Chapter 157: Reaching an Agreement?

As a Devil Fruit ability user, he was able to wander the seas alone, Bullet naturally had his own unique techniques!

The [Paramecia - Clank-Clank Fruit] allowed him to combine and integrate any object with himself, making him an Assimilation Human!

Additionally, he has his submarine, the "Catapult", which is shaped like a whale, brimming with weapons and steel.

After parting ways with the Roger Pirates, Bullet regarded the Catapult as his only companion. When facing opponents with special abilities, he would combine his powers with the ship to engage in battle.

Now, Bullet had fused with the Catapult, forming a colossal steel robot standing over ten meters tall!

"Warship girl… no, warship boy—ugh! Warship Man??" For a moment, Adrian hesitated, unsure whether to express admiration or not. "Let's just call you Battleship Man for now!"

Fists are made of flesh, after all.

Only mechs are the true romance of men!

Just then, the battleship transformed. Under the influence of his Clank-Clank Fruit, Bullet's steel arms morphed into two dark, icy machine guns.

With a furious shout, the Battleship Man opened fire!

Ratatatata!

The rapid gunfire deafened the ears, and fiery muzzles spewed flames. Bullets, like meteoric rainbows, trailed smoke and light, piercing into the Cursed Labyrinth.

However, despite Bullet's confident assault, it failed to yield even the slightest effect.

White Ghost, although the most basic type among the Ghost Fruit's production line, still possesses the various characteristics that ghosts could have!

The sky, filled with explosions capable of reducing a small island to dust, failed to inflict even the slightest bit of damage on the White Ghost, which is immune to physical attacks.

The dense bullet rain shot straight through the Cursed Labyrinth, plunging into the vast seas below and kicking up clusters of dancing waves.

As Bullet launched his assault, Adrian swiftly responded. Against such a physical monster, ordinary Mini Ghosts or even Giant Ghosts would be ineffective.

Having already experienced the terrifying power of the Emotion Ghost, Bullet was likely on high alert, making it improbable for him to be caught off guard by an Emotion Ghost again.

Adrian's battle strategy unfolded in his mind. In the next instant, he vanished within the Cursed Labyrinth, reappearing just centimeters above the rolling sea.

Adrian submerged half his palm into the ocean, his eyes narrowing. He sensed the Ocean Ghosts in the New World waters—far more stronger than those in the Four Blues or even Paradise. Quietly, he activated his ability.

Ocean Ghost: Furious Tides

The once tumultuous sea erupted into a maelstrom. Giant serpents, as thick as a person's embrace, weaved beneath the surface, distorting the deep-sea waters into colossal vortexes.

Guided by Adrian, this formidable ghostly whirlpool, with immense power and wide reach, surged directly toward the mechanized Battleship man, Bullet.

Like a hunting ghost widow, the deep-sea vortex "bit" off most of the battleship man's right leg, and the other vortex gnawed at the steel body.

It seemed that in the next moment, this imposing steel mecha would become a crippled warrior.

Bullet manipulated his abilities once more, shrinking the mecha by several fractions.

The Demon's Heir, with his upper half exposed, leaped out of Battleship. He grabbed a prominent hard spot on the mech's body, veins bulging in his neck. With a furious shout, he hurled the transformed submarine far out onto the sea surface.

Who knows what ingenious design Bullet used for the Battleship Man, but this outwardly dumb, bulky, and sturdy battleship actually floated on the surface like an inflatable balloon.

Observing Bullet in mid-air, Adrian smirked. "Mr. Bullet, is seems the situation is as you imagined."

Hearing the White Ghost's remark, Bullet fell silent. He admitted underestimating this pirate rookie, whose name he had never heard before!

Although Adrian's specific strength remained unknown, his Ghost Fruit ability was indeed troublesome and formidable!

And quite nauseating, sickening and blackening!

This was the countermeasure Adrian had developed according to his own abilities.

With the unique interface, Adrian could clearly observe the strengths and weaknesses of his powers.

His current limitations were evident:

Insufficient rank! Inadequate attributes! In terms of raw power, he was still far from the top tier of the high seas.

Although swordsmen are exceedingly rare in the Four Blues, to get a ticket into the top tier circles, one must at least be a Great Sword Hero (大剑豪). 

However, Adrian also has his strengths, namely three abilities that he has maxed out: "Ghost Body", "Ghost Domination", and "Kenbunshoku Haki: Future Sight"!

Back in the Sabaody Archipelago, after successive battles with Borsalino and Admiral Sengoku, Adrian gained a basic understanding of his current position in the hierarchical pyramid of the high seas.

A swordsman who takes the extreme path!

A top-level ability user with severely lacking physical fitness!

This is Adrian's current strengthening direction.

When facing the physically underwhelming Yellow Monkey, Adrian could easily defeat him using his Emotion Swordsmanship. However, against Admiral Sengoku, whose offensive and defensive attributes were nearly off the charts, Adrian couldn't even leave a single scar.

And at this stage, Bullet, in terms of absolute strength, that is, physical fitness, Armament Haki attainment, and combat skills, Adrian himself admits that he is not yet his opponent.

But in a real fight, Bullet couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes, and could only be passively beaten!

Of course, if Adrian inexplicably gets hot-headed and insists on using swordsmanship to have a head-on collision with Bullet, it will only end in instant defeat.

"White Ghost…"

Bullet muttered the name to himself several times.

From afar, Sengoku saw the two who were fighting intensely suddenly stop and stare at each other, feeling a bit confused.

Could it be that these pirates, in the midst of their battle, had suddenly reached an agreement?

If these two didn't fight to the death, how would the Marines get a chance to profit as a third party?

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