RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
Rosse's Sea God Trident, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, carried an unstoppable momentum as it slashed fiercely onto the thick Red Line rock barrier covering Bullet.
That was no ordinary soil, but compressed and condensed by Bullet's ability, further coated with dense Armament Haki, solid as a steel fortress.
However, before the Conqueror's Haki-wrapped Sea God Trident, this seemingly indestructible defense emitted a tooth-aching cracking sound.
Web-like fractures instantly spread across the rock's surface. Accompanied by crisp crackling sounds, the rocks began to shatter inch by inch, with debris spraying in all directions like raindrops.
The sheen of Armament Haki rapidly faded under the powerful impact, revealing Bullet inside the stone encasement.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Come on, MORE!", Bullet's entire body radiated a beast-like violent aura. His face wasn't twisted in pain, but filled with excitement and savagery.
The madness in his eyes was nearly tangible. It was as if it wasn't his defense that had been shattered, but rather the deepest battle lust inside him that had been awakened.
Rosse's attack broke his outer shell, but to him, it was merely the start of directly feeling the clash of strength.
Bullet took a step forward. His iron fist, as large as a sandbag, packed terrifying power and howled through the wind as it swung straight for Rosse's face.
This punch was plain and unadorned, merely coated with standard Armament Haki, but it held pure, ultimate destructive force, enough to pulverize everything in its path.
"Then come," Facing Bullet's brutal and savage attack, Rosse's expression remained cold as ice.
He didn't dodge, instead choosing to clash head-on.
On his right leg, visible red lightning intertwined with black light, power from both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki instantly condensed in his leg.
He lifted his leg, carrying a world-shattering force, and kicked straight toward Bullet's iron fist.
BOOM!
It sounded like thunder striking dry land, or a meteor crashing, fist and leg collided fiercely in midair. The terrifying aftershock from the impact radiated downward in concentric circles like a tangible shockwave.
The ground, unable to withstand the collision, collapsed instantly. A massive crater, tens of meters in diameter, quickly formed with the impact point at its center. Dust and rubble were lifted by the shockwave, forming an expanding circular storm.
And in this direct clash of strength, Bullet, the one who attacked first, gained no advantage at all.
Rosse's kick, combining two advanced Hakis, held power far beyond Bullet's imagination.
He felt an irresistible force surge from Rosse's leg. His entire body lost balance instantly.
"Gah!", Bullet let out a muffled groan as his entire figure was blasted away like a cannonball, skimming along the ground at high speed.
The solid Red Line terrain behind him was plowed into a terrifying trench, nearly a hundred meters long and unfathomably deep, kicking up a sky full of dust.
"No wonder it's Conqueror's Haki infusion, packs a punch!", Even as he skidded across the ground, Bullet laughed wildly, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Since he could remember, he'd lived for killing and fighting, a pure battle machine.
The meaning of life was to grow stronger, fight stronger foes, and KILL THEM ALL.
"Is that all you've got? I don't have time to play around," Rosse's voice suddenly came from behind.
Bullet's pupils contracted sharply.
'Impossible!'
He was still in the middle of high-speed movement, how could Rosse suddenly appear behind him?
That thought hadn't even fully formed before Bullet's mind could react. Instead, his back was overtaken by a chilling sensation.
It was the instinctive response to being locked on by mortal danger.
Almost reflexively, Bullet forced all of his Armament Haki to surge toward his back, trying to form the strongest defense.
"Too slow," Rosse's cold voice rang out again, followed by the dull sound of metal piercing flesh.
SHHKKK!
The Sea God Trident appeared like a ghost. Its tip, impossibly sharp, pierced directly through Bullet's hastily assembled Armament Haki defense and stabbed mercilessly into his body.
The trident entered from his lower back with a chilling tearing sensation and emerged from his abdomen. Blood sprayed out instantly, dyeing the trident and the surrounding dust red.
Bullet's body jolted violently. His crazed grin froze, replaced by stunned disbelief.
"WAAAGH!"
Bullet vomited a mouthful of blood, but years of combat instinct still drove him to react.
Having an enemy's weapon lodged in your body was never a good thing.
He completely ignored the pain, activating his Devil Fruit power to surge toward the trident, while twisting his body forward, trying to pull the weapon out.
"Futile," Rosse let out a soft laugh. Before Bullet could do anything, the seawater he had already prepared burst forth from the trident, invading Bullet's body in an instant.
"Damn it! Seastone? YOU DESPICABLE BASTARD!", Bullet, feeling weakness engulf his body, had a hint of grievance on his face.
He never imagined that in battles of this level, the enemy would still use something as underhanded as Seastone.
"There's such a thing as dishonor on the battlefield? Besides, this isn't Seastone, my power is far better. Pathetic!", Rosse chuckled lightly.
In terms of speed, strength, physique, skill, and Devil Fruit power, Bullet was inferior in every aspect.
Still, with Bullet's monstrous stamina, even after the previous brutal fights, it would still take Rosse several hours to defeat him.
That wasn't a long time, but it was time Rosse didn't have to spare.
His greatest strength wasn't just his raw power, but his ability to control seawater with his fruit.
Any power that faced him, defeat was just a matter of time.
"It's over, Douglas Bullet," Rosse coldly called out Bullet's name. As he pulled out the Sea God Trident, seawater wrapped around his body.
A powerhouse like Bullet could resist ordinary seawater, but this was purified seawater Rosse had specially prepared. And it burst from within Bullet's body.
Due to his Devil Fruit's weakness, Bullet at this moment had almost no strength left to resist.
"Heh... you disgraceful powerhouse... tell me... your name," Even as he fell into this state, Bullet's face still held beast-like madness.
His body still struggled, but in front of Rosse's controlled seawater, it was completely futile.
"Saint Jaygarcia Rosse," Rosse spoke calmly. The Sea God Trident swung again, this time infused with both Conqueror's and Armament Haki, as it pierced deep into Bullet's back, running through his heart and emerging from his chest.
Granting a dying man closure was something Rosse always gladly did.
Carry his name into the underworld, and become nutrients for Rosse's path to the throne.
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[S-rank kill complete]
[Power +5,000,000]
[Special reward: Fusion-Fusion Fruit, Armament Haki (S-rank)]
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