Creed's naginata collided head-on with Teach's fist, wrapped in that pale tremor glow—like a meteor slamming into the earth. Unmatched destructive power erupted from the point where the two clashed.
In an instant, every defensive fortification in front of Marine HQ was pulverized into dust. Worse, the shockwave was still spreading at terrifying speed—one more heartbeat and it would turn Marine HQ into flying ash.
Forget Marine HQ—even if there were a several-hundred-mile-wide island under their feet, it would still be ground into powder by this single wave of impact.
This was a full-force clash between two SSSS+-grade powerhouses!
A battle that could even stir up world-scale natural disasters!
"Ultra-Strong Shockwave!"
Sengoku stepped in front of Marine HQ. His Great Buddha form manifested once more, and he unleashed a desperate strike against the ferocious aftershock surging in.
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji stepped up as well. Behind Sengoku's Ultra-Strong Shockwave, he condensed an ice mountain hundreds of meters thick and several thousand meters tall!
His Hie Hie no Mi was already extremely close to a complete awakening, so the power sealed within that ice mountain was enduring and long-lasting.
He refused to believe it couldn't block the aftershock from Creed and Teach.
As for Aramaki, he erupted into motion around Marine HQ, rapidly spawning countless emerald-green giant trees. Vines coiled around them, tough as iron, radiating boundless vitality.
Even if those trees and massive vines were destroyed, they could regenerate in the next moment—forming an immensely resilient living forest.
"Everyone, get out of here, now!"
But Kong had no confidence at all. He shouted at the top of his lungs—so loud it could rupture eardrums—forcing the Marines who had been knocked out by Creed's Haōshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki) to wake up.
With their Commander-in-Chief screaming like that, who among the Marines still had the nerve to care about anything else? They only hated that their parents hadn't given them a few extra pairs of legs.
In an instant, the Marines fell into a complete rout—fleeing in panic like a collapsing dam.
And that once again drove the Marine supporters watching worldwide into silence.
Honestly, the sight of the Marines being helpless and forced to flee was a brutal blow to the faith of those who revered the Marines.
And this wasn't even the first time. Back in Totto Land, the Marines had been just as miserable!
Was this still the kingly force that upheld world justice?!
Many people couldn't help but fall into deep doubt.
But some didn't think that way at all. In front of their screens, they shouted loudly, cheering for Creed and Teach. They didn't care who won—they only wanted the duel to be spectacular.
These people were all pirates.
They vaguely felt that the winner between Teach and Creed would open a new era.
Of course, the vast majority believed Creed would win!
Who was Teach? So what if he inherited Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit?!
Even before that, Creed had already swept the New World!
Teach was nothing more than a meteor that shone for a moment. Compared to Creed's blazing sun, he was simply overestimating himself.
Boom boom boom!
The aftershock, capable of shattering space, easily pushed Sengoku's Ultra-Strong Shockwave back, then smashed Aokiji's frozen mountain—and nearly flattened the green giant forest Aramaki had created.
Fortunately, they managed to hold that power back, buying the fleeing Marines a thin sliver of time to escape.
"Damn it!"
Sengoku wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and forced his Great Buddha form to stabilize again.
Because the second wave of attacks from Creed and Teach was already about to arrive.
"What a pain… Ice Age!"
Aokiji endured the feeling of his body going limp and unleashed his strongest move again!
Now that his ability could persist, he only needed to gather and reorganize the frozen intent that had been blown apart earlier to rebuild the ice mountain, saving a lot of strength.
"Run! Retreat! Leave everything behind!"
Kong roared. The sense of powerlessness in his chest only grew heavier and heavier.
On the other side, the Teach Pirates were also splitting headaches. Following their captain's orders, they had already withdrawn from Marine HQ ahead of time.
"The boss is seriously insane. This clearly isn't the right time to go head-on with Creed," Doc Q muttered while holding an apple and taking bites.
"Heh heh, but you can become famous in one battle. Saves a lot of trouble later," Burgess said, feeling like it wasn't so bad.
"True! If we beat Creed, our boss becomes the New World's number one Emperor!" Van Augur rubbed his nose as he spoke.
But they didn't notice that above them, a thunder-wreathed flying ship was already dropping rapidly from the sky.
"Teach—this punch is on behalf of Whitebeard!"
Creed slammed a fist into Teach's stomach. Tremor force detonated, folding Teach like a shrimp as he doubled over.
But Teach's fist didn't stop either—he immediately returned a punch of his own.
"Creed!!"
He roared, driving the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its absolute peak!
Bang!
Both of them spat out blood.
A fully awakened Tremor-Tremor Fruit—even someone as strong as Creed, if he took it head-on, would still cough up blood.
But—
"Ah!!"
In that instant, Teach was in so much pain he nearly clutched his head and dropped to his knees.
He used the Yami Yami no Mi to negate Creed's damage, but the pain backlash was more brutal than anything he'd ever endured.
"So you're afraid of pain too, huh?"
Creed's second punch arrived!
"Bastard—don't look down on me!" Teach roared.
Thump thump thump thump thump!
The two of them fought like kids—one punch for one punch, trading blows back and forth.
But the battle's aftershocks still easily leveled the entire island, and even islands over a hundred miles away were hit by terrifying tsunamis.
Thankfully, the residents there had received the Marines' warning and evacuated ahead of time—otherwise they would've suffered a catastrophe that blotted out the sky!
Even with the Commander-in-Chief, the Fleet Admiral, and the Admirals holding the line, the Marines still took heavy casualties. Kong was filled with grief—and fury.
He even had the illusion that "the Marines are finished."
(End of Chapter)
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