"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Redfield's eyes, not because of the power of the sword energy, but because of its form and nature.
With a flick of his wrist, his rapier traced a poignant red arc, and a condensed bolt of red sword energy shot out.
"Clang—!"
Two sword energies with vastly different attributes but equal power collided fiercely in mid-air, letting out a piercing metallic ring before eventually canceling each other out and vanishing, leaving only turbulent currents of energy behind.
"Interesting. Your attire reminds me of the Germa technological raid suits from the stories circulating in the North Blue. You truly are an interesting fellow full of secrets."
The interest on Redfield's face deepened.
Charlotte Linlin pointed her nodachi diagonally at the ground. Black lightning began to crackle and gather around her, her powerful aura sweeping through the church ruins like a storm.
"Redfield, since you're looking for trouble, I'll stretch my limbs with you! Be careful not to die!"
"There's no need for you to worry about that."
Above the ruins of the Sleeping Ancient Town, two figures collided and separated at speeds invisible to the naked eye. Every clash erupted with deafening roars and shockwaves that tore through the atmosphere.
The twelve-meter-tall Charlotte Linlin was like a descending Goddess of Thunder. As she swung her nodachi, pinkish-purple Haoshoku infusion combined with red and black lightning to tear through the earth, leaving behind bottomless ravines and massive fan-shaped craters.
Her strength was peerless and violent, and her speed was lightning-fast when charging in a straight line. Every slash carried the might to destroy cities and nations.
Redfield's figure moved like a ghost, weaving through the crisscrossing, terrifying slashes. His slender bat-umbrella sword precisely struck the weakest points of the nodachi's power, parrying and redirecting the force like a nimble skiff amidst crashing waves.
A hint of wonder flashed in his crimson eyes.
"Truly... monstrous strength."
He didn't dare take any of Charlotte Linlin's attacks head-on. The mixture of power and lightning in those strikes made him feel a deep sense of threat.
Fortunately, thanks to his extraordinarily powerful Observation Haki, he could predict the trajectory and landing point of Charlotte Linlin's attacks in advance, which allowed him to still appear composed at this moment.
If Charlotte Linlin's future sight was five seconds, then Redfield's was seven!
However, when the woman in front of him attacked, her body didn't reveal any information about the strike, making him somewhat unaccustomed to it for a moment.
Previously, when he fought others, he could use his unique Observation Haki to read minds and directly sense his opponent's intent to attack.
But in front of Charlotte Linlin, this ability was completely useless, which Redfield found quite novel for a time.
However, although he held a certain advantage in close combat, his counterattacks were hardly effective.
Whether it was thrusts or slashes imbued with his powerful Armament Haki, when they landed on Charlotte Linlin, they only kicked up a shower of brilliant sparks and left shallow white marks, failing to even break her defense.
This made him even more certain that the woman before him was an out-and-out "monster."
A dark red sword energy landed on Charlotte Linlin's waist, and a pointer-like object was struck down and shattered by the energy.
"Tsk!" Charlotte Linlin grew increasingly annoyed as the fight went on.
Nine out of ten of her attacks were evaded in advance by the opponent. Even the occasional hits were parried by that seemingly slender but incredibly tough umbrella sword.
On the other hand, although she hadn't been injured thanks to her powerful physique, under the opponent's exquisite swordsmanship and powerful Observation Haki, she would have certainly been exposed if not for her divine equipment protection.
This feeling of having strength but being unable to use it, while being humiliated by the opponent's "chip damage," made her blood boil. Right now, she absolutely loathed talent freaks like Redfield!
After Redfield dodged another violent slash by a hair's breadth, Charlotte Linlin's massive body suddenly came to a halt.
Her Observation Haki confirmed that Kuri had already left the island and reached safe waters, and the anger in her heart completely erupted.
"Since you're so good at dodging..."
Charlotte Linlin's gaze turned sharp, and the massive nodachi in her hand dissipated into specks of pinkish-purple light.
Dragon Wings unfurled from her back, and a thousand-meter-long giant dragon appeared above the Sleeping Ancient Town.
"Hmm? What is she doing?" Redfield stood with his sword, looking curiously at the White Giant Dragon in the sky.
Although her strength in beast form wasn't weak, full beastification was not a wise choice against someone as agile as him.
The violent red lightning around the White Giant Dragon in the sky gathered and compressed on an unprecedented scale, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.
"Try This old lady's move! Don't die!"
Roar—!
A world-shaking dragon roar echoed as a massive crimson blade over a hundred meters long formed in the dragon's mouth. Dangerous dark red electrical arcs coiled around the blade, as if it condensed all the power of punishment and judgment in the world.
Dragon and blade seemed to merge into one, transforming into a crimson thunder dragon holding a world-ending blade in its mouth!
"Kurikara – Futsu-no-Mitama!"
The crimson thunder dragon, holding the hundred-meter blade and carrying the will to annihilate everything, swung its sword. But this strike wasn't a sword energy; instead, it suddenly began to spin!
A blood-red tornado connecting heaven and earth formed instantly. With the momentum to sweep away everything, the tornado ruthlessly surged toward the area where Redfield was located!
Its scale was so vast that it covered nearly half of the Sleeping Ancient Town's ruins!
"Not good!"
Redfield's consistently composed expression finally changed drastically!
His Observation Haki screamed warnings, clearly telling him that this strike was unavoidable!
The powerful suction carried by the tornado the moment it appeared completely sealed off all his possibilities of escape, forming a true killing field!
No matter how strong his Observation Haki was, he couldn't find a non-existent way out of an unsolvable situation!
Especially since the opponent's Observation Haki wasn't much weaker than his own.
"Argh—!"
The blood-red tornado swallowed him instantly.
Within the destructive storm, Redfield felt like a fallen leaf in a gale, helplessly torn and tossed by the terrifying power.
The dark red lightning everywhere carried a frightening piercing power, frantically battering the defense he had constructed with Armament Haki. Every impact made his blood surge and his defense border on shattering.
He could only push his Armament Haki to the limit, desperately protecting his entire body without the slightest lapse, like holding onto a fragile piece of wood in a raging sea, facing the possibility of being completely torn apart at any moment.
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