"White Gho—"
Adrian thrust out his hand like lightning. His right arm pierced straight through the impossibly tough protective barrier, and vast, almost tangible Spiritual Pressure burst from his palm, flooding the spherical barrier with light.
"Senior from the Rocks Pirates, could you please keep quiet?"
Adrian's palm stopped less than half an inch from Kurozumi Semimaru's forehead, as though he might swat the retired old pirate dead the next instant.
"Gh—"
Kurozumi Semimaru stared in horror at the pale hand before his eyes. His eyes widened, but he could barely speak; only a ragged gasp escaped his throat.
Why could White Ghost ignore the Barrier-Barrier Fruit's defenses?!
"You've really got a death wish!"
Kurozumi Orochi still hadn't recognized Adrian, though the name Kurozumi Semimaru had just spoken sounded vaguely familiar.
Wild with excitement, Kurozumi Orochi drew his pistol, aimed at the arm so close to him, and pulled the trigger.
Bullets could kill Kozuki Oden. Of course they could kill a man whose name he had never even heard.
"Let's see you dodge this!!"
Bang! Bang!
Just as Kurozumi Orochi had expected.
This time, the bullets did not pass straight through as they had before. They struck Adrian's arm.
But...
What could mere bullets possibly do?
[Scale Armor] + [Iron Balloon].
Even if Kaido struck Adrian with all his might at this stage, it was hard to say whether he could break through Adrian's defenses when Adrian made no attempt to defend himself.
The bullets hit Adrian's arm, their pointed tips flattening on impact. They fell to the floor with a series of metallic clinks.
"So noisy!"
Adrian swept his right hand through the air. Wispy White Hollows emerged from his palm, each flickering between solid and insubstantial.
Mini Hollow: Withering Heart-Piercer!
At such close range, Kurozumi Orochi had