One Piece : Marine Scientist

"Gasha Gasha no Mi!"

With a furious roar, a sinister aura erupted from Bullet's body as the surrounding rocks and the prison's iron gates were swiftly drawn toward him!

They rapidly fused into his form, transforming him into a body of hardened stone and metal.

"Fall before me!"

Feeling the overwhelming power coursing through him, Bullet grinned savagely and switched from defense to offense, charging straight at Sakai.

"Whoosh!"

To his shock, Sakai decisively drew his blade and swung it from a distance.

A terrifying slash of sword energy tore through the air!

"WHAT?!"

Bullet shuddered violently, completely unprepared for his opponent's mastery of swordsmanship.

As the slash cut through, Sengoku and the others watched as several gruesome sword marks appeared across Bullet's chest!

He staggered back repeatedly, his face twisted in pain.

The onlookers were overjoyed—especially Sengoku, whose grin nearly reached his ears.

Though it was still too early to declare victory, Sakai's strength had far exceeded their expectations.

While he possessed the same abilities as a Seraphim of Warlord-level, the power he displayed was on an entirely different level.

Even his basic physical strength was incomparable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to suppress Bullet so thoroughly!

"Dammit…" Bullet seethed with shock and fury.

He never imagined that an artificially created Humanoid Weapon could wield such terrifying power.

Even after using his devil fruit power, he couldn't defeat his opponent and was constantly being overpowered.

His eyes turned cold as a surge of demonic energy erupted from his body!

Dark, swirling currents of energy burst forth, filling the area with a bone-chilling coldness as if from the depths of hell itself.

At that moment, Bullet seemed to transform into a demon—a sight so horrifying it left everyone speechless.....

In an instant, his strength and speed skyrocketed!

Simultaneously, his Conqueror's Haki surged, wrapping around his arms in a coating of advanced Armament Haki—Ryou—while the power of the Gasha Gasha no Mi amplified his might.

With all these forces combined, Bullet who was now a mechanical giant, launched a relentless attack.

Only then did he finally regain the upper hand, forcing Sakai into retreat!

The gathered criminals were stunned.

They never imagined that Seraphim would push Bullet to use his full strength just to gain a slight advantage.

And even then, it wasn't an overwhelming lead.

At this rate, Sakai could easily hold out for another half hour!

Watching the battle unfold, Sengoku, Garp and the others grew more and more amazed.

Initially, they had doubted Sakai could last even thirty minutes against Bullet.

But as the fight intensified, Sakai's performance repeatedly surpassed their expectations.

Though he was now at a disadvantage, this was already an unexpected delight.

"Just fall already!!" Bullet pressed his advantage, unleashing a barrage of devastating attacks on Sakai.

One after another, wounds appeared across Sakai's body.

"Hmph, I refuse to believe I can't take you down within half an hour!!" Bullet sneered, preparing to strike again—only to freeze in shock.

Because he saw Sakai's injuries healing at an alarming rate.

In mere moments, they vanished completely, leaving no trace behind.

"What?!" Bullet's pupils contracted violently, a chill running down his spine.

"This… this monster even had such terrifying regenerative abilities?! What kind of insane invention is this?!"

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"I refuse to believe this!"

The massive mechanical right arm relentlessly pounded toward Sakai.

Sakai was directly hit multiple times, sustaining gruesome injuries.

Yet each time, he recovered astonishingly fast, displaying endless stamina without the slightest sign of faltering!

"How is this possible…" Bullet's expression darkened to the extreme.

His heart burned with fury and shock!

He never expected this Seraphim to be this strong.

Next to him, Redfield expression was equally grave.

The notorious criminals couldn't help but exclaim.

"With such terrifying recovery speed, how can we even fight?"

"Exactly, this is downright monstrous!"

"I feel this regeneration surpasses even that freak Kaido!"

Hearing the criminals' remarks, Sengoku and the others chuckled.

They had faced the same frustration against Kaido.

Beatable, but his recovery was just too insane.

Bullet's assault continued.

But time flew by mercilessly. As the thirty-minute mark approached, Bullet gritted his teeth.

"Then let's try this move!"

In the next moment, Bullet's right arm absorbed surrounding debris, morphing into a colossal limb!

With full force, he launched it toward Sakai.

"ULTIMATE CANNON!!"

"BOOM!!"

Sakai failed to dodge, taking the full brunt on his chest.

Like a bird with broken wings, Sakai was sent flying backward.

"CRASH!!"

Instantly, dust clouds erupted as prison walls collapsed, The rubble buried Sakai deep within.

"Haah…heh, Marines! The half-hour isn't up yet—the final victory still belongs to me!"

After a glance at the ruins, Bullet turned to sneer at Sengoku.

"Ahahaha! I knew Bullet would win!"

"Exactly! Release Bullet now!"

"Bullet, don't forget about us once you're out…"

Jeers and cheers erupted from the surrounding criminals.

The three Admirals scowled, especially Akainu, whose fists clenched, ready to strike at any moment.

After all, the Marine's dignity could not be challenged!

Yet Sengoku and Tsuru remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

They hadn't anticipated Bullet's thunderous final strike, which even Sakai couldn't withstand!

Sengoku gritted his teeth secretly, weighing the terms of their wager.

"What's wrong?" Bullet scoffed at Sengoku, then turned to Leon.

"Don't tell me you're backing out now?"

Sengoku's expression shifted uncertainly as he prepared to speak—

But Leon cut in first, grinning broadly.

"Bullet, do you really think Sakai has lost?"

The moment these words fell—

From within the rubble, a right hand emerged and Sakai slowly crawled out!

"What?! Impossible!" Bullet stiffened, his face contorted in horror!

"After that devastating attack, this Seraphim could still stand?"

But what followed chilled Bullet to the bone—

A surge of eerily familiar energy erupted from Sakai's body as dark currents swirled around him.

Instantly enhancing his strength and speed.

"Impossible?! That's my Demon Aura!!"

His heart was filled with horror—how could this Seraph also possess his trump card?

But before he could even process the thought, Sakai instantly turned into a blur.

As if teleporting, he appeared right behind Bullet.

"BOOM!!!"

A terrifying strike landed squarely on Bullet's back, A mouthful of blood sprayed violently from his lips!!

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