World pulled several round bullets from his coat, tossing them in his hand as he spoke.
"Hmm?"
Barn responded instinctively when he heard him.
"How fast... can your blade be? More-More Tenfold Scattershot!"
Though World had asked a question, he gave Barn no time to answer. He hurled the pebbles in his hand straight at him. Their size remained unchanged, but their speed skyrocketed, filling the air with a barrage of sharp whistles!
"Heh..."
Barn's Mind's Eye stayed locked on World, keeping every movement he made in "sight."
The instant World threw the pebbles, Barn leaped up. All of World's pebbles struck the surrounding walls...
"Heh..."
Of course, World's attack was not that simple. He swiftly clawed at the ground. The hard concrete seemed to turn into a soft mound of sand beneath his hand, and he tore through it with ease, scooping up some small stones. Then he leaped even higher than Barn.
"Armament!"
The hand clutching the stones instantly turned iron-black, and he drove a powerful punch straight at Barn!
Clang!
Barn could not change direction in midair, so he had no way to dodge World's sudden iron fist. In his haste, he could only block with his sword, but amid the clash of metal, the blow sent him crashing to the ground!
"More-More Fiftyfold Scattershot!"
Before Barn could steady himself after landing, an even denser barrage whistled toward him!
Swish, swish, swish!
Red sword light flashed through the air with a rush of wind, seeming to form a crimson curtain in front of Barn!
None of the speeding pellets struck Barn. They all fell to the ground as shattered stones, some cut once, others twice or even three times...
Swish!
Barn flicked the Nidai Kitetsu through the air, then turned his head slightly. His deathly white eyes