Buzz!
Explosions thundered through the air as the two clashed head-on. In the end, Shiryu had steadied his stance and built up his momentum, gaining the upper hand. With one slash, he split apart Cracker's attack. Then Shiryu leaped into the air, spinning midair and forming a small vortex of airflow as countless air blades burst forth.
Cracker raised all six swords and roared, swinging them into a wall of light. Sword gleams crisscrossed in an instant, and the two moved at an extreme speed.
In the blink of an eye, Shiryu unleashed hundreds of 0.7 air blades. Cracker, armed with numerous weapons and reacting swiftly, blocked Shiryu's attacks one by one.
Below the slope, the BIGMOM Pirates erupted into earth-shaking cheers when they saw Cracker withstand Shiryu's wave of attacks. All of them were immensely excited.
"You've got some skill, huh?" Shiryu sneered. Suddenly switching to a one-handed grip on his sword, he reached for Cracker's weapons with his other hand.
Cracker had not expected Shiryu to be so bold. Caught off guard, one of his six weapons was actually seized by Shiryu's bare hand.
Laughing loudly, Shiryu grabbed Cracker's weapon with his bare hand and yanked it fiercely toward himself. At the same time, he swung his other hand and drove his blade viciously toward Cracker's heart.
With that pull from Shiryu, Cracker lost his balance completely and had no time to react. In an instant, Shiryu's blade stabbed into his chest.
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Clang! That blade struck Cracker squarely in the chest, producing a sharp collision.
The BIGMOM Pirates below went pale. Their cheers had not even ended before the situation changed so drastically in the blink of an eye. Many of them cried out in alarm, "Cracker-sama?!"
Yet Shiryu showed no pleasure at