As Renji's voice fell, his pupils beneath the black blindfold began to tremble violently.
"Renji!"
A sharp sound rang out.
Shakky's eyes widened, and her hands trembled uncontrollably. "You bastard! How dare you show up here?!"
"Bullet! Aokiji! Kill him for me! You promised me this!"
Aokiji, hearing this, didn't move for a long time. After a moment, he said coldly, "I don't recall agreeing to follow your orders."
With her enemy right before her, Shakky struggled to compose herself. Everything she had done, all the sacrifices she had made, wasn't it all for the sake of killing the man in front of her?
Shakky threatened, "Bullet, fulfill your promise. Otherwise, I will immediately spread the news."
"And everything that happens here will be known to everyone."
"What a crazy woman."
Inside the giant merged body, Bullet's expression was extremely impatient, but Shakky's threat, he had to admit, really hit him where it hurt.
If possible, he certainly wanted to find the Ancient Weapon Pluton first before dealing with Renji.
Most importantly, for him to face Renji alone...
If it were two years ago, when he wasn't familiar with Renji, he probably would have just charged in with a punch.
But now, Bullet wasn't confident he could kill the man in front of him.
Even if he teamed up with Aokiji, if Renji wanted to escape, it was unlikely they could keep him.
Moreover, whether Aokiji would go all out was a big question mark. Even if he held back, in such a battle, it would be very difficult to tell.
"Stupid woman, she's utterly idiotic, ruining my grand plan."
Bullet roared, controlling the enormous rock arm, clenching it into a fist, and smashing it towards the tiny figure in the sky.
"Aokiji, join me, kill Renji."
The hundreds-of-meters-large rock giant fist struck, like a collapsing mountain, carrying an unstoppable, vast power, creating visible ripples in the air.
The astonishing pressure squeezed the air into a sharp roar, exceeding the speed of sound.
Under Aokiji's gaze, facing such a heavy punch, Renji's expression remained as calm as ever.
Just like two years ago, when facing Whitebeard's overwhelming attack, as if the sky itself were falling, Renji always remained composed.
"So what about you? What is your choice?
Boom!!!
To Shakky's delight, until the last moment, she didn't see Renji make any evasive moves. The enormous rock giant fist slammed down heavily, instantly creating a massive tremor.
However, the next second, Shakky's pupils suddenly constricted, as if she had witnessed something incredible.
Inside the merged giant, Bullet, who had been grinning sinisterly, also sensed that something was wrong. The control over his giant rock arm felt sluggish and obstructed, as if it had been confined by something, becoming difficult to move.
"Really, you're still the same as before, Renji."
Ice-blue energy rippled, forming rings of ice crystal shields, protecting Renji's body.
Aokiji's figure appeared in front of Renji at some point, a genuine smile, long absent, gracing his lips.
Crack... Crack...
Extreme cold froze everything. Even the mountain-like rock giant fist appeared powerless before Aokiji's ability.
"Aokiji!!!"
Bullet's roar erupted from the merged giant, venting his towering rage.
"Aokiji! You bastard, you betrayed us!" Shakky shrieked.
"Don't make it sound so bad, I've always just had a cooperative relationship with your Captain." Aokiji said indifferently, then clenched his hand tightly.
Crack... Crack...
The extreme cold emitted an ice-blue light, rapidly spreading from the fingers of the rock giant fist towards the arm.
Ice Age!
"Damn Aokiji!"
Bullet raged, as in his perception, the rock arm frozen by Aokiji had already lost control.
He hadn't expected that, compared to Akainu's magma, Aokiji's freezing ability seemed to counter him even more effectively.
And Bullet's worst fear had come true. Forcing him to kill Renji now had caused Aokiji to turn against them.
That stupid woman, Shakky!
Bullet instantly felt that Rayleigh's death at Renji's hands not long ago was mostly due to this idiotic woman's instigation.
Otherwise, why would that old drunk Rayleigh, with nothing better to do, go and clash with an Admiral in his prime?
Was there something seriously wrong with him?
Now, Aokiji and Renji were both fighting him. Even with Bullet's confidence, his first thought at this moment was to retreat.
Just Renji alone was tough enough, and there was also Aokiji, whose ability greatly countered him.
What the hell was he supposed to fight now?
However, at this point, Renji surely wouldn't let him go. He had no choice but to go all out.
That's right, the Ancient Weapon Pluton!
He had to quickly find the Ancient Weapon Pluton and merge with it. Presumably, with the power of the Ancient Weapon, plus the strength he had trained in the past two years, he might still have a chance.
"Die! Renji! Aokiji!"
Bullet controlled the giant rock giant to open its massive mouth, condensing a laser of astonishing power.
What seemed like a desperate attack was actually Bullet's main body already beginning to shift underground along with the merged giant. He wanted to dive underground as quickly as possible to search for the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
He had already absorbed all the buildings on the surface. The only unexplored place where Pluton could be hidden was deep beneath Wano Country.
Pluton must be hidden there!
Bullet's plan was very clever, but unfortunately, his opponent was Renji. Under the observation of his Heavenly Six Eyes, Bullet's every move was exposed.
"Nine Ropes, Polarized Light, Crow and Declaration, Between Front and Back."
"Hollow Technique: Purple!"