Pirates: Rush to the Peak

As soon as he smiled, he felt dizzy and his body seemed to lose control and fly backwards involuntarily.

He was like a cannonball that drew an arc in the air and then fell heavily to the ground.

After landing, due to inertia, he rolled on the hard ground, raising a cloud of dust, and only stopped several meters away.

This scene shocked Ryan. His eyes widened, his face flushed, and he shouted angrily: "What's going on! Who dares to attack my opponent?" He looked around, trying to find the perpetrator who dared to launch a sneak attack on the battlefield.

However, when his eyes fell on Kuro who was standing upright not far away, he was stunned.

Seeing Kuro, the anger on Ryan's face subsided a little, but he still couldn't hide his inner dissatisfaction. He shouted at Kuro: "Captain, what are you doing? Why are you taking away my enemy?"

"Get rid of him as soon as possible!" Kuro's voice was low and powerful, and every word seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight that could not be ignored.

His eyes were as cold as ice, revealing an unquestionable determination.

Before he finished speaking, his tall body was already approaching Yixiao like a mountain. Every step he took was so heavy that it seemed to crush the earth, which made people feel fearful.

Ryan stood aside, and seeing Kuro's extremely gloomy face, his heart tightened.

He knew very well that Kuro was on the verge of a rage at the moment, and any words could become a spark that ignites his anger.

Therefore, he wisely chose to remain silent and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

At the same time, Yixiao was struggling to get up from the dusty ground.

His body was in unbearable pain from the heavy blow he had just received, but even so, he still endured the pain and tried hard to stand up straight.

There was a bitter smile on his lips, and his voice trembled with pain: "It was... a powerful punch."

The corner of Yixiao's eye was torn by Kuro's punch, and blood kept flowing out like a stream, slowly flowing down his cheek and dripping onto the ground under his feet, forming shocking blood flowers.

However, even in this situation, there was still no sign of retreat in Yixiao's eyes.

"It's really unexpected that you would make such a decision in the end - to choose to join the so-called navy." Kuro said coldly with a gloomy face, his words revealing his dissatisfaction and disdain for Yixiao's choice.

Facing Kuro's question, Yixiao responded calmly, "I did this only because I wanted to protect the innocent people on this ship. I don't want to see the fierce battle between you and Aokiji affect these unarmed people."

His tone was calm and firm, as if the reason was beyond doubt.

However, Kuro didn't buy Yixiao's explanation. He snorted coldly and said sternly: "Humph! Cooperating with the navy is equivalent to declaring war on me!"

There were sparks of anger in his eyes, as if they would explode at any time.

Hearing this, Yixiao sighed slightly and said softly: "It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more. I hope you can understand my position."

After saying that, he slowly raised his head and looked directly at Kuro, his face revealing a look of determination.

Seeing this, Kuro said no more and suddenly pulled out the sharp blade named Butsu Yuhun from his waist.

In an instant, a cold light flashed, and the sharp sword blade drew a cold arc in the air, bringing up a sharp gust of wind, as if even the air was cut through by it.

Yixiao's nerves were stretched to the limit. He was keenly aware that danger was coming at him with overwhelming force.

The muscles all over his body seemed to be ignited, and he jumped up from the ground in an instant. He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, quickly turning the sharp blade in his hand, and took a tight defensive posture like a storm, just blocking Kuro's fatal blow.

"Is this the legendary peak showdown between swordsmen?" Ryan, who was watching the battle on the side, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a look of interest.

However, the next moment he shook his head and said softly: "It's a pity that the captain is not a swordsman in the pure sense."

Before he finished speaking, an extremely powerful and terrifying energy wave suddenly erupted from Kuro's body, as if the entire space was shaking at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, Kuro appeared in front of Yixiao like a ghost, at a speed that was astonishingly fast.

Facing such a sudden attack, Yixiao was not afraid at all, and a look of determination flashed across his face. He swung the long sword in his hand without hesitation, slashing upwards with a fierce momentum!

Only a crisp sound of metal collision was heard that resounded through the sky - "clang!" The long sword in Yixiao's hand collided violently with Kuro's magic weapon called Butu Yuhun. The huge impact force made Yixiao's hands holding the sword numb, but he gritted his teeth and tried his best to barely withstand this powerful blow.

"What an amazing reaction speed! If I told you that you are blind, I'm afraid no one would believe it!" Kuro was praising you, but his movements were not slow at all. He shook his wrist, and while Yixiao's old strength was exhausted and new strength was not yet generated, he changed his moves again. The Butu Yuhun slashed along Yixiao's blade and went straight to the vital point of Yixiao's fingers.

"Oh no, this is really dangerous!" Yixiao thought to himself that something was wrong. At this critical moment, he decisively used his devil fruit ability.

In an instant, an incomparable gravity descended from the sky like a mountain crushing an egg, and smashed directly towards Kuro!

Accompanied by a deafening noise - "Boom!" The ground under Kuro's feet could not withstand this violent force and collapsed instantly.

Yixiao took the opportunity to withdraw cleverly and successfully saved his finger that was almost in danger.

Just when he had managed to steady himself, suddenly, the solid ground beneath his feet began to shake violently without any warning.

In an instant, there was a loud bang, and the ground seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and it collapsed with a loud bang!

A horrifying shock wave, carrying endless destructive power, burst out in an instant with the force of thunder and lightning like a beast on the loose!

Faced with the sudden golden shock wave, Yixiao's face changed drastically. He knew very well the horror of this force and retreated quickly without hesitation.

However, the impact force was so fast that it reached the nearby buildings in an instant. With an earth-shaking roar, those sturdy buildings were easily blown into pieces like paper, and dust and rubble flew everywhere.