Chapter 177: Unparalleled Attack and Defense
After walking back, Vic didn't say a word. He flipped his hand and slashed at Mantis with several sword energies. Mantis's reaction was not slow either. He swung out with the big black knife, and the sword energies were basically dispersed. However, there were still two sword energies that he couldn't resist in time.
Two sword energies hit the belly of the Dark Mantis, but it was completely useless. Two metal collision sounds were heard, and there was not even a mark left on the belly of the Dark Mantis. Due to the body structure of the Mantis, the dual swords are not as flexible as the swords in the hands, and there are always places that cannot be hit.
"It's useless. My body is harder than a big sword. With this strength all over my body, ordinary attacks can't break my defense."
Mantis said lightly that the surface of the Dark Mantis reflected metallic light, but it was even stronger than metal.
"Really? It seems that I can't do anything to you unless I improve my sword skills!"
Vic also felt a little emotional. Mantis is a guy who is good at both offense and defense and has no weaknesses. No wonder his status was higher than Kaido who had not eaten the fruit at that time. This makes sense.
Vic no longer used sword energy to attack. It was a waste of his sword energy without any gain. Vic simply wrapped the double swords with armament color, turning the two swords into black swords before slowly walking forward.
The two men started close combat directly, two swords against two swords, the fight was extremely fierce, sword energy was flying everywhere in the field, all the small trees on the side were chopped off, the scene became bare, and the ground was no exception, it all turned into blocks.
Vic was waving his two swords, and the people around him couldn't see clearly at all. They thought he was fighting with bare hands. Mantis was not much behind. He ejected and retracted his two swords, and was not slow at all to resist the attacks. Occasionally, he would make a big chopped move, and the huge blade was incredibly powerful!
Vic's attack was obviously more fierce, fast and refined, and his deadly tactics had little effect on Mantis.
With his compound eyes, Mantis can completely lock on and prevent long-range attacks in advance, but it is a bit difficult at close range. Even if he catches the attack, he may not have time to defend himself. Mantis was stabbed all the time, but he was not injured, and the knife covered with domineering aura could not hurt him either.
Vic got serious and used powerful moves. Mantis was chopped back repeatedly. Although he couldn't break your defense, you couldn't just stand there and show no reaction. It's normal for you to take a few steps back after being hit.
Rebecca was also excited to see that Mantis was forced to retreat again and again by Vic. The morale of the elite camp was greatly boosted, and the previous decline was reversed.
Mantis's brothers went from being excited to worried, and the situation reversed. However, both sides on the battlefield did not think so.
If Vic doesn't have any other means, he will definitely lose if the battle continues like this. Mantis doesn't consume much energy by relying on physical defense, and even his domineering aura has been useless so far. Moreover, the strong vitality of the animal type is standard. Vic may be cut in half if he is cut by Mantis. This is very unfair.
But Vic is not worried now. His physical strength is not a problem at all. He can fight for days and nights. His domineering power is only used on two knives, which is relatively economical.
In addition, since it can be recovered while being used, it should be no problem to use it for two days, so if there is no new change in the battle, this will be a protracted battle.
Vic has no plans to use Ryuo to fight yet. If he uses Ryuo, he believes that he can definitely break through the defense of the Dark Mantis. After all, it is an ability to destroy from the inside. No matter how strong the surface defense is, it will be useless. Vic wants to hone his swordsmanship first. It is a rare opportunity to fight an opponent with such strong defense!
Vic focused his mind, and while making his moves he comprehended his swordsmanship. Mantis would temporarily become his whetstone.
After hundreds of moves, Mantis was no longer on the defensive. He simply spread the wings behind him and flew into the sky. Vic also chased him using the Moon Step. Before that, Mantis had been standing there taking the attacks and had basically never actively attacked Vic.
But now in the air, Mantis uses the momentum generated by flying to make his moves simpler and more direct, but the power is several times greater.
The two men collided and shuttled in the air. The sound of metal clashing was endless. The collision of the blades produced bursts of white mist that swirled around the two men. This was the mist produced by the violent collision vibrating the air and condensing the water mist in the air together.
The two of them were moving so fast that they were often gone as soon as they touched each other. The huge impact shook the air and formed gusts of white mist and strong wind.
The wind made the clothes of the people watching the fight underground rustle. No one except Zefa could see the fight between the two people clearly. Rebecca could only see a little clearly with the help of her observation Haki. Fredek could only occasionally see a scene in the future. Ordinary people could hardly even open their eyes.
The back of Mantis's hand knife blocked Vic's double swords again. This time the two did not separate. One flapped his wings vigorously to increase the forward momentum, while the other used the Moon Step to kick forward.
The two of them moved back and forth, and after a long stalemate, Vic instantly did a front flip and came to the top of Mantis's head, and kicked Mantis on the top of the head before Mantis flew forward.
"boom"
A huge cloud of dust flew from the ground to the surroundings, blocking everyone's sight. When the smoke cleared, everyone saw Mantis crawling out of a big pit, with nothing on his body except dirt.
Vic flashed in the air continuously and continued to attack Mantis. His two swords danced so tightly that the wind pressure blew all around. The branches and leaves of the woods in the distance swayed back and forth, unable to bear it.
Mantis's broadsword is not just for decoration. It is a hand knife that is comparable to the supreme big sword. Every strike is powerful and heavy. Vic's knife is like a toothpick in front of the hand knife, but the two small toothpicks are extremely strong and will not deform no matter how they are chopped.
In fact, Vic's two swords are infinitely close to the Supreme Sword. Although Mantis's hand sword is comparable to the Supreme Sword, it is only comparable. It can be regarded as just reaching this level, so there is no difference between them and Vic's double swords.
Vic became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and his understanding of the swordsmanship deepened. Every swing of his sword became more and more mysterious. Mantis was hit more and more times, and his compound eyes could no longer fully capture the landing points of Vic's two swords, because the swords had changed and were no longer straight.
"This? Breaking through while fighting? Good boy, you are using me as a whetstone! You are so young, but you are really gifted?"
The more Mantis fought, the more frightened he became. This kid was constantly improving and his talent was terrifyingly strong. He was even scarier than the monsters on their previous ship.
"Cut it! Cut it!" Vic shouted frantically in his heart, with only one thought in mind, which was to cut through that unparalleled defense.
In terms of physical defense, Kaido is no match for Mantis. Kaido's defense is strong, but it is only in physical state. His slashing attack is strong to a certain extent, and you don't need Ryuo to hurt him.
But the surface of Mantis's Mantis body can no longer be considered as physical body, it is a layer of real armor, and its level is the same as that of a big sword.
Zoro trained with Hawkeye for two years. If it weren't for Enma's independent Ryuo, even if Mantis stood there and let him chop Zoro, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
Even if Yan Mo was used, it was only internal damage caused by Ryuo, and there was no damage to Mantis's armor. It is estimated that only Hawkeye can injure Mantis, but Mantis has not used Haki to defend himself. This is the most terrifying thing. It can be said that Mantis is the nemesis of the swordsman.