Although Vic's response was somewhat hasty, he was not harmed and maintained the crossed-arms posture after flying away.
It wasn't that he couldn't withstand the attack; it was just that he hadn't found a good point of leverage in the rush. Without a place to deflect the force, he was bound to fly away. If it were someone else, their arm would probably be broken, and then they would have to break a few ribs before they could recover.
Vic flew several hundred meters away, then stomped on the air a few times to dissipate the remaining force. He then transformed into lightning and vanished from his spot, reappearing near Bullet.
And without slowing down, he continued to charge forward, throwing another punch at Bullet. Vic's speed as lightning was astonishing, something Bullet hadn't anticipated. He was punched in the chest by Vic, and his entire body was blown backward dozens of meters, finally stopping only by bracing himself on the ground with his feet.
Before Bullet could even regain his balance, Vic had already delivered a flying kick to his chest. The kick was like a drill, creating swirling ripples in the air.
This kick sent Bullet flying over a hundred meters toward the center of the island, separating the two from their team and turning them into a one-man battlefield.
This was also something Vic did intentionally. Bullet's combat strength far exceeded Rebecca's and the others', and his speed was also not slow. If he suddenly attacked them, Rebecca and the others would not be able to stop him at all!
Only by creating distance can he use his speed to provide assistance; at close range, the speed these powerful individuals can suddenly unleash is no slower than Vic's.
Of course, this is under the condition of burst damage. Although the speed is fast at this time, it cannot be sustained for long and puts a great burden on the body. It cannot be used frequently, which is what Vic is guarding against.
After Vic and Bullet moved away from the crowd, Gion, Rebecca, and the others started fighting with the pirates who hadn't fainted.
At this point, neither side knows each other very well, and they fight whoever catches their eye. However, once they have tested each other's strength, they will change opponents, since it's a matter of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals.
If the difference in strength is too great, the battle will either be resolved quickly or the opponent will be changed. Those who are still standing are not weak, and their strength will be roughly known after a few moves. Those who cannot win will naturally seek the help of stronger opponents to achieve a balance in the short term. Only Garp has not yet made a move. He is like a trump card, and he will only make his move at the most critical moment.
Gion and Rebecca are both swordsmen, so their chosen opponents are naturally strong swordsmen. Although Rebecca is younger than Gion, she already possesses the strength of a Vice Admiral, and with the added power of the Float-Float Fruit, she is now on par with Gion.
Tokikake chose a pure martial arts expert without any Devil Fruit abilities. There are also Devil Fruit User in One Piece, and Barnett chose one of them as his opponent.
Wendy is neither a swordsman nor a Devil Fruit user at the moment. As a sniper, she has not yet Awakening Armament Haki, so using firearms will not be very effective. Therefore, she is using the Supreme Great Grade Sword given to her by Vic to fight.
The same goes for Frodeku. He also has a sword given to him by Vic, and with his Observation Haki the Future Sight and the few Six Powers he has just learned, he is quite powerful. His opponents will definitely have a headache.
Bogard is also a swordsman, currently holding the rank of Commodore general. He's a promising talent, someone who could become Garp's adjutant in the future. There are no mediocre adjutants for Garp!
"Hahaha! Someone who can defeat the Golden Lion is indeed extraordinary. You've successfully piqued my interest. Let's try again!"
Despite taking a punch and a kick from Vic, Bullet wasn't enraged; instead, he became interested.
"Really? Should I feel extremely honored?"
Vic scoffed, saying that Bullet hadn't taken him seriously since they met, his attention always on Garp, which naturally annoyed Vic.
Don't be fooled by Bullet's seemingly invincible performance in Stampede, where he takes down Supernovas with a single punch. Vic can do the same, and even better. It's all about speed and strength, which are Vic's strengths.
It's just that Vic's physique isn't as imposing as Bullet's. Vic has a normal, well-proportioned build; he has everything, but nothing is particularly outstanding.
Bullet's upper body, including his arms, is unusually prominent, while his lower body is much less so, making him look imposing. In fact, he is somewhat deformed. He uses his upper body to provide power and his lower body to provide speed, but judging from this disproportionate physique, it is clear that one of these aspects is not sustainable.
Bullet didn't say anything more, but instead grinned arrogantly and charged towards Vic.
Vic didn't intend to use his knife against Bullet, who was unarmed, and instead rushed forward to respond with his own fists.
The two fists collided directly, and a huge sonic boom reverberated in all directions. The immense force spread out, and a large crater instantly appeared in the ground beneath their feet. Smoke and dust mixed with water vapor were blown around, and the surrounding trees were also blown back and forth by the strong wind.
When the dust settled, their fists were still locked together, neither giving an inch. Compared to Bullet's massive fist, Vic's fist was only as wide as one of Bullet's fingers, and it landed squarely on Bullet's middle finger.
Bullet's arms and hands are truly freakish. During Stampede, he could grab Usopp's head with just two fingers, as if he were holding a soybean. Usopp looked no different from a long worm in his palm. His arms must have been trained to their limit.
Bullet was far from calm. Although there was a huge difference in size between them, his opponent was no weaker than him. In this clash, he had not gained any advantage.
He had thought his talent was already top-notch in this sea, having been able to fight to a draw with Dark King Rayleigh, the right-hand man of the Pirate King, when he was only a teenager. Now, after so many years of hard training, he was actually evenly matched with a newcomer who was not even twenty years old in terms of strength, which made him feel somewhat frustrated.
Little did he know that Vic was a man with a cheat code; as long as he trained, his strength would continue to grow without limit, and once he possessed that strength, it wouldn't fade away even if he didn't train for a long time, as if he had a save file.
Vic didn't care what you were thinking; his goal this time was to defeat Bullet. Vic pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped into the air, then pulled back his fist and delivered a side kick to Bullet's head.
Vic's kick was so fast and his body so agile that Bullet had no time to react and was hit Vic. Although it was a close-range attack, Bullet was still kicked more than ten meters away, crashing into several large trees.
Bullet didn't fall to the ground because of Vic's kick. After smashing a large tree, he flipped in the air and straightened up. He landed and stopped, leaving two ditches more than a meter long on the ground.