The woman's delicate face was streaked with blood, as eerie as white petals blooming in a Blood Sea.
Nnoitra's narrow eyes reflected a woman completely unlike her usual self. Looking at the woman whose expression had turned somewhat savage, the corners of his mouth suddenly stretched wide, nearly reaching his ears. Without even looking closely, one could see his gleaming white fangs.
"Hahaha, Neliel Tu! Hearing you say something like that really surprises me. But can you actually do what you said?! Do you really still have that ability?!"
With that, Nnoitra stomped the arm on the ground to pieces. Then he grabbed his weapon, now smeared with flesh and blood, and shot toward Nel like a fired cannonball.
Facing Nnoitra, who had only one arm left yet still charged straight at her, Nel showed no expression. She merely drew her long blade slightly back, and then her icy voice traveled into Nnoitra's ears along with the moonlight.
"You cut off one of his arms and one of his lower legs. So, as double repayment, remember this! My next strike will cut off your other arm! Then, in the attacks to follow, I will sever both your legs in turn! Prepare yourself to die, Nnoitra Gilga!"
Hearing Nel's words, Nnoitra grew excited to the extreme. His tongue involuntarily slipped out as he said to Nel, "I couldn't ask for more! Neliel Tu!"
"Do not call my name with that filthy mouth of yours!"
With that, their weapons collided. Then, centered on the point where they met, a cloud of dust nearly twenty meters high rose into the air!
"This level of force isn't a joke, is it?!"
Feeling the terrifying force transmitted through his arm, Nnoitra's entire arm trembled. A huge crack appeared directly on his weapon. If he had