Chapter 240
Chapter 240
Faced with the reckless giant Vice Admiral, Whitebeard simply stabbed Murakumogiri into the ice beside him.
He then raised both hands as if tearing something apart. The very air in front of him was ripped open, leaving visible claw marks in space itself.
"Be careful! Pops is getting serious!"
The pirates shouted warnings to each other. Those with swords stabbed them into the ice to anchor themselves, while those without grabbed onto their comrades.
If they didn’t, they would be sent flying.
"What?!"
John Giant was still surprised by Whitebeard’s sudden action when, just a few seconds later, his vision began to tilt violently.
Why... why did Whitebeard suddenly look crooked?
No — when he widened his view, he finally understood.
The sea... had been torn into several pieces! Everything was tilting!
The Marines, completely unprepared, were sent tumbling. Countless ordinary soldiers fell from the plaza — some plunged into the deep sea, others crashed onto the ice in the bay and were immediately surrounded by pirates.
It took a long time for the tremors to finally subside.
Marineford had been split apart. While not every building had collapsed, the front side was already severely damaged.
"What terrifying power! But in the name of absolute justice, I will never let you pass this point!"
Vice Admiral John Giant struggled to his feet, grabbed his sword, and swung it down at Whitebeard with all his might.
In response, Whitebeard leapt into the air. His fist, charged with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, smashed into the empty space in front of John Giant.
Boom!
The overwhelming shockwave passed straight through the giant. The ice along its path was blasted away, and the impact surged directly toward the execution platform.
Boom!
Another explosion rang out. More buildings were destroyed, and a cloud of smoke rose in front of the execution platform.
"Did we succeed?!"
The pirates raised their hands in excitement, but their expressions froze almost immediately.
When the smoke cleared, the three Admirals were standing in front of the execution platform, having neutralized the shockwave with Armament Haki.
Left with no choice, the pirates had no option but to charge again.
However, at that moment, thick iron walls suddenly rose from the bay, sealing off every exit except for the section where Little Oars Jr. had fallen.
The giant’s massive body had blocked the mechanism from rising, and his blood had soaked into the machinery.
"Tch... We’re out of options. Akainu! Melt the ice! Don’t give them anywhere to stand!"
Sengoku frowned and gave the order without hesitation.
Akainu silently stepped forward, both arms transforming into boiling magma.
"Meteor Volcano!"
His arms fired like gatling guns, continuously launching countless magma fists into the sky.
"...You motherfucker!"
Rorschach watched as magma fists flew past him one after another, a vein popping on his forehead.
I was just watching the show, and you’re shooting magma at me? Are you that eager to drag me into the fight?
Boom.
Little Silver casually grabbed one of the incoming magma fists and crushed it in its claw.
Magma at this temperature was nothing more than a warm bath for it. Its unbreakable dragon scales and physique weren’t for show.
Even the Flame Emperor Dragon could bathe in magma. Its scales could withstand the extreme heat from supersonic flight and dragon aura.
"Haaah... Fine. I won’t get angry."
Rorschach exhaled and relaxed his brows. He then pointed at Akainu below and said,
"Little Silver, let’s return the favor. Give him a little gift back."
He wasn’t actually angry. Since Akainu had sent him such a generous "gift," it would be rude not to return one.
Hearing the order, Little Silver began gathering red lightning in its mouth. Through its jaws, one could see the wild red glow spreading inside.
"Go! Destruction Burst Gale Bomb!"
Rorschach stomped on Little Silver’s back and pointed toward the execution platform below, shouting out an extremely chuuni move name.
This was his small moment of cosplaying as a certain sea horse.
It felt pretty good when no one was watching... though it was a bit embarrassing with so many people around.
A massive red lightning sphere shot out from Little Silver’s mouth, flying at extreme speed toward the execution platform.
The giant lightning bomb was large enough to easily engulf the entire execution platform. If it hit, the ordinary soldiers and the seastone-bound Ace would undoubtedly die. Even most of the Headquarters Vice Admirals wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Of course, there were five people with Admiral-level strength down there. They should be able to handle it... right?
The corner of Rorschach’s mouth curled up into a playful smile.
Below, both pirates and Marines were still confused about why Akainu had fired his attack into the sky.
Akainu stood there with a confident expression, his cap shading his eyes as he deliberately avoided looking upward.
But what came first wasn’t his endless magma fists.
"Look! What is that?!"
The pirates pointed at the sky. A streak of red light was descending from above, heading straight for the Marine side.
The sudden movement made Akainu frown. He couldn’t help but look up — only to see a massive red sphere about to crash right on top of them.
"What the hell is this?!"
Akainu shouted in shock and immediately raised his right fist again.
"Great Eruption!"
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"
The three Admirals reacted instantly, attacking together to intercept the red light.
Boom!
A massive explosion erupted in the sky not far above Marine Headquarters.
Lightning scattered in all directions.
Ice and magma were blasted apart, raining down onto the Marines on the plaza.
"AAAAHHH!"
Being hit by ice wasn’t too bad — at worst, they would feel pain or suffer minor injuries.
Being hit by magma, however, was far worse. The still-hot magma burned through the bodies of many soldiers.
A violent storm swept across the entire battlefield.
"What the hell was that?! Did he just attack his own side? How stupid can you get?! Hahahahaha!"
Some pirates who didn’t understand the situation laughed and mocked Akainu.
But they quickly stopped laughing.
Because Akainu’s magma fists had started raining down from the sky.
Now it was the pirates’ turn to scream.
The magma melted the ice and heated the surface seawater to boiling point.
Those with tougher bodies could still swim to the shore, but those with weaker constitutions sank into the sea forever.
"Cough... So it was that guy hiding in the sky? Damn it! He actually ambushed us!"
Sengoku coughed a few times, waved his hand to disperse the surrounding smoke, and shouted angrily.
"It’s not that simple~~ The enemy is at an altitude of ten thousand meters. Even Moon Walk wouldn’t be enough to reach that height."
Kizaru spread his hands helplessly, acting as if there was nothing he could do.
In reality, he could reach that height, but fighting up there would be extremely uncomfortable — no solid ground and thin air that would reduce his combat effectiveness. It was the kind of troublesome task he had no interest in doing.
"Damn it... Are we just supposed to sit here and take his attacks?!"
"Someone who can fly that high and fire off such powerful lightning... Could it be a Mythical Zoan user?"
Sengoku’s mind raced as he tried to recall which pirate possessed such an ability.
But none of the ones he could think of matched. Those who could fly didn’t have such powerful lightning, and those who could generate lightning didn’t have flight capabilities.
Just who the hell was it?
Sengoku’s brows remained tightly furrowed.
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