Iai: Knight's Elegy!
This was the first move Coles came up with through meditation, and he had been practicing it for the past ten months.
It can be said that this Iai move is Coles' strongest sword move at this stage.
The body is slightly bent forward.
The postures of the waist and thighs are coordinated, forming a combination of explosive power.
This move combines strength and spirit into one.
Swish!
Facing Coles' move.
William also showed a solemn look on his face, and he also fought back with Iaijutsu.
In an instant.
Two sword lights, one blue and one red, appeared above the deck, eventually colliding and crossing each other.
Coles and William each had their backs to each other.
The spectators were watching and waiting nervously, and the atmosphere in the arena fell silent for a moment.
Card!
The chain of the silver pocket watch that Coles was wearing broke, and a bright red knife wound appeared on his chest. The blood quickly dyed the white military uniform red.
This strike is a counter-cut.
He was seriously injured.
And the other side.
On William's abdomen, the white shirt tore open, revealing a ten-centimeter wound.
Same.
Blood oozed out of it.
Although it was slow, he was definitely injured!
There was some surprise in William's eyes. His strength had already broken through to the swordsman level, but there was actually someone in this East China Sea who could hurt him
It's really rare!
"I'm very happy to have met an opponent like you, but unfortunately, it's about to end!"
William took a step forward, turned slowly, there was no more contempt in his eyes, and slashed at Coles with a violent sword move.
"Wu Lang Zhan!"
A rush of blue sword light surged out.
Like a raging wave on the sea, it rushed towards Coles with unstoppable force.
This is not a difference in swordsmanship.
This is the essential difference in swordsmanship power.
Facing William's extremely powerful sword attack, Coles did not turn around, because the demon sword was severely affecting his mind.
Want to control him completely.
His handsome face was deeply wrinkled under the influence and control of these distracting thoughts.
The body is temporarily unable to move.
At the critical moment, Coles's clear voice suddenly rang out on the boat.
"Lanros!"
Behind Coles.
The power of shadow surges.
A black knight wearing black armor and a red cloak quickly appeared. It was Lanlos who had disappeared before!
"It is my duty to protect the king."
As the strongest knight of the Silver Moon Kingdom, Lanros raised the black sword in his hand high and fought for protection once again!
"Silver Moon Slash!"
The black sword fell.
A dazzling sword light was slashed out.
Under the clear moonlight, the sword attack looked like a white crescent moon.
boom!
The two sword energies slashed and collided with each other.
Violent energy fluctuations spread out in all directions, and the strong white light forced the spectators around to shield their eyes with their hands to avoid being harmed by the strong light.
The strike hit the center of the collision, and the wooden deck was shattered by the impact.
Before the light faded, William rushed forward and attacked again.
And Lanros also abided by his duties and guarded the "king" closely.
William cut off Lanros' arm with one knife, but his thigh was also cut by Lanros' shadow sword.
The next moment.
Lanros' shadow body recovered and he continued to fight William without any impact.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The swords continued to clash.
After fighting with Lanros who was not afraid of injuries at all, William's injuries increased rapidly!
We can’t fight like this anymore!
William felt a sense of urgency.
Because Lanros still maintained his peak combat power thanks to the shadow soldier's immortal recovery characteristics, while William's injuries were gradually becoming more serious due to the accumulation of injuries.
Suddenly, William changed his offensive and unexpectedly attacked Coles.
No matter how powerful the Shadow Soldier is, as long as the user dies, any powerful Devil Fruit ability will become ineffective.
As William's attack was about to come.
Coles suddenly opened his eyes, and the remaining struggle on his face disappeared.
Shadow power emerged beside.
A sturdy Barbarossa with a red beard appeared!
Barbarossa blocked the fatal blow for Coles and his body was chopped into pieces.
But this did not have much impact on Barbarossa because the shadow soldiers were immortal.
"You seem to have forgotten that I'm never fighting you alone."
Coles abandoned the demon sword and instead used the power of the Shadow Fruit to fight William.
The shadow soldier Aaron appeared behind William, and his sharp teeth suddenly bit William's shoulder.
If bitten by that terrifying bite force, William's knife-holding arm would surely be severely injured, and he could only fight back with his elbow.
Bang!
The powerful force smashed Aaron's jaw into a shadow.
But this also exposed William's flaws.
Ahead.
Coles seized the opportunity and raised his right leg, like a powerful crossbow ready to be fired, with the power of shadow surging violently.
Then, the right leg kicked out suddenly!
"Shadow Meteor Kick!"
During this period, in addition to honing his precise swordsmanship, Coles spent most of his time developing and mastering the power of the Shadow Fruit.
"Shadow Rising Dragon Fist" and "Shadow Meteor Kick" are the powerful attacking moves he developed!
This extremely fast kick, which carried the power of shadow, made it impossible for William to dodge.
The kick hit William's chest hard, and the powerful force sent him flying dozens of meters away.
Flying backwards at high speed.
William could no longer suppress his injuries, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood that floated in the air.
boom!
Finally, William's body smashed through the wooden wall of the cabin and flew into it.
"captain!"
"Are you okay?"
Seeing this, the crew members of William Pirate Group couldn't help but exclaimed and rushed there.
After a few breaths, William walked out of the broken cabin with blood at the corner of his mouth and his chest heaving violently, obviously seriously injured.
"Captain, let's go together!"
"Yes, let's deal with these navy men together!"
The crew members of William Pirates spoke one after another, obviously feeling very indignant about Coles summoning multiple shadow soldiers to fight.
To this.
Coles showed no fear at all.
Because he has nearly a hundred undead shadow soldiers, he is not afraid of group battles at all.
Just as the pirates of William's pirate group were excited and ready to fight the captain together, a young pirate who was observing the sea suddenly spoke up.
"It's bad, Captain! There are several warships approaching in the sea in the distance!"
On the naval side, some of the soldiers also discovered the ship in the distance. After confirming the situation, they reported it to Coles happily.
"Lieutenant, Lieutenant Coles, Colonel Smoker is here with his men to provide support."
"Very good!"
"We have hope of survival!"
Several warships appeared.
The navy present immediately got rid of the gloom in their hearts, not to mention that these warships were led by Colonel Smoker himself.
"Don't worry about me, you guys go first."
The captured Ajin also realized the change in the situation and immediately shouted to William.
William remained silent.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense for a moment.
Deputy Captain Jeff turned his head to look at the warship in the distance, and after judging the combat strength of both sides, he said anxiously.
"Captain, the situation is not good. Let's retreat first and rescue Ajin later."
William was seriously injured at this time. If he was surrounded by Smoker and the warships, William's pirate group would definitely be defeated this time.
William sighed in his heart.
In the end, the only option was to evacuate temporarily.
"Charlotte Coles, today's battle ends here. Next time, I will rescue Ajin again. Let's go!"
The members of William's pirate group quickly returned to their pirate ship and left before Smoker and several warships arrived.
With the disappearance of the William Pirates, Coles finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that he didn't want to stop it.
However, the injuries on his body forced him to stop, and his mental energy was severely depleted.
The shadow soldiers can't last long. If they continue to fight William, the situation will be full of unknowns and unpredictable.
It would be good if the battle was temporarily suspended.
I’ll compete with William next time!
It was not until Smoker approached with his warships that Coles recalled the shadow soldiers.
After reporting to Smoker what had just happened, Coles went to receive treatment. After all, he had suffered serious injuries in the battle with William and had to be treated as soon as possible.
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