Chapter 220: Crocodile VS Douglas Barrett!
Two days later.
Hinamoto now seemed to be in the peak of summer. Even though it was already past two in the afternoon, the wind felt like a Heatwave hitting one's face.
It was under such scorching temperatures that a large Army in black, riding Heavy Motorcycles, arrived on the plains of Ojika County. The roaring noise startled the Animals within several hundred meters, sending them scattering.
They were in groups but orderly, with the distance between Vehicles kept almost consistent. Enduring the exposure to the Scorching Sun, they carved trail after trail on the Ground.
Counting roughly, the number of people seemed to be around a thousand.
"Crocodile!!!"
Suddenly, a Loud Noise rolled in from the front. Its sound was so immense it even drowned out the engine noise of the nearly thousand Heavy Motorcycles.
Soon, some people at the front of the convoy discovered a figure standing about two hundred meters away, an extremely familiar figure.
Douglas Barrett, Army Lieutenant General, their Instructor!
"This guy..."
Crocodile narrowed his eyes and stopped his Motorcycle.
Having gotten somewhat used to Mima Amatori, two and a half meters in Height, standing beside him these past few days, Crocodile looked at Bullet's seemingly over four-meter massive Body Size, his Pupils shrinking in disbelief.
Could it be that in the World called Planet Sea, Giants like this are everywhere?
"Besides Crocodile, the rest of the Army, get your asses back to Base!"
Following Bullet's command, the nearly thousand Army Soldiers behind Crocodile exchanged glances. A moment later, they all controlled their throttles and quickly sped past on both sides.
Although they could also feel the chill emanating from Crocodile, these people were still more in Fear of Bullet, who had been Training them for a while.
As for the choice of these Army Soldiers, Crocodile completely ignored it, simply staring expressionlessly at Bullet two hundred meters away.
"Aren't you leaving?"
At this moment, he spoke, addressing Mima Amatori, who was still standing there. The latter smiled slightly on his handsome face.
"This is my first time here. I don't know the way, so I'll go back with you."
"Haha... haha..."
Crocodile was amused by him. He then took out a Cigar from his pocket, lit it, and casually handed it to Mima Amatori. "Then take this and stand far away. Smoke it while you watch. Consider it gaining experience."
"Alright."
The latter naturally took the Cigar. Although he didn't smoke and had never seen such a thing before meeting Crocodile.
The next moment.
The instant Mima Amatori took the Cigar in his hand, Crocodile on the Heavy Motorcycle quickly transformed into an earth-yellow Sandstorm, directly facing Douglas Barrett who was charging over from the opposite side.
[Boom!!]
Two high-Speed Afterimages, one yellow and one blue, swept across a hundred meters in the blink of an eye and collided violently.
"Crescent Dune!"
"Great Cannon!"
The right arm, transformed by Sand Blade Transformation, tore through the Air and heavily struck the black fist whose surface was glowing with a layer of Blue Light.
Instantly.
The two figures trembled. Energy/Force surged wildly, turning into layers of visible ripples spreading in all directions.
The moment these ripples touched the Ground, the entire Ground first shook violently, followed by dense cracks continuously appearing. Finally, after a Loud Noise, it completely cracked, faulted, and caved in.
"Stupid Crocodile!"
"I told you to take your men and attack Kongokaku head-on, didn't I?" Bullet said with a ferocious smile, full of anger, while grappling with him.
"So?"
Crocodile sneered, "You are a Vice Admiral, I am also a Vice Admiral. Can you still order me around?"
"Then let's see today if I can order you!!"
Bullet roared. Veins instantly bulged on his right arm, Muscles knotted up, and he began pouring more Strength into his fist.
"Huh?"
Crocodile's expression changed because he felt the fierce Force coming from his 'arm'.
[Bang----]
The next second, he was sent flying by a punch, soaring towards the High Altitude like a Cannonball. Meanwhile, Bullet showed no intention of stopping.
Exerting Force with his feet, he stomped and shattered the already cracked Ground, erupting with a wild and ruthless dark blue Aura. In an instant, he pushed through layers of air current explosions and chased after him.
[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]
Mima Amatori in the distance witnessed the most astonishing and jaw-dropping scene of his life.
In the High Altitude, Sir Crocodile and Douglas Barrett, both wearing black Coats of Justice, turned into streaks of Afterimages chasing each other across the Sky, engaging in fierce combat like flashes of Lightning and sparks.
Every collision between the two produced deafening explosions like metallic vibrations.
Clusters of white mist exploded within sight, like flowers decorating the yellow sand and blue mist.
If he weren't a Kabaneri, whose Body had undergone a certain degree of Enhancement, he wouldn't even be qualified to see the Afterimages of both sides.
"Sandstorm!"
Crocodile's angry roar echoed through the Sky, which had already become a Battlefield.
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh----]
Suddenly, the Sky darkened. A swirling Sandstorm that grew with the Wind appeared out of nowhere, pushing towards Bullet's location like a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning force.
"Playing with Sand is worth shouting about?"
Douglas Barrett let out a sharp whistle. A Deep Blue Force Wave erupted from within him; this was his Conqueror's Haki.
He stretched his pitch-black arms forward, then opened his Palms and grabbed forcefully. Vast Energy/Force surged out from his hands like mad.
Accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, the wild Sand, which had expanded to seem like it connected the Sky and Ground, was actually torn apart by him using Haki and Palm Force!
"Desert Treasure Blade--"
At this instant, Crocodile seemed to have been prepared. Taking advantage of the moment Bullet's Energy/Force was depleted, he directly unleashed his most powerful single-target Move/Technique towards the latter's face.
Transforming his arm again using Sand Blade Transformation, like an extremely sharp slash, Coated with streaks of Purple Lightning, he cleaved forward in a straight line.
"Combine."
He just forgot that Bullet was also a Devil Fruit User.
[Rumble rumble rumble]
The heavily cracked Ground, under the influence of an invisible Supernatural Fluctuation, began rapidly gathering towards Bullet's side. Their formation Speed was very fast.
Just in time, a second before the 'Desert Treasure Blade' arrived, it transformed into a Rock Giant nearly twenty meters tall, covered in a layer of Armament Haki, its surface black with hints of blue.
[DUANG——————]
The enormous Sand Blade descended from the Sky, slashing fiercely into the Rock Giant's chest like raging waves. A large amount of Purple Lightning scattered from the point of impact.
[Crack!]
Bullet, who was inside the 'Giant' controlling it, instantly noticed that the Haki on the Body Surface had been breached by ten centimeters. This made him frown, and his Gaze became solemn.
"What's with this Move/Technique? Why does the attack of a Sand-Sand Fruit User have Lightning?"
But he immediately discovered that the 'Desert Treasure Blade' that had cut into the 'chest' had run out of Force. This made Bullet's face show a cruel, ferocious smile.
"So it was only Strong for an instant!"
The next second, Bullet controlled the combined Rock Giant, swinging its massive pitch-black Palm to fiercely strike both sides of the Sand Blade. With a sudden boom, he instantly crushed it into a mess of Sand on the spot.
"This..."
Crocodile in mid-air was dumbfounded.
[Whoosh----]
Douglas Barrett quickly detached from the Rock Giant, leaving the sound of the Sonic Boom behind him with Lightning-like Speed, and appeared above the former's head in the blink of an eye.
"In the end, your Haki is still weak!"
[Boom!!]
Under a Loud Noise, Crocodile was sent flying downwards under Mima Amatori's shocked Gaze, shattering the entire Ground in that Zone. A large amount of Smoke and Dust rolled up like an enraged Dragon.
The author's note is like this: When I'm not busy, I can update many chapters, but when I'm busy, I only have time to write at night. I can only guarantee three updates, but a stable time really cannot be guaranteed. The key is... I've used up my Saved Drafts.
(End of Chapter)