Akainu and Tiger's battle continued. Joker could even vaguely tell that Akainu was treating it somewhat like a training match.
Unfortunately, the Three Admirals all focused primarily on developing their Devil Fruits. Their Haki was not weak, but compared to monsters like Kaido and Garp, it was indeed lacking by a bit.
For one thing, none of the Three Admirals had awakened Conqueror's Haki, so naturally they could not use Conqueror's Haki Infusion. That meant their Haki would have a hard time reaching its peak.
Under such circumstances, the Three Admirals had consciously or unconsciously put more of their energy into Devil Fruit development. They only kept their Haki strong enough not to hold them back.
Tiger's own strength had now absolutely reached the level of an Admiral Candidate or a First Mate. Coupled with Akainu deliberately going easy on him, the two seemed locked in a fierce battle, but Tiger was not truly in much danger.
Though the other Holy Land guards tried their best to defend against the assault, the Joker Party's Joker Gas was simply too disgusting. Moreover, these people had no intention of getting bogged down fighting them, and in the end, they still broke through into the Holy Land.
"What enormous walls. I'm counting on you, Morley!" Williams called from the air. The Holy Land's walls were exceptionally well made, even mixed with a certain amount of Sea Stone, making them impossible for even Morley's Push-Push Fruit to move.
But if he could not push the walls aside, he could dig a tunnel! Even if Mary Geoise's wall foundations contained some Sea Stone, it could only extend ten or twenty meters at most. Given Morley's size, he could push through a tunnel connecting both sides in just a few minutes.
"Damn it, we can't let