Tyson's Possession!

If not for seeing it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that a human body could unleash destructive power comparable to missiles.

All the Marines on the warships stared wide-eyed, nervously watching the battle between these top-tier powerhouses on the sea.

At this level of combat, even elite Vice Admirals from Marine Headquarters had no right to interfere.

Leon sat cross-legged on the bow of the Dog Head Warship. With his keen perception, he understood the flow of this battle more clearly than most.

Even though Bullet possessed top-tier Color of the Supreme King, Color of Armament, and Color of Observation Haki, even the strongest Haki had its limits.

What's more, his opponents were the peak-era Hero Garp and Buddha Sengoku!

The moment Bullet's Haki ran dry and he exited his Devil Form—

Garp gathered all his strength, his right fist wrapped in dark red lightning, and slammed it heavily into Bullet!

"Seafloor Drop!"

A straightforward, plain attack name, yet its power was enough to destroy an island in a single blow!

A massive airburst echoed as Garp's killing strike hit Bullet, kicking up a nearly visible shockwave.

Bullet's body plummeted into the sea like a meteor.

Garp and Sengoku descended from the air, landing on the fragments of the island that had yet to fully sink.

The fight just now gave them the illusion of being back a few months ago at Marineford, battling Shiki. And while Shiki was no slouch in physical combat, he relied more on his Devil Fruit ability. Bullet, on the other hand, was a true master of pure physical combat.

Such an intense battle left even Garp and the others slightly out of breath.

Fortunately, Bullet alone, no matter how strong, still couldn't handle such a terrifying lineup from the Marines.

Now all that was left was to fish him out of the sea and await the World Government's judgment...

The nearby Marine warships erupted in cheers, voices shouting the names of Hero Garp and Buddha Sengoku.

The invincible Marines had once again defeated the pirates who stirred up the seas, upholding justice and peace in the world...

No one noticed the faint ripples beneath the water's surface.

Leon, still seated cross-legged on the massive dog-head figurehead, watched the cheering Marines and silently calculated whether he, in his Godzilla form, could handle a similar-scale Marine force.

"Worst case, I'll just find a volcano to hole up in. That active volcano near Fish-Man Island isn't bad—wake up and there's mermaids to look at..."

"Hm?"

Leon sensed something wrong. A dangerous aura was rapidly approaching from beneath the water.

A mud-yellow humanoid figure burst through the surface, landing on the bow of the Dog Head Warship. The armor shattered, revealing Bullet's scarred body.

Bullet instantly seized control of the Marine standing beside him, frozen as if terrified.

"Leon!!!"

"Leon, kid!!!"

Garp and Kuzan were the first to notice the sudden change on the warship.

"Damn it!"

Garp exploded into motion.

"If you dare harm even a hair on him, I'll kill you!"

"Heh."

"Looks like you're someone important."

Bullet grinned viciously, his right hand firmly gripping Leon's neck.

"Stop right there, Marines! Or I'll kill this kid!"

Garp, seething with rage, gritted his teeth and landed on a nearby warship. At this distance, he had no guarantee of safely rescuing Leon from Bullet's grasp.

Badly wounded, Bullet couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood, casually wiping it away with his left hand.

The moment he plunged into the sea, he had used his Fusion Fruit ability to create a layer of armor from mud.

With that armor insulating him from the seawater, he had quietly lurked beneath the surface, waiting for the Marines to let their guard down before heading straight for this distinctive warship.

The process had been perilous, but looking at the result—

He had gambled right!

"The weak can't survive on this sea!"

"So-called companions only become a burden to the strong!"

"Just you wait, Marines! Next time, I'll be even stronger!!!"

Kuso!!!

Seeing Bullet, whom they had gone through hell to defeat, about to slip right out of the Marines' grasp—

Akainu, pale-faced and freshly bandaged, prepared to strike the Dog Head Warship.

"Sakazuki! What do you think you're doing!?"

Kuzan blocked Akainu's path.

"Are we just going to stand by and let such a vicious criminal escape!?"

"If we let him go, given his strength, how much harm will he cause this world!?"

"Don't worry, I'll control the magma to minimize damage to the other Marines on the ship."

"This..."

Akainu's words left Kuzan in a dilemma—caught between his duty as a Marine and Leon's life...

"Are you going to lay a hand on my disciple?"

"Sakazuki?"

Garp's face darkened. Akainu met Garp's gaze for a few seconds, and the magma on his body quietly dissipated.

Seeing the Marines hesitate for fear of collateral damage, Bullet's face broke into a smug grin.

This was the price of being weighed down by so-called comrades!

At the very center of the vortex, yet overlooked by everyone, Leon gently twisted his neck.

By the time he noticed Bullet, it was already too late.