One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

A sharp pain shot through his left arm where he had been shot, and the dizziness from blood loss made Kiro feel lightheaded.

If he hadn't dodged in time, the bullet would probably have pierced his heart instead of his left arm.

Faced with such a perilous situation, a look of seriousness appeared in Kilo's eyes.

if only……

He was confident he could take down the squad as long as he had a weapon at hand!

With no way out, the thought of a desperate fight arose in Kiro's mind.

Even a cornered beast will fight, let alone him!

Meanwhile, the navy men were still laughing and joking about their earlier accuracy.

Captain Aitch, the leader of the navy, looked displeased, clearly dissatisfied with the accuracy of the shot just now.

According to his calculations, that bullet should have pierced the heart of the skinny boy and killed him instantly!

"Scott, go and kill him."

He casually ordered a soldier to deal with Kiro, and Aiqi tossed the gun to the soldier beside him with a disinterest.

Upon hearing the sound, the burly navy man named Scott strode forward, a sinister grin on his face, and approached Kilo.

"Kid, I, Scott, have one principle: I never kill the unarmed!"

Having said that, Scott tossed a pitifully short dagger to Kiro and drew his longsword from his waist.

"Haha, now you're not exactly unarmed!"

Seeing this, Aichi lowered his eyelids, turned around with the remaining three people, and prepared to search for the other possible survivors.

In their eyes, Kiro, who had been shot and wounded, had no chance of escaping from Scott's clutches and was already a cold corpse.

How did they manage to survive? With that pitifully short dagger?

It's absolutely hilarious!

That was just Scott's twisted sense of humor; he never expected an ordinary Ohara citizen to cause any trouble.

Aiqi was walking forward when he suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind him.

"Sig, hurry up and catch up after you're done, don't fall behind!"

Aiqi continued forward without looking back.

But he saw something trace an arc in the air, pass over him, and crash down right in front of him.

When Aichi saw what it was, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

That was... that was Scott's head!

Just a moment ago, Scott was grinning maliciously, but now his face was frozen in terror, as if he had seen something horrifying.

After its head rolled a few times, its wide-open eyes met the shocked Aiqi's.

Startled, Aiqi took several steps back before turning around to look.

The boy he had just regarded as a dying man had somehow appeared behind Scott.

Just moments ago, Scott was full of energy, but now his head had vanished, leaving him a headless corpse!

Thunder Breathing - First Form - Lightning Flash

Suppressing the tearing sensation in his muscles, Kiro casually tossed aside the blood-stained dagger in his hand and snatched the longsword from Scott's grasp.

As the longsword was gripped in his right hand, a sharp aura suddenly emerged.

He took a deep breath, opened his eyes again, and stared intently at the incredulous Aichi.

Kilo kicked over the headless corpse that was gushing blood and looked at Aichi with hostility.

I don’t know if I’m seeing things, but I saw several arcs of electricity jumping behind the boy.

Startled by the sight of Skor's head, Aech pointed at Kiro in disbelief, his face filled with terror, before his fear quickly turned into anger.

"How dare you, a mere commoner?!"

"Attack him together! Tear him to pieces!"

Three sailors wielding swords rushed forward, shouting angrily as they charged toward Kilo.

As he watched the oncoming attack, Kiro's eyes flashed with disdain.

Not only was it completely chaotic, but it also lacked power! An attack of this level wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of his clothes!

Kiro twisted his foot and lunged at the leader.

Just before they were about to collide, Kiro suddenly exerted force, spinning and thrusting forward in coordination with his longsword, while several invisible gusts of wind appeared out of thin air around him.

The invisible gale instantly transformed into a visible cyan-green whirlwind, coiling and swirling around Kilo as he charged forward, forming a visible tornado that enveloped Kilo's figure.

【Wind Breathing - First Form - Dust Whirlwind - Slash】

boom!boom!

As the swords clashed, several teeth-grinding metallic clangs rang out.

Amidst the raging wind, Kilo precisely parried the swords of the two leading marines. The sharp blades, amplified by the wind, effortlessly sliced ​​across their necks, and the remaining weapons in the marines' hands were knocked away by the swirling air currents.

As the whirlwind dissipated, Kilo strode past two navy men who were slowly collapsing while clutching their necks, and walked straight to the soldier whose face showed terror and whose weapon had been knocked away.

Without the slightest mercy, Kilo ignored the soldiers' repeated pleas for mercy, and his wielding blade cut through the air with a light, swift sound.

【Wind Breathing - Form Five - Cold Autumn Mountain Breeze】

In an instant, a tornado formed, enveloping the two figures.

The hurricane howled, and when the only remaining member of the group, Aichi, could see what was happening inside the tornado, he only saw Kiro, who was covered in blood and holding a sharp blade, while the naval soldier had vanished without a trace.

A few breaths later, countless drops of blood fell from the sky.

Aiqi then realized what was happening, and with a look of fear on his face, he took several steps back before stumbling and falling to the ground.

"...A monster!"

"How could a monster like you appear in Ohara!?"

Kiro, having done all this, remained oblivious. He lost his balance and knelt on one knee, coughing up blood. Only a long sword kept him from falling.

Aich, who had been sitting on the ground, saw this scene and his fear instantly turned into ecstasy.

That's it! The boy was hit by his bullet and was already at his last gasp; he probably has no power to resist now!

He grasped at the straw and quickly raised his smoothbore gun, aiming it at Kilo, only to find that Kilo, who had just been coughing up blood and kneeling on the ground, had vanished.

"Are you looking for me?"

A voice like a death knell came from behind him, and Aiqi's body instantly stiffened.

call out.

Before Aiqi could turn her head, she felt a gentle breeze brush against her face.

Suddenly, a hideous wound appeared out of nowhere on his neck.

Aiqi opened his mouth weakly, clutching his bleeding throat with both hands, looking at the boy's figure in front of him with resentment, as the world before his eyes gradually turned black.

"If I were at my peak, someone like you wouldn't even be able to look me in the eye."

These were the last words Aech heard before he died.

【Wind Breathing - Eighth Form - First Fierce Wind Slash】

With a snap, Kilo sheathed his longsword, and at the same time, a thud was heard behind him as he fell to the ground.

Suddenly, everything went black before his eyes, and he could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

The muscles throughout the body are screaming in agony.

The sword strike just now tore apart the muscles of his body in various places.

His breath was filled with the strong smell of rust, and a sweet, metallic taste rose up. Kiro coughed up another mouthful of blood with a "whoosh".

Oh no, I almost faked my death!

He collapsed to the ground and rested for nearly ten minutes before Kilo finally managed to prop himself up.

In fact, Aiqi was right. Kiro was indeed at his limit. With his frail body, he had almost reached the limit of the sword moves he had just used.

However, Kiro knew that if he showed any weakness, he would be shot dead the next moment, so he held on until he finished killing the enemy before collapsing.

He took a deep breath, but it aggravated his torn muscles, causing Kiro to wince in pain.

"After escaping, I must train this body properly!"

Kiro angrily swore.

Kiro's frail physique nearly cost him his life in the battle just now.

Kilo shook his head as he thought about the battle that had just taken place.

Fortunately, the burly navy man wasn't very bright and provided him with a weapon; otherwise, Kilo might have really died here.

Even if he were the top swordsman in the Demon Slayer world, he wouldn't be able to use his physique to fight off several Marines armed with swords and guns with his bare hands.

Most importantly, once he has a weapon, he can barely use the sword techniques he learned in Demon Slayer.

Although its power is far less than before, it is enough to deal with the few soldiers at hand.

As the trembling, tearing muscles within him gradually subsided, Kiro breathed a sigh of relief and set off again toward the giants.

Kilo, crouching low in the grass, struggled forward past the navy gathered around the giant.

The ice road carved out by the blue pheasant was narrow, but it was still narrow enough for Kilo to walk along.

It would be even better if we could board the ship prepared for Robin.

After assessing his current injuries, Kiro felt he could hold on for a little longer.

The premise is that no other unexpected events occur.

Damn, I accidentally gave a bad prediction!

The best outcome right now is that Aokiji has just left, and Kiro is able to catch up with Robin so that the two of them can escape by boat together.

After all, the original owner was also a member of Ohara, and no matter what, Robin would not refuse someone from the same hometown.

Just as he was thinking this, Kilo lifted the clump of grass in front of him, and his eyes were suddenly filled with light.

The icy road leading to Ohara suddenly appeared before his eyes!

The ice path stretches straight into the distance, its straight road seeming like the dawn of victory beckoning to Kilo.

Looking at the fresh footprints on the ground, Kiro judged that Robin had only set off not long ago, and at this speed, he could catch up with the ship!

Just as Kiro was about to set off to catch up with Robin, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Hey buddy, where are you headed?"

In an instant, Kiro felt his blood freeze and congeal, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.