Is the Buster Call Still Going Ahead?

"Haha!! That's true."

Kuta twirled his sword in his right hand, then swung it upwards, colliding it with the Ama no Murakumo Sword. "I thought I'd just been slashed!"

"That's terrifying!"

As their blades clashed, golden light scattered everywhere, and the wind pressure was like a category 10 typhoon, mercilessly whipping up the sand and gravel on the ground, blowing it outwards like Sandstorm.

Ding ding ding!!

During the exchange, Kizaru looked down at Kuta and roared, "Don't you dare imitate my way of speaking, okay!"

"Oh!"

Kuta gave a casual, perfunctory reply, then looked up and, through the golden light of the Ama no Murakumo Sword, saw Kizaru's face, which appeared even more lewd under the golden light. He smirked and laughed.

"Wow, that's terrifying! Pikachu, I never knew you were such a Great Swordsman!"

"It seems everyone underestimated you!"

Although the fight lasted only a short time, Kizaru was able to keep up with the speed of his sword swings, which clearly showed he had practiced.

To say that this guy's Armament Haki and Observation Haki aren't strong would be unbelievable!

"Oh! You noticed that?"

Kizaru looked down at Kuta, who was constantly swinging his sword and clashing with him, tilted his chin forward, slumped his face, and uttered a famous line.

"How terrifying! Silver Hair - Kuta."

"What follows is a real life-or-death struggle!"

Kuta's smile vanished, and his aura surged. A flowing, pinkish Armament Haki Coating around the blade as he Zankū.

Then he deflected the Ama no Murakumo Sword with a single stroke, turned his body to the side, and used both hands...

He gripped his sword, the tip pointing at Kizaru, his legs slightly bent, and looked up at Kizaru, his eyes swirling with Nebula.

"One Sword Style: Tsubame Gaeshi!"

The Zankū vanished, leaving only three crescent-shaped streaks of red and black light, slashing toward Kizaru's head, chest, and lower limbs respectively.

It's as fast as Inazuma, giving people no time to react.

The instant Kizaru's sword was parried by Kuta, it felt as if he had been targeted by something extremely deadly, causing him to feel as if he were being pricked by needles all over his body, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

"Danger, extreme danger."

The moment the blade struck, he couldn't even react; he only had time to Armament Haki to the area in front of him.

Clang--!

The Ama no Murakumo Sword, broken into three sections, flashed continuously before swiftly slashing at his body.

Clang--!

It instantly shattered his Armament Haki and passed through his body.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, three streaks of light, like swallows in flight, suddenly slashed back and instantly struck his back.

Puff--!

Blood splattered everywhere.

Then the blade flashed across his body and returned to Kuta's hand.

Only then did he notice that Kuta was holding the Zankū in both hands.

This is the true form of Tsubame Gaeshi. It's called Tsubame Gaeshi because the Slash it delivers is like a swallow turning, striking out and then returning, making it impossible to defend against.

Golden ions coalesced on the beach not far from Kuta, forming the shape of Kizaru.

He stared intently at Kuta, then reached out and touched his back.

Then, looking down at the bloodstains on his palm, his eyes no longer held any contempt.

"It actually hit him! How terrifying!"

That guy's Slash was so fast that he didn't have time to transform into his elemental form beforehand. He could only apply Armament Haki first. If it weren't for the Armament Haki blocking the attack, the first strike would have hit him.

The stab wound on his back was purely due to his carelessness. Although he transformed into elemental form the instant the blade struck, he was still injured.

Although the wound wasn't deep—it was just a minor cut to his skin—the fact that it could actually hurt him proves that this guy has reached the world's top level.

"How terrifying! Silver Hair."

Kuta sheathed his sword, stood still, pulled off his Wine Gourd, took a sip, and chuckled at Kizaru.

"Didn't I tell you? Be careful! This is your own carelessness."

He shrugged and said, "Is it my fault?"

Hahahaha...

Kizaru stared at Kuta, and took off a...

The brown sunglasses he was wearing showed, just as Kuta had said, that he had indeed been careless.

Since obtaining the Glint-Glint Fruit, which grants him invincible powers, he has rarely been injured.

Normally, he could take down Pirates with a single kick, but things changed after he met Kuta.

This guy is not only fast, but his long- Teleportation attacks are impossible to hit because he can teleport. His close-range sword swings are also incredibly fast, leaving him with absolutely no advantage.

This kind of person made him feel completely helpless.

"Oh dear! This is troublesome."

Kizaru sighed inwardly. In truth, with his talent, his Armament Haki should have been at its peak long ago. However, his Glint-Glint Fruit was too invincible, which meant he never had a chance to use Armament Haki against his enemies. That's why his Armament Haki was shattered by Kuta's full-force attack.

He looked at Kuta, putting aside his disdain, and for the first time his expression became serious.

Then he crossed his arms over his chest and reconstituted the Ama no Murakumo Sword.

Kuta looked at Kizaru, hung his Wine Gourd back on his waist, Coating his Armament Haki around Zankū, and with a "whoosh," rushed towards Kizaru.

For the two of them, ranged attacks were completely useless; only melee combat mattered.

Clang--!

The Zankū and the Ama no Murakumo Sword collided again, scattering golden light, then quickly separated, only to collide again just as quickly.

Sandstorm reappeared and gradually intensified, blowing waves from the shore back into the Sea.

They fought from the beach to the sea, to the sky, and to the islands.

It was as if the only sound in the entire world was the clash of their blades.

The sound lasted all night.

When the sun rose above the sea, the whole world suddenly turned golden.

Kizaru also transformed into another sun in the sky, continuously firing lasers at the giant crater in the center of the Island below.

"The Yasakani no Magatama!"

"Hey, old man! Didn't I already tell you it's no use?"

Kizaru transformed into the sun, a muscular figure with a bare upper body suddenly appeared in the sky behind him.

Kuta looked down at the sun and slashed down with his sword without hesitation.

Clang--!

Kizaru revealed himself, raised his Ama—no -Ama no Murakumo Sword to block Kuta's attack, and then quickly shot downwards.

"Boom!"

Rocks flew everywhere, and the pit collapsed.

Then, as if some mechanism had been triggered, the entire island began to shake, with one section collapsing after another, causing the central part of the Island to sink dozens of meters.

Chapter 48: Should the Buster Call still be carried out?

In the air.

A flash of golden light appeared, Kizaru materialized into a physical form.

He looked at Kuta, tilted his chin forward, and said with a pursed mouth, "That was close! I almost got buried in there."

As he spoke, he looked down at the mine shaft below, which resembled an ant nest due to the collapse, and seemed lost in thought.

"Is this the goal?"

"We really can't let the outside world know!"

From these mines, he could even see countless skeletons in pits specifically used to dump corpses. He figured that a lot of people must have died in these mines over the decades!

"Stop joking, okay!"

Kuta withdrew his gaze from below and turned to look at Kizaru, "You old man, you're really terrifyingly strong!"

After a night of fighting, aside from the initial Swallow Tsubame Gaeshi Strike leaving three shallow wounds on this guy's body, nothing else was done.

The guy was completely unharmed.

While Kizaru couldn't do anything to him, he couldn't do anything to Kizaru either.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly invincible power of Teleportation. To actually hurt someone, you still have to swing your sword the instant you Teleportation there!

For powerful individuals with strong Observation Haki and extensive combat experience, this instant is enough for them to react.

His Space Domain is currently unable to contain such a powerful being.

And this guy's Devil Fruit development is indeed at an extremely high level. Even if the blade entangled with Ryuo hit this guy, it wouldn't cause him much damage.

To defeat these top-tier powerhouses of the Logia, the only way is to wear them down until their stamina declines and they can no longer maintain their elemental form; otherwise, it will be very difficult to win.

Ten Warship were drifting on the sea outside the Island.

These Navy Warship, under the wind pressure from the battle Kuta and Kizaru, had long since left the shallow waters.

Outside the Infirmary on one of the Navy Warship, ten non-commissioned officers from the Navy Warship stood in the corridor, their eyes fixed on the door of the Infirmary, their faces more solemn than ever before.

Although the doctors said the four Vice Admiral were not in mortal danger, the Infirmary remained closed, keeping their hearts in their throats.

As for going to the island to help Onigumo Vice Admiral Onigumo and Admiral Borsalino, let's forget about it!

They'd only cause trouble if they went; they have that much self-awareness.

Just then...

Creak--!

The door to the Infirmary suddenly opened from the inside, and the sergeants immediately stood up and rushed over.

He asked the doctors who came out of the Infirmary, "How are they? Doctors, are the four Vice Admiral alright?"

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"Luckily, they were brought in in time, otherwise it would have been really difficult to perform the surgery."

"Fortunately, there were enough people on board to find a matching blood donor; otherwise, we would have had to return to port as soon as possible to provide assistance."

"Those four Vice Admiral..."

The lead doctor took off his gloves, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry, the wound is deep, but not fatal. He's awake now; you can go in and take a look."

He then parted the crowd and led the other doctors out.

The emergency treatment lasted all night and they were exhausted. They should go and get some rest now!

As he walked, he muttered to himself, "That Silver Hair is really terrifying! He managed to injure four Vice Admiral so badly, and I heard he only used one stab."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shiver, as if that overwhelming aura that had stunned him was about to descend again.

Being knocked unconscious by a shockwave is no pleasant experience!

The Infirmary was entered by a dozen colonels, while the other non-commissioned officers waited at the door.

In fact, the naval soldiers on the ship had already woken up, but the Vice Admiral were still unconscious. Vice Admiral Onigumo Admiral Borsalino were still fighting the Silver Hair Pirates on the island. They couldn't make a decision for the time being, so they could only wait until the Vice Admiral who were qualified to give orders woke up.

After the colonels entered, they all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Vice Admiral leaning against the four medical beds.

They then quickly lined up and saluted the Vice Admiral.

"Hello, Yamakaji, Momonga, Doberman, and Vice Admiral Strawberry!"