Mira Fighting with a Scythe on Her Shoulder?
"Rock Piercing - Bloodfang Slash!"
Amidst the billowing dust, a deafening roar erupted. Blood suddenly seeped from the demonic body of Blood Scythe Daemon, gushing forth and instantly enveloping the crimson scythe.
One breath, two breaths... until the crimson scythe was as red as the sun.
Blood Scythe Daemon's bloodshot eyes flashed with a cold light, and he swung his scarlet scythe with all his might!
"Boom!"
Blood-red light flashed like blades, slashing swiftly through the air; wherever the blood-formed strikes passed, the earth cracked open like brittle paper, revealing jagged ravines.
"No one has ever survived the strikes of the Blood Scythe Curse. Regret your offense now, human!"
With a furious roar, Blood Scythe Daemon's figure suddenly vanished, leaving even Hughes with only a blurry trail of movement.
"Pretty fast!" Hughes muttered to himself.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and when he opened them again, his Advanced Observation Haki had been activated.
Blood Scythe Daemon's movement trajectory was crystal clear in his mind!
The terrifying slash was imminent, but Hughes seemed to ignore it, his expression relaxed and natural.
With a flick of his arm, just as the slash formed by pooled blood was only half an arm's length away from him, Hughes reached out with his left hand.
"Boom!"
With his hands imbued with Tekkai and Armament Haki, he steadily caught the devastating slash!
At the same time, his right hand suddenly reached behind his head, his five fingers forming a claw, firmly grasping the scarlet scythe that was only inches away from his head.
Suddenly the situation changed dramatically, and Blood Scythe Daemon was so shocked that his pupils contracted. This was not what he had expected!
"Impossible! How did you know I was behind you?!" Blood Scythe Daemon exclaimed, his guard broken.
Hughes turned his neck to the side, his cold eyes meeting its gaze for a moment.
The next second, his waist twisted slightly, and the huge slash formed by the blood pooling in his left palm also rotated.
Return it to its rightful owner!
Under Blood Scythe Daemon's incredulous gaze, the "Rock Piercing Bloodfang Slash" that it had been furiously slashing at Hughes landed on itself.
"Boom!"
The Blood Scythe Daemon Demon's body was cleaved in two, blood splattering, and a piercing wail echoed.
[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level +1%, current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level is 76.01% (Initial Awakening)].
[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, the Devil Fruit Awakening increased by 1%, and the current Devil Fruit Awakening is 77.01% (Initial Awakening)].
[The host's body contains sufficient blood, evil, and other Devil Factor. Due to the Devil Fruit Slot being full, the Bat Devil Fruit Awakening failed and was converted into existing Devil Fruit Awakening value. The Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level increased by 1%]
Bat-Bat Fruit? Somewhat startled, Hughes quickly glanced at the panel.
What a scare! What a scare!
Thankfully, it was just a regular Bat-Bat Fruit. If it had been a Mythical Zoan- Mythical Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit in Vampire Mode, he would have been in so much pain he could hardly breathe.
However, upon closer examination, given Blood Scythe Daemon's strength, how could the Devil Origin within him possibly be related to the Bat-Bat Fruit - Vampire form?
"Ah! Human, I want you dead!"
"I am a demon created by the great Zeref!"
Blood Scythe Daemon was still raging in a helpless frenzy. Hughes looked down and saw that not a drop of blood was flowing from its two-sectioned wound; the blood was tightly locked inside Blood Scythe Daemon's body.
Moreover, its two parts are moving at this moment, and it seems that they can reassemble and return to their original state.
Hughes couldn't quite figure out its Curse abilities, but after thinking for a moment, he flipped and dropped the crimson scythe that originally belonged to Blood Scythe Daemon in his right hand.
"Pfft!"
The scarlet scythe, like a nail, pinned Blood Scythe Daemon's writhing lower body to the ground.
In Blood Scythe Daemon's panic, Hughes bent down, grabbed its forehead with his five fingers, and lifted its upper body up.
"Smack!"
After a right-handed smash, Blood Scythe Daemon's left cheek was swollen, and his head was uneven, one side larger than the other, making him look quite disheveled.
"Human, how dare you insult me!"
"Smack!"
Hughes delivered another right backhand slap, slapping Blood Scythe Daemon's cheek symmetrically. From a distance, Blood Scythe Daemon's head now appeared to be at least three times larger than before.
Blood Scythe Daemon's eyes cleared considerably, as if he had come to understand the situation.
"Release the Magic Barrier Particles!"
Given that Blood Scythe Daemon was a fraction of a second too slow, Hughes slapped him across the face again.
A few breaths later, a string of dark gray smoke was blown out of Blood Scythe Daemon's mouth.
Hughes took out a transparent magic bottle that he had prepared beforehand and used it to completely gather the blackish-gray mist composed of Magic Barrier Particles.
Hughes glanced at Blood Scythe Daemon, who was no longer of "any value," and raised his large hand once more as Blood Scythe Daemon's eyes trembled.
"Smack!"
"Call!"
This time he used a fiery palm...
"Ouch, it hurts! It hurts so much!"
Blood Scythe Daemon's upper body erupted in flames. It rolled around on the ground, but the flames on its body showed no signs of extinguishing; on the contrary, they burned even more intensely!
"Human, you will die a horrible death! The great Zeref will surely avenge me!"
Hughes ignored its feeble screams and added more fuel to the fire.
This idiot is smarter than even Dojigiri!
As Blood Scythe Daemon howled in pain, a series of system notifications rang in Hughes's mind.
[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level +1%, current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level is 80.01% (Initial Awakening)].
[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.1%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 84.02% (Initial Awakening)].
Seeing that Blood Scythe Daemon was about to run out of energy, Hughes beckoned to Mira.
Knowing Hughes's plan, Makarov opened a small gap in the golden magic shield and pushed Mira out.
"It's too ugly, and its strength is just so-so. You can just take over its Curse, but you don't need its body. It's too much of an eyesore!" Hughes said, patting Mira on the shoulder.
Mira nodded, and with Hughes protecting her, Mira successfully received a new Curse five or six seconds later.
Blood Scythe Daemon is dead, unlike Dojigiri who can return to the Hell Core to await resurrection.
Two clumps of ashes on the ground proved that it was completely dead. Hughes stomped on the ground, and two cracks spread from his feet, swallowing up the ashes that Blood Scythe Daemon had turned into.
After finishing his meal, Hughes turned to Mira: "Is its Curse suitable for you?"
Mira shook her head. Blood Scythe Daemon's Curse was related to the weapon in his hand. Blood Scythe Daemon could directly control the blood of the blood owner who was absorbed by the Crimson Scythe.
Hughes scratched his chin. This Curse sounded somewhat like Liang Yuetian Seilah's Macro.
However, it has some limitations, and it's definitely not a good match for Mira.
Without a demonic body, Mira could only use demonic Curse in human form. Images of Mira wielding a scarlet scythe and fighting enemies flashed through his mind, but Hughes quickly shook his head, dismissing these unrealistic fantasies.
This isn't a fight, this is suicide missions.
Mira herself is not physically strong. Not to mention compared to Natsu, Erza and others, she may not even be able to compare with Lucy or the Rain Woman in the future.
Hughes picked up the crimson greatsword from the ground and handed it to Mira along with the bottle filled with Magic Barrier Particles.
"Give these to Granny Porlyusica. It's not safe for me to keep them; I'm afraid I might accidentally break them!"
"There's still one more demon! Go adjust it, and come back later to take it over too. Maybe this demon is suitable for you."