The First Clash!
With the Nine Pillar Domain expanding, the range of Nativity of a World of Trees will naturally increase as well. After all, this is an overall enhancement of the fruit's abilities, not just a single skill point allocation in a game.
Trees, some over ten meters tall and resembling ancient trees, rose from the ground. At the same time, lush green grass covered the area, colorful flowers bloomed, and even various kinds of vegetables and plants, such as chili peppers, cabbages, peas, and Cactus, sprouted up one after another.
Vidal is fully prepared for battle!
[Smack!]
"Come forth, Apis Divine Bull— "
At such a time, how could it be without its presence? The enormous bull gathered in the Tree World and, as soon as it took shape, it raised its head and bellowed. If you looked closely, you would find that its eyes were more lively and agile than before.
[Call out--]
Soon, a whooshing sound came from afar. Vidal stood between the two horns of the Oxhead, looking expressionlessly at the purplish-red figure that appeared in the air.
"So you've finally given up on running away, little guy?" Redfield looked down at the people and trees below from his high position, his eyes very calm, completely lacking the murderous aura he had shown before.
"I'm just curious, and I want to ask you face to face what I did to offend you that you're so persistent in pursuing me. I'm warning you, my teacher was Admiral of the Sengoku!" Vidal stared at the other person expressionlessly, but his words sounded somewhat insincere.
"The Bat-Bat Fruit is in your hands, isn't it?" Redfield asked casually, completely ignoring Vidal's question and disregarding Vidal threat.
"The Bat-Bat Fruit?" Vidal retorted. "Don't you know I'm a Devil Fruit user? What would I need that Bat-Bat Fruit for?"
"Don't admit it? No problem." Redfield sneered, then immediately activated his Observation Haki to read Vidal's memories from a distance.
"Um?"
But the next second, his expression changed, because the Vidal in front of him had absolutely nothing in his mind, and didn't seem to have any thoughts at all. How could this be?
"What are you doing?" Vidal asked, feigning ignorance.
Redfield's eyes darkened, and he didn't answer. He thoughtfully scanned the entire Tree World below, then his Observation Haki swept out like a radar. Soon, a cold smile appeared on his face again.
"So that's how it is. This thing in front of me is an avatar. No wonder." As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on one of the countless trees, which sent a chill down Vidal's spine as his true consciousness was hidden there.
[Swish--]
At that moment, a flash of light appeared, Vidal barely saw when Redfield waved his umbrella. He only felt his heart beat slightly faster when a red slash flew towards him.
[Boom!!]
The slash was incredibly powerful, covering an area almost instantly. The wildly growing branches that tried to block it were as fragile as paper, unable to withstand it for even half a second. A flash of crimson light swept past, pulverizing everything within its range.
Immediately, a large amount of seawater gushed out of the breach. Fortunately, the wooden planks quickly repaired the breach, but the bare rock formation resembled a Mediterranean Sea appearing in a lush forest—it was extremely unsightly.
"You dodged pretty quickly." Redfield retracted his purple umbrella and gave a light compliment, glancing at another spot, completely ignoring the more obvious targets Apis Divine Bull and the Wood Clone.
How did you sense me?
Vidal appeared at the furthest point from Redfield, looking utterly perplexed.
He was genuinely puzzled, since Observation Haki should be useless.
"Same aura, but different inner self, little guy." Redfield chuckled. Now Vidal completely understood. This guy hadn't found him through aura, but through mind-reading ability!
All you need to do is sweep your Observation Haki across a wide area and find the tree that's interested in you, since as long as you're alive, your thoughts will never stop.
"How disgusting, that bastard!" Vidal was getting impatient.
"Hmph!" But Redfield overheard these thoughts, and his eyes turned cold. "Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson about manners on behalf of your teacher."
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a purple-red afterimage and rushed towards Vidal's hiding place. He wanted to grab Vidal and take a good look at his previous memories.
Moo--
Apis Divine Bull roared angrily at him, charging forward with its thick, sharp horns. Its Wood Clones also joined the attack. Moreover, the entire Tree World erupted in chaos, with almost every tree coming to life, shooting out its branches. Between the trees, Peashooters, like agile soldiers, fired their weapons into the sky.
That wasn't all. Vidal directly covered the tips of the branches with a layer of dark Armament Haki, further enhancing their attack power.
He had absolutely no intention of holding back!
The Tree World attack looked extremely spectacular; in the face of these dense, overwhelming attacks, the rapidly descending figure appeared remarkably frail.
[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]
Vidal, hidden in the tree, felt a sudden jolt when the two clashed, because he saw that whether it was the Burst Gun Tree formed by the Wood Clone's arms or the hail of bullets composed of Peashooter and trees, all of them were blocked by an invisible force three meters in front of Redfield.
"Haki Emission!!"
[Swish--]
Once again, a flash of light appeared. Redfield swung his purple umbrella, unleashing a massive crimson slash that cleaved the charging Apis Divine Bull in two. It then instantly pulverized the countless branches that followed. However, perhaps due to the Armament Haki Hardening covering the branches, the slash paused for a mere second.
This gave Vidal ample time to relocate, but the spot he had just been in, along with the trees, flowers, and planks, vanished, revealing a vast expanse of deep blue, surging sea!
"Staying up to these trivial tricks, it seems the Sengoku was a very unsuccessful teacher."
Redfield, leaving a long trail of purplish-red afterimages, appeared before a large tree in the Tree World at some unknown time, his purple umbrella transforming into a purple ray that pierced through it.
The swordsmanship of Great Swordsman is terrifying, and its terror lies in its speed. Vidal had no time to teleport and dodge, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and crawl out of the tree trunk to meet the attack head-on.
"Let's give it our all!"
[Bang!!]
A layer of jet-black luster condensed on his arm, while a bright green gauntlet appeared. It collided fiercely with the purple umbrella that was thrusting towards him, instantly unleashing an unparalleled impact. It was a semi-transparent shockwave that could be seen with the naked eye, uprooting the surrounding trees and instantly scraping the grass underfoot clean.
[Puff--]
Vidal barely held on for four breaths before the sharp purple light emanating from the purple umbrella shattered the green-armored gauntlets, striking the Fist Bone inside with overwhelming force that the Hardening skin could not withstand.
He transformed into a green rainbow and flew backward, smashing tree trunks along the way, with crimson blood floating in the air. Finally, he crashed to the ground with his master, leaving bloodstains on the ground.
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