Ryuya hadn't started teaching Ain about swordsmanship in a comprehensive way yet.
He was just constantly having Ain lay the foundation and continuously train her mental state.
At this moment, Ain's mental state had reached a very calm level.
Facing Vander Decken IX, she felt no ripples in her heart. She was in a state of absolute calm.
In this state, Ain's concentration greatly increased, and her combat power and reaction speed also improved slightly.
"Don't you know that the faster you run, the faster you die?"
Vander Decken IX sneered and also ran towards Ain.
Seeing this, Shirahoshi's heart tightened.
"Be careful, don't let him..."
Before Shirahoshi could finish her sentence, Ryuya stopped her.
Ryuya said to Shirahoshi with a serious expression, "Shirahoshi, this is Ain's fight. She needs to figure out the enemy's abilities and think independently about how to defeat him. So, don't give her any hints for now."
Shirahoshi nodded thoughtfully.
She had wanted to remind Ain not to be touched by Vander Decken IX.
Because once she was touched, Vander Decken IX would use the ability of the Mato Mato no Mi Fruit to hit his target 100%!
Ain, at this moment, obviously didn't know this characteristic.
She pushed her peak swordsman level to the limit.
Her entire aura was like a sword about to be unsheathed, its sharpness exposed!
Ain held the sharp blade in her hand, her wrist flipped, and a slash appeared out of thin air, whistling towards Vander Decken IX.
However, Vander Decken IX's combat ability was also not bad.
He narrowly dodged the slash, and Vander Decken IX brushed against Ain's clothes.
Vander Decken IX grinned, pulling out eight daggers, he didn't know from where.
Four on each side.
The daggers were coated with poison, emitting a faint green glow that made people shudder.
"Bahahaha! You're as good as dead now! I'm a user of the Target-Target Curse ability! Anything I touch becomes a target I can hit absolutely. So, go die!"
As soon as Vander Decken IX finished speaking, he threw the daggers in his hand.
The eight daggers whistled through the air.
The poison on them, once touched, would definitely be excruciatingly painful.
Ain's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
But her mental state remained unchanged.
"Slash!"
Ain swung her sword again. This slash contained Ain's peak swordsman level understanding.
A vast sword energy roared out.
Powerful airflow swept across the area.
A sharp slash, in an instant, tore through the sky, as if cutting the air in half.
Sizzle—
It kicked up a cloud of dust wherever it passed.
Ryuya saw this and his eyes lit up. He said, "Keep holding onto this momentum and try to break through to the initial stage of Great Swordsman level!"
"Yes!"
Ain responded loudly.
But facing this sharp slash, the eight daggers were not affected by the airflow.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
The daggers collided with the slash, instantly being cut in half and falling to the ground.
A good opportunity!!!
Ain's beautiful eyes narrowed, "Soru!"
Ain's figure instantly appeared behind Vander Decken IX.
"Devil Fruit ability, activate!"
Ain was not only a swordsman, but also a Devil fruit user who had eaten the Modo Modo no Mi Fruit.
Anything that Ain touched, whether a person or an object, could be reversed twelve years.
Of course, as she continued to develop her Devil Fruit ability, the amount of time she could reverse would increase!
When she reached her peak, she could even make someone disappear with a thought!
Vander Decken IX felt his body constantly shrinking. His clothes hung loosely on him, looking quite strange.
At this moment, Ain's momentum had reached its peak.
A gleam flashed in her eyes.
Everything was like water flowing naturally.
The understanding she had gained while being with Ryuya all this time had come together at this moment.
Ain's aura suddenly increased tenfold.
A vast sword intent spread at this moment.
Centered on Ain, wild winds blew through the surrounding seaweed.
"Is this the initial stage of Great Swordsman level?!"
Feeling the power within her body, Ain felt the blood in her body completely boil!
Horrifying!
Shocking!
Fear!
Vander Decken IX, seeing this scene, was alarmed!
The atmosphere became very strange.
Just now, they were evenly matched.
But in a short moment, things had changed.
His body, strength, and agility were all rapidly declining.
And Ain's strength had at least increased tenfold. There was no way to fight this!
A thick sense of death enveloped Vander Decken IX, making his heart sink to the bottom!
Ain, holding a sharp sword, swung her blade continuously.
Each swing produced a dazzling and brilliant slash.
It pierced towards Vander Decken IX.
It was unstoppable!
Each swing also served to solidify her level!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The air was torn apart!
The ground cracked!
The wind roared violently!
Under these sharp attacks, Vander Decken IX watched in almost despair.
"To advance in battle, it's not fair!!"
"Damn it, just from this aura, you can imagine how powerful these slashes are!"
"Damn it, there's no way to dodge!"
...
Countless thoughts flashed through Vander Decken IX's mind at this moment.
In the end, he came to one conclusion - inevitable death!
"Damn it, if I'm going to die, you guys can't live either! All of you, die!"
Before the slashes arrived, Vander Decken IX touched Noah's Ark beside him!
Devil Fruit ability activated!
Noah's Ark, like a waking beast, surged with seawater, began to float, and then, with an unstoppable momentum, smashed towards Ain.
At this moment, dozens of slashes had already taken Vander Decken IX's life.
But now, they faced a greater crisis!
Looking at Noah's Ark's enormous hull, Ain unconsciously swallowed her saliva. Cold sweat appeared on her forehead.
She could already imagine the destruction that would be caused when such a huge Noah's Ark rapidly descended from the sky.
Perhaps the entire Fishman Island would be destroyed because of this!
For fishmen and merfolk, in the 10,000-meter deep sea, it might not be a big deal.
But for humans, it would be a disaster!
Especially for those of them who were Devil Fruit users, it would be absolutely impossible to survive in the sea!
"I have to do something!"
Ain, who had advanced to the initial stage of Great Swordsman level, was no longer happy.
She took a deep breath with a serious expression. She was ready to go all out!
If she sacrificed herself, maybe Noah's Ark would stop...
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