Free Web NovelChapter 115: Chapter 115
Chapter 115
Boom—— Boom——
A massive storm erupted from the point of contact between the two, accompanied by a huge explosion that sent thick clouds of dust billowing upward.
Within the smoke, Kizaru retracted his long leg and fired a laser from his finger toward Rorschach’s position.
Whoosh.
The laser struck Rorschach, but was blocked by Armament Haki. The light scattered and exploded again upon hitting the ground.
While Kizaru was firing the laser, Rorschach had already gathered his strength. He swung both swords, unleashing two massive sword waves.
"Slash Wave: Purgatory!"
The sword waves dispersed the smoke in front of Kizaru and rapidly enlarged in his vision.
"Oooh~~~~"
Kizaru was clearly surprised by how fast Rorschach’s attack was. His pupils shrank involuntarily, and a few drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Crack... Crack... Crack...
Kizaru’s body, arms, and head were sliced into several pieces and sent flying. Even in his dismembered state, his face still held an expression of shock.
The next second, the severed limbs turned into light and reconverged at a distance away from Rorschach.
The sword wave, also infused with Armament Haki, had been sensed by his Observation Haki the instant it engulfed him, allowing him to elementalize in advance.
After letting Rorschach’s slash cut through his body, he flew into the distance.
The sword wave flew across several islands from Island 1 and then shot out over the sea.
Wherever it passed, everything was affected by Rorschach’s sword wave. Houses were sliced in half, trees and rocks were instantly reduced to powder and turned to dust.
The areas on the neighboring Islands 2 and 3 hit by the sword wave had already become ruins.
"Is this the power of a Navy Admiral and ’Golden Lion II’ Rorschach?! It’s not power that humans should possess at all."
The human traffickers in the lawless zones of Islands 1-29, who had received the news and were preparing to leave Sabaody, were still one step too late. Ordinary civilians rarely moved around here, and those who did had already been evacuated by the Marines in advance.
Only these traffickers and bounty criminals were still busy carrying their treasures and trying to escape. Unfortunately, some had already been buried forever under the rubble.
"One sword wave destroyed the cities on two islands and still had enough power left to break through the sea surface. How dangerous. Are all the young people these days this terrifying?"
"If I hadn’t reacted quickly just now, I would have almost died at your hands."
Kizaru, who had moved far from the center of the battlefield, patted his chest with a lingering fear, looking as if he had been frightened.
Once the dust cleared, the center had turned into a massive crater. Only two thin stone pillars remained where Rorschach and Kizaru had been standing.
What entered Kizaru’s sight was Rorschach’s somewhat excited smiling face.
"No way. With your Observation Haki, you already predicted my attack just now, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have elementalized in advance," Rorschach laughed.
"Well, Rorschach, young man, that steel-like body of yours is really troublesome. Neither my lasers nor my Light Speed Kick can cause any effective damage. It’s quite a headache." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Rorschach’s praise didn’t bring any pride to Kizaru’s face. Instead, he looked at Rorschach with a headache.
Kizaru felt like he was currently facing a combination of Big Mom and the Golden Lion.
Exquisite swordsmanship, monstrous physique, and unfathomable Haki.
Every single skill gave him a headache.
He was starting to regret coming back so early. It was all his fault for finishing the mission too quickly in order to return for a relaxing vacation.
As a result, he ran into such a troublesome guy. If he had slacked off a little longer, perhaps this task wouldn’t have fallen to him.
Now he was starting to envy Akainu and Aokiji, who were still on their missions.
If he had known, he would have slacked more so they could finish their tasks and return sooner. Then this troublesome job wouldn’t have landed on him.
"It’s just a physique that’s a little stronger than normal people. If I try a bit harder, I might really not be able to withstand it."
"Rorschach, young man, you don’t look like someone who could be broken through with just a little more effort."
Kizaru rolled his eyes at him. He felt Rorschach’s words were pure boasting.
Such a special physique was, in his eyes, only "a little stronger than normal people"?
"How about we stop here? Rorschach, young man, if you hand over Shalria Palace, I’ll let you all leave. After all, continuing the fight will make it hard to determine a winner. Besides, Vice Admiral Garp will be here soon, and that will be troublesome for you too."
Kizaru once again spoke to Rorschach in his lazy tone.
He really wanted to end this mission quickly. The Five Elders had only ordered him to stop Rorschach from entering the New World.
If he used the successful rescue and protection of Shalria Palace as a reason for being unable to pursue the New Flying Sky Pirates, the Five Elders probably wouldn’t hold him accountable. After all, this wasn’t the first or second time.
"I think it would be better if Admiral Kizaru gave up on the Celestial Dragon and pretended to let us leave for the New World. That way, we wouldn’t have to continue fighting."
Rorschach proposed with a smile.
He knew Kizaru couldn’t let him go so easily. He had been enjoying the fight quite a bit and didn’t want to end it so soon.
Kizaru’s swordsmanship was on par with Rayleigh’s. It seemed he had been training his sword skills for many years.
He just lacked a big charged move like "Divine Avoidance."
While fighting sword masters, Rorschach was also constantly familiarizing himself with the sword techniques from Extreme · Divine Swordsmanship.
With every slash, the attacks carried sword shadows, and the sword energy within those shadows delivered multi-stage damage capable of causing real internal injuries.
It was essentially an alternative form of Armament Haki’s internal destruction technique.
"That won’t do. If I really pretend to let you leave, I’ll probably be stripped of my rank and thrown into Impel Down tomorrow. I still want to uphold my ’Justice’ on these seas."
Although it was a bit exaggerated, if he really let Rorschach go, his easygoing life would be greatly affected.
Kizaru brought his hands together and once again condensed the Ama no Murakumo Sword. He then closed in on Rorschach.
His health preserving sword style was still quite powerful when he wasn’t acting.
But in the short term, it was still difficult for the two to determine a winner, even with Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki infused.
To conserve more stamina, Kizaru would directly fire lasers at Rorschach during the gaps.
Because blocking Rorschach’s monstrous strength consumed far more energy than firing uncharged lasers.
He planned to drag the fight into a battle of attrition, stalling Rorschach until naval reinforcements arrived. Right now, he really didn’t have the confidence to take Rorschach down alone.
Rorschach also saw through Kizaru’s intention to drag it into a prolonged fight.
Thus, the scene turned into Rorschach continuously attacking, while Kizaru would either block and fire lasers or directly turn into light, causing Rorschach’s dual swords to swing through empty air.
When Kizaru clashed swords with him, he would use greater force, and when firing lasers, he would constantly dodge and evade.
The battle had reached a stalemate. Both sides needed a breakthrough.
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