The two of them raised their right legs, each coated in Haki, and smashed them together. With a dull boom, the violent wind they kicked up sent cracks spreading through the wooden structures aboard the warship.
After one exchange, they clashed again. Their berserk strength, terrifying speed, and formidable defenses made the commotion grow ever greater. Within dozens of meters around them, fierce, violent winds raged; laser beams and sharp energy streaks shot everywhere, and the warship beneath their feet became increasingly battered.
Although Kizaru did not place much importance on Body Techniques, as a Vice Admiral, his skills were far from poor. Coupled with his advance elementalization, the speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit, and the power derived from that speed, he was incredibly formidable.
But while Kizaru was fierce, Carlos was even fiercer. Though Carlos's Wind Thunder Leg was inferior to the Glint-Glint Fruit in speed, his Body Techniques that combined strength and skill, his ability to shift between solid and intangible, and the powerful perception and predictive ability created by the Mangekyō Sharingan working with Observation Haki gradually gave him the upper hand.
Kizaru had not yet developed wrinkles, but his still rather handsome face was filled with solemnity. Feeling the growing pressure, he could not help but feel wary of Carlos's Body Techniques—and somewhat unwilling to accept it.
Since he could not win in Body Techniques, Kizaru simply drew upon his swordsmanship.
Ama no Murakumo!
Kizaru brought his hands together, then pulled them apart. A longsword radiating golden light appeared, light particles vibrating within the blade at a regular, high frequency. It was incredibly sharp, in no way inferior to a Great Grade Blade.
With Ama no Murakumo in hand and his swordsmanship unleashed, Kizaru's combat strength immediately rose considerably. He slowly reclaimed the advantage he had