Chapter 440 [S-level mission: The world’s greatest swordsman]!
This is an inconspicuous little church, with a small independent building in the front and a two-story steeple tower connected to the rear.
In the small front hall, there are three rows of slightly old benches.
Adrian stepped into the small church, and his leather shoes hit the stone pavement, making a crisp sound.
The swordsman who was sitting in the front row, silently staring at the icon on the stage, turned his head.
Those yellow eyes like an eagle seemed to light up two bright oil lamps in this dimly lit church.
Wearing a black top hat decorated with white fluff, a carefully groomed short black beard, a burgundy patterned shirt, a close-fitting black windbreaker, and a golden cross necklace hanging on his chest.
Except that there is no giant cross sword with a chaotic blade and a heavy flower on his back.
Hawkeye Mihawk's outfit is no different from what Adrian is most familiar with.
Mihawk's sharp eyes first stayed for a moment on the invisible white [Virtual Surface] on Adrian's face, and then slowly moved down, stopping on the [Snow Walking] worn on his waist. .
"The familiar sword."
Hearing these words, Adrian felt a little surprised in his heart.
This was his second meeting with Hawkeye Mihawk.
When we first met in Rogge Town.
Adrian once held Snow Away and briefly clashed with Hawkeye Mihawk a few times.
The time of "battle" with each other did not even last half a minute, and they were directly stopped by the intervention of the navy on duty.
Since then, the two have had no contact with each other.
Logically speaking, an experience like this should not be remembered.
But he didn't expect that after several years, Mihawk would still recognize [Xue Zou] immediately.
What should I say...
Adrian nodded and responded calmly.
"Sharp eyes."
Mihawk stood up and looked directly at the stranger who "broke into" the church with a cold voice.
"The Good Knife Fifty Works·Xue Zou, eight years ago, I had an encounter with him in Rogge Town, East China Sea.
"At that time, this famous sword was held in the hands of a very capable swordsman... Later I found out that the swordsman was actually an ability user specializing in Devil Fruit.
"So...it's the White Ghost, right?"
"White Ghost? That's a big shot in the legend~"
Under the [Virtual Surface], Adrian's unwavering voice came out, and at the same time he slightly released his momentum.
"And I am just a swordsman with a sword."
"Nice statement!"
Mihawk's eyes shone slightly, and he stretched out his right hand and picked up a broad-bladed cross sword from the bench beside him. The hilt was blunt and round, the blade was wide and thin, and the double-edged edge was very good for cutting.
It's not [Ye], but another unfamiliar famous sword.
It's just that it's still a cross sword.
It is obviously a two-handed sword, but Mihawk holds this famous sword with his right hand alone, with great ease.
"So the 'strange' great swordsman, are you interested in coming to compete in advance?"
As a top swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk's perception is very powerful.
Especially for those "swordsmen" who belong to the same category, he can roughly sense the opponent's swordsmanship level through their breath!
Mihawk could clearly sense that the swordsmanship strength of the "strange" great swordsman who appeared in front of him was definitely not inferior to his!
How could Mihawk, who was already eager for an opponent, not feel excited?
Since reaching the current realm of swordsmanship, Mihawk has not encountered a comparable opponent for a long time!
At this moment, there are indeed a large number of swordsmen and great swordsmen gathered on Toriyama Island.
But in Mihawk's opinion, it's okay to spend time with these people.
But if they really want to cheer up and start a sword fight with them, the strength of these people is still slightly inferior.
Mihawk originally thought that he would not encounter any worthy opponent in this spur-of-the-moment "Sword Trial Tournament".
But I didn’t expect that a week before the start of the conference, such a master who had also reached the limit of the great swordsman would appear!
Mihawk had already planned that if no decent opponent appeared in this "Sword Trial Tournament", he would just take the White Sword Night and challenge the strongest man in the world!
"Competition?"
Adrian shook his head slightly.
"If it's just for fun, it's okay."
Mihawk narrowed his eyes and tapped his toes. Like a nimble petrel, he easily flew across several rows of benches. The broad blade of the cross sword drew an almost perfect arc in mid-air, from above. Then he slashed down towards Adrian's body.
Adrian held the hilt of Xue Zai's sword with his right hand and pulled it gently. The snow-white blade swayed with a faint light. At the critical moment, he successfully blocked the cross sword's slashing path.
The two famous knives collided together, making a crisp "ding" sound.
The slash was blocked, and Mihawk used the force of the counterattack to quickly withdraw the cross sword, then raised it high above his head and swung it down heavily.
Adrian turned his wrist, and Yukizai's sword drew a round of brilliant swords in mid-air. The original reverse grip changed to an upright grip, and the long sword moved horizontally, and once again held the cross sword that was slashing downwards.
Ding——
Ding ding ding!
The sound of the collision of famous knives was almost loud.
Xue Zou and the Cross Sword kept clashing with each other, and then separated extremely quickly.
Two top swordsmen had an unpretentious basic swordsmanship contest in the narrow vestibule of the small church.
There is no domination or anything else attached, just relying on the most basic strength and reaction, as well as their respective swordsmanship skills.
Apart from the tiny red star sparks caused by the collision, there was no spreading aftermath of the battle between the two.
Even the three rows of old wooden benches very close by did not suffer any damage or impact.
About five minutes later.
Xue Zou and the Cross Sword touched each other again, but they were not separated as soon as they touched each other.
Looking at those yellow eyes with fighting spirit and fighting spirit gradually growing.
Adrian exerted slight force on his right arm to force Mihawk back.
"That's it."
Mihawk was about to swing his sword forward again, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
"Do you have anything else to do?"
"No, if we just continue to fight like this, fighting for another day will not have any effect."
Adrian sheathed the snow.
"Let's leave the formal competition to the sword trial meeting."
Mihawk tightened his palms, held the blunt hilt of the cross sword, and nodded seriously.
What the two top swordsmen had just fought was just the most basic swordsmanship skills.
The content of real swordsman battles is definitely not limited to this!
Adrian waved, turned around, and walked towards the outside of the church.
"In the next few days, prepare well, Hawkeye Mihawk.
"If nothing else happens, this sword trial meeting should determine a [world's greatest swordsman]!"
Mihawk swung the cross sword and slung it behind his back.
"I happened to have the same idea!"
Adrian walked out of the church, the sun shining in front of him.
A new task prompt suddenly popped up on the panel.
[You have triggered the S-level random mission [The World’s Greatest Swordsman]! 】
[Task introduction: omitted]
[Task reminder: I will follow this path until the end. 】
[Task requirement: Climb to the top! 】
[Task reward: 6 billion experience points, random reward X5, world legend X1! 】
Thank you very much to "Aston Van Gogh", "Cola Little Maple Moon" and "leviii" for their 100 starting coin rewards! !
(End of chapter)