Ortolan: Being Young Is Great-You Can Fall Asleep the Moment You Lie Down

The enraged bull pawed twice with its four hooves in the clouds, then charged out of the clouds and crashed headfirst into the giant monster that Bullet had transformed into on the island!

The enormous monster, seemingly unwilling to be outdone, swung its tentacle arm and delivered a punch to meet the attack head-on.

This simple movement seemed to stir up a storm above the island, with fierce winds followed by thunder!

As the saying goes, the greatest sound is silent, and the greatest form is formless. When these two forces collided, they immediately unleashed a dazzling burst of lightning. This white lightning spread out, depriving everyone who was looking at them of their vision.

The next moment, a faint sound of thunder and explosion could be heard, but it lasted only a moment, and then, as if all things were silent, no sound came out at all.

Then, the white light dissipated, and the flames consumed everything. At that moment, the entire island seemed to have become a powder keg, ignited and detonated. A huge explosion sent a massive mushroom cloud soaring into the sky, scattering the dark clouds above.

The violent impact instantly covered the entire island, sweeping up large amounts of smoke, dust, and rocks, which spread in all directions and in the blink of an eye invaded the ocean's territory.

Even the vast ocean seemed unable to withstand such surging power. The sea surface around the island appeared to be suppressed by an invisible airflow, shrinking by three or four meters and revealing reefs that should not have appeared on the sea surface.

Immediately afterwards, the seawater, which had been instantly suppressed, surged violently. Unable to resist the island, the seawater, like stranded civilians, scrambled to escape in all directions.

First, there are layers of crater waves. The crater waves keep crashing and converging to form ocean currents. The ocean currents intersect and squeeze, rising up again to become waves. The waves converge and become a tsunami in the blink of an eye!

The calm sea was torn apart by the tsunami, and towering waves tens of meters high rose up and quickly spread outwards from the island. The power of this attack was evident!

"That kid is really something..." Newgate chuckled as he commented, then looked at the approaching tsunami with an extremely calm expression.

However, a transparent energy halo had already condensed in his hand, which was the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Just before the tsunami crashed in and swallowed their Moby Dick, Newgate threw a punch forward.

With a soft crack, as if space itself had shattered, revealing cracks like broken glass, a violent, trembling force suddenly erupted. The tsunami that was approaching from afar was instantly torn apart by this force, revealing a large hole. The Moby Dick passed through this hole with great precision, completely unaffected by the tsunami.

Meanwhile, above the island, like Thunder God hovering in the air, Ortolan's gaze was also fixed on the sea not far away, looking at the shattered tsunami and the Moby Dick had passed through the tsunami!

Even though they were far apart, Ortolan's gaze still met Newgate's, and the two seemed to be sizing each other up.

"Whitebeard ..." Ortolan murmured softly as he looked at the tall figure.

With his robust physique, crescent-shaped, upright beard, and long, wavy, golden hair, tsk tsk... seeing this, Ortolan couldn't help but exclaim, "Golden hair and a Whitebeard, this is truly the World's Strongest Man at his peak!"

It has to be said that even though Whitebeard was merely observing from a distance, Ortolan felt a sense of pressure from his aura.

Ortolan believed that he was now quite strong, and even if Newgate were to face him, he wouldn't be afraid to exchange blows with him.

However, he also admitted that when facing Newgate, he did not have the same confidence that he had when facing Bullet, which allowed him to achieve an absolute victory.

Meanwhile, Newgate was also scrutinizing Ortolan, thinking to himself, "The Marines really struck gold..."

After a moment, Newgate waved his hand and said, "Let's weigh anchor and head out."

"Dad, aren't we going to watch their fight?" Marco asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Idiot!" Newgate ruffled Marco's hair a couple of times and chuckled, "The match's over, that little Marines brat won..."

"Really?" Marco wasn't surprised, but he was a little puzzled, since he hadn't seen Bullet's situation.

But since his father had spoken, Marco could only shrug and say, "Okay..."

Soon, the Moby Dick, which was anchored there, started moving, circled on the sea, turned around, and then swaggered away.

As the Moby Dick sailed away, Ortolan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Why should I feel relieved?" Ortolan suddenly realized, touched his chin, and after a moment, smiled helplessly and muttered to himself, "Is this the World's Strongest? Even from this distance, I was unconsciously intimidated by his aura?"

This was indeed a bit puzzling for Ortolan, since Ortolan had never felt this way before, whether facing Roger, Shiki, or the Red Count.

Only when facing Whitebeard, even though that big shot did nothing but watch him from afar, he could feel the oppressive feeling of being treated as 'prey'.

That's strange.

Clearing these thoughts from his mind, Ortolan looked back at the center of the island.

Originally, the center of this Frania Island was a mountain, and Ortolan had previously taken a bath in a hot spring hotel halfway up the mountain.

Just now, that mountain was swallowed up by Bullet's power, so the central area of this island was where that giant monster was located.

Now, there are no mountains, and no monsters.

Instead, a huge crater, estimated to be tens or even hundreds of meters deep, appeared there. At the edge of the crater, the ground had been turned into 'lava' by the scorching lightning, the soil and rocks were charred black, and heat waves were rising.

Not just here, but the entire island, when viewed from above, is filled with smoke, flames, and scorched ground, resembling a living hell!

"The power of the Heavenly Bull might be even stronger than I imagined... It truly deserves to be called an 'island-annihilating' attack." Ortolan clicked his tongue, evaluating his own strength.

Thankfully, Admiral Sengoku and Mr. Garp joined forces in Marineford to neutralize this attack in the sky; otherwise, Marineford's Fortress of Justice would have been in grave danger, and Admiral Sengoku's 'Neo Marine Headquarters Plan' could have been implemented immediately.

The question is, how will the newspapers report this news? Will it be that Shiki destroyed Marineford? Or that the Marines self-destructed?

It's not as simple as describing it as follows: The Great Pirate Shiki the Golden Lion intended to destroy Marineford, the Marine Headquarters. In order to stop Shiki's actions and prevent him from destroying Marineford, the Marines destroyed Marineford first.

While thinking about these things, Ortolan's Observation Haki locked onto Douglas Bullet, who was lying flat at the bottom of the deep pit.

Originally, Ortolan was going to pull the guy up from below, but his Observation Haki sensed that the alloy inside the guy's body hadn't dissipated yet. So Ortolan raised his hand from the air, and electromagnetic energy burst out from his hand, crackling and sparking in the air.

He tried to communicate with Bullet via electromagnetic means, and soon Bullet's figure slowly floated up from the bottom of the pit, where he was left on the ground by Ortolan.

Then, Ortolan landed next to Bullet, looking at Bullet's miserable state.

His entire body was charred black. His original black military uniform was completely shattered, with bits of tattered cloth flickering with embers. He had large areas of burns and scalds on his body, and some areas that were originally muscle tissue were completely charred. It looked as if the slightest touch would cause it to shatter into pieces.

Judging from his condition, he was already in a coma. Ortolan reached out and checked his breathing. Hmm... although weak, there was still some airflow. He was still alive.

"You look so strong, but you're not all that great. It seems even if Shiki had a ship's rudder stuck in his head, he'd still be stronger than you..." Ortolan raised his hand and slapped Bullet across the face twice, but failed to wake him up, and then complained helplessly.

Back in Marineford, that big shot Shiki withstood the combined attacks of the Heavenly Bull and Sengoku and Garp, and could still stand up and say a few words. In the end, he was hit by Ortolan's "Thunder Self-Detonation Bomb" before he truly fell into a baby-like sleep.

This Bullet looks even stronger than Shiki, but after taking a shot of the Heavenly Bull, he just collapsed and fell asleep. What a loser!

Of course, Bullet would have needed twenty years of rigorous training at Impel Down to reach his peak. Right now... it's fair to say he hasn't fully matured yet.

Seeing that this guy was really not going to back down, Ortolan took out his Den Den Mushi and dialed a number.

A moment later, Spandam's somewhat worried voice came from the other end, asking, "Vice Admiral Bane, how are things on your end?"

"It's solved. I thought this guy was really capable, but it turns out he's just so-so. He can come pick people up now," Ortolan said, still somewhat unsatisfied.

After all, he still has some development of his abilities that he hasn't yet shown off on Bullet... which is truly a pity.

Upon hearing Ortolan's accurate reply, Spandam's tone became excited as he exclaimed, "As expected of you, Vice Admiral Bane!!!"

Of course, you need to follow a big shot like this who's willing to mentor you to eat good food every day! Spandam, this friend of his, was well worth the investment!