A dazzling beam of lightning streaked across the sky above the island, occasionally transforming into a sharp blade that cleaved down from above.
The source of all this was Ortolan, who was standing on the beach. He raised his arms slightly in front of him, and dense lightning power continuously burst out from his palms, as if he were charging the sky, endlessly.
In the distance, Bullet's upper body was completely enveloped in Armament Haki, turning him into a black man. He continuously swung his arms in front of him, shattering all the endless Inazuma.
Ortolan had no intention of using his Warhammer; he hadn't even brought Warhammer with him this time.
The reason for causing trouble for Bullet this time was partly to avenge G-5, and partly to protect the customers who hadn't yet been wiped out by Bullet.
On the other hand, Ortolan was preparing to use Bullet as his experimental subject. Yes, that's how arrogant he was. From the beginning, he didn't think that dealing with someone like Bullet would be difficult. He had absolute confidence in his victory. This confidence came from his strength. Now, he wanted to put his years of developing his practical abilities into a comprehensive 'real-world test' on Bullet!
"This kind of painless attack is useless no matter how many times it comes!!!" Bullet suddenly swung his arms, shattering the thick lightning bolt that resembled a python, and roared at Ortolan.
"The real show has only just begun, you bastard..." Ortolan said with a relaxed smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground around him seemed to be guided by some inexplicable force and began to tremble. The sand and gravel floated up and down, as if sifting something. Before long, the original golden sand and gravel began to be gradually stained black, and a large number of particles with even darker colors were constantly mixed in.
It's iron sand, or more accurately, metallic mineral sand and gravel beneath the island's surface!
Under the powerful electromagnetic influence of the Goro Goro no Mi, the iron sand buried deep beneath the island began to continuously converge towards the feet of Ortolan.
Bullet watched this astonishing scene, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. Then, he stopped resisting the endless stream of lightning striking him, and with a burst of strength, his burly figure smashed through several bolts of lightning and crashed into the spot where Ortolan was standing.
At the same time, Ortolan's actions changed. He no longer released lightning into the sky, but instead raised his hand and swept it in front of him. A large amount of iron sand seemed to be under his control, forming a curtain of water in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, Bullet punched the iron sand water curtain, shattering the thick iron sand barrier with his blow. However, before Bullet could even feel smug, the iron sand layer spiraled up his arm and body surface at an extremely fast speed.
The spiraling ascent generated extremely strong friction, and the intense Haki power on Bullet's arm also emitted a piercing noise due to the high-speed friction with the iron sand layer!
"It seems your Haki power cultivation is quite advanced..." Ortolan raised an eyebrow and commented.
If the strength is insufficient and the Haki is broken, the flesh and blood of the entire arm will be directly ground to shreds!
"These little tricks are all you're relying on!?" Bullet felt that that bastard Ortolan didn't take him seriously at all, both in his tone and his expression, which made him very angry!
"Lightning Metallurgy!" A bolt of lightning flashed from Ortolan's hand, traveling along the iron sand.
The next second, the iron sand layer that was originally clinging to Bullet's arm was instantly solidified by the high temperature, just like putting iron shackles on Bullet in an instant!
Bullet ignored all of that, pushing off with his feet again, his figure smashing through the layer of iron sand blocking his way. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Ortolan, his armored arm clenched into a straight punch, slamming it into Ortolan's face, saying, "This means nothing to me!!!"
Ortolan slipped lightly, a flash of electricity passed over him, and then his figure disappeared from Bullet's sight.
The Goro Goro no Mi, and it happened so fast!
Bullet's Observation Haki reacted extremely quickly; he instantly looked up, glanced at the sky, and caught sight of Ortolan's figure, who was floating in the air.
"Cast Iron Sculpture ..." Ortolan murmured softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the thick, dense iron sand surrounding Bullet surged instantly, enveloping Bullet from all directions without leaving any blind spots, with himself at the core.
Bullet stood there, waving his arms, trying to disperse the iron filings, but due to the electromagnetic control, his counterattack was completely useless.
In just a few breaths, Bullet's figure was completely covered by iron sand. At the same moment, Ortolan's lightning power arrived, passing through countless iron sands in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the originally scattered iron sands had condensed into a solid mass.
They practically turned Bullet into an iron sculpture!
"One......" Altoron counted silently in his mind.
Before he could even count to three, Bullet's 'iron sculpture' shattered into countless fragments. His figure emerged unharmed, seemingly enraged by the humiliation, glaring at Ortolan and cursing, "Bastard, you..."
However, Ortolan ignored the profanities that followed, instead stroking his chin and saying to himself, "Guo Xin, this move is too overpowered. Against anyone with even a little strength, it's completely useless. It can be excluded from future development systems..."
Then, he snapped his fingers, and the shattered Tekkai flew rapidly into the air, as if Ortolan had eaten Float-Float Fruit!
Immediately, a dazzling flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and when you looked again, all the shattered Tekkai had turned into sharp metal spikes!
Thousands of spikes floated behind Ortolan, connected by a dense electric grid, making him look imposing.
"This move is called Lightning Rain ..." Orr revealed a name he had just thought of, looking down at Bullet from the air and saying with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the electric grid swirled, instantly giving all the spikes a boost, launching them like a rainstorm from the sky towards Bullet's location.
Bullet was extremely confident in his physical abilities, so he used his Haki to block in front of him with a split of his arms. But the next instant, when the first spike struck his arm, he felt a sharp pain. Based on his understanding of his body, he suddenly realized that his Haki had been pierced and the muscles in his arm had been injured!
Before he could think any further, and before he was swallowed up by the rain, Bullet unleashed a strange energy fluctuation. That's right, this guy is also Devil Fruit User, a Paramecia Combine-Combine Fruit user!
Each spike, though lacking the power of gunpowder, exploded instantly, covering the entire beach in smoke and obscuring Bullet's figure.
From the air, Ortolan assessed the attack, feeling the power of the explosion. He muttered to himself, "This attack isn't bad; it's somewhat like a cluster of Railgun. However, controlling so many electromagnetic fields at once is too difficult. My brain simply can't keep up with the calculations, so the power is greatly reduced... To increase the power, I need to reduce the number of attacks. A single Railgun attack is the most powerful..."
Thinking of this, the remaining spikes behind Ortolan were quickly smelted by lightning into a slightly larger iron cone. A large amount of electromagnetic energy swirled around this iron cone, ready to be unleashed.
A moment later, Ortolan waved his hand, dissipating the power. He felt that this attack had gone too far, and its power should really be no less than that of the Railgun. He was worried that he might have directly killed Bullet.
He still has many abilities to develop and hasn't used yet, so he can't easily let his experimental subjects go to waste.
As the smoke cleared, the beach revealed cratered areas resembling those left by a barrage of bombs. The intense heat had even caused much of the sand to crystallize, resulting in uneven, jagged surfaces.
The spot where Bullet was positioned, however, had a large bulge, resembling a product of some special alloy combined with sand, giving it the appearance of a completely enclosed fortress.
Inside the fortress, Bullet looked at the wound on his arm with a serious expression. If he hadn't reacted quickly and been hit by the cluster bombardment, he would probably have been seriously injured!
"This gradual change... that bastard, is he using me to test his abilities?" Bullet said, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.