Remaining still, Kizaru let himself be attacked by electric strips and balls of glue. However, all the attacks passed through his body, without doing him the slightest damage.
" How is it possible ? " Wanted to know Juliet.
" Grrr! This guy has a special ability. " Heine understood.
" Logia. " Said Erza.
As blood flowed out of her mouth, the young woman was still on the ground. Planting a sword on the ground, she used her weapon to stand up. Nonetheless, she moaned in pain as she put her hand on the hole she now had in her abdomen.
Kizaru's attack had gone through his flesh as if it were butter.
" Ehhhhh ? " The admiral wondered, seeing her get up. " Can you still stand up? It's rather impressive. "
Nonetheless, displaying a serious gaze, he noticed.
" Among the Universe 10 team, it's easy to understand that the blue haired kid is your trump card thanks to her healing spells! However, with this strange haki, you have become the main enemy of universe 3! So it makes sense that I hurry to eliminate you. "
Immediately, he pointed two fingers at Erza before firing a ray of light. Moving her sword in time, Erza deflected the attack with the blade of her weapon. However, the sword shattered and Kizaru fired a second ray that pierced Erza's abdomen.
Spitting blood, Erza fell to her knees.
" Erza-sama. "
" It's over for you. " Kizaru asserted, plotting a third attack.
Lightning fell on him, pulverizing the place where he was standing. Transformed into particles of light, Kizaru then felt a powerful wind sweep him away.
" EHHHHHHHH ? " He wondered.
" Erza-san. " Wendy cried, as she rushed over to her, with Laxus.
" Wendy ? "
" I will take care of you. "
However, as she ran, Wendy suddenly felt Laxus push her forward, before bending her elbow in front of her face. Slapping his arm, Shanks put on a puzzled smile, while asserting.
" Interesting! You have been able to sense my presence, as well as protect your comrade! This simple gesture is enough to say that you will be an admirable opponent. "
Remaining unmoved, Laxus simply let lightning appear around him, before ordering.
" Wendy! RUN ! "
" What ? "
" I take care of him. "
Only able to nod, Wendy rushed over to Erza. Still in pain, Erza collapsed to the ground when Wendy came up to her.
" Erza-san! Don't you do! I'm here. "
Putting her hands on her back, she began to treat her friend. Seeing her do it, Hein and Juliet suddenly turned around, feeling a presence in the sky. Being in the process of recreating himself, Kizaru eventually reappears.
" There, I can admit that you surprised me. " The man confessed, while not having the slightest scratch.
Looking down, to catch a glimpse of Wendy, Kizaru turned into light, before heading towards her. Seeing this, Laxus jumped towards him, charging himself with lightning.
" What do you think you are doing? LIGHTNING DRAGON'S IRON FIST ! "
However, Shanks 'sword landed in front of Laxus' fist and managed to block it.
" What ? Get out of the way. "
" Sorry, but I have to protect my crew. " Shanks retorted.
Seeing his 'comrade' protecting him, Kizaru continued on his way. Seeing him do it, Heine and Juliet bombarded him with strips and glue. Nonetheless, using his speed to dodge each attack, Kizaru ends up overtaking the two girls, before ending up behind Wendy.
Her eyes widened, Wendy turned around the instant Kizaru brought her leg to her face.
" Goodbye, little girl. "
Unable to react in time, Wendy suddenly felt a hand grab the back of her clothes, throwing it back. Then, a second hand grabbed Kizaru's foot, and the contact created a powerful explosion.
" What … ? " Wendy wondered, getting up.
As surprised as she was, Kizaru kissed her gaze to catch a glimpse of Erza at her feet. Still having Kizaru's foot tight in her hand, Erza had covered her arm with her white haki in order to protect it from the explosion. However, the explosion had managed to completely burn the skin of his hand.
Looking down, she finally got up, while the holes in her abdomen had closed.
" Ohhhhhhhh? " Kizaru wondered.
Despite the fact that she was standing, the admiral was forced to lower his gaze to look at Erza, who was half her size. Still, he seemed surprised to see her able to stand up.
" Ohhhhhhh? Did your friend manage to heal you? "
In response, Erza created a spear in her hand, which she covered in white haki, before directing it at Kizaru.
" AMA NO MURAKUMO ! "
The two weapons clashed.
" Erza-sama! " Heine cried, pretending to run towards her.
" RUN ! " Erza ordered.
" What ? "
" Heine! Juliet! This man… you can't beat him! I am the only one who can touch it. "
Blocking a sword blow in time, Erza ordered.
" This is my next order! Protect Wendy and run away! I couldn't protect her from this guy. "
Staring at her for a few moments, the duo finally nodded. Then, each grabbing an arm of Wendy, the two girls fled. Seeing this, Erza ends up jumping back to put distance between Kizaru and her.
Coughing then, she ends up putting her hand in front of her mouth. Blood could then be seen. Wendy hadn't had time to heal her completely. Nonetheless, Erza could never have left her with as she fought Kizaru. The admiral could have stabbed Wendy at any moment, without Erza being able to protect her.
" Ehhhhhhh? Am I to understand that you haven't fully recovered? "
Flying away, it glowed with light, before bombarding Erza with light.
" YASAKANI NO MAGATAMA ! "
Seeing the thousands of balls of light rushing towards her, Erza replaced her spear with a huge shield which she positioned in front of her. Hitting protection, Kizaru's attacks created powerful explosions, which forced Erza's feet back. Wincing in pain, as she struggled to hold her position, Erza realized that Kizaru was going to be very difficult to hit, and even harder to beat.
Running towards the central pillar, Wendy was surrounded by Heine and Juliet.
" Hey, Heine! Was it a good idea to leave Erza-chan alone? "
" It's an order from Erza-sama. " Heine asserted. " We swore to obey him, so we could get our reward and be able to see our mistress again. "
Remaining silent, Wendy finally stopped suddenly, as she turned to face Erza's direction. Even though the redhead was much more powerful than she was, she wondered if she shouldn't turn around to help her.
" Who are you ? "
" What ? " Wendy wondered.
Appeared in front of them, Wendy saw Midoriya, Baguko, Todoroki and Kirishima.
" The universe 12. "
" The kid who has healing spells. " Todoroki recognized her.
" She is alone. " Kirishima remarked, while considering Heine and Juliet as mere summons from Erza. " We must take the opportunity to eliminate it. "
In response, Todoroki created an ice shield, while Heine and Juliet bombarded them with attacks.
" Wendy-san, run away. "
" We take care of them. " Juliet exclaimed, showing a serious face.
Seeing Bakugo and Kirishima rushing towards the duo, Wendy could only nod, before running away. Even though she was acting cowardly, Wendy knew she had to fight as little as possible, to ensure her role as the group medic.
Immediately, she rummaged in her pockets, and pulled out a map of Cana. Acting as a sort of detector, the map showed him the direction to follow to find the closest member of his team. She hoped she could find him before an adversary could block her path.
" ALL FOR ONE ! "
Turning around, Wendy saw Midoriya rushing towards her. Having taken advantage of his friends taking care of Heine and Juliet, the boy had rushed to Wendy. He knew perfectly well that he should not let her run away. Wendy was too dangerous.
" VERNIER ! "
Covering her feet in the wind, Wendy hovered above the ground, before moving at full speed to flee Midoriya. Nevertheless, having no trouble following him, Midoriya was behind her and started aiming at her. Then, with his fingers, he created a blast of compressed air, which he aimed at Wendy. Feeling her back being hit by Midoriya's attack, Wendy lost her balance and fell to the ground. Crashing violently against the ground, it rolled around before stopping.
Landing, meanwhile, on her feet, Midoriya stared at her as she stood up, while Wendy now had several scratches all over her. Examining it, Midoriya noticed that Wendy was barely her age. Perhaps less.
" Sorry! " He apologized, putting himself in an attack position. " But I'll have to throw you off the field. "
" Hey, kid. "
Turning around, Midoriya felt the palm of one hand sink brutally into her stomach. Feeling the air being exhaled from his lungs, Midoriya then felt dozens of punches hit him before ejecting him into the void. Moaning in pain, Midoriya still made black whips appear that wrapped around a rock.
Stopping his run, Midoriya let himself sit on the ground, while his abdomen ached.
Wendy hadn't moved. She had just seen Midoriya get kicked out while a new opponent stood in front of her. Spinning his arms to relieve his muscles, Muten Roshi sighed.
" Tsss ! The boys of the new generation are a shame! It is however forbidden to attack young girls. "
Then staring at Wendy, the old man cried out.
" I prefer not to fight you! In that case, could you be nice to jump out of the void yourself? "
Continuing to stare at him, Wendy took a deep breath, before finally retorting.
" Out of the question. "
" Do you think your universe will be able to win ? "
" Of course ! As long as we want victory, we will always have a chance to win. "
Clenching her fist, she cried.
" It's time for me to stop running! It's time to fight. "
Gusts of wind could then be felt. Standing still, Muten Roshi felt his beard move all over the place as the wind began to whirl around Wendy. Boosting her power, Wendy changed the color of her hair, from blue to pink.
" DRAGON FORCE ! "
" Hum ? "
" VOICE MISSILE ! "
Arms folded, Saena simply lifted her face to see Zebra's attack heading towards him. Having her ears ripped out already, so as not to be unsettled by Zebra's screams, Saena hardly seemed to consider the man an adversary. Inhaling, he suddenly cried out and created an aura around him that dispersed Zebra's attack.
" VOICE CUTTER ! "
Using her voice to cut the namek off, Zebra forced it to fly away to dodge his attacks.
" You won't go anywhere. " Zebra retorted, continuing to attack him.
Landing on a high boulder, Saena then leaped onto another perch, as Zebra's attacks pulverized where he had been before. Seeing the namek continue to jump, Zebra pulverized all of the rocks. Yet not once did his attacks reach Saena.
" Grrr! Stop moving. "
" As you wish. "
Suddenly disappearing, Saena moved so quickly that he found himself in front of Zebra.
" What … ? "
" Go ahead, hit me. " Saena allowed him. " I promise not to dodge your attack. "
Taking a step back first, a vein of anger appeared on Zebra's forehead.
" Don't be kidding me! BEAT PUNCH ! "
Zebra's fist hit Saena's stomach. Frowning, the namek felt his feet slip back, under the force of the punch. Then he felt like an internal explosion, which made him moan in pain. Gritting his teeth, he showed that Zebra had done a lot of damage. However, managing to raise his head, he stared at Zebra, while managing to remain standing.
" I supported your attack! If you're a man, it's your turn. "
Staring at him silently, Zebra groaned. However, he ends up spreading his arms, to show her his abdomen.
" Go ahead ! " He allowed her, contracting his abdomens.
No sooner had he had time to give her permission when Saena's fist hit her stomach. Unable to hide his pain, Zebra opened his eyes, as a trickle of blood left his mouth.
" You are no match for me. " Saena asserted.
" You ... motherfucker. " Zebra roared, trying to punch him.
Tilting her head to avoid his attack, Saena then punched Zebra in the chin area. Flying through the air, Zebra couldn't react in time, as Saena teleported above him. Striking him with both fists, Saena propelled him against the arena floor.
Then dropping, Saena landed next to Zebra's body, which was lying on the ground. Gripping his leg, Saena spun around several times, before throwing Zebra against a rock. And then he created several ki-blasts, which hit the target.
" What … ? ZEBRA! " Pell frightened. " Why can't he fight back? "
" He doesn't believe in love. " Heles asserted. " This makes him weak. "
For his part, Champa raised his arms in the air, while shouting.
" Good job, Saina… uh… Seana… uh…! We don't care ! Crush it up, the namek! "
" Is it a merger ? " Wanted to know Dr Rota. " I thought it was only possible with the knobs. "
" It's not really a merger. " Vados retorted. " It's an ability only the Nameks can master. "
" Unbelievable. "
" Haha! As expected ! " Champa assured.
Then, looking at the namek, he wanted to know.
'' Nevertheless, ... Vados, has this Namek become more powerful than Hit? "
" Huuum ... before this merger, I would say that Pirina-san and Saonel-san's power was equal to Magetta-san's strength! And now I think Saena-san is much more powerful than Frost and the Saiyans on our team! His power must not be far from that of Hit-san. "
" Great ! This will surely be enough to defeat Saitama and Jiren. "
" GOURMET PUNCH ! "
Spawning multitudes of giant fists, Acacia attempted to punch Gohan as the latter flew through the air. Dodging each of the creations one by one, he then created ki-blasts to destroy them all. Since being in SS2, Gohan seemed to have become invincible.
Seeing this, Acacia focused her energy to create a golden surging wave.
" GOURMET CHOC ! "
Feeling the energy of the attack, Gohan crossed his fingers above his head, before creating.
" MASENKO ! "
The two crashing waves crashed into each other and collided to create an explosion. Little bothered by the strong winds of the explosion, Acacia flew into the smoke and crossed it to find itself in front of Gohan. The muscles in his arms had grown tenfold, resembling those of a huge gorilla.
" GOURMET HAMMER ! "
And before Gohan could react, he punched him so hard that his fist went through the body of the saiyan. Surprise read on Gohan's face, as death seemed to have come. Yet his body suddenly disappeared. Acacia had only struck an afterimage.
" What … ? "
Feeling Gohan's energy, he lifted his face the instant Gohan dropped down and slapped him on top of his head. Face bleeding, Acacia landed abruptly on the arena. Trying to get up, he saw Gohan standing right in front of him. And a second later, the saiyan began to give him a multitude of punches, which was Acacia back.
Then raising his leg, Gohan tried to punch him in the face. However, Acacia's hand managed to grip her foot.
" Don't push your luck too far. " The man roared.
He suddenly hit Gohan in the face. Then he grabbed her hair before running to a rock. Pulling Gohan forward, he smashed his head against the rock. His hand then lit up and he pressed it behind Gohan's skull. The contact created a powerful explosion.
Seeing this, Beerus and Heles looked at their two fighters, who vanished into the smoke.
" Goku's son ! "
" Acacia-san ! "
Finally, when the smoke cleared the gods could see their two warriors standing opposite each other. Whether it was Acacia or Gohan, both had facial wounds and looked at the opponent with a mixture of seriousness and respect.
" Gohan-san, is it your name ? "
" Yes ! "
" Can I ask you a question ? Are you the best warrior on your team? "
" It was perhaps the case, years ago. " Gohan told him. " However, I think today I'm only the fourth. "
Despite knowing that Universe 7 features three warriors stronger than Gohan, Acacia closed her eyes, before smiling.
" Ah? So it has become obvious that Universe 2 cannot win against you. "
However, putting himself in a fighting position, he assured.
" Nevertheless, before being eliminated, I would show the gods the power of universe 2. "
" I would do the same. " Assured Gohan.
Then, as they stood still for what seconds, the two warriors suddenly disappeared. Shock waves could then be seen, destroying the entire area. The two warriors were so fast that only the gods could follow them, thanks to their energy.
Slapping each other simultaneously, Acacia and Gohan showed their motivation to win, as the opponent's fists hit them several times in the face or abdomen.
Hitting each other again and again, the two opponents seemed to be tied. However, after a few moments, everyone could see the two warriors reappear, as they continued to fight melee. Then, they saw Acacia pull back little by little, as Gohan gained the upper hand. Taking more punches than the saiyan, Acacia slowed down the pace of his attacks, and tried to protect himself as best he could.
However, as he tried to punch Gohan, he saw the latter bend down to avoid his fist. Finding himself under Acacia, Gohan raised his knee and slapped his abdomen with power. Spitting out saliva, while uttering a stifled cry, Acacia felt herself fly through the air.
Managing to regain control of his energy, Acacia stopped in midair, before creating a huge hand in front of him.
" GOURMET SPANK ! "
Falling towards the ground, the huge hand threatened to crush him, as did the whole area around the saiyan.
Seeing the attack, Gohan began to scream with all his might, and let his energy build to its maximum.
" AHHHHHHHHHHH ! " He shouted, before flying to the huge golden hand.
Clenching his fist, he slapped the huge hand and managed to stop it. Being behind his attack, Acacia couldn't hide his surprise when he saw his attack stop moving.
" Impossible … "
Then, cracks appeared on the skin of the huge hand, before the center of the attack was pulverized. Taking advantage, Gohan slipped through the attack and flew towards Acacia.
Unable to react in time, Acacia snatches Gohan's fist punching him in the face, and sending him to the ground.
Spitting blood, he stayed on the ground, unable to get up.
" How ... How did he do it ? "
Suddenly a rock was destroyed near him. Being thrown backwards, Zebra landed next to him, while his body sustained numerous injuries.
" Shit ! " The man roared.
" Zebra-kun ? "
" What ? " Zebra wondered, turning around. " What are you doing here? "
Suddenly, Saena showed up. Then Gohan did the same. The two warriors were next to each other. However, they did not look at each other. All they did was stare at their respective opponent.
" And shit! We are in a hell of a mess. " Acacia asserted.
" Whatever. " Zebra retorted. " Now is the perfect time to get rid of these guys. "
Suddenly, he took a deep breath, while asserting.
" I will use all the calories I have left! It will hurt. "
Seeing him do it, Acacia forced herself to stand up, before shining her body.
" You are right ! You might as well fight just at the end. "
Feeling the energy of the two men increase, Gohan positioned his arms back, while Saena opened her mouth, before gathering his energy inside her.
" EXPLOSIVE ECHO VOICE ! "
" KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAA ! "
" GOURMET INFINITE CHOC ! "
" SUPA BAHAMERU ! "
The four breaking waves were drawn. And a few seconds, Zebra and Acacia's attacks merged between them, as did Gohan and Saena's. Hitting each other, the attacks created shock waves, which caused the rocks to explode. Then, within seconds, Goha's combined attack, and Saena pulverized their opponents' and rushed towards them.
Only able to cry out in fear, Zebra and Acacia ended up being struck by the double attack. In an instant, their feet left the field, as they got caught in the combined power.
" AHHHHHHHH ! " Shouted Gohan and Saena.
Eventually, their attack found itself above the void, taking Zebra and Acacia with them.
Finally, looking at them without being able to say anything, Universe 2 saw them fall into the void, before finally landing in the stands.
This time, faced with this double elimination, Sunny began to swallow his saliva, while Acacia withdrew her confident smile.
" Zebra-san and Acacia-san are both eliminated. "
Seeing how their world was in trouble, Pell stammered.
" Who ... Who is left ? "
" Uh ... Toriko ! " Jhirô told him.
Indeed. Being alone on the pitch, Toriko couldn't help but look at the stands, while hearing the elimination of his last teammates.
" I don't want to worry you , but I think Universe 2 will now have a lot of difficulty winning! Bang noticed! Do you think you can take us all out ? "
" I don't really have a choice. '
Staring at Bang, Toriko showed no fear in his gaze. He knew he had no choice but to win. It was either that or the elimination of his universe.
1 = Universe 4 (6): Saitama, Boros, Tatsumaki, Bang, Genos, Sea King, Blast, Garou (8)
2 = Universe 3 (5): Luffy, Katakuri, Kaido, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Kizaru, Doflamingo (8)
3 = Universe 7 (7): Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, C-17, C-18, Muten Rochi, Frieza (7)
4 = Universe 12 (5): Midoriya, Shoto, Bakugo, Tokoyami, lida, Kirishima, Ibara (7)
5 = Universe 10 (4): Natsu, Erza, Gray, Laxus, Gildarts, Jellal, Wendy (7)
6 = Universe 9 (2): Tatsumi, Wave, Esdeath, Budo, Kurome, Seryu, Mine (7)
7 = Universe 6 (5): Hit, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Saena (5)
8 = Universe 11 (1): Jiren, Top (2)
9 = Universe 2 (2): Toriko (1)
