"This is the battlefield I carefully prepared for you! Long time no see, Shane!"
Clad in this suit of armor, Golden Lion's defense was off the charts.
With Haki coating it, it took on the same color as the Dual Swords in his hands.
As an unsurpassed Great Swordsman of the Two-Sword Style, he now combined speed, defense, and offense, putting him in a seemingly unbeatable position.
"Not bad at all!"
Shane had also made his arrangements. He would leave the ground battlefield in Wano Country alone, letting the Flying Pirate Crew and the Kurozumi Clan wear down the Kozuki Clan's remaining forces.
His own Grand Fleet would head to the five Sky Islands to hone themselves in battle.
The other fleets were still on their way. Once they arrived, they could suppress all the remaining forces and obstruct the Marines trying to seize the opportunity to launch surprise attacks from outside.
Once the war broke out, it would only be a matter of time before they made their move.
They simply needed some time to arrive from all over the world.
Since his breakthrough in strength, Shane had developed and integrated the devil brain, and obtained the Age-Age Fruit to enhance his other fruit abilities.
He had also had Linlin to hone himself against before this battle. She could be called the best source of experience among those on his level.
Now, his confrontation with Golden Lion was on the verge of erupting.
It would be nothing less than a fight to the death, encompassing Haki, fruit development, Rokushiki, and swordsmanship.
What Shane lacked was time spent honing himself, with the greatest gap lying in technique.
One fought with his fists, the other with his Dual Swords.
But Golden Lion had long since integrated his Devil Fruit Awakening, the