On Enies Lobby.
The battle between Bullet and the others was approaching a fever pitch. This time, Bullet fought very cleverly, only using some inorganic matter to create a layer of armor for himself, which didnt affected his movements but strengthened his defense.
However, Garp and Sengoku, these two fierce men, were still too formidable. These two, working together, could even take down Golden Lion Shiki, let alone Bullet.
So, from the beginning, Bullet was suppressed by the two, and when he would fall completely only depended on how much stamina he had left.
But Bullet was enjoying it. At this moment, he felt that Wayne's words were not wrong.
The pressure Garp alone brought him was comparable to Captain Roger, showing how many strong individuals there are in this world and how difficult it is to become the strongest in the world.
He hadn't even honed his body to its peak, so how could he talk about chasing the strongest throne?
Garp delivered another powerful "Fist Impact," heavily striking Bullet's crossed arms. The wild power penetrated his body, and Bullet was sent flying backward like he had been hit by a trebuchet, crashing into the crumbling Judicial Tower.
"Cough, cough..." Bullet slowly stood up from the smoke-filled rubble. The black-gold armor covering his body was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
But instead of pain, a look of enjoyment appeared on his face.
"Hahahaha! What a thrill! This is the battle I've been looking for!"
Boom!!!
A wild and ferocious aura, like that of a demon, suddenly erupted from Bullet!
Conqueror's Haki!
Black and red energy waves shot into the sky, like a tangible shockwave, instantly sweeping across the entire Enies Lobby sea area.
Garp and Sengoku frowned, standing still, but both their expressions were grave!
This guy is truly a monster! He possesses all three types of Haki: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Haoshoku, and all have been honed to such a terrifying degree! If he is allowed to grow, he will surely become a major threat in the future!
Fortunately, this guy's mind isn't quite right; he actually delivered himself to them!
However, although they could easily withstand it, but that didn't mean others could.
"Ugh!"
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
On the Marine fleets surrounding Enies Lobby, large numbers of Marine soldiers rolled their eyes and fell backward onto the deck under the terrifying impact of the Haoshoku.
"Ohh~ What a demonic aura... How scary, ne~" Borsalino stood on the deck of a warship, pushing up his sunglasses, but a look of solemnity flashed deep in his eyes.
"Damn it!" Sakazuki stood at the bow of another warship, clenching his fists tightly. He couldn't understand why he had been sent flying by a single punch from Bullet. Even now, his fists were throbbing with pain. Was it really because he wasn't strong enough?
Kuzan, however, didn't have time to think so much. As soon as he saw an unconscious Marine soldier about to fall into the sea, he would shoot out a blast of cold air, freezing the soldier to the ship's side to prevent him from drowning. (T/N: why didn't bro just freeze the sea a bit?)
On the distant sea.
"It's terrifying! This, this is the legendary Conquerors Haki?! What kind of monsters were on Roger's ship?!"
"Yeah! It's been a full two hours! Even the Marine Hero and an Admiral working together haven't taken him down?!"
"Bullet..." Crocodile clenched his fist, his resolve to become stronger had never been so firm. Now, he actually hoped that Bullet wouldn't reveal the pluton blueprint. That way, he could focus on improving his strength without distractions and stand on the same starting line as him again.
Just as everyone's attention was captivated by Bullet's aura, no one noticed a figure silently appearing on the deck of a certain warship.
A Marine officer, wearing a Captain's rank and looking like a skeleton, was trying to wake up his subordinates. After failing to wake them, he moved them to a place further away from the railing to prevent them from falling into the sea.
"Hmm, this should be T-Bone." Wayne suddenly unleashed his Haoshoku, precisely hitting T-Bone. The latter's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed instantly.
Wayne grabbed T-Bone by the neck and directly brought him to his sky mansion. His current assignment wasn't urgent; he would deal with it after the Buster Call ended.
Actually, Wayne could have just stuffed the Mera Mera no Mi into T-Bone's mouth, and the mission would have been completed directly, but that would have been too boring.
He wanted T-Bone to know who gave him his power.
Time passed by second by second, and Bullet's decline became more and more apparent, but he could still hold on for a while longer.
Now, it was no longer Garp and Sengoku fighting Bullet, but the three Marine rising stars: Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino.
This was definitely not Sengoku trying to be lazy; he intentionally gave them this opportunity.
On one hand, it was to train their abilities, and on the other hand, it would help them build military achievements and accumulate prestige for their future ascent to the rank of Admiral.
Watching Sakazuki attack Bullet like a madman, Garp couldn't help but chuckle: "Is Sakazuki crazy too? Why is he fighting so desperately?"
Sengoku didn't comment, only vaguely feeling that Sakazuki's emotions were unstable and too impulsive.
In contrast, Kuzan was very calm, honestly and dutifully assisting from the side, doing what he could.
As for Borsalino, Sengoku didn't even bother to mention him.
"Why is it you three? Where are Garp and Sengoku? Let them fight me."
Sakazuki growled with a somber face: "Don't look down on people! Who do you think you are! To deal with you, I alone am enough!"
"Hahahaha, just you?"
"Enough talk, Inugami Guren!!!"
...Since Enies Lobby has no night and is perpetually daytime, it is also known as the "Island of Everlasting Day."
Therefore, people only knew that Bullet and the three Marine rising stars fought for a very long time, but they didn't know exactly how long.
However, Wayne, as a war correspondent, clearly recorded the battle time. From Bullet's landing on the island until now, 20 hours and 13 minutes had passed.
After repelling Sakazuki and Kuzan for what was already an unknown number of times, Bullet stood atop the ruins, panting as he looked into the distance.
He knew that he had reached his limit.
Bullet slowly sat on the ruins, smiling with a hint of self-mockery: "The current me, sure enough, cannot defeat a Buster Call..."
Sengoku and Garp walked side by side towards Bullet. The three Vice Admirals, under Sengoku's command, stood by, staring at Bullet with predatory eyes.
"Bullet, you have already lost. Hand over the pluton blueprint and surrender!"
Bullet recalled what Wayne had told him, and a slight grin appeared at the corner of his mouth: "The pluton blueprint, hahahaha, so you want to get it too?"
"Too bad, I only got half of the blueprint from Wade. As for the other half..."
Sengoku's expression changed, and he quickly pressed: "Where is the other half?"