Thud! Thud!
Nojiko seemed to have inherited someone's style, showing no mercy from the very first move.
Using both fists and legs, she was like a tiger among sheep. In the blink of an eye, fifty or sixty pirates fell like grass being mowed down.
The remaining pirates were startled, finally realizing that the blue-haired beauty blocking the country road was no ordinary person—she was a beast in human form!
At the back of the crowd.
Gin's eyes narrowed slightly.
He suddenly crouched slightly, coldly staring at Nojiko in the distance. The iron ball club in his hand spun and swung gently, scraping against the ground and sparking.
This woman was no pushover. Even he wasn't confident of a quick victory. To avoid wasting too much time, he needed to strike her head directly and kill her on the spot...
Just as he was about to throw the club, a wild laugh suddenly echoed across the shore:
"Hahaha, Palu is here!"
Thud!
A burly man covered in steel shields and with long limbs jumped off the ship, landing directly in front of Nojiko.
"Ohhh!! It's Captain Palu!"
"Finally making a move, huh?"
The pirates cheered, raising their arms in excitement. "You're done for, woman! This is Captain Palu, known as the 'Iron Wall Man' of our fleet!"
"That's right! It's me!"
Palu grinned, slamming the shields in his hands together.
Huh?
Nojiko looked up and down at his unique appearance, then shook her head in disbelief. "Iron Wall Man? More like a turtle hiding in its shell!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly stepped into the air using Moon Walk, appearing above Palu's head. With a heavy punch, she struck downward, aiming straight for his forehead.
Boom!
A dull metallic clang rang out as Palu raised his arms in front of him, the shields on his elbows perfectly blocking the blow.
That hurt!
Feeling the numbing shockwave from the impact on his arms, Palu was inwardly horrified.
This damn woman had incredible strength!
But when he lowered his arms, he let out a triumphant laugh: "Useless! Useless! A punch like that is too soft to break through my defense!"
"You should know, in all my battles, I've never shed a single drop of blood—not one!"
He raised a finger at Nojiko. "Not a scratch—that's the best proof of how strong I am..."
Swish!
A flash of sword light suddenly lit up, and a sharp sword aura whistled through the air, slicing past Palu's body.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Palu's body remained motionless, but a thin line of blood abruptly appeared on his raised finger, extending vertically. In an instant, it spread from his head down to his toes.
Palu was horrified to find that his vision seemed to be splitting.
His left eye saw the shield on his chest split in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror, while his right eye caught a glimpse of his right half slowly tilting.
Clang! Clang!
The left and right halves of his body, still covered in shields, fell to the ground one after the other. The cross-section of his torso revealed organs still faintly pulsating, while intestines and blood spilled everywhere.
"Captain Palu!!!"
The surrounding pirates' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
In all their battles, they had never seen anyone break through the captain's defense. Yet now, their captain had been cleanly sliced in half by a single sword strike?
Thud!
The tall young girl landed on the ground, her black long hair tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head, adding a touch of heroic spirit to her demeanor.
She tilted her head slightly, glanced at the blade, and with a flick of her wrist, the bloodstains on the pure white sword disappeared completely.
One of the 21 Great Grade Swords, Wado Ichimonji!
"Anyone else want to die?"
Kuina's gaze was cold as she turned Wado Ichimonji around, casually twirling it in a sword flourish, and pointed it at the Pirates in front of her who were visibly terrified. "Take a step forward if you dare."
Gulp.
The surrounding Pirates swallowed hard. Despite each of them holding sharp blades, they all instinctively took a few steps back.
This village... what is going on with this village!
It's supposed to be a remote countryside, so why are the women blocking the way one scarier than the last!!!
"Finished your meal already?"
Nojiko retracted her fist, sighing with a hint of boredom, and glanced sideways at Kuina. "You're a guest, you know. If you didn't eat your fill before rushing over, it would make us, the hosts, seem very rude."
"Yeah, just finished."
Kuina nodded lightly. "Xiano said he would do the dishes and wouldn't let me help. Since I had nothing else to do, I thought I'd come over and take a look."
"He's my brother! You've already been invited onto the ship, just call him Captain!" Nojiko gritted her teeth.
"Well, he is two years older than me."
Kuina pushed her glasses up indifferently.
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Hearing this conversation.
Both the Fleet Admiral Krieg, who had just disembarked, and Gin, who had automatically come to his side, had their faces darken considerably.
Just finished eating?
Came over because you were bored?
What arrogance! It sounded as if the two of them had just come over for a casual stroll to digest their meal, and could easily take care of the situation.
And what's even more infuriating...
Was that the main person they were looking for, Xiano!
Thirty ships had been mobilized, a massive force pressing in, and over a thousand Pirates had come ashore!
And you're still busy doing the dishes?
"Hey, hey, hey, we're being looked down upon..."
Krieg's face was livid, the veins on his temples throbbing, and suddenly he let out a chilling laugh from between his teeth. "This really pisses me off, Gin, you stay back, this time, I'll handle it myself!"
"Understood, Boss."
Gin gave him a surprised look, hesitated for a moment, and then reminded him, "That black-haired woman who appeared later, her swordsmanship is formidable, don't underestimate her..."
"Shut up, I don't need you to tell me that!"
Krieg sneered as he drew out the Golden Battle Spear, the heavy armor reflecting dazzling light under the sun. With a loud crash, he used the recoil to leap up, bringing the spear down on Kuina below.
"In the end, you're just small fry, only good for dealing with fools like Palu. I am the ruler of the East Sea! The Fleet Admiral Krieg with a bounty of 17 million Berries!!!"
"Can your sword energy cut through my Golden Battle Armor? And this battle spear of mine weighs a full ton, let's see if you can handle it, kid!!!"
Golden Battle Armor?
Kuina calmly looked up at the massive figure closing in, and softly uttered:
"One-Sword Style, Three Thousand Worlds · Swallow Return."
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, her figure vanished from its original position, evading the Golden Battle Spear as her blade suddenly slashed diagonally.
Swish, swish, swish!!!
Sword light erupted, transforming into three silver arcs that instantly enveloped Krieg's entire body.
Before he could even react, the round shields on his shoulders shattered with a loud crash, and the armor on his upper body disintegrated into a shower of metal fragments.
The final sword energy precisely knocked the Golden Battle Spear from his hand, embedding it into the trunk of a nearby coconut tree.
"..."
Krieg's towering 2.43-meter frame froze in place, not daring to move an inch, for at that very moment, the cold tip of the sword was pressed against his throat, just one centimeter below his Adam's apple.
"A frog in a well."
With a faint smile, Kuina looked at Krieg's panicked expression:
"Shall I make it clear to you? Two months ago, I had already comprehended the Voice of All Things Breathing and stepped into the Swordmaster Realm. Since then, there is nothing—gold, silver, copper, or iron—that I cannot cut."
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