up ! " Luffy stopped him.

" Hum ? " Sonic wondered, noting that the pirate had brandished his fists in front of him.

" I don't give a shit about who you are and if you really are the best ninja in the combined universe! Me, I would be the man who will become the king of the pirates! And I could never become it if I lose to a clown like you. "

" A clown ? Me ? " Sonic got angry.

Immediately, he increased his speed, to make his clones appear around Luffy.

" You asked for it ! I will destroy you, eliminate you, humiliate you, but not before I have made her body into cat food. "

Beating himself again, Luffy however remained still. Concentrating despite the pain, he began to search for Sonic's ki. Turning around the pirate, Sonic could be easily spotted with his laughs and Luffy used the latter to locate him more easily.

Finally, sensing Sonic's presence, Luffy opened his eyes before reaching out. Suddenly grabbed by the collar of his clothes, Sonic stopped, causing his clones to disappear.

" What? But how ? "

" I already told you. " Luffy cried, swinging his arm behind him. " I'll never lose to a guy like you! GUM GUM… "

" SHURIKEN ! " Sonic yelled, sending his guns spinning at Luffy.

" RIFLE ! "

The shurikens slammed into Luffy's body, creating two explosions. Yet, continuing to whirl, his fist shot at Sonic while Luffy remained standing.

" AHHHHHHHH ! " He shouted.

Then, hitting Sonic in the face, he made him cough up blood, while the punch was enough to knock him out.

Without realizing it then, he crossed the whole terrain, before covering an immense distance above the void and falling down.

" What … ? " Kitela wondered, seeing her warrior disappear.

A familiar noise was heard, as Sonic's body finally appeared next to that of the atomic Samurai.

" And three. " Simply said this denier.

" Sonic-san is out of the field. "

" Bands of fools. " Roared Kitela. " None of you three has been done to eliminate any competitor. "

" He? I eliminated the lioness from universe 9. " Garou retorted.

" I destroyed several dolls from universe 9. " Atomic Samurai asserted.

" If this idiot Teach had not intervened, I could have defeated Kurome and Seryu!. " Sonic asserted, while Cognac looked after him.

Leut glaring, Kitela gritted her teeth. Nevertheless, eventually sitting down, he asserted.

" We'll fix that later! For now, I'm counting on Saitama. "

" If I may, we should start to be wary of the situation, Kitela-sama. " Cognac remarked. " Because if Jiren-san or Goku-san eliminates Saitama-san, our team will lose their best warrior. "

" This moron has no interest in losing. "


Lifting up his glasses, Eyre smiled, asserting himself.

" Our universe is perfect! He still has his entire team full and we have defeated three warriors. "

Frowning, Camperri asserted.

" I'm afraid we have so far only thanks to luck. "

" He? "

" I remind you that we almost lost three competitors earlier! If Doflamingo-san hadn't been there, Kaido-san and the others would already be next to us. "

Mosco began to blink.

" What's he saying ? "

" Mosco-sama says that what displeases him the most is the lack of teamwork. "

Indeed, while Kaido and Big Mom destroyed the ground in their path, the other competitors were fighting here and there without spensing to help each other. There was no teamwork.

" I'm afraid to see what will happen if they ever meet saiyans again. "


Catching his breath, Luffy ends up sitting on a rock. Then spitting, he drew some blood from his mouth.

" Hey, Mugiwara! "

Turning around, Luffy saw Katakuri walking towards him.

" Is that you Kiri ? "

Despite not liking the nickname, Katakuri asserted.

" Let's take a break. "

" What? But I am still able to fight. "

" You will not be able to continue fighting like this until the end. " Retorted the other pirate, crossing his arms. " I'm afraid to say it but I think candidates are much more powerful than Kaido-san or Mama. "

" It seems obvious to me. " Law affirmed, arriving in turn. " I believe we will soon be forced to strategize! Because, if we keep fighting like this, we will end up losing one after the other. "

Otherwise, a violent gust of wind made the trio retreat.

" He ? "

" AHHHHHHHHHH! " Goku, Jiren and Saitama screamed, before starting to attack.

" It begins ! "


1 = Univers 3 (3): Luffy, Law, Katakuri, Kaido, Big Mom, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Kizaru, Doflamingo (10)

2 = Universe 7 (3): Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, C-17, C-18, Muten Rochi, Tien, Frieza (9)

3 = Universe 9 (2): Tatsumi, Wave, Esdeath, Budo, Kurome, Seryu, Mine, Najenda, Bols (9)

4 = Universe 10 (3): Natsu, Erza, Gray, Laxus, Gildarts, Jellal, Cobra, Wendy (8)

5 = Universe 11 (1): Jiren, Top, Dyspo, Cocotte, Kahseral, Tupper, Zoire, Kettle (8)

6 = Universe 4 (3): Saitama, Boros, Tatsumaki, Bang, Genos, Sea King, Blast (7)

6 = Universe 6 (3): Hit, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Pirina, Saonel, Frost (7)

8 = Universe 12 (0): Midoriya, Shoto, Bakugo, Tokoyami, lida, Kirishima, Ibara (7)

9 = Universe 2 (1): Toriko, Sunny, Zebra, Acacia, Joa, Starfun (6)