Smoke billowed from the tremendous impact, engulfing Kaku in the blink of an eye.
But Kaku did not relax in the slightest. After locating Shiryu of the Rain with Observation Haki, he continuously unleashed Rankyaku, sending a dense barrage of slashes pouring down on Shiryu like a torrential downpour.
"Whoosh!"
Without even looking, Shiryu of the Rain swung out a sword aura that wiped them all out. The ground was carved open like thin paper, leaving a ravine over a hundred meters deep.
Before Kaku could react, the figure reflected in his eyes made his pupils shrink to pinpoints.
He had not expected Shiryu of the Rain to be following so closely behind the crimson sword aura!
This is bad...
Before Kaku could make a move, Rain had already slashed across his chest. The hastily applied Armament Haki was the first to be broken through, followed by his clothes, skin, and flesh.
"Splurt!!"
Blood erupted in an instant. A massive, bloody X appeared across Kaku's chest, and Shiryu of the Rain mercilessly kicked the center of the wound, sending Kaku skidding backward.
Rain returned to its sheath. Shiryu of the Rain stepped forward, caught up to Kaku just as he regained his footing, and drew his blade for another slash!
"Asura Blade: Demon Crow!"
The strike sliced directly across Kaku's neck. A straight sword mark ran down his giraffe-like neck, extending from his head all the way to his chest!
"Clang—Splurt!!"
At the very instant the longsword fully entered its sheath, the enormous sword mark seemed to receive a signal and burst open, blood gushing from the line of the wound.
"Ahh~ So waiting here for you first really was the right choice."
Chloe's somewhat troubled voice rang out. "If I'd come any later, this guy would've been dead for