"Boom!!!"
A heavy, dull thud slammed into Megumi Fushiguro's heart like a massive hammer.
Amidst the billowing dust, two black afterimages blurred together again at speeds far exceeding human limits, clashing in a frantic tangle.
This could no longer be called a battle; it was a one-sided display of absolute physical dominance.
"Hahahaha! Yes! Just like that! Faster! More power!"
Toji's wild, arrogant laughter rang out clearly through every terrifying collision of fist and foot.
In those abyss-like obsidian eyes, a spark of excitement flickered—a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.
Ever since 2006, when he was wiped across the floor by that unreasonable monster, Yoru.
It had been far, far too long since he had encountered a perfect sandbag that allowed him to pour out his pure violence without reservation, without even having to think about his opponent's technique or mechanics.
"Bang!"
Pseudo-Toji's intact left fist shot out like a cannonball, accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom that could shatter steel, aiming directly for Toji's face.
However.
Facing this savage strike, the real Toji didn't retreat. Instead, he stepped forward with explosive force, his body sliding forward like a phantom!
He was like a ghost dancing on the edge of a blade, weaving through the dense barrage of punches by a hair's breadth with surgical precision.
"First step."
Toji's voice was cold and mocking.
He suddenly accelerated, his entire form becoming a blurred afterimage as he appeared behind Pseudo-Toji in a bizarre flash.
"Crack!"
Toji's hand struck like a blade. The edge of his palm moved so fast it created a faint white film of pressurized air as he chopped toward Pseudo-Toji's neck!
Pseudo-Toji's reflexes were equally extreme. He spun around violently, attempting to block with his already twisted right arm.
But the moment he turned, the real Toji seemed to predict the future, forcefully changing his trajectory in mid-air!
"That's the second step."
Toji's body pressed down sharply. His right knee acted like a battering ram, carrying the weight of ten thousand tons as it slammed into Pseudo-Toji's already caved-in abdomen!
"Boom!!!"
A visible shockwave of white air exploded the moment they made contact.
Pseudo-Toji's massive frame doubled over like a shrimp from the terrifying force, and he uncontrollably sprayed a large mouthful of black, tainted blood.
And this was only the beginning.
As Pseudo-Toji bent over, a look of savage brutality flashed in Toji's eyes.
He leapt high into the air, clasping his hands together tightly like he was gripping an invisible sledgehammer.
"Finally, the curtain falls."
"Now... GET DOWN!!!"
Accompanied by Toji's thunderous roar.
His clasped hands descended with the crushing power of a falling mountain, smashing accurately into Pseudo-Toji's back!
"Rumble!"
A world-shaking explosion erupted, sounding as if the very tectonic plates were being shattered!
Pseudo-Toji's massive body was hammered directly into the hard asphalt by Toji's strike!
The streets of Shibuya seemed to tremble violently in that instant.
With Pseudo-Toji's body as the epicenter, the ground collapsed into a massive crater over five meters in diameter.
Countless shards of stone and concrete sprayed outward like bullets, riddling the surrounding buildings with holes.
"Hiss..."
Watching from a distance, Megumi Fushiguro couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
He stared at the man suspended in the air like a god of war, his heart filled with an unspeakable level of shock.
'Is this...'
'The true Sorcerer Killer?'
'Tossing around a body that could tear a Special Grade Cursed Spirit apart like it was a mere toy?'
"Grrr... Roar!!!"
Just as Megumi thought the battle was over, a wild, beast-like roar of a dying animal echoed from the bottom of the deep pit.
Immediately after.
"Bang!"
A large hand, covered in blood and dirt, shot out from the smoke and dust. With the speed of a lightning strike, it grabbed the real Toji's ankle the moment he landed!
"Hmm?"
Toji's brow twitched slightly.
Before he could react, an overwhelming, mountain-toppling force surged from his ankle.
Pseudo-Toji had actually endured the agony of a broken spine to launch a sudden attack, swinging the real Toji around like a massive windmill before hurling him into the air!
"Die!!!"
Pseudo-Toji's hollow eyes burned with murderous insanity. He let go, and Toji's body became a black meteor, crashing straight toward a high-rise office building a hundred meters away.
"Boom!"
Toji's silhouette shattered the thick glass curtain wall, embedding itself deep into the reinforced concrete load-bearing wall.
"Did... did he hit him?"
Megumi gripped the rubble on the ground, holding his breath in tension.
However.
Only a second passed.
"Hahahaha! Now that's more like it!"
Accompanied by a burst of arrogant laughter.
Toji's figure performed a bizarre flip in mid-air.
Instead of falling, he planted both feet firmly against the shattered wall of the skyscraper!
"Boom!!!"
The wall of the office building collapsed into a massive gap.
Using that terrifying recoil, Toji launched himself like a heavy armor-piercing shell, screaming through the air with a piercing whistle as he shot straight for Pseudo-Toji on the ground!
Pseudo-Toji refused to be outdone. His legs kicked off the ground as he lunged upward to meet Toji in the sky!
"Boom!!!"
The two collided in mid-air like two crashing comets!
Fist against fist!
Knee against knee!
There were no flashy techniques, no redundant movements—only the purest, most extreme physical collision!
Every clash of muscle and bone triggered a visible ring of white sonic booms in the air.
The deafening roars rang out continuously, and the surrounding buildings, already teetering, finally succumbed to the destructive force and collapsed one after another.
Dust and rubble swallowed the entire battlefield.
Megumi could only judge the intensity of the fight by the flashing vortexes of air and the heavy thuds that were enough to make one's heart stop.
"Bang!"
Finally, after an unknown number of collisions.
In mid-air, Toji's hand clamped down firmly on Pseudo-Toji's intact left fist!
"Caught you."
A bloodthirsty sneer curled on Toji's lips.
He put the full power of his waist into a twist, using his own body as an axis to spin Pseudo-Toji's heavy frame in the air like a tattered ragdoll!
Whir—whir—whir!
The violent centrifugal force actually formed a small tornado in the air.
"Now... BREAK!!!"
Toji suddenly let go. Pseudo-Toji instantly lost control, crashing toward the ground like a fallen star.
Immediately after.
Toji took a deep breath in mid-air, snapping his legs together.
His entire being seemed to transform into a giant battle-ax falling from the heavens, descending with a terrifying pressure capable of splitting mountains as he slammed down toward Pseudo-Toji!
"Boom!!!"
A small mushroom cloud slowly rose from the streets of Shibuya.
At the critical moment, Pseudo-Toji had managed a desperate roll using his beastly instincts, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
But the ground where he had just been lying was hammered into a terrifying, bottomless crater over ten meters in diameter by Toji's kick!
"Step."
Toji landed steadily on the edge of the crater, his shoes making a light clicking sound on the rubble.
He casually brushed the dust off his black short-sleeve shirt and took a slight breath.
Across from him.
The fake summoned by the Seance Technique was currently wobbling as he stood up from the ruins.
Half of Pseudo-Toji's body had been nearly pulverized, but within those hollow eyes, a tireless, manic killing intent still burned.
Toji looked at the monster before him. His own battle intent didn't fade; instead, it grew thicker and more blazing.
"Warm-up is over."
He slowly cracked his neck, his bones letting out a crisp popping sound.
This magnificent and bloody deathmatch was finally approaching its final act.
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