A bullet came shrieking through the air. Katakuri knocked Doflamingo back with a punch, intending to rush toward Cracker.
"Foot Slash."
Doflamingo wrapped Armament Haki around his leg and kicked at Katakuri's head. Katakuri was forced to halt, raising one arm to block in front of him.
With a bang, sand mixed with chunks of flesh sprayed through the air. The bullet's impact sent Cracker flying several meters, leaving both his legs a mangled mess of blood and flesh, with pale bones exposed. Before the bullet struck him, he had wrapped his legs in Armament Haki.
Had Su Xiao's shot gone wide? Not at all. He and Doflamingo were surrounding the enemy and attacking reinforcements.
Katakuri's personality seemed aloof and cold, but that was not truly the case. Unlike his biological mother, Charlotte Linlin, Katakuri only looked cold on the surface. In reality, he cared deeply about his subordinates and family.
Cracker was his younger brother, one he had watched grow up, so he would never leave Cracker to die. Cracker, already half-conscious, had been shot by Su Xiao. Cracker's Armament Haki alone could never block that shot. While hardening against Doflamingo's kick, Katakuri had flung out a mass of mochi coated in Armament Haki, wrapping it around Cracker's legs.
This was the terrifying part of being able to foresee the future. Before the bullet fell, Katakuri had already foreseen its point of impact.
As a mochi Devil Fruit user, Katakuri could almost ignore physical attacks. Unfortunately, Doflamingo's kick carried Armament Haki, allowing it to strike Katakuri's true body.
Katakuri's expression was grim. He knew that while protecting Cracker, he could not fight Doflamingo properly.
In a one-on-one fight, Katakuri was completely confident he could kill Doflamingo. But the current situation clearly was not a one-on-one battle.
"Katakuri... Brother Katakuri,