Swoosh!

A sharp tearing sound suddenly erupted on Banana Island as a blood-red slash wave flashed past Blackbeard's side, clashing with Redfield's sword energy!

BOOM!

Two vastly different sword energies collided violently, sending crimson cracks rippling through the air.

Sssshhh!

Razor-sharp shockwaves scattered in all directions.

In an instant, the sea king beneath Redfield's feet was sliced into countless pieces by the overwhelmingly sharp sword energy.

The massive sea beast, over a hundred meters long, was split open, revealing its withered organs and flesh, looking like a giant piece of dried, weathered wood.

"Black Vortex!"

With his sword slash intercepted by Shiryu, Redfield lost the initiative and was instantly pulled uncontrollably towards Blackbeard's grasp.

"Zehahaha! Got you, Redfield!" Blackbeard grinned wildly, his left hand firmly gripping the stunned Redfield, his face brimming with triumphant glee.

He then sneered even more arrogantly, "Redfield! This is the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit! Any Devil Fruit user caught by this hand loses their abilities! Even you—"

"You talk too much." Redfield's face twisted with anger.

His far smaller frame suddenly erupted with an overwhelming, godlike presence, as if he were a deity looking down on mere mortals as prey.

Jet-black Armament Haki intertwined with violet-red Conqueror's Haki, making Redfield's unassuming stature appear terrifyingly formidable.

"Haki Infusion! Sword Technique—Starlight Impact!"

The umbrella sword in Redfield's hand shattered, revealing a slender rapier wrapped in violet-red lightning.

In an instant, it tore through space, slicing through Blackbeard's shoulder and flesh before thrusting straight towards his head—all under Teach's horrified gaze.

BOOM!!

Not only that, but the overwhelming Conqueror's Haki infused into the rapier exploded violently, shredding flesh and leaving Blackbeard's upper body drenched in blood.

The left arm gripping Redfield was blasted apart, the shoulder muscles torn away, exposing pitch-black bone.

"TEACH!"

Shiryu's expression darkened, cursing inwardly at Blackbeard's inability to resist showing off.

This was no small fry!

This was the legendary pirate, the "Lone Crimson," Patrick Redfield!

With a single slash, Redfield sent Blackbeard flying dozens of meters, crashing violently into the forest.

Redfield landed lightly, his eyes filled with cold killing intent as he turned his gaze toward Shiryu, who was charging at him with a long sword.

"You're not bad, so I'll save your lifeblood for last." Redfield's blood-red eyes shifted to the stunned Vasco and Lafitte, who was flapping his wings mid-air.

"First, let's deal with these two little snacks!"

Whoosh!

Behind Redfield, a pair of pitch-black bat wings suddenly sprouted from his shoulder blades.

With a slight flap, his body vanished from Shiryu's sight in an instant.

"Damn it! Watch out—" Shiryu was shocked.

He hadn't expected Redfield's speed to be so terrifyingly fast, leaving behind a series of afterimages that made his movements appear almost like a lagging sequence, clearly visible yet impossible to intercept.

Shiryu knew that trying to block him with his weapon would be futile!

Before Shiryu could even finish his warning, Redfield had already appeared in front of Vasco.

With a single slash, he unleashed a storm of black-and-red Conqueror's Haki lightning slash, aiming straight for Vasco's face!

"Armament Haki!!" Vasco screamed in terror, instantly coating his entire body in jet-black Armament Haki, pouring every last drop of his haki into reinforcing his defenses.

At that moment, Vasco desperately wished he had stayed on the ship with Doc Q and Van Augur instead of following Blackbeard to provoke this monster!

Swoosh! Slash!

Under Vasco's horrified gaze, Redfield's lightning-fast blade sliced off half his head.

The rapier cut in from his chin and exited through his right eye, leaving a thin crimson line across Vasco's frozen expression.

The quality and level of Vasco's Armament Haki were utterly incomparable to Redfield's.

And that wasn't even accounting for the unknown-grade razor-sharp rapier he uses.

The moment they clashed, Vasco's Armament Haki was pierced—and then!

Splat!

Scalding blood erupted into the sky, carrying half of Vasco's lifeless head.

"VASCO!" Shiryu roared in fury.

He wasn't angry about Vasco's death—he didn't gave a fuck about him.

Shiryu was simply frustrated at his own inability to match Redfield's speed and intercept him in time.

"Teach! You damn bastard, how long are you gonna keep sleeping?! If you don't act now, Lafitte's gonna be next!"

Shiryu bellowed towards the distant forest.

Deep in the woods, swirling masses of dark energy began to emerge from Blackbeard's mangled, bloodied body.

These eerie black tendrils coiled around his wounds, covering them completely.

"Zehahaha! That hurt like hell! As expected of a monster from Whitebeard's era. Can't afford to be careless next time—almost lost my head there. Zehahaha."

Blackbeard sat up, and as the dark energy covering his upper body dissipated, his horrific injuries had completely healed, leaving no trace of his wounds.

Only a few beads of sweat on his forehead betrayed his expression.

"Damn it, Vasco's dead." Blackbeard's expression darkened as he looked up.

There, Lafitte was warily drawing his cane sword, coating it in black Armament Haki before unleashing a flurry of razor-sharp slashes at the airborne Redfield!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Crescent-shaped slashes shot towards Redfield with lightning speed, sealing off all directions except for the path behind him.

At that moment, Shiryu below him swung his blade towards the sky once more!

"Slaughter Three Hundred Sixty Styles—Dragon Slash!"

A dazzling blade light erupted from the crimson thunderstorm blade, conjuring a sword slash that surged towards Redfield's back!

Redfield grinned, baring his snow-white fangs, his crimson eyes gleaming with excitement.

His slender sword trembled violently, spinning and whirling wildly around him!

"Haki Infused Sword Technique—Stardance Sun Halo!"

An even more brilliant explosion of violet-red light erupted as Redfield's body instantly transformed into a violet sun, casting a hazy purple glow over the distant sea.

The terrifying violet-red Conqueror's Haki lightning burst forth, as swift and domineering as the sun's halo itself!

BOOM!

In the blink of an eye, the sword energy and slashes around Redfield were completely obliterated.

A hurricane materialized midair, sending Lafitte's figure tumbling away into the distance.

Redfield flashed a bloodthirsty smile, gripping his sword as he flapped his wings, preparing to pursue Lafitte once more.

BANG!

A burst of flame exploded against Redfield's forehead, halting his charge midair.

He flipped once before barely regaining his balance.

Wiping the gunpowder residue from his brow, Redfield frowned and looked towards the distant ship.

"An Armament Haki-coated bullet… At this range and with such power—that's one hell of a sniper!"

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