Kazuki's devastating strike hit the ground, causing a massive cloud of dust and debris to erupt into the air.
However, through the settling dust, the Pompadour leader pointed a furious finger. "Oi ye... you arrogant brat! You actually dared to interrupt our 'Master Peak Song'?!"
Kazuki fired back, completely losing his mind. "Wtf?! That atrocious song of yours was literally making my ears shrivel up in horror, man!"
At that moment, all the previously fallen gang members snapped back to their feet like zombies. "Four-eyes! You've insulted us for the last time!" they bellowed in unison. With blind rage, the entire mob charged straight toward Kazuki.
On the other side of the cavern, Kawsoki scratched his head in sheer disbelief. "What on earth is even happening right now...?"
Tochi, trembling from head to toe, grabbed Gyau's jacket. "Hey! While they're all distracted and making a chaotic mess up there, let's use this chance to get the hell out of here!"
Gyau, thoroughly enjoying the entertainment, gave a cheeky laugh. "Haha! Is little Tochi getting scared already?!"From the sidelines, Kasksu yelled at the top of his lungs, "Hey! Don't you dare forget about me!"
The gang members snapped their heads toward him, and one guy with a mohawk gasped, "Ah! That's right! We completely forgot about that guy!"
"What is wrong with you people?! I'm the one fighting you!" Kasksu snapped, his expression darkening with visible irritation. He cracked his knuckles and clapped his hands together with a sharp sound. "Looks like I'm going to have to teach you all a lesson!"
Meanwhile, Kazuki's great scythe began to emanate a mysterious, flickering white flame energy. With a swift motion, he swung the glowing blade toward the Pompadour leader in a series of lethal arcs.
The Pompadour leader held his ground, deflecting each strike with his heavy iron pipe. Seizing a momentary opening, he brought his pipe down with crushing momentum, the impact sending Kazuki skidding backward.
Kazuki regained his footing effortlessly, adjusting his glasses with a calm smirk. "Interesting..."
This only fueled the leader's rage further. "Wtf! Are you kidding me right now?! Don't you dare act like a 'Grandmaster' in front of me!"
Gripping his scythe with renewed intensity, Kazuki roared, "I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget!"
As he raised the massive blade high into the air, a dark, terrifying apparition of a Shinigami (God of Death) clad in a tattered black robe materialized behind him, looming over the battlefield.
"Shinigami Slap!!"
Kazuki bellowed his ultimate technique. Seeing the colossal phantom, the Pompadour leader didn't flinch. Instead, he grinned with genuine curiosity. "Whoa... a Shinigami? Now that is interesting."
Enraged by the lack of fear, Kazuki snapped back, "Wtf! Stop acting like a 'Grandmaster' in front of me!"
The Pompadour guy raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Hey man... are you really just copying my lines now?"The Pompadour leader crossed his arms, talking down to him. "You shouldn't talk back to me, brat. I'm older than you, you know."
Kazuki scoffed, adjusting his glasses. "Since when do you count the age of a dead person?"
"Well... that logic only applies to regular people like us," the Pompadour guy replied in a smooth, calm voice.
"You've officially lost your mind!" Kazuki snapped.
At his command, the giant Shinigami phantom behind him swung its massive scythe. A colossal Slap of blended crimson and obsidian energy erupted from the blade, tearing through the air directly toward the Pompadour leader.
"Hah! Come on!" the leader bellowed, welcoming the impact.
Meanwhile, Kasksu stood completely unfazed, looking down at the bodies littered around him. "Alright, who's next? Come at me together," he called out lazily.
Right at his feet, the mohawk guy from earlier was already facedown on the ground, a massive, comical bump swelling up on his head, completely knocked out of commission
While the battlefield was in utter chaos, Rio was spotted somehow sitting comfortably on a chair he had acquired from who-knows-where.
Gyau's jaw dropped. "Rio! Where on earth did you even find that chair?!"
"Ahaha... I just grabbed it from that corner over there," Rio replied with a carefree laugh, completely unfazed by the danger.
Meanwhile, back in the center of the storm...
"Auhhh!!"
The Pompadour leader roared, gripping his iron pipe with both hands. Suddenly, his weapon ignited with a fierce white flame energy, and he slammed it forward to block Kazuki's oncoming wave of blended crimson and obsidian energy.
"Ah... this is awesome!" the leader yelled, matching the ultimate move with sheer willpower.
On the other flank... Kasksu was casually gesturing with his hands, beckoning the remaining thugs forward. "Come on, is that all you've got?"
Enraged, the mob shouted, "Surge him! Beat this guy up!"
Kasksu leaped sideways to dodge their initial rush, then spun forward into an "X" pattern counter-offensive. His fists blurred as he intercepted the attackers from all angles, leaving their faces completely bruised and covered in fist marks within seconds.
"Big Bro!! This guy is bullying me!!" one of the subordinates wailed in sheer desperation, crying out for help.
The Pompadour leader, who was still pouring everything into blocking Kazuki's colossal energy wave, veered his head and bellowed back, "Oi ye!! Stop distracting me, damn it!!".With a sudden burst of raw power, the Pompadour leader deflected the massive energy wave right back. The violent collision created a minor explosion, sending shockwaves and dust rippling through the air.
Without missing a beat, the Pompadour guy charged through the smoke, closing the distance between him and Kazuki in the blink of an eye.
"What's your name, kid?!" he shouted as he advanced.
"What on earth is wrong with you?!" Kazuki muttered, caught off guard, before yelling back, "Fine! My name is Kazuki! Why do you care?!"
"Ha... My name is Duzki!"
As the words left his mouth, the Pompadour leader, Duzki, swung his heavy iron pipe with devastating momentum. The sheer force of the blunt impact sent Kazuki flying backward across the cavern.