Just as the battle was about to erupt, a figure emerged from a corridor in Ryugu Palace.
"Thunder Swordsman! If you've got the guts, come at me! I, Pekoms, will never fear you! Gao!"
The figure was Pekoms. Though he was short and dressed in pink, he carried himself like a man ready to answer for his actions.
Werther turned toward him and recognized him at once. Wasn't he that Mink Tribe member from Big Mom's ship?
“Oh? So Big Mom has already sent people to Fish-Man Island.”
Heh. I didn't expect to run into her people before I even reached the New World."
Werther crossed his hands and slowly drew the two Intent Blood swords at his waist.
The moment the blades left their sheaths, everyone in Ryugu Palace felt a chill. Their gazes turned toward the swords in his hands.
Intent Blood had now advanced to the Supreme Grade Great Blade.
The swords looked much the same as before, but their sharpness had risen by several levels.
Previously, Intent Blood had absorbed blood, then drawn Life Force from it.
Now the swords were more direct: they absorbed Life Force from any living creature. Werther had tested them as soon as their advancement was complete.
He had stabbed one into a humandrill, and what happened next was horrifying.
The creature had rapidly withered. Before long, it was a skin-and-bones corpse.
That was not even Intent Blood's true strength. After advancing, the swords had gained an ability that could only be used in conjunction with Werther.
He had not used it yet, but he could sense how powerful it was. Gaining that ability was the greatest benefit of Intent Blood's advancement to the Supreme Grade Blades.
"I'd heard about them, but I never imagined those two Cursed Swords would feel