The sea breeze, laden with the scent of gunpowder, swept across the scorched earth, and the clouds above Lulutak Island were torn apart by the clash of Haki, revealing a pale sky.
Gern's figure retreated like a ghost, black blade eight desolations drawing a pale vacuum rift in the air that split Bullet's pursuing punch in two.
"I'm not your opponent!" Gern's lips curved into a slight smile as his gaze swept to both sides.
He raised the Eight Desolations blade, pointing it directly at Bullet, "It's your turn!"
"Understood!" Two figures instantly erupted from the Marine warship deck!
Libo's legs pushed off the deck, her figure shooting out like an arrow, two carrot daggers gleaming with a cold green light in the sunlight.
The Mink Tribe's unique explosive power turned her advance almost into an afterimage.
The daggers crisscrossed, their blades cutting through the air with an ear-piercing shriek.
Bullet sneered, his thick arm wrapped in dark Armament Haki, blocking in front of him like an iron wall.
"Clang!" The dagger collided with flesh, actually sparking with dazzling fire.
"Such strong Armament Haki!" Libo's pupils constricted, her tiger's mouth numb from the recoil.
But she did not retreat; instead, she used the momentum to spin, sweeping a whip kick towards Bullet's waist and abdomen.
"Too slow!" Bullet roared, his left fist exploding like a cannonball, aiming directly for Libo's face.
In the nick of time, a golden light flashed!
"Golden Shackles!"
Tesoro slammed his right arm onto the ground, and instantly, several chains extended from beneath Bullet's feet, wrapping around his wrists, forcibly pulling his punch off target.
"Bang!" The punch grazed Libo's ear, pulverizing a rock behind her.
"Thanks!" Libo rolled to the ground, quickly adjusted her stance, and gripped her daggers tighter.
Her breathing was slightly ragged, but her eyes remained sharp.
"Tsk." Bullet glanced at the golden chains on his wrists and sneered, "Just toys."
His muscles suddenly bulged, and Armament Haki surged like a tide, the golden chains cracking with a "crunch" and scattering fragments.
Tesoro grunted, the golden fragments once again liquefying and merging into the ground.
"It's not over yet!" He then crouched down, grinning, "After all, I'm not the main attacker!"
As he finished speaking, the sea breeze, carrying the scent of gunpowder, swept past Libo's furry ears, which were standing behind Tesoro.
She lowered her body, her leg muscles coiling like springs.
"Rabbit Kick: Moon Arc!" Libo's hind legs pushed off forcefully, her toes creating spiderweb cracks on the scorched earth, and her entire body shot out diagonally like an arrow from a bowstring.
Her advance trajectory was not a straight line, but rather three intersecting white shadows arcing through the air.
This was a variation of Moonwalk unique to the Rabbit Mink Tribe, utilizing their innate speed to create illusions with secondary pushes in the air.
By the time Bullet's fist pierced through an afterimage, she had already flashed to his blind spot.
"Carrot: Thorn Rain!" The two daggers transformed into green streams of light, instantly thrusting out dozens of cold gleams.
Every stab precisely targeted the weak points of Bullet's Armament Haki coverage:
joint seams, tendon connection points.
The sparks generated by the friction of the daggers against the Haki were like fireworks exploding in a downpour.
"Annoying flea!" Bullet roared, swinging his left arm horizontally, but Libo had already anticipated this strike.
The moment the giant arm attacked, she curled into a ball, her Mink Tribe's flexible waist allowing her to complete an aerial spin like a real rabbit.
Bullet's fist grazed her back, the strong wind tearing her Marine uniform, but Libo instead used the wind pressure to accelerate her descent.
"Rabbit Kick: Meteor Fall!" Her knees, wrapped in Armament Haki, slammed into Bullet's collarbone like a meteor.
With a muffled thud, the three-meter-tall giant was actually forced to one knee, the ground collapsing with a rumble.
Libo used the recoil to backflip to the ground, her daggers crossed in front of her chest, her rapidly heaving chest making the blood-stained bandages appear even redder.
"Interesting." Bullet spat out a mouthful of blood, "Your rabbit martial arts are quite good..." He suddenly erupted, his right fist creating a sonic boom.
Libo's pupils suddenly constricted, her rabbit ears standing straight up due to the sense of danger.
In the nick of time, she activated the Mink Tribe's innate Electro, and sparks erupted from her fur, instantly increasing her speed by thirty percent.
Bullet's fist only tore through an electrostatic afterimage; the real Libo had already flashed behind him, her dagger thrusting directly at his back.
"Did I get him?!"
"Clang!" Bullet's back suddenly bulged with muscle, Armament Haki covering his spine like black iron.
The tip of the dagger could not advance further than an inch from his skin, and the recoil caused Libo's tiger's mouth to crack.
"His combat intuition is so strong, how does Gern manage to fight a monster like this...?" Libo gritted her teeth and retreated, only to find her ankle about to be grabbed by Bullet.
"Got you, rabbit." Bullet smiled.
But, suddenly the ground bulged, and countless golden spikes erupted from the scorched earth, piercing towards Bullet's lower body like thorns.
Seeing this, Bullet had no choice but to abandon his grab, raising his foot and stomping down, cracking the ground, the shockwave shattering all the golden spikes.
But this momentary delay was enough for Libo to close in again!
Libo's figure suddenly split, two afterimages simultaneously attacking Bullet's left and right sides.
The cold gleam of the daggers streaked like meteors, aiming directly for his throat and heart.
Bullet's eyes sharpened, and he crossed his arms to block, his Armament Haki hardened to the extreme.
"Clang! Clang!" Sparks flew, the dagger slashes were forcefully deflected, but Libo's offensive did not stop.
She used the force to leap into the air, her legs scissoring towards Bullet's neck!
"Petty tricks!" Bullet roared, his Haoshoku exploding, the shockwave sending Libo flying.
"Golden Cannon!" Tesoro seized the opportunity, his right arm instantly turning golden as he slammed it into Bullet's temple from the side.
Bullet didn't even turn his head, meeting it with a backhand punch.
"Bang!" Their fists collided, the golden giant fist instantly deforming, Tesoro's arm going numb from the shock.
The air was compressed into visible ripples; this single blow was enough to shatter a Marine warship's armor.
The moment the two immense forces collided, a sharp glint flashed in Tesoro's eyes.
His fist suddenly liquefied, encasing Bullet's arm like a viscous golden swamp.
At the same time, the ground within a hundred-meter radius suddenly rippled with gold; he had secretly infiltrated golden powder into the soil during the battle!
"Sink!" The ground instantly turned into a golden swamp, and Bullet's legs immediately sank to his knees.
But Bullet merely snorted coldly, his muscles bulging all over, intending to break free with brute force.
But Tesoro wouldn't give him the chance!
"Gallows!" Dozens of sharp golden spears suddenly rose from the golden swamp, piercing towards Bullet from all directions like the fangs of a giant beast.
"Hmph!" Bullet roared, his Haoshoku erupting, shattering half of the golden spears.
"Not finished yet!" Tesoro gritted his teeth, the gold liquefying and reforming.
"God-Binding Chains!" Countless golden chains erupted from his body, coiling around Bullet's entire body like giant pythons.
Each chain was constantly tightening, emitting a grating metallic friction sound.
"Now!" The sudden tightening of the golden chains delayed Bullet's movements by 0.5 seconds.
On the other side, Libo took a deep breath, then burst forward with all her might, transforming into a spiraling, white meteor.
"Moon Rabbit..." Her static-charged feet slammed into Bullet's chest, "Earthquake Star!"
"Bang!" In an instant, Bullet's massive body was repelled for the first time, plowing a hundred-meter-long gully in the scorched earth.
"It worked..." Libo knelt on one knee, gasping for breath, only to see the figure in the smoke slowly stand up.
"Good teamwork." Bullet tore at his tattered upper garment, revealing his demon-like back muscles.
"Too bad, playtime's over!" Before his words even finished, the air suddenly twisted.
Bullet's figure had vanished from his original position.
"Bang!" Tesoro didn't even have time to turn around, only feeling a mountain-crushing force slam into his side.
His quickly condensed golden armor shattered on contact, and his ribs emitted a grinding cracking sound.
His vision spun, and he was thrown hundreds of meters like a stone launched from a catapult, slamming heavily into the wreckage of a warship.
In an instant, amidst the ear-splitting sound of twisting steel, smoke billowed into the sky.
"Tesoro!" Libo's rabbit ears suddenly stood up, her pupils constricting to pinpricks.
She instinctively wanted to rush to his aid, but suddenly felt a chilling sensation.
Bullet's breath was on the back of her neck.
"Where are you looking, little rabbit?"
"When did he..." Libo's fur bristled, static electricity just beginning to spark.
A large hand covered in dark Armament Haki was already like an iron clamp, ready to seize her throat!
"Is this all you've got? It seems the Marine's new generation is nothing special."
"Is that so?" A cold voice came from behind him, "I also think it should end now."
Bullet's pupils suddenly constricted, his Observation Haki wildly warning him, but before he could even turn around...
A whip kick, wrapped in pale shockwaves, had already slammed into his waist!
"Black Shock: Bone Fracture!"
"Boom!" Bullet's body flew horizontally like a cannonball, crashing through three ruins consecutively before finally stopping.
He knelt on one knee, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, a tearing pain coming from the muscles in his waist.
"You two fought well just now, so..." Gern slowly retracted his leg, black blade eight desolations pointed diagonally at the ground, the pale cracks on its blade faintly shimmering.
"Now, the training session is over."