Both fists wrapped in pitch-black Armament, simultaneously smashing towards the two from left and right!
"—Who do you think I am!"
......
Northwest corner of the ice field.
Two figures clashed like lightning, constantly emitting the crisp sound of blades colliding.
Kuina and Momousagi, the battle between these two Great Sword Masters, gradually entered a white-hot stage.
Both of them were of that agile type.
Kuina could use "Step Forward Slash" to continuously adjust her posture and position, making her attacks like waves, each faster than the last, suffocating;
While Momousagi herself had extremely strong Body Techniques, with a mastery of "Soru" and "Moonwalk" reaching the pinnacle.
Moreover, having far more swordsmanship battle experience than Kuina, she kept up with Kuina's pace with ease.
"Hey, if I remember correctly, you're not a Devil Fruit Ability User, right?"
Momousagi fought with increasing curiosity, smiling as she spoke:
"A pure Sword Master who can control the wind's power? Such swordsmanship, I've never heard of it, can you teach me?"
"I'm afraid not, our dojo's tuition is quite expensive!"
Kuina also sneered, lightly tapping the ice with her toe, her figure suddenly blurring.
In the next instant, she appeared above Momousagi, her wrist trembled, and her sword blade transformed from a slash to a stab, aiming straight at Momousagi's forehead!
Whoosh whoosh!
Before the blade fell, the fierce sword intent had already arrived with a roar.
Clang—!
Momousagi seemed to have anticipated this, backhandedly parrying with Konpira, at the moment when sparks burst forth, the blade abruptly spun, leveraging the force to fling Kuina high into the air, and then...
"Thousand Cherry Blossoms!"
Konpira swept up from bottom to top, the sword's momentum suddenly changed, carving countless dense slashes in the air, like cherry blossoms dancing everywhere, enveloping Kuina!
Such eerie swordsmanship!
Kuina's pupils shrank, her Wado Ichimonji in hand swiftly swung, the sword edge driving airflow to form an invisible wind wall in front of her.
"Wind Barrier!"
Ding ding ding ding—!
The dense slashes collided with the wind wall, producing crisp metallic collision sounds, sparks flew, almost all were swallowed within, disappearing without a trace.
However.
Several sharp Sword Qi strands inexplicably slipped in from the sides, above, below, leaving shallow blood marks on Kuina's sleeve and cheek.
"Tsk..."
Kuina frowned slightly, glanced at the bloodstains, then indifferently withdrew her gaze, adjusting her posture mid-air to land steadily.
This woman...
Talking about never seeing her Wind Swordsmanship, yet her swordsmanship is more bizarre than anyone's.
Truly troublesome.
Up till now, Kuina increasingly felt that the Admiral Candidate before her had unfathomable strength, virtually flawless.
Even compared to the previous Chaton, the sense of oppression was even stronger.
If it were herself from not long ago, sustaining till now would almost be the limit.
But now...
Kuina squinted slightly.
Just four days ago, on the way to Dressrosa.
Lord Xiano found her in the second-floor Sword Dao dojo, placing a faintly glowing Energy Ball into her body.
According to Lord Xiano, it was a miraculous power he obtained by chance, greatly beneficial for enhancing physical strength.
Indeed, it truly was so.
Kuina felt her limits in both Power and endurance suddenly rising significantly, the weaknesses in her physical condition were instantly compensated a great deal.
Enabling her now to have enough confidence to fight to the end with the strongest Sword Master of Navy Headquarters!
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Navy Headquarters, Marinfanto.
In the office with the plaque "Justice that Dominates the World", the atmosphere was so heavy it could almost drip water.
The goat couldn't feel this atmosphere, slowly chewing on a top-secret document.
In front of it, its owner, Sengoku, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, silent for a long time, looking anxious.
"How long has the battle been?"
He suddenly stopped, turned his head, and asked.
"Report, Marshal, it has exceeded five hours!"
The adjutant hurriedly stood straight with a snap, reported: "In terms of the overall situation... no clear shift in victory or defeat has yet occurred, still in a stalemate."
"Five hours! Yet haven't gained the upper hand?"
Sengoku's face looked unpleasant.
This ambush plan was proposed by Kizaru upon discovering an anomaly, approved by him after careful consideration.
This is the current treatment for the Endgame.
Almost equivalent to the Four Emperors, even a Grand Admiral has no right to decide whether to start a war, must report to Headquarters.
Akainu and Aokiji were busy with respective duties, unable to be deployed.
So from the start, Sengoku's target was not to capture Shano, but to severely damage his core forces before he could establish himself in the New World.
In a place like the New World, trying to capture someone infinitely close to Four Emperor Level?
Such a strategic goal is too grand, too unrealistic.
Previously, Akainu made this mistake, he won't make it again.
Of course, severely damaging the Endgame is still not a simple task.
A Grand Admiral alone is definitely insufficient.
However, what if coupled with an Admiral Candidate, and a Seven Warlord of the Sea with strong Logia-type abilities, plus several veteran elite Vice Admirals?
Sengoku initially thought it was more than enough.
In his view, Kizaru could easily hold Shano back, rendering him busy, while the other Headquarters Vice Admirals and Seven Warlord of the Sea Enel could make the other officers face tough battles.