"forbidden?"
Zoro looked at the palace behind Lily, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "I see, you must have set some trap here, it took me so long to find it!"
Lily shook her head. "There is no trap. I don't know why you have been wandering here for so long. If you really wanted to go to the palace, you should have arrived long time ago."
After she came out of the palace, she took a few of her men to plunder the nearby area, while she herself stood on the roof, looking at the battle in Sager in the distance.
Then she saw a green-haired man suddenly appear in the streets where the king's army and the rebel army were fighting, running around.
Even Lily had no idea where his destination was, because he was spinning randomly, like drawing circles one after another, spiraling until it reached her street.
"I just don't know the way. Who makes the streets here so difficult to walk on?" A vein bulged on Zoro's forehead.
I don't know why, Lily twitched her mouth and said, "Are you so directionally challenged?"
"That kind of thing isn't important!"
Zoro looked at the palace behind Lily and said, "The palace is behind you, right? I just need to go through here and I'll get there."
"That's how it should be."
Lily nodded and said, "But I told you it's forbidden."
Zoro drew out the two swords at his waist and grinned, "I see. Are you going to stop me? You seem to be a very good swordsman, but it's better to get out of the way. I'm not like that lecherous cook. I will chop even a woman."
Although he didn't quite understand why this woman wouldn't let him enter the palace, it didn't matter. He could get through after defeating her!
Lily directly grasped the hilt of the sword with her right hand and pulled out the shining blade with a click.
It's impossible to explain to this stubborn man who is obviously stuck in his head.
The most effective way to stop someone is not to persuade them, but to knock them down directly.
The sword at the waist is not for decoration.
The thin sword blade, which was only two fingers wide, emitted a dazzling light under the sunlight. At first glance, it looked like thunder in broad daylight, extremely bright.
Zoro narrowed his eyes, "Rapier? It looks like a good sword."
Lily held the rapier upright in front of her, her eyes gradually glowing with coldness as the blade shone, and she said calmly: "The name of the sword is 'White Thunder', one of the fifty finest swords. In addition, women..."
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, Lily disappeared from the spot, and the light of the sword blade resounded in the air like thunder.
The extremely fast speed surprised Zoro. His pupils narrowed and he subconsciously raised his two swords.
Ding!
Bai Lei's sword tip pierced the center of the crossed swords. The impact brought by the extremely fast speed made him take a half step back.
He struggled to block the rapier and was about to chop it down with his two swords when he heard a "swish" sound. With a look of shock on his face, a cold light appeared from his chest to his waist and ribs, stirring up a pool of blood.
Feeling the pain, Zoro gritted his teeth and slashed down with both swords.
Whoosh!
The sharp blade cut through the air, and the cold light in front of him had already retreated.
Lily stood still on the ground, White thunder's sword blade hanging down to the ground, letting the blood on the thin sword blade drip down, and continued with the unfinished words just now, saying: "Can also be very strong."
It was so fast that people had no time to defend themselves!
Zoro looked down at the blood stains on his waist and abdomen, and said in a deep voice: "Fast sword?"
"Yes, women are weaker in both physical strength and power than men. After the same training, they cannot surpass each other. But there are other ways. Strength is not necessarily the way to show strength."
Lily said, "Speed is also a kind of strength. Swordsman, this is a real sword duel. It's a fight to the death. Don't be careless just because I'm a woman."
Whoosh!
As soon as she finished speaking, Lily thrust her rapier straight forward, turning into an afterimage, stabbing forward with the cold light on the blade.
Zoro held Xuezou in his right hand, and swung it horizontally with the Sandai Kitetsu in his left hand, "Two Swords Style: Double Slash!"
When it comes to using a quick sword, he is also capable of it. This 'double slash' stance is a quick slash.
Ding!
Xuezou, holding the sword in his backhand, blocked the lightning that was coming towards him. With a flash of sparks, White thunder's thin sword blade pierced Xuezou's blade, forcing the light back and also holding the figure of Lily holding the sword behind him.
Crack!
At the moment of blocking, Zoro quickly slashed the snow walker downwards, the blade cut through the middle of the white thunder and pushed it upwards, at the same time, he lowered his body, and the Sandai Kitetsu in his left hand slashed horizontally towards Lily who was left open.
The speed of the knife swing was no slower than Lily's thrust!
Whoosh!
But the knife finally hit nothing. When the Sandai Kitetsu approached, Lily twisted her feet and her figure turned into a shadow, letting the sharp blade hit nothing.
"I can catch up with you!"
But at the moment Lily disappeared, Zoro stomped on the ground, and with an extremely huge force, his body shot straight forward, chasing the retreating figure, and slashed at it horizontally with both swords.
"Second Slash, Flash!"
"Flash Waltz."
When the sharp double swords were about to hit the figure, the figure suddenly shook away, and the cold light of the sword blades caused the body to disappear, presenting a disordered lightning. While dodging the double swords' attack, the lightning even smashed towards Zoro's chest.
Zoro subconsciously returned to defend, but when the blade was about to approach the lightning, he suddenly sensed something, and the forward blade suddenly turned over, blocking the stabbing blade with the back of the blade.
when!!
Sparks flew from the backs of the two swords, and the cold light penetrated through and pierced into his chest, creating a flower of blood.
"drink!!"
Zoro shouted loudly, swung his arms vigorously, grabbed the rapier blade and swung it forward, then turned it around and cut towards Lily.
Whoosh!
The cold light rose again, and quickly dotted two blood flowers on Zoro's body again, flashing past the blade slash like thunder, and the lightning stopped beside Zoro, revealing Lily's figure.
She flicked the blood off the tip of the sword and said, "Is that the extent of it?"
Zoro stood in place, looked down at his chest which was bleeding, then looked up at Xuezou again.
He didn't use the back of the knife to chop people just now because he was showing mercy. It was purely because he felt the danger. If he used the blade, it would probably
"break."
There was an obvious cut on the back of Xuezou's knife, which went all the way to the junction of the back and the blade.
"According to the boss of Rogue Town, this knife is also one of the top fifty good swords. It's the same as your sword, right?"
As a famous sword, although each one is made differently, their hardness and sharpness are not comparable to ordinary steel. For example, Zoro can chop a rotten sword made of ordinary iron into pieces with just a little time.
But when encountering better steel, Zoro couldn't cut it, not to mention a sword of the same level like this one, which was obviously broken by a sword. It's not comparable to the level of being chopped to pieces.
Zoro turned his head to look at Lily and said in a deep voice: "Have you learned 'Zantetsu'?"
Is this what Koshiro meant by "can't cut anything, can cut anything"?
"Reacts very quickly."
Lily nodded, acknowledging it, and said, "If it was blocked by the blade, your knife might not be usable."
Cutting iron is not domineering.
Sager said that it was not the observation Haki that could be sensed, nor was it the armament Haki that increased power, but it was a realm belonging to a swordsman, just like "Life Return" as a realm for physical users.
Only by sensing the breath of all things can one find their weaknesses and break them with the sword.
For a woman whose physical strength is not her strong point, sometimes she needs to find another way to become stronger.
In addition to practicing every day, Lily also meditates as suggested by Sager, trying to strengthen the breath of all things, but the results are not enough now.
Otherwise, she should be able to cut off even the back of a famous sword of the same level.
"You are really strong, woman."
A strange look flashed in Zoro's eyes. He pulled the cloth off his arm and tied it around his head.
He pulled out the white blade from his waist and said, "This sword is called 'Wado Ichimonji'. The boss in Roger Town said it is one of the twenty-one great swords."
He bit the hilt of the knife, his eyes under the green turban became ferocious and fiery, and he grinned.
"Three Knives"
Lily was slightly startled. "Strange swordsman, you seem very happy. Do you think you have won?"
Zoro crossed his hands and held the two swords upright at his sides, with the horizontal blade of the Wado Ichimonji and the two swords forming a cross, and said in a deep voice:
"I just discovered a possibility and I'm excited! You are a very strong swordsman, I will fight you with all my strength, please don't die!"
What Kuina said is not entirely correct!
There is a strong enemy right in front of you, showing you a different path for a swordsman!
As long as he can survive his full-strength battle, that's enough!
At that time, he can wait until the voyage is over and tell Kuina. In addition to the world's greatest swordsman, there are also other powerful female swordsmen on the sea.
"It seems that he is full of confidence and has a good momentum."
Lily clenched the sword in her hand, "Okay, let me crush your momentum!"
Whoosh!
The light like thunder ignited again, and Lily's figure turned into a shadow and disappeared, leaving only the light of the sword in this space, and she rushed to Zoro in an instant.
"Breaking the Sky!"
"Three swords style."
Zoro bent his body slightly, looked up and stared at the incoming sword light, quickly crossed his two swords, and slashed forward fiercely with the third sword in his mouth.
One knife attacks, one knife blocks, and one knife blocks the gap left for dodging.
Just like the evil ghosts in hell who can grab people at will!
"Ghost! Kill!"
Zoro shouted loudly, and the blades of three crossed blades rushed straight towards the lightning. There was a look in his eyes that showed a determination to face death.
He couldn't keep up with this speed, but as a swordsman, he didn't have to keep up to fight the enemy.
Exchange injuries for injuries, just catch the other person!
Lily, who was advancing quickly, also discovered the cleverness of this move. With her speed, as long as she didn't get close to the attack of the three knives, she could find another opportunity.
But Lily had no such idea at all!
As a swordsman, how could she not even have the courage to fight?
It was easy to dodge once, and it was also easy to dodge twice, but did she have to dodge every time she encountered something?
What kind of navigator is Sager?
Not to mention that the green algae-haired swordsman's eyes were clearly filled with mockery.
He dares to move forward,
do you dare?
"Who do you think I am?!"
Lily's pupils shrank as she shouted, "It's just a pincer attack. Break through with a single point and break free!"
The sword light surging forward suddenly became brighter at this moment, turning into surging thunder, rushing straight towards the knife light that was blocking on three sides.
boom!!
After the domineering shock wave of the pitch-black fire and the pillar of fireworks collided for a while, the pillar of fireworks obviously ran out of steam and was swept away by the domineering shock wave, causing a loud bang and scattering violent smoke and flames around.
Smoker and Ace, who were attacking together, suddenly dispersed to the left and right, avoiding the domineering shock wave, and let this thing turn into a black meteor and fly into the sky.
The domineering offensive was interrupted?
Whoosh!
Just as this thought came to mind, a huge figure rushed out from the smoke and flames and jumped to the center of the two people.
"Ooohahahaha!"
On top of that hideous body was Sager's face, laughing wildly. His two hands spread out and grabbed the heads of the two men!
(End of this chapter)