Chapter 400

Banggu spoke in a low voice.

He saw the wind on the arena point his finger at Flashing Fleisch: "Looking at your outfit, you're also from the Ninja Village—I'm Swift Wind, graduate of the 37th class of the Golden Ninja Village."

"Ninja Village?"

Flashing Fleisch narrowed his eyes: "To abandon your humanity and choose to become a monster—what a disgrace to the ninja."

"What do you know? Power is everything! Come, let you, also a graduate of the Ninja Village, feel the strength I've gained!"

Flashing Fleisch gazed at him with cold eyes, stepped past Genos, then vanished in a flash, appearing on the arena as if teleporting.

The ninefold gravity on the arena slightly pressed down his shoulders; Fleisch frowned.

"Under this gravity, how much of your speed can you even use?"

Swift Wind sneered, gripped the hilt of his waist blade, and charged toward him in a ninja run.

"By the way, for my body, enhanced as it is, this gravity has no effect whatsoever."

In mid-run, he vanished like the wind.

Flashing Fleisch frowned.

Swift Wind appeared behind him and slashed with a blade glinting with cold light.

Clang!

Flashing Fleisch drew his blade without turning his head and blocked the strike.

"What!"

Swift Wind's face showed shock.

Flashing Fleisch glanced at him: "Is this speed something to be proud of?"

"Don't embarrass yourself."

He vanished in a flash, disappearing from his spot.

………………

Wolf arrived at the battlefield from City Z; at nearly the same time, Sonic the Hedgehog and Masked Sweetheart arrived, the latter driving a sports car.

"Oh oh oh, an arena floating in midair? Now this is a proper fight."

Wolf, standing on a hillock a hundred meters from the arena, watched the two flickering figures on it, his eyes gleaming with the excitement of a hunter spotting prey: "Found something good—I came at the right time."

Sonic the Hedgehog stood farther away, watching the two on the arena, his eyes narrowing: "Those two… are they also from the Ninja Village?"

"The blond one's strength is decent; as for the other… hmph, a pathetic thing."

He lifted his gaze to the silver-haired boy floating in the air, a fiery glint flashing in his eyes.

Though your appearance has changed, it's definitely you!

Sonic the Hedgehog gripped the hilt of his blade behind his waist, a innocent, pure smile appearing on his delicate face.

"I've come… to kill you!"

A wind carrying dust swept past; Sonic vanished from his spot.

Masked Sweetheart removed his sunglasses, staring at the scene before him, stunned and bewildered—he knew something big had happened here, but never imagined it would become this.

The place that should have been a town had become a massive crater; where had the town gone?

Masked Sweetheart looked upward.

Wasn't it said the town had been levitated into the sky?

Where?

He naturally didn't know that the arena floating in the air, resembling an inverted mountain peak, was formed by compressing that very town.

50, an unreachable gap

On the arena.

It was entirely Flashing Fleisch dominating Swift Wind; in both speed and technique, the two were on completely different levels.

Swift Wind's prized speed couldn't keep up with Flashing Fleisch.

"Impossible."

"Absolutely impossible—I'm losing to you in speed? How could this be!"

Swift Wind roared and slashed a wind blade at Fleisch.

Flashing Fleisch easily sidestepped it, gazing coldly at Swift Wind: "True strength is forged through countless trials—not like yours. What you have isn't true strength at all."

"Shut up!"

Swift Wind roared, clenched his fists, veins and tendons bulging beneath his skin, his hair lengthening backward, his eyes rolling white, his skin turning scaly as black patterns surfaced.

He fully transformed into a monster.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a beast-like roar.

Swift Wind's aura became wildly violent.

Flashing Fleisch's expression grew slightly tense.

"Die!"

Swift Wind became a streak of black light, rushing toward Fleisch at high speed.

His speed had doubled from before.

Fleisch blocked the stabbing claws of Swift Wind with the blade of his beloved sword, "Shunsha Maru," but the immense impact flung him backward.

The monstrous Swift Wind chased after him, leaping into the air and slashing downward with claws as sharp as blades.

Swish!

"Wind Blade Foot"

Fleisch kicked out, a cyan blade slicing through the air and striking the falling claws; though quickly torn apart, it bought him enough time to adjust his posture and evade the blow.

Swift Wind's sharp claws struck the ground, leaving several deep gouges in the iron-hard surface.

Flash's figure flashed like a golden streak, appearing at the monsterized Swift Wind's side, his right leg wrapped in golden flowing light as he kicked out at him.

"Flowing Shadow Leg."

Swift Wind crossed both arms and blocked the strike.

A ring of air pressure rippled outward around the two of them.

The strike had no effect.

Flash narrowed his eyes slightly.

"As expected, not so easy to deal with…"

The monsterized Swift Wind let out a roar and kicked at Flash.

Flash drew back and leapt away to dodge.

Two figures—one a streak of black light, the other of golden light—chased and clashed across the arena without pause.

A supreme showdown of speed.

Even more heart-stopping than a pure clash of power; one careless slip exposing an opening meant being split in two, life and death decided in an instant.

The gathered S-class heroes stared unblinkingly at the battle unfolding on the arena.

The audience watching on screens around the world was even more tense.

The moment to decide victory and defeat had finally arrived.

The monsterized Swift Wind and Flash crossed paths in the center of the arena, and a blade of golden light bloomed.

Flash's signature technique—Flash Slash!

Flash closed his eyes, expression calm, and sheathed his beloved blade 'Instant Kill Maru' into its scabbard.

"Just this much, no more."

Along with the sound of the blade fully returning to its sheath, the monsterized Swift Wind's entire body was split in two, black blood spraying out.

Flash didn't even look back as he turned and left the arena.

【The third match: Flash wins. The heroes' side is victorious.】

But Luo En, serving as the match's referee, said with a smile.

And at that very moment.

"Wind Blade Kick!"

Several cyan wind blades tore through the air toward him, slicing him directly into pieces.

This sudden turn of events instantly drew the attention of every single person present—monsters and heroes alike.

Fubuki's eyes went wide, her pupils contracting sharply.