The atmosphere aboard the government vessel immediately changed.
The other CP0 agent looked over as well.
His eyes narrowed behind his mask.
They had received clear orders long ago.
Wherever Gojo Satoru was found, he was to be eliminated.
No negotiations.
No warnings.
Kill on sight.
The two agents exchanged brief glances.
No words were necessary.
Their bodies vanished instantly.
Shave.
The deck beneath their feet cracked slightly from the sudden burst of speed.
Then both agents shot into the sky.
Using Moonwalk, they rapidly crossed the distance separating the two ships.
Step.
Step.
Step.
The air itself became their foothold.
They moved through the sky with astonishing speed, heading directly toward Gojo's vessel.
Meanwhile, on his own ship, Gojo calmly watched them approach.
Not a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
In fact, he looked mildly amused.
"So they decided to attack immediately."
He placed his teacup down.
Then he slowly rose to his feet.
The newspaper fluttered across the deck as a breeze passed through.
Gojo casually picked up his sword and attached it to the left side of his waist.
The familiar sheathed blade rested comfortably against his hip.
His movements were completely relaxed.
As though he were preparing for a pleasant conversation rather than a battle against the World Government's strongest intelligence agency.
The two CP0 agents rapidly closed the distance.
The pressure they emitted was immense.
Any ordinary pirate would have already panicked.
Gojo simply adjusted his posture and looked upward.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Then, just as the two CP0 agents appeared above his ship—
Gojo vanished.
Boom!
The deck shook beneath his feet.
Using Moonwalk himself, he stepped into the air and shot upward.
The three figures met high above the sea, suspended in the sky between the two ships.
The ocean stretched endlessly beneath them.
The wind howled around them.
And for a brief moment, all three simply faced one another in midair.
The battle was about to begin.
Immediately, Gojo threw a punch toward one of the CP0 agents who was simultaneously attacking him.
Boom!
The two fists collided in midair.
A violent shockwave exploded outward, causing the surrounding air to tremble. The sea below churned as the pressure descended upon it.
The CP0 agent's eyes widened behind his mask.
The force behind Gojo's punch was simply too great.
His entire body was blasted backward through the air like a cannonball. Fortunately, his mastery of Moonwalk was exceptional. After being sent flying dozens of meters, he quickly regained his balance by repeatedly stepping on the air and stabilizing himself.
Meanwhile, the second CP0 agent was already launching his own attack.
His finger, coated in Armament Haki, shot forward like a spear.
Finger Pistol.
The attack was aimed directly at Gojo's chest.
However, the closer his finger got to Gojo, the slower it became.
The agent's eyes narrowed.
It felt as if his arm had entered an invisible swamp.
Every inch forward became increasingly difficult.
The distance between his finger and Gojo's body kept shrinking, yet it never truly reached him.
His Armament Haki was desperately trying to push through the strange barrier.
But the Limitless stood firm.
The CP0 agent exerted more force.
Veins bulged on his arm.
Yet his finger continued moving forward at a painfully slow pace.
Gojo merely glanced at him.
Then completely ignored him.
Whoosh!
His figure disappeared from the sky.
The CP0 agent's eyes widened.
"So fast—"
Before he could finish his thought, Gojo had already appeared directly in front of the other CP0 agent who had just stabilized himself.
The agent reacted immediately.
His battle instincts screamed at him.
Dark Armament Haki rapidly spread across his body.
At the same time, he activated Iron Body.
His muscles hardened.
His defense reached its maximum.
Gojo's left fist was already covered in Armament Haki as it shot toward the agent's chest.
Boom!
The punch landed squarely.
For a brief moment, it seemed as though the CP0 agent had successfully blocked the attack.
Then his body suddenly froze.
Blood began flowing from beneath his mask.
The agent looked down at his chest.
His voice trembled.
"Internal... Destruction..."
Blood poured from his mouth.
The Iron Body and Armament Haki that had protected his exterior had become completely meaningless.
Gojo's Armament Haki had bypassed the surface entirely.
The destructive force had erupted directly inside his body.
His internal organs had been shattered.
His heart had been destroyed instantly.
The life rapidly faded from his eyes.
His body began falling from the sky.
Down.
Down.
Down.
Until it disappeared into the sea below with a distant splash.
One CP0 agent was already dead.
The remaining agent's pupils shrank.
The entire exchange had happened within moments.
His companion, a fellow CP0 operative, had been killed before his eyes.
Without hesitation, he immediately attacked.
His Armament Haki-coated finger shot forward again.
This time, however—
Shing!
A sharp metallic sound echoed through the air.
Gojo had already unsheathed his sword.
The blade flashed like lightning.
The CP0 agent felt a sudden pain.
His attacking arm separated from his body.
Blood sprayed through the air.
His severed hand spun away and fell toward the ocean below.
"Dammit!" the CP0 agent cursed.
Ignoring the pain, he immediately retreated.
Moonwalk. Moonwalk. Moonwalk.
He continuously stepped on the air, rapidly creating distance between himself and Gojo.
However, escaping from Gojo was never going to be that simple.
Below them, aboard the World Government ship, the remaining government agents saw the situation turning disastrous.
"Support him!"
"Fire!"
"Open fire immediately!"
The ship erupted into action.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
Multiple cannons fired simultaneously.
Dozens of cannonballs shot into the sky toward Gojo.
At the same time, government agents aimed their rifles and unleashed a barrage of bullets.
The sky was filled with projectiles.
Yet the moment they approached Gojo—
They stopped.
Every bullet.
Every cannonball.
All of them froze inches away from his body.
It looked as though time itself had stopped.
The projectiles remained suspended in the air, unable to move forward no matter how much momentum they carried.
The government agents stared in disbelief.
Many of them had heard reports about Gojo's strange ability.
Actually witnessing it was an entirely different matter.
The scene felt absurd.
Terrifying.
Almost supernatural.
And then—
Gojo disappeared.
One moment he was standing amidst the frozen bullets and cannonballs.
The next moment, he was gone.
The surviving CP0 agent suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
His instincts screamed.
Too late.
Gojo had already appeared behind him.
The CP0 agent lowered his head.
A sword blade was protruding from his chest.
The tip had emerged from the front of his body.
Blood slowly dripped from the blade.
His eyes widened beneath the mask.
He had not even seen the attack.
Not even a glimpse.
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