Chapter 024: SHOOT!
The next day, after a night's rest, Carl arrived backstage in the ring on time. In order to hone his swordsmanship on the body of the iron man Daz Bonis, Carl brought the broken soul with him this time.
In fact, the use of weapons is allowed in fighting tournaments, and in this world, human life is very worthless, even if you die in the ring, you will only get a surprise from the audience, and no one will avenge the dead.
Yesterday's scuffle, Carl, didn't have a weapon because he didn't feel the need.
Backstage in the arena, Carl unsurprisingly encounters three other competitors.
Daz Bonis's appearance was the same as when Carl saw him a few days ago, still dressed in the style of a monk, with a bald head and small eyes, and a paralyzed expression.
On the other side, the man with a green cloak, his upper body exposed, and a rough appearance must be Lao Cai of the Eight Treasures Water Army. He still had a ring around his neck, and Carl couldn't understand what it was for.
The last contestant was a strange masked man, with a white turban and scarf covering almost the entire length of his head, leaving only a narrow slit to reveal a pair of brown eyes, and those who didn't know him thought he was an Afghan terrorist.
"Next, the winner of Group A, Lucy, and the winner of Group B, Steo, will be invited to the stage! Let's cheer for them! ”
The host's impassioned voice suddenly sounded, and the audience, which was originally as complicated as a vegetable market, soon heard more and more enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Dio is Ponys's pseudonym, after all, he is now a killer, and he can't just reveal his real name.
Amid the cheers, Carl and Bonis walked into the ring at the same time.
From Bonis's face, Carl could see that he was happy and content right now. Unlike the dull monk in the future, the current Bonis is still very young, although he is also paralyzed, but the faint smile on his face is from the heart.
This guy's dream is to be a superhero! What kind of experience will lead him to a killer path? ①
"Game on!"
With the host's order, the audience's attention was all focused on the ring.
"Hey, which of the two of them do you think will win?"
"Do you need to talk about that? That Lucy won yesterday by relying on physical skills, but today he brought a knife, which proves that knife skills are his housekeeping skills! But here's the problem, that Dio is just a Devil Fruit ability who is not afraid of swords, and the result is obvious! ”
"I think so too......"
"Not necessarily!" Suddenly, a third person joined the discussion, "Although that Dio is not afraid of slashing, it is not necessary to kill the other party to win. That Lucy's physical skills are so good, can't he just throw Stio off the field? ”
"Don't talk about these useless things, just say who you press wins!"
"Well...... Actually, I'm also pressing Steo......"
Just when the audience was talking and cheering one after another, Carl had already preemptively stabbed Bonis!
Bite!
As if stabbing a steel plate, Bonis didn't dodge or dodge, but actually used his chest to take Karl's stab head-on!
On the surface, Bonis's victory was a foregone conclusion, but in his own heart, he was slightly startled, because the force from Karl's knife almost caused him to stagger backwards.
"It's kind of interesting." Carl's tentative knife only used 30% of the force. With the lesson of the fish-man, Carl was already a little afraid, he was worried that if Bonis was too arrogant and took his full blow, he would be stabbed to death by breaking his defense.
"Little ghost, you have two hits!" Carl successfully aroused Bonis's interest, he obviously saw that Karl did not use all his strength, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and Bonis also paid attention to Karl, "Since you are a swordsman, then I will defeat you as a swordsman!" ”
Just listening to the crisp sound of "cang", Bonis's arms twisted and deformed, and instantly turned into two pieces of cold and shining steel knives, and even his ten fingers turned into ten slender daggers, and the whole person was a one-person meat grinder!
"Dust Slashing Knife!"
Bonis let out a muffled snort and leaped forward, his heels suddenly turning into two blades, and his feet were like skates, and he rushed towards Carl, who had already retreated to his place.
At this time, Bonis really looked like a skater on the field, he was so fast that Carl didn't even have time to blink an eye, Bonis was already in front of Carl.
"Master the slash!"
Bonis's five fingers spread like five blades, and he swung forward, striking a fierce move that grabbed Karl in front of the door.
Carl's footsteps moved slightly, like a leisurely stroll, and easily avoided Bonis's "unrecognizable claws"!
Bonis's one blow is not successful, his backhand is a swing, and his ability to quickly slash the fruit allows his whole body to be turned into a blade, which has the advantage of being extremely flexible in actual combat, making moves to kill and hiding killing opportunities.
Bite!
Karl raised his knife to block and held off Bonis' backhand slash.
Bonis's left hand followed closely, and his five fingers turned into a five-tooth steel fork, aggressive, threatening to stab Carl through the heart!
Karti stepped back and dodged Bonis's pursuit with a few jumps.
"Spiral Slash!"
Bonis chased after him, his wrist turned into a row of circular blades, spinning at great speed, like a chainsaw, he snorted coldly, and the murderous aura in his eyes was full of it, "There is a kind of you blocking again!" ”
It turned out that Bonis was going to polish the broken soul in Carl's hand into a pile of broken copper and iron!
Bonis was full of momentum, but unexpectedly, Karl suddenly pulled the knife in his right hand backwards, like a bow, and stabbed forward.
“SHOOT!”
While!
The Broken Soul stabbed against the steel plate with a loud bang like a bell. Carl's move came too fast, and Bonis was caught off guard by a strong stab, only to feel a stabbing pain in his chest, and the whole person flew out with a muffled snort.
Ghost Shadow Fencing is a very difficult skill to practice, and although Carl has not yet mastered it at this time, if it is just a stab, he will already use it with ease.
Knowing that he would not be able to take Bonis's life this time, Carl followed, his hand was broken and his soul flew up and down, the sword light was like a floating light, and even a little spark flashed from Bonis's body when he looked closely!
The audience in the audience was all dumbfounded at this moment, as if they didn't even know that their jaws had fallen to the ground, they couldn't imagine why an iron man who was not afraid of slashing could be suppressed by a swordsman?!
"Don't look down on people! Crack Slash! ”
The anger in Bonis's chest, which was fully suppressed by Carl, finally exploded, and he suddenly burst out, no longer parrying Carl's slash, but crossed his arms and slammed down in front of him with a domineering momentum.
Rumble!
As soon as Bonis made this move, the debris suddenly flew in the field. The originally solid stone ring was cut into pieces by Bonis like tofu at this time, and it collapsed!
Note (1): Mr.1's dream is indeed to be a hero, as can be seen in the title page of the One Piece manga serialized "Miss Golden Week's Battle Name "Looking for Baroque"", not made up by the author.