"Not good..."
Both crewmates expression changed as they felt their senses ticking off like crazy. There were two horrible blade slashes that whistled through the air at a quick speed, as it passes by the ocean. The instantaneous cuts that appeared at the surface of the water, demonstrated its shrapness and terrible speed it travelled with.
"Damn I can't dodge," Guzen roared fierecly in his mind. Even though his advantage of speed increased dramatically by the speed speed fruit, he couldn't esacpe from the horrible sword slashes. Even if he does escape it, would leave in a severely injured state.
Laffitte was not doing to well on his side either when he sensed the approaching danger. His steps was even more slower than Guzen, which now spots him in a very bad situation now. However, right when the 2 sword slashes were about to take them out of their both misery, a black figure flashed before them.
The world around became dark and time slowed down for a bit, a sword slashed across the sky and behind it travelled a ray a deformed crimson colour which illuminated the dark.
Zheng.....
The sword cut through the slashes at a a even faster speed than slashes and the power behind destroyed the formed dark world bringing back everything to the present. The waves that were about to hit the ship that followed the slashes was instantly intercepted by the power that the black figure slashed out with.
The waves from the boat went out and clashed it the incoming ones which a caused a somewhat huge splash to occur causing them to cancel each other.
"Captain.."
"Boss.."
They breath a sigh of relief has they saw the person before them. Joshua lightly nodded as he came out of a low karate like stands.
"What was that," Guzen said with a converged expression.
"It was Rear admiral Cancer," Joshua said with a squinted eyes as he looks out at sea.
"So thats his name so thats his name...."
There was no time to pay attention to such things as what just happened caused made their facial expression to turn into extreme dread.
"That was too terrible," Guzen lightly said, if it had not been for his enhanced speed he probably wouldn't even have time to react.
"What is worse, thats not even his real power," Laffitte who was as still as a statute stated with a heavy voice.
This is what caused their expression to be really dark, without any display of power they almost met their maker. Even Guzen who has eat the speed fruit he would have fall in a few minutes, such strength they simply cannot go against. This is the strength of a rear admiral, this is the strength of a strong one in the grandline.
"Hahahaa... the grandline is really not a place for cats and dogs," Guzen eyes flashed with a bit of bloodthrustiness. Even though the opponent is strong and he simply can't tend to such person for now. It does not stop him from laughing like lunatic.
"Go back a little, the next attack will not be so simple," Joshua said calmly as he looked ahead of him.
....
"Blocked," Cancer raised a brow as he looked before him. He wanted to take out the the followers quickly and nicely but he never though the leading figure Chaos would stop the slashes.
"Well, it doesn't matter that was just a simply sword move," he took a puff from his smoke with a none caring expression. It doesn't matter if its blocked, no real strength was in it anyway. He then placed the cigar in mouth, held his scabbard with his left hand while he used his right hand to hold the hilt of the blade as he leaned over a little bit.
The gentle blowing winds moved at a even slower speed, the ongoing waves of the ocean settled a little. Only the calm breathing of Cancer could heard, he center of balance was proportionally kept, as he stood firmly on the deck. Flickers of light was released from his body which caused the atmosphere to tremble while maintaining his posture.
Then right then and there, he opened his eyes which flashed with a dim haze of light, unsheathed the sword then it released it at horror speed as he slashed out upwards.
whoaahhhhh....
An instant chop of the wind took place which caused the navy coat to levitate in the air. The sea which was calm for a while blasted out in a instant shock, as huge sword slash hit the sea. The 3 or so metre slash greeted the world with horror breath as it ran across the surface of the sea at a terrible speed. As it travels on the sea towards the ship , waves of the ocean was lifted in the air as it passes by. The speed of the attack was so fast that any ordinary person could not see with the naked eye.
....
"Too fast..."
The slash which was coming towards the was really too fast even Guzen had trouble seeing it.
Joshua walked forward until he reached the head of the ship, he then looked on the slash which has transformed into a sprinting cheetah calmly. He grasped the sword in his hand, then cuts across the sky diagonally. A pale blue energy was ran out of from the sword, the size of it was completely incompatable with the rushing cheetah but the might did not loose to it.
booom...
Both attacks collided and a few metre long waves galloped in the air, which caused the troubled ocean swayed the ship constantly. A small explosion instantly occurred which caused the winds to spread out in the surrounding area as pebbles of water continuously drop from the sky.
"Really terrible" Laffitte said with deep solomenity. Guzen also lightly nodded in agreement, such attack made them have a few palpitations at heart. Survivng under such attack could already be called luck against the sky, but the other one would surely kill them.
But this also made them wonder how strong is Joshua really, even though he as killed many foes before. They have never really scene him display any strength really, they couldn't help but be curious as they look on the figure whose black coat blew lightly in the wind.
....
"Even parried that attack," a red light flashed Cancer's eyes, one can may be called coincidence or luck but the second one can't be, this signifies the presence of strength. For him who is a rear admiral of the navy to not have killed some small west sea pirate in two attacks this really made his face gloomy.
He held the sword in his hand walked a little and stepped into the sky and just in a few seconds he has alreasy crossed dozens of metres.
"Coming,"
Joshua eyes slightly shrank as he saw this, even though the skills of Cancer is unknown in the original works ,he did not loose his calm because of this. So with that being said, he also went into the sky as he approcched the oncoming Cancer.
"This..."
"This is moonstep..."
Cancer was startled a little when he saw Joshua stepping in the sky. One should know that even up to this day the navy 6 skills are held tightly in the hands of of the upper ranks and even he had great diffculty requiring it. But now such skill is being dispalyed by a West sea pirate how can he not express his suprise.
"Tell me how did you acquire such thing," Cancer who stopped dozens of miles away from Joshua asked in a low but unrefuting under. This is simply just not putting Joshua in his eyes at all." Could it be Colman," he thought but he instantly shook his head, Colman was very dedicated to justice it may not be him...
or is it..."
Joshua just looked ahead of him indifferent obviously in a state of not going to answer.
Cancer eyes flashed with a bit of killing intent when he saw the little unknown person ignoring him. "It doesn't matter , you and whatever you know will remain unknown in this sea," he coldly said as he held up his hand and slash downwards.
But he where he stood was not this original position as he instantly appeared before Joshua. Cancer was fast but Joshua was not slow either as he lift his sword to greet the slash.
Peng...
A dull hoarse of metals the air shook as both energy ripples spread out in the air causing the air mount with pressure as the sea below create huge splashes of waves continuously.
"A bit of a capabilty," Cancer snorted as he gave a bit of a praise however that still did not remove the distain and contempt in his eyes. He backed away as he went higher in the air until he became a dark figure under the glare of the sun.
He slashed out..
The terrifying yellow light brighten the surrounding area with its presence but the powerful breath pressured the atmosphere simultaneaously. The huge overbearing arc ran towards Joshua at terrible speed as it slices the winds in its path.
The speed of the slash was even more horrible than before Joshua had no time to dodge so he greeted the attack calmly. He violently ran his sword across the sky and another pale blue energy ran from his blade. The colour of the slash was totally in harmony with the sky as it moved forward with strong and detterance might.