Chapter 22

Even the militia standing behind them couldn't help but take a step back when they saw this scene.

"What... what's going on?!"

"What happened?"

"The gun... suddenly flew away? And shattered like this? It's as if... as if it was crushed by something?!"

As the words were spoken, the militia instinctively swallowed their saliva and took a step back.

Their eyes were filled with suspicion, and their expressions were fearful.

Nison was the first to react and immediately turned his head, loudly questioning Yuta with a hint of anger.

"You, are you in cahoots with those pirates?!"

However, Nison had just finished speaking when he realized that Yuta wasn't even lingering by his side.

Instead, humming a cheerful tune, Yuta walked towards the direction of the Eternal Gale.

Nison, who witnessed this scene, was filled with anger.

"Clang~"

His long sword was drawn from his waist.

Nison tightly gripped the sword and shouted angrily as he rushed towards Yuta, who had only walked a short distance away.

"You bastard, don't ignore me!"

Sensing Nison's approaching footsteps, Yuta slowed down his pace and turned his head to look behind.

As Yuta turned, he was met with a slashing attack from Nison.

"Swish!"

The sharp longsword resonated in the air as it directly aimed for Yuta's face.

However, Yuta showed no sign of panic or fear in the face of Nison's sudden attack.

With agile movements, Yuta slightly leaned back, easily evading the strike.

Seeing this, Nison immediately followed up with a downward strike.

Yuta side stepped and dodged.

Nison swiftly followed up with an upward strike, but Yuta effortlessly evaded it again with a simple sidestep.

Three consecutive strikes missed their mark, not even touching the corner of Yuta's clothes.

This made Nison feel both embarrassed and angry.

"All you can do is dodge?!"

Shouting loudly, Nison gathered his strength and unleashed a full-force horizontal slash towards Yuta.

"Clang buzz!" Hearing the humming sound produced by the long sword, Yuta looked at Nison with a hint of surprise.

However, Nison's slash hadn't even touched Yuta yet.

Suddenly, a terrifying giant hand emerged from the void.

"Swish!"

"Crack!"

The large hand directly grabbed Nison's swinging sword.

"What... what is this?!" Nison's pupils involuntarily contracted at the sight of the sudden emergence of the giant hand, and his face showed an expression of astonishment.

Not to mention anything else, just this one palm was almost as tall as him.

Immediately after, that large hand, in Nison's astonished gaze, directly crushed his sword.

"Clang!"

Like glass, the sword shattered into several pieces.

In the next instant, the giant hand casually waved and slapped Nison.

"Bang!"

Nison was instantly sent flying, blood spraying from his mouth, and heavily fell to the ground.

"Plop!"

He tumbled on the ground several times before finally stabilizing his body.

With a hint of fear, Nison raised his head and looked towards Yuta.

At that moment, Nison's mind fell into chaos.

"What... what was that just now?! A hand?"

"A hand of such immense size, it can't possibly be human, right? Is it him?"

Nison looked at Yuta not far away, his eyes trembling violently, his face filled with a mix of astonishment and fear.

As if to answer Nison's doubts, a hoarse voice, resembling that of a girl's, suddenly spoke up with a hint of reproach.

"Geez, what are you doing, Yuta?"

Yuta turned his head upon hearing the voice, wearing a slightly apologetic smile on his face.

"Sorry, Rika, I was just focused on getting to the captain side quickly."

That hoarse voice, tinged with a touch of reproach, came again.

"Be more careful, it's dangerous like this."

"Don't worry, he can't hurt me." Yuta reassured with a smile.

And indeed, what he said was true.

If it weren't for Rika intervening because she couldn't bear to watch, Yuta could easily have effortlessly blocked Nison's attacks.

Not far away, Nison, who appeared to be talking to Yuta, couldn't see anyone beside him.

He turned his head, looking around, searching for the 'person' Yuta was conversing with.

It was during this moment of confusion that Nison seemed to see, behind Yuta, a gigantic, monstrous creature with a terrifying appearance!

And that monstrous and terrifying creature was now coldly staring at him.

However, perhaps due to the darkness of the night, this image vanished in an instant.

As if the monster had never existed.

Or perhaps, the monster had once again submerged into the darkness.

Regardless of which scenario it was, that image left a strong visual impact on Nison, causing him to involuntarily hold his breath, freezing in place.

Even though it was just a fleeting moment!

It made Nison's mind go blank, as if struck by lightning, and he couldn't think clearly.

At the same time, Nison understood.

The man in front of him was definitely someone he couldn't contend with!

All of his previous attacks were easily evaded by him, not even touching a single corner of his clothes.

This was enough to indicate the difference in strength between them.

Now, behind him, in the invisible place, there was even a terrifying monster.

It shattered his sword with a single strike and severely injured him.

This further demonstrated the gap in strength between them.

His own strength and the opponent's strength were simply not on the same level!

"I... will... die."

The thought arose.

Even though Nison had mentally prepared himself, he still felt fear when faced with Yuta.

His hands, legs, and even his body trembled uncontrollably at this moment.

At the same time, the crew members who rushed from the ship and witnessed Yuta's appearance felt a sense of unease.

After seeing Yuta injure Nison with a single strike, their eyes were filled with anxious expressions, afraid that Yuta would snatch their opportunity.

"Yuta! You've worked hard! Go to the captain's side quickly, we'll handle things here!"

"Yeah! We'll take care of things here!"

"Leave it to me!"

As they spoke, the crew members surged forward, breaking through the militia's formation.

They seemed to be starving, and their eyes gleamed with determination when they saw the militiamen wielding weapons.

"Come on! Let us be your opponents!"

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