One Piece: So What If I Sin, Lie, and Lust? I'm Still a Good Marine Chapter 162: Volume 2 – - 64: One Man Becomes an Army

"Only one warship, huh? Well, it's better than nothing."

Douglas Bullet's eyes glead with a savage, arrogant light as he sneered.

"Before I take down that guy nad Roger, I'll use you lot to warm up—"

Before he could finish, his expression shifted.

A flash of silver suddenly tore through the sky and slamd into the ground at terrifying speed.

Boom!!

A massive cloud of dust erupted across the ruined town.

Bullet's figure was sent skidding back dozens of ters, his black military boots carving deep trenches into the earth. The swirling dust whipped up by the blast obscured much of his body. His right hand, clad in Armant Haki, clutched a streamlined silver tal skateboard.

"A Devil Fruit user? Now things are getting interesting..."

Bullet licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes igniting with a burning will to fight. He gripped the tal board so tightly it bent in his hand.

Just as he was about to move, a barrage of shells rained down from above, completely swallowing him in wave after wave of explosions and flas.

The blasts roared like thunder, flas shooting into the sky.

The wreckage of collapsed buildings lay scattered under the indiscriminate bombardnt. Under the searing shockwaves, stone, glass, soil—and bodies—were blown to pieces.

Aboard the warship, the Marines looked on in stunned silence as the shells, neatly stacked on deck, blanketed the target zone like a tactical array. One after another, massive mushroom clouds erupted.

At that mont, the entire town seed to transform into a colossal artillery test site. The explosions lit up the sky in a blazing inferno.

They could hardly believe what they were witnessing.

Their eyes instinctively shifted to the tall figure at the bow of the ship—standing shoulder to shoulder with Sakazuki, arm extended flat.

Only now did they understand why the always-proud Rear Admiral Sakazuki had shown such regard for a re recruit fresh out of the training camp.

He didn't need any heavy artillery.

This man—his firepower alone was enough to rival an entire army!

Even more terrifying was the fact that, thanks to Commodore Daren's Devil Fruit ability, the warship's shells didn't need to arc like traditional artillery. There was no need to adjust their trajectory.

Instead, they rocketed toward the target zone at speeds several tis faster than standard cannons!

"So strong..."

"Is he even human?"

"No wonder Rear Admiral Sakazuki personally went to the training camp to get him..."

...

As the Marines stood frozen in shock, Sakazuki's eyes remained locked on the epicenter of the explosion in the distance. He frowned slightly.

"His aura hasn't faded."

A twisted grin spread across Daren's face.

"Of course not. That guy's not going down so easily."

He yanked off the Navy cloak draped over his back, rolled his neck with a few satisfying cracks.

"Guess I'll go have so fun with him."

"Hm."

Sakazuki responded coolly.

As his words fell, faint purple sparks flickered between his fingertips. Invisible magnetic waves rippled outward, then surged into violent turbulence.

In the stunned gaze of the surrounding Marines, the commodore's figure launched from the ship like a cannonball.

His speed peaked instantly, body nearly parallel to the sea as he tore across the surface. The sheer force of his flight split the ocean below into a snow-white trench... racing straight toward the fiery heart of the town!

Before this mission, Daren had already used his connections with the Marine Headquarters Armant Managent Departnt to secretly upgrade his boots and belt, embedding them with tal components.

Now, he no longer needed a tal board—he could fly at full speed on his own!

"Don't just stand there! Full speed ahead!"

Sakazuki's sharp command snapped the Marines out of their daze.

In the next mont, the ship's engines roared like a wild beast... at full throttle!

...

"What a pathetic trick... Is that really all the Marines can do?"

From the thick smoke and raging flas, a black military boot stepped forward.

Then, Douglas Bullet's massive figure burst through the smoke. The Armant Haki that had coated his entire body faded rapidly, like ink being drained away. He tore apart the charred remains of his burned and tattered uniform, exposing a body of coiled, rippling muscle.

"Is that so?"

A low voice suddenly rang out.

A strange crimson gleam flashed in the depths of Bullet's eyes.

A black-haired Marine appeared above him like a ghost. His boot, clad in Armant Haki, ca crashing down like a raging battle axe with overwhelming force!

Bullet let out a sinister grin.

"Looks like we've got a real monster this ti."

He didn't flinch—just threw a punch straight upward.

Boom!!

Boot and fist collided in mid-air, unleashing a thunderous blast like a teor slamming into the earth.

Douglas Bullet's body was driven downward. The ground within ten ters beneath his feet collapsed, forming a gaping crater.

His pupils contracted—but then he broke into a wild, delighted laugh.

"Kahahaha!! Now that's so power!"

"This is the first ti— the very first ti on these seas—that soone's matched in raw physical strength!"

His eyes burned crimson, locked onto Daren's indifferent expression like a demon locking onto prey. Excitent flared deep in his gaze.

And at that mont, Daren finally got a clear look at Bullet's face.

It was almost exactly as he rembered—cold, sharp, emotionless. A face that knew neither pity nor compassion. In his eyes, a madness and obsession that scread from deep within.

But compared to his mory, the Bullet before him looked much younger—barely twenty.

"You have no idea how vast this sea really is."

Daren sneered.

His body twisted in mid-air, and using that montum, he drove a punch straight at Bullet's head.

The terrifying force—surpassing even that of the Giants—combined with Armant Haki, tore through the air with a roar. White shockwaves exploded outward, followed by a deep sonic boom.

"Oh yeah?"

Bullet laughed wildly, brimming with fighting spirit as he threw his fists forward.

"Then show what you've got... Marine!!"

Boom!!

Two jet-black fists collided in the sky with a deafening crash.

At that mont, Bullet's eyes narrowed, and an overwhelming, abyssal aura erupted from his body.

The wind howled—heaven and earth shifted.

Conqueror's Haki!

Without hesitation, Daren unleashed his own Conqueror's Haki at full force.

Boom!!

Purple and red waves of Conqueror's Haki clashed like tangible tsunamis in the sky, colliding and crashing in a storm of crackling lightning.

The violent shockwaves rippled out from the center, sweeping everything in their path.

The ground, shattered buildings, dirt, boulders, mangled corpses—everything was hurled skyward by the sheer force of the Haki clash.

Wave after wave of surging energy rolled out in every direction.

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