Bang!
His foot sank downward, causing the blue-white stone bricks to crack and form a depression, with a deep fissure emerging in front and behind the depression.
William was also kicked back a few steps, his feet plowing a trench in the ground, his chest covered with Haki clearly visible.
Sage glanced at the deep trench on the ground, turning to the Doctor Corps and Hogback who were urgently treating Stansen, "Find another place to heal, also notify the people inside the city to evacuate."
Then, he looked at William, "Rumor has it you've dealt with Kaido, seems you have some skills."
William slowly stood upright, loosening the grip on his sword, "It's just pirates, after all. This country is not somewhere you can invade."
"Heh heh, I've already invaded."
Sage chuckled softly, eyeing the large broad sword in his hand, its blade electric white and sparkling under the sun, "Electricity? That sword seems quite impressive."
It's not an ability, just a sword shimmering with lightning, likely incorporated with special materials.
Such swords do exist.
There was a captain under the Whitebeard Pirates, Sage once saw him from afar during the top war, using a blade that could coil with electric glow.
William raised his sword, saying solemnly, "It's called 'Shicho'."
"I'm not interested in names. Once you're dead, I'll have it reforged," Sage said.
Such electric materials would go well with Lily's 'White Thunder'.
A famed sword can be repaired and reforged; there's no conflict in that.
William replied with silence, merely gripping the sword tightly with both hands, raising it high.
People living in the city actually don't need the warnings and shouts from the Doctor Corps; they already started fleeing while the battle was underway.
Even Stansen, able to move after treatment, didn't linger and evacuated with the others.
Even the captain urging evacuation means this guy is really powerful, staying here is useless.
"Hey, little guy... are you not leaving?"
Sage looked at the cloaked figure watching the battle from a corner, face unclear.
The figure shrank back upon hearing Sage but said nothing.
"Forget it, one or two who want to die, can't be stopped."
Sage twisted his neck, making cracking sounds, glaring at William, "Hey, did you come to the city to fight believing that even if I win, I won't get Augustine Castle intact?"
William remained silent, only gripping the heavy sword that was now spiraling with Haki, turning it pitch black.
"Doesn't matter, such things..."
Sage spread his hands, aligning his right and left foot parallel, grinning wide with white teeth, "Just rebuild it!"
Whoosh!
Sage's figure vanished, as William's pupils constricted beneath his helmet, in the instant Sage disappeared, the heavy sword flickered with an electric glow, slashed downward.
"Lion Flash!"
Bam!!
A fist collided under the dark sword blade, burning like black fire, which blocked the fist, holding off the blade.
Sage was beneath the sword blade, grinning grimly.
Boom!
The ground cracked into a larger trench; simultaneously, the surrounding buildings were shattered into pieces by the shockwave where fist and sword met.
"Strength is good, but how about this, ten times speed!"
Sage flashed away swiftly from under the sword, the heavy sword lost its target, unable to reach the ground, before Sage appeared in front of William, hands shaped like blades, slicing the armor.
"Dismantle you first! North Star Eight Stuns and Nine Breaks!"
An advanced version of Rock Mountain Double Slash Wave, striking Secret Holes and breaking the body into nine parts, even with Sage's Haki, he could dismember a person with armor!
Especially now at twenty times the speed!
Bang bang bang!
William's armor was swiftly layered with Haki and was struck by Sage's hand blades, producing deep muffled sounds, as William's body responded, locking the grip on the heavy sword, elbow precisely blocking Sage's wrist, causing slight hesitation.
In that brief hesitation, William sidestepped, using the sword to knock at Sage's face.
Sage was startled for a moment, then chuckled, dodging again, leaving William striking empty air, while Sage floated to the side, hands raised, clenching into fists, disappearing from sight.
"In an Instant, Hundred Splits!"
Hundred Times Speed North Star Hundred Split Fist!
At this moment, William sensed something, eyes widened, as half of the knight's armor rapidly coiled with Haki, charging towards Sage.
Speed doesn't matter, crashing through is enough!
Bam bam bam bam!
As he approached, a series of muffled impacts resounded, under the hundred times speed punch, William's armored chest was marked with a hundred fist imprints, cracking open, while his body was blocked by Sage's kick.
"I can also see your moves!"
Sage's eyes glowed red, revealing a grim smile at William, as he blocked his body, hands sweeping once more...
"Roar!!"
As Sage was about to continue attacking, William let out a roar, his previously blocked body suddenly crashing forward, sending Sage flying backward.