Dunn did not hesitate. He immediately launched a surprise attack on Damon.
At such close range, Damon could notice him at any moment.
Of course, once Dunn attacked, Damon would inevitably notice him.
Sure enough, the instant Dunn launched his attack.
Damon abruptly turned his head.
To Dunn's surprise, there was no shock at the ambush on Damon's face. His expression was completely calm.
This made Dunn feel that something was slightly wrong.
The next moment, the long blade in Damon's hand caught Dunn's attack at a bizarre angle.
Then the entire True Intent Manifestation exploded, and endless blade intent engulfed Dunn, leaving not a single gap.
Enveloped in blade intent, Dunn felt as though he were being sliced apart piece by piece. His protective Armament Haki was soon breached, and layers of blade intent scraped away at his flesh.
Within it was a power that suppressed Dunn's recovery speed.
Although it was not particularly strong, it made Dunn recover more slowly than the blade intent could slice him apart.
Even when Dunn used the Dark-Dark Fruit's damage absorption and the Vampire Fruit's recovery abilities to their fullest.
They still fell just short of the speed at which the blade intent sliced him apart.
This caused Dunn's flesh to be "peeled away layer by layer" by the blade intent.
Soon, Dunn's entire body was a mangled mass of flesh and blood.
The blood flowing from him quickly covered more than half the Arena, staining its floor crimson.
A short while later, as the densely enveloping blade intent gradually thinned.
Standing nearby, Damon saw Dunn's mangled body through the thinning blade intent, as well as the heart slowly beating in his lower abdomen.
"So that's it. You actually moved your heart."
As he spoke, Damon slowly raised his long blade, aimed