Whoosh—
The terrifying power arrived in front of everyone in an instant.
With no other option left, the members of the Blackbeard Pirates gathered together and immediately activated their Armament Haki.
Jet-black armor wrapped around their bodies.
It was the only method they could think of to survive.
BOOOOM—!!!
A thunderous explosion shook the heavens.
The massive magma fist detonated directly at the center of the Blackbeard Pirates.
A bottomless magma crater appeared instantly.
But it wasn't over yet.
The magma rapidly spread outward in all directions.
Soon—
The overflowing magma erupted into countless volcanic bombs.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Another series of terrifying explosions erupted across the ground.
Under the relentless blasts, huge boulders shattered into dust.
Only after several seconds did the explosions finally subside.
The Blackbeard Pirates who had been huddled together moments earlier were now blown apart in all directions.
After rolling across the ground several times, they lay scattered everywhere—
Like dead dogs.
None of them could even move.
Even Blackbeard himself was caught in the blast.
He collapsed onto the ground, coughing up blood.
Seeing this scene—
Ace, who was being surrounded by the Seraphim in front of Xia Yu, was completely shaken.
This power…
Was even stronger than he had imagined.
He looked again at the Seraphim around him.
Each one had the appearance of a child.
It was hard to believe that such innocent-looking kids possessed such terrifying strength.
Even Blackbeard had been severely injured by the aftermath.
Ace knew Blackbeard's strength very well after fighting him personally.
"Blackbeard…"
"Just die already."
"This is the price for looking down on the Marines."
Vice Admiral Momonga stepped forward with a stern expression.
"Zehahaha…"
"So I, Blackbeard, am about to fall here?"
"I don't think so!!"
Suddenly—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several figures shot forward.
They charged straight toward Seraphim Akainu in the sky.
Those figures were—
Van Augur, Doc Q, Burgess, and the others, who had been lying motionless earlier.
It wasn't that they hadn't been injured by the magma explosion.
On the contrary—
Each of them suffered severe burns across their bodies.
Many were vomiting blood.
But they knew—
This was their only chance.
Facing death, their fighting spirit erupted instead.
With just a single glance, they understood Blackbeard's plan.
"Zehahaha!"
"My strategy earlier was wrong!"
"Against monsters like these, if we don't concentrate all our power to take one down—"
"Escaping is impossible!"
Laughing wildly, Blackbeard avoided Seraphim Mihawk's pursuit.
He was the first to arrive before Seraphim Akainu.
He activated the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.
A mass of pitch-black energy gathered in his palm.
"Dark Water!!"
A gigantic hand of darkness grabbed Seraphim Akainu's arm.
The Seraphim attempted to activate its magma ability—
But it suddenly couldn't.
"NOW!"
"Attack!"
"I can't hold him for long!"
Blackbeard roared.
This was their only opportunity.
Attacks came from every direction.
Van Augur moved swiftly despite his injuries and fired several shots.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time the bullets were different—
Each one was coated with powerful Armament Haki.
Burgess lifted a massive boulder, covering it in Armament Haki before hurling it toward the Seraphim.
WHOOSH!
The rock shot forward like lightning, sparks forming from friction with the air.
Doc Q threw a corrosive poison bomb.
If it was a machine—
It should be vulnerable to corrosion.
Lafitte, the Demon Sheriff, pressed a hidden switch on his cane.
Thousands of tiny poisoned needles burst out.
Combined with Armament Haki, they shot toward Seraphim Akainu.
For a moment—
Countless attacks rained down like a Gatling gun, bombarding the Seraphim.
Even Vice Admiral Momonga felt a chill down his spine watching this.
But Xia Yu remained completely calm.
What a joke.
Unless an Admiral-level attack destroyed the Seraphim in one blow—
They would always repair themselves.
On the battlefield—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Metallic collision sounds rang from Seraphim Akainu's body.
Blood sprayed from multiple wounds.
Blackbeard stared in shock.
He hadn't expected this robot to actually have human blood.
The thought alone made his scalp tingle.
"Keep attacking!"
"Destroy it completely!"
After witnessing the Seraphim's terrifying strength, Blackbeard didn't dare relax.
He urged his crew to continue.
Burgess, Lafitte, and the others immediately charged forward again.
They appeared before the Seraphim in an instant and unleashed another round of attacks.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Various strikes smashed into the Seraphim's body.
Szzzt…
A mechanical short-circuiting sound echoed.
Seraphim Akainu fell from the sky—
Like a deflated balloon.
THUD!
It crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Zehahaha!"
"Taking down just one of them was really hard!"
Blackbeard grinned.
Without wasting a second—
The group immediately turned their backs on the fallen Seraphim and sprinted toward the escape route guarded by Seraphim Moria.
"Zehahaha!"
"Boys!"
"Once we take down that one guarding the path, we're free!"
"Boss, this was really embarrassing, hahaha!"
The pirates were excited after defeating one Seraphim.
Yes, the Seraphim were powerful—
But their battle intelligence couldn't compare to experienced pirates.
At least that's what they believed.
They thought they could escape.
However—
Less than a second later—
The Seraphim Akainu that had been lying on the ground suddenly stood up again.
Perfectly restored.
Vice Admiral Momonga's eyes widened.
He had guarded Xia Yu's laboratory before and knew a little about the Seraphim.
But the ones who tested them were high-ranking Marine officials.
Many of their abilities were still unknown to him.
Extreme regeneration was one of them.
"This… this is insane!"
"It recovered?!"
Momonga stared in disbelief.
Behind him—
Ace, still shackled with Seastone handcuffs, also witnessed it.
He was completely stunned.
He had clearly seen Seraphim Akainu severely injured moments ago.
So how…
Was it standing again?
Could these Seraphim possess Kaido-level durability too?
Ace swallowed hard.
If that was true—
It was terrifying.
Just imagine—
A fighter who possessed:
Admiral-level abilities.
Incredible physical techniques.
Powerful Haki.
And now—
Kaido-like durability.
Anyone who had to fight such an opponent…
Would surely feel complete despair.
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