Buzz—!!!
The purple energy cannon shot toward the sky, and the light slowly spread out, revealing a majestic figure.
Without any hesitation, Atlas exposed his muscular upper body, and the demonic Haki wrapped around him. Among the charred black flesh, bright red flesh buds were quickly regenerating.
Whoosh—!!!
The sea breeze howled, caressing his angular muscles, and the black smoke slowly dispersed, completely revealing Atlas' figure.
"How is this possible?!"
Bullet's pupils trembled, a look of incredulity on his face.
He was Unscathed?!
"What's wrong? Continue, Bullet..."
Atlas patted his chest, making a dull sound, a confident smile on his face.
Swish!!!
Bullet said nothing, wanting to strike first, and rushed toward Atlas at high speed. Atlas's eyes flashed red, remaining extremely calm. He did not lose his footing and raised his large fist, punching the air next to him.
Bang—!!!
Fists collided, a huge muffled sound shook all directions, and the entire island seemed to tremble. Even the Marines on the warship felt violent vibrations from the sea beneath their feet.
Boom Boom Boom—!!!
With one punch, Bullet was directly shaken back by a powerful force. However, his movements didn't stop. Instead, he rolled rapidly in the air, his toes like a bayonet, stabbing upwards.
Clang!!!
With fists and feet intertwined, Bullet looked like a hook hanging upside down and smiled grimly at Atlas above:
"I anticipated this..."
With his super high combat intuition honed on the battlefield, he had basically figured out the fighting style of the young Marine in front of him. It's all interconnected! Once the opponent seizes the opportunity, he will be greeted with a series of relentless attacks, leaving no room to breathe!
Swish—!!!
"Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)!!"
His right leg swept through the air, a blood-red slash going straight between Bullet's legs.
Zzziii—!!!
The light of the attack passed by, dense sparks flying out, further tearing the remaining fabric. Atlas raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect his Armament Haki to even protect that place.
In an instant, Bullet had adjusted his center of gravity, clamped his legs, and suddenly turned his body to reach the same level as Atlas. With one punch, bursts of air explosions sounded, and the shockwaves spread in all directions.
Atlas still didn't step back, punching out with the same force. The black and red Armament Haki flowed rapidly, eye-catching.
"Rokuogan (Six King Gun)!!"
"Atomic Cannon!!"
Bullet roared, an Armament Haki like blue flames erupting from his fist.
Boom—!!!
Suddenly, the earth shook, and the sky darkened. The remaining power spread to the seaside, causing huge waves.
"Everyone, hurry up and help us! Don't relax for a moment; we must not let any pirates escape from here!!"
Doberman shouted sharply, the long knife in his hand with the scabbard inserted directly into the deck, stabilizing the shaking figure. The Marines had now blocked the entire island. Any pirates trying to break through would face artillery fire from the Marine side. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many pirates stranded in various corners of the island.
"Onigumo, all we can do now is wait. Anyway, there are enough supplies on the ship."
"As long as Admiral Atlas emerges victorious, we can go to the island to clean up the pirates."
Doberman managed to stabilize his body and looked at Onigumo, whose hair was flying around like tentacles wrapped around the side of the ship, and said:
"Not even Crocodile can escape!"
"What about now..."
Strawberry interjected, asking.
"It's still early. They've just passed the stage of testing each other's abilities. Things are about to get intense."
Yamakaji shook his head, his expression more solemn than ever. It's interesting that this Buster Call Vice Admiral configuration includes both the hawkish Onigumo and Doberman, the dovish Yamakaji, and the lazies Strawberry. All we can say is that even in the Marines, checks and balances are everywhere.
Even if Akainu and the others don't care about faction differences, their subordinates do. Wherever there are people, there are conflicts, and even the righteous Marines can be biased in some situations.
"How can this be?!"
Strawberry looked shocked and said, "Bullet just used his fruit's awakened ability!"
Although there are very few examples of Devil Fruit users awakening, he had naturally heard of it as Kizaru's lieutenant before. For ordinary strong people, awakening a Devil Fruit ability is extremely energy-consuming, and most regard it as their last trump card.
"That's for others, that man is built different..."
Onigumo raised his head, trying to see Bullet's moving figure clearly. Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything. The strength of the two fighters was on a completely different level.
"Admiral Sakazuki once said that Bullet... is an exceptionally strong man. Even the Buster Call he personally led back then only succeeded by exhausting Bullet's physical strength."
Hearing this, the Marines present were silent. As the one who once captured Bullet, Akainu's words were naturally very persuasive.
Bang bang bang—!!!
Boom boom boom—!!!
The battle grew more intense, and the entire island trembled continuously. Endless streams of purple energy emerged from Atlas's back like tentacles.
Shashasha—!!!
Yellow sand slowly piled up, and an arm that was in perfect harmony with the figure quickly formed.
Click, click, click!!!
Crocodile moved his newly formed arm, a strong feeling of discomfort arising spontaneously. No matter how proficient one is with fruit abilities, they can't compare to the original body.
"..."
Frowning and looking at the other arm that had been flattened by Bullet, Crocodile fell into deep thought. He could no longer feel the existence of this arm at all; the nerve tissue was completely necrotic. Unless he found some fruit ability with healing powers, his arm was doomed. If he didn't receive effective treatment within 48 hours, the arm would become completely necrotic!
Click—!!!
A hand made of yellow sand suddenly appeared on the ground and ripped off his wasted arm. The expected blood splatter didn't occur.
"You are willing to go this far, Crocodile...Kahahaha..."
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