"Hey! Ace, don't be reckless!"
Luffy shouted, "Ace!"
Seeing the flames approach, Akainu's fist also shot out.
Boom!
As soon as their fists met, Ace's expression twisted drastically.
That strange sensation… was an intense burning.
The scorching flames and terrifying magma violently exploded upon collision, two forces of equally extreme temperature intertwined and rubbed, then burst open with a loud bang.
A shirtless figure flew out.
Many pirates, after getting a clear look, showed expressions of horror.
"Ace… was burned?"
"He defeated Ace in just one blow."
Ace, with a distorted face, clutched his arm and fell to the ground. After obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit, this was the first time he had experienced such a feeling.
He had intended to teach Akainu a lesson, but now he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Run, Ace!"
Under the cover of the pirates, Ace and Luffy continued their escape.
Renji was speechless at this scene. Is this a situation where you can't win in a fight, and you can't win in an argument either?
Never mind, then I'll collect this bounty.
Go, Blackbeard.
Boom!
Another shockwave sent hundreds of pirates flying. Teach had already mastered the use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability in a very short time.
"Zehahaha! Old man, this ability of yours really suits my taste."
With a surge of sinister light in his eyes, Teach clenched his right fist and, looking at the flame-engulfed body, punched out at empty air.
"Ace!"
Boom!
The terrifying shockwave was unstoppable, like a massive ground-hugging tornado, sweeping away the pirates in its path as if clearing trash.
Watching the massive, rolling shockwave approach, Ace's lips were almost bleeding from biting them.
"This damn guy, why can he use pops' ability?"
Fire Fist!
Ace's right fist shot out, blasting a huge pillar of flames like a flamethrower, colliding with the vibration shockwave released by Teach.
Bang!
Even from such a distance, the power of Teach's vibration shockwave still overpowered Ace's Fire Fist.
The hard ground cracked furiously, and countless shattered rocks splattered in the collision of terrifying forces. Driven by the powerful gale, they instantly pierced Ace's body.
However, Ace had already activated elementalization, so the gravel did not harm him in the slightest, only creating seven or eight holes in his body.
But Luffy, who was beside him, was not so lucky. After venturing out to sea, a series of near-death battles and the effort to rescue Ace from Impel Down had already overdrawn his body multiple times.
Blood splattered as his abdomen and thighs were both pierced by shattered rocks.
"Ugh…"
After a painful groan, Luffy fell weakly to the ground.
"Luffy! Get up quickly!" Ace turned his head to look, and his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Uh… cough cough! Okay… Ace… I'll get up right away…"
Thud!
Luffy struggled to get up from the ground, but his limbs felt as heavy as if filled with lead. Extreme fatigue washed over him, and he couldn't even feel the pain anymore, making him want to lie down and sleep immediately.
Crocodile and Ivankov, who had been closely monitoring Luffy, also noticed something was wrong immediately.
"Straw Hat Boy!"
Ivankov, who had performed special surgery on Luffy to unleash his potential, knew best. Luffy truly couldn't get up this time. His body had reached its limit.
"Evil scum, today is your end!"
Akainu's right fist turned into magma, and he intended to unleash dozens of magma dog head attacks towards Luffy.
"Damn it!"
Death Wink!
Boom!
A violent explosion rocked the area, blowing off half of Akainu's body, causing him to only launch three magma dog heads.
Ivankov said indignantly, "Crocodile! If you keep hiding things, I'll expose everything from back then."
"Huh!?"
Crocodile's forehead veins bulged upon hearing this, and his remaining fist clenched tightly.
"You bastard, how dare you threaten me?! Do you think that will work?"
Erosion Cycle!
Crocodile placed his palm on the ground, and instantly, from his palm as the center, the hard rock pavement turned into sand and spread rapidly. Dozens of Marine soldiers who touched the sand beneath their feet were instantly dehydrated.
That wasn't all. The enraged Crocodile continued to exert force, creating a giant blade of flying sand that ripped through the ground and rose up towards Akainu.
Desert Spada!
Akainu's body was cut open again, and he looked displeased.
"A bunch of disgusting pirates! No one can stop me today!"
With that, he shot towards Luffy.
At this moment, seeing the three magma dog heads shooting towards the fallen Luffy, Ace's fiery energy surged within him. He expended most of his remaining strength to condense two flame spears, then hurled them towards the magma dog heads.
Boom!
Magma and flames exploded, but they could only barely block two of them. One magma dog head still headed towards Luffy.
"Luffy!"
Seeing Luffy in mortal danger, Ace's body erupted with astonishing speed, turning into a flying mass of flames that collided with the magma dog head.
Bang! Sizzle!
"Ugh!"
Ace clutched his stomach in pain. To block that magma dog head, a large burn mark was left there. But thankfully, he blocked the attack.
"Feel it well, this is the price of your crime. I will make you watch your own brother die before your eyes."
As Akainu's authoritative voice rang out, Ace's pupils suddenly constricted.
Luffy!
Akainu's figure arrived in front of Luffy, then he punched out.
"Ace…" Luffy stared blankly at the figure in front of him.
The ultimate destructive magma even incinerated the unceasing flames. Ace's body blocked in front of Luffy, his right arm completely melted, and his body was largely penetrated by magma.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and large patches of blood continuously spread across his body. Ace's life force began to dissipate rapidly and irrecoverably.
"Ace!"
Amidst the astonished cries of the pirates—
"Zehahaha! Ace! I've come to save you!"
Teach laughed as he unleashed a huge shockwave towards Akainu, covering a vast area.
Boom!
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for controlling Teach to kill…]