The moment Claude finished speaking, his figure flickered again, vanishing suddenly.
Bai Ye, not to be outdone, shifted his shoulders and disappeared from his spot.
In the next instant, both of them were gone. Only afterimages continued to appear within the coffee shop, and the surrounding objects were constantly exploding.
Glass jars displayed on the counter shattered one by one, their coffee beans spilling out. Tables and chairs nearby let out loud noises before being torn apart.
Suddenly…
*Boom!*
After a deafening roar, the ceiling cracked, and a massive crystal chandelier fell, smashing into pieces on the floor.
After about two to three minutes, the coffee shop was in ruins. A large section of the ceiling had collapsed, leaving almost no place to stand. Then, Bai Ye and Claude appeared at the coffee shop's entrance.
They exchanged another glance, and then…
*Bang!*
Bai Ye stomped his foot and lunged forward, sweeping a leg towards Claude.
Claude grunted, "Tekkai!"
Claude's skin turned black and incredibly hard. Bai Ye's kick landed as if he had struck a block of iron.
"It seems you only know Soru?" Claude grinned. "It looks like you're really not from my world. CP9 learns all Six Styles. Other Marines train their bodies and will practice to a certain extent, though most won't master all Six Styles, they'll at least learn three or four!"
As Claude spoke, he suddenly lifted his leg.
"Rankyaku!"
Bai Ye quickly dodged backward, but to his surprise, Claude's attack wasn't a normal kick. The kick stirred the surrounding air, forming a wind blade that shot towards Bai Ye.
However, Claude's aim seemed a bit off. The wind blade missed Bai Ye, grazing past him and hitting the wall to the side.
*Boom!*
The wall instantly shattered and collapsed.
Initially, the fight between Bai Ye and Claude hadn't attracted much attention or panic. At most, pedestrians nearby would naturally make way and distance themselves from the two.
In this city of sin with its simple folk, gunfights were a daily occurrence. What was a street fight?
But as Claude kicked through the wall, the surrounding pedestrians realized something was wrong. They screamed and scattered in all directions.
They finally understood this wasn't just a normal fight; people could die. That kick was more terrifying than any gunfight.
Meanwhile…
Seeing his Rankyaku miss, Claude suddenly reached out forward.
"Stardust Bullet!"
This wasn't an ability Claude had brought from his world, but one he had gained from battles on the world stage, magic from a magical region!
Instantly, many star-like points of stardust appeared before Claude's palm. As Claude pressed his hand forward, the silvery glow transformed into fist-sized silver-white orbs that flew towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye immediately used Soru again, sprinting rapidly to the side.
*Boom, boom, boom…*
The Stardust Bullets continuously impacted the ground or surrounding buildings, emitting deafening roars, shattering the ground and collapsing walls.
Bai Ye glanced at Claude as he ran. The guy seemed furious.
Although Claude's words were calm, Bai Ye could tell he truly wanted revenge for the three he had killed.
As a chosen one of the Order Faction, Claude shouldn't be fighting so recklessly.
Because…
It would endanger innocents!
The pedestrians on the street were mostly safe, having already fled. But there were people hiding in the surrounding buildings, yet Claude attacked without restraint, not caring if he harmed them!
This showed Claude's attitude: as long as he could kill Bai Ye, nothing else mattered.
He didn't care about losing Order Points, nor about the punishment for accumulating too many evil deeds.
Bai Ye sighed, suddenly stopped, raised his fist, and punched forward!
"Feng Yan!"
Bai Ye punched out, and scorching flames instantly wrapped around his arm. Then, with his punch, a pillar of fire surged forward, colliding with the Stardust Bullets.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
In the next instant, a massive explosion occurred as the attacks met.
The pillar of fire engulfed the Stardust Bullets, but the bullets exploded within the flames, shattering the pillar of fire.
Bai Ye stopped evading and drew his famous sword, Bloodthirst, charging towards Claude.
Direct confrontation!
Claude didn't care about Order Points, but Bai Ye did!
If these guys were eliminated, those Order Points would be converted into Sin Points for him proportionally. How could he let the other party waste them like this?
On the other side, seeing Bai Ye draw his sword, Claude also retrieved a pair of bronze metal gauntlets and put them on.
Qing Gang Quan!
The moment Bai Ye reached him, Claude decisively threw a punch!
Qing Gang Quan collided with the famous sword Bloodthirst, emitting a clear clanging sound. Then, Claude swept his leg towards Bai Ye again.
"Rankyaku!"
Bai Ye didn't retreat. He hooked his finger, and the Frost Condensation Sword hanging behind him unsheathed and fell into Bai Ye's hand. He then slashed forward, shattering the incoming wind blade and continuing his sweep towards Claude.
"Tekkai!"
Claude grunted, his entire body turning black again, entering the Tekkai state.
The Frost Condensation Sword struck Claude's body with a clear clang, even sparks flew, but it still didn't harm Claude in the slightest.
Claude smirked triumphantly, but…
It only lasted for a moment before he could no longer laugh.
Purple poison seeped from Bai Ye's face, and with a sudden shake of his head, the poison was flung onto Claude's face.
"Ugh…"
Claude grunted, then clutched his face and quickly retreated. He looked at his hand, which was emitting white smoke. Even in the Tekkai state, the corrosive poison was still eating away at Claude's body.
"Doku Doku no Mi?" Claude took a deep breath. "You're a Devil Fruit user too!"
"Is that something strange?" Bai Ye said. "In the World Battlefield, you can find anything from your world."
"Makes sense!"
Claude reached out, took off his jacket, and tossed it aside, revealing his chiseled, muscular physique.
Claude's expression had clearly become more serious.
This was because Claude knew the power of the Doku Doku no Mi!
In fact, Claude had witnessed the terrifying power of the Doku Doku no Mi before!
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