After a finger strike, Carlos followed with a Heartbreak Palm from his left hand toward Shiryu's chest. In that split second, Shiryu had no time to draw back Raiu to defend himself. He could only coat himself in Armament Haki and meet Carlos's palm with his own.
Smack!
With a muffled thud, Shiryu's body slid across the rocky islet, leaving two clear tracks in the ground. His throat bobbed, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"What strange force!"
Shiryu praised him with a grave expression. Gripping Raiu with both hands, he slashed downward. A thunderous blue Sword Qi burst forth. Midway through its flight, it exploded, countless tiny strands of Sword Qi turning into a howling storm that left no room to evade.
Hurricane Fist!
Carlos shifted his fingers, turning them into two crimson iron fists. Countless red fists emerged, stirring the air as innumerable transparent air fist imprints erupted. Not only did they shatter the incoming Sword Qi, but as Carlos continuously swung his fists, wave after wave of fist imprints blasted toward Shiryu.
Shiryu stood his ground with his feet planted wide, gripping Raiu in both hands as he continuously swung his blade. Blue Sword Qi tore through the air one after another, flowing like blue streams as they repeatedly collided with the transparent fist imprints. Explosions rang out without end, and stones long eroded by seawater constantly shattered...
The two kept trading blows, fist imprints and Sword Qi flying everywhere as neither was willing to give an inch.
Carlos's seemingly random barrage actually had a pattern. Hurricane Fist was originally the fastest and most sustained move among his Body Techniques, designed specifically to deal with rapid-attack techniques.
Shiryu's Sword Qi attacks, however, were merely pure Sword Qi slashes and were not