(Note- Sword Energy = Sword slashes released by any swordsman)
While the CP0 agent was busy thinking, Zoro moved forward. He leapt like a tiger, with both of his hands above his shoulder and two swords behind.
Seeing this, the CP0 agent panicked. He couldn't let Zoro land a powerful blow on him, so he quickly released wind on his palms and shot forward.
[Three Swords Style]
[Tiger Hunting]
Zoro drew his swords, releasing a powerful sword energy that transformed into a massive blue tiger.
But two powerful blasts of wind launched towards him blocked the sword energy.
Zoro felt a strong heat from the wind, which made him back down.
But he wasn't going to back down so easily. He crossed his swords and slashed forward, releasing a massive burst of sword energy.
The sword energy transformed into two gigantic blue slashes as they moved forward in a cross shape.
Seeing this, the CP0 agent jumped into the air and dodged the slash. While in mid-air, he used Geppo to rush toward Zoro.
Bang! Bang!
Zoro and CP0 agents kept clashing. As they clashed, they created a powerful impact all around them, shattering the ground and splitting the air.
But Zoro was getting the upper hand quite quickly with his superior Observation Haki.
Although the CP0 agent tried to use his powers to keep Zoro away, Zoro would rush forward with his swords.
He would try his best to split everything with his swords, and in case he couldn't, he would use his body to resist.
After almost thirty minutes of constant collisions, both of them retreated several meters away from each other.
Both were panting hard.
Zoro had several parts of his body burned, while a CP0 agent had several sword marks and was gasping hard for air.
'This guy's Devil Fruit isn't Wind-related fruit. It is more related to steam. Using cold steam, he can create powerful wind slashes.'
'Using hot steam, he can create powerful wind blasts and even defensive air. With my sword slashes, I can only attack him from a distance, but if I don't get close, I won't be able to cause some serious damage.'
While this might not have been his hardest battle, Zoro was already frowning because of his opponent's Devil Fruit power.
It was quite strong. Unless he had absolute defense against Hot Steam, he wouldn't be able to get close.
On the other hand, the CP0 agent was also very much bothered by Zoro.
'It's my bad luck facing this guy. His sword slashes can cause serious damage. Even with my Devil Fruit and Haki, I can't block all of his slashes.'
'Fortunately, I can stop him from closing the gap; otherwise, I would've suffered serious slashes. But with his powerful Haki, I will have a hard time landing a hit.'
'Do I have to use that?'
The CP0 agent thought for a moment before nodding his head. He knew he had to use that mode, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make any difference in this battle.
[Steam Beast Mode]
A large amount of Steam began to flow on his legs.
Whoosh!
Before Zoro's eyes could see, his Observation Haki gave him a strong warning. Just when he turned to the side and raised his sword, he felt a strong kick coming towards him.
Bang!
The CP0 agent and his swords collided, generating a powerful impact around him.
Before he exerted more strength, the CP0 agent disappeared and appeared at his side.
Bang! Thud! Thud!
Zoro felt a strong punch on his gut. He was flung several meters away, gliding on the ground before stopping with a somersault.
'This guy is too fast. But I can feel him.'
Zoro instantly picked up the next attack before the man could appear next to him.
Bang!
This time, Zoro slashed his swords in that direction, and the collision left the CP0 agent stunned.
"Your Killing Intent is too strong. That's not how a killer should behave." Zoro muttered while focusing power on his biceps.
[One Gorilla] [Two Gorilla]
[Two Strong-Strength Slash]
As Zoro swung his swords, the sword in his mouth and left hand met at the same level while the sword in his right hand dropped at an angle that made the CP0 agent unable to dodge.
Splash!
The sword managed to slash him on the chest while pushing him several meters away.
But the CP0 agent didn't stop. He didn't care about the steam and disappeared.
Unlike the previous attack, Zoro didn't sense any Killing Intent.
'Shit! I shouldn't have told him that. Now, I can't even sense his presence. That being said, he isn't fast as the shitty cook. I can still fight him.'
Zoro thought to himself while holding his swords tightly.
Just when the CP0 agent rushed forward, his Observation Haki triggered and captured his position.
But Zoro's movement wasn't fast enough. The CP0 agent managed to approach him with his fist, covered in cold steam.
Just before he launched it forward, the cold steam turned into ice and stabbed forward.
Splash!
Zoro tried his best to dodge the upcoming attack but still failed. The CP0 agent managed to pierce through the side of his stomach, causing him to bleed.
The CP0 agent instantly backed away while Zoro hissed in pain.
He knew he was in deep trouble. The ice had penetrated deep into his stomach, and more importantly, it was freezing his insides.
Fortunately, he was quick enough to cover his body with Armament Haki. Using Haki, he managed to break the ice and pull it out.
As for the wound, he tied it with a small part of his t-shirt.
After dealing with the wound, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Why wasn't CP0 agent taking advantage of his wound to launch another attack?
This was probably the best time to attack him, but the CP0 agent not only didn't launch any attack, he didn't even try.
Behind a certain building, the CP0 agent was gasping for breath while sitting on his knees.
'That was crazy. I've only had this Devil Fruit for three months. If I hadn't trained my body with Six Styles, that last attack would've destroyed my hand.'
He raised his hand and stared at it. The hand was shaking as if it had been put in a freezer.
Although there was no trace of ice, his hand was frozen from the inside.
'I can no longer use hot and cold steam at the same time. Otherwise, it would destroy my body. I need to have more control over my Devil Fruit before I try it again.'
'For now, let's just focus on my fast speed to launch attacks from a distance.'
The CP0 agent took some time to cure his hand before jumping to the top of the building.
He watched Zoro from a long distance, but didn't use Observation Haki as it would give Zoro a trigger.
He also tried to restrain his Aura as much as possible.
Seeing the wound on Zoro's stomach, he felt his attack was worth it. If he hadn't suffered from using it again, he would have done it again.
'Let's do this!'
The CP0 agent thought before disappearing on top of the building. He instantly reached next to Zoro and stabbed forward with his index finger.
But that didn't end there. He quickly disappeared and appeared in front of Zoro, stabbing forward. He disappeared once again, appearing on Zoro's side and stabbing forward.
Finally, he went behind Zoro and stabbed forward. Although they were stabbed at different times, he moved so fast that his attack almost moved forward at the same time.
[Four Directions Finger Gun]
Because he poured a lot of strength from all sides, he released powerful blasts of condensed air.
[Three Swords Style]
[Tatsumaki]
Zoro spun while swinging his swords. As he spun, he created a powerful tornado around him.
Using his sword, he launched several sword slashes at his tornado.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Air blasts collided against his tornado, piercing through it from all directions, but before they could reach Zoro, they were struck by his sword slashes.
Each sword slash was made from a vacuum of compressed air. It was so sharp and powerful that it instantly destroyed those blasts and charged forward.
The CP0 agent moved back before the tornado could hit him and managed to dodge the damage.
Only for him to realize that Zoro wasn't done with a single attack.
Just when Zoro came out of the slash with incredible speed, the CP0 agent jumped into the air and rushed forward.
His feet generated a powerful blast of hot steam that condensed into a massive sword slash.
[Steam Blade- Mortal Slash]
[Three Swords Style- Purgatory Oni Giri]
Zoro tore through the steam slash and stopped in front of the CP0 agent.
He couldn't help but let out a demonic smile as he raised his sword, pointing at his opponent, and said.
"You are quite a good swordsman. I will have fun cutting you down."
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