Chapter 188: Akainu Descends!
Just as the battle plunged into chaos and the Whitebeard Pirates struggled to hold their ground, a chubby figure stumbled, attempting to slip away unnoticed from the edge of the scorched earth.
It was Teach!
His face was covered in blood, expression twisted and hideous. Gritting his teeth, he dragged his broken body, limping quietly toward the coast.
"I can't die... as long as I'm alive... there's still a chance... as long as I can escape, I can definitely make a comeback..."
He murmured in a low voice, eyes filled with greed and madness.
But the moment he approached the corner of a large rock—
"Zzzzt—CRACK!!!"
A blinding bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky dome!
"AAAAHHH—!!!"
Teach didn't even finish screaming before his entire body was pierced by the lightning. Charred black, he rolled onto the ground, twitching continuously!
"THUD—"
He passed out completely, sprawled wretchedly on the sand. His fingers clawed at the air, still unwillingly trying to crawl forward another half-inch.
High in the sky, Enel retracted his finger, his gaze sweeping over indifferently.
"Under my Mantra..."
He huffed coldly, his tone disdainful, like a god looking down on an ant. "You still want to pull little tricks?"
Before his voice faded, lightning surged beneath his feet. His figure flashed, transforming into an electric serpent diving wildly!
Target—Marco, Jozu, and Vista!
"100 Million Volts: LIGHTNING SPEAR!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
Thunder tore through the air like sharp spears. Three bolts of lightning shot out simultaneously, piercing the air like falling meteors, roaring as they smashed into the trio's formation!
"GAAAAHHHH—!!!"
Marco bore the brunt of it. His blue flames twisted violently as his shoulder was pierced by lightning, blood spraying!
Cracks appeared densely on Jozu's indestructible diamond body as he crashed to his knees!
Vista nearly lost his grip on his dual blades, the webs of his hands bursting open, his entire arm mangled!
The three, already heavily injured by Roy, were struck again!
"Damn it...!"
Marco gritted his teeth to hold on, blue flames churning madly, his eyes filled with disbelief. "This guy's lightning... is even stronger than last time!!!"
Jozu supported himself on the cracked ground, his voice low and trembling. "Pops..."
Vista gripped his blood-stained blades tightly, eyes full of unwillingness. "Are we... really going to be wiped out here...?!"
On the Other Side of the Island, the Battle Reached Its Climax!
"BANG—!!!"
Roy blasted Whitebeard back dozens of meters with a single punch, kicking up an earth-shattering storm!
Immediately after, he teleported to the peak of the sky. Raising his right fist high, black-red Conqueror's Haki rolled up!
The starry sky seemed to be torn apart. A familiar cross-shaped starlight shone on his fist as devastating energy gathered madly!
"Fist Bone: GALAXY IMPACT—!!!"
In that moment, the entire sky seemed sucked into the destructive power condensed in that punch. The air collapsed, and the sea breeze stood still!
Whitebeard's pupils shrank abruptly. He roared to the heavens!
"ROY!!! YOU DARE?!!"
Muscles bulging all over his body, rage boiling over, he instantly wrapped Murakumogiri in the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit and Conqueror's Haki, meeting the attack with full force!
"Tremor: SEA SPLITTER—!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE————!!!"
A pillar of destructive light crashed down from high altitude as Whitebeard slashed upward furiously with both hands!
Two forces comparable to natural disasters collided with a boom!
In an instant—
Heaven collapsed and earth cracked, tsunamis roared!
The entire island oscillated violently in a split second. The crust rose and fell like waves, volcanoes rumbling, the earth caving in!
Shockwaves swept out like countless blades, engulfing every corner of the island!
And under the ravaging of this calamitous shockwave, two figures lying unconscious at the edge of the battle circle—
Curiel and Izo, in a defenseless state, were torn directly into blood mist by the shockwave, leaving no bones behind!
"CURIEL!!! IZO!!!"
Sensing the situation, Marco's pupils exploded. Blue flames burned violently as if out of control, his eye sockets red to the point of turning black!
Center of the Explosion
Whitebeard stood in the middle of the devastated ruins, covered in wounds, kneeling on one knee with Murakumogiri supporting him.
He looked around. His sons and daughters, once orderly as an army, were now dead or injured all over the ground, their will to fight scattering.
His tall figure seemed to hunch slightly at this moment, the giant blade in his hand trembling faintly.
Whitebeard spoke in a deep voice, low like a roar pressed out from the depths of his throat:
"Roy..."
"Do you truly intend to... exterminate us all?!!"
Roy stood high in the sky. Thunderclouds rolled, the firmament roared, and myriad rays of light surged behind him.
Draped in his "Justice" cloak, he looked down like a god upon the shattered battlefield below and the legendary "Strongest Man."
His voice was cold and firm, like a blade of judgment, piercing straight into every beating heart: "No matter how many glorious titles you have..."
"So-called 'Four Emperors of the Sea,' 'Strongest Man'..."
"None of it changes the essence that you are a 'thief'."
"And I—am a Marine."
"—I am the 'Justice' here to end this filthy era of the sea."
In this moment, the air seemed frozen; even the aftershocks halted.
Whitebeard slowly raised his head, an unprecedented heaviness appearing in his eyes for the first time.
He finally understood—this young man truly intended to bury them all here!
But!
He did not retreat!
He could not retreat!!
For Thatch, for those sons still alive—
"ROY—!!!"
Whitebeard roared like a collapsing mountain and a crashing tsunami, completely abandoning retreat!
The earth exploded beneath his feet. The power of the Quake-Quake Fruit went full throttle. Like thunder, he swung Murakumogiri and slashed upward in fury!
"EVEN IF I DIE, I'LL DRAG YOU TO HELL WITH ME!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
A cold light flashed in Roy's eyes. Starlight bloomed on his right fist as he punched out to meet it head-on!
Two destructive forces collided directly!
The shockwave instantly razed everything within a thousand meters to the ground!
The crust overturned, the island trembled, and wild winds swept away everything!
Meanwhile, the Battle Elsewhere Entered Its Final, Desperate Stage!
Ace was bathed in blood, breathing ragged, his flames nearly extinguished. Besieged by Kingdew, Atmos, and Speed Jiru, he was in imminent danger!
"Flame Commandment: PILLAR OF FIRE!!!"
Ace gritted his teeth and roared. A tall pillar of fire shot into the sky, forcing the three back!
But the three roared, unleashing full Armament Haki, forcibly breaking through the flame defense line!
"DIE, BRAT!!!"
Kingdew's iron arm swept across, a heavy punch smashing toward Ace's chest!
"ZZZT—!!!"
Just in the nick of time!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky!
Enel transformed into lightning, descending instantly into the battle circle!
"BANG—!!!"
A kick sent Kingdew flying, sparks and lightning splashing everywhere!
Ace stumbled back half a step, barely steadying himself in the firelight.
Enel walked slowly out of the lightning, his gaze godlike, sneering with disdain. "Trash, worthy of touching him?"
Lightning surged at his fingertips as he waved his hand!
"Divine Judgment: HEAVEN'S WRATH!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
Thunderstorms roared, lightning spears fell like rain!
Before the three could react, they were pierced by violent lightning, screaming as they flew backward, blood spraying across the sky!
But it wasn't over!
Marco's blue flames reignited, Jozu roared shattering rocks, Vista gripped his dual blades tight. The three quickly regrouped, blocking Enel's path!
Fossa, Haruta, Blenheim, Rakuyo, Namur, and other combat-capable commanders surrounded them one after another!
"ENEL!!"
Marco growled through gritted teeth, eyes full of blood-red killing intent. "This time, don't think about escaping again!!!"
Enel scoffed, lightning dancing around him like angry snakes. "Relying on you remnants of a defeated army?"
Everyone's aura rose, preparing to surround and kill him again!
Just as the two sides were about to clash once more—
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
The entire sky suddenly turned red!
Dozens of blazing meteors fell from the horizon, like comets of divine punishment, tearing through the thunderclouds and sea of fire!
"METEOR VOLCANO!!!"
"BAM!"
"BAM! BAM!! BAM—!!!"
Dozens of magma fists smashed down!
Kingdew, Atmos, and Speed Jiru didn't even have time to get up before magma pierced their chests, burning their bones to ash!
Before they could scream, they were turned to charcoal!
Marco and the other two froze, turning their heads abruptly, faces changing drastically!
"This move is—!!!"
They looked up sharply toward the sky behind the sea of fire!
A crimson meteor fell like the Grim Reaper. Amidst churning magma, the ground began to melt before he even landed!
Cloak fluttering, hat brim covering his face, steps steady as iron. The word "Justice" on his back burned in the flames!
Marine Headquarters Admiral — "Akainu" Sakazuki, Enters the Fray!!!
"H... How could even HE be here...!!!"
Marco's voice trembled, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!
Sakazuki landed, magma splashing. He surveyed the entire field, his voice low as a judge of the underworld:
"Whitebeard Pirates..."
"—Today, total annihilation."
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