The Battle of Forest, Light, and Magma

[Call out--]

A flash of light collided with the Lava Fist, unleashing a powerful explosion and bursts of fire. The battle had begun, and Vidal certainly wasn't just going to stand by and watch.

The next moment, the ground around Sakazuki bulged up, and countless sharp wooden stakes burst forth from the earth, spiking out in a dense array.

Then, a dozen more towering trees sprang up from the ground, and in the blink of an eye, a jungle appeared beside the oasis, and it was a turbulent jungle full of murderous intent.

As soon as these large trees appeared, they swung their hard trunks at Sakazuki, while countless branches and leaves launched an attack simultaneously.

"Is this all he can do?"

Sakazuki thought to himself, but his hands moved without hesitation. His two arms, which had already turned into lava, expanded and smashed everything that came at him.

He was like a volcano in the jungle, relentlessly erupting scorching lava, burning any trees that dared to approach.

Although the ignition point of these trees seems unusual, it's just a matter of how quickly they burn.

"As expected, no matter how much a tree is strengthened, it's still a tree. It's still difficult for it to withstand the high temperature of magma!" Vidal thought to himself as he watched this scene.

The reason he created these large trees was simply to experiment; the key point is that the trees he created were not ordinary trees, and Sakazuki's lava was not ordinary lava either.

That's the top-tier Fire-type Devil Fruit, the strongest lava that can even burn away flames!

Although Vidal's Forest-Forest Fruit is also among the top-tier Plant-type fruits, the type advantage between the two is too great.

It's just unknown how Fire Fist Ace's flames will affect his trees in the future.

"So this is how you use your abilities in battle, how interesting." Borsalino fired beams of laser light from his fingertips, the resulting explosions blasting trees away.

"Stop messing around, hurry up and take care of Sakazuki. Benson can't hold off Dragon for long!" Vidal replied with a sneer, then disappeared in a flash of green light.

This scene made Borsalino very curious about how he did it. Could a plant-type Devil Fruit allow someone to teleport?

At the same time, Vidal emerged from a relatively intact but still burning tree, enveloped in a green aura, and punched Sakazuki in the back where molten lava was flowing.

[Bang!]

The powerful force, Coating with Armament Haki, sent Sakazuki flying back several meters before he finally came to a stop by crashing into a tree trunk in the distance.

But this unfortunate tree quickly burned into a towering torch, thick black smoke shooting straight into the sky amidst the flames.

"You actually did it too?" Sakazuki regained his balance and looked at Vidal in surprise.

He thought that Dragon's power, which could injure him, was unique, belonging to Dragon or some kind of secret technique of Vice Admiral Garp.

Vidal smiled without explaining. His body suddenly became blurry, and a flash of green light temporarily overwhelmed the surrounding flames. He transformed into a pale green afterimage, streaking across the lava on the ground and rushing away.

"Hmph, Great Eruption!"

Using the same trick again, Sakazuki truly embodies the saying "one trick is enough."

The power of the Magma-Magma Fruit is simply so domineering and powerful that it doesn't need any fancy tricks; just throw a magma attack.

A massive lava fist, carrying the force of a volcanic eruption, hurtled towards Vidal. Vidal did not back down; he would take the punch first, no matter what!

His raised right arm quickly swelled up like wood, forming a hardwood fist in mid-air that was no less large than a lava fist.

Vidal doesn't usually make a big punch when he hits someone; this time it was just to make the scene look better.

This is, after all, their first direct confrontation with the future Admiral Akainu!

[Boom!]

The violent impact caused two fists, several meters high, to collide in mid-air, unleashing a fierce and turbulent gust of heat that swept away everything in its path, from trees to fire.

With a crisp cracking sound, the ground beneath their feet could not withstand the pressure and began to collapse and crumble, spreading out in a spiderweb pattern.

Sakazuki's face darkened, and his fierce eyes pierced through the wrestling fists, staring intently at Vidal.

"You're also Logia?!"

This ability to transform one's body into a certain substance and then control it is so similar to both his own and Borsalino's abilities.

"No, I am Special Paramecia." Vidal's lips curled into a smile full of fighting spirit.

Sakazuki's Lava Fist is indeed powerful; even my own full-force punch, Coating with Haki, couldn't harm him.

Especially that peculiar impact force—it truly lives up to its reputation as the Devil Fruit with the strongest attack power!

Sakazuki felt like he had been constantly learning new things ever since he entered the Special Training Camp, but before he could even ask what Special Paramecia was, a golden flash suddenly erupted behind him.

"Yo~ Sakazuki, I'm your rival too!"

Before he could finish speaking, a long, straight beam of light flashed past, and Sakazuki was struck hard on the side, his entire body exploding into lava.

A moment later, Sakazuki, his face grim, gathered lava on the other side and quickly restored his shattered body.

He wasn't injured, but that doesn't mean he suffered no losses; each regrouping session also drains his energy.

He hasn't rested since arriving on the island; he's been constantly in battle.

First, he chased criminals for a whole day, then fought with Dragon all night, and finally slaughtered thirty criminals. By this time, he had very little strength left.

Not to mention he also suffered some minor injuries in the fight with Dragon; the blood on the corner of his mouth hadn't even been wiped clean yet.

Therefore, he was under immense pressure at that moment!

Borsalino and Vidal didn't care about any of that; in fact, they chose to attack him first because they saw that he was the most exhausted.

The two gave Sakazuki no time to rest, each transforming into a green and a gold figure, and launched a fierce attack on him amidst a sea of fire.

[Bang! Bang! Bang!]

[Beep--Boom!!]

Green, gold, and red figures clashed fiercely, each exchange accompanied by deafening roars and devastating explosions.

Sometimes dazzling flashes of light stung so intensely that everyone had to close their eyes; other times, roaring eruptions of magma and lava continued unabated.

But what always causes actual damage is that seemingly inconspicuous yet impossible-to-ignore green meteor.

Vidal completely gave up on stimulating tree growth because the ground environment was extremely poor, consisting entirely of flowing lava and scorched craters created by flashes of light.

The trees and plants he fostered didn't appear out of thin air; they essentially grew from seedlings, only the process was accelerated countless times by him.

But if the seedlings are burned as soon as they appear, that would be a real problem.

He should focus his energy on close combat. With the enhancements of Haki, Photosynthetic Energy, Six Powers, and Konoha Style, his taijutsu is his strongest point!

Meanwhile, this amazing battle between the three became the most eye-catching performance on Z Island.

The battle between two top-tier Logia users and one top-tier Special Paramecia user, while not exactly earth-shattering, was still incredibly spectacular.

The cadets on the warship stared in disbelief at the terrifying battle scenes on the screen, each of them questioning whether they were truly classmates.

"Monster"

Ah, this battle was a scene that had been in my mind before I even started writing the book, and now I'm finally able to put it into words!

I have a question: if this book is published, will you subscribe? I'm really worried it will flop.