Rob Lucci and Kalifa were running at full speed toward the direction from where Spandam had shouted for help and called for them before.
But as soon as they reached there, what they saw next made their hearts stop for a few seconds.
Spandam's head was rolling on the ground, leaving behind a streak of blood across the stone floor. Blood was splattered everywhere.
Clearly, Spandam was dead.
And standing just beside Spandam's body was a young white-haired man.
Clearly, it was Gojo Satoru—the same man Spandam had an issue with, the same man from whom Spandam had been desperately trying to run away.
For a brief second, everything became silent.
Kalifa's eyes widened.
Rob Lucci stared at Spandam's severed head lying in the blood, his face turning darker and darker with every passing second. Then, as he finally analyzed what had happened, the anger inside him completely shot through the roof.
The veins on his forehead bulged violently.
A cold killing intent burst out from him.
Without even waiting for a second, Rob Lucci disappeared from where he was standing.
He had used Shave.
The ground beneath his feet cracked slightly from the force, and in the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Gojo.
His hand shot forward with terrifying speed.
Using a powerful Finger Pistol, he pointed his index finger directly at Gojo, going for a deadly strike straight toward Gojo's head.
The sharp force of the attack cut through the air with a whistling sound.
Kalifa could clearly see that Lucci was not holding back at all.
He was going for an instant kill.
But just when his index finger was only inches away from Gojo's forehead, Rob Lucci's finger suddenly stopped.
It did not move forward even a little bit more.
It felt as if his finger had slammed into an invisible wall.
Lucci's eyes widened slightly.
His finger was right there, so close to Gojo's forehead that he should have pierced through his skull already, yet no matter how much force he used, it simply would not move any further.
The air around Gojo seemed strangely distorted.
Gojo just stood there calmly with his hands inside his pockets, his white hair moving slightly from the force of Lucci's attack.
A small smile appeared on his face.
Gojo, after seeing the speed of Rob Lucci, was quite surprised because even if he himself used Shave along with his powerful physical strength, he would not be as fast as Rob Lucci.
Clearly, Rob Lucci was very strong.
It seemed that Spandam was not wrong to place his hopes on this man to save him.
Clearly, Rob Lucci could have saved Spandam if he had arrived just a few minutes earlier.
What a waste. He was just a little too late.
As Rob Lucci's attack caused no harm to Gojo, Gojo remained absolutely free.
Without any hesitation, he pivoted from where he was standing and immediately kicked Rob Lucci in the stomach.
Boom!
The impact was so strong that Lucci's body bent slightly from the force before he was sent flying backward through the air.
For a few meters, Lucci remained airborne, the wind whistling past him, but soon he landed on the ground with both feet sliding backward across the stone floor.
Dust rose around him.
He steadied himself and slowly stood straight once again.
Rob Lucci had returned to his rational state, but the anger was still there burning inside his eyes.
Looking directly at Gojo, Lucci said coldly, "By killing Spandam, you have just hastened your death, you vile criminal."
After saying this, Lucci immediately used his Devil Fruit.
The Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard.
As soon as Rob Lucci activated his Devil Fruit, his body started transforming.
His muscles rapidly expanded, becoming even more monstrous than before. Dark spots appeared across his skin, fur started growing over parts of his body, and sharp fangs extended from his mouth.
His face partially transformed into that of a leopard, while still retaining human features.
He had transformed into his hybrid form—half-leopard and half-human.
As soon as Rob Lucci used his Devil Fruit, his height also soared.
He became much taller and far more intimidating.
The sheer pressure coming from his body increased noticeably.
Even the air around him seemed heavier.
Without wasting another second, Rob Lucci slightly jumped into the air and swung his clawed leg with a powerful motion.
The sharp slash tore through the air itself.
In his mind, Rob Lucci said,
Tempest Kick: Victory Bird.
A very powerful air slash, with the outline of a bird, moved at a terrifying speed through the air.
Its target was clear.
Gojo.
The compressed air tore through everything in its path and soon directly hit him.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed through the area.
The floor cracked apart violently.
The nearby walls were shredded into pieces.
Even the thick pillars on the side were cut apart completely, chunks of stone crashing down everywhere as dust and debris filled the air.
But in the middle of all that destruction, Gojo remained completely unharmed.
Not even a scratch appeared on his body.
Because of the Limitless surrounding him, Rob Lucci's attack never truly reached him.
The slash stopped just before touching him, as if there was an invisible space separating Gojo from the rest of the world.
Gojo stood there calmly while broken stone and dust fell all around him.
Then he said, "I took one of your attacks, now take one of mine."
As soon as Gojo said this, he disappeared.
In the next instant, he appeared just beside Rob Lucci.
Or to be more precise, slightly above him in the air.
Gojo swung his sword downward from top to bottom.
His speed was extremely fast.
He had combined Shave with the attraction force of Blue, making his movement even faster than before.
So fast that even Rob Lucci's sharp senses barely managed to react.
The sword cut through the air with a sharp sound and slashed across Rob Lucci's upper body, around the left side of his chest.
A thin line of blood appeared.
But the cut was very shallow.
Gojo landed lightly on the ground a short distance away and glanced toward Lucci's chest.
As soon as Gojo saw that the cut was so shallow, he immediately understood what had happened.
Rob Lucci had used his Iron Body technique at the last moment to harden and shift his muscles, minimizing the damage.
Gojo's lips curved slightly.
Then he said, "You are very strong. Even your use of the Six Powers technique is marvelous, on a whole other level than all the other CP9 agents whom I have fought until now."
Gojo shook his head and continued, "But I do regret that you are not a Haki user. If you were a Haki user, then it would have been great. Today, I could have gotten a very good fight."
He let out a small sigh.
"But you really are no Haki user. And as long as you are not a Haki user, you are not worthy of being taken seriously by me."
As soon as Rob Lucci heard this, his prideful ego was hurt.
From childhood until now, even though he had been nothing more than a tool for the World Government, an assassin raised by the World Government, he had always been the best tool among all the tools.
He was the one with the greatest potential.
He was the biggest genius that the World Government had seen in hundreds of years.
And now he was being told by Gojo that he could not even harm him.
A criminal was standing in front of him and casually saying that he was not worth taking seriously.
That was both laughable and humiliating for Lucci.
For a few moments, Lucci simply stood there.
Then a smile slowly appeared on his face.
But that smile contained only rage.
The veins around his forehead and neck bulged once again, and his eyes became even colder than before.
Then he said, "We will see about that."
After saying this, Lucci started moving.
He vanished from where he stood and appeared around Gojo like a blur.
He attacked from every possible direction.
Finger Pistol.
Tempest Kick.
Iron Body.
Shave.
Moonwalk.
Lucci used all kinds of Six Powers techniques one after another without holding back in the slightest.
His fingers stabbed forward again and again toward Gojo's head, neck, chest, and eyes.
His legs cut through the air, sending compressed air blades from multiple directions.
At times, he even appeared above Gojo, only to descend with a crushing kick aimed directly at his skull.
The sound of his attacks echoed continuously through the area.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every time an attack failed to reach Gojo, it struck the surroundings instead.
The already destroyed floor cracked apart even further.
Walls were torn open.
Pillars shattered into pieces.
Chunks of stone flew through the air, dust spread everywhere, and the entire area looked as if it had been hit by a storm.
Kalifa could only watch from a distance with wide eyes.
Lucci was attacking with everything he had.
Yet none of his techniques ever reached Gojo.
Gojo remained standing there calmly with his hands in his pockets.
His expression did not even change.
He did not move from his position.
He did not dodge.
He did not block.
He simply stood there while every attack stopped just short of touching
him.
Even amidst the chaos and destruction, Gojo was not harmed in the slightest.
Not even a strand of his white hair was cut.
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