Chapter 68 : Battle Resumes!!
Without a word of agreement, the two sides immediately clashed in fierce combat!
Shiryu intercepted the ascending Kizaru, while Blackbeard, who originally intended to confront Garp, was instead blocked by an enraged Akainu!
Garp and Aokiji, the master and apprentice, teamed up to focus on the largest opponent, Bullet!
Meanwhile, Buggy and Sengoku continued their battle, picking up where they left off!
After transforming into his Great Buddha form, Sengoku's size increased dozens of times, but his speed remained undiminished, making him far more challenging to handle than the severely injured Whitebeard!
Moreover, once Sengoku donned his golden armor, he seemed to possess an invulnerable defense, as if he had activated an indestructible technique. Buggy's attacks against him felt like striking metal, unable to penetrate his defense at all!
In just a few dozen exchanges, Buggy found himself at a disadvantage, being pushed back by Sengoku's relentless assault!
However, for some unknown reason, Buggy, despite being on the back foot, became increasingly excited. His blood surged, and he fought with greater determination!
Sengoku, meanwhile, was increasingly alarmed. He could sense Buggy's power growing stronger and his speed increasing!
Although the enhancement wasn't extremely obvious, it was undeniably real!
Confirming this, Sengoku resolved to keep Buggy at Marineford and no longer held back. He attacked with full force!
"Shockwave!"
Sengoku slapped out, unleashing a massive shockwave that shattered Buggy into pieces, leaving a huge handprint on the ground!
"Chop-Chop · Pegasus Meteor Fist!"
After his head reformed, Buggy's mouth bled, but he did not reassemble the fragmented pieces into his body. Instead, he reformed them into fist-sized chunks, which he launched at Sengoku, each coated in Armament Haki!
Although Buggy could strike dozens of times per second, such speed came at the cost of reduced power. Thus, he chose to compensate for speed with sheer numbers while maintaining his strength!
Buggy's shattered fragments, each as powerful as a full-force punch from him, were like a unique version of the Pegasus Meteor Fist!
After a series of sharp, metallic clangs, Sengoku's lips bled slightly, and he was forced to take a few steps back.
But Buggy's assault didn't stop. The fragments that hit Sengoku's body broke into even smaller pieces. After creating some distance, they regrouped into fist-sized chunks and shot towards Sengoku with renewed force!
"Chop-Chop · Pegasus Meteor Shower!"
Buggy's lips bled more profusely as he controlled the fragments to bombard Sengoku fiercely!
It's important to note that the impact of force is mutual. Besides his fists and elbows, other parts of Buggy's body also suffered some damage from the repeated attacks on Sengoku. Thus, this kind of assault was essentially hurting himself as much as his enemy.
However, Buggy paid no heed to such concerns! The more formidable his opponent, the more his blood boiled! The more severe his injuries, the stronger his power became!
Though he hadn't reached the level of Saitama the Invincible, he could feel the same exhilaration that Saitama experienced in his dreams when fighting Monsters!
This battle with a powerful foe made every cell in his body quiver with excitement!
"Budda's Radiance!"
Sengoku gritted his teeth and, bracing against Buggy's attacks, clapped his hands together in front of his chest.
A dazzling golden light emanated from Sengoku's massive form, and a colossal shockwave radiated outwards from his body in all directions!
All of Buggy's fragmented pieces were blown away by this shockwave, and Buggy was injured bleeding from his mouth!
"Shockwave!"
Seeing this, Sengoku leaped high into the air and swung his enormous hand towards Buggy's head, which was floating in mid-air!
Buggy gritted his teeth and shook his head, his sky-blue hair spreading out as he enveloped himself in a layer of Armament Haki, covering his head completely!
"Boom!!!"
A gigantic handprint was imprinted on the Marineford Plaza, and Buggy's head was driven deep into the ground!
Buddha's Palm!
Admiral Sengoku landed and exited his Buddha form, breathing heavily.
Though he maintained himself well and usually appeared as a middle-aged man, he was, in reality, an elderly man nearing eighty—older than Whitebeard by several years!
Despite the Navy's medical conditions keeping Sengoku's internal injuries at bay over the years, age had inevitably weakened his stamina.
The series of battles had taken a toll on Sengoku's body!
"Hahaha, so this is the power of an Fleet Admiral? It's nowhere near as impressive as Whitebeard!"
Buggy's form reassembled not far from Sengoku, his disheveled appearance and blood-soaked state making him look like a demon risen from the depths of the earth!
Buggy's mouth continued to bleed as he spoke, clearly injured by Sengoku's desperate blow. Yet, his eyes burned with increasing intensity; he could keep going all day!
Sengoku gritted his teeth, his body radiating golden light as he drew on his life force to transform back into his Buddha form.
"Buggy the Clown, even if I die, I'll drag you to hell with me!"
Sengoku's figure became a blur as he charged at Buggy with a powerful punch.
Buggy, undaunted, met the attack with a punch of his own.
"Boom!"
With the shockwave spreading, Sengoku and Buggy clashed once more!
Meanwhile, other battlefields were also fiercely contested.
Shiryu and Kizaru fought with neither able to gain the upper hand over the other.
Aokiji and Garp, in their combined assault, kept Bullet on the defensive, unable to mount an effective counterattack.
To everyone's surprise, Blackbeard had the upper hand against Akainu!
Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit neutralized Akainu's formidable Magu Magu abilities, and his Tremor-Tremor Fruit forced Akainu—who was less skilled in physical combat—into a retreat.
It must be said, the Dark-Dark Fruit indeed held an advantage over other Devil Fruit users, validating Blackbeard's decades of effort!
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji soared high into the air. After using his Observation Haki to pinpoint Bullet's location, he delivered a powerful punch to the giant. Fully unleashing his Devil Fruit powers, he froze the entire area where Bullet was located!
"Meteor Fist!"
Garp, seeing this, also threw a full-powered punch, striking the frozen area with all his might!
The tremendous force shattered the frozen section, causing Bullet to be expelled from within the giant's body!
Gasping for breath, Garp said, "Kuzan, I'll handle things here! You go assist Sakazuki!"
Aokiji hesitated for a moment but chose to trust Garp. He quickly darted off to another battlefield.
Once Bullet landed, he didn't choose to merge back into the giant. His stamina was too depleted to control such a large form any longer!
Being separated from the giant by Aokiji and Garp was Bullet's own decision!
"Hmph, Garp, today is your end!"
Seeing Garp send Aokiji away, Bullet snorted in dissatisfaction. He covered himself in Armament Haki and transformed into his Devil form, charging at Garp!
"Let's see what you've got!"
Garp, undeterred, also enveloped his fists in Armament Haki and charged directly at Bullet!
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