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Made from the ferocious dragon-shaped danger species "Thailand", this armor-type Imperial Arm possesses an impenetrable defense, but it places an immense burden on the wearer. Ordinary people would die if they wore it, and only those with a strong physique can withstand the side effects of this Imperial Arm.

Chapter 410 The Most Troublesome Combination

Because they are the same type of Imperial Arms, Wood also knows that before "Demon Possession" is activated, its form is the longsword in Brand's hand.

Wood also knew that after using "Possessed" to transform into full-body armor, Brand's weapon would become a long spear called "Redback Shrike" as an auxiliary weapon.

Therefore, Brand's most proficient weapon is not the sword, but the long spear with its sweeping, powerful strokes.

Wood shattered the wooden planks on the ground with his feet, and with a single arm's effort, he actually used his longsword to send Brand, who was holding swords in both hands, flying.

And while Brand was in a state of weightlessness, he caught up with him in a flash and launched a series of high-speed slashes that dazzled everyone present!

Brand's strength is quite remarkable; even among the many generals of the empire, he ranks among the top.

Even setting aside the Imperial Arms, in terms of individual martial arts skills alone, Wood felt that Brand was much stronger than Najeshta, and even the Imperial General Budo.

With his unwavering character, powerful physique, and relentless training, Brand is now capable of overwhelming most Teigu users even without using his Teigu.

However, even Brand, in this state, could only parry Wood's continuous attacks and was even being forced back by Wood!

Brand, who was constantly receiving Wood's slashes, was actually quite surprised at this moment, because he could feel the immense pressure from Wood's slashes.

Not only is it fast and powerful, but its seemingly random and continuous slashes actually strike precisely at the weak points of one's defense, leaving one with no chance to retaliate.

Brand couldn't understand how Wood, at his age, had managed to train to this level.

His swordsmanship can be described as exceptionally gifted, but his speed, strength, and other physical attributes can only be acquired through continuous and rigorous training.

Brand joined the army when he was young and never slacked off in training his body. But now, he is being suppressed by Wood, who is much younger than him, in terms of both speed and strength!

As Brand was gradually suppressed and even on the verge of defeat, and Wood's swordsmanship was so superb that Akame, who was standing to the side, also got itchy and joined in.

Akame's Imperial Arm is "One-Slash Kill: Murasame," and those who are slain by this cursed sword will soon die from infection with its cursed poison.

Wood is an ally, so Akame naturally wouldn't use the power of "Murasame" to deal with him. Therefore, when she rushed up, she didn't choose to draw her sword, but instead slashed with the sword and scabbard together!

Because of the special nature of "Muramasame", its scabbard is also made of a special material with extremely high hardness.

Brand and Akame together were barely able to hold off Wood's attack, and the three of them exuded sword energy, quickly moving from the house they attacked at night to Brand's training ground.

Because the area had become more open, Brand and Akame were able to move more freely. During one of their clashes, a figure quickly joined the battle and launched a sneak attack on Wood from behind.

However, Wood, who possesses "Observation Haki," had already sensed the danger coming from behind before he even turned around.

With one hand, he used a long sword to block both Akame's "Muramasa" and Brand's "Demon Possession," then turned around and punched the guy behind him who was trying to sneak up on him!

"boom------!"

Two fists, one big and one small, collided in mid-air, creating a sonic boom. Wood's small granite floor also cracked with a "crack".

Immediately after exchanging blows, the two men were thrown back by the shockwaves generated by the impact.

Wood's feet slid several meters on the ground before finally coming to a stop, while another figure, propelled by the recoil, deftly completed several difficult aerial spins before landing on the rooftop.

Needless to say, the person who launched the sneak attack was Leone, who was initially knocked away by Wood's punch.

At this moment, she had already used the power of the Imperial Arms "Beast King Transformation: Lion King", transforming into a beast girl with beast ears and a beast tail.

Besides providing Leone with an absurdly powerful self-healing ability, "The Lion King" also greatly enhances Leone's physical abilities.

Leone had originally intended to retaliate against Wood's initial punch by launching a sneak attack, using the same method he had used against her.

However, to her surprise, she never expected that even though she had used her Imperial Arms and launched a sneak attack while Wood was fighting Brand and Akame, she still failed.

Not only did he fail, but Leone looked at his trembling beast paw with a look of astonishment on his face.

When she exchanged punches with Wood, she felt as if she had not punched flesh, but rather an extremely hard piece of metal.

The reason his hands were trembling wasn't because he was scared, but because that punch had completely numbed Leone's arm!

Because of Leone's sneak attack, Akame and Brand had now distanced themselves from Wood. Meanwhile, looking at Wood's lone figure in the center of the field, a pink-haired loli hiding on another roof smirked and said, "Gotcha! Looks like I'm the victor."

As the tsundere twin-tailed loli pulled the trigger, the beam of 'Romantic Turret Pumpkin' shot out from afar at an astonishing speed.

No one expected Mine to have such a good grasp of the battle situation. Wood had just finished a fierce battle with Akame and Brand, and then was ambushed by Leone. He had just recovered and probably didn't expect Mine to attack at this moment.

Watching the beam of light shoot towards Wood, Akame and Brand slowly lowered their weapons, while Leone also showed a happy expression of victory.

But to everyone's surprise, another accident occurred!

Seeing the oncoming beam of light attack, Wood neither dodged nor showed the slightest panic. Instead, he stretched out a hand, and this hand, in full view of everyone, turned into a metallic black at a visible speed.

"Armed Iron Fist Technique - Rising Star!"

Facing the incoming barrage of artillery beams, Wood's black fist also lashed out, the incredibly fast fist leaving an afterimage in the air like a comet.

"boom------!"

The next second, under the crushing force of the black comet-like fist, the pink beam of light fired from the Romantic Cannon deviated to everyone's astonishment, piercing through the wall beside it and disappearing into the horizon...

"Liar! The 'Romantic Fortress's' artillery fire was actually deflected, and it was even deflected by a punch!"

Not only Mine herself, but even the Night Raid members present were all staring at Wood with dumbfounded expressions.

As Night Raid's companions, everyone was quite aware of the abilities of "Romantic Turret Pumpkin".

Although it was just a friendly spar, Mine didn't feel any sense of danger, so the power of her Imperial Arms was only average.

Even so, the cannon fire that the 'Romantic Turret' charges up and fires is powerful enough to seriously injure a large dangerous species in one hit, but it was just deflected by a punch!

"Is this Wood guy even human?"

Tatsumi, who hadn't yet made a move, looked at Wood standing in the center of the arena and spoke the thoughts of everyone present.

To be fair, the Night Raid team's teamwork was already quite perfect, and the members' skills were also exceptional.

Leveraging its own strengths, the series of offensives left not only Wood, its opponent, but even Tatsumi, its ally, unable to find a suitable opportunity to intervene.

But despite the storm-like attacks, the man remained calm and composed. Not only was he completely unharmed, but even his breathing was extremely steady, as if the intense battle he had just fought was merely a normal warm-up.

"Wood is as strong as a monster, isn't he? I've had the same feeling countless times since I met him."

Seeing Tatsumi's shocked expression, Lubbock, standing to the side, showed an understanding look and patted Tatsumi on the shoulder.

Throughout the entire night raid, no one understood Wood better than him, and even he, Wood's childhood friend, still didn't know just how strong Wood was when he was fully serious.

But Lubbock is certain that Wood is definitely not really serious yet!

"Tatsumi, good luck! Hopefully you'll be able to spend fewer days in bed this time."

As soon as Lubbock finished speaking, he subtly distanced himself from Tatsumi.

The reason, as he knew, was that he noticed Wood was looking in their direction, and based on his understanding of Wood, the guy was probably planning to target Tatsumi first.

Tatsumi was initially confused by Lubbock's reminder, but he quickly realized why Lubbock had said that.

Because Wood, who had been standing in the middle of the field, suddenly charged at him with a knife...

Tatsumi was completely baffled. The strongest fighters here were Brand and Akame, Leone was the one who launched the sneak attack, and Mine was the one who took the shot. He, Tatsumi, had just been watching the whole thing unfold. No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't understand why Wood would target him first.

"Ding------!"

Although it was a hasty parry, Tatsumi managed to block Wood's attack with his longsword in the rush.

Compared to half a month ago, the boy in front of me has improved his strength by a lot. This is probably what is meant by amazing growth rate.

This is why Wood targeted Tatsumi from the very beginning.

Admittedly, Tatsumi is not particularly noticeable among the current Night Raid members, and is even quite ordinary, because he is not even a Teigu user.

Wood still considers it the biggest threat, simply because he believes it is the "chosen one".

The so-called "chosen one" is someone whose output relies entirely on shouting, and whose combat power can be increased irrationally under certain circumstances.

To avoid Tatsumi suddenly showing off and embarrassing himself, Wood thought it was best to let him lie down first, just to be on the safe side.

Although he managed to withstand Wood's slash, the two were not on the same level. After feeling the numbness in his arm that had almost knocked the longsword away, Tatsumi's body flew backward like an arrow.

Seeing Tatsumi flying backward, Wood kicked off the ground with one foot and chased after him at high speed.

However, just as he curled his fingers into a palm, intending to take down Tatsumi with a single chop, Wood's Observation Haki suddenly sensed danger.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wood, following his own fighting instincts, almost instantly abandoned his pursuit of Tatsumi and raised his sword to block in front of him.

“Dang——————!”

Almost at the same instant, a long spear with a blood-red pommel suddenly slammed into the longsword in front of Wood.

The powerful force traveled through the longsword and struck Wood's arm directly, nearly causing him to drop it due to paralysis.

The next second, accompanied by a gust of wind, a series of ring-shaped air waves appeared behind Wood, and his body was shot backward like a cannonball.

This was the first time Wood had been forced to retreat since the start of the battle. Even when Leone used "Lion King" before, Wood could hold his own against him, but this time, he was indeed pushed back.

The person who made the move could be identified by the long spear called "Redback Shrike"—it was Brand, who had already used the Imperial Arm "Demon Possessed".

Wood, whose body was sent flying, used his feet to cushion the impact on the ground, but his body still slid for dozens of meters.

"Brand, so you're finally getting serious, huh?"

Seeing Brand, who had twirled his spear and was now wearing a white armor with red stripes, Wood stopped in his tracks, a hint of fighting spirit appearing on his face.

"No matter what, Tatsumi is a promising young man in my eyes. It would be a bit unreasonable for him to leave the stage so soon."

Tatsumi, haven't you always been curious about just how strong the strongest fighter in Night Raid is? Now that guy is right in front of you, fight alongside me!