Max Battle at Sea:
Since the full-scale war began, Nepal has been using the power of his invisibility fruit to conceal his presence, scouting the entire battlefield and identifying several optimal sniping points.
Holding the latest and most powerful sniper rifle from Infinite Pirates, Nepal aimed at Gabor Pavlovich, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Barrett.
Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger, and a specially made Sea Stone bullet shot out of the barrel. The tremendous recoil caused Nepal, an ordinary officer who had firmly planted his stance, to tremble slightly.
As the Sea Stone bullet was fired, there was no sound at all; the trajectory of the bullet was enveloped in silence thanks to Nepal's use of the invisibility fruit.
As the bullet flew, not a single sound escaped, and even the air currents generated by its flight were completely concealed. The bullet itself vanished from the air.
To the outside world, it appeared as if Nepal had fired a blank shot.
"Gravity Fist: Journey to Hell!"
Barrett delivered another punch, sending Gabor reeling backward in pain, his arm throbbing, and his body involuntarily flying back over a hundred meters.
However, at the moment Gabor was forcibly pushed back and his body was unsteady, he suddenly sensed a deadly threat.
Instinctively, he used Observation Haki to foresee the source of the threat, but it was too vague to pinpoint where it was coming from.
"Move, damn it!"
Gabor roared, unleashing a surge of lightning power to stabilize his body, then flipping to maintain his balance.
"Pffft!!!"
Yet, at that moment, a bullet silently appeared on Gabor's shoulder, forcefully penetrating the lightning surrounding him and striking him directly.
The bullet was immensely powerful; even Gabor's massive form in Human-Beast Form was sent flying backward by the shot.
The Sea Stone bullet pierced through Gabor's skin and muscle but ultimately got lodged in his shoulder blade!
"Damn it, it's a sniper, and it's a Sea Stone bullet!"
The instant he was hit, Gabor was forced out of his Human-Beast Form, his overall strength reduced by thirty percent.
But that wasn't the most critical part; the most important thing was that Gabor couldn't locate the sniper. He had no idea if the enemy was still nearby or if they would shoot at him again.
If he hadn't forcibly rotated his body just now, the bullet would have struck his heart instead of his shoulder.
The thought of a top sniper lurking in the shadows, constantly watching him, sent chills down his spine, and he suddenly felt the urge to flee.
Seeing Gabor's condition, Barrett immediately recognized it as the work of his good brother Nepal. He had no intention of stopping others from intervening in his battle; upon seeing Nepal take action, his first thought was to finish off Gabor! "Life Return: Enhancement!"
Barrett's muscles bulged in an instant, and the already immense power he possessed exploded even further!
Under Li Yuan's influence, nearly all the officers of Infinite Pirates could use the Life Return technique to enhance themselves. This technique was not difficult to learn; anyone who mastered Life Return could use it.
The only difference was how much power one could enhance. Undoubtedly, after using Life Return, Barrett's overall strength had surged by at least thirty percent!
"Gravity Fist: Eightfold Power!"
The explosive force allowed Barrett to instantly catch up to the flying Gabor. His dark fist, infused with all his strength, radiated destructive energy that made Gabor's heart race even before it unleashed its full power.
"Move, damn it!!!"
Gabor shouted in anger, trying to evade Barrett's punch, but with his Devil Fruit powers sealed by the Sea Stone bullet and his strength reduced by thirty percent, he couldn't dodge Barrett's blow.
"Bang!!!"
Barrett's devastating punch landed squarely on Gabor's abdomen.
In an instant, Gabor's entire abdomen caved in, and he bent over like a lobster.
The terrifying force caused blood to erupt from Gabor's mouth, and the combined power of Haki and strength penetrated through his skin and muscle, striking his internal organs.
Just one punch left Gabor severely injured, sending him flying once again.
"Damn Sea Stone, get out of me!"
As he flew backward, Gabor gritted his teeth against the intense pain, using his fingers to dig into his body and pull out the Sea Stone bullet lodged in his shoulder blade!
"Gravity Fist: Sky Cannon!"
Barrett leaped into the air above Gabor, and the gravity black hole that could distort light transformed into a gravity black pillar, surging downward.
Gabor had just removed the Sea Stone and regained his Devil Fruit powers, but he was too late to evade, getting hit directly by the Sky Cannon.
In that moment, Gabor's body felt as if it had been struck by a meteor falling from the sky, plummeting down, and his already injured internal organs suffered a second heavy blow.
"Thunder Vortex!"
However, now that Gabor had removed the Sea Stone, he used the power of his Mythical Zoan to withstand Barrett's Sky Cannon.
As he fell, a massive vortex of lightning formed beneath him, intertwining like a spring, providing Gabor with tremendous rebound force, preventing him from crashing directly into the sea.
Even so, Gabor's condition was dire; facing Barrett, who had enhanced himself with Life Return, Gabor had no strength to counterattack, forced into a passive defense and absorbing blows.
If it weren't for the vitality of the Mythical Zoan, he might have already been killed by Barrett if he had been using another Paramecia-type Devil Fruit!
Most importantly, Gabor was constantly on guard against the sniper who had ambushed him earlier, unable to relax for a moment, fearing that the enemy would shoot him with another Sea Stone bullet to seal his Devil Fruit powers again.
As a result, even while passively taking hits, Gabor had to reserve some strength to deal with the potential threat of another Sea Stone bullet, which only worsened his precarious situation.
After sniping Gabor, Nepal did not continue to focus on him, knowing that for a top-tier powerhouse who was already on guard, the threat of his bullet was significantly diminished compared to the first time.
Rather than keep targeting Gabor, it was better to snipe the next enemy and help the pirates gain more advantage.
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