A Way to Deal with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit

Explosive Double Axes.

Cheng Yaojin's first skill, he leaps fiercely to a designated target location and slashes with his double axes. After smashing the ground, he inflicts a one-second slow effect on enemies within range.

"Feverish Spin."

Before anyone could react, Wilton spun in place while holding his dumbbell. Instantly, two AOE circular slash waves swept out in a 360-degree, no-dead-angle spread.

At the critical moment.

Alvida and Bartholomew were both lying on the ground, only feeling a coolness pass over their heads.

Silently.

Everything in all directions was severed. Those pirates and mobsters with slow reflexes were all cut in half, their pungent blood spraying out like fountains.

A continuous, immense roar echoed.

The crooked, broken remnants of buildings also crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up dust everywhere.

Armament Haki projection combined with the second skill, Feverish Spin, truly made him like a tiger with wings.

Too bad it wasn't the Vietnamese server.

Wilton had checked with his Observation Haki; there were no civilians around, meaning he could cause as much chaos as he wanted.

"Whoosh."

A bullet flashed by like lightning, hitting Wilton squarely on the forehead. The powerful impact made Wilton instinctively lean back. It was Mochi, the vice-captain of the Buggy Pirates, who fired.

He usually rode his beloved lion, Riki.

"Success."

"Mochi, well done."

Buggy, having narrowly escaped death, panted heavily. His scattered body parts reassembled, and his face was filled with smug laughter. Those mere Marines had terrified him just moments ago.

"Something's wrong."

"Buggy, run!"

Alvida, who had also been excited, quickly became tense. From her angle, the bullet had not penetrated the Marine's head.

"Looks like I'll have to get serious."

Wilton straightened his head, flicked the bullet stuck to his forehead, and flashed a sunny smile at Buggy and his crew. Mere ordinary bullets and swords could no longer break through his Tekkai defense.

"Dumbbell Charge."

Raising his right hand, dumbbell held high, he swiftly chopped down, forming a ten-meter-wide, dark blue dumbbell-shaped Haki shockwave that swept overwhelmingly towards Buggy, Alvida, and Mochi.

"Damn it."

"Dodge quickly."

"It's too late."

The three of them were almost scared to pee themselves.

Rumble.

A world-shaking sensation. The dark blue dumbbell-shaped shockwave surged forward, completely engulfing the three of them and pushing through, shattering the street and collapsing numerous houses into ruins wherever it passed.

When all the dust settled, a wide, fifty-meter-long, seven-to-eight-meter-wide avenue appeared before Wilton. Buggy and the other two were nowhere to be seen at the end of it.

His Observation Haki sensed that Bartholomew had escaped at some point. To be a boss among the underworld, one needed to have some foresight.

A blast from underfoot.

Wilton leaped up, whistling through the air, and smashed towards Bartholomew, who had already fled five streets away. His speed was almost unimaginable, like a living missile head.

"Oh no."

"Barrier."

Hearing the ear-splitting whistling sound, Bartholomew's face tensed. Without thinking, he turned and created a transparent protective barrier. Then, a force of immense power descended.

Boom--

The ground cracked and collapsed like a spiderweb. Bartholomew's feet sank into the ground as he was pushed back and sideways.

Thankfully.

His barrier was invincible.

The anxiety in his heart subsided.

"What a troublesome ability."

Wilton looked at Bartholomew, who was still shaken. The Barrier-Barrier Fruit was known for its absolute defense, almost impervious to any attack. To capture Bartholomew, he would need to find another way.

"Dumbbell Charge."

Raising his right hand high with the heavy dumbbell, Wilton swung it down lightly. This time, he was serious. A much larger, immense dumbbell shockwave formed, charging savagely and relentlessly towards Bartholomew.

Nothing in its path could resist it.

This is insane.

Bartholomew's face was filled with horror, his legs trembling. He used all his strength to stabilize the barrier in front of him, as it was the only thing that gave him a sense of security.

An explosion that made one's scalp tingle.

A large amount of dust and debris flew out. The barrier wasn't broken, but Bartholomew couldn't control his body as it was sent flying, crashing through house after house.

Although the Barrier-Barrier Fruit could block any attack, it couldn't stop the invisible pushing force.

Before Bartholomew could catch his breath, another Dumbbell Charge wave hit him head-on, just as unstoppable as before. He was once again overwhelmingly sent flying.

Once.

Twice.

Five times.

Slowly.

Bartholomew was repeatedly and roughly thrown by Wilton, like a turtle retracting into its shell, until he was getting closer and closer to the sea.

Wilton's objective was clear: to push Bartholomew all the way into the sea. For any Devil Fruit user, falling into the sea was basically game over.

"You want to push me into the sea."

Bartholomew finally realized what was happening. Looking at the sea not far behind him, his entire being felt terrible.

He knew this big Navy guy was being so stubborn. He kept attacking even though he knew he couldn't break the barrier. So that's what he was after – pushing him into the sea. If the opponent succeeded, he was definitely finished.

But he couldn't do anything.

The defensive power of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit was indeed outrageous, but he could only defend passively. To put it bluntly, he was just standing there taking hits. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to. The opponent could only defeat him by wearing him down.

"Dumbbell Charge!"

Another massive Dumbbell Charge wave came. Bartholomew's tense face visibly turned green. With a roar, he was sent flying backward, finally leaving land and landing on the sea where waves were crashing.

It's over.

He, the dignified mafia boss, was going to meet his end here today.

Water splashed everywhere.

Bartholomew fell into the sea without any surprise. All his strength drained away. He flailed his arms and legs, but the more he struggled, the faster he sank. The coldness of the seawater made him feel death.

A sense of fear spread through his soul.

He wanted to breathe, but only seawater filled his nostrils and throat.

Gradually.

Bartholomew's consciousness began to blur. But soon, a splash was heard. Wilton estimated the time and jumped into the sea. He quickly swam to Bartholomew's side, grabbed him by the hair like dragging a dead dog, and swam to the shore.

"Navy, let go of our boss."

"Or we'll open fire."

At this moment, a group of mafia thugs emerged from various alleyways. Some had fierce expressions, some looked angry. They were tall, short, fat, and none of them looked like pushovers.

There were at least forty of them.

"Criminal organizations are no less evil than pirates!"

Seeing over twenty dark muzzles pointed at him, Wilton confirmed they weren't innocent civilians and immediately raised his left hand.

"Careful."

"Shoot, shoot."

Seeing Wilton's posture, all the mafia thugs were both nervous and angry. They had been watching the fight between this big Navy guy and their boss through binoculars earlier.

This guy was about to attack.

Strike first or suffer later. Take him down first...

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