Chapter 108: Blueno: Intel Incorrect, Requesting Backup!

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Blueno: Intel Incorrect, Requesting Backup! Chapter 108: Blueno: Intel Incorrect, Requesting Backup! Rustle! Just as Blueno’s Finger Pistol was about to pierce Iceburg, his movement suddenly stopped. Several thin snakes, condensed from brown sand grains, tightly coiled around his torso and arms, preventing him from advancing even a fraction. Blueno looked down, following the sand snakes back to their source. A little girl with white twin tails stood there holding a staff, one end of which extended into several two-finger-thick sand snakes. The technique binding him clearly originated from her. "Why start a fight without even a greeting?" Reiner’s expression was dissatisfied. You don’t observe martial ethics, so why should I? Frieren leaped with a light touch of her toes, her graceful figure soaring into the air and landing between Reiner and Iceburg. "Tekkai!" (Iron Mass!) Blueno tensed his entire body. His torso suddenly bulged outwards, shattering the restraints upon him. His figure then vanished again, retreating to Robin’s side. He frowned, his gaze fixed on Frieren. Although the intel indicated a girl occasionally appeared with them, it made no mention of her strength. Just now, he had used ’Soru’ at explosive speed, yet she had reacted, and her technique could even keep up with him. "Is this a new companion of yours?" Blueno’s voice was deep, his gaze grave. "Looks like she’s quite strong. This will take some effort." "What effort?" Reiner directly mocked him. "With your meager strength, won’t it be over in a moment?" "Heheh. ’Black Snake’ Reiner." Blueno extended his thick arms from beneath his cloak. "You certainly are fearless. Let me show you the martial arts I’ve obtained through training, techniques that surpass human limits." "Oh, those techniques from earlier?" Reiner was indeed quite interested in these novel moves, sizing up his opponent with curiosity. "You feel like dancing, is that it? Perform one for me to see." "Soru!" (Shave!) Blueno vanished from his spot again. However, his explosive speed, which seemed like instantaneous movement to others, was not difficult for Reiner to track, let alone for Frieren using Observation Haki. "Then you better open your eyes wide and watch carefully. My performance can be deadly." Blueno appeared at Iceburg’s side; his target hadn’t changed from the very beginning! However, just as he landed, three pillars of fire as thick as water buckets, as if predicting his position, swept towards him with a terrifying heat wave. Slap! Slap! Slap! "Geppo!" (Moon Step!) Blueno pushed off hard with both feet, continuously stepping on the air itself, actually flying upwards! "Only by obtaining leg strength sufficient for instantaneous disappearance can one learn the technique of flying by treading on air." Dodging the fire pillars, Blueno spun and flipped in mid-air, his legs continuously whipping out as he descended. "With powerful leg strength, after training, one can even unleash wind scythes! Rankyaku!" (Storm Leg!) Zing! Zing! Several azure slashes flew out, like crescent moon sickles attempting to reap Iceburg’s life! Pfft! Pfft! A sand wall abruptly rose, intercepting all the slashes, leaving only deep gashes upon its surface. "It looks like a slash, but a wind scythe and a slash aren’t actually the same thing, are they?" Reiner had a guess. Unlike the flying slashes produced by swordsmen after comprehending some mysterious and profound realm, this kind of technique probably couldn’t be imbued with Armament Haki. With a thought, dozens, even hundreds, of bulges appeared on the surface of the sand wall, forming into arrows. Simultaneously, flames ignited out of thin air, spreading across them. The next moment... Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! A torrential downpour of fiery arrows shot out explosively. Seeing this, Blueno dared not be careless. These arrows carried flames; he couldn’t just tank them with Tekkai. "Kami-e!" (Paper Art!) Releasing all the strength from his body, he became like a piece of paper in the wind, swaying wildly, nimbly avoiding all the crimson fire arrows. "That move of yours is quite impressive. To dodge such a dense attack without getting hit," Reiner’s eyes instantly lit up. His opponent was jumping up and down, busily evading, but this particular move couldn’t help but pique Reiner’s curiosity. Frieren was using Observation Haki, yet he could dodge them all? "By perceiving the changes in airflow generated by the attack and controlling a body as light as thin paper to evade," Blueno stated coldly. "This is a martial art that surpasses human limits!" So, it utilizes the advantage of reacting after the opponent’s move, completely opposite to Observation Haki’s advance prediction. Doesn’t this technique counter Mantra? Reiner had now seen all six Rokushiki techniques and was gradually losing patience with him. Although he didn’t know from whom Blueno learned the habit of explaining his moves while fighting, he now understood the general principles behind these techniques. However, knowing was one thing; mastering the skills was another entirely. Luffy learning Soru just by understanding the principle – that kind of talent truly wasn’t something ordinary people could compare to. "Fire one moment, sand the next... You’re a Devil Fruit user, aren’t you?" Blueno’s voice was deep. Though wary, he wasn’t afraid. "One who has mastered all martial arts possesses the strength to fight even against ability users!" "Geppo!" (Moon Step!) Blueno continuously stepped on the air, soaring upwards. Just as he was about to reach the ceiling, he pushed off hard with his feet, diving fiercely towards Frieren. "Tekkai... Sai!" (Iron Mass: Crush!) With a low grunt, his entire body’s blood surged, muscles tensing as hard as iron, crashing down with the force of a thousand jun! CRACKLE!! Blinding blue light erupted from berserk lightning. Arcs of electricity danced around Frieren’s staff, rapidly condensing into a lightning snake that lunged fiercely at her opponent. It arrived in an instant, carrying an aura of destruction! "This is—!" The descending Blueno’s face filled with terror. Because he was using Tekkai, he couldn’t twist his body at this moment, and could only let the terrifying lightning engulf him. "Ahhh!!" BOOM!! A blue pillar of light pierced through the wall, blasting Blueno out of the room. Rubble continuously rained down as the cold moonlight shone into the room through the hole in the wall. "See? Told you it wouldn’t take any effort." Reiner smiled at Iceburg. "I saved your life. How will you repay me? How about five percent of Galley-La’s net income annually?" Iceburg, far from panicking due to the sudden attack, just patted his head with a troubled expression. "Hey, hey! Isn’t that taking a bit too much advantage of the situation?" "Are you really saying that to a pirate?" Reiner, unconcerned, teased, "Or should we brew a pot of tea and sit down to discuss it slowly?" "Let’s forget about the money." Iceburg walked back to the desk beside the broken wall, sat down, and took out paper and pen. "Actually, seeing that fellow wearing a mask and cloak just now... a flash of inspiration hit me for a way to modify your ship." "Huh?" Reiner was somewhat stunned. "This! What did you see that gave you inspiration?" "Mah~ Inspiration is just like that." Iceburg quickly sketched on the paper. "Maybe you’re on the toilet and it suddenly comes, or maybe ten years later you recall today and suddenly realize it could be modified this way." Damn, is this guy an artist or what? "Roughly like this. Take a look," Iceburg picked up the paper and showed it to Reiner. "Add a longer keel running through the ship’s main structure, then use the repaired main structure as a new keel to build upon, creating a double-hulled ship." "Using the hull as a keel?!" Reiner was truly shocked by his unconventional thinking. "Hey! Can this actually work? Though I don’t understand ships, a double hull seems a bit too wildly imaginative." "Is that so? Although it’s just a concept, and I’ve never designed such a ship... however..." Iceburg pulled open a drawer and took out a large, folded blueprint, spreading it open. It was densely covered with structurally regular lines, yet its overall shape was identical to Water 7 itself. "Speaking of wildly imaginative... compared to building the entirety of Water 7 into a ship, a double-hull design is rather tame, wouldn’t you say?" "—Hiss!" Reiner sucked in a breath of cold air. "You look so prim and proper, yet your mind is this crazy!" Reiner suddenly felt Franky wasn’t so appealing anymore. He had thought Iceburg was the conventional type, but unexpectedly, this guy was a madman too! Maybe I should go back and discuss with Luffy about recruiting Iceburg onto the ship? "Truly a bold idea." Robin, who had been standing by all this time, also walked up, smiling. "With this, the Going Merry can be saved. Everyone should be very happy." "Nico Robin, you’re with that fellow, aren’t you?" Iceburg looked at Robin, then pointed towards the hole in the wall. "Is this really alright?" "Ah, it’s fine. Don’t mind him," Robin replied unconcernedly. Reiner looked strangely at Iceburg. "Weren’t you trying to kill Robin earlier?" "Mah~~ I still couldn’t bring myself to do it." Iceburg scratched his head. "It wasn’t until I met her that I realized... killing a complete stranger is still too difficult for me." Outside the mansion, a large man, charred black with wisps of blue smoke rising from him, lay half-dead on the ground. Blueno’s entire brown bear head mask had been knocked off, revealing his two pointed bull-horn hairstyle. Exhaling white smoke, he struggled to lift his hand and swiped through the air. A translucent, azure door materialized out of thin air. Blueno crawled through it without hesitation. When he reappeared, he was already back inside a secret room within the mansion. "What happened, Blueno?" A cold male voice sounded. Blueno knelt, sprawled on the ground, his expression pained, forcing out intermittent, hoarse sounds: "Intel... incorrect... I need... backup." (End of this Chapter) ♧♧♧ -> SUPPORT ME WITH POWER STONE -> FOR EVERY 200 PS = BOUNS Chapter ♧♧♧ -> 20 Advanced Chapters Now Available on Patreon!! -> https://www.patreon.com/c/Segais (Just remove the hyphen to access patreon normally) If you like this novel please consider leaving a review that’s help the story a lot Thank you