Chapter 429: New Application of Speed Fruit
Through these people, we can see that the release of armament color also has different strengths. Many people can use it, but using it well and powerfully is another matter. Although it is easier to get started than Ryuo, it is not easy to master it and become powerful. This is why many people do not use it.
The power is too weak and ineffective. It is better to use hardening for close combat. Otherwise, no one would leave this ability for long-range attacks unused, except for a few old guys who like close combat.
Barrett gained the upper hand with his skilled and powerful domineering aura, and Vic was knocked away every few moves.
However, Barrett's outward display of domineering power was not that outrageous, and the damage was far less than that of Ryuo's internal destruction. Vic's entire body was covered in armament color, and apart from being a little embarrassed, he did not suffer any substantial damage. It was just that the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed.
Another morning passed, and the two were still tied, and Vic did not show the domineering state that Barrett wanted to see.
The release of the Armament Haki did not cause any effective damage, and the opponent was still lively and jumping around. Barrett knew that this was a monster like him, with sufficient reserves of domineering aura, and it would be difficult to achieve success by consumption. If he wanted to win the battle, he still had to rely on hard power. There was no hope of relying on consumption to cheat.
After forcing Vic to stop with another domineering display, Barrett instantly came to Vic's side, with domineering power flowing on his fist like a wave.
Vic didn't expect Barrett to use Ryuo without even saying hello. After his whole body was covered with Haki, he relaxed his vigilance a little and was punched in the face by Barrett. Mainly because Barrett had the assistance of Haki, which restricted Vic everywhere and made it difficult for him to dodge.
Vic was really hurt by this punch. Barrett's fist was bigger than Vic's head. Although his whole body was covered with domineering aura, blood still flowed from the corner of his mouth. His whole head was blank for a moment. The internal damage still had some impact on Vic's brain.
While Vic was still flying in the air, Barrett was already pursuing him. A big pit appeared under his feet, and Barrett flew directly above Vic. He clenched his hands together and smashed into Vic's chest like a sky-splitting hammer. The surging Ryusakura was full of aggressiveness. Barrett showed a grim smile and looked at Vic who was still confused below.
Barrett's speed was too fast. Although Rebecca and Gion had screamed out, the sound had not yet reached Vic's ears.
They hadn't been worried about Vic before, but this time Vic flew out with blood coming out of the corner of his mouth, and he was obviously injured. They wanted to remind Vic, but Barrett's speed was much faster than the speed of sound, so they could only watch Vic get beaten.
"Vic, be careful!"*2
Although the sound finally reached the ears of Barrett and Vic, Vic had already been hammered into the earth and rocks by Barrett, as if he had been hit by a meteorite. A large and deep pit appeared, which was larger than all the previously destroyed places. Vic was lying at the bottom of the pit motionless, while Barrett stood at the edge of the pit, looking at the bottom of the pit expressionlessly.
"Don't worry, Vic's fine!"
Seeing Rebecca and Gion preparing to rush out, Garp hurried to comfort them. How could Vic be so fragile? If he couldn't even withstand two punches, what was the point of being an admiral of the navy? The battle was still going on.
With Garp's words, Rebecca and Gion calmed down. They were really worried because of their concern. Rebecca should be the one who knows best how strong Victor is.
Although Gion was not very clear, Vic had the upper hand in the past two days. The two should have believed in Vic unconditionally, but they were a little confused when they saw Vic being beaten. Their feelings for Vic were really special.
At the bottom of the pit, Vic released his hands that were on his chest, turned into lightning and disappeared on the spot. When he reappeared, he was standing on the other side of the pit, facing Barrett across the pit.
Vic was not injured by the previous attack, his mind just went blank for a moment. When Barrett hit him with both hands, he had already reacted. He put his hands in front of his chest and wrapped them with flowing domineering aura.
This looked quite ruthless, but in fact, Vic's back only made close contact with the ground, and Vic's whole body was covered with domineering aura, so it did not cause him any harm at all. Barrett knew this and did not continue to attack. The opportunity had been lost and Vic had already reacted.
Vic moved his hands and disappeared instantly, then punched Barrett in the face. This time Vic also used Ryuying. Barrett rolled on the ground for many times like a rolling gourd, and blood also flowed from the corner of his mouth. Vic's revenge came so quickly.
Barrett slid for one meter with his hands and feet on the ground, then stopped and continued to flip backwards. Then he retracted his right hand from the ground, wiped the corner of his mouth, stretched it in front of his eyes to look at the bright red on the white gloves, turned his eyes, and looked at Vic solemnly!
The reason he was standing there just now was not to retaliate against Vic, but because he found his body becoming sluggish when he was preparing to take the attack.
Vic was in front of him in an instant, and he stood there motionless, as if he didn't want to fight back, until he was knocked away by Vic's punch.
Barrett didn't know what Vic did to him, but his body just stopped responding at that moment. He had just seen Vic turn into lightning, so he knew that Vic was a natural ability user.
So I guess he was affected by Vic's ability at that moment. As for how Vic did it, he didn't know. It's not his own ability, so how could he know what functions it has.
What Vic used this time was actually the ability of the Speed-Speed Fruit. This ability is not only capable of accelerating, but can also slow down.
He just used it on Barrett. It only took a few tenths of a second to slow down and Vic had already hit him. This brief slowdown can be fatal to a strong person.
Vic's long period of meditation to develop the fruit was not without results. In addition, after having experienced Foxy's Slowness Fruit before, Vic's Speed Fruit is no longer just about acceleration.
Not only the Speed-Speed Fruit, but also Vic's Thunder Fruit can achieve this effect. It just needs to invade the electrical signals into the human body to hinder the transmission of his own electrical signals.
Or neutralize the command electrical signals output by the brain. There are many ways to do this, and you don't have to be limited to just one. If you use the Thunder Fruit, it needs to spread through the air, which can easily cause the strong to use their observation Haki to warn you, but the Speed Fruit can be more silent.
After that, the two continued fighting for more than an hour using Ryuo. Barrett used his mastery of armament color to cooperate, while Vic used the Speed Fruit from time to time to affect Barrett, and the two hurt each other.
But it was obvious that Barrett was more seriously injured. His military uniform was tattered and was torn off by him, revealing his protruding and strong muscles. However, there were many bruises on his body and his face was also covered with scars.
Although Vic also has a few scars on his body, they are not as many as Barrett's. In terms of the use of domineering, Vic is not as good as Barrett, whether it is Ryuo or the release of domineering.
Fortunately, with the help of the Speed-Speed Fruit, he gained the upper hand. Even with the reserve of domineering, Vic was not as good as Barrett, but he could not use domineering to fight for a long time.
In addition, a small amount of domineering power can be recovered during the use of it, so Vic has not yet reached the point where his domineering power is useless. Of course, this is relative. Vic is not as good as Barrett, but he is stronger than most people.