Fire and Light

Ace decided to stay, so the others didn't do much. Without strong enough Observation Haki or Logia Devil Fruit abilities, it would be difficult to withstand Kizaru.

Moreover, being deep in the ocean, they lack the ability to fly and are almost powerless to fight.

So Nami immediately shouted, "Let's go first and meet up with Daddy."

As she spoke, Namul and Hachi steered the boat away, while Mr. Christmas reached into his pocket with his right hand and pulled out a huge spear.

Mr. Christmas's ability is the Door-Door Fruit, which allows her to open doors in the air and matter, enter Spatial Dimension, and travel within those dimensions.

During her two years of cultivation, she was able to open a Spatial Dimension on an object, remain fixed on the object, and then Store Objects.

You can take out the items from the space simply by opening it again when needed.

The gun they brought out for Mr. Christmas was enormous, nearly two meters long, and it looked like a giant cannon when it was mounted there.

This is a sniper rifle.

In the world of One Piece, technology is extremely unequal. Some people use flintlock pistols, while others use revolvers, submachine guns, laser cannons, and air cannons.

In addition, there are Gatling guns and sniper rifles, the two giant weapons that Baby carried when she went to the Bank Prohibition Zone.

Vivi's intelligence department went to great lengths to finally obtain a huge sniper rifle.

On Mr. Christmas, a sniper rifle was set up, and with a wave of the hand, someone immediately handed over a bullet and loaded it into the sniper rifle.

Then, on Mr. Christmas, he crouched down, aiming at the distance, waiting for Kizaru to arrive.

Swoosh.

Instead of directly attacking the Flame Wall, Kizaru appeared on the other side, intending to circle around and attack the ship.

But as soon as he appeared, dozens of Flame Beams struck him.

"Oh my."

Kizaru was somewhat surprised. His body instantly turned into light, Flame Beams pierced through his body, but he himself was unharmed.

The next moment, Ace appeared not far from him and threw a punch.

Fire Fist.

A giant fist formed of flames struck Kizaru.

Just as Kizaru was about to leave, a bullet appeared in front of him.

This bullet.

Faced with the bullet, Kizaru's right arm instantly exploded, and he slammed out with his right palm.

Bang.

The bullet struck Kizaru's right hand, but it did not touch Kizaru's body; instead, it was blocked by an invisible armor.

"Seastone Bullets, how dangerous!"

Kizaru wiped the sweat from his forehead; his body was already engulfed in flames.

boom.

An explosion rang out, and a bright light flashed amidst the flames. Just as he was about to advance, Ace had already kicked out.

Battle Axe.

His right foot transformed into a giant flaming axe, smashing fiercely towards the light.

Bang.

The light exploded again, and then flames rolled, forming a figure in the distance. The figure flickered and looked at Ace, raising an eyebrow, and said, "Not bad, Ace. You've become so strong now."

"You're the one who's truly terrifying."

Ace stared at Kizaru, not daring to relax for a moment.

"It's not bad to be able to catch you."

Kizaru laughed and continued his attack.

"Even Seastone Bullets are useless."

Mr. Christmas put away the sniper rifle, then reached into his other pocket and pulled out a pistol. Immediately, a subordinate handed him a box of ammunition. Mr. Christmas took out six pistol rounds, loaded them into two pistols, held them in his hands, and said, "Since it's useless, let's just use it for defense."

"Let's hurry up and leave while Ace is holding him back."

Nami shouted, and the ship continued sailing into the distance.

In the air, Ace and Kizaru fought back and forth.

Kizaru has given up the pursuit and intends to capture Ace; this is the minimum requirement of his orders.

However, Kizaru was unable to defeat Ace in a short time.

Kizaru can reach the speed of light, but that's the result of elementalization. To apply Armament Haki, he needs to become a physical entity.

Ace possessed both Geppo and Observation Haki, which only delayed him; Kizaru's time was of no use in dealing with him.

So the two went back and forth, and neither could gain the upper hand for the time being.

In the ocean, Xia Qiu was somewhat surprised to see this scene. Ace's strength was not comparable to that of Admiral, but he was able to hold him off, which was extremely terrifying.

However, since Ace did not die two years ago as in the original story, his current strength should be the same.

His strength is similar to Sabo's after he obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit; there won't be much difference.

The two are roughly equal in strength, which can be divided into three aspects: physical skills, Haki, and Devil Fruit ability.

In terms of physical skills, before the age of ten, Ace and Sabo were evenly matched, sparring many times to a draw. However, for the next seven years, Ace remained on the island, while Sabo trained with dragons, fighting across the world and learning Dragon Claw techniques. Based on this, Sabo was slightly stronger than Ace in physical combat, but only by a limited margin. Ace, having been at sea for five years, adventuring at sea and learning Moonwalk and Shave techniques, should now be roughly equal in physical skill to Ace.

In Haki, Sabo learned Armament Haki, while Ace learned Observation Haki Haki. In terms of the level of Haki mastery, Ace, who only mastered Observation Haki in the last nine months, is undoubtedly gifted, but Sabo's Haki strength is much higher.

In the original work, Sabo obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit but was not proficient in using it, while Ace had it for five years. He focused on developing the ability for the first three years and sublimated the Devil Fruit ability for the last two years. In terms of Devil Fruit ability, Ace was much better than Sabo.

Sabo's Haki and physical skills are perfectly compatible, while Ace's Observation Haki, Geppo, and Devil Fruit ability are also highly compatible.

Therefore, their strengths should be roughly equal.

At that time, Sabo and Fujitora fought for quite a while. Towards the end of the battle, Sabo was at a disadvantage and somewhat tired, but he was not defeated.

Ace's current performance against Kizaru is very similar.

In terms of strength, Ace is the strongest in Baroque Works, and it would be very difficult for me to defeat him in a fight.

After all, his Armament Haki was not enough to completely cover his 70-meter-long body.

However, by stalling Kizaru, Ace might be able to find an opportunity to cause some trouble.

For example, if the Vice Admiral from G-1 Branch comes over, I can take him down.

But just as Xia Qiu was thinking this, a Phoenix Cry suddenly rang out from afar. A colossal creature appeared in the distance, and then a figure with blue flame wings flew towards them.

"Marco?"

Kizaru was somewhat surprised, "Not only were you not captured, but the Whitebeard Pirates also came to your aid."

"Never mind, since that's how it is, then I'll have an excuse when I get back."

Kizaru yawned, and in a flash, his body appeared a hundred meters away, growing farther and farther until it disappeared into the horizon.

"Ace."

Marco flew up to Ace and said, "Long time no see."

"Captain Marco."

Ace smiled happily and looked into the distance, where the massive Moby Dick stood.

"Let's go see Dad first."

Marco said, then looked down, "And you, Dad wants to see you too."

"Good."

Xia Qiu glanced at the massive Moby Dick in the distance, then followed the two of them, swimming in a certain direction.