Among Honedge's Ultimate Moves, "Fury Cutter" and "Swords Dance" shared the same cooldown in both weapon form and spirit form—and that cooldown was as long as ten minutes.
This meant that after using "Swords Dance" now, Honedge would basically be unable to use "Swords Dance" again in this duel.
But given the situation, he had to act decisively!
Upon receiving the command, Honedge, whose hilt had been seized by the Bloodthirsty Snake Man, suddenly twisted its blade.
Threads of sword wind rose around it, and the rapidly intensifying airflow burst forth, tearing open the Bloodthirsty Snake Man's left hand.
After breaking free of its restraints, Honedge immediately shot into the sky.
Its ribbon grabbed hold of its scabbard and danced without pause, its momentum steadily rising.
What showed outwardly was the increasingly turbulent airflow winding around its blade.
This obvious means of enhancement made Tom Nixon's expression turn stern at once. He immediately shouted, "Bloodthirsty Snake Man, Entanglement!"
"Entanglement."
An Ultimate Move that was not listed among the Bloodthirsty Snake Man's Ultimate Moves.
But the Bloodthirsty Snake Man had clearly mastered it. With its suddenly increased height and elongated left arm, it leaped into the air, trying to seize Honedge with its arm. As Honedge swung its blade, it intended to entangle it as before!
For a "sword" that needed acceleration to unleash its power, this was an excellent countermeasure.
But Honedge was not a sword without consciousness.
It moved its blade in an instant, rising higher once more—and its "Swords Dance" grew even fiercer!
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In that brief exchange of offense and defense, the Bloodthirsty Snake Man's "Entanglement" failed.
After Honedge rose higher, the increasingly violent "Swords Dance" whipped up a berserk gale that sent the leaping Bloodthirsty Snake Man flying on the spot.
Then Honedge's momentum swelled