There were three navy officers who showed up, and the other two followed behind like deputies, one holding a knife and the other holding a gun. The leader had a sturdy build, and was no less powerful than Miott, one of Bisag's men.
Miot is the three-meter-tall sturdy mute, a more outstanding guy among Sager's men. Thanks to his huge body and the huge sword he snatched from Rogue Town, he can now easily fight ten people at once in a battle.
The fellow wearing the cloak of justice was also of this type, with a large sword on his back that was no less powerful than his body. He appeared in front of Lily who had just dealt with two groups of navy and was about to continue her advance.
"Don't be too proud!"
The two adjutants shouted in unison, the adjutant holding the knife rushed out quickly, and the adjutant holding the gun also cooperated quickly, aiming and then pulling the trigger.
Swish!
The lead bullet and the adjutant's knife attacked Lily together. At this moment, Lily's figure flashed from the surroundings, and the cold light emitted by her sword formed a curved line, from the adjutant holding the knife to the adjutant holding the gun. A ball of blood flew up, and the light quickly turned to the tall navy.
when!!
The rapier was blocked by the huge blade, and Lily's figure moving at high speed was also revealed.
"Biendetta Lily, a pirate with a bounty of thirty-six million!"
The navy man had a solemn look on his face. He held the hilt of the sword with one hand and shook it away with a single shake. At the same time, he took advantage of the opportunity to slash down fiercely with the sword. "I am Captain Brad of the Navy Headquarters, 'Wall of Wind'. Prepare to die!"
Lily was about to turn her body slightly to avoid the blade and stab the navy captain with her sword. But at the moment of action, she suddenly sensed something and her footsteps quickly stepped on the ground.
"shave!"
Boom!
The slightly sideways body suddenly flashed and disappeared from the spot. As it retreated to the rear, the huge blade swung down, as if with a special force, blasted a rectangular gully on the deck in front, extending all the way to the bow.
"Flying Slash?" Lily asked.
"Shave? Damn pirate!"
Seeing that his attack missed, Brad grasped the hilt of the knife with both hands and swept it swiftly in Lily's direction.
Swish!
The speed of this fierce swing of the knife was not at all slow and heavy, but rather extremely fast. The huge body not only looked powerful, but also seemed to be moving at a fast speed.
Boom!
As the blade was swung out, a wall of air rushed forward, easily cutting through the edge of the warship, and even the deck was cut open, leaving a large hole.
Lily moved her feet and dodged when he swung the blade, using her high-speed movement to rush to the other side of Brad.
"You can't hide away!"
But Brad's reaction was also fast. The huge blade he had just swung turned directly in the opposite direction, so fast that it almost left an afterimage. The airflow it created slashed across the deck and flipped it open, chasing after Lily who was dodging.
The dozen or so pirates who had just gained the upper hand under the attacks of Akin and Palu and defeated a naval force were hit by the pursuit of this air flow, and their bodies burst into blood and they fell down.
If he were to turn around like this again, then the people on this ship wouldn't have to fight.
Lily's pupils showed a hint of coldness, and her body, which was moving at high speed, stopped. She stepped suddenly in the air as if she was climbing a staircase, and after several bounces, she rose into the air.
"Oh, have you mastered it?" Sager took a sip of wine, but was not too surprised.
Once you have mastered shaving, the Moon Step will naturally not be far away. As Lily became more and more proficient in shaving, it was not surprising that she also mastered the Moon Step.
Boom!
Lily's sudden rise above him also made Brad focus on the sky. He swung his blade horizontally and suddenly raised it upside down, slashing like the wind.
There was no point in simply dodging this kind of flying slash with a huge range; the only option was to break it.
"It has a huge range, but not enough power, so..."
Lily clenched the white thunder in her hand, and kicked her feet suddenly in the air, rushing forward like a cannonball. The blade of the white thunder was reflected in the sunlight, and as her body moved, it was like a straight line of thunder striking down.
"Break the surface with a point! Break the air!"
As if cloth was torn apart, the center of the wild airflow was hit by the thunder.
"oh?"
Sager was stunned for a moment. He was not surprised by Lily's sudden attack. He knew Lily's strength better. It was no problem for him to break this kind of slash that only focused on the range but not the solidity. However, the sudden burst after using the Moon Step.
"Like my Moon Step Comet, remember it?"
Sager chuckled and shook his head, "But that's not enough, Lily."
"Wall of Wind!"
After the lightning quickly broke through the slash, Brad spun the blade outward with both hands and held down the back of the blade with one hand. The huge blade flew in front of him like a whirlwind, and the airflow-like slash, also with the continuous rotation of the blade, resisted the downward chop.
when!!
There was an obvious delay when the two-finger-wide sword blade broke through the airflow. In just a moment, it was blocked by the stopped blade, making a crisp sound.
"it's useless!"
Brad roared, and the blade rose and fell, sweeping away Lily's sword, and he swung the blade directly at her. Lily quickly stepped back, and on the way back, she stepped left and right in the air to avoid the slash from the blade, and rushed forward again.
Dang!
Bai Lei stabbed down, but was blocked by the rotating blade. Lily didn't stay for long. She kicked the air away from Brad, fell to the ground, and looked at Brad intently.
The blade still did not stop spinning. Brad hid his body behind the blade that was spinning like a whirlwind and shouted, "My 'wind wall' has a defense level comparable to steel. Your sword cannot break my attack!"
"Oh? That doesn't seem like the strength a colonel in the headquarters should have. Is it because of the position?"
Sager, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the Death Star, put down his wine glass, picked up a cigar and put it in his mouth, then he lit it and exhaled a cloud of white mist and glanced at Brad.
"A natural disaster?!"
Brad looked up and shouted, "I'll catch you after I kill your men! As long as I catch you, my contribution will be enough for promotion!"
The rank of the navy only represents the position. There are always those elites who are restricted by their position but whose own strength far exceeds others. After all, compared with strength, the proportion of merit is much higher.
"Hehehe, then you have to work hard."
Sager smiled softly and looked at Lily, "Lily, if you can't comprehend 'Iron Cutting' when fighting him, you will lose."
"The breath of all things?"
Lily nodded, her expression calming down.
Sager said this. Unlike Haki, although the Haki of Observation Haki increases perception, it is not of the same type as the Breathing of All Things. And the Haki of Armament Haki only increases power and has nothing to do with this aspect.
There are so many ways to increase the power. There are all kinds of moves on the sea, such as the King's Fist with power, strange physical skills and qigong, which can increase the power.
Haughtiness is just controlling one's will and turning it into an increase in strength. But the breath of all things is the perception of oneself and all things, just like the meditative state of "life return". Even the sharpest knife can touch the leaves without cutting them, and break the steel when it encounters it.
Even a swordsman who can perform a flying slash may not be able to comprehend this move. This is the swordsman's enlightenment.
There is no other way to deal with such people except to "cut the iron".
But this enlightenment
"Blade of Wind!"
The rotating blade stopped abruptly at this moment. Brad grasped the rotating handle with both hands, and swung it with the airflow that had not yet condensed around him, launching a spiral entangled whirlwind slash.
Lily's pupils shrank, and she was about to use the Moon Step to bounce away, but just as she stepped on the air, the air around her seemed to fall into chaos, breaking her Moon Step in an instant, and at this time the slash also came in front of her very quickly.
BANG!!
Lily blocked the blow with the rapier in front of her body. Her body was blown back by the blow. The sword made crackling sounds under the whirlwind blow. Even her hand that was holding the sword almost couldn't hold on and was shaking rapidly.
Her sword was not a thin cone. It had a blade that was two fingers wide. It was a straight sword with blades on both sides. There were lightning-like blade patterns on the blade.
As one of the fifty fine swords, its quality is certainly not bad and it can certainly withstand a slash.
Just
swishing!
Just as Lily was struggling to block the attack, the clothes on her arms were torn apart, revealing her snow-white arm skin, and the hem of her skirt was also torn apart, revealing her tight black thighs.
This slash is different from the rough slash just now. The wind wall that continuously rotates and condenses around it is launched as the slash is launched, which can add chaotic wind blades to the slash. In addition to the unique power of the slash, there are also slashes like small storm kicks.
Even if it is blocked, there will still be aftermath for attack.
Seeing that she was about to hit the Death Star behind her, Lily gritted her teeth, grasped the rapier with both hands and lifted it up with great effort. Her clothes were cut into several holes. She used the force to stomp her feet quickly and used the slash to dodge to the side, but her body still staggered due to the force of the blow and fell to the ground.
Boom!
The slash directly hit the hull of the Death Star, making a loud bang. The strong wind swept up the deck of the warship, exploding with wood chips.
But the hull was intact, like a real iron wall, impervious to harm.
Of course it's not because the wood is hard enough. With this kind of power, even the hardest wood will be damaged.
Purely because of the Sager above.
He glanced at Brad, his eyes flashing with coldness, "Hey, be careful, you destroyed my boat, and you don't even give others a chance to try."
These people were of course invisible, but from Sager's perspective, he could see the domineering aura flowing down from his body, covering the bow of the Death Star and protecting it from the slashing attack.
Whether it is hardening or entanglement, the object can be released, but hardening requires contact with the object, while entanglement can knock the object out.
Sager is sitting on the boat now, so of course he has been exposed to it.
Brad was suddenly startled by his gaze, and sweat began to flow down his forehead for no apparent reason.
He didn't know what was going on, he just knew that when he saw this natural disaster, his heart would tremble inexplicably.
"As expected of a man called 'Natural Disaster'!"
Brad's face was grim. "But the navy that carries justice won't be afraid! In the name of justice, I will arrest you!"
"A stray dog has no right to talk about what justice is."
Sager bit his cigar and sneered, "Justice is not something that only the navy can use. You must defeat my men first before you are qualified to discuss justice with me, Lily."
"yes."
Lily stood up from the deck, dusted herself off, and gripped the hilt of the White Thunder Sword tightly, "I won't lose!"
"How can you be my opponent if you can't cut iron?"
Brad shouted angrily and jumped up suddenly. The blade spun violently around him, creating a whirlwind as it fell towards Lily. Then he grasped the handle of the knife, wrapped the whirlwind around the blade, and chopped it straight down.
"Wind Blade!"
At this moment, Lily closed her eyes.
This is a strong enemy, an enemy as strong as steel. As a swordsman, if you can't cut iron, you will not be his opponent.
Escape?
Of course, Lily was confident that Brad couldn't catch her.
But what's the point of running away? Just let Sager solve it?
Sager might not care, and even comfort her, saying that she would become stronger sooner or later, so there's no need to worry.
But she was unwilling!
If she escapes once, there will be a second time. This is different from avoiding the navy's pursuit. This is a steel wall blocking her.
He escaped this time, but what about next time? If he encounters a guy like this that even Sager doesn't want to fight against, will he still ask him for help next time?
What about next time?
Lily's knuckles turned white as she gripped the hilt of the sword.
She is not a vase that only knows how to sail, nor is she an ordinary woman who can only feed Sager in her spare time and can be replaced at any time!
"I am a cadre, a navigator, the first subordinate recruited by Sager, a person who is determined to prevent others from being oppressed, not a person seeking help!"
Lily's eyes opened instantly, and the white lightning in her hand stabbed towards the falling Brad.
Even if it means a fight to the death, she must defeat this guy instead of becoming a burden to Sager!
Dang!
The wind pressure from the sword stabbing the blade was slowed down, and the huge whirlwind slash enveloped Lily. Even though it hadn't gotten close, the aftermath blew her golden hair and even cut off a few strands.
The threat of death aroused in Lily's heart, and at the same time made her mind empty. At this moment, she seemed to feel the turbulence of the air caused by the intersection of the wind blades in this violent whirlwind.
…
"Lily, do you like swords? Then I will teach you how to practice swordsmanship from now on. Although you are still young, you can lay the foundation."
In the garden of the royal palace, an indistinct figure spoke to Lily, who was only three or four years old at the time. The face could not be seen clearly, but a smile could be seen at the corners of the mouth.
"There's no need to rush to wave it around. That's a superficial approach. What we need now is to observe and then meditate."
"Remember, a sword, although very sharp, does not need to cut through everything. Leaves have their own flow, stones have their own smell, the earth and the air also have different feelings. Cutting through everything is just the sword itself, but you who can control the cutting are the swordsman."
Young Lily held the sword in a daze, meditating and comprehending what the man said every day, and hitting leaves and branches, stones and steel with the wooden sword that was tailor-made for her at the time.
Swinging vigorously can break leaves and branches, but it cannot break stones or steel.
Until one day, when her wooden sword could brush through the leaves and branches and hit the stone, she, who was already twelve years old, saw the arrogant Ennio.
The vague figure in her memory disappeared, and was replaced by the hateful Ennio!
She couldn't remember who that figure was, but Lily saw that when Ennio laughed wildly at her, a crack had appeared on the stone that he had hit with the wooden sword.
That was...
Swish!
The rapier blade that was thrust forward broke through the slash, and Lily moved her body and dodged to the side.
BANG!!
The huge blade smashed down, blasting a hole in the deck, and the slashing swept around the hole, cutting into cracks.
Brad yelled at Lily who was standing on the other side, "Don't even think about running!"
"No I won't run!"
Lily kicked away with one foot, jumped into the air using the Moon Step, and once again like before, she kicked with both feet and turned into a streak of white lightning that shot straight down.
"Breaking the air."
"it's useless!"
Brad spun the blade away, forming a wall of wind. This woman was indeed very fast, so fast that he couldn't fight back, but it was impossible to break through his iron-like defense!
Just block it again!
The thunder descended, and the speed of its descent from the sky increased the power of the thrust. The tip of the sword broke through the slashing wind outside the blade and touched the blade.
At this time, the power of the thrust will be weakened, and thus blocked by the steel blade. Then, it is time for Brad to take action.
"Cut!"
The lightning suddenly accelerated, swept past Brad's body, and hit him behind him.
Lily half-crouched and slowly put the rapier back into the scabbard.
She stood up, and Bai Lei's hilt and scabbard fit together, making a slight sound.
Click.
laugh!!
Brad's resistance stopped there. As the sword was sheathed, a crack was cut on his chest, and blood spurted out like a fountain. The huge blade shattered and broke into two pieces.
"I can cut through the iron."
Lily looked up at Sager who was staring at her and said, "After all, I am a cadre of the Calamity Pirates."
Sager smiled back, "That's great, Lily."
Lily nodded, then turned back to the fallen Brad and said calmly: "This so-called iron wall can't stop me."
"Iron wall? Where is the iron wall?"
Palu, who had already stood up and joined the battle, twitched his ears and looked around,
"Is there anyone else who is as famous as me, Palu-sama?!"
"Fight well, Palu, and don't be distracted!"
Ajin waved his cane, knocked down the surrounding marines, and said to Palu, "Otherwise Lady Renetia will beat you."
"yes!"
Palu touched the iron shield with his fist, and the friction of the fireflies on the iron shield ignited a flame on the shield. He laughed and said, "Taste my flaming fist of Palu!"
Bang!
A hammer hit him on the back of the head again, knocking him to the ground.
"I told you not to use fire! Use your turtle shell to fight, or I'll throw you into the sea and let you be with turtles!"
Renetia used her long hammer to blast away the oncoming marines, then turned and spoke angrily to Palu.
"S-Sumi Masen."
Palu trembled on the deck for a while, raised his smoking head and shouted in grievance.
(End of this chapter)