KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

Red Kraken V

"Who are you?" Princess Nakano responded with a displeased look towards Gentayu's appearance.

To him, the attitude of the young man that appeared suddenly was another form of disrespect. Moreover, Ryutaro's previous attitude also shows how the former commander respects Gentayu more than his respect for the princess.

"Sorry, Miss. I'm just an ordinary traveler. May I know..." Gentayu could not finish his sentence as a sword shot lightning-fast towards him.

With a slight tilt of his body, the sword passed through his face. It was only as thin as a hair for him to escape the surprise attack.

'DUAR!'

The sword that passed through his face then exploded for a moment after sticking on the rock behind him.

"Energy Sword Mastery?" Gentayu narrowed his eyes when he realized that the sword that was about to take his life was just energy that solidified and was turned into a sword. A person capable of such a feat would be a person at the earth swordsman level at least.

"Miss! What do you mean attack me?!" Gentayu becomes angry when he realizes that the young woman before them is the culprit.

"We have no grudges against each other, why all of a sudden..." Gentayu again failed to finish his sentence as a barrage of energy swords attacked him furiously.

In response to the attack, Gentayu no longer dodged.

Activating his Fire Dragon Shield skill, the entire energy sword was absorbed into his body without injuring him.

After reaching the level of the Sky Swordsman, in addition to his body's cell regeneration speed increasing, his body's defensive ability also developed at the next level.

If previously the Fire Dragon Shield only counteracted and resisted attacks so as not to hit his body, at the present level the additional power that could be activated was to dampen the attack energy and absorb it into his body.

However, the current technique requires that the energy an opponent uses to attack must be fire-elemental. Outside of the fire element, the Fire Dragon Shield would not work to absorb it but resist and resist attacks as usual.

Knowing that the energy of his attack ended up being absorbed and becoming nourishment for the other party, Princess Nakano snorted angrily.

But just as he was about to make his next move to attack Gentayu, a hot air jolt had struck his chest.

'DAG!'

Princess Nakano's body was thrown five to six meters back before falling into the sea.

Witnessing this, Ryutaro simply pegged in his place. Confused to determine attitude. However, in his current position Gentayu attacked Princess Nakano as a form of self-defense.

While Princess Nakano who he knew, was hard-tempered tend to be rough and never want to lose if there are others have greatness on it.

"We have no grudges, and I know that Ryutaro wants to be your follower. So, whoever you are Miss, let's end this here.." Gentayu this time emphasized his voice with a little bit of angry intonation.

"End this?? Nah! Before you beat me! Aren't you the master of the previous commander Ryu? He has refused to fight with me, so as his master, you must take his place! Get ready!" Princess Nakano still seems unwilling to give up on her obsession with fighting.

With a zigzag step, he had been right in front of Gentayu in the blink of an eye and carried out his attack.

Yes, the body of Princess Nakano is indeed maximized as a moving weapon.

With a flick of his sleeve, small knives had sprung up on his elbows, both wrists, lutus, ankles and both shoulders.

Gentayu was forced to make a rapid retreat while avoiding the elbow and wrist attacks of the young noble woman. Don't want to take any chances.

Although it was likely that the Fire Dragon Shield would be able to survive and protect his body from those blades, Gentayu still chose to be careful.

'There is no other way, I have to defeat him then!' Gentayu concluded that the lust of fighting this young woman was like opium for him. So, clenching his teeth, the gentayu prepared himself to strike back.

The two soon engaged in a fierce fight.

In less than the next ten breaths, the two of them had exchanged blows over a hundred moves.

Villagers who watched the two heroes fighting on the beach could only see bright white and red lights flashing alternately between dust, water, and flying debris covering the battle.

Occasionally, the sound of explosions could be heard inside the blanket of dust and debris.

Not infrequently, stray attacks hit the surrounding area, causing some damage and destruction.

Finally, the villagers chose to stay away from the fighting area. Not wanting to pay for the spectacle with his life.

Ryutaro himself had moved away from the location of the fight. Even if it was less likely to be killed by a stray attack, the energy pressure of the two people was more than enough to make it asphyxiate and suffocate if it got too close.

Thirty breaths later, the fight is over.

Gentayu was seen standing with fatigue propped up by a flaming red sword. Princess Nakano was not far from him. He was still alive, visible from his hand still moving to grab something inside the pocket of his robe.

"Thank God.." Ryutaro breathed a sigh of relief seeing the two finally stop fighting without anyone losing their lives.

Princess Nakano swallowed something, it seemed like a healing medicine. Then stood up, intending to leave the place. Gentayu prevented it.

"Don't Miss mean to bring Ryutaro along? Bring her. Returning to his homeland and ending his life in devotion to the emperor was his wish. Without that determination, he might have died hundreds of years ago.."

Gentayu said without looking at Princess Nakano.

What Gentayu said is not excessive, because the motivation that keeps Ryutaro's strength alive is indeed his passion to complete the task. This was what he learned after trying to understand why Ryutaro had escaped death when another victim of the Crystal Spear met his death.

Not waiting for Princess Nakano's reaction, Gentayu stepped into the bodies of the two Pirate leaders who were killed at the beginning of the previous fight. Taking the Buana Pouch or their storage pouch, Gentayu immediately buried his consciousness to examine the contents of the bags.

'As expected..." He muttered with a smile. It was completely indifferent to Princess Nakano who was staring at her back with a sour face.