A blade flashed through the air like a streak of silk.
It was a slash capable of stopping a waterfall.
It was a savage cut capable of cleaving through a broken wall.
Such a strike appeared abruptly like a fleeting gleam, forcefully severing even the currents of air.
Atomic Samurai's slash had been executed in one fluid motion, from his charge to drawing his sword, from drawing it to striking, without the slightest pause.
This was the strike of the S-Class Hero known to the world as Atomic Samurai, capable of unleashing hundreds of slashes in a second, precisely cutting any opponent apart down to the cellular level and crushing any disaster.
That strike alone was enough to make anyone acknowledge him as a master swordsman.
Its speed could even be described as bullet-like.
Though it was not Atomic Samurai's most proficient Atomic Slash, its speed and power were still so exceptional that his three A-Class Hero disciples could not react at all.
Against an ordinary monster, even an Oni-class Monstrous Human would likely fall to this blade unless it possessed strength on the level of the Deep Sea King or the Mechanized Savage Leader.
Yet Fang Li kept his gaze fixed on Atomic Samurai's face from beginning to end, completely ignoring the blade light barreling toward him at astonishing speed.
After all, to Fang Li, this slash was no threat at all.
"Clang!"
At the exact moment the blade flashed forth, a pleasant sound rang out.
It was like the sound of slender fingers tapping piano keys.
Yet the instant that sound arose, Atomic Samurai's eyes narrowed sharply as he unleashed his gale-like strike.
"Wha...!?"
Beside him, Iaian, Kyūbu Tachi, and Samurai Drill, who had witnessed the change on the battlefield firsthand, all sucked in a breath.
Only Sylvia