Chapter 403: Fukurou vs Zala

Zala looked at the large round men. He had a zip on her mouth. "You are here for the key for Robin`s cuff?" Fukurou said as he opened the zipper.

"Yes, I am, do you have it?" Zala asked.

"Kaku has the key," Fukurou replied. "We have multiple keys which lead to different cuffs but Kaku has the one for Robin," he added. 

"Okay, I don't suppose you will let me go," Zala replied. 

"No," Fukurou responded. 

"Well, I did try and Ben did tell me to get your key," Zala said as she started to transform. Her body elongated. Her skin darkened and hardened. Her arms shrank slightly and had sharp claws. Her legs bulked up. Her feet had become large, claws. Her head morphed, stretching into a long, ferocious snout filled with razor-sharp teeth. There were two small horns just out from above her eyes. Zala stood tall as a Carnotaurus, her massive tail swaying behind her. She roared. 

"An ancient zoan," Fukurou commented. He was not expecting to see it. It was a carnivore as well. "You will not escape me," he added. 

"Storm Leg," Fukurou bellowed as he unleashed a rapid, high-speed kick that sent a razor-sharp blade of compressed wind hurtling towards Zala. Zala saw this and jumped out of the way. She dashed forwards towards Fukurou and tried to headbutt Fukurou. "Iron Body," Fukurou announced, tensing his muscles as his body hardened. Zala felt like she hit a brick wall and pushed him back. Fukurou got pushed back as he landed on feet. 

Zala swung her tail at Fukurou with force. Fukurou took the hit directly, his round form skidding back a few feet, but he barely flinched, a cocky grin spreading across his face.

"Shave Iron Ball!" Fukurou shouted, as his body whirled, picking up incredible speed as he transformed into a spinning iron sphere. His skin gleamed as he hardened his body, turning himself into a living wrecking ball.

Fukurou hurtled towards Zala and crashed into Zala's Carnotaurus form with a tremendous force, sending her backwards. She tumbled and fell on her side, creating a sizable dust cloud. The ground trembled from the impact, and debris flew everywhere.

Zala's massive dinosaur frame lay amidst the swirling dust, and as it cleared, she slowly pushed herself up. Fukurou looked at her. Zala got up and shook the dust off her body and growled. "You seem to be a little stronger than your friends outside," Zala said. She transformed back into her human form.

"Are you giving up?" Fukurou asked. 

"Never, I will take your key for Robin, for Ben, for everyone," she stated. She jumped towards Fukurou. 

"Iron Body," Fukurou said, tensing his muscles as his body hardened. He smiled, he thought about what would her bare hands do to him in comparison to her dinosaur form. 

"Stinger Balls," Zala said as she turned her hand into spike balls. She swung her fist and punched Fukurou in the stomach. Her spikey hands punctured his body. Fukurou eyes widened. His defence got pierced and he felt the spikes stabbing him. He bent forwards. Zala then swung her other fist and punched his face. Fukurou spat blood as he went flying back. 

He could feel his wounds leaking blood. He panted. His face was bleeding. He thought, what was that. Zala turned her hands back to normal. She charged towards Fukurou. "Stinger Finger," Zala said as she turned her fingers into long spikes and tried to slash Fukurou. 

"Paper Slime," Fukurou said as he stretched and turned his body into slime-like flexibility and dodged the attack. 

Zala missed. She looked at Fukurou. "Solid Beast," Fukruou said as he swung his fist and punched Zala at the same speed as the Finger Pistol. Zala saw the attack coming late and got punched in the stomach. She spat blood and went flying back. She landed on her feet and panted. She could feel her stomach in pain. She was too slow. She wiped the blood on her face. 

"Shave," Fukurou said as he vanished in a blur of speed as he dashed towards Zala. He appeared in front of Zala. "Secret Technique: Owl Thrashing," Fukurou added as he unleashed a flurry of punches at Zala. He moved around striking in all directions. 

At the same time Zala thought this could be bad. "Spike-Spike Doping," Zala said as she turned her fingers on both hands into spikes before stabbing herself in the shoulders. This causes her arms to enlarge and become extremely muscular.

Zala watched as Fukurou lunged forward, his fist drawn back for a punch. Instinctively, she met his attack head-on, her own fist connecting with his in a thunderous clash. The force of their punches created a small shockwave that rippled through the air. 

They locked eyes. Zala's teeth clenched as she swung her fist again. Fukurou grinned widely, as he met her punch with another of his own. Their fists collided in rapid succession. 

They matched her blow for blow, his own fists moving like pistons as he countered each strike. 

She threw a left hook that grazed Fukurou's cheek, drawing a thin line of blood. Fukurou bobbed and weaved, his body bending like paper to dodge the brunt of her attacks. Fukurou threw a right hook and grazed Zala`s cheek. 

"You won't take me down," Zala snarled, her fists a blur as she drove forward, pushing Fukurou back.

"Is that all you got?" Fukurou taunted as he matched her, blow for blow. He swung another punch, but Zala met it with a powerful uppercut, and their fists collided again, the impact sending a shudder through both their bodies.

Zala jumped back. "Stinger Kick," Zala said as she turned her leg into a long spike and kicked Fukurou. She slashed his large torso. There was blood leaking from his wounds. He panted. 

"Finger Pistol," Fukurou said as he thrust his index finger forward, piercing Zala`s shoulder. Blood oozed from the wound. 

"Stinger Lance," Zala said as she turned her hand into one single spike like lance. She thrusted it forwards and stabbed Fukurou in the stomach. He screamed in pain as he got stabbed. His eyes bulged out. He took his finger out of Zala. 

Zala took her long spike outside his body. They both took a step back. They both panted. Zala could feel her shoulder in pain. She looked at him. "I will finish you off," Fukurou said. "Super Cartwheel Iron Ball," Fukurou said as he turned into a ball and dashed towards Zala.

"Stinger Hedgehog," Zala said as she rolled her body into a ball, Zala sprouted spikes in all directions, giving her the appearance of a sea urchin. She rolled towards Fukurou at high speed as she flattened everything along her path. They both clashed. There was a small shockwave which rippled the air. Sparks could be seen from the impact. They both tried to push thought. Zala gave it her all and spun faster and pushed Fukurou back. Fukurou lost the clash and stopped spinning as Zala ploughed through, flattening his large wide body. He spat blood as he dropped to the ground. He landed with a big thud and was unconscious.

Zala stopped as she walked back up. She let out a deep breath. She could feel some of her wounds bleeding but she was okay. She walked towards Fukurou and checked his pocket and found the key. She took and walked off. 

At that moment, she saw Kaya walking towards her. Kaya had a lot of blood on her. "Are you okay?" Zala asked as she ran towards her and gave her a hand. 

Kaya nodded. "Yes, I am fine. My wounds seem to be healing very quickly," she replied. 

"Are you okay?" Kaya asked. 

"Could be better, but I have the key," Zala replied. 

Kaya smiled. "That is amazing. I have one as well," Kaya responded. They both squealed and smiled at each other. 

"We are getting closer," Zala said. 

Kaya nodded. "Divine Blessing," Kaya said she created a white orb in her hand. The white orb changed into a white light going over Zala`s body. Her body glowed white for a few seconds and she saw her injuries healed. 

"What was this?" Zala asked. She added, "My injuries are all gone." 

Kaya smiled. She almost tripped over but Zala held her. "Careful," Zala said. 

"I have this new power which can heal us but it seems to take a lot of my stamina," Kaya added.

"You should have saved it," Zala replied. 

"No, it is for everyone," Kaya stated. 

Zala nodded. "Let's go," Zala said as they both walked up the stairs.