The two pirate captains racing ahead heard screams behind them and whipped around. Their allies were clutching their wounds, their faces twisted with shock and fury as blood seeped between their fingers.
Startled, the captains caught a figure flashing past. They turned and barely made out Wuli. Both stopped in their tracks, but before they could steady themselves...
A chilling wave of Sword Aura spread outward. They could almost feel the temperature around them plunge.
Snowflakes seemed to drift through the air like an illusion. Each one looked delicate and beautiful, but when the captains saw them, a chill ran through their bodies. A powerful killing intent lurked within that falling snow!
"Floating Feather Divine Wind Style Sword—Blowing Snow!"
Both men tensed. The cold carried by the drifting snow felt as though it would freeze the blood in their veins. Their movements grew stiff, far slower than usual. And that was not the worst of it.
The snowflakes seemed to swirl without pattern, but they had formed a deadly formation around the captains. The Sword Aura within them gathered into a single flash of light.
Blowing snow, Frost-Cold Blade!
The strike pierced both men before they could react. White frost formed over their wounds, but no blood flowed. Bitterly cold Sword Aura rampaged through their bodies, leaving them shivering uncontrollably.
"How is this possible?! It's like he's a completely different person!" Neither man could move an inch. Disbelief filled their pale faces.
One move. Defeat!
Nearly every captain in the Pirate Alliance force attacking the town had fallen to Wuli in a single strike!
The pirates stared in bewilderment, while the Marines' faces lit up with joy. The one-eyed pirate captain fighting Shu could hardly believe what he had seen. His concentration slipped, and Shu seized the opening to rust