One Piece's Life

Going back to a few minutes ago, Xiuzi should have died at the hands of the black-faced man, but in the end he still defeated the opponent with a slight advantage.

At the critical moment of the battle, the ground around the two men was in a mess. The undead monsters that had been lurking nearby all moved away from the scene, and even the thick fog took the initiative to avoid it.

Due to an injury to his left elbow, Shouzi, who was holding a weapon with one hand, was always unable to display his strength. Facing the black-faced man whose strength should not be underestimated, even if he devoted himself to fighting, he would still have difficulty defeating him.

On the other hand, thanks to the special power, the entire blade of the black knife in the black-faced man's hand glowed with green light. The sharper knife actually put tremendous pressure on Hongying. Under this severe test, Xiuzi, who couldn't think of a way to deal with it, had to face the difficulty.

It seems that they are evenly matched, but in fact Xiuzi understands that the other party is very kind. The black-faced man's attack could have been more severe, and he could have targeted Xiuzi's weaknesses everywhere, but he did not do so.

Xiuzi couldn't figure it out and didn't have time to think about it. Seeing that the gray and white slash had broken his sword move, and his physical strength was about to reach its limit, he had no choice but to use the red cherry to block it. Being hit by strong forces, his right hand was numb and he always felt that the weapon would fall at any time.

At this moment, he no longer tried to be brave. After barely dodging, the black-faced man's slash slashed the ground along the way. His attack was not over until he reached the edge of the water storage lake.

Seeing the miserable situation behind him, Xiuzi, who transferred Hongying to his left hand, was very frightened. It was terrible. After fighting for so long, he could still perform such powerful moves. This uncle must have been a great swordsman at least during his lifetime.

It’s interesting. The stronger you are, the happier I am. But I didn’t expect that there is a weapon that can fight Hongying. That black knife looks very light, but it is so hard-hit. What kind of material is it made of?

"Uncle, I'm very happy to be able to fight with you until now, but please don't let me go anymore."

"Boy, you really overestimate me. For an outstanding young man like you, if I am careless, I will lose to you. Of course, if you think that I am taking care of the younger generation, then I have nothing to say."

"Come to think of it, we have been fighting for so long, and I forgot to ask you something. But every swordsman has a pursuit in his heart. What is your pursuit? What is the bushido you insist on? What is the person and thing you want to protect the most? What"

The two of them fought frequently for more than ten rounds during the conversation. If he hadn't been accustomed to high-pressure fighting, Xiuzi wouldn't have been able to spare any time. "Uncle, why are you asking these questions? In fact, I haven't figured out these questions yet, but I know." What do I want to protect?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. My dream is ordinary and simple. I just want to protect the people who love me and the people I love. But it's not easy to do it, so I want to become stronger. Okay, let's chat That’s it for now”

"Uncle, no matter what your reasons are, you did attack us this morning, so I will not forgive you easily. Seeing that you are not tired no matter how hard you beat me, you can't drag it out any longer, so let me end this with my own hands. Let’s compete”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiuzi came behind the black-faced man like a ghost. When the black-faced man reacted, he was cut in half like last time, and even the black knife in his hand was cut off.

I don’t know where he got his strength. In short, the black-faced man floating in the air could no longer fight. "Boy, you are very good. I never thought that this is your true strength. It is not unfair to lose to you."

Xiuzi, who was standing stupidly, didn't seem to hear his words. After putting away Hongying, he looked at the black-faced man who turned into green light and said, "Uncle, are you going back to that world?"

The black-faced man with only his head nodded slightly, "Of course." "Does that world really exist?"

"It's hard to say this, but as long as you believe it, it exists. Boy, thank you for taking care of me. I hope you and your companions can leave here as soon as possible. If there is an afterlife, I hope that when I reach your age, I can also be good at swordsmanship. Reach the same height as you."

After shaking his head, Xiuzi found it difficult to tell the direction due to the thick fog surrounding him. Since he was already far away from where the little bear was, he was exhausted and didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, a loud bang caught his attention. Even though he was far away, he was still shivering from the cold wind. This feeling is very subtle, very different from being next to Mickey.

Because he had fought so selflessly before, he remembered that there were still many things to do, among which meeting Mickey was the top priority. But he had no clue, so he decided to rush to the source of the explosion.

But after a fierce battle, Xiuzi was already exhausted. Every time he staggered for a while, he would stop for a moment.

I thought Mickey's opponent would still be Valk, but when Xiuzi confirmed that the direction was correct, he realized that there was still a strong enemy. Because he was very worried about Mickey's safety, he forgot about his fatigue and started running wildly

Schutz's intuition was very accurate. After just their first meeting, he identified Truman as his mortal enemy. As the distance got closer, he finally saw Mickey in the middle of the battle.

Seeing Mickey's pale face, Xiuzi became angry. Hong Ying unsheathed and sprinted faster, he roared angrily, "I'm not allowed to hurt Mickey, you disgusting guy, just die"

The crimson light bloomed again, and Truman, who hated the bright light, was actually affected. Just like this, his offensive against Mickey suddenly weakened, which gave Mickey a chance to breathe.

Truman was cut in half when the Crimson Slash cut across the entire ground. Perhaps feeling the pain, Truman put away his attack on Mickey, "Boy, don't think you can do anything to me like this. Seeing that you can't even stand, I really don't know what the point of you coming here to die. What you just said That was a good blow, but can you do it again?"

"It's hard to say this"

Exhausting one's physical strength is a reckless act, but in order to save Mickey, Xiuzi had to do it. He saw domineering energy wrapped around his whole body, and the streamlined domineering energy overflowing from the red cherry blade gradually formed a phantom.

Although he didn't know what the shadow that wrapped Xiuzi was, Truman knew that something was not good. "Humph, a mere young and energetic boy dares to challenge me. I really don't know where you got the courage. Forget it, If you want to die, I will give you a ride, Soul Tango"

With a clap of his hands, thirty-six groups of fireflies transformed into dancers wearing long skirts and high heels. No matter how alert Xiuzi was, he still couldn't guard against the invisible attack.

Whenever the illusory yet real dancer laughs, Shuze's momentum weakens. Not only that, he was already in poor condition and felt that his body was too heavy, as if his body was out of control.

Mickey, who was watching from afar, wanted to intervene, but due to the continuous high-frequency fighting, she was exhausted and could do nothing.

Seeing the careless Xiuzi's rare anger, Mickey was slightly moved, but she would not let go of her prejudices.

As for her relationship with Xiuzi, Mickey still doesn't understand it. Companion, it seems, not wife, nor does she seem to be.

However, no matter what the relationship was, it would not affect her trust in Xiuzi, so she sat under the tree and silently followed the battle.

As for Dylan, both of them wanted to get back to the ship as soon as possible after taking a break. "Gray, you want to hold me until I'm fine. Let me go."

Gray, who was a head shorter, replied without any doubt, "You are injured. No matter how good your health is, it will be difficult for you to recover for a while, so it is best not to move."

"Well, I haven't recovered my strength yet. It's probably going to be difficult to break through these annoying thick fogs. Dylan, isn't your hearing very strong? If I want to get back to the ship, I guess I have to rely on you. Please. Think of a solution quickly."

Dylan rolled his eyes and said, "Humph, is this your attitude when asking for help? Sorry, I don't like your attitude very much. Please forgive me for refusing. You have to ask me for even such a small thing. It seems that you don't have much ability." Okay, after saying so much, why don’t you let go? I don’t want to stress it anymore, you”

A loud voice interrupted Gray and Dylan, and then Osborne's blurry figure reappeared in their sight.

After being sucked away by the crack, Osborn, who was about to fall into the abyss, was suddenly shaken. His bright eyes glowed green again. He was climbing steadily in the waterfall and received an emergency order.

Just when he was about to be submerged by the sea water, all the sea water avoided him. "Understood, Mr. Truman, I will carry out the order now."

As he climbed rhythmically, Osborne's speed became faster and faster. "Rocket Airstep"

I saw Osborne flying up like a cannonball about two thousand meters deep into the sea. After flying out of the sea, he couldn't stop and flew to a height of 100 meters before slowing down slightly.

The order he received was to return to his master. Due to the distance, it was difficult for him to find traces of the Black Pearl for a while.

Seeing the thick fog filling the surroundings, he gave up the order after being stunned for a while, and instead carried out the original instructions.

However, just when he locked onto Gray and Dylan, who were less than 400 meters away, something went wrong with his body again, and his consciousness was frantically resisting the mysterious external force.

If he hadn't heard the weak heartbeat of the giant, Dylan would have really felt that God had played a joke on him. "Hey, are you kidding me? He's already like that. Why haven't you died? Looking at him like this, he seems to want to come." He was causing trouble for us, but why did he suddenly stop moving?"

Gray was equally confused, "Oh, Dylan, do you really want Uncle Giant to kill you? My injury is almost healed, I'll do it later."

As soon as he finished speaking, two beams of green light emitted from the dim sky. When Gray saw this, he had no choice but to use his remaining strength to resist.

As for Xiuzi, he was eventually forced to withdraw his haki after suffering an unknown attack. Seeing that the dancer who was always missing was still jumping around, Xiuzi, whose physical strength had been exhausted for a long time, launched a last-ditch effort, "It's useless, just rely on this little trick to make me die, Wings of the Mysterious Demon King"

A breeze blew by, and another area of ​​the forest turned into scorched earth. Truman, who was cut into two pieces, felt the burning pain. Even his most prized sword was cut off, with crimson flames remaining on the cut part of the rapier.

It was a pair of extremely ominous black wings. When Truman, who was in disbelief, turned his head slightly, the sudden strong wind made his face hurt