"That look in your eyes is rather intriguing!"
Golden Lion slashed at Shane's shoulder.
He was attacking a weak point!
In their life-and-death struggle, every seemingly unskilled move was actually the strongest counterattack they could deliver at the speed they could achieve.
"Still not fast enough!"
Shane raised his hand to block, and a metallic clang actually rang out.
Instead, the dark clouds behind Shane were cleaved in two, opening a massive gap through which the battlefields were visible to the naked eye.
The pirates' cries of battle were broadcast to more than a dozen kingdoms simultaneously.
"Big talk!"
Golden Lion reversed his grip and thrust Kogarashi toward Shane's abdomen.
He liked attacking this way best, unleashing an offensive that caught people off guard.
Combined, his attacks were a furious storm. The slightest lapse from his opponent would mean either a pierced organ or half their body being sliced off.
This strike was particularly vicious, and Shane's other hand did not make it in time to block.
He simply punched at Shiki's face instead.
Attack as defense!
"I'm not blocking either!"
If Shiki wanted to land this thrust on Shane, he could not defend, so all he could do was put his strength into the strike.
Shhk!
Blood sprayed!
Shane's abdomen was pierced through in a gruesomely bloody sight.
Golden Lion was also struck in the head, leaving him dizzy.
Both were severely wounded.
Both flew backward, coughing up blood nonstop.
Shane was determined to fight using Rokushiki, to draw out the last of his Zoan potential and forge his arms into Enma as well.
Golden Lion, however, was looking for an opening.
"You've got some tricks, brat! If you survive this move, I'll show you what the World's Greatest Swordsman and the absolute creator of terror are!"
Shiki's eyes