One Piece: Under the Throne

There were cheers in the arena as Chen Liquor and Will put on a wonderful duel for everyone.

After the victory, Chen Lijiu gave up the next game and took Will directly back to the Emerald Forest. Due to the lack of one person, one player would be given a bye in the quarterfinals, and this lucky player was Gloria.

"What? I want to participate, too."

"You should first observe other people's fights carefully, especially the masked girl. If you still insist on close combat with a sledgehammer, you will lose miserably against her."

"I have a bow and arrow. A huntress won't start hunting without preparation." Ever since Leo knew that Gloria was the user of the Hunting Fruit, he taught her how to practice the Sphinx Huntress. The little girl grew up listening to the legend of the huntress, so she admired these women with extraordinary martial arts skills.

"Anyway, just don't be careless. If I remember correctly, that girl should be an assassin from Xuanwu Country. The way she uses swords and flying knives is very similar to that of an assassin trained by the No. 1 Assassin Organization in the West Sea."

Gloria said confidently: "I know. I can definitely defeat her in a head-on battle."

At the same time, the female assassin that Alfu and Gloria talked about appeared again. This time her opponent was a swordsman who had shown his strength in the previous game.

When Gloria saw her old enemy appear on the stage, she shouted to cheer her on from the sidelines: "Masked woman, kill that old man! I look forward to seeing you in the finals."

The female assassin just glanced at her coldly and didn't take Gloria seriously. Instead, the swordsman in front of her made her feel like she was facing a formidable enemy.

Before the match began, the swordsman politely cupped his hands and said, "I am Bai Lu, the eldest disciple of Asuka Sect."

The female assassin replied simply: "Mei Shisan."

The game began with the sound of a gong. Bai Lu crouched down and attacked first. He disappeared from the spot in an instant and rushed in front of Mei Shisan, then drew his sword and slashed. The cold light of the sword passed through Mei Shisan's body like a waning moon, and the figure was just an afterimage.

The moment the sword was approaching, Mei Shisan dodged it with extremely fast speed, then took a step forward to get close to Bai Lu, drew the short sword at his waist and counterattacked with a slash from bottom to top.

Bai Lu was also fast, and easily dodged Mei Shisan's counterattack. In a flash, Bai Lu let go of the sword that he had not yet retracted, and then caught it with his other hand, and slashed at Mei Shisan again.

At such a close distance, Mei Shisan had no angle to dodge, so he had to use his legs to jump into the air. In the air, Mei Shisan was as agile as a butterfly, and his waist slightly exerted force to rotate his body. Then, Mei Shisan's arm holding the sword suddenly relaxed, and under the effect of centrifugal force, it slashed at Bai Lu's neck like a whip.

However, Mei Shisan's fierce counterattack was blocked by a sword. Bai Lu's eyes flashed red and he made a sword flower to resolve the crisis.

Mei Shisan landed lightly, and with a few steps on his tiptoes, he distanced himself from the egret.

At this time, the swordsman Bai Lu also slowly turned around and stood with his sword in hand: "Shadow Assassin's moves? You gutter bugs actually dare to come to the ring to compete."

There is a contempt chain among the warriors of the West Sea. Those who specialize in boxing look down on those who use weapons. They believe that the body is the best weapon, and combined with the armed color domineering, it will surpass all weapons. And those who specialize in weapons also look down on assassins, thinking that they are just killing tools.

"I won't give you a chance to breathe from now on. I'll first ask you to pay back some of the debt owed by Shadow Assassin."

[Sword Light Flying Bird] Bai Lu waved his hand and sent out a flying slash.

Mei Shisan jumped up again to avoid, but Bai Lu appeared above her in an instant.

[Phantom Wing Flight] This is the unique skill of Feiniao Sect. It controls the air to transform into wings. This is how Feiniao Sect got its name. Disciples who can use this skill are all candidates for the leader.

[Swifts Return to the Nest] It was another sword skill, and three sword lights were seen slashing towards Mei Shisan at an extremely fast speed.

Mei Shisan, surrounded by the sword light, failed to completely block the attack this time. After barely blocking it twice, he was hit on the shoulder by the third sword, which was the fastest. Blood instantly splattered and dyed his sleeves red. Mei Shisan didn't even blink and stared at Bai Lu. The moment he was hit, Mei Shisan immediately turned around to relieve the force and kicked Bai Lu in the waist.

The Swifts Returning to the Nest move completely abandons defense and aims to kill with one strike. If it is cracked, the attacker will be in danger. However, Bai Lu, as a disciple of the Feiniao Sect, does not have this hidden danger. He just flapped his wings and avoided Mei Shisan's counterattack by a hair's breadth.

Just when Bai Lu wanted to continue attacking, she was ambushed by Mei Shisan. Although her roundhouse kick was avoided, the long braid of the female assassin was swung when she spun her body, and the dagger tied to the top of the braid went straight to Bai Lu's throat.

This strange attack scared Bai Lu so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that he could not avoid it, he had to raise his hand to block it. The braid knife cut a deep wound on the back of his hand.

This attack finally interrupted Bai Lu's pursuit. After landing, Mei Shisan immediately jumped back and threw out a flying knife.

Bai Lu sneered and swung the sword twice, knocking down the flying knife. It turned out that Mei Shisan threw two flying knives, and the second one was hidden in the shadow of the first one.

"Don't use such a trick as Shadow Blade to embarrass yourself. Since I know you are a shadow assassin, how can I not be on guard against you?"

But before Bai Lu could finish his words, he suddenly felt a pain in his back and fell from the air onto the ring. He barely looked back and saw a black flying knife stuck in his back.

"Impossible! When did you launch the hidden weapon?"

"This move is called [Bee Sting]. Actually, I threw three flying knives. The first two are just to attract your attention."

"Damn it, you despicable woman, today I must..." Bai Lu felt dizzy and her vision began to blur before she could finish her words.

Mei Shisan came to Bai Lu's side in an instant and struck him on the back of the neck with a knife. Bai Lu felt his eyes go dark and fell on the ring.

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"The winner is Mei Shisan!" The referee announced the victory amid the cheers of all the spectators.

The extreme offensive and defensive battles displayed by both sides in this match made the audience excited. Although the game was not long, it made everyone dare not breathe.

Gloria excitedly cheered for Mei Shisan on the sidelines, and now she was even more looking forward to fighting against him.

Soon the venue was cleaned up and the semi-finals began. Gloria, who had already had a bye, was extremely excited, but her excitement would mean disaster for her opponents. Although the next opponents were very good, they were not up to the level of Chen Lijiu and Bai Lu.

Gloria knocked her opponent off the ring without much effort, and finally the two girls became opponents in the finals.

Today's match was extremely exciting for true fighting enthusiasts, while only the gamblers who lost money were crying and yelling. Who would have thought that the two contestants in the finals were seemingly weak girls.

When Mei Shisan and Gloria stepped onto the ring, the cheers of the entire arena reached a climax. In just half a day, the two of them became famous.