"Bang!"
A dull thud rang out, Luffy was instantly sent flying by Bullet, crashing heavily to the ground some distance away.
"Cough cough!"
Luffy couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Bullet with a solemn expression.
"That big guy is incredibly strong!"
The other three also arrived at Luffy's side at this time, all of them bearing some kind of injury.
Zoro said calmly, "He is strong! But he's not invincible!"
"Indeed! Much less pressure than Xia Chen brought us!" Sanji said calmly, exhaling a smoke ring.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this Bullet's eyes narrowed, and he looked at the group, asking:
"Ever since I escaped from Impel Down, I've heard the name Xia Chen the Sovereign almost every day for the past six months!"
" The World's Strongest, the man who surpasses Whitebeard— all these titles have been bestowed upon him!"
"So, I'm quite curious! Just how strong is Xia Chen? How do my strength compare to his?"
Bullet stared intently at the group, wanting to hear an answer from them.
After all, as Xia Chen's partners, they were the ones who knew Xia Chen strength best. Now they were fighting him again, and he had used all his strength in the battle, except for a few tricks he hadn't used.
Therefore, the answers they give are relatively more convincing, provided that they don't fabricate stories about being stronger than Xia Chen just to deceive him because Xia Chen's strength is inferior to theirs!
"Hmm... you are indeed very strong, so strong that none of the four of us could last long against you alone!"
"But compared to Xia Chen... the gap is still quite large!"
After considering it for a moment, Usopp spoke.
"For example, if Xia Chen were in your position, facing attacks from all four of us at the same time, we wouldn't even be able to get him covered in dust!"
"But if you say that, we can hit you and even hurt you!"
"Is that so..."
Bullet paused for a moment, then said, "I understand!"
Judging from the expression he just observed on Usopp's face, Usopp was most likely not lying.
And he certainly looked a bit disheveled!
Bullet looked down and saw that his clothes were now tattered, and there were several claw marks and knife marks on his body.
Other areas that were kicked or hit also ache slightly!
Bullet ripped off his clothes, now reduced to shreds, and slowly raised his head to look at Luffy and his crew. He sincerely praised them:
"You four... are very good!"
"It's truly remarkable that you've pushed me to this point! If we continue fighting like this, I'm not entirely sure I can guarantee a win!"
"So... I'll show you my Devil Fruit power!"
After saying that, Bullet slammed his fist into the ground, the powerful force causing the ground to crack instantly. Then, a robot with a black metallic sheen slowly rose up from behind Bullet.
Bullet confidently raised his head. He believed his robot was not only Haki in appearance, but also equipped with a large number of weapons, making it a killing machine.
He was already waiting for Luffy and his crew to scream and gasp.
But to his surprise...
"This robot is so ugly! It's so much worse than Vegito!" Luffy's disdainful voice rang out.
"Indeed! Vegito completely outclasses it in terms of looks; they're not even in the same league!" Usopp agreed.
Bullet:???
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
"Kids! Don't you have any taste? Do you even know how to spell 'Haki '? Isn't my robot Haki enough?"
Not enough!
All four shook their heads in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized.
"Oh!"
Bullet laughed in exasperation.
"You think it's ugly, right? Well, now you'll see what it's really made of!"
After saying that, Bullet leaped to the robot's chest, and then something unexpected happened.
Bullet didn't fall, and the hatch on the robot's chest didn't open like Vegito's. But a purple electric current appeared between the two.
The electric current enveloped Bullet as he slowly moved towards the robot, and upon contact, his body merged into it.
"I am a fusion being who ate the Combine-Combine Fruit! I possess the ability to arrange and combine any object to create a fusion."
"It can also fuse with inorganic matter it touches, and not only fuse with the body, but also combine inorganic matter and rearrange it to create new weapons!"
"It's a truly catastrophic ability!"
As Bullet finished speaking his last words, he merged into the robot.
"You little brats! Try this punch!"
Bullet's voice came from inside the robot, and then the robot leaped in front of them, raising its huge fist and smashing it down on the group.
"Get out of the way!"
Luffy shouted, and the four of them immediately dodged to the side. The next second after they moved aside, the huge fist slammed down on the spot where they had been standing.
"Boom!"
An incredibly loud roar resounded, and centered on the robot's fist, the ground began to crack inch by inch, sending countless fragments of rock flying.
"Hateful!"
As soon as Luffy landed, he was about to rush towards Bullet when he saw a fist looming large in his field of vision.
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard, Luffy's figure was instantly sent flying backward, his silhouette tracing a path through the air like a shooting star before crashing heavily into a mountain.
And that's not all. Luffy's body kept moving through the mountain, and then he came out from the other side of the mountain before landing heavily on the ground.
Their fate is unknown!
" Luffy!"
Seeing this, Usopp couldn't help but shout, but the next moment he felt the sky suddenly darken.
He turned around abruptly and saw that the robot controlled by Bullet had already arrived in front of him.
Usopp instinctively crossed his arms in front of him, imbuing them with Armament Haki, and then his figure was instantly sent flying backward.
" Three-Sword Style: Ultimate Tiger Hunt!"
The robot turned around instantly and threw a punch forward.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out as Zoro's sword struck Bullet's robot arm, which was covered in Haki, but caused no real damage.
Zoro narrowed his eyes, then suddenly exerted force, unleashing a powerful burst of strength that sent the robot flying back quite a distance, its feet leaving a long trail on the ground.
Before the robot could even stand still, Sanji appeared in front of it.
" Diable Jambe - Crushing!"
Sanji's right foot slammed into the robot's crossed arms, the powerful force shattering the ground and causing the robot's entire body to sink a considerable distance.
"Yes, that was a very powerful blow!"
Bullet's voice came from inside the robot, then a flash of purple light appeared, and a dark opening was pointed directly at Sanji.
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