Cats and Mice United

If this continued, they would probably never finish repaying the enemy's debt.

With the interest compounding, even if their opponent stood still and let them attack, they probably would not be able to inflict any damage.

The root cause was the enormous gap in individual strength between the two sides.

A single punch from their opponent could easily deal massive damage to them, adding a huge amount to their debt.

Yet when they struck back, they could only deal ordinary damage to that thick-skinned Body Technique powerhouse, repaying only a small portion of the debt.

On top of that, their debt doubled every thirty seconds, raising the difficulty to a hellish level.

"It seems we can no longer repay the debt," Lucci said rationally.

"Hahaha, are you giving up already?" Monroe crouched halfway down on a tree branch, watching them as though enjoying a show.

"You hateful bastard, don't get too smug! We'll definitely defeat you!" Bonney said angrily, hands on her hips.

As she spoke, the debt doubled again. Bonney's debt had reached an astonishing 9,600.

Grrr...

The loss of stamina made her stomach growl.

"Bonney, remember what I taught you: stay calm at all times."

Kuma stroked Bonney's hair, which had turned white. "Every Fruit has its weaknesses and limitations."

"The safest approach would be for him to punch each of us once more and immediately leave, then return after we have exhausted all our stamina. Why do you think he isn't doing that?"

"You mean..." Bonney's eyes lit up slightly. "As long as he's too far away from us, the Fruit's ability will fail, so he has to stay behind to keep us pinned down."

"It seems you've truly grown a lot while I was away, Bonney." Kuma smiled in relief.

"I don't know exactly how far