Killing Intent flashed again and again as Gielman continuously swung both hands, slashing at Sephiroth.
After discarding the standard longsword in his left hand, which had been snapped in half, the youth switched to wielding his blade with both hands to parry the former's attacks.
The buzz-cut man's attacks were far from refined; they could even be said to be full of openings!
However...
Relying on his body of steel and formidable Armament Haki, he simply did not care about being struck. He sought only a swift end to the battle and Sephiroth's death.
Sephiroth once again seized an opening in Gielman's attack. He wrapped pitch-black Armament Haki around the Butcher Blade in his hand and viciously slashed at the other man's chest, leaving a cut across it.
However...
It was not even a centimeter deep!
With Sephiroth's current Haki strength, he was still unable to project Armament Haki outward...
Therefore, wanting to inflict internal damage on Gielman was basically wishful thinking!
Gradually, the Black Mist shrouding the area began to thin and dissipate, revealing the surrounding trees, grass, and the pirates' corpses strewn about...
"What? Running out of stamina and unable to keep up these little tricks?"
Gielman glanced around. When he saw the corpses of his subordinates, fury immediately surged in his heart. Boundless killing intent erupted from his body, making the air seem slightly stagnant.
In a fit of rage, the buzz-cut man suddenly raised his right leg and transformed it into a blade, bringing it down with tremendous force and carving a huge, bottomless fissure into the ground.
Sephiroth flashed away, appearing more than twenty meters from the buzz-cut man. Rather than rushing to attack, he let out a long breath and slowly sheathed his blade.
"It's not that I'm out of stamina...
It's just that