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Chapter 67: The Beast in the Cage
Like the violent force of a volcanic eruption, a hellhound-like eerie red glow exploded and rapidly magnified in Bullet's pupils. Sakazuki had thrown a punch! At that moment, Bullet's mind trembled violently, and his eyes turned bloodshot.
The mighty Armament Haki suddenly erupted from his body, and the flaming metal cannon on his arm emitted more blue currents and thick smoke. His body broke free from the strange, difficult force field's influence, and he managed to dodge sideways, almost dangerously.
The roaring magma fire jetted past the left side of Douglas Bullet's body. The high temperature scorched and carbonized his flesh. Despite the severe pain, Bullet's expression grew even more ferocious and distorted, but it seemed he couldn't feel the pain. He backhanded a heavy punch towards Sakazuki's chest.
"bastard is Douglas Bullet! To become the strongest existence in the world!" he roared.
The explosion of Armament Haki caused Sakazuki to fly backward like a kite with a broken string. There was a muffled sound of bones breaking as he rolled and slid on the ground for dozens of meters before landing heavily, raising a large cloud of dust. At the same time, Bullet staggered back a few steps, his body swaying and his face gradually turning pale.
The left side of his body, his shoulders, arms, chest, and abdomen were scorched black by thousands of degrees of high-temperature magma, emitting black smoke. The terrifying heat had burned the flesh and blood inside the wound, turning it into a viscous liquid that slid to the ground along the crimson magma.
Sakazuki's full-strength blow had pierced through his strong physical defense, causing Ultimate severe injury. "You two guys..." Bullet's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Darren and Sakazuki, who slowly stood up from the thick smoke with devilish eyes. "One is a Marine Rear Admiral, and the other a Marine Commodore... how could they possess such power?"
Bullet was an orphan, adopted by the army since childhood. The battlefield was his life, and fighting was his eternal belief. He could easily recognize the military ranks represented on Darren and Sakazuki's shoulder badges, and he understood army functions and combat methods.
But these two were unlike any army soldiers, or Marines, he had ever encountered. Unheard-of Devil Fruit abilities—one extremely weird, and the other with unprecedented attack penetration. Without dialogue or exchange, they executed near-perfect cooperation in complex, changeable, and close-knit battles. Even more terrifying, their combat styles were fierce and wild. To exploit a flaw and win, they wouldn't hesitate to trade injuries for injuries. They fought like ruthless beasts, starkly contrasting the "regular" and "rigid battle" Marines he had encountered in the past!
While speaking, Bullet unlocked his ability, and the tattered metal cannon in his hand fell off, smashing a pothole in the ground. Just as he was about to make a move, a loud gunshot rang out! The Marines, who had finally arrived, raised their guns and fired. The dense bullets hit Bullet's body like a rain curtain but were ejected one after another under the resistance of his Armament Haki, splattering large amounts of mud on the sand.
At this time, Darren's helpless voice came out of the smoke. "It's a pity, I thought I succeeded..." I saw him walking out of a deep pit slowly, with blood dripping from his hands and arms, and a shocking bloodstain oozing from the corner of his mouth. Darren slowly raised his bleeding hand and tremblingly took out a cigar from his pocket. The cigar was stained red and wet by blood, but he didn't care. He bit it directly in his mouth, took out the lighter, and lit it. With the acrid smoke pouring into his throat, Darren's pale and sluggish face slightly cheered up.
"His Armament Haki is very strong. As long as the Haki is strong enough, it can resist or even be immune to the influence of Devil Fruit's ability from the outside world." On the other side, as the thick smoke dissipated in the wind, Sakazuki's figure emerged. He stood on the ground with one hand, blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth, and the ribs of his chest were sunken into an abnormal arc. While speaking, he stretched out his hand to hold his ribs, and a look of cruelty flashed in his eyes. A big hand wearing a black leather glove pressed hard! Click! There was a crisp sound, and the broken ribs immediately reset. He said expressionlessly, "But...it won't be so easy next time."
Darren's move just now actually caught Bullet off guard, in order to gain a fleeting opening. Now that Bullet guy is alert, it is estimated that he will maintain the blessing state of Armament Haki all the time to counter Darren's Devil Fruit ability. Hearing this, the Marines in the distance, who were fully armed and vigilantly blocked the port, were stunned. The battle that destroyed the entire town just now was just an "easy" temptation!?
Listening to Sakazuki's reminder, Darren grinned, showing his blood-stained teeth. He was obviously seriously injured, but his aura kept rising. "Of course I know." While speaking, twisted metal waste suddenly floated into the air, quickly condensed into three high-density metal balls. The surface was as smooth as a mirror and floated around his body. High-level battles are always protracted, especially for a freak like Bullet who came out of the battlefield. His physique, strength, speed, skills, and physical skills have all been honed to a superhuman level, and it is not possible to tell the winner in a short time.
In terms of personal combat power alone, Darren admits that he is weaker than Bullet, while Sakazuki is on par with Bullet. Although the combination of the two of them can suppress Bullet to a certain extent and occupy an advantage, it will not form a crushing situation. Sakazuki laughed. He stood up slowly. Magma flowed under his feet, and fluttering flames danced around his body. Although the internal bleeding still cannot be relieved, at least the fracture will not affect the next combat action. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up slowly, and thick black smoke came out of his right arm again.
He straightened his military cap, his eyes were leering and gloomy under the shadow of the brim, looking at Douglas Bullet, who had blond hair dancing wildly and was severely injured, a mocking grin slowly formed on the corner of his mouth. "A military rank means nothing." The voice fell. The three shot out from the spot at the same time, killing each other with cruel smiles! Magma exploded, metal twisted, blood flew. Haki's collision produced a world-shaking movement and air waves.
Looking from afar, the three of them were bathed in blood, and their eyes were as crazy as beasts trapped in a cage!