As more and more flying swords joined in, Vic was completely submerged among them and disappeared from sight, looking like a spherical hedgehog!
"It's Conqueror's Haki!"
"I guess so. Can Armament Haki achieve that? I couldn't!"
"My Armament Haki will either deflect those flying swords or get pierced by them."
"Oh no! Danger!"*4
While Barnett and the others were whispering to each other, they suddenly sensed danger and quickly covered their bodies with Armament Haki. Then, a series of clanging sounds like metal being struck rang out.
This was the sound produced when Vic knocked all the flying swords around him away, and they struck the Haki defenses in the opposite direction. It was only because their Observation Haki was strong enough and their Armament Haki was not bad that they would have been pierced by the flying swords.
After blasting away all the flying swords, Vic saw Rebecca already wielding Aizen and thrusting at him. The flying swords that had been knocked back towards her automatically parted to make way.
The two attacked at the same time. As the flying sword was knocked away, Rebecca had already charged towards Vic with her sword. However, Vic remained standing there without making any extra movements. The tip of Rebecca's sword was blocked by an invisible barrier, only the distance between the tip of her sword Vic was closer than when the flying sword was thrown.
Rebecca's lithe body hovered in mid-air, sword pointed at Vic, like a static painting, but in reality, it was dynamic. You could see it from the effort on Rebecca's face and the way the sword tip advanced inch by inch, getting closer and closer to Vic. Rebecca was breaking through the invisible barrier around Vic little by little, but the distance between Vic remained at least two feet.
Rebecca realized that no matter how much she used the Float-Float Fruit's power, she couldn't advance much further. Vic's invisible defense was too strong, so she simply used her last resort: Haki!
The flying swords that had just been knocked away by Vic flew back more than a dozen times. On their way to Vic, they were already bound by her released Armament Haki and turned into temporary Black Blade. They instantly pierced into Vic's body within a foot, but that was all they could go. The flying swords were once again imprisoned, unable to move forward or backward!
"Is your Haki this strong? It can block my flying sword and Aizen without even covering your body!"
Everyone else thought Vic was using Conqueror's Haki, but only Rebecca, who witnessed it firsthand, knew that Vic was actually using the external manifestation of Armament Haki.
However, she had never seen a strong person like Vic who could control Armament Haki around their body and keep it from dissipating. Many people can Armament Haki Emission externally, but that's just a true external release; once it's released, it's gone, making it a one-time technique.
Alternatively, one could continuously release Armament Haki, but that would consume too much energy, so very few people would do that. Vic only used a little bit of diffused Armament Haki Emission when he knocked her flying sword away, which she could feel.
She then controlled her Armament Haki to act like an invisible wall, and she couldn't break through it even if Vic just stood there without moving. Moreover, it was this kind of outward-released Armament Haki. If she were to withdraw it and directly cover her body surface to accumulate it, then she would have even less of a chance. Vic had already lowered the difficulty for her!
However, Rebecca did not give up easily. She had not yet used all her abilities. Armament Haki flowed from her sword-wielding arm and quickly flowed towards Aizen in her hand.
The flowing Haki clung to Aizen, like the serrations of a chainsaw. As the Haki circled the blade, Rebecca's body lunged forward once more. With the increased flow of Armament Haki, the tip of Aizen's sword hurtled forward, almost touching Vic's chest. Ryuo's armor-piercing ability was clearly much stronger!
I've become stronger again!
Although she hadn't completely broken through Vic's Haki defense, Rebecca knew that her Haki had indeed become much stronger. There was much less sluggishness when she mobilized it, and it was much smoother to use. She could mobilize more Haki each time, something she hadn't felt before entering the illusion!
In other words, her experience in the illusionary realm has truly made her much stronger. She hadn't felt it much before, but now it's very obvious in battle. She finally understands Vic's good intentions. Only a few days have passed in reality, yet her strength has made a qualitative leap, which is very surprising!
Is this the end?
"Die!"
Rebecca was about to stop, but when Vic suddenly turned into the Celestial Dragons who had been torturing her and using every means to torture her, Rebecca immediately lost control!
She had only just emerged from the illusion, but she had endured years of torment within it, something that the past half hour of reality could not compensate for. So, upon seeing that familiar, vicious face, Rebecca's hatred was completely ignited. At that moment, she mobilized all the power at her disposal, determined to kill the person before her!
" Rebecca!"*3
" Rebecca! Stop!"
" Rebecca! What are you doing?"
" Vic! Are you alright?!"
When Rebecca was awakened by the angry shouts, she found that the sword in her hand was already more than three inches deep in Vic's chest. She immediately knew what had happened. In order to see her full strength, Vic had used an illusion to transform into her most hated enemy, and also to allow her to take revenge for the torture and torment she had suffered, thus putting an end to the previous illusion!
" Vic! Are you alright? I didn't mean to stab you!"
Rebecca pulled out Aizen and tossed him aside, then rushed to Vic's side to check his injuries. She found that Vic's wounds were visibly healing, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she hadn't hurt Vic, or she would have been in serious trouble.
"It's nothing! This minor injury is nothing. Congratulations on your improved skills!"
Vic didn't use his strongest defense, but Rebecca was able to do this, which means her strength has reached the level of Marine Admiral, although her endurance might be lacking.
It's still a matter of accumulation, but it's not far off. With the gravity bracelet and the lightning assistance from Raijin Island, Rebecca's Armament Haki has increased several times faster than the average person. After so many years, she's almost there. She can calmly leave after a head-on battle with Marine Admiral. Vic is already very satisfied with this performance!
" Rebecca! You're really ruthless! I just looked into your eyes, and the hatred was practically overflowing. It's just an illusion, right? Does it cause you so much hatred? Is your experience in the illusion different from ours? Tsk tsk tsk!"
Wendy, looking Rebecca up and down like a little hooligan, had a knowing look on her face and a gleam of lust in her eyes. In her mind, if such a beautiful woman like Rebecca were captured by Celestial Dragons, what kind of explicit and exciting things would happen? She couldn't even imagine it; just thinking about it made her feel like she was floating on air and ovulating on the spot.
" Wendy! Don't talk nonsense, that's an illusion I created, something so absurd couldn't possibly happen!"
Unfortunately, Wendy will be disappointed; it was just an illusion woven by Vic, so naturally there was no way any R-rated content would appear.
Besides, Rebecca is Vic's woman, and he doesn't have any perverted cuckoldry fantasies. If they really wanted to play it that way, the female lead should be Wendy. As for the male lead? Goblins would work, or Giant Race would be fine too!
"How is it outrageous? Your illusion is so unrealistic! If beautiful women like Rebecca and I were captured by the Celestial Dragons, wouldn't they do something terrible to us? I know you're trying to be considerate of us ladies, but this is too contrived and makes it seem unrealistic, failing to achieve the maximum training effect..."