"Protect Major Roya!"
The Marines gathered around Roya saw Arlong appear and charged without hesitation, especially the New Recruits personally trained by Roya.
They knew very well that once Major Roya fell, no one would be able to restrain Arlong, and the war would undoubtedly be lost.
"Stay back!"
Roya sternly stopped the surrounding Marines, shouting, "All Marines, listen up! Eliminate the rest of the Arlong Pirates!"
"Major, understood!"
The Marines hesitated for less than a second before immediately changing direction, bypassing Roya and Arlong on both sides, and heading towards the center of the battlefield.
Roya stared at Arlong.
Anyone who's fought in a group knows the first rule: clear out the weaker enemies and elites, then focus on the boss. That's the most basic tactic.
They had an absolute advantage in numbers. Without Arlong as a shield, the Arlong Pirates wouldn't last long.
Once the rest of the Arlong Pirates were wiped out, Arlong wouldn't be able to cause any trouble, no matter how strong he was. Besides, he absolutely wouldn't lose!
"Shark-hahaha, you actually want to take me on alone, Black Hair Human? There's a limit to how stupid you can be!"
Arlong contemptuously opened his palm, letting the rain gather, mocking, "To deal with trash like you, I don't even need to touch you. A little water is all I need to kill you easily. That's the difference in power between Fish-Men and Humans!"
He flicked his hand towards Roya!
"Water Shot!"
The raindrops in his palm shot out, with the force of bullets!
Roya's eyes were cold. He swung his Long Sword upwards!
"Bang!"
The shooting raindrops exploded in front of him!
Roya maintained his Sword Swinging posture, a mocking arc appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Is this what you call not needing to touch me?"
"..."
Arlong's face darkened.
What was going on?
The speed of Water Shot was comparable to bullets. It shouldn't have been blocked so casually!
The instant the opponent swung his Sword, he seemed to see space distorting, and even the falling raindrops paused for a moment. But when he concentrated, he saw nothing.
"An illusion?"
Arlong didn't know if he was seeing things, but he could clearly feel that there was something deeply unsettling about his Swordsmanship.
This Black Hair Human was dangerous!
"Kill him!"
Arlong had a premonition that he had to kill him here, otherwise, this Black Hair Human would definitely grow into an unimaginable monster!
He forcefully spread his hands open, and the raindrops gathered in his palms into viscous droplets!
"School of Sharks!"
He flicked his hands forward continuously, dozens of water droplets sweeping out, so densely packed that it was almost impossible to dodge.
"Time Lag: Armament!"
Roya swung his Blade, forming an impenetrable net in front of him. Once the water droplets got close, they shattered as if hitting an invisible wall!
This time, Arlong saw it clearly.
It wasn't an illusion!
Although he didn't know how, the air around the Black Hair Human did seem to distort as he swung his Sword.
When his attack stopped, the distortion in front of the Black Hair Human quickly disappeared, as if nothing had ever been there.
"Rain Cutter, that's this Sword's name."
Roya stopped Sword Swinging his Sword and spoke calmly.
This Precious Sword was a gift from Kaya's parents. It was forged by Shimotsuki Kozaburo, the Fine sword-smith who created the Wado Ichimonji and Enma, but it hadn't been named yet.
At this moment, Roya finally found a suitable name for it.
Fine sword 'Rain Cutter'!
After a long time of use, Roya gradually discovered the Rain Cutter's characteristics.
Just like how Shusui could amplify slashes and Enma could absorb Haki, the Rain Cutter also had a special effect: it could briefly pause the Haki or Slashing Waves generated when the Sword was swung.
Roya gently swung the Sword.
The Blade cut through the air, leaving behind a stagnation of airflow that was difficult to detect with the naked eye. Even raindrops couldn't penetrate it, seemingly cutting through the rain curtain.
Beautiful like magic.
"Damn Inferior Humans!"
Arlong couldn't understand the reason, but seeing Roya's indifferent gaze, exactly the same as when he faced Kizaru, completely ignoring him, deeply stabbed his heart. "You just dispersed the raindrops I casually threw out. Don't get carried away!"
"You're the one getting carried away. You're just a stray dog. Did you really think you'd leave here alive?"
Roya sneered and suddenly disappeared from the spot!
"So fast!"
Arlong was shocked. His vision could vaguely catch Roya's moving figure. He immediately raised the Great Saw Sword to block his side!
Almost simultaneously, Roya appeared!
"Clang!"
Blades collided, sparks flying!
He kept up with Silent Step?
Roya's eyes narrowed slightly, but he wasn't too surprised. A person's physical functions would improve with the growth of their Physique, and the five senses were also part of their physical functions.
Silent Step was just a burst of speed for quick movement. Each movement distance wouldn't exceed five meters. It was normal to be detected.
But he couldn't keep up with his movements while holding such a big, serrated Sword!
Roya pressed down on the Great Saw Sword with both arms, while kicking Arlong, not to hurt him, but to borrow strength.
"Attacks of this level!"
Arlong felt a slight pain in his Body and reached out to grab Roya in a rage.
Roya pushed off with his feet, using the force to bounce backward, dodging Arlong's palm and quickly creating distance.
Silent Step!
This time, Roya appeared on the other side of Arlong, swinging his Sword across Arlong's waist, and blood splattered.
Then the Great Saw Sword slashed horizontally!
Roya leaned back almost ninety degrees, the Great Saw Sword passing over his Body. He could even see his reflection on the Blade.
After the Great Saw Sword passed, Roya did several backflips, leaping up and landing on a street lamp behind him, staring at the raging Arlong.
"The wound is shallow!"
The feeling of the slash was like cutting dried cowhide, barely cutting through the skin. This little bit of injury wasn't a threat to the thick-skinned Fish-Man. He needed to cut deeper!
Arlong held the Great Saw Sword in his right hand and touched the wound on his waist with his left. Although it was cut open by a sharp Blade, the wound was a bloody mess, and blood flowed non-stop.
It was as if it had been torn by a saw.
Come to think of it, he had a similar feeling when his nose was cut open just now. Even though his Body had moved away from the opponent's Sword, the wound was still being torn.
He couldn't get cut again!
"Clang!"
The Great Saw Sword was thrust into the Earth.
He couldn't keep up with the Black Hair Human's speed. Using such a cumbersome weapon would undoubtedly hold him back.
His teeth were enough!
"Argh!"
Arlong opened his bloody mouth, and sharp fangs grew wildly. In the blink of an eye, new teeth pushed out the old ones, and two complete sets of serrated teeth fell out!
"Iron Teeth Skill!"
He held a set of serrated teeth in each hand, clicking them together!
"Die!"
Arlong leaped up, instantly crossing a distance of more than ten meters, arriving above the street lamp. The serrated teeth in his hands bit down on Roya.
The speed had increased a lot compared to before!
Roya jumped back to dodge.
"Crack!"
The steel frame of the street lamp was shattered by the serrated teeth in Arlong's hands!
Roya's eyes were solemn. If he were bitten by the opponent's serrated teeth, even with Haki defense, his bones would probably be crushed.
"Shark-hahaha, don't even think about escaping!"
Arlong grabbed the street lamp, bending it back like a spring, and launched himself at Roya. His bloody mouth opened to the limit. This time, Roya, who was in mid-air, had no chance to dodge.
"Fool, you're the one who should be escaping!"
Roya gripped the Rain Cutter with both hands, Haki rapidly wrapping around the Blade. He continuously swung the Sword twice at the air directly in front of him.
The rain curtain was cut open magnificently!
Two extremely sharp Haki slashes paused in mid-air and merged into one, forming a huge cross slash!
The cross slash wasn't made of Slashing Waves, but pure Haki, so it couldn't move, but it didn't need to.
Arlong, who was flying over, could no longer change direction and could only watch as he crashed into the center of the cross slash!
Roya spoke coldly.
"Time Lag: Cross Strike!"
"Pfft!"
Blood rained down on the Earth!