"You think too much! When did we Marines ever say we would share the Eternal Pointer with you!" Weasel said calmly.
"You need to remember! You are Pirates! We are Marines! We are naturally opposites!" Dobberman added.
"So, are you planning to stop me?" Katakuri regained his cold, indifferent tone.
"Humph! The Eternal Pointer holds immense significance. We Marines will never allow another Pirate King! You can either stand here and await the battle's outcome obediently, or—"
"No! We don't mind bringing you back to Impel Down! I aim to capture the second-in-command of the Big Mom Pirates. Marshal Sengoku will be pleased!" The hawkish ghost spider spat his words, tough and unwavering.
Katakuri's eyes froze. As Big Mom's second-in-command, he had rarely been addressed this way. Did they truly see him as just another pirate?
"Unbelievable! How dare you speak to Katakuri like that! You want to fight? Very well! We'll join you!" Cracker charged forward with a few injured Big Mom Pirates trailing behind.
"Why are you here?"
"When the giant vanished, we assumed the battle had ended! So we brought reinforcements. Who would have expected you to be still fighting the moment we arrived!" Owen said, pale-faced.
"Yoyo! Kizaru! Looks like you Marines aren't in control here!" Marco floated above, observing the chaos.
"Well, let's take a closer look," Kizaru said calmly.
With the reinforcements of Owen and the others, Weasel and his companions no longer appeared confident. Their faces hardened, mirroring Katakuri's serious demeanor.
Dong dong dong!
The ground trembled, and Cracker's biscuit soldiers emerged, encircling Weasel and the Marines.
Cracker stepped forward, long sword in hand, smiling beside Katakuri.
"What, are you going to fight?" Weasel asked solemnly.
"Didn't you want war?" Cracker replied with a grin.
This movement did not halt the battle raging in the distance; it only intensified.
Momousagi and Chaton, both backup Admirals, ranked among the most formidable Vice Admirals. Momousagi swung her Jinpira sword, unleashing a crescent of sword energy that streaked toward Bullet. Cigarette dangling at her mouth, she slammed both hands together, sending jagged spikes of earth shooting upward, spinning violently. With Armament Haki, her attacks were far more than simple arithmetic—they combined, amplified, and exploded with deadly force.
Having trained together in the Marine Academy, Momousagi and Chaton's cooperation was instinctive, seamless.
Bullet was a storm incarnate. Possessed by raw power, his fists swung rapidly, energy rippling like the destruction of sky and earth emanating from him.
Boom! Boom!
Circles of invisible force rippled from Bullet like waves rolling outward.
Bang bang bang!
Sword slashes, earth spikes, and other attacks converged, exploding before reaching Bullet himself.
Bullet grimaced. "Does the Logia fruit grant powers? Slightly troublesome. Let's deal with that girl first!"
Boom!
The ground trembled as Bullet shifted, vanishing like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus.
"Oh, fight Momousagi, gee!" Tea Dolphin muttered, eyes narrowing.
Yet Momousagi showed no fear. Holding Jinpira, she met Bullet head-on. Metal clashed instantly—dangdang!—the sound relentless. Sword light flashed in vibrant arcs, rainbow-like. Bullet's fists slammed down with meteorite weight, each collision erupting the ground like a volcano, leaving a web of marks and scars around them.
Momousagi, being a woman, was naturally less physically strong than Bullet. Though she resisted with Jinpira, the shock of his immense strength pushed her back with each collision, her sleeves tingling from the strain.
Bullet, for his part, bore tiny scars across his body. Without Ultimate Armament Haki, Momousagi's sword energy could have cut him in half.
"I didn't expect this! Your sword energy surpasses even Cracker's at a distance. Among women, your skill is unrivaled!" Bullet said, seriously.
"Thank you for the compliment," Momousagi replied, gripping Jinpira with trembling hands.
"However, you should be approaching your limits! Your body shouldn't endure battles of such intensity!" Bullet warned, grinning grimly.
"Yeah, it's nearly unbearable," Momousagi admitted, a twitch at her mouth. "But don't forget—I'm not alone!"
As her words fell, Tea Dolphin leapt into the air, fists dancing as he charged toward Bullet. Mud from the ground rose, forming enormous mud arms, tearing the air with relentless force, like falling meteors.
"Humph!" Bullet snorted, blood surging as he lifted his fist to meet the assault.
Boom!
The ground shattered, dust and debris whipping around like a hurricane. Darkness enveloped the battlefield briefly.
Keng!
Sword chants rang out as a shadowy figure appeared, white light flashing, sword energy cutting through the void. Bullet readied another strike.
Pressure burst from above. Tea Dolphin gathered his fist, a pillar of force descending. Bullet's outstretched hand blocked it, a clash of titanic power.
Puff!
Jinpira sank deep into Bullet's chest, blood dripping from the blade's tip, staining the ground crimson. Tea Dolphin, brimming with energy, erupted further, forcing Bullet downward with sheer strength.
Puff!
Blood sprayed as Momousagi pulled Jinpira free, vanishing with a swift movement. Bullet's body shuddered, giving Tea Dolphin the opportunity to strike again. Two giant arms smashed the ground, leaving deep craters.
Inside a crater, Bullet clutched his chest, growling, "Damn it!"
Hum!
A dazzling slash cut through the void. Just as Bullet tried to evade, the ground erupted, and two earth snakes coiled around his legs like binding ropes. Sparks flew, blood spattering as the sharp blade tore into his abdomen. The sword marks stretched across his torso—without Armament Haki, he would have been sliced in two.
The attacks overwhelmed him. Bullet's face turned pale, his formidable body weakened. His devil form quietly faded, leaving him as an ordinary man.
From above, Kizaru let out a lazy sigh. "It's over."
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