Bartolomeo's Strategy

Bartolomeo immediately flew into a rage and cursed, "That bastard!"

Cavendish looked down and said, "He plans to bring down the entire rock wall. We should get down first and take cover, Nico Robin!"

Robin said, "No. What if something happens to Rebecca during that time?"

Bartolomeo called out from below, "Go on, leave this to me! I won't let you lay a hand on Robin-senpai!" He charged toward Gladius.

Gladius said, "A sound judgment. That's right—if you defeat me, you can stop the rock wall from exploding."

But suddenly, Gladius's head swelled as he used his explosive power. In an instant, all the spikes shot toward Bartolomeo, piercing his entire body. Even Bartolomeo's legs were wounded by the spikes. He stopped and said, "This much is nothing!"

Yet he dropped to his knees. "What is this?! My legs are numb?"

Gladius said, "Those hairs are poison needles."

"What?" Bartolomeo was utterly shocked.

Above them, Cavendish immediately cried, "Bartolomeo!" Robin called out as well, "Chick-kun!"

Bartolomeo said, "Damn it, I was too careless!"

He knelt on the ground, unable to get back up. Gladius said, "I am the user of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit."

His entire body suddenly swelled as he said, "In other words, I'm a Full-Body Explosion Human."

He continued expanding, growing larger and larger. "If I'm stimulated, my entire body will explode."

Gladius said, "At the same time, tens of thousands of poison needles like those from my previous attack will shoot through those two above. But if you don't defeat me, you can't stop the rock wall from exploding. So what will you do? Of course, the force of my own explosion will also be enough to send you to the afterlife."

"What did you say? Doesn't that mean Robin-senpai will be hurt no matter what I