Whoosh! Cough, cough!
Redfield stood up, clutching his chest where he had been struck. The bricks and stones tumbled down, raising another cloud of dust.
"Two Sword Style: Bloodslash!"
Suddenly, an intense wave of killing intent chilled the air. Two streaks of blood-light erupted from the void, accompanied by this powerful murderous aura.
Clang!
A piercing clang of metal rang out. Redfield, holding his umbrella with both hands, was forcefully pushed back several meters by the two streaks of blood-light.
"Redfield-san, though I've always wanted to ask you for a private lesson in swordsmanship, I sincerely apologize!" Oliver tightly gripped his two blades, Nagamitsu and Mikazuki Munechika, his tone laced with genuine regret.
"Then I regretfully still have time to teach you how to use a sword!" Redfield snarled.
"I appreciate the offer. Two Sword Style: Flash!"
Oliver grinned, his body moving so fast he instantly vanished from his spot, leaving only a flash of blade light cutting through the air.
"Crimson Solitude: Pierce!"
Redfield stomped his foot, charging forward. The long umbrella in his hand transformed into a sharp sword, which he thrust out at high speed, trailing a scarlet blood-light.
Clang!
The two sounds intersected rapidly, with only a crisp clang of metal echoing in the void and a single spark of fire flying out.
The scene went silent. Oliver and Redfield had swapped positions, facing each other.
"Hmph... How is this possible?"
Redfield's face turned pale, and he grunted softly, staring in disbelief at the two narrow sword gashes on his chest. The wounds weren't deep, but blood was already seeping out.
"Don't underestimate me."
Oliver shouldered his blades, slowly turning around. The clothes on his shoulder were ripped, but there wasn't a single scratch on his skin.
It could be said that Oliver had won this round of swordsmanship.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Doflamingo descended rapidly from the high altitude, his pink feather coat flapping loudly. He landed directly above Redfield's head, the tip of his shoe equipped with eight nearly transparent fine threads, and he delivered a kick.
Athlete!
Clang!
Redfield countered by thrusting his long umbrella upward, just managing to parry Doflamingo's kick. A strong burst of compressed air immediately spread outward, but the recently closed wounds on his chest burst open and bled again.
"It was blocked! Fufufufufu~" Doflamingo laughed strangely, his attack yielding no result as he flipped and landed.
"Crimson Solitude: Dance!!!"
Redfield roared, charging straight out. The blood-light shimmering on his long umbrella instantly created countless afterimages, engulfing Doflamingo's entire body with a powerful gale force.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Suddenly, Aeridar appeared in front of Doflamingo with his hands clasped together. He abruptly clapped his palms forward, immediately unleashing three bursts of invisible yet powerful impact force.
Bang!
Redfield's body momentarily stiffened. The next second, he was sent flying backward through the air as if he had been struck by a Sea Train.
RUMBLE…
He tumbled across the ground, leaving a distinct trench several dozens of meters long, before he finally flipped over and stopped. More than half of his body was buried under a massive pile of rubble.
"I'm going to slaughter all of you!"
A trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Redfield gritted his teeth, glaring at Aeridar. His heart was filled with raging fury, and an ice-cold killing intent surged out like a devastating tidal wave.
"Gon Fuoco di Dio!!!"
A dazzling golden laser shot down as if from the heavens.
"El Thor!!!"
The powerful Amaru threw a punch from the air, and a massive pillar of lightning descended with a deafening crash.
Rumble!
The ensuing explosion produced firelight that engulfed a hundred-meter radius. Lightning snakes wildly twisted and writhed, destroying everything in their path. The sound was deafening, the earth heaved and trembled non-stop, and the turbulent air waves swept out in all directions like a massive hurricane.
Before long, when the dust settled, the area covering a hundred meters in all directions was a scorched white expanse, marked by a blackened, deep well that emitted choking smoke.
"Haah!!!"
A loud yell.
Redfield's entire body was pitch-black like metal, with a faint crimson blood-light still shimmering on him. He charged toward Aeridar, leaving a long streak of blood in his wake.
"The old monster is injured! Goshikito!" Doflamingo stepped on his nearly invisible threads, extending his right hand into a claw, sending five sharp threads flying forward.
Clang!
The two crossed paths, resulting in the sound of clashing metal.
"Such powerful Armament Haki!"
Doflamingo turned to look at the retreating Redfield, a flicker of shock in his eyes. His attack had landed directly on the opponent's chest, but his Haki-coated threads had been utterly unable to cut through Redfield's defense.
"Two Sword Style: Cross-Cut!!!"
Oliver positioned his twin blades in a cross shape and rapidly slashed them toward Redfield.
"Get lost! Crimson Solitude: Pierce!!!"
Redfield roared, his arm retracting and extending with lightning speed. The pitch-black long umbrella burst forth with a crimson blood-light.
Clang!
Another intense clang of metal rang out. Sparks flew in the void, and a swift, visible ring of force expanded outward.
"Eh?!"
Oliver was stunned. He saw that the blades of his Nagamitsu and Mikazuki Munechika had indeed pierced through Redfield's Armament Haki, cleanly slicing into his shoulder. Blood immediately flowed down the wound.
"Now it's my turn!"
Redfield glared at Oliver, his eyes filled with astonishing madness and killing intent.
"This is bad!"
Oliver gasped in surprise, looking down to see the tip of the opponent's long umbrella pressed against his chest.
"Crimson Solitude!!!"
The cold voice was accompanied by a scarlet blood-light that erupted in an instant.
BOOM!
In a single moment, Oliver was sliced backward by the blood-light, scattering a large amount of blood into the air.
"Oliver!"
Aeridar cried out in shock.
Everything happened too suddenly. No one expected the opponent to use an injury-for-injury tactic to send Oliver flying. Although it was unclear if Oliver was completely out of the fight, judging by the spilled blood, the injury was clearly severe.
"You brats aren't worthy of taking my life!" Redfield hissed cruelly.
"Heh heh heh heh~"
A look of twisted madness appeared on Aeridar's face, and he laughed softly. "Don't you dare underestimate him! This 'surprise' has me so angry I can't help but laugh!"
Dropping into a low crouch, Aeridar kicked off the ground and flew straight forward.
Boom!
The ground cracked open.
"Let me leave an indelible mark on your body!"
Redfield transformed into a streak of blood-light and quickly advanced.
Both were incredibly fast and closed the distance in the blink of an eye. Redfield thrust his umbrella-sword, aiming directly for Aeridar's throat.
Whoosh!
Aeridar suddenly ducked low. The long umbrella, trailing crimson blood-light, slashed past, striking empty air.
Rumble…
Though the powerful momentum was contained, it still agitated the air, causing a strong wave of force to transmit through the atmosphere, cleanly puncturing a large hole through a crumbling high-rise building a hundred meters away.
At this moment, Aeridar was half-crouched in front of Redfield, his hands clenched into fists, his left fist above his right, palms facing each other, pressed against Redfield's abdomen.
"This is bad!"
Redfield's eyes twitched, and an immense sense of danger immediately swept through his entire body.