"CP0 does have some capable people. They aren't all trash."
On Thunder God Island, Xia Luo offered his assessment as he quietly watched the battlefield.
The CP0 agents the World Government had dispatched this time were no pushovers. All of them were above average, comparable to elite vice admirals, though a notch below admiral candidates.
The strongest among them was probably the one tied up fighting Abel, only a hair's breadth away from the level of an admiral candidate.
But Abel was every bit his equal. With his nearly invincible defenses and absurd regenerative abilities, Xia Luo wasn't worried about his safety at all.
As for Bullet—
Xia Luo looked ahead.
Caught between attacks from the front and rear, Bullet stayed calm. There wasn't a trace of fear in his eyes.
He opened his fist into a palm, gathering Armament Haki in it to form invisible armor. Then he swung his broad palm out toward the incoming Sonic Cannon.
The next instant, the Sonic Cannon seemed to strike some kind of barrier. It actually veered ninety degrees and shot high into the sky.
Boom!
A tremendous blast rang out overhead. Sunlight spilled down, illuminating the ice until it gleamed with dazzling, crystalline beauty.
"Armament Haki Emission!!"
The CP0 agent who had launched the sonic attack abruptly widened his eyes.
This guy was a fucking rookie?!
At the same time, the attack from the CP0 agent who had transformed into a rhino man was already upon him. Bullet neither dodged nor retreated. He thrust both hands forward and firmly seized the rhino horn, which was over half a meter long.
The tremendous force shoved Bullet back dozens of meters, his feet plowing two long furrows through the ice.
"Hah!"
He channeled all his strength into his arms. His arm muscles instantly