"Hahaha! Good, very good-" Mu Chen's laughter cut off abruptly.
Bullet slammed his broken war blade into the sand.
"I concede!"
He raised his head. What burned in his eyes was no longer the will to fight, but sheer fervor.
He knew he hadn't lost because he wasn't strong enough. He simply couldn't land a hit on Mu Chen.
In that case, just as Mu Chen had said, he could wear Bullet down until he died. So Bullet had lost.
"But mark my words! Next time, I'll break through it!"
Mu Chen, who had been using spatial movement, breathed a sigh of relief when Bullet conceded so readily.
"Finally, it's over. Why does fighting have to be so exhausting?"
As he spoke, Mu Chen rolled his aching shoulders.
Seeing Mu Chen act so nonchalant, even playful, made Bullet furious. He had fought Mu Chen with everything he had, so how could Mu Chen look so relaxed?
"Mu Chen, you bastard! I really want to kill you!"
Mu Chen merely smiled casually at Bullet's harsh words. He knew Bullet didn't actually want to kill him.
"Hehe, Bullet, I know you're joking. We're so close. I'm sure you couldn't bear to kill me!"
Bullet had long since experienced Mu Chen's shamelessness firsthand. All he could do now was grit his teeth in anger.
There was nothing he could do. He still wasn't a match for Mu Chen, and Mu Chen's Intangibility was so unfair that he had no answer for it.
"You... hmph!"
Bullet snorted, then noticed Crocodile watching from the sidelines. Suddenly, he remembered something.
"Hey, Crocodile, isn't it your turn?"
"Huh?"
Crocodile's metal hook struck the sand with a crisp sound. He looked in confusion at the man who had just spoken. "Bullet?"
"What did you just say?"
He clearly