Tilting his body backwards, Luffy managed to avoid a kick from Sebas. Then he tried to punch him in the face. However, sensing an energy behind him, Luffy was forced to jump aside to dodge Demiurge's long fingernails, as the demon attempted to slash him.

Seeing this, Demiurge created several spheres of fire around him, before throwing them towards Luffy.

" ULTIMATE FIRE BALL ! "

" GEAR SECOND ! "

Hitting the area, the fire spheres missed their target, while Luffy jumped in the air to avoid them. Then positioning a hand in front of him, he began to aim at the demon.

" GUM GUM ... "

Unfortunately, a foot struck the top of his head, causing him to tumble to the ground.

"Sorry, Luffy-san." Sebas said, as he just punched him.

Seeing the ground approaching him, Luffy couldn't slow down his run, while Demiurge flew towards him, spreading his long claws in his direction. Sensing his presence, Luffy stretched his leg and pointed his foot towards him.

Nevertheless, spreading his wings, Demiurge left the ground and managed to dodge his attack. Then, flying along Luffy's leg, Demiurge passed him, not without lacerating him with his claws.

Feeling disembowelled, Luffy spat blood, while four wounds were visible on his chest.

"I got you." The demon affirmed.

However, he was totally surprised, as he noticed that Luffy's hand had grabbed his wrist.

" That ... ? "

Feeling pulled back, the demon turned around, while Luffy pulled him closer, while recovering his second fist.

" JET PISTOL ! "

Hit in the middle of screwing, Demiurge felt his head go back, while drool was spat out of his mouth. For the first time in his life, the demon had felt pain from being punched by a human's fist.

Still, being far from knocked out, he once again aimed his claws at Luffy and struck him a second time in the abdomen. Unfortunately for him, his claws were completely destroyed, when they touched Luffy's abdomen, strengthened by his Busoshoku haki.

"What...?" The demon wondered, jumping back.

However, not wanting to let him get away, Luffy stretched his arms back before swinging them towards Demiurge.

" JET BAZOOKA ! "

Standing still, Demiurge only groaned.

"How is it that this human is giving us so much trouble to finish him off?"

"Guess he's not just a human." Sebas affirmed, positioning himself behind him.

Crossing his arms in front of him, Sebas managed to withstand Luffy's attack, while a new shock wave occurs at the moment of the attack.

"If he continues, he'll end up breaking my arm."

But, reacting in a flash, Luffy suddenly disappeared and found himself on top of Sebas, with his fist already formed, and covered in Ryou haki. Feeling that strange golden aura emanating from him again, Sebas quickly jumped to the side to avoid getting hit.

And behind him, having prepared his next attack, Demiurge had already formed a magic circle in front of him and a column of purple flames headed towards Luffy. Seeing this, Luffy stretched his arm to the side and grabbed a still standing lamppost. Letting himself be pulled to him, Luffy dodged Demiurge's attack.

But no sooner had he set foot on the ground than Sebas appeared in front of him, and began to give him a series of punches. Blocking the first attacks, Luffy felt three punches then hit him in the face.

Getting hit several times, Luffy started to swing his arms around.

" JET GATLING ! "

Stopping punching, Sebas let his body move with speed to dodge Luffy's attacks, before performing a backflip to find himself alongside Demiurge. Then cracking the muscles in his neck, the butler affirmed.

"Definitely, our adversary may be young, but he is still tough."

"I have to admit he has nothing to do with the humans we used to fight." Demiurge confessed. "I can't believe he can stand up to two Guardians of Nazarick."

Turning then to Luffy, Demiurge kept one by one each wound that was now visible on Luffy. Yet, despite bleeding, Luffy was still standing, with perfect guard, while his eyes showed no hint of fear. It was as if Luffy was completely confident of his victory.

"Mugiwara... you are strong, I admit it! I would even say that you might have the necessary level to face one of us! Nevertheless, don't push your luck too far! Think you seriously can win against both of us ?"

"I'm sure of it." The pirate assured.

"Don't be silly." Demiurge retorted. "Actually, stop being silly and show us your true intelligence."

Clenching his fist, Demiurge seemed to be angry.

"I have done my best to ensure that no human in this world knows who we are! And yet, you found out! Mugiwara, how did you find out our lady's true identity? How were you? Did you know about the attack that would take place here? Did you want to take advantage of it to reduce our numbers? Mugiwara...tell us everything you know?"

Staring at him while remaining silent, Luffy had no idea what he was asking of him. what group did this guy belong to? Who was his lady? Was her Darkness?

But, not thinking too long, Luffy ended up raising two fingers, before affirming.

"I'll tell you two things."

" Huh ? "

"The first thing...you're an idiot." Luffy asserted.

" What ? "

"And the second thing..." Luffy continued, returning to his fighting stance. "I will beat you."

Hearing this, Demiurge and Sebas stared at him for a few seconds, before finally rushing towards him.

"That's what we're going to see."

Immediately, a flurry of punches headed towards Luffy, who had great difficulty avoiding or blocking them.

Leaning against a wall, while blood poured out of his mouth, Hawks had just regained consciousness. Only being able to open one of his eyes, the hero couldn't help but cough up blood every time he tried to breathe.

Still, managing to come to his senses, Hawks could see Luffy facing the duo, as he backed away from their onslaught. But yet, despite being constantly hit, while his counterattacks were unsuccessful, Luffy didn't think for a second to run away.

On the contrary, he was only thinking of a strategy to win this fight where he was at a disadvantage. And just as Sebas was going to hit him, he was surprised to feel Luffy's hands land on the back of his head and force his face to fall forward.

Losing his balance, Sebas felt Luffy's knee hit his nose, crushing him hard. But already, Luffy tilted his face to the side, as he felt the tips of Demiurge's remaining claws slash his cheek.

"You have no chance, Mugiwara."

"You're the one who's going to lose." Retorted the pirate.

" DETROIT SMASH ! "

Hitting the shield of one of the Death Knights, Deku felt like he was hitting a real armored door. This monster's shield was much stronger than steel. Seeing him blocked in front of its protection, the undead then raised its sword, and brought it down towards the boy.

Jumping to the side to avoid it, Midoriya let his Quirk flow through his legs, helping him move at full speed. In front much faster, he jumped in order to find himself in front of the Death Knight's face.

" 10 % ! DELAWARE SMASH ! "

Then, he hit the monster's head, with enough force to knock it back. But as Midoriya put his feet on the ground, he saw his opponent keep its balance, despite the fact that half of its head was scattered on the ground, at the moment of impact.

" What ? "

Seeing this, Darkness began to applaud the boy.

"Great performance! I have to admit! Still, I think you missed a detail! The monster you're fighting is already dead! It doesn't matter if you smash its skull or stab its heart, that won't be able to finish him off."

To prove it, the monster charged Midoriya again and gave him a powerful blow with its shield. Feeling like being hit by a truck, the boy's body flew through the air, as he seemed to lose consciousness.

Seeing this, the Death Knight rushed at top speed to where he was going to crash into the ground, ready to finish him off. However, the body of another Death Knight was ejected towards him and crushed him under its weight.

Being the one who had just thrown his opponent, Gran Torino had given it an overpowered kick which had expelled it backwards. However, the old hero saw the second undead rise almost immediately, mostly unscathed.

" Damn it ! " Shouted Deku.

At that moment, Midoriya's body slumped to the ground, spitting blood out of the boy's mouth. Yet, uttering a cry of rage, Midoriya forced himself to his feet.

"It...It's not over."

"Midoriya... stay down." Gran Torino ordered him.

Nevertheless, completely ignoring him, Midoriya propelled himself towards the two undead who had their backs to him.

" 10 % ! DETROIT SMASH ! "

Kicking the back of the first Death Knight's leg, the boy kicked him with enough force to force its leg to bend, knocking it off balance. Seeing this, the other Death Knight immediately turned on Deku and attempted to crush him under his shield.

However, reacting faster than it, Midoriya propelled himself towards its head and targeted its chin.

" 15 % ! DETROIT SMASH ! "

Feeling his fist crash into it, the Death Knight felt its feet leave the ground, as it dropped its sword. But as he fell to the ground, the other Death Knight turned to Deku and aimed its sword at him.

Sensing its presence, Deku jumped back. Nevertheless, following him with mind-blowing speed, the Death Knight made a move with its weapon and managed to slash Midoriya's abdomen.

Spitting blood, Deku fell to the ground, pressing his hands to his injured abdomen.

" Damn it ! "

However, with no time to cry out in pain, the boy saw the undead hover above him as it lowered its sword in his direction.

"GRAAAAAAHHHHH!" The monster roared, ready to finish him off.

Immediately, its sword hit its target... or should have hit its target. Indeed, to the great surprise of the living dead, Deku's hands had clung to the sides of its weapon, while the boy showed enough strength to stop it.

"GRRRRRR?" The monster wondered.

Then, it was even more surprised, seeing red lines appear on Deku's face.

" ONE FOR ALL ! 20 % ! "

Suddenly, Deku's hands made a quick move to the side, shattering the sword at the top. Then, giving his opponent no chance, he straightened up, before aiming his fist at its abdomen.

" DELAWARE SMASH ! "

Hit hard, a thick liquid, like black blood, squirted out of the undead's mouth. Then, its body flew backwards, passing by Darkness. Not even turning around, the demoness heard a sound of shock behind her, while the Death Knight seemed to have hit a wall.

Rather than worrying about its condition, she smiled as she saw Midoriya's amazing progress.

"Nothing better than a fight to the death to boost a person's abilities."

Attempting to get up, Deku breathed heavily as more blood dripped out of his wound in his abdomen.

"Dark … Darkness." He growled, staring at the demoness.

In response, the Empress nodded at him, pointing to a figure behind the boy. having managed to withstand the power of Deku's attack, the second Death Knight, was again able to attack him, while he wanted to crush him under its shield.

" JET DOUBLE KICK ! "

Hit by both feet of Gran Torino, the undead suffered the same fate as its comrade, as it was ejected away from the combat zone, in an attack. Landing next to the high school student, Gran Torino groaned.

"Damn it! Do you know you look a lot like me when I was your age? Back then, my supervisor always wanted to kill me."

"Not bad." Darkness affirmed. "Finally, there may be a few people in this world worthy of my interest! Nevertheless..."

Staring at another battle, she also paid attention to Evileye and Lakyus' skills.

"...I wonder who those two girls are."

Slamming her sword against that of the Death Knight she was fighting, Lakyus gritted her teeth, while her opponent seemed to be as strong as her. However, not feeling any fatigue, the undead chained the sword strokes, in order to outrun her.

Seeing its weapon just raised to the sky, before falling back towards her, Lakyus jumped back to avoid it. However, making only a feint, the Death Knight stopped its sword, before throwing its shield forward. Seeing this only too late, Lakyus felt the solid surface of the protection hit her and send her flying backwards.

Hitting the wreckage of a car, she spat blood on impact. However, seeing her moan in pain, her opponent understood that she was still alive, and rushed towards her.

Jumping into the air, it dropped back and used all its weight to crush the car under its feet. Nevertheless, having opened its eyes, Lakyus jumped forward, to avoid getting trampled.

Growling in displeasure, the undead turned to her, noticing that she had managed to get back on her feet. Patting the armor she wore, Lakyus affirmed.

" VIRGIN SNOW ! "

Seeming to be annoyed to see her still alive, the Death Knight tightened its grip on the mache of its sword. Then, running at breakneck speed, it rushed towards her, to decapitate her. Realizing what it was going to do, Lakyus readied her sword as well, as she affirmed.

"For once, I will unleash some of my demonic strength! KILINEIRAM !"

The next moment, the two swords collided, creating sparks. Then, the Death Knight's sword shattered. Flabbergasted, the undead didn't even have time to hear its sword break, which it found itself cut in half.

Having reached it at waist level, Lakyus now had her sword covered in thick black blood. Letting out a hoarse moan, the undead finally collapsed on the ground. Seeing this, Lakyus coughed and spat some blood on her hand. The impact earlier had damaged the inside of her body.

" Damn it. "

" CRYSTAL LANCE ! "

Turning immediately, Lakyus had seen the last Death Knight, behind her, while the undead, before aimed its sword at her face. Unfortunately for the monster, a crystal spear had pierced its head, stopping it in its tracks.

Being floating in the sky, Evileye decided to finish it off.

" SHARD BUCK SHOTS ! "

Creating a multitude of magic crystals around her, Evileye flew them towards the undead. However, despite having the magic spear still stuck in his skull, the Death Knight was able to react and positioned its shield in front of him.

Slamming it, Evilye's magical projectiles ricocheted off the solid surface, leaving barely a trace of impact. However, that didn't stop Evileye from continuing her attack.

Thus, while her attack seemed useless, each of her magic crystals slightly deteriorated the protection of the undead, during each impact. being intact at first, the shield gradually began to warp at its center. Then, a crack appeared, before widening.

Eventually, the shield shattered into pieces and the projectiles pierced the undead's body. Having its body showing multitudes of holes, the Death-Knight felt its bones and such being destroyed, as its body crumbled to the ground.

"It's done." Evileye affirmed, dropping down not far from Lakyus.

Having seen this, Darkness hissed admiringly.

"Defeat four Death Knights! I must confess to being surprised! Nevertheless..."

Having created more black liquid, she had already had time to turn three other Nomus into undead.

"...how long can you keep up this rhythm?"

"Tssss!" You had no plans to fight us. " Understood Lakyus.

"To fight me, you have to earn it." Darkness asserted. " Moreover, ... "

Appearing again behind Deku and Gran Torino, the two Death Knights they had fought had returned to fight, despite their heads being deformed from the blows they had received.

"Huh?" The duo wondered, turning around.

However, the undead couldn't do anything. Feeling two huge hands grabbing their skulls, the two knights were stopped short, before being brutally thrown against the ground. Finding themselves in the center of two craters, their heads exploded, like two melons.

Startled, Deku and Gran Torino looked at the blond man behind them. Despite the blood covering his face and the feeling of having a broken rib or two, All Might had managed to get back on his feet.

" ALL MIGHT ! "

"Oh?" Darkness said, honestly surprised to see him on his feet again.

Feeling blood dripping out of his mouth, the legendary hero turned to the Empress, all the while affirming.

"Saving this country is my role! And I will do my duty, even if the price to pay is my death."

" Really ? "

Suddenly, All Might rushed towards her.

"I'd rather die than let you destroy Japan."

"Attack him." Darkness ordered.

Immediately, her three undead rushed towards the hero, to stop her. However, being stopped by a double-kick, a sword, and a sandstorm, the three Death-Knights could not reach their target, while Gran Torino, Evileye and Lakyus found themselves in front of them.

"If we are unable to defeat this demon..." Lakyus began.

"Then we'll stop her underlings from hurting our best chance of victory." Evileye asserted.

" LET'S GO, ALL MIGHT. " Shouted Gran Torino.

Without hesitating for a moment, the blond passed the three undead and found himself in front of the Empress.

" DARKNESS ! "

Simply smiling, Galadriel conjured up a magical shield in front of her.

"All Might! Let's see if you're capable of endangering me."

Getting ready to do something, the blonde was surprised to hear a battle cry. Then, leaping to his side, Midoriya was visible, while his fist was already closed.

"MIDORIYA-KUN?"

"Huh?" Darkness wondered.

Deku knew what he was doing was being stupid. No, in this country, his gesture would be described as the act of a suicide bomber. However, having seen All Might being beaten in a few instants by Darkness, a few seconds ago, the boy had not thought for a moment before coming to help him.

"Me too, I want to be a hero! Hero number 1! And for that… I have to face him! Even if this demon is capable of killing me."

" 100%! " He shouted.

Immediately, the muscles in his arm began to swell so much that his veins looked like they were about to burst. Seeing this, All Might knew nothing could stop him. So instead of focusing on him, he preferred to focus on his own attack.

" 120 % ! "

Seeing the two fighters perform a perfectly identical pause, as their fists were positioned back, Darkness suddenly surprised the pair by causing her magic shield to disappear.

Letting her face be uncovered, she stretched her smile as she affirmed.

"Two against one? I accept your challenge."

" DOUBLE ... " Shouted Deku.

" DELAWARE ... " Shouted All Might.

" SMASHHHHHHHHH! " The duo shouted, punching Darkness in the face.

Trying to stay still, Darkness felt her feet slip backwards, before leaving the ground. Having felt a powerful double impact crash into her, Darkness almost regretted removing her magic shield, to satisfy her pride.

And yet, despite beginning to glide backwards, his smile was still visible.

"This situation... IT'S THE BEST!"

Then, she disappeared by hitting a building and found herself stuck in the debris which immediately began to bury her. Then putting one foot on the ground, All Might and Deku looked at the hole that had formed in the building, while they wondered if that had been enough.

In response, an arm of Galadriel was visible, out of the rubble. For the first five seconds, he remained completely still. However, coming back to life, the arm rested on the ground, and gave enough force for Galadriel's body to straighten up, scattering all the debris that covered her.

Then rising to her feet, she let her face be lowered, preventing anyone from seeing her. However, that didn't stop Galadriel from feeling a trickle of blood trickle out of her mouth. Combining their strengths, the duo had managed to scratch her lip.

Seeing this, Galadriel touched the cut on her lip and saw a bloodstain forming on her finger.

"Oh? So my blood is red? I wouldn't have bet that! I would have thought it would be purple."

Then, raising her head, she cracked the muscles in her neck. Finally, being fit to fight again, Darkness flashed her sadistic smile.

"I think it's time to get a little more serious."

However, as she went to spray the entire building to warm up, she heard a telepathic message.

"Huh? Yeah ?" Galadriel wondered.

" Galadriel-sama... " The leader of the Pleiades said. " I'm sorry to disturb you, but I need to give you an urgent report on the situation in North Korea. "

"A report? Sorry, but I'm busy! I've assigned Demiurge to oversee this invasion! Why don't you contact him?"

" He's not in Nazarick anymore. " Retorted Aureole. " And I can't contact him! And his soldiers can't have any contact with him either! That's why they contacted me. "

"What? What's going on in North Korea?"

" Galadriel-sama...our army...our army has been... "

Still waiting for Darkness to return to fight, Midoriya and All Might suddenly clapped their hands over their ears, as they heard a loud scream.

" WHAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT ? "