Just as the Blade Unit was moving the hostages, a rough laugh rang out from the other side of the block.
"-Looks like things are more interesting over here!"
Bullet burst out of a collapsed building, his entire body coated in Armament Haki, his muscles bulging.
He had spent some time rampaging through the island's interior. Although Hachinosu had plenty of fighters on par with ordinary officers in the Four Emperors' Crews, they still weren't enough to satisfy him.
"Kuzan-!"
Kuzan was keeping Shiryu and the other two pinned down. As his Observation Haki warned him of danger, he heard that old name and turned to look.
"-The Demon Heir, huh... How dangerous."
Freezing Gas erupted from Kuzan's body, instantly turning the surrounding area into a polar wasteland.
Shiryu and the other two shivered, frost covering their bodies. Forced to spend extra Armament Haki to resist the cold, they fled the area of effect in different directions.
Bullet charged fiercely toward Kuzan, sonic booms following his strides as the brick-and-stone pavement shattered outward along his path.
"-An Admiral who's lost a leg-let me see how much strength you have left!"
Bullet roared and swung his right fist, now covered in mechanical armor, while dense Armament Haki coated his entire body. Frost kept forming and vanishing across him.
Kuzan's already dark complexion seemed to grow darker still. He gathered his own Armament Haki, covered his fist with an Ice Glove, and met Bullet head-on.
BOOM!!!
Their fists collided, and the shockwave shattered the surrounding ice.
Bullet grinned and immediately swung his other fist. Mechanical armor and Armament Haki covered both his arms, and every punch tore out a shriek like a sonic boom.
Kuzan coated both hands in ice and Armament Haki, countering with a rapid series of punches, answering each