Seeing Yugao still hesitate to attack, Anyo said impatiently, "If you keep being this weak, you won't just be letting your good friend down, but my teaching too. I refuse to believe someone I trained is useless."
Clang.
Waning Moon left its sheath.
Yugao struck first.
"Dance of the Crescent Moon."
As she charged at top speed, one figure became three. Blades swooped down with afterimages trailing behind them, countless phantom blades flashing through the air within a single simple slash, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the false.
Unintentional Blade turned lightly in Anyo's hand. With a simple thrust, he overcame finesse with strength. The blade swept forward unopposed, breaking through the layers of flashing blades to reach Yugao's real body. Its speed and precision made her feel death rushing toward her.
As expected of the captain. I can't hold back anymore.
Yugao's sword force changed. All the phantom blades vanished, leaving only a single gleam that condensed into a point. The curved blade was like moonlight cleaving the heavens, gathering specks of starlight in one place. She suddenly leaped into the air and struck downward. Wherever the blade passed, it cleaved the air into a vacuum, leaving utter silence.
"Break!"
A flicker of appreciation crossed Anyo's eyes, followed by gratification, then fury. He had never imagined that one day he would face an attack from the Blade-Breaking Technique himself.
With a desolate smile, he lowered his sword hand, abandoning his defenses completely.
Panic flashed in Yugao's eyes, but she had already committed her full strength to the strike. There was no turning back, and even she could no longer control it. She could only watch as Waning Moon pierced Anyo's body, stabbing into his left chest. Crimson blood flowed down the blade.
"No!" Yugao hurriedly released