Pirate: My saber is a shining single scabbard

Outskirts of the island.

Most of the trees at the edge of the clearing were broken off, and the ground was pitted with cracks like spider webs.

At this point the battle is over.

Hughes looked at Lafitte who was gradually disappearing into the air, and the fierce aura on his body also dissipated.

He and Lafitte did not engage in a fight to the death.

After the battle became intense, he found that no one could do anything to anyone in a short period of time.

even...

He felt that he was still at a slight disadvantage!

After Lafitte realized that the winner could not be decided in a short period of time, he decisively threw out a sentence and flew into the sky and slipped away.

Hughes suddenly remembered Lafitte's bounty and couldn't help curling his lips.

4300?

fart!

In terms of general bounties, he felt that Lafitte had at least a bounty of nearly [-] million.

If you compare him with Lafitte in all aspects...

In terms of swordsmanship, Lafitte possesses the swordsmanship of a true swordsman.

He and the single sword scabbard cooperated with each other, and they barely managed to draw a tie with the opponent.

In terms of strength and defense, he is slightly superior.

Although Lafitte is an animal-type ability user, he is not a thick-skinned person.

After two waves of hunting before and after the auction, his physique has been greatly enhanced.

In particular, his body was affected by the steel attribute energy of the single sword scabbard, and he had the skin of a low-profile iron block.

speed.

As a flying ability user, Lafitte's agility and maneuverability are much better than him.

This also makes him very passive, and the opponent can leave and hit whenever they want.

On persistence.

The two did not continue to entangle, and for the time being they could not tell who was stronger.

But he shouldn't be as good as Lafitte, who is an animal-type ability user after all.

On his side, if the physical strength and energy consumption of the single sword scabbard is too large, his strength will also decrease.

To sum up...

He and Lafitte are currently evenly matched.

The key to deciding the outcome lies in swordsmanship.

As an unparalleled swordsman in attack, if one party completely overwhelms the other, the winner can be determined in a short time.

If he completely steps into the realm of cutting iron and becomes a true swordsman,

With the cooperation with the single scabbard, he can definitely overwhelm Lafitte in a short time and decide the winner!

Hughes looked at the direction where the enemy disappeared and murmured to himself: "Lafitte, I promise, this day will come soon!"

Lafitte regarded him as a competitor who wanted to be eliminated early, and he also wrote his name on the hunting list!

tata tao~

Footsteps sounded.

Hughes turned around and saw Ed walking towards him with a complicated expression.

"Sorry, I can't help at all."

Hughes felt that his friend was feeling a little depressed and tried to comfort him, but it had little effect.

He didn't say much anymore, as saying too much might be counterproductive.

It seems that this time, Ed saw Lafitte's true strength and knew that there was a big gap between himself and the other party, and was deeply shocked.

But it didn't take long for Ed to recover, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ed showed a smile and said, "It's not like there was no gain this time. At least I got to know Lafitte's general strength."

"You just ate the Devil Fruit. After you develop it skillfully, your strength will definitely improve a lot!"

"And..." Hughes continued: "Lafitte is not just your enemy, but our common enemy!"

"Thank you!"

Ed didn't refuse Hughes's offer.

After these few days of getting along, the strangeness between the two that they had not seen for many years has disappeared, and they have regained the feeling and tacit understanding they had when they were partners.

even...

After being separated for nearly three years, both parties have experienced a lot, have a deeper understanding of each other, and cherish this friendship even more.

Ed said firmly: "Next time I meet Lafitte, I will never be such a coward again!"

Even if you still can't beat him, at least you have to stand by your friend's side and fight side by side.

Hughes then talked about Lafitte's fighting methods, and finally said: "If you want to kill Lafitte, you must restrict his ability to fly."

"Restricted flight capabilities..."

Ed muttered to himself, thoughtfully.

Next, the two talked about their plans.

In the end, Ed left alone and embarked on the road to becoming stronger.

When he left, he secretly vowed that the next time they meet, he will definitely impress his friends!

......

After Ed left, Hughes also began his own practice.

He wants to digest the hunting results during this period, while improving his swordsmanship, striving to enter the realm of cutting iron as soon as possible.

He also repeatedly used the sword moves combined with the single scabbard and summarized them to find room for improvement.

His current set of sword skills was finally formed after a long period of training.

Moreover, he also needs to conduct daily training with the single sword scabbard to maintain a high degree of tacit understanding, otherwise the effectiveness of the sword moves will be affected.

In serious cases, they will hold each other back, causing one plus less than one.

The first is "tongue pulling"

This move combines his explosive power with the cleaving effect of his single scabbard.

It is his strongest single-point attack method at this stage.

"Continuous Cut"

This move combines the skill effect of continuous cutting. It is less powerful than tongue pulling, but it is more durable.

"Sound Slash"

While he slashed hard, he used the skill Metal Sound in the scabbard of his single sword to shock the enemy's spirit.

This is his method of interference, taking advantage of the opponent's distraction to attack their vital points.

"Shadow Slash"

Condensing the ghost energy in the scabbard of his single sword and wielding a crescent-shaped energy chopper is his long-range attack method.

Later, he will fuse his own flying slash with it, and the power will definitely be more than just one plus one!

"Mystery, Blood Dancer"

This is the most difficult sword skill in this set, and it is also the killer move.

After being successfully activated, the attack strength of the single sword scabbard and himself will be greatly increased at the expense of rapid consumption of stamina.

It's a way to temporarily improve your status, somewhat similar to Luffy's second gear.

He can also use other sword moves on the basis of Blood Dancer, and his attack strength will increase qualitatively.

However, because the body is in a special state, the difficulty and energy consumption of other sword moves will also increase significantly.

If the fight cannot be ended quickly, he will soon fall into a weakened state.

This is similar to how Luffy switches gears up and has a period of weakness after the battle.

So this is a do-or-die approach!

When the battle with Lafitte reached a stalemate before, he had wanted to activate "Blood Dancer" to enter an amplified state, and then use "Tongue Pull" to try to solve the opponent.

As a result, Lafitte escaped first, so he didn't have to take this risk.

While improving his swordsmanship, he also needs to practice the double-sword style to prepare for the evolution of the single-sword scabbard.

Perhaps because he and Du Sword Sheath had a close connection with each other, and their lives were almost connected, he secretly felt...

When he completely enters the realm of cutting iron and becomes a swordsman, that's when the light of evolution of the single scabbard shines!

......

Time flies by...

Soon, two months passed.

The results of the two waves of hunting before and after the auction have been digested.

The practice of dual-sword style has also begun to bear fruit.

He set his sights on the next prey, which was a swordsman of the dual-sword style.

While hunting, see if you can learn something useful from the other person.

He got specific information about the swordsman from the proprietress of the Secret Garden.

This double-sword swordsman's name is Mikey, and he has a bounty of 4400 million. He is currently the biggest pirate with the highest bounty in the Western Sea.