Bang! The ground beneath Bullet's feet exploded as he burst forth with terrifying speed, crossing the distance in an instant and throwing a punch coated in Armament Haki.
Borsalino's eyes narrowed. Just as the fist was about to strike him, his figure flickered, and amid flashing light, ten versions of him appeared on the scene at once.
Bullet's heavy punch blasted one of the clones into a sky full of light particles. The force of the punch did not diminish, punching straight through a massive boulder behind it.
Of the remaining nine, eight immediately formed dazzling Light Swords and slashed toward the center from every direction.
Bullet grinned confidently.
"Those little tricks won't work on me."
"[Sand Armor]!"
Purple Combine-Combine Fruit energy surged beneath his feet. Vast amounts of sand and gravel from the cracks in the surrounding rocks and the ground were instantly drawn toward him, mixing with powerful Armament Haki and forming an incomparably hard layer of sand armor over his body in the blink of an eye.
The eight Light Swords struck the armor almost simultaneously, erupting with deafening roars.
Fragments of Haki-infused sand scattered everywhere, and the powerful recoil actually dispersed all eight light clones!
The immediate danger was gone, but Bullet did not relax in the slightest. He fully unleashed his Observation Haki, searching for his opponent's true body. Yet when he sensed Borsalino's position, his face instantly turned grim.
Borsalino had somehow used his high-speed movement to appear once more before the heavily wounded Jinbe and Fisher Tiger in the distance. He held up his Light Sword, aiming it at Fisher Tiger, who seemed unable to resist, and brought it down toward his head.
"Asshole!"
Bullet roared, feeling utterly ignored. The muscles in his calves swelled instantly, the ground exploded again, and he charged