The next instant, the two had appeared in front of and behind Rossi. Their kicks tore through the air, vacuum slashes crossing toward **!
"Rankyaku: Cross!"
Light and shadow suddenly scattered.
Rossi, who had been standing at the intersection of the attacks, abruptly vanished.
With their target gone, the kicks slammed into each other with a dull crash.
Crack-
A gale burst outward, radial cracks spreading across the deck as though invisible blades had slashed it repeatedly.
"Ugh... damn it!"
The pained grunt came from the half-eagle, half-human member of Cipher Pol No. 9.
His feather-covered right leg, transformed into an eagle's talon, bent at an unnatural angle. Even with the tough physique granted by his Zoan ability, his facial muscles violently twitched.
"Careful, he knows Soru too!"
"No-"
The voice came from behind the ordinary-looking Cipher Pol No. 9 agent who had warned his companion.
Sandai Kitetsu had already descended without a sound.
At first, the slash was as utterly restrained as its appearance, until it was about to reach the turning agent-then black-and-red demon aura erupted!
Haki wrapped around the blade, fusing Rossi and his long sword into a seamless whole.
"Oni Giri: Steel Severing!"
Faced with the supersonic ambush, the agent actually managed to twist at the waist in an instant, crossing his arms to block.
Sparks flew as demon aura shredded his clothes, revealing muscles with a cold, hard metallic sheen.
"Iron Body: Steel!"
The blade was stopped, but a dark red wound had already opened across the agent's arms.
The deck was **.
Wood chips mixed with the briny smell of the sea rushed into Rossi's nostrils. His blade sliced through the air, but could not cut through that spinning body-the instant his opponent's shoulder blade touched the edge, his muscles collapsed and slid away