Inside the warehouse.
Bang! Bang!
Sephiroth quickly drew out the revolver from his waist and fired two consecutive shots at Hunter, who was wearing golden armor. However, as if he had anticipated this, Hunter dodged the two bullets wrapped in Armament Haki with a slight evasive movement.
Whoosh!
A flash of sword light, and the golden greatsword instantly slashed down on Sephiroth.
However...
The young man's body transformed into a large swarm of bats and scattered in all directions.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
The black fog quickly spread throughout the entire warehouse, obscuring the opponent's vision.
Behind Hunter, Sephiroth pulled the trigger of the revolver in succession as he controlled the black bats to re - form his upper body.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four consecutive shots. With extremely precise timing, he directly blocked all of the opponent's escape routes.
No matter how the opponent dodged, he could at least hit the target with one bullet.
In Sephiroth's slightly surprised gaze, the big man in golden armor no longer dodged. The pitch - black Armament Haki quickly covered his back, strengthening his own defense.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
All four bullets hit his golden armor, creating four dented pits full of cracks, but they failed to penetrate the armor.
In just the blink of an eye, the cracks and pits were restored to their original state.
"Seems you've got some skills, but you're still no match for me."
Hunter's slightly mocking voice came out from his helmet.
Since the opponent's bullets couldn't break through his defense, there was no need for him to dodge anymore. He even felt a bit stupid for being cautious and dodging two bullets just now...
Through the perception of Observation Haki, he instantly locked onto Sephiroth, who had just re - formed his body. He turned around, swung his golden greatsword, and charged towards the opponent. The obstruction of vision by the black fog didn't cause the slightest delay in his movements.
Clang!
The young man in the black robe quickly drew out the Autumn Leaf Sword from his waist to block the opponent's attack, but his body slid back half a step slightly.
In terms of pure strength, Sephiroth was slightly inferior to the blue - haired man.
However, a battle isn't just about who has greater strength and who will definitely win!
After a few brief exchanges, Sephiroth realized that the opponent was a self - taught fighter without system training. His moves were simple, rough, and straightforward, with almost no variation. During the battle, he relied entirely on his rich combat experience to judge how to attack.
Whoosh!
Hunter raised his greatsword high again and swung it down. Sephiroth spotted the weak point in the opponent's attack when he exerted force. Then he easily lifted the Autumn Leaf Sword. At an extremely tricky angle, he counter - pressed the opponent's attack and swung the sword towards the opponent's neck.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The long knife wrapped in Armament Haki cut about one centimeter into the opponent's golden armor. Then, as the armor was quickly covered with Armament Haki, the knife couldn't penetrate any further.
When the young man's attack landed, he hesitated momentarily. This gave Hunter an opportunity to counterattack. He immediately swung his left fist, covered with Armament Qi, and slammed it hard into the former's chest.
Boom!
The powerful and fierce punch instantly sent Sephiroth flying backwards, smashing a human - shaped indentation in the warehouse wall.
Blood oozed from the corner of the young man's mouth. He reached out to push aside the gravel on his body and stood up again. He couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
"Cough! You fella, even though you're wearing such thick armor, you're still so flexible...
It's really annoying!"
"Hahaha! Of course. The golden battle - suit I forged with my ability not only doesn't hinder my speed, but it can also greatly enhance my strength and defense.
You little brat, go to hell!"
After Hunter finished laughing and speaking, he stomped hard on the ground with his foot and shot towards the young man.
While blocking the golden great - sword that the opponent was slashing with his own sword, Sephiroth began to transform into a vampire.
In the blink of an eye, the young man's height changed from 1.8 meters to 2.3 meters, a head taller than the golden - armored man.
Meanwhile, his strength also skyrocketed. When their swords clashed again, he even faintly suppressed the opponent, and he was slightly faster.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The fiery - red long sword struck the golden armor one after another, leaving a series of scratches on it, but still didn't hurt the opponent.
After Sephiroth used his vampire form, Hunter couldn't gain any advantage in the power struggle. If it weren't for the opponent's armor protection, he would have been cut down to the ground long ago.
As the two were fighting, a large area was covered by a black fog. Pedestrians on the street had no idea what was going on, but their instinct for self - preservation made them hurriedly leave the area of the black fog.
One - Sword Style · Instant Slash
After distancing himself, Sephiroth immediately used Shave to enter a state of high - speed movement. Before Hunter could block or parry, he drew his sword and slashed at the opponent's neck.
Clang!
The pitch - black long sword cut through the golden armor, and the sharp blade instantly penetrated into the neck. However, because the opponent also covered his skin with Armament Qi, the Akiba Blade failed to completely sever the opponent's neck.
However...
Sephiroth had anticipated this. He didn't linger in the fight. He withdrew his sword and left, distancing himself from the golden - armored man again.
"You little bastard!"
Feeling the blood gushing out from his neck artery, Hunter cursed under his breath. He quickly removed the golden armor on his neck and left hand, trying to press on the wound to stop the bleeding.
The two were now fighting a life - and - death battle. Sephiroth didn't have the slightest thought of letting the opponent catch a breath.
Immediately, the young man waved the Akiba Blade and launched a fierce attack. Hunter was injured in a vital part, which made his condition decline, and he couldn't fully mobilize his Armament Qi anymore.
In a short while, Sephiroth cut several more gashes in his armor.
"This is what you forced me to do!"
Seeing the young man swing his knife at him again, Hunter was determined. He gathered all his more than one - hundred - kilogram golden armor onto his right arm, forming a huge golden right arm. He then poured his Armament Haki (qi) into it desperately as if it were inexhaustible.
Golden Explosion!
In an instant, the golden armor on Hunter's arm collided with the long - knife, and a violent explosion occurred!
Boom!
The golden fragments in the sky suddenly scattered. The powerful impact force sent Sephiroth flying. His body was covered with large and small golden fragments, making the wounds look extremely hideous. Some fragments even penetrated his body...
On the other side, there was only a thin layer of golden armor left on Hunter's right arm.
"Cough!... Cough!"
Sephiroth coughed violently twice. The blood he coughed up still contained a few fragments of internal organs.
If an ordinary person took this blow head - on, they'd be lying on the ground waiting to die!
However, relying on his own strong recovery ability, Sephiroth immediately forced himself to stand up. Ignoring the wounds and severe pain all over his body, he used Shave again.
One - Sword Style: Instant Slash!
Swish!
In an instant, Sephiroth appeared behind Hunter. The smug smile on the latter's face froze at that moment. A good - sized head rolled "gurgling" onto the ground and rolled a few times.
Under the young man's control, a black cloth bag filled with all kinds of fruits was carried over by a group of bats and placed beside Hunter's body.
In order to quickly heal the wounds on his body, after putting the knife back into its sheath, Sephiroth split his body into a group of bats.
Clatter!
A small pile of golden fragments fell to the ground. The bats then re - formed his scarred body. It took more than a minute for all the wounds on his body to recover.
He was really lucky to win this battle. If the opponent hadn't been caught off - guard and had his artery cut by him, which led to a state of panic and a series of blunders, the two of them would probably have entered a war of attrition. They might not have been able to tell the winner even when the Navy arrived.
After waiting for a while, Sephiroth dumped all the fruits in the black cloth bag out. Red, green, pink, purple... All kinds of fruits were so dazzling.
In order to increase the probability of getting a Devil Fruit, he even asked Tezzolo to add a fruit - selling store to the Umbrella Corporation's industries.
No matter what kind of fruit it was, whether it was delicious or not, and regardless of the sales volume, the quantity didn't need to be large, but the variety must be complete...
Soon, Sephiroth saw a fruit on the ground that looked a bit like a gourd with golden spiral patterns all over its surface... The Paramecia - type Golden Golden Fruit!