As the battle continued to escalate, Ryan's injuries began to worsen, but his eyes only grew brighter.
Because Whitebeard's attacks could not kill him yet, and he could also injure Whitebeard. It was not that he could not break through his defenses; for now, they could only hurt each other. Whitebeard held a six-to-four advantage over Ryan—Old White six, Ryan four!
Do not forget that Ryan had as many as a million Attribute Points. He had already accumulated a whopping 870,000 before, but since he had had no opponent, he had not added them.
But now he had encountered an opponent: Whitebeard, whose Fruit countered his. Ryan's once-invincible teleportation had failed before Whitebeard, which was why this battle had been so difficult.
"System, add points!"
When in doubt, use a cheat.
Ryan was not the type to rigidly follow the rules. Since he had a system and cheats, why could he not use them reasonably?
Watching Ryan grow braver with every clash, Whitebeard felt old for the first time in his life. Even after the Fish-Man Island War, when his physical abilities had drastically declined and his vitality had steadily drained away, he had never felt old.
But at this moment, he truly felt it. In his perception, Ryan was like an unkillable cockroach—every time Whitebeard knocked him back, he returned in an even stronger state.
At that moment, he saw Roger's shadow in Ryan.
"Just this alone won't be enough to defeat me!" Whitebeard said deeply as he brought his blade down.
"What doesn't knock me down only makes me stronger! Don't worry, I'll give you what you want!"
After every collision, Ryan's status panel changed and improved. The main direction in which Ryan added points was Armament Haki. Thanks to his powerful physique, Ryan possessed an unparalleled