Bullet had inexplicably grown accustomed to Jerry's constant verbal jabs. He snorted coldly and roared with renewed determination:
"Let me show you what true power looks like!"
As his words echoed across the battlefield, the familiar energy ripples of his Clank-Clank Fruit activation began spreading rapidly outward from his position.
However, this time the ability that Bullet unleashed covered the entire island!
This was precisely the demonstration of his Devil Fruit's awakened state—not only could he easily affect surrounding objects, but his range of influence had become absolutely staggering.
Under the overwhelming power of Bullet's awakened ability, the entire island began trembling violently.
Fortunately, most of the Marine warships had already sailed into open waters while transporting evacuated civilians to safety.
But the remaining vessels, fishing boats, and even the houses belonging to island residents that had stayed near the shoreline were all pulverized under the influence of Bullet's power, their debris being drawn inexorably toward his massive mechanical form.
Deuce and the others stared in complete amazement at the shocking spectacle unfolding before them, secretly thanking their good fortune that the Black Star pirates' ship had remained safely submerged beneath the ocean's surface thanks to Jerry's incredible manipulation abilities.
Separated by the protective barrier of seawater, they would likely remain unaffected by Bullet's fusion powers—otherwise they'd be crying tears of regret right about now.
This absolutely astonishing scene naturally shocked countless viewers who were watching the live broadcast from around the world.
Thanks to Kotatsu's increasingly sophisticated camera work and angle selection, people could follow his aerial perspective through the live feed and clearly observe the tremendous changes taking place on the island from every conceivable viewpoint.
"My God, this thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger," Jerry mused with obvious fascination as he stared at the colossal monstrosity rising before him. "If this fruit gets developed any further, will he be able to fuse with the entire planet and become some kind of world-eating monster?"
Within moments, the once-bustling streets, peaceful houses, and dense forests had all become incorporated into the giant's massive body structure, disappearing without a trace into the mechanical amalgamation.
The entire island was left completely barren, covered only with yellow earth and filled with absolute devastation, as if it had endured the apocalyptic baptism of doomsday itself.
"ROOOAAARRR!" The giant, now hundreds of meters tall, let loose a thunderous roar toward the heavens. His voice shook the very sky and echoed through every corner of what remained of the island.
"DIE!" The giant's enormous palm descended like a dark storm cloud blotting out the sun, pressing toward Jerry with merciless intent.
What made the attack truly terrifying was that the giant's arms and entire body were wrapped with Bullet's distinctive, demonic Haki aura, making even the surrounding air seem to tremble under the overwhelming pressure.
"Are you serious? What's with that insane amount of Haki?" Cavendish couldn't help but exclaim aloud at what he was witnessing. "Isn't that just way too powerful?"
Having just fought Bullet directly in hand-to-hand combat, Cavendish was intimately familiar with the strength and density of his opponent's Haki. But seeing this current display, he realized that the total reserves of Haki that Bullet possessed were simply beyond normal comprehension.
At this very moment, in front of live broadcast screens far beyond the island, powerful fighters from every faction couldn't help but watch the battle with increasingly serious expressions etched on their faces.
They understood perfectly well that both combatants engaged in this fierce confrontation were no ordinary individuals. Regardless of who emerged victorious, the situation across the seas would be affected to varying degrees by the outcome.
Bullet's unhinged declarations had made countless people tremble with genuine fear about what his victory might mean for the world.
Faced with this unstoppable giant hand descending upon him, Jerry chose not to meet the attack head-on with brute force.
The corners of his mouth curved upward slightly, and his body twisted and dissipated on the spot, seemingly transforming into nothing more than a wisp of smoke carried away by the wind.
The massive palm crashed into the ground with earth-shaking force, the thunderous impact spreading outward in all directions. No matter where someone might be positioned on the island, they could feel the tremendous vibrations.
Jerry reappeared silently behind the towering giant, speaking with characteristic calm amusement, "Listen here, big guy—don't think that being large and thick is automatically enough to win. If you're not hard enough where it counts, you're nothing but a giant target. Haven't you heard that bigger bodies just have bigger weak points?"
Just as Bullet attempted to control his giant form to turn around and launch another attack, Jerry suddenly burst forth with absolutely astonishing speed, moving like a bolt of lightning streaking across the sky.
As Bullet continued his assault using the massive mechanical body, Jerry consistently managed to predict and dodge with fluid grace, perfectly demonstrating just how annoying a persistent opponent could be when they refused to stay still.
When Jerry noticed that Bullet was expending enormous amounts of his Haki reserves to coat the giant's entire surface with terrifying Armament Haki, his eyes lit up with tactical opportunity.
"Shooting Star Strike!" Jerry seized the perfect moment and delivered a devastating kick directly to the giant's theoretical knee joint, causing countless fragments of debris to explode outward from the impact point.
Seeing his opponent's enormous palm coming at him like a falling mountain, Jerry had already transformed into a phantom and vanished without a trace.
Immediately afterward, he reappeared at incredible speed with supernatural movement patterns that defied easy tracking.
"Lunar Strike!" He threw a fierce blow enhanced with terrifying Conqueror's Haki, and in the next instant, he kicked directly at the elbow joint of the arm that had just attempted to crush him.
This kick carried such explosive power that it penetrated completely through the target area. A shower of mechanical debris scattered through the air as the giant's entire forearm separated and fell heavily to the ground with a thunderous crash.
"ROAAARRR!" The mechanical giant spun around in fury and reflexively swung out with his remaining arm, desperately trying to catch Jerry and crush him.
But this desperate attempt proved completely futile. Jerry had been moving at speeds so incredible that they were nearly impossible to track with the naked eye. Every punch and kick he delivered could cause devastating damage to the giant's structure, rapidly reducing the imposing form to a battered, increasingly fragile shell.
Countless viewers watched in absolute amazement at this battle where the size disparity between opponents was utterly extreme, yet the outcome was completely contrary to what anyone might expect.
"Bang! Crash! BOOM!"
Across the giant's mountain-like body, a tiny figure darted around like an impossibly fast mouse, with explosion sounds echoing one after another from successful strikes.
Jerry's attacks were always precisely aimed at critical structural joints, making Bullet's counterattacks progressively weaker as time passed and damage accumulated.
Although Bullet's Armament Haki remained extraordinarily powerful, his defensive capabilities proved insufficient against the cumulative punishment from Jerry's combination of advanced Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki coating, and devastating water-enhanced internal damage techniques.
After all, without the ability to dodge incoming attacks or dissipate their force through movement, even the strongest static defense would eventually crumble under Jerry's penetrating strikes that could bypass outer armor and explode directly within structural weak points.
Bullet's fusion ability operated very differently from Pica's Stone-Stone Fruit powers—the objects he could absorb and merge with weren't limited to simple rock formations.
Correspondingly, the higher the baseline complexity of his fused materials and the greater number of objects incorporated, the more energy and Haki the maintenance would naturally consume.
When Bullet finally realized that sheer size alone was no longer sufficient to provide him with any meaningful advantage against Jerry's surgical precision, he became unwilling to continue expending enormous resources attempting to repair the giant's damaged body to its original condition.
When the mechanical construct's form had been severely damaged with nearly half of its mass destroyed or rendered inoperable, Bullet roared in desperate fury: "All of you can go straight to hell!"
Before he'd even finished his declaration, he swung the giant's only remaining functional arm and decisively released that entire section from its fusion state. The massive limb separated from the main body, and Bullet intended to hurl it like a colossal weapon directly at the observing crew members such as Deuce and the others.
However, his vindictive move had already been anticipated and seen through by Jerry well in advance.
"What kind of pathetic dream world are you living in?!" Jerry's voice rang out with cold determination. "Let's put an end to this worthless giant once and for all!"
"Water God: Leviathan's Judgment!"
Jerry clenched both fists tightly, and a tremendously powerful aura began emanating from his entire form. Before he had even thrown his attack, the surrounding storm clouds had already begun changing color dramatically, and fierce winds howled with absolutely astonishing momentum that seemed to shake the very foundations of reality itself.
The time for half-measures and testing each other's limits had finally come to an end.