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Chapter 280: Insect Breathing: Modified! The Burning Infinite Blade
"Over !"
Relying on his last combat instincts, Yasopp turned violently and raised his gun to shoot!
Bang!
The muzzle flash vanished in the darkness!
Missed!
"Too slow."
A cold voice rang out right next to his ear!
The hairs on Yasopp's body stood on end instantly!
When?!
He actually hadn't sensed the opponent's approach at all!
"It's over."
"Remnant of the old era."
Boom!
A fist wrapped in extreme Cursed Energy slammed heavily into Yasopp's lower abdomen!
This punch had no flair! Only the causality of a guaranteed hit!
"Pfft—!"
Yasopp's eyes bulged violently! Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth! He could even clearly hear the crisp sound of his ribs snapping!
That terrifying Cursed Energy drilled into his body like a venomous snake, frantically destroying his internal organs!
Bang!
Yasopp was smashed like a cannonball into the layer of the black barrier! Then he slid down like a pile of mud. No more movement.
The "Curtain" slowly dissipated. Sunlight sprinkled onto the deserted island once more.
The originally noisy battlefield was now deadly silent.
All the pirates, all the Marines, stared blankly at the standing figure.
Doberman gently flicked the blood from his hand.
And at his feet... that great pirate known as the "Chaser," the right-hand man of an Emperor... lay in a pool of blood like a dead dog.
Life or death unknown!
"Is this..."
"The power of the Dungeon?"
On the distant high ground, Red-Haired Shanks, who had been watching in silence, suddenly gripped Gryphon at his waist. Veins popped out on the back of his only remaining left hand!
Beside him, the cigarette in Benn Beckman's mouth had burned down to his fingers and finally fell to the ground.
In the eyes of both men was an unprecedented gravity.
"Hey, hey..."
"For real..."
Looking at Yasopp lying on the ground like a dead dog, even the always elegant and calm "Flower Sword" Vista couldn't help but have a layer of cold sweat seep from his hand gripping the sword hilt.
That Doberman...
That weird black curtain...
Just what kind of monster ability was that?! A top officer of the Four Emperors couldn't even last three minutes?! Was this really a Marine Vice Admiral?!
"What?"
"Scared?"
In the instant Vista was distracted, a chillingly cold sneer exploded right in his ear!
Vista's scalp went numb!
So fast!
No warning whatsoever! Even the flow of air hadn't changed! That spider-like figure was already pressed against his face!
"Daydreaming on the battlefield..."
"Will get you killed!"
Vice Admiral Onigumo's pale face wore a cruel smile.
The long hair behind him danced madly as if possessed by life. Like eight pitch-black tentacles! At the end of every lock of hair, a sharp saber was tightly coiled!
Plus the two in his hands. A total of eight swords! Like the claws of the Reaper, they instantly sealed off all of Vista's escape routes!
"Even if you're a Whitebeard Commander..."
"Don't look down on people!"
Vista shouted in anger. The instincts of a Great Swordsman exploded instantly! The dual swords in his hands, like two blooming roses, instantly wove an airtight net of sword light!
Clang clang clang clang clang—!!!
A series of dense sounds of metal colliding rang out like exploding beans! Sparks flew everywhere! Each strike was heavy as a mountain!
"Blocked it?"
Just as Vista breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The next second, an unprecedented sense of crisis made his hair stand on end!
Something's wrong! This guy's strength... is increasing?!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
That was... a heartbeat?!
A violent heartbeat like a beating war drum! It was actually clearly transmitted to Vista's ears!
Not only that! Onigumo's skin was turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye! Like a boiled prawn!
That was the sign of blood rushing through blood vessels at extreme speed! Body temperature soaring! Veins popping! Even the white breath he exhaled carried scorching heat!
Hiss—
Onigumo took a deep breath.
That sound was like a massive bellows being pulled! Huge amounts of oxygen were forcibly compressed into his lungs! And then transported to every cell in his body! Every corner!
Thoroughly squeezing out every shred of the body's potential!
"Is this..."
"The power bestowed by that [Dungeon]?!"
Vista's pupils contracted violently. He could clearly feel the opponent's aura skyrocketing high!
"Life Return: Total Concentration!"
Onigumo's eyes were instantly bloodshot, glowing red! His mouth grinned, revealing fangs like a beast!
"Insect Breathing: Modified..."
"Eight Sword Style: Dance of the Poisonous Spider!"
Boom!
The ground shattered instantly! Onigumo's figure disappeared completely!
No! Not disappeared! It was because he was too fast! Fast enough that the afterimages connected into a patch of black mist!
That was extreme speed surpassing the limits of the human body! Explosive power that even "Shave" couldn't compare to!
Swish swish swish swish swish—!
The air was torn apart! Countless pale blade lights poured down like a violent storm! Every cut precisely slashed toward Vista's vital points! Throat! Heart! Major arteries!
Fast! Too fast!
This was the terrifying amplification of Taijutsu by Total Concentration Breathing! No fancy energy projection! Just extreme speed! Extreme power! Extreme slashes!
"Damn it!"
Vista was beaten into retreat again and again! The dual swords in his hands were wielded to the limit, yet he still felt stretched thin! The suit on his body was instantly cut into countless openings! Blood splattered!
"What's wrong?!"
"Is this the Commander of the World's Strongest Pirate Crew?!"
"Too slow!"
"Too weak!"
Onigumo let out a frantic roar while swinging his swords madly! That pleasure of suppressing a strong opponent put his whole being into a state of extreme excitement!
This power... was simply too wonderful!
As long as he maintained this breathing rhythm... As long as he let his blood continue to boil... He felt he could even cut down the sky!
"This is the power of the new era!"
"Even a Great Swordsman..."
"In the face of absolute physical function, is nothing but a monkey swinging pieces of iron!"
Boom!
Onigumo combined eight swords into one! He slashed heavily onto Vista's dual swords!
Terrifying immense force exploded! Vista was blasted directly away! His feet plowed two deep gullies in the ground! He slid for a full dozens of meters before barely stabilizing his figure!
"Huff... huff..."
Vista panted violently. His body was covered in dense sword marks. Blood stained his flashy suit red.
But the expression on his face held no fear. Instead... it revealed an elegant and dangerous smile.
"Truly surprising..."
"I didn't expect a rigid guy like you in the Marines could develop his body to this extent."
Vista slowly straightened up. He casually threw away the rapier in his left hand.
Then, from his waist, he slowly drew that... "treasure" he had bought from the street stall for one hundred million Beri!
It was a sword entirely crimson red. The blade was not a smooth streamline. Instead, it was covered in fine, ferocious serrations! Like the teeth of some ancient beast! Emitting a nauseating scent of blood!
"I didn't want to use this sword initially."
"After all..."
"It's too hungry."
Vista gently stroked the blade. A bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.
"Since you Marines are all using toys of the new era."
"Then I can't fall behind either."
Sizzle—!
Vista swung the sword violently! The serrations on the blade rubbed violently against the air! Surprisingly, a string of dazzling sparks burst out instantly!
Boom!
In the next second, a crimson flame ignited on the blade without warning!
That wasn't ordinary fire! That was the special oil secreted by the blade being instantly ignited by high temperature! That was hellfire!
"Mugenjin..."
"That is the name of this sword."
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