Though there were not quite a thousand beasts charging, many creatures on Primordial Island were enormous. Their charge created the impression of a stampede of countless beasts, and together with the avalanche, it made the ground shake violently. The deafening roar instantly drew the attention of the Marines in the naval camp.
The terrifying sight, especially the avalanche, struck fear into their hearts. Many Marines stood dumbfounded where they were, while only a few turned and fled.
Akainu rushed out of his tent. Watching the stampede and avalanche, his face twisted savagely as he nearly crushed his teeth.
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Akainu roared at the top of his lungs.
His loud voice struggled through the chaotic clamor of heaven and earth to reach the Marines' ears, snapping the stunned soldiers awake. Akainu's brutal training made them instinctively obey his command. They turned and ran.
The Marines immediately fled in disarray, their formation completely broken as they ran madly, wishing they could grow two more legs.
Meteor Volcano!
Akainu did not flee. He leaped onto the highest point in the camp, thick smoke and rolling magma pouring from his entire body. His arms transformed into molten limbs as a massive ball of crimson magma shot into the sky. Fist-shaped magma masses, carrying scorching heat and terrifying force, rained down like a fiery meteor shower!
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Countless magma fists fell from the sky, striking unlucky Fierce Beasts and slamming them ruthlessly into the ground. In the blink of an eye, they turned to charcoal, and in another, the magma melted them away until not even bones remained.
The magma fists landed on the snow, immediately melting swathes of it into water. Steam rose in clouds, and the snow surging down with the avalanche like a flood was partially melted by