Hehehe, it looks like a great intruder has arrived. It's like a sharp sword that makes one's hair stand on end."
Zombie Ryuma looked at Kalifa, Nojiko and Nami with a smile, and finally settled on Nami and Nojiko.
Looking at Nami and Nojiko, Zombie Ryuma even felt that his body was involuntarily guiding him to focus on them. It was as if these two people were enemies that could make him face death.
"A great trespasser indeed. And it seems that the battle between us may be interrupted. There'll be one more person who wants to take away your sword."
Zoro looked at Nami with a complex expression, and looked at the Wado Ichimonji inserted in Nami's waist. He involuntarily clenched the two knives in his hands.
"Yohohoho, it looks like my sword is a very popular item."
Zombie Ryuma looked at the sword in his hand and didn't pay too much attention. He just accepted Ryuma's body and Ryuma's sword. He actually didn't have much feelings for the famous sword Shusui.
"The battle between the two of us has to be postponed. I'm going to get my sword back now."
Zoro glanced at Ryuma and walked toward Nami, Nojiko and Kalifa who were talking with a serious face.
"Your name is Nami, right? Where's Ikki? That guy has also come to this island, right?"
"Pirate hunter Zoro... you want to challenge him and get your sword back." Nami turned to look at Zoro. "There's no need to look for him, I can be your opponent."
As she said that, Nami wanted to pull out the sharp blade and Gonryōmaru from her waist.
Nami could tell that Zoro had become a little stronger than when she last saw him in Loguetown. But this wasn't enough to make Nami feel threatened.
"I'll do it, Nami. I have some issues with these guys."
Kalifa took a step forward and stood in front of Nami.
"That's fine." Nami nodded. "Then I'll leave this to you and Nojiko. I want to go to the castle over there and see if there's any treasure."
After saying that, Nami smiled playfully at Nojiko and Kalifa, and ran quickly toward the distant castle.
Although Kalifa had just started learning swordsmanship, Nami knew that Kalifa controlled the power of Marine Six Styles, and her life force level had reached the A level that Ikki mentioned.
Therefore, even though the sword levels of Zoro and Zombie Ryuma were two levels higher than Kalifa's, Nami didn't think they would be Kalifa's opponents either.
Even if there was really any danger, wasn't Nojiko still there?
"Wait, don't leave!"
Seeing Nami trying to leave, Zoro immediately struck at her with a flying slash. Seeing this, Kalifa immediately used Rankyaku and kicked out a wind blade to stop Zoro's flying slash.
Taking advantage of this gap, Nami's body was suddenly surrounded by a burst of golden lightning and quickly disappeared in front of Zoro and others.
"Damn it!" Zoro shouted, turning to look at Kalifa who retracted her kick. "What's the relationship between you, woman, and the CP9 agent who used that kick?"
Because Kalifa was wearing a cap and mask at this moment, Zoro didn't recognize her. Her aura just felt familiar.
However, because Kalifa had become much stronger, Zoro couldn't recognize her by her aura.
"You just need to know that I'm the one who'll defeat you. And you, the zombie with Shusui. I'm keeping your sword."
Kalifa first looked at Zoro with hatred, then looked at Zombie Ryuma and said.
As a new member of the Explorer, Kalifa now really wanted to get Ikki a famous sword.
"Yohohoho, do you want to fight with the two of us, woman? I want to fight the woman next to you more than you."
Zombie Ryuma put his right hand on the handle of the knife and looked at Kalifa with interest.
Although Kalifa had easily blocked Zoro's flying slash just now, Kalifa wasn't a swordsman after all. Compared with Kalifa, Zombie Ryuma wanted to face Nojiko whose aura was more condensed.
"Hmph!"
Kalifa snorted coldly, pulled out Katen Kyōkotsu from her waist, and wanted to attack Zoro and Ryuma. As for one versus two, Kalifa didn't find it difficult.
She felt that the deficiencies in swordsmanship could be made up for by martial arts and Armament Haki.
"Don't beat that moss-head to death. Their captain is the grandson of Marine hero Garp. He said he would give Garp some face."
Nojiko reminded her in time.
"I see."
Kalifa was surprised, nodded, raised her legs and rushed toward Zoro and Zombie Ryuma.
"Damn it, don't underestimate people."
Zoro roared angrily, brandishing the long knife in his hand and rushed toward Kalifa.
Kalifa's eyes narrowed and she muttered something.
"Beast Breathing, First Fang: Pierce!"
SLASH!
Kalifa quickly thrust out the two knives in her hands and ran toward Zoro's shoulders. Faced with Zoro's slashing attack, she directly chose to trade blow for blow.
"So fast!"
Zoro's eyes widened as the opponent seemed to have just stabbed normally. But Zoro felt the strong wind hitting his face, hurting his skin. He quickly lowered his hand and controlled the two knives in his hand to face Kalifa's attack.
BOOM!
It was obviously the intersection of knives, but it made a sound like a hammer hitting the ground. The powerful force in Kalifa's hand directly caused Zoro to fly away.
"Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri!"
At this moment, with a deep voice, a black knife suddenly stretched out in front of Kalifa.
Kalifa narrowed her eyes slightly and quickly raised the knife with her right hand to block the incoming black knife.
"Yohohoho, I underestimated you just now. Although you're still far behind in terms of swordsmanship, you're already an amazing warrior. Since you just said you wanted to use the two of us as opponents, you shouldn't blame me for taking action suddenly."
Zombie Ryuma said with a smile, while his eyes glanced at the black blades on Kalifa's double swords.
Although he didn't know that it was Armament Haki that turned the blade black, he keenly felt the threat of this power.
"Of course, I also ask you two to be my opponents."
The corners of Kalifa's mouth raised, and the double swords in her hands suddenly increased their strength to force the zombie back.
'He said that I can maintain the "Seventh Form" perception ability to fight. Although it's not larger than the range that can be sensed in the static state, the precision is finer. But it's more conducive to training Observation Haki. Perhaps, I can try it with these two people.'
Kalifa glanced at Zoro and Zombie Ryuma who were standing opposite her, and then seeing the doubtful looks of the two people, she inserted her two knives in the ground, and stretched her hands out as if she was sensing everything around her.
"Woman, are you about to admit defeat?"
Zombie Ryuma put the black sword Shusui on his shoulder and asked with interest.
Kalifa ignored the zombie and recalled the feeling of using the seventh form of Beast Breathing in her mind.
"Beast Breathing, Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness!"
With a low sound, Kalifa felt that the touch of her body was strengthened to another level. Things within a radius of several hundred meters and even the faint trembling in the air were imprinted in Kalifa's mind.
Zoro and Zombie Ryuma also felt something was wrong with Kalifa at this moment.
"Hehehe, let me try it. Hanauta Sancho: Notch Slash!"
Zombie Ryuma laughed and directly chose to use his strongest swordsmanship to attack Kalifa.
The zombie rushed quickly in front of Kalifa, and the black knife Shusui in his hand turned into an afterimage that was invisible to the naked eye and attacked her.
Kalifa frowned slightly. She was in the 'Spatial Awareness' state and clearly sensed the slashing attack swung by the zombie.
In the state of 'Spatial Awareness,' the zombie's movements were as if the slow button had been pressed.
'Try to stay in this state and become familiar with this feeling.'
Kalifa maintained the state of 'Spatial Awareness,' pulled out the double swords from the ground with both hands, and skillfully entered the state of 'Kami-e' with her body, quickly dodging the attacks of the zombie like flying paper.
'Then, launch an attack!'
Suddenly, Kalifa opened her eyes and raised the two knives in her hands slowly and quickly.
"Beast Breathing, Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice!"
Kalifa called out, crossed the two knives together, and suddenly struck out with several slashes.
In conjunction with Armament Haki, Kalifa's powerful and heavy slashes surpassed Zombie Ryuma's slashes to the point of cutting through the air.
While destroying his slashes, it also left several scars on his body that were deep enough to show the bones.
The powerful destructive power carried by 'Beast Breathing, Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice' caused Ryuma's body to be directly knocked away, and he didn't stop until he crashed into three walls.
Ding! Host's partner Kalifa defeated the zombie Ryuma. Host and Kalifa received the 'Hanauta Sancho Swordsmanship Experience' respectively.]
[Host and Kalifa have obtained the permission to challenge the 'Sky-Cutting Realm Swordsman Zombie Ryuma.' If they win the challenge, their sword level will be upgraded to the 'Sea-Breaking Realm'; it is detected that the Host's sword level has reached the Mountain-Cutting Realm, and this reward can be used by other partners.]
[Host can now deprive the zombie Ryuma of the famous sword 'Shusui.']
'Did she defeated the zombie? Fortunately, even though it's a zombie, I can still get rewards. I'm lucky this time - gained swordsmanship experience again.'
Ikki stopped and looked in the direction of Kalifa.
"What's wrong? Is something happening over there?"
Vivi took a step forward and looked at Ikki who suddenly stopped with some confusion.
"Nothing, let's continue exploring. After leaving here, it'll be rare to see this kind of horror paradise in the future."
Ikki smiled, and after using Brook's swordsmanship experience on himself and Kalifa, he continued to move forward.
"Haha, a horror paradise. But for these zombies, you're probably the most terrifying person."
Nico Robin chuckled lightly, and after looking at the fallen zombies around them, she swayed her seductive waist and followed Ikki's pace.
"That's true."
Vivi looked at the poor zombies around who were directly defeated by Ikki, and deeply agreed with Robin's words.
At the same time, on the other side.
Kalifa, who had just knocked down the zombie, suddenly stopped and frowned slightly.
'This is... the swordsmanship performed by the zombie just now? What's going on? Why did I suddenly gain his sword skills? Could it be that... it's him? Has he been observing here and copied the zombie's sword skills so quickly and passed them on to me?'
Kalifa's beautiful eyes widened, and she almost quit the state of Spatial Awareness in her excitement.
'He's indeed amazing - a truly powerful and mysterious man. In that case, let's try the swordsmanship I just acquired on this guy.'
Kalifa smiled, returned Katen Kyōkotsu to its sheath, and picked up the black sword Shusui that the zombie Ryuma had dropped to the ground.
Then she turned around and looked at Zoro who was looking at her solemnly.
"Then, it's your turn to play with me."
The corner of Kalifa's mouth raised, and she kicked the ground quickly, turning into an afterimage and rushing toward Zoro.
'It's this move again, and the one I avoided just now. Sure enough, this woman has something to do with CP9. Then Ikki should be related to the World Government.'
Zoro gritted his teeth. Although he was confused about Kalifa's identity, he still waved the three knives on his body and fought with Kalifa.
But soon, Zoro felt it. The person fighting in front of him was obviously the same person, but the fighting method she used seemed to have completely changed.
Not far away, Brook looked at Kalifa in shock and said in disbelief:
"That... that's my fighting style? How did she use it? Could it be that... she learned my swordsmanship from fighting that zombie just now?"
The corners of Nojiko's mouth rose. As someone who had gained Tashigi's swordsmanship by defeating her, she immediately understood the reason why Kalifa would use the swordsmanship demonstrated by Zombie Ryuma before.
"Damn it, that Ikki is a monster - are his partners also monsters?"
Zoro gritted his teeth and fought with Kalifa. The image of Ikki fighting himself using the three-sword style came to mind.
"You're distracted, swordsman."
Suddenly, Kalifa's cold voice sounded in Zoro's ears. Zoro's eyes widened as he saw Kalifa's figure passing him quickly.
By the time Zoro noticed, Kalifa's body was already two meters behind him. At this moment, she was slowly inserting the black sword Shusui into her scabbard.
"Hanauta Sancho: Notch Slash!"
With a low sound, the black sword Shusui was suddenly sheathed. At the same time, Zoro only felt the sensation of being hit by numerous swords. In an instant, a large amount of wounds and blood emerged from Zoro's body.
"No... this isn't right? You've even learned this trick? Did my shadow enter your body?"
Brook opened his mouth wide and looked down at his own shadow under his feet. Only then was it confirmed that Kalifa did not get his shadow... In other words, Kalifa had truly mastered his sword skills.
"Damn... bastard, are you humiliating me? Why show mercy? You should have been able to kill me just now."
Zoro stuck the two knives in his hands on the ground and looked at Kalifa fiercely.
At this moment, Zoro's body was covered with wounds of all sizes and was covered in blood. But the cuts of each slash weren't very deep. Far from fatal.
An average strong person only needed a certain degree of bandaging and treatment, and this kind of injury could be cured quickly. However, Kalifa's mercy was obviously an insult to Zoro.
Kalifa snorted coldly and walked toward Nojiko and Perona. She didn't have any good impressions of Zoro.
If Nojiko hadn't told her before, she would have even planned to kill Zoro completely right now, as well as Sanji who was not far away.
"Hey, are you going to leave like this?"
Zoro frowned and gritted his teeth as he spoke to Kalifa. However, he didn't step forward to stop her.
Although he was unwilling to give in, he already understood that he was a loser and wasn't qualified to ask Kalifa for anything.
"Since my partner isn't going to fight anymore, how about we both retreat separately? All we want is this sword. Moreover, if you fall here, your captain will lose a powerful helper against Shichibukai Moria."
Nojiko nodded to Kalifa who came to her side and reminded Zoro.
As soon as she finished speaking, a huge roar suddenly came from the distance. Zoro and others turned around and saw that their captain Luffy was fighting with a tall giant.
The tall giant cooperated with Moria to attack Luffy, but even Luffy, who had become stronger, was at a disadvantage.
Seeing this scene, Zoro and Sanji immediately became serious.
"Damn it, this matter isn't over yet. Tell that Ikki - one day I'll snatch not only my Wado Ichimonji, but also the black sword in your hands."
After saying that, Zoro ran straight toward the place where Luffy and the giant were fighting. Sanji and Brook followed.