"A Float-Float Fruit user, and an Op-Op Fruit user..."
Nami's little display not only intimidated the entire Infinite Hell but also intimidated Crocodile, who was beside her.
Looking at Nami and Aphelandra before him, Crocodile's face was slightly ugly as he once again sighed, "That brat is really lucky!"
In his three years in prison, Crocodile had not stopped paying attention to Karl.
On the contrary, he paid very close attention to this brat who had destroyed his Pluton plan and sent him to the Infinite Hell.
But due to his proud personality, Crocodile had been in his cell all this time. Only when Jinbe, who was once on the same level as him, and Ace, who had just been escorted to Marineford a few hours ago, were imprisoned, were they worthy of Crocodile's attention.
Therefore...
Crocodile had only learned of Karl's legendary experiences of the past three years in the past fifteen days.
He also knew that the other party had probably gone easy on him when they had fought.
This damn brat was also an ability user.
He was known as the user of the strongest Logia, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Besides his own Rumble-Rumble Fruit, by this brat's side, there was actually a user of the Op-Op Fruit, which Mary Geoise had put a 5 billion Berry bounty on, and a user of the Float-Float Fruit, which was no less powerful than Whitebeard's, Golden Lion's.
Such luck, and a monster physique favored by the world...
No wonder this brat had become one of the highest peaks in the world in just one short year.
This was a child of the world!
At this point, that little bit of a scheme in Crocodile's mind immediately disappeared.
Forget it, let's just get my heart back by working for him.
Although I kind of hate that brat's politeness, but if he's so polite, he probably wouldn't lie to a senior like me, right?!
Clearly, Crocodile had chickened out.
The presences of Karl and Marguerite did not disappear for long.
In less than ten minutes, Karl walked out from the different dimension.
The place he came out of was not Byrnndi World's cell, but another one.
Crack!
Under Catarina Devon's wide-open mouth and exaggerated expression, Karl crushed the chains that bound her and pulled her into the different dimension of the Door-Door Fruit.
In less than another ten minutes, Karl and Marguerite once again walked out from the air door.
However, behind them, there was no Byrnndi World or Catarina Devon.
Seeing this, many people showed confusion, while many others were lost in thought.
"...That guy, he's actually not dead?!"
While Karl was searching his memory for who in the Infinite Hell of the original story had a powerful and rare Devil Fruit.
A voice with a trace of apprehension and surprise, Crocodile's, suddenly came from his ear.
His Observation Haki, which was like a god's perspective, immediately followed Crocodile's gaze and found the person who made him apprehensive.
As if he had discovered something, the corners of Karl's mouth couldn't help but lift slightly.
And so, Karl took Marguerite and walked over.
Standing outside a cell, Karl looked at the tall figure who, even with his hands and feet shackled, still exuded an extremely terrifying aura, and slowly said the person's name, "The 'Demon Heir,' Douglas Bullet!"
That's right, the person in the cell was a former member of the Roger Pirates, a super-powerhouse who had made the Marines launch a Buster Call.
Only those whose strength was at the pinnacle were qualified to be called super-powerhouses.
Clearly, Douglas Bullet was one of them.
Even in the Infinite Hell, he was one of the strongest prisoners.
"...Sand Crocodile, you've gotten weaker."
As if in response to Crocodile, the tall figure hidden in the darkness slowly walked out.
A body several meters tall, with a strong build, even the extra-large prison uniform could not hide his powerful muscles.
He had long golden hair, was in his golden age of 43, and because he had been training in his cell all year round, both his life aura and his will were on a different level from the other major criminals.
Just by standing in front of him, Nami and Aphelandra felt a sense of suffocation.
It was for this reason that Aphelandra had not cut open his cell and taken his heart like she had with the other major criminals.
Because her Observation Haki had told her.
Even with Seastone shackles on, he was an existence that could not be subdued.
A super-powerhouse... just a single glance could make a person with a bounty over 100 million, or a person who had been through countless battles, tremble all over, and even lose the ability to fight.
"Bullet..."
Crocodile, who had been mocked, was not angry, but looked at Bullet in surprise.
Because he could feel that Bullet's current aura far surpassed his.
The monster of the past was now even more of a monster.
He had been imprisoned here and not executed, and his strength had not weakened, but had instead grown stronger.
At this moment, Crocodile couldn't help but feel disgusted with his past self.
After losing to Whitebeard and fleeing that strongest of seas, how much time had he wasted?
A junior had surpassed him, and a contemporary had also surpassed him.
After mocking Crocodile, Bullet no longer paid any attention to this former rival.
Through the iron bars of the cell, Bullet, with his height advantage, looked down at Karl, who didn't mind being ignored, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face, "Brat, you're strong!"
"Likewise..."
Karl also returned the praise, "I didn't expect such a ferocious beast to be locked up in this place, and to have not been tamed to this day."
"You can have my heart, but..."
Bullet wasted no words and said, "After I leave here, I want to fight you!"
"No problem. I also look forward to your strength."
Karl did not refuse, but instead looked up at Bullet and grinned.
A red light seemed to flash in both their eyes.
Through the windows of their souls, they seemed to see each other's fighting spirit, and the same nature—battle maniacs.
Excellent, that look!
Looking at each other, both Karl and Bullet praised in their hearts.
Especially Karl, his appreciation for Bullet had instantly soared several times.
After completing his third evolution, the only people in this world who could fight Karl with their bodies were a few.
Garp, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and the Whitebeard and Sengoku he had not yet fought.
Besides these few super-powerhouses, whether it was Shanks or the three Admirals, without their jack-of-all-trades Haki, they would not be able to clash with Karl head-on.
Now, the name Douglas Bullet would be added to the list of those who could compete with Karl in martial arts.
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