New World.
Douglas Bullet, who was working out intensely on an unknown island, paused slightly.
An unusual aura was approaching.
And the speed was incredible.
"Yo!"
Dylan landed not far from Bullet, looking at him with his muscles bulging.
Standing over five meters tall with a muscular build, this man exuded power and intimidation.
"Rairyu..."
Bullet moved his joints, his eyes turning devilish: "Are you planning to arrest me alone? The Marines are really arrogant now!"
"Is it not okay?"
"Okay!" Bullet shouted loudly, already in front of Dylan.
"But you'll pay for it!"
Boom!!
Their fists collided, instantly shaking the surrounding air.
Boom!!
Huge airwaves exploded around them, the earth split, and mountains collapsed.
"Aren't you a Devil Fruit user? Where are your abilities?"
In the previous collision, neither used their abilities, nor did they cover themselves with Haki. It was purely a clash of raw strength.
Feeling the power from his arm, Dylan grinned: "What's the hurry? You haven't used yours either."
Douglas Bullet - A user of the Clank-Clank Fruit, who can merge all surrounding objects with himself.
"Arrogant!"
Their bodies disappeared instantly, with countless afterimages flickering around them.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!!
Boom!!
After hundreds of fist-to-flesh collisions, the two fell to the ground together.
The look in Bullet's eyes became even more excited: "You... you're good! You've actually trained your body to this extent!"
Over 20 years ago... maybe even earlier, he was renowned for his strong body and superb fighting skills, earning the title "Demon Hair."
And the guy in front of him... a Devil Fruit user and a great swordsman, was also known for his fighting prowess.
But what Bullet didn't expect was that Dylan was equally skilled in unarmed combat, and his physical body was on par with his own.
This gave Bullet a sense of excitement he hadn't felt in a long time.
"The warm-up is over! Show your real skills!"
Haki covered Bullet's entire body, and his aura began to grow crazily.
The same Haki also covered Dylan's body, and the moment their eyes met, they pounced on each other simultaneously.
Boom!
Bullet's fist hit Dylan in the face, and Dylan's fist hit Bullet hard in the stomach.
Neither dodged!
As the power exploded, both bodies flew backward.
Two mushroom-shaped smoke plumes rose from where they landed.
The next moment, two black shadows jumped out of the smoke, and the earth trembled again. Even the surrounding sea began to surge.
Cheek!
Chest!
Lower belly!
All sorts of fragile and deadly places were being attacked by the opponent.
But the more they fought, the more excited and crazier they became.
They even gave up defense, just hoping to land the next hit on the opponent.
Ora Ora Ora Ora!!
Muda Muda Muda Muda!!
"Hah..."
Beads of sweat appeared on Bullet's forehead, and heat began to evaporate from Dylan's body.
"Hmph~~~"
Bullet's eyes flashed red, and Haki began to merge with his body.
His skin started changing to a blue-purple color, and his aura increased again.
Dylan, adjusting his breathing, began to glow with lightning.
The activity of his cells increased tremendously, and his Haki, strength, and neural responses all entered a new level.
Boom!!
A simple punch.
The entire island began to collapse, all the mountain peaks turned to dust, and the island turned into a devastated flatland.
"Your fruit development is also very good."
In the gap between their fists, the space showed signs of being torn apart.
The dark clouds in the sky began to surge wildly, as if a giant hand was stirring them.
Dylan grinned: "Yours is just average!"
Bullet's expression darkened, but he didn't sense any mockery in Dylan's words.
Impossible!
Are there other uses for the Clank-Cllank Fruit? Why do you say that!?
But this doubt flashed through Bullet's mind instantly.
His strong self-confidence made him smile again, and the higher intensity of Haki began to blend with his body.
His complexion also darkened.
The fists of the two began to slowly separate, and black thunder burst out in all directions.
"Conqueror's Haki in a Marine? It seems your ambition is not small..."
But the next second, Bullet's eyes showed a different emotion.
His Conqueror's Haki... is not as simple as direct infusion.
There are more complex changes inside!
How is it done!?
"Are you aware of it?"
Dylan's Conqueror's Haki began to slowly press toward him.
"Interesting!!"
With a loud roar, Bullet's body flew far away and sank into the ground.
A burst of purple light filled the air from the smoke and began to spread around the giant crater.
Dylan stood there panting slightly.
He also lost a lot of physical strength in this high-intensity battle.
But he may not have experienced this kind of sweaty battle for a long time, especially this kind of hand-to-hand combat, which made all the muscles and cells in his body excited.
The blood rushed through his body, and his heart swelled like an oven.
Every inch of skin was releasing strength, and every pore was desperately opening.
On the other side of the island, a giant several hundred meters tall had completed the fusion.
Opposite him, in the center of the island, Dylan stood looking at the exaggeratedly large figure.
This kind of body...
Dylan shook his head, then slowly floated up into the sky.
"Are you looking down on me? Are you waiting for me to complete the fusion on purpose?" A huge voice came from the giant's mouth.
Thunderclouds began to roll in the sky, and countless thunderbolts fell from the sky, clinging to Dylan's body.
His entire body turned into a ball of light too dazzling to look at directly.
"No..."
Dylan's voice came out from the light.
"I want to tell you that facing certain opponents, your huge body will only become your weakness, and it will also greatly waste your physical strength and Haki!"
"So confident! Marine!!"
The giant roared up to the sky, then raised his palm as big as a ship and struck Dylan.
The huge palm drove the flow of air, forming an astonishing gust of wind.
Lightning exploded, and tens of thousands of thunder pillars fell simultaneously from the sky.
"Bind the Demon!"
The thunder net closed instantly, and the fusion giant's arms were cut off directly under the restraints of the lightning.
Above the giant's head, a figure with flying hair raised his right hand high.
His right hand held a huge red sphere that exuded an aura of destruction.
Feeling the aura that extinguished everything, Bullet's eyes finally changed.
What kind of thunder is this...
But before he could react, a loud bell-like voice came from the thundercloud.
"Crimson Storm!"
The giant red ball of lightning descended from the giant's head with overwhelming force!
Boom boom boom!!
Starting from the giant's head, countless fused objects began to recover, dissipate, and decompose.
The giant ball of lightning pressed Bullet's body, rendering him unable to move. Facing this force, he could only gather Haki to protect his body.
There was no strength left to resist.
Boom!!
The island made a muffled sound.
The surrounding sea rippled, and then wave after wave spread into the distance.
By tens of kilometers away, the waves had formed a huge tsunami.
Dylan was stunned for a moment when he saw the tsunami roaring away.
Damn!
I handled it... but not completely...
Kuzan isn't here again...
Fortunately, this is the middle and back part of the New World, and those who drown should all be pirates...
...
The ground had completely sunk, forming the shape of a large bowl.
Bullet lay in the bowl, looking dazed.
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