I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Just a superficial wound." Sig secretly assessed the injury; it wasn't serious.

The presence of the precious tree Adam within his body allowed him to advance his armor-layering technique to an even greater level, even enabling him to withstand Redfield's umbrella sword with his bare arms.

If this level of injury isn't treated quickly, it will heal on its own soon.

And this is still the case with the World Tree branch sealed in Sieg's chest.

Logically speaking, the World Tree's sealing and sharing ability is likely an enhanced version of the World Tree's branches, meaning that the sharing ability should be an even more advanced self-healing ability.

so.....

Not only do you need to stack armor, you also need to stack health regeneration!

Stack it up to the end, until no one can break it anymore, and you'll naturally be able to live a peaceful life!

Just as Sieg was feeling a little smug, the blood-red figure approached again.

Brush brush brush brush!

Redfield moved swiftly; he didn't look like a pirate, but more like an elegant nobleman.

The long umbrella danced in his hands, blooming like a deadly blood-red flower in the night, each sword aimed straight for Sieg's vitals.

He is a speed-type fighter, coupled with a powerful Observation Haki that complements him perfectly. In the battle, Redfield had almost the entire advantage, leaving Sieg only able to defend himself.

Before long, Sig’s hands and legs were covered with long, narrow bloodstains.

Although the wound wasn't deep, Redfield's umbrella sword was very precise, with each strike almost hitting the same spot, causing the wound to gradually deepen and the blood to flow more and more.

"The ability to read minds is practically cheating. So far, I haven't been able to dodge any of his attacks; I can only block them head-on."

While Sieg felt things were getting tricky, Redfield was also having a headache.

He is currently in a form far exceeding the norm, a mythical beast-type vampire.

In addition to eternal youth, it also possesses speed and power far exceeding the norm.

He had thought that facing Sieg would be a battle that he himself longed for.

No matter how fast his sword was or how sharp its light was, he was ultimately unable to break through Sig's defenses. His seemingly brilliant series of attacks failed to leave any deep wounds on Sig's arm.

"Isn't it a real sword after all?" Redfield's gaze fell on the long umbrella in his hand.

For a swordsman, a famous sword or a black sword is naturally like adding wings to a tiger.

Otherwise, swordsmen in this world wouldn't need to pursue famous swords.

Redfield doesn't need a real sword; he can stand atop the sea using an umbrella as his sword.

But in front of Sieg at this moment, he was ultimately unable to fully utilize his abilities.

"Perhaps I can use the Metamorphosis Leaf to conjure a Supreme Grade Sword?" Redfield hesitated slightly.

When his mind was slightly distracted, he suddenly felt a commotion and the voices he heard in his heart suddenly became noisy.

Redfield instinctively pressed a hand to his temple, somewhat confused.

On this ocean battlefield under the night sky, apart from Sieg and Redfield, only some remaining illusions of warships remain.

If we're talking about a third party, the only one left is the handkerchief that's turned into a golden pen and pinned to the chest. How could there be so many voices?

"Master west, attack his middle lane."

"Why attack the middle? We should attack their back door."

"We stayed out a bit late today, what if I can't sleep when I get home?"

"I almost forgot, I don't suffer from insomnia."

"Nobita, the Sea Emperor, forever a god."

"...I want to drink iced cola."

"........."

"What's going on? What's going on?" Redfield kept slashing at Sieg's arm with his long umbrella, but his confusion only deepened.

These thoughts and anxieties all seem to originate from Sieg in front of me?

When fighting him, how can he multitask? Is he thinking about such trivial matters? Does he have a split personality?

Redfield's forehead creased with annoyance. All these cacophony of sounds came from Sieg alone, making it much more difficult for him to accurately discern Sieg's attack intentions.

Even before the Marineford War, with his telekinesis enhanced and his mind accelerated, Sigurd already possessed the ability to multitask and control two bodies.

Now that my mental powers have been fully developed, I can easily distract myself and obscure my true inner thoughts.

As these chaotic sounds rang out, Redfield felt as if he were in a bustling city, his mind filled with a jumble of strange thoughts.

brush!

As the sword slashed out, Sieg's body twisted like mud, easily dodging the attack, which caused Redfield's pupils to shrink slightly.

His attack was dodged.

If his Observation Haki cannot accurately read minds, then even with his enhanced speed after his vampire form, he won't have an overwhelming advantage against Sigurd.

"Then there's no need to use mind reading."

Redfield closed his eyes, his long umbrella flashing with streaks of crimson sword light.

Observation Haki inherently possesses the ability to predict attacks, and even without using mind-reading, which is almost like cheating, his Observation Haki is still top-notch.

At this time.

Sig stretched out his hand, and the sea below seemed to be grasped by an invisible force, with streams of water rising into the air.

A large amount of water collapsed and compressed in mid-air with Sig's palm, eventually condensing into long seawater blades.

These seawater swords were barely shaped by external force, and you can see that the seawater was compressed to a great extent, indicating that the internal pressure must have been extremely high.

“Give it a try,” Sieg whispered.

"A water jet under high pressure is a blade that can cut even diamonds."

High-pressure water jet cutting and laser cutting are both commonly used industrial cutting technologies. Under sufficient pressure, water itself becomes the sharpest blade, capable of cutting even the hardest diamond.

The seawater in this world contains a certain amount of sea stone particles. Under high pressure and high speed, the high-speed scouring of these hard particles in the seawater makes the water jet equivalent to the sharpest knife.

As the long, sharp blades of seawater approached, Redfield, holding a long umbrella, was about to cleave them apart when the umbrella was only centimeters away from the blades. Suddenly, the blades changed.

Suddenly, a thin, extremely fast, high-pressure jet of light shot out from the tip of the blade. At close range, the jet's speed even exceeded one thousand meters per second. After being enhanced by both Armament Haki and telekinesis, it was sprayed from the side onto Redfield's long umbrella.

Although it's called Water Blade, its attack method is actually more like a water arrow or water gun.

Redfield felt the long umbrella in his hand vibrating violently, as a powerful penetrating force impacted it.

His expression changed slightly, and he spread his wings, flying dozens of meters backward before landing on the deck of a naval warship illusion. He looked down at the long umbrella in his hand.

The spot on the long umbrella where the water jet had hit had been cut with a small gash, causing Redfield to grip the umbrella tighter, his heart trembling.

A swordsman's sword being damaged in battle usually signifies insufficient strength and inadequate Armament Haki, which is a disgrace.

With the addition of Armament Haki, even an ordinary umbrella can become an indestructible blade in his hands.

Since the umbrella in his hand has been cut, it means that the enemy has broken through his Armament Haki.

“That’s enough, Redfield.” Sieg stood still, satisfied with the cutting power of the water jet.

"It's almost time to wrap this up."

"The end? This is just the beginning." Redfield shook his head.

He picked up the gold pen on his chest and scribbled a few words on a deformed leaf.

Peng.

The smoke exploded, and a rapier with a blade as thin as a needle fell into his palm.

Redfield folded his parasol, gripped his rapier, and felt a rare surge of fighting spirit welling up within him.

He is in his prime, full of fighting spirit and stamina, and will not be discouraged by a temporary setback.

"I haven't used a real sword in many years."

“Sig, this time—”

He laughed heartily, but halfway through his sentence, his expression suddenly changed drastically, as if he had heard some unsettling thoughts.

“You’re right, a temporary setback doesn’t mean anything.” Sig remained standing in the air, his palm reaching down as if to grab something.

"But it's time to end this."

At this moment, the once calm sea was lifted up by an invisible force, forming a towering wall of water that reached the sky and surged in from all directions.

Vast and mighty, blotting out the sky and the sun.

Redfield brandished his rapier, streaks of blood shooting out, piercing huge holes in the giant sea wall time and time again, only to have them filled again by massive amounts of seawater the next second.

Even he felt insignificant in the face of this seemingly endless sea.

In an instant, all around was the vast, boundless sea, which even blocked the moonlight, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Amidst a deafening roar.

The walls of seawater from all sides converged and shattered together.

All remaining illusions of warships vanished, and the sea returned to calm.

With one hand carrying the soaking wet and exhausted Redfield, Sieg flew away into the distance.

......................

A few minutes later, on the beach.

“Well then, a bet's a bet, give it to me.” Sig stretched out his hand, demanding the shapeshifting leaf, his face showing no other emotion.

Before him, Redfield was soaked to the bone; the once elegant and powerful vampire nobleman was now a drowned rat.

Redfield wiped the salty seawater off his face, looking somewhat helpless.

The ocean has a strong restraining effect on ability users. From the moment they eat a fruit and gain extra power, they are destined to have this fatal weakness, which they can never get rid of, no matter how strong they become.

The overwhelming seawater, manipulated by Sieg, crashed down with a simple force, leaving Redfield helpless.

Although he possessed exceptional swordsmanship, it was impossible for him to remain completely untouched by the massive amount of seawater manipulated by Sieg's telekinesis.

If he hadn't eaten the Vampire Fruit, this technique wouldn't have been very effective against him, since it was just seawater; at most, he'd just get soaked and look a bit disheveled.