Since he couldn't go support Akira, Whitebeard slammed the great naginata into the ground fiercely, his gaze coldly sweeping over the surrounding Navy soldiers.
And those Navy soldiers, seeing Whitebeard stop, didn't dare to approach either, keeping a distance, staring at Whitebeard, neither letting Whitebeard retreat, nor letting Whitebeard advance, just wanting to wear him down.
"Marco!"
Whitebeard suddenly shouted, calling out Marco's name. Hearing Whitebeard's loud shout, Marco immediately understood Whitebeard's meaning. So, he instantly used his abilities, his whole person soaring into the sky, quickly flying towards the location where Akira was.
"Stop him, stop him!"
Sengoku roared angrily. Immediately, many Navy soldiers launched a shooting attack on Marco in the air. However, their attacks hitting Marco's body couldn't bring Marco any threat at all. Marco still quickly approached Akira.
"Damn pirate!"
Sengoku was about to lose control and take action, but suddenly several Navy vice admirals, Onigumo, Momonga, and a vice admiral from a branch, rushed out. The three quickly blocked in front of Marco.
"Don't think about rescuing anyone!"
These three also knew very well that now was a very crucial moment for the Navy. The two most threatening existences in the Whitebeard Pirates had been trapped in the plaza.
As long as they killed Whitebeard and Akira, even if they let 'Fire Fist' Ace escape, this would still be a major victory for the Navy.
After all, no matter how noble 'Fire Fist's identity was, his threat level was still far from being comparable to Whitebeard and the Death God. This could be seen from the treatment of the two of them.
Whitebeard was facing three or four tenths of all the forces of Navy Headquarters, and Akira was even being besieged by two Navy admirals alone.
This was still not counting Zephyr, who had been defeated before. And 'Fire Fist' Ace and Straw Hat Luffy were only being pursued by Navy Admiral Akainu with people.
Marco's strength was very strong, stronger than any of the three Navy vice admirals. However, with these three joining forces, even if Marco used all his strength, he wouldn't be able to gain the slightest advantage from their siege. He was completely blocked by the three, and there was no way to go support Akira.
"Marco!"
Thatch, Ace, and the others, who were retreating, also became anxious seeing Marco being blocked, and the pace of their retreat involuntarily slowed down a lot.
"Instead of worrying about others, you should first look at your own situation!"
Akainu's low voice came over. Their pace had slowed down, so Akainu had naturally caught up. His goal was very simple, which was 'Fire Fist' Ace and Straw Hat Luffy. These two both had great potential.
Although they were much worse than Akira, their identities made the Navy even more wary. So, he had given up on Akira, whom he had a deep hatred for, to pursue the two of them.
"Akainu!"
Seeing Akainu, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates all had ugly expressions. Akainu, however, wouldn't be polite with them, and directly launched an attack. The terrifying magma was thrown at Ace and them.
There weren't many pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates who still had combat power now. There were even fewer who could face Akainu. There were only Ace and Thatch. As for Jozu, he was also injured, and could only barely resist. Under the joint efforts of the three, they were just barely blocking Akainu's magma, and then launching a fierce fight.
"Jinbe, you quickly take my brother and leave!"
Having run to this time, Luffy could be considered exhausted, so Ace had Jinbe take Luffy and leave.
"Ace!"
As a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Jinbe naturally didn't want to abandon everyone, and leave alone. However, Ace shouted, "Jinbe, I haven't asked you for anything. Luffy is my brother. He came here to save me. Now that I've escaped, and he no longer has combat ability, I can't let him stay here and continue to take risks!"
"You still have time to care about others. None of you will be able to escape!"
Akainu roared, his magma giant fist smashing towards Ace fiercely. Ace used his Fire Fist with all his might to resist. However, his flames were obviously no match for Akainu's magma, and he was sent flying backwards with a scream.
"Ace."
Thatch quickly rushed over, using all his strength to use the Snow-Snow Fruit ability, creating a sky full of ice and snow, resisting Akainu's magma, and also giving Ace a breather.
"An ability similar to Kuzan's. Was it you and that kid who blocked my attack just now?"
Akainu, seeing Thatch, revealed anger, and punched out again. But Thatch wasn't Ace. His ability wasn't suppressed by Akainu's magma like Ace's. Even if the ice and snow ability couldn't compare to Aokiji, it was still opposed to magma. So, the sky full of ice and snow still blocked Akainu's magma.
"Heh ha!"
Suddenly, a roar. They saw a huge figure crashing towards Akainu fiercely. Because Akainu's attention was all on Thatch, Ace, and the others, he didn't pay attention at all. Moreover, that figure was also very fast, directly crashing into Akainu's body. Akainu turned into magma, being smashed to pieces, scattering in all directions.
The Akainu who only had half a body left, with only half of his face remaining, looked at the person who had crashed into him, and said angrily, "Diamond Jozu!"
The person who had crashed into Akainu was naturally Jozu. His combat power had decreased a lot, but he had also seized the opportunity just now, using all his strength, and crashing into Akainu in one fell swoop, relieving the pressure on Thatch.
Jozu's body had already turned into diamond. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth. He said with great unwillingness, "How could this be? I clearly used Haki. Why didn't it work? What exactly is going on with this guy?"
When he had crashed into Akainu just now, Jozu had already used Haki, and had also smashed away half of Akainu's body. However, Akainu was still able to speak well, which showed that his attack hadn't worked, and had still been nullified by Akainu's Logia.
They saw the Akainu who only had half a body left, half of his body slowly emitting magma. Then, the magma gathered. After a period of time, Akainu's appearance was restored again, actually being no different from before.
No, that's not right. Akainu was still somewhat different, because blood had appeared on his arm, but it was quickly evaporated by the magma. He had still been injured by Jozu's crash, but it wasn't that serious.
"You're really a group of annoying guys!"
Akainu said with a gloomy expression. The division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates weren't weak, and he wanted to kill Ace and Luffy with all his heart. However, with these division commanders covering them, he was always unable to accomplish his goal. This made him extremely angry.
"I will never let you hurt Ace and Straw Hat Kid!"
Thatch snorted coldly. Although he had been knocked back by Akainu, he quickly blocked in front of Akainu, joining forces with Jozu. Behind them, there were other division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates. Everyone was standing together firmly, covering Ace and Luffy.
Luffy didn't have much stamina left. He was being carried by Jinbe as they ran. Although he was struggling desperately, and shouting that he wanted to be with Ace, how could he be a match for Jinbe's strength? He was carried by Jinbe and quickly ran to the bay.
"Get out of the way!"
Akainu roared furiously, using his abilities to the limit. You had to know that he was in his prime, while Thatch, Jozu, and the others had all gone through fierce battles. Most of them were injured. So, so many people were actually being suppressed by Akainu alone.
"Fire Fist!"
A giant fist of flame descended from the sky, smashing towards Akainu fiercely. Akainu also roared, and responded with a punch at the same time. The terrifying temperature of the magma quickly melted Ace's Fire Fist, actually knocking Ace, who was in flame form, directly away.
"Ace."
The people of the Whitebeard Pirates were greatly shocked seeing Ace actually being burned by Akainu's magma. Thatch even shouted, "Ace, your ability is being restrained by him. Don't fight him head-on. You go first. Leave this place to us."
As it stood now, Ace's flame ability was indeed being restrained by Akainu's magma ability. The Fire Fist that had been invincible in the past relied on its powerful temperature and burning. However, Akainu's Mag-Mag Fruit was even stronger now. So, in front of Akainu, Ace's ability was greatly discounted, and he couldn't display his strength at all.
"No, how can I abandon everyone, and leave alone? Absolutely not."
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