His lower body instantly transformed into billowing white smoke, and propelled by the smoke, he charged straight toward Uchiha Xin, intending to capture him on the spot.
Uchiha Xin recognized Smoker at a glance.
" Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit?" Uchiha Xin calmly accepted the challenge, sneering, "Pathetic."
He raised his right hand, grasped the Black Blade Yoru at his waist, and drew it.
Swish!
A sharp, cold light flashed from the blade.
The air pressure slash, formed solely from the compressed power of extreme physical techniques, carries no Haki whatsoever.
Smoker was in mid-air, his Observation Haki not yet fully Awakening, but his battle-hardened intuition allowed him to sense the deadly danger in time.
"Oh no!" Smoker exclaimed in alarm, frantically twisting his body to dodge.
But he was still a step too slow.
That cold light tore through Smoker's proud Logia smoke elemental defense.
Pfft!
Blood spurted wildly.
Smoker was severely wounded by the knife, and his body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the wall behind him.
The wall collapsed with a crash.
Smoker struggled to his feet from the ruins, a horrific, deep wound on his chest that exposed bone, blood instantly staining his Navy Justice Cloak crimson; his injuries were extremely severe.
He knelt on the ground, panting heavily, his eyes filled with undisguised horror.
"How is this possible... Without Armament Haki, he was able to wound me in my elemental form!" Smoker stared intently at Uchiha Xin.
Uchiha Xin, carrying the Black Blade Yoru, slowly walked towards Smoker.
He looked at the heavily injured Smoker and praised him with a hint of amusement:
"Good reaction. If you had been a little slower to dodge that attack, you would have been split in two."
You're lucky to have survived.
Smoker gritted his teeth, trying to get back on his feet to fight, but his severe injuries prevented him from exerting any strength.
Uchiha Xin walked up to him, looking down at him condescendingly, and then raised the Black Blade Yoru in his hand again.
He planned to completely eliminate the opponent and prevent future troubles.
Just then, a gasp suddenly rang out from the crowd watching in the distance.
"That knife... that Black Blade shaped like a cross!"
Some people's eyes widened as they immediately recognized the weapon in his hand, their voices trembling with extreme shock.
"That's the sword of the World's Greatest Swordsman Hawk Eyes, the Black Blade Yoru, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades!"
" Black Blade Yoru... it really is that legendary blade!"
"Why is Lord Hawk Eyes's sword in this man's hands?!"
Standing beside the seriously injured Smoker, Sergeant Major Tashigi, who had just arrived with the team to provide support,
Hearing the gasps of those around him and seeing the Black Blade clearly, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
As a passionate collector of Famous Sword and a sword fanatic, Tashigi knows the illustrations of all the world's Famous Sword by heart.
"One of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades... Black Blade Yoru!"
Tashigi's eyes widened, she covered her mouth tightly with both hands, her heart pounding wildly.
She knew exactly what the knife represented.
That is the symbol of the World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, the supreme scepter of the pinnacle of swordsmanship!
Now, this peerless Black Blade is in the hands of a mysterious man, being wielded carelessly as an ordinary longsword.
He even severely injured Captain Smoker had transformed into an elemental being, with a single strike!
"There's absolutely no mistake... He even stole Lord Hawk Eyes's sword! Just how terrifying is this man's strength?!"
Tashigi turned pale with fright, her scalp tingling, but seeing Smoker, severely injured and coughing up blood, kneeling amidst the ruins,
Suppressing her fear, she abruptly drew her sword Shigure, from her waist.
"Colonel!"
Tashigi rushed forward and used her petite body to shield Smoker.
He assumed a defensive stance, holding his sword firmly in both hands, aiming it at Uchiha Xin who was walking towards him.
Although her hand holding the knife was trembling uncontrollably, she did not take a single step back.
Amidst the ruins, Smoker had a horrific, deep, bone-revealing knife wound in his chest, blood continuously flowing down his cloak of justice.
He knew all too well how illogical the power of that strike had been.
The opponent didn't even use Armament Haki; he simply tore apart his Logia elemental form with pure, extreme physical wind pressure!
The power of this dimension is simply beyond the capabilities of their level to contend with.
" Tashigi! Get out of here!"
Ignoring his own pain, Smoker quickly shouted at Tashigi, who was standing in front of him, to stop him.
"You're no match for him! Staying here will only get you killed! Quickly take the others and escape!"
"No! Captain Smoker, I'm a Marine! I can't abandon my superiors and run away alone!"
Tashigi bit her lip hard, her eyes reddening, but she wouldn't budge an inch.
Seeing this, Smoker became anxious.
Even though he was severely injured, and the deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest was still oozing blood,
Despite the excruciating pain, he gripped the rubble tightly with both hands and shakily stood up again.
He leaned forward, his tall, broad body stretching out in an attempt to shield his subordinates with his blood-soaked chest.
"We'll go together... I will never allow my men to die in front of me!"
Smoker's voice was hoarse as he bit into a blood-stained cigar, his eyes filled with despair yet revealing a fearless, ruthless spirit.
Seeing Smoker, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death but still stubbornly got up and tried to protect his subordinates, Uchiha Xin, who was walking over with his sword, was somewhat surprised.
"To be able to stand up after such injuries, that tenacious will to live is quite impressive."
Uchiha Xin was secretly amazed.
He abandoned his plan to simply swing his sword and slaughter everyone.
It would be rather pointless to fight against such a tough nut to crack, one that even the weak are fiercely protected.
However, a challenge to authority cannot be easily forgiven.
Uchiha Xin casually tucked the Black Blade Yoru back into his waistband, put his hands in his pockets, and coldly looked down at the two people opposite him.
He abandoned the idea of using his sword and directly released the extreme pressure within his body with a roar!
boom--!!!
It wasn't Conqueror's Haki, but it was ten thousand times more domineering than the top Conqueror's Haki found in this ocean.
A terrifying aura, transcending the World Law, emanated from Uchiha Xin, pouring down like a tangible galaxy from the heavens, instantly engulfing the entire area!
"Buzz!"
The air seemed to groan under the weight of the force, and the pebbles on the ground were crushed into powder by the invisible aura.
Centered on Uchiha Xin, the streets, houses, and markets within a kilometer radius were all enveloped by this suffocating pressure.
"Ugh--!"
The onlookers who couldn't escape in time, and the dozens of elite naval soldiers who followed Smoker on patrol,
They couldn't even hold on for half a second; their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed to the ground in clumps.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Within a kilometer radius, everyone collapsed unconscious, utterly powerless to resist.
"Puff!"
Smoker, who was already severely injured, coughed up a mouthful of blood the moment he was hit head-on by this extreme pressure.