Bullet vs. Crocodile

On a deserted island.

Sand and wind whipped wildly.

The sky was stained a murky brown by the swirling sand.

Two powerful presences collided head-on, and even the air seemed to groan.

Crocodile grinned, his cigar flickering in the wind.

He slowly raised his right hand. In his palm—

Fine sand spun at high speed.

At first, the vortex was no bigger than a fist.

The next instant, the sand accelerated.

"Sandstorm!"

He hurled it forward!

The sandstorm swelled the moment it left his hand, exploding from fist-sized to a raging tornado dozens of meters tall.

Yellow sand surged like a dragon, swallowing everything in sight.

The air was forcibly sucked away.

Rocks were torn from the ground and ground to powder inside the storm.

"Whoosh!"

The wind pressure ripped up the earth. The entire island seemed to tremble.

Bullet's eyes narrowed, and he stamped both feet against the ground.

"Soru: Instant Burst!"

"Boom!"

The ground cracked.

Layers of rock burst apart.

He shot forward like a cannonball.

Armament Haki instantly covered his body. Clad in black Haki like armor, he charged straight into the heart of the Sandstorm!

Blades of wind sliced at him.

Grit tore at him.

It came at him as thick as countless knives.

And yet—

His black Haki pressed on like an iron wall, forcing a path through the storm.

In the next instant, Bullet burst through and appeared before Crocodile!

He extended one finger, concentrating his Armament Haki to its limit.

"Shigan: Pierce!"

His finger stabbed forward.

The sound of it tearing through the air cracked like thunder.

Its piercing force reached its peak, and the rush of air from his finger carved a deep groove in the ground.

Young and hot-blooded, Crocodile had no intention of retreating.

Instead, he burst out laughing.

"Guhahaha!"