At the edge of the battlefield where Vic and Bullet were fighting, Garp, Rebecca, and Rebecca Gion gathered around a campfire eating roasted meat, and they were even roasting it as they ate.
The meat came from innocent animals that died in the aftermath of their battle. There was nothing they could do about it; Vic and Bullet had been fighting bare-handed for two days and two nights, and the women had been watching them for the same two days and two nights.
The two perverts were fighting so fiercely without eating, and there was nothing the girls could say. But they were still mortals, and they still needed to eat. Now they could only eat while watching. Although there was a lot of smoke and dust and it wasn't very hygienic, that was the situation, so they had to make do.
" Vic! I never expected someone with your bean sprout-like build to be so long-lasting! There aren't many people who can fight me for this long! Now I'm getting serious!"
Compared to Bullet, Vic's physique is indeed like a bean sprout, but from the perspective of normal people in this world, Vic has a normal and perfect height and build, well-proportioned and slender, and when he takes off his clothes, he has a body full of well-defined muscles.
Bullet hadn't used Armament Haki in this long fight because he thought Vic's ordinary physique would wear him down. However, he hadn't expected Vic's ordinary body to be filled with energy, showing no signs of weakness after fighting him for so long. After two days of fighting, Bullet finally realized this and was now resigned to his fate of never fighting bare-handed again.
"You can't imagine my stamina. Even if you're done, I can still last ten days or half a month. You'd never understand that!"
Vic's Life Return is now fully developed. Excess energy absorbed by his body is stored in his cells, so Vic can eat a lot whenever he can, and he never gains weight no matter how much he eats. This is an ability that many women envy!
Vic rarely encounters battles that drag on for so long without a clear winner. The last time was with Mantis, but given the example of Akainu and Aokiji's ten-day, ten-night battle, Vic naturally had to be on guard. So he always kept his energy reserves in case of emergencies, and now he's putting them to use again.
Bullet didn't engage in idle banter with Vic. He had genuinely spoken his mind, and upon hearing Vic's words Vic, he simply flashed a wide grin, revealing two rows of white teeth. He was about to get serious.
Bullet made the first move. Once Bullet made his move, the earth and rocks beneath his feet were bound to suffer. He used a completely head-on fighting style, pursuing speed and power.
Bullet moved with lightning speed, appearing in front of Vic in the blink of an eye. His white gloves instantly turned black, and his fist, imbued with Armament Haki, slammed down on Vic's head, straight at him.
Vic was preparing to cover his entire body with Armament Haki to block the punch that was covered in Haki, but before he could activate his Armament Haki, he felt himself being hit by a punch. His body flew out involuntarily, crashing into a distant mound like a cannonball.
"An external application of Armament Haki! I thought they were going to have another battle of Haki consumption with me, but it seems they're not planning on doing that. Are they afraid that their Haki will be evenly matched and they're saving it to complement their Devil Fruit abilities?"
Vic pushed away the dirt and rocks pressing down on him and stood up. Given the attack distance just now, Vic was able to cover his entire body with Haki before Bullet's fist landed.
Bullet didn't choose to use his fists; instead, he unleashed a burst of Haki Emission, catching Vic off guard. When Vic returned, he had transformed into a black man, his Armament Haki fully covering him.
"Is this such a waste of Haki? It's covering the entire body!"
Bullet was surprised to see Vic cover his entire body with Haki and said something in surprise. Indeed, as Bullet said, true strong people only use Armament Haki when there is a need.
Whether it's offense or defense, whether it's conserving Haki or having more skillful control over Haki, these are all reasons why they can fight for a long time.
Anyone who can skillfully use Haki can cover their entire body, but in the original work Haki, only a few people actually did it, and they were all the ones who were defeated.
For example, Vergo, who was cut by Law, Pica, who was Zoro, and the one under the Gild Tesoro who rolled dice—their Haki covered their entire bodies and they looked very imposing, but these guys hadn't trained to their full potential. Vergo's Armament Haki wasn't as developed as Law's, and the other two's Haki was also inferior to Zoro's.
"It's nothing!"
Vic casually remarked that just because someone else's Haki covered their entire body and they couldn't win doesn't mean he couldn't win either; no matter what you do, it all comes down to raw strength.
A strongman like Garp can earn the title of Iron Fist just by using his fists. There are so many people who fight with their fists, so why is he the only one who is Iron Fist? It's because he earned it with his hard power!
As long as Vic continues to be invincible with his Haki covering his entire body, he will still be able to obtain a related title in the future. Moreover, Vic thinks that the person who is really wasting Haki is Bullet. Using his Devil Fruit ability to become such a huge giant and then using Haki to cover his entire body is a wise choice. It quickly consumes Armament Haki and weakens the defensive power of Haki.
After they finished talking, the two started fighting again. Bullet frantically used Armament Haki to fight, which rendered Vic's slight speed advantage useless. Your speed is no use either. Bullet Haki Emission from a distance, which can not only counterattack you, but also break your speed. Then he closes in for hand-to-hand combat, but it is a hand-to-hand combat using Haki.
Vic can also project Armament Haki, but he's not quite proficient yet. This requires releasing Armament Haki outside the body and then condensing it into power before it can be used for defense or offense; releasing it in a scattered manner is useless.
This is different from wrapping Haki around arrows for long-range attacks. The arrows become the carriers of Haki, and with a carrier, the Haki can easily condense into a more powerful technique. Anyone who has just started learning Haki can do this.
However, the external application and flow of Armament Haki are considered to be on the same level of usage. Ryuo only flows within or around the user or objects that the Haki touches. Of course, Ryuo can also flow through the air, but that requires the Haki to touch an object while flowing, and this distance is generally very short and can be completely ignored.
However, the external application of Armament Haki is another way of using it. Haki is released directly outside the body and condenses without dissipating without any carrier. It can be used not only for offense but also for defense.
Very few characters in the original work have used Armament Haki Emission; we only see Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, Sentomaru, and Rayleigh, but of course, there are definitely more than just these few who can use it.
The Three Admirals used their Armament Haki Emission to stop a tsunami launched by Whitebeard. Sentomaru only knocked away King Luffy, who didn't know Haki, while Rayleigh slightly knocked away an elephant that tried to ambush him.