Chapter 100 – To the Rescue!
Chapter 100 – To the Rescue!
As the man was instantly killed by Ace, shock rippled through the surrounding crowd.
Though the man hadn't been the strongest among them, he wielded the Flame Resistance a natural counter to Ace's own flames. Yet even with that advantage, Ace had obliterated him in a single blow.
That was a terrifying statement of power.
Even Dave, in the middle of battle with Marco, was so stunned that he nearly took a direct hit.
"What the hell!?" he growled, retreating dozens of meters. His eyes locked onto Ace, whose body now burned with a mix of blue and white flames. "When did the second division captain become this strong?"
He had kept close tabs on the Whitebeard Pirates. There had never been any report of Ace wielding flames this intense—so powerful that even Fire Fur couldn't defend against them.
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"You've already lost."
Marco's voice rang out, calm and steady now. "Give up. Let the Whitebeard Pirates deal with you."
For the first time, there was a glimmer of ease in Marco's expression. Ace's breakthrough had shifted the tide.