''Hahaha! You're really unlucky to have become my first opponent. ''
Creating several ki-blasts in her hands, Caulifla used them to bombard the man in front of her. Seeing them arrive, Shanks kept a confident smile, before using the Kenbunshoku haki. So, he let his body sway in all directions to dodge each attack.
'' What ? '' The saiyan was surprised, seeing him dodge, while having his eyes closed.
Hearing the detonations his attacks produced as they exploded behind him, Shanks affirmed.
''Your attacks seem terribly powerful to me, I really better not let myself be hit! It might hurt me. ''
''Grrrr! Are you kidding me? ''
'' No way ! It's even better that I get you out of this arena before you become a real threat to us. ''
Then, taking his sword, the yonko ran towards Caulifla. Seeing the man's blade moving towards her, the saiyan stopped her attacks, and tilted her body backwards to avoid it. Then, closing her fist, she tried to punch Shanks.
" BUSOSHOKU HAKI ! "
Letting the haki harden his weapon, Shanks stopped Kaulifla's attack. Nonetheless, he felt his sword pull back under the force of the blow. Seeing this, Caulifla continued to hit him. Trying to keep pace, Shanks blocked several punches, before finally jumping back to put some distance between them.
It was without counting on the perseverance of Caulifla who flew towards him to continue attacking him.
" You can't run away forever. " She cried, fist forward.
However, bending down in time, Shanks let the body of the young woman pass over him, before hitting her in turn. Using the palm of his hand, Shanks gently struck the saiyan's abdomen. And yet, it was as if a real shock wave had spread inside the young woman's body.
Immediately, Caulifla's eyes widened, as she began to cough up , Shanks saw her fall to the ground, while groaning in pain.
''Damn... Damn it! What did you do to me? ''
" Hum ... it seems, in terms of power, that you are stronger than me. '' Said Shanks. '' However, power alone doesn't always make it possible to triumph! You have to rely on both power and experience gained during battles ! The fact that you are so impulsive is proof that you haven't had the chance to fight against many opponents at your level. "
" Shut up ! I don't need your philosophy lessons to win against you! I am the strongest in my universe. "
" That's what we'll see right away. " Shanks assured, while he used his haki to make black lightning appear around his sword.
Seeing the fight, Kale, hidden behind a rock, couldn't help but be scared.
" Onee-san ... "
" Hey, you. "
Barely turning around, Kale got punched in the face so hard, she found herself on the ground. Seeing her moan in pain, while putting her hands on her sore face, Boros began to growl.
" It's a joke ? What's a gnat like you doing in this arena? "
Not even letting her answer, Boros kicked her that lifted her body up to Boros face level. Gripping her by the throat, the alien began to stare at the young woman in front of him, who only tried in vain to free herself from his powerful grip.
Yet the more seconds passed, the more Boros noticed that Kale's power was insignificant. What annoyed him.
" I count on this tournament, to improve myself. "
Smashing Kale's face against a rock, he roared.
" Dummies like you have no place here ! There's no point in me fighting a weakling like you. "
Forming a ki ball in his hand, he ejected a crashing wave that hit Kale and threw her away.
" Get out of this arena. "
Then, after making sure that Kale was going to fall into the void, Boros left to find a real opponent to fight. For his part, Champa felt a heart attack coming, while he saw a second member of his team leaving the arena.
" NOOOO! Kale! "
Not finding the strength to pull herself together, the saiyan let herself fall completely into the void. Yet a hand suddenly grabs her before throwing her onto the pitch.
" That ? " Kale wondered, looking up.
In front of her was Hit, who put his hands in his pockets. Looking stern, the purple alien began to declare.
" I remind you that we have to win this tournament! If you don't want to fight, you shouldn't come here. "
Then, not expecting any response from Kale, Hit left.
Seeing this, Champa heaved a sigh of relief, while resting a hand on his heart.
" Luckily Hit was there. "
However, showing anger in his eyes, he stared at Kale, while asking.
" No, but what idea did we have to recruit this stupid girl ? "
'' You know, Champa-sama, this girl may have a lot more reservations than we thought. '' Vados retorted, staring at Kale, with a small smile.
'' Huh ? ''
" For now, we stay that way. " Erza decided.
Hidden behind a pile of stones, the young woman was in the company of Gray and Jura, to ensure the protection of Wendy.
" Wendy must at all costs stay until the end. " Erza assured, looking around, looking for any danger. " If someone gets hurt, she can heal him! Which makes her an important member of our strategy. "
Looking a tarot card he had in his hand, Gray began to smile a little.
" And with these cards that Cana gave us we are able to find each other! That way, the others will come one after the other, in order to be treated, and to leave in good shape. "
" Nevertheless, I hope that will be enough. " Jura remarked, sounding anxious. " From what I could see! Some warriors on this arena are real circus phenomena! We will never be able to guess the power of any of them, if we have not spied on it before! It is important not to underestimate them. "
" Hahaha, totally agree. "
" Hum ? " The small group wondered, turning around.
Standing on a rock, Dr. Rota chuckled as he faced them.
" I wouldn't want to say but ... hiding instead of attacking is pretty cowardly. "
" It just depends on the point of view. " Jura retorted. " For me, it's strategy. "
" But if you want, we can fight you. " Gray assured, already showing a white mist in his hands. '' Besides, if you ask me, few people would take the risk of coming to us alone. ''
Beside him, his teammates knew he was right. Even though there were four of them, Dr. Rota faced them while maintaining a confident look. Why ? There were only two possible reasons. Either he was overpowered...or he was a complete idiot.
'' HAHAHA ! I'm Dr. Rota! I am the most brilliant scientist in Universe 6! Truly, I pity you for having to face me, because you see, I have a special power! I can ... ''
Suddenly, sword in hand, Erza made a quick gesture with her arm, which created a sharp gust of wind.
Seeing the attack coming towards him, the warthog let out a cry of fear and quickly crouched down. Passing over him, the gust of wind cut some of his hairs, before hitting a rock, which was cut in two.
" What ? '' The pig wondered, seeing the rock fall to the ground.
Then, angrily, he turned towards the Universe 10 team.
''You insolent! How dare you interrupt me when I'm talking? You will have wanted it! I'll show you my special power! I can ... ''
''ICE SPEAR! ''
This time, projectiles flew towards the doctor. Letting out a cry of fear, the humanoid had to perform various dodges, while the ice spears grazed him.
''Wait! Wait! Wait! ''
Seeing him do this, Jura seemed surprised.
''Is it me or is there nothing amazing about this guy? ''
Noticing the same thing, Erza projected herself towards their enemy in order to attack him. Again, Dr. Rota appeared frightened and tried to back away.
''I beg you! Wait! WAIT! ''
''AHHHHHHH! '' Erza shouted, pointing her sword at him.
However, she suddenly moved her weapon so as to use it as a shield. And the next moment a ki-blast hit the blade of his sword, before exploding.
''What? ''Wendy was surprised.
Suddenly, Jura and Gray created earth and ice shields, to block more ki-blasts.
Seeing a large cloud of smoke being created by the explosions, Rota seemed surprised by what was happening.
''Huh? ''
Suddenly, he jumped in fear, seeing Cabba land near him.
''Are you okay? '' Questioned the saiyan.
''AHHHHHHH! BAKAYARO! I almost had a heart attack. ''
Then, taking a few seconds to calm down, Rota began to smile confidently again.
''But your presence here will not be unpleasant! I like when many people see my special ability. ''
"Your ability? ''
Finally, when the smoke disappeared, the four members of universe 10 could see the saiyan in the company of Rota.
''Damn it! There is another one. '' Gray remarked. ''I hope the rest of their universe doesn't come here too. ''
''Normally, we should take advantage of the situation to eliminate these two people. '' Jura affirmed. ''However, I admit that I hesitate because of the pig! Is he strong or is he totally incompetent? ''
For his part, without hesitation, Cabba propelled himself towards the quartet. Deciding to attack first, Erza rushed towards the saiyan. Seeing her coming, Cabba closed his fist and tried to punch her in the face, while Erza used her sword as a shield. However, struck with force, the saiyan had no trouble breaking the sword into pieces.
Seeing him take the opportunity to target her again, Erza quickly created a shield in front of her, which found herself struck numerous times by Cabba. Attacking again and again, the young man's fists created impacts on the metal surface of the shield, which quickly threatened to shatter as well.
Finally, creating an aura around his fist, Cabba pulverized the shield, hoping to hit Erza in the process.
Unfortunately for him, having anticipated this, Erza had jumped high into the air, before changing armor.
"What is she doing?" » Asked the saiyan, following her with his eyes.
While making her body light up, Erza equipped herself with the Sky Wheel armor, before making dozens of swords appear around her.
"CIRCLE SWORD!"
Seeing the weapons rushing towards him, Cabba prepared to create ki blasts to destroy them.
However, much to the duo's surprise, the swords suddenly changed direction and flew towards Rota.
''AHHHHHHH! '' The doctor shouted.
Rushing to flee, he almost got pierced several times, while the swords hit the ground just behind him. ''HELP! ''
''What? '' Erza wondered, not understanding why her attack had changed targets.
''Hey! I am your opponent. '' Cabba affirmed, attacking him again.
Creating another sword, Erza wasted no time moving towards it, while Cabba struck his weapon with his fist again. Immediately, a shock occurs when the fighters collide. However, like earlier, Erza's sword was broken by Cabba's fist who managed to push her away.
Unfortunately, Gray and Jura targeted him.
''ROCK AVALANCHE! ''
''EAGLE ICE! ''
This time, many rocks and ice eagles headed towards Cabba.
Seeing them, the saiyan created a golden aura around him, to use it as a shield.
However, once again the attacks abruptly changed position and headed towards Rota.
This time, unable to dodge everything, the poor warthog found himself buried in the rubble.
''What...? '' Gray was surprised.
''Why are all our attacks going towards this pig? ''
Not asking himself this question, Cabba took the opportunity to throw himself towards Erza and managed to hit her violently in the abdomen.
Unable to resist its power, the poor woman fell at the feet of Jura and Grey, who then saw Cabba create a crashing wave.
'' VERNIER ! ''
Moving at full speed, Wendy suddenly found herself behind Cabba, before puffing out her cheeks.
"SKY DRAGON ROAR! ''
''Huh? '' Cabba was surprised, turning around.
Yet, once again, Wendy's attack stopped before changing direction.
Having the greatest difficulty removing the rocks that were crushing him, Rota barely had time to look up when he saw Wendy's attack coming towards him before hitting him.
''AHHHHHH! '' he shouted, before being carried away by the tornado.
''Again? ''
Taking advantage of this, Cabba targeted Gray and the others with his ki wave.
'' IRON ROCK WALL ! ''
Créant un solide bouclier devant lui, Jura parvint à stopper l'attaque.. Cependant, l'onde de choc engendré par l'explosion le fit reculer, tout comme ses compagnons.
'' Damn it! '' Gray growled. ''This guy is strong and we can't touch him. ''
''How come the pig is always the target of our attacks? ''
'' Hahahaha! This is completely normal. ''
Returning to the members of Universe 10, Rota once again displayed his arrogant look, despite all the injuries that covered his body.
''It's... It's thanks to my special ability! When one of my teammates is targeted by a ranged attack, my body acts like a magnet and attacks these attacks towards me! Impressive, isn't it? ''
''What? '' Erza was surprised. "But in that case, if this is your special ability, why did you come to fight against us alone? ''
''It's simple! Because...''
Hesitating for a few moments, he finally declared.
''It was part of my strategy. ''
''This guy is completely stupid. ''
Landing next to his teammate, Cabba declared.
''Okay, I understand! None of their attacks can touch me! However, you don't seem to be able to create a shield to defend yourself! Are you sure you can continue to withstand their attacks? ''
In response, Rota's body began to glow. Then, as if by magic, all his wounds disappeared.
''Hahahaha! What do you believe? As a scientist, I transformed my body so that my cells could heal themselves! Even if my enemies hit me, I can heal myself! Do you understand? Now you can fight without worrying about getting attacked! All you have to do is hit the enemy. ''
Hearing this, Jura affirmed.
''Tsss! Ultimately, this pig is much more formidable than we thought! If what he says is true, then we absolutely have to kick him off this field first. ''
''How do you expect us to do this if his teammate is stopping us from getting to him? ''
In response, Jura put his hands in prayer and the next second, the entire ground around Cabba turned into mud. Surprised, the saiyan felt his feet sink into the ground, which looked like quicksand.
''What? '' Rota wondered, as he found himself outside the mud zone.
''Your body attracts ranged attacks. '' Jura remarked. "However, you can't do that with terrain-changing attacks! And now that your friend is immobilized, we just need to eject you. ''
''Tssss! As if that would change anything. '' Rota retorted. My body is capable of withstanding your attacks and healing itself! You can't..."
Letting out a cry of agony, as he was struck by lightning, the warthog barely made out the fist that flew towards him before hitting him in the stomach. with wide eyes, Rota felt himself hit by a superhuman force which threw him against a rock. The latter exploded into pieces, leaving Rota's body to continue flying until he found himself above the void.
Seeing him then appear, fainted in the stands, the high priest affirmed.
" Rôta-san is out of the field! He is eliminated. "
" Here's one that won't cause us any more problems. " Gildarts remarked, as he had just appeared in front of Erza and the others.
" Tsss! It was a loser. " Laxus growled. '' This cocky guy...you just had to hit him hard enough for his special abilities to be useless.
" Laxus-san! Gildarts-san. " Wendy rejoiced, seeing them.
'' Hey, guys, what's the matter ? " Laxus got on his nerves, turning to his comrades. " Against a draw like him, you didn't have to be three to eliminate him. "
" Tsss! Leave us alone, we haven't asked you for anything. " Gray retorted. " We were far from being serious! And as long as Wendy is safe, that's all that matters. "
'' ''And then, there is another problem...'' Jura affirmed, turning around.
Still trying to struggle, Cabba felt his body sink further into the muddy area.
''This guy is strong. ''
'' Never mind. '' Laxus affirmed. ''We're going to eject him too. ''
However, seeing the number of enemies increase, the saiyan let out a cry before transforming into a super saiyan. Feeling his strength increase tenfold, Cabba managed to free himself from the mud before facing his enemies.
'' Shit ! I reacted too late! ''
''Don't worry! You're going to join your friend in the stands. '' Gray assured him.
However, using common sense, Cabba decided to take flight before leaving. Now was not the time for his universe to lose another fighter.
''Tsssss! Coward ! '' Laxus affirmed.
'' Never mind ! For the moment, with one less fighter, his world is in difficulty. ''Erza affirmed. ''There's no point in pursuing him ! Our one and only mission is to protect Wendy! As long as he is there, we will win. ''
" Really ? " Someone wondered, listening to her.
Instantly running towards Wendy, Starjun quickly covered his hand in blue flames, before transforming them into a spear.
" FIRE SPEAR ! "
Throwing the end of his attack on Wendy in this way, he thought he could surprise the child. Nevertheless, having anticipated his attack, Laxus had positioned himself in front of the child before shooting lightning in the direction of Starjun. Hitting the lightling with his attack, Starjun managed to push it back, but this forced it to stop. Landing on top of a boulder, he looked at Laxus, as the mage let static electricity appear here and there around his body, causing both men's hair to stand on end.
However, instead of focusing primarily on him, Starjun couldn't help but glance in Wendy's direction, as the others immediately began to surround him, to make sure no one could throw him. other such attacks.
Anyone could then have understood that Wendy was the most important person in Universe 10. For one reason or another, Wendy had to have some power that could ensure them victory.
However, knowing full well that he had no chance to approach her without having to fight those who protected her, he preferred to try another approach. Looking at Laxus, he cried out.
" If you are a real fighter, with a minimum of pride, come and fight me ... all alone. "
With these words, he ended up jumping out of his rock, before setting off further.
" What is wrong with him ? " Wanted to know Gray. " He dares to attack us, before simply challenging us and leaving. "
For his part, Laxus ends up taking a step forward, under the surprised gaze of his friends.
" Where are you going ? " Erza asked him.
" This idiot seemed to be all alone. " Laxus remarked. " So now is the perfect time to fight it. "
Immediately, he let his lightning invade his body, before rushing to where Starjun had fled.
" Ah there, what an unconscious, I swear. " Gildarts declared, before following him. " Continue to stay together, I'll make sure he doesn't fall in a stupid trap. "
Unfortunately, he hardly left his comrades when a missile hit him.
" NUMBER 8 ! "
Simply hitting the rocket, with a punch, Gildarts managed to cut it into perfect little squares, before detonating it. Then putting his cloak in front of his face to shield himself from the smoke, he ended up facing the two figures walking towards him.
" I'm sorry ! Nevertheless, it seems that you have become my target. "
Recognizing Seryu, Gildarts showed only an amused look as he saw Koro in his second form.
" Well ? Are you the dogsitter of Universe 9? What kibble did you give your dog to make it grow like this? "
" Don't make fun of me! '' Seryu cried, while pointing at Gildarts with revolvers. '' Get ready ! Koro, go ahead. "
Seeing them so rush at him, Gildarts simply got into a fighting stance, while maintaining a relaxed aptitude.
1 = Universe 3 ( 10 ) : Luffy, Law Katakuri, Kaido, Big Mom, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Kizaru, Doflamingo
1= Universe 4 ( 10 ) : Saitama(2), Boros, Tatsumaki, Bang, Genos, Atomic Samurai, Sonic, Garou(1), Sea King, Blast
1 = Universe 10 (10 ) : Natsu, Erza, Gray, Gajeel, Laxus, Gildarts(1), Jellal, Cobra, Wendy, Jura
2 = Universe 2 (9) : Toriko, Sunny, Coco, Zebra, Acacia, Joa, Midora, Starfun, Ichiryu
Eliminated : Jhiro
2 = Universe 7 (9) : Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, C-17(1), C-18, Muten Rochi, Tien, Frieza
Eliminated : Krillin
2 = Universe 9 (9) : Tatsumi, Wave, Esdeath, Budo, Kurome, Seryu, Mine, Najenda, Bols
Eliminated : Leone
2 = Universe 11 (9) : Jiren, Top, Dyspo, Cocotte, Kahseral, Tupper, Zoire, K'nsi, Kettle
Eliminated : Vewon
2 = Universe 12 (9) : Midoriya, Shoto, Bakugo, Tokoyami, Momo, lida, Kirishima, Ibara, Shinso
Eliminated : Kendo
3 = Universe 6 (8) : Hit, Cabba(1), Caulifla, Kale, Magetta, Pirina, Saonel, Frost(1)
Eliminated : Botama, Dr Rota