area51novel Chapter 1159 Loss of Will
Chapter 1159 Loss of Will
Chapter 1159 Loss of Will
Junko was approached by Kuina herself—ultimately, it was Junko's chilling power and threat that attracted this sword prodigy like a magnet.
Kuina's mission was to reinforce the battlefield, but this chaotic battle, which involved many top experts, was by no means a one-sided crushing victory from the very beginning.
The immortal God Knights and the Five Elders are the most troublesome nightmares on this battlefield. Even veteran Yonko like Kaido and Big Mom, who have dominated the New World for decades, have to exert all their strength to barely kill a God Knight.
It is easy to imagine how difficult it was for the other slightly weaker fighters. Even when they banded together in groups of three or five, they could not escape the downward spiral.
Junzi was the most terrifying among this group of thugs. Her blood-stained hands had already reaped the lives of several powerful figures renowned in the New World.
The duel between Kuina and Junko is the ultimate clash between a pure swordsman and a Devil Fruit user.
Junko's Arrow-Arrow Fruit ability seems to have nothing to do with swordsmanship, but it can somehow find a strange common ground with the sword's edge—both are based on "precision" as the core of killing. It is not surprising that Kuina would take the initiative to seek her out.
Junzi's strength in the Knights of God is comparable to that of Shamlock, but unfortunately, she is Im's chosen vessel, and from the day she was selected, she has been deprived of the right to have her own will.
Im's thoughts, like invisible shackles, had already completely transformed her. Thus, this divine knight, chosen from the lower realm and selected step by step, could only become a soulless blade, a henchman obeying orders on the edge of the battlefield.
In contrast, Shamrock, who was of comparable strength, was able to take over his father's authority and firmly sit on the throne of the new generation of God's Knights.
This is why even a woman as strong as Kuina, who stands at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, is locked in a fierce and intractable stalemate with Junko, who possesses an immortal body.
Junzi has long been adept at developing the Arrow-Arrow Fruit. He can use arrows to control the field and block movement from afar, or fight with weapons to tear apart defenses up close. He can also use the trajectory guided by the arrows to increase his speed several times over. He is truly terrifyingly versatile.
At this moment, she was wielding a rapier made of artifacts wrapped in layers of arrowheads and bandages, locked in close combat with Kuina. As their swords clashed, a murderous aura emanated from them.
The two exchanged blows, each one potentially fatal! Kuina continued the fighting style of a traditional swordsman, each strike heavy and powerful, carrying the overwhelming momentum to cleave the heavens and earth, while the cold light of the Wado Ichimonji reflected a chilling aura in her eyes.
Junzi's style, however, subtly reveals the shadow of fencing, agile and unpredictable, complementing the bandaged slender sword in her hand. In every movement and stillness, there is the tricky and ruthless nature of fencing moves!
But her speed and power were far beyond what ordinary fencers could match. Moreover, the rapier in her hand was not a soft sword used for fencing, but a real divine weapon, which she wielded with ghostly speed, leaving not even a trace of afterimage.
The moment the swords clashed, the clang of metal echoed across the battlefield. The slender sword withstood several slashes from the Wado Ichimonji without sustaining any damage, demonstrating just how resilient the arrowhead bandages wrapped around the blade were.
"Ding"
Another clash of swords, the metallic clang of metal ringing out, the piercing sound making their eardrums ache.
After the first strike, the two retreated rapidly in unison—retreating was not out of fear, but rather to create distance and find a more difficult angle to attack after a brief stalemate.
Guina had no way of knowing what Junzi was planning, but she knew that she herself was harboring such a thought.
The moment her toes touched the ground, Kuina's body shot out like an arrow, the tip of her Wado Ichimonji sword gleaming with a chilling light, aimed straight for Junko's face.
On the other side, Junzi's feet had just touched the ground when his Observation Haki keenly detected a fleeting aura that was rapidly approaching like a ghost.
By the time she realized it, the cold light was already right next to her, and she didn't have time to make any defensive moves!
At the critical moment, a snow-white arrow suddenly extended from behind Junzi, pointing horizontally to the side, as if marking a clear trajectory in the air.
In the next instant, Junzi's body actually moved several feet to the side in the direction indicated by the arrow, narrowly dodging Kuina's deadly strike.
Such thrilling scenes have long been the norm for the two in close combat.
Kuina is undoubtedly a top-tier swordswoman, wielding countless sword techniques with ease, and her decades of combat experience allow her to remain calm under pressure.
But Junzi wasn't a pure swordsman; she was a Devil Fruit user with top-notch crowd control abilities!
If it were a real melee combat with weapons, she would have been slashed dozens of times by Kuina. The fact that she has been able to hold on until now is entirely due to the incredible assistance of her Arrow-Arrow Fruit ability.
The knife missed its mark, but Kuina's eyes remained unmoved, as if she had already foreseen this outcome!
She slammed her toes into the ground again, turning her body ninety degrees at an almost bizarre angle. The Wado Ichimonji in her hand once more burst forth with a chilling light as she chased after Junzi.
Kuina was already used to Junzi's endless abilities and methods—if it weren't for these extra advantages, the woman in front of her would have been slashed countless times long ago!
The swordsman's speed was never slow, especially when he burst out, his speed was exceptionally fast. Even though Junzi had already moved more than ten feet to the side, in the next instant, Kuina caught up with him!
The blade came straight at him, and even though it was less than half a foot from his face, the coldness it conveyed sent a chill down Junzi's spine!
However, Junzi did not panic, nor did she move her feet an inch. She stood there facing the blade, but in front of her, an arc-shaped arrow appeared in mid-air.
The arrow curved to one side from top to bottom, much like the stroke "丿", only with a larger arc. At that moment, Kuina's blade also fell, as if to cleave the general in two!
Just as the blade was about to strike Junko's forehead, Kuina discovered that her Wado Ichimonji was no longer under her control. It deflected and circled over Junko's head, turning a straight slash into an arc!
Kuina glanced at the arrow in front of Junzi, and her aura changed instantly. A powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted, and Wado Ichimonji was instantly surrounded by blood-red lightning. The feeling of being out of control disappeared instantly, and she slashed at Junzi's neck with her backhand!
Although the previous battle with the retired Five Elders did not consume too much energy, Kuina still used up a lot of Conqueror's Haki, which she used to break the immortality. Therefore, the previous battle with Junko did not use Conqueror's Haki at all, but was pure swordsmanship!
While recovering her Conqueror's Haki, she also figured out the enemy's fighting style. She had experienced Junko changing direction in mid-air following the arrow many times before, so she didn't pay much attention to it; it was just a Devil Fruit ability!
This was the first time Wado Ichimonji had gone out of control, which had to be taken seriously by Kuina. If the opponent made a few more turns and its final target was her neck or heart, it would be too dangerous. So Kuina immediately became serious!
"Ding!"
With a crisp sound, Junzi flew out, but when Kuina slashed out, there was no scene of a head falling to the ground and blood gushing out!