Let Me See What You've Got

A hole appeared in his forehead again, but it rapidly healed amid the crackling arcs.

With a clink, the bullet dropped into his hand.

He now held two bullets in his right hand.

"Heh."

"You act timid, but you've got guts and nerve underneath!"

"Did you think that frightened look would lull me into dropping my guard?"

His eyes remained fixed on Blackbeard. The others seemed unable to draw even a sliver of his attention.

Van Augur's expression darkened, his heart heavy.

His most powerful attack had done nothing to this man.

Worse, he had fired twice, and the man still paid him no mind. It was as if he didn't exist.

"Facing a man like you!"

"No one would dare let down their guard!"

"Admiral Xia Le!"

Marshall D. Teach gritted his teeth.

Now that he had chosen to attack, there was no point hiding anymore. From the moment Van Augur fired that first shot, any chance of settling things had vanished.

More importantly, he knew this man.

A Marine who dared charge into an enemy camp alone had more nerve than anyone Teach had ever met.

"Your man fired two shots at me!"

Xia Le remained atop the mast, looking down at them.

"I'll return them both to you!"

The corner of his mouth lifted. A bullet trembled in his palm, then settled between his thumb and middle finger.

In that instant, Marshall D. Teach's expression changed. He darted to the side.

As he moved, a brilliant arc flashed across the bullet between Xia Le's fingers. Xia Le gave it a light flick.

Boom!

The bullet shot from his fingers with a report like cannon fire.

Its speed was even more astonishing. It flew like lightning.

In a flash, it reached Marshall D. Teach and tore straight through