Seeing that her first attack failed, Wendy instantly used a combination of Geppo and Shave, stepping through the air to instantly appear on the other side of the Lao Si, this time aiming a single blade at the Lao Si's skull.
The Lao Si ducked to dodge the knife. Wendy took another step in mid-air and came close to Lao Si. The previous knife was already used up and had little effect, so Wendy withdrew it. Meanwhile, another knife continued to stab at the Lao Si's head. The Lao Si brother swung his knife to deflect the short knife and rolled away from Wendy.
"How can this woman be so ruthless? She's trying to rip my skull off! Women are really not to be trifled with! This is giving me a headache!"
Although the Lao Si's head was not injured, he still had a headache. Wendy's strength exceeded his expectations, and he decided to change his strategy.
It wasn't surprising that Wendy didn't succeed; she never expected to win so easily. Injuries were within her tolerance level. The most crucial thing was to Awakening her Observation Haki.
Wendy focused all her attention on the changes around her and continued to chase after the Lao Si.
Putting aside the fight between Wendy and the Lao Si, Vic's attention is now focused on Rebecca. He charged at her without warning, and the fight hasn't stopped.
Rebecca had already calmed down when she was unilaterally defeating the Lao Si, and she could use her Observation Haki normally again. Now it was two people with Observation Haki fighting.
It's unclear whether the Lao San has Armament Haki, as we haven't seen him use it yet. However, Vic guesses that he probably doesn't, since he was already at a disadvantage fighting Rebecca with her sword. If he had Armament Haki, he would have used it long ago.
Rebecca's longsword flashed like a rain of swords, and the Lao San could only dodge with his Observation Haki, but had no way to retaliate.
Seeing the Lao San's behavior, Rebecca simply stopped using her sword. Using a sword would be considered bullying. She sheathed her longsword and tucked it into her waistband, then fought the Lao San bare-handed.
Shigan
Rebecca vanished from her spot and instantly appeared in front of the Lao San, aiming a jab at Lao San right eye. The Lao San's expression changed drastically, and he crossed his arms to cover his face when Rebecca's finger was still thirty centimeters away from his head.
Rebecca missed the Lao San's eye, but instantly stabbed several bloody holes in Lao San arm.
The Lao San, wincing in pain, tried to kick Rebecca, but Rebecca jumped away instantly. Lao San flipped his arm over, his face grim as he looked at the bloody hole. Rebecca, without even glancing at her own fingers, simply flicked the blood away.
"How much of the Six Powers have you actually mastered?" The Lao San had only seen Rebecca use the Shave technique and thought that Rebecca was only good at swordsmanship and Shave. But he didn't expect that Rebecca would stop using her sword when he kept dodging and then immediately use several Shigan on him. This was something he hadn't expected.
The Lao San's arms were already injured, but fortunately Rebecca's Shigan couldn't break his bones yet, otherwise both of his hands would be useless. However, his arm bones still felt a burning pain.
" Six Powers is just Six Powers, how many more can there be?" Rebecca said nonchalantly.
He had already mastered all Six Powers, and she was waiting for an opportunity to Awakening her Armament Haki. However, she felt that the Lao San couldn't help her Awakening because Lao San couldn't give her any sense of pressure.
To be honest, Rebecca was a little disappointed. She was even thinking about whether she should try to snatch the opponent that Vic had sensed later.
What Rebecca was completely unaware of was that with her mastery of the Six Powers and Observation Haki, she was already very strong, and would almost never lose in the first half of the Grand Line unless she encountered Logia.
However, her standards are now too high. Having witnessed the power of too many strong individuals, she has become somewhat self-deprecating and wants to become even stronger.
" Barnett, Rebecca's current enemy is clearly no match for her, and she'll probably switch opponents soon. You'll likely have to deal with this guy again, but he has Observation Haki, so you'll be at a disadvantage fighting him. I'm thinking of having Frodeku help you deal with him. What do you think?"
Although Vic was thinking of Barnett's best interests and knew Barnett wouldn't object, he still wanted to ask for his opinion, since it might involve issues of respect. Of course, Barnett didn't care about these things; he was rational and would make the right judgment.
"An enemy with Observation Haki is indeed troublesome, but how is Frodeku going to help me? Will he give me advice from the sidelines? But wouldn't the enemy know that too?" Barnett had a rough idea, but Vic's imagination ran wild, and he couldn't fully fathom it.
"More or less, but saying it directly is definitely not an option. If the enemy finds out, they'll definitely change their attack methods and positions."
Frodeku's Observation Haki has stabilized now. I will teach him the method of Secret Sound Transmission, so he can directly tell you the enemy's attack methods and locations.
Just like when he told you to kick that guy, even if Frodeku could use the method I described, he could directly transmit the visions of the future he sees into Barnett's mind.
That way, there's no need to say anything; it's more direct and effective. It all depends on how well Frodeku uses his Observation Haki.
This time, Vic's words rang directly in their minds. After all, this was a secret for Vic and his team, and they would naturally keep it from others if they could avoid it. Better safe than sorry, as there were Observation Haki users on the island who could overhear their conversation and could spread the news at any time using Den Den Mushi.
Barnett's eyes lit up when he heard Vic's words. This was a great idea! If Frodeku could do it, wouldn't that be equivalent to him also having Observation Haki that could Future Sight? In the future, if the two of them fought together, they could definitely compete with Rebecca!
However, Frodeku is not Vic. If Vic had Future Sight Observation Haki, he believed that Vic could definitely achieve the kind of image transmission he described. But Frodeku is usually a bit simple-minded, and he wasn't sure if Frodeku could do this kind of function.
When Frodeku heard Vic's words, his eyes lit up. When they were queuing to buy things today, they could only talk in riddles. Without some tacit understanding, it would be really difficult to communicate. If only they could Secret Sound Transmission, they could speak directly. As for the image transmission that Vic mentioned, he couldn't guarantee it. He could only try his best.
"Just have Frodeku use our code." Vic couldn't stay silent, as that would definitely arouse suspicion, so he could only offer a vague answer for now.
" Vic, that's a brilliant idea! You're truly amazing!" Barnett immediately understood and said with a double meaning.
He had to admire Vic's imagination. When Devil Fruit to him before, it had shocked him beyond belief, like discovering a new continent. He really wanted to open Vic's skull to see if it contained a colorful brain. How could his ideas be so unconventional?
"Alright, I'll give it my best!" Frodeku said somewhat uncertainly. He wasn't even sure if he could learn the Secret Sound Transmission; just the name sounded like something difficult to master. But he wouldn't give up easily, after all, it was a skill personally taught to him by his captain.