But he was fast; Evan was faster! The instant he turned to flee, Evan unleashed Sword Form: Drifting Skiff, becoming a streak of green smoke as he darted behind him and drove his sword into his thigh.
"Ah—!"
The Barracuda Captain instantly lost his balance, rolling as he was flung away.
Evan took several swift steps forward, about to seize the chance to kill him, when a furious roar sounded behind him.
"Roar—!!! Damn brat, I'll eat you alive!"
Though crazed, White Shark Skuk had never vented his bloodlust on the Extraordinary people under his command. No matter how deranged he became, he still knew that his own strength and the forces beneath him were the capital that kept him alive.
While he was still around, he could have as many ordinary pirates as he wanted. But even the weakest Formal Knight could not simply be recruited at will.
While relentlessly pursuing Gell, Skuk had also kept an eye on the situation aboard the ship. He noticed the instant Evan beheaded the old pirate. After Evan stabbed the Barracuda Captain, Skuk abandoned Gell and lunged at Evan with his jaws wide open like a raging great white shark.
Six points of strength erupted beneath Skuk's feet, blasting a huge hole straight through the Silver Wing's deck.
Boom—
"Evan, watch out!"
Only then did Evan, who had been wholly focused on relentlessly pursuing the Barracuda Captain, belatedly realize that the White Shark had set his sights on him. He hastily withdrew his sword and raised it in defense.
Clang—!!!
Boom—!!!
Two deafening blasts rang out in succession.
The first sounded like a massive hammer striking an anvil. Gell had used his speed advantage to reach Evan first, using a textbook high guard from the advanced Faletis Sabre Art to neutralize seventy