A Fierce Battle with Akainu!

One thousand percent of my power! Winged Dragon Blast Fist!

Ian then unleashed the strongest punch of his life.

Before that terrifying power could even be released, it had already caused the clothes on Ian's back and right arm to explode open, and thick white mist gushed out.

Then, the punch was thrown out.

Such a terrifying punch, what in the world can withstand it? What the hell can withstand it?

Sakazuki's eyes widened, and before the look of astonishment could even spread across his face, the intense light had already completely engulfed him.

Light!

Glare!

It was as dazzling as the first ray of intense light at the beginning of creation!

The forest, ablaze with fire, was now dimly lit, and both the Marines and the Kuja Pirates were blinded by the intense light.

The roaring Shockwave instantly pierced through the forest, tore the earth apart, pushed the sea away, and Marine warship anchored on the shore were smashed to pieces by the giant waves like sand sculptures on a beach—a true destruction as if weathered.

The earth-shattering roar only then erupted unrestrainedly, the sound waves transforming into a gale that forced the surrounding trees to bow down in submission.

"What is that?!"

Rear Admiral Momonga's lips trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.

I don't understand.

I simply can't understand it!

The roaring Shockwave finally receded.

Ian let out a long sigh of relief.

Before him lay a chasm that could be described as an insurmountable chasm, which had completely divided the coastline in two.

Sakazuki, on the other hand, has completely disappeared, and no one knows where he went.

So tired.

It's impossible not to feel tired after expending so much of your physical energy in one go.

Fortunately, this loss of physical strength did not occur immediately, but rather gradually during the long period of more than an hour of building up strength.

It's not like he'd be completely defeated after throwing that punch.

Besides being tired.

Ian's lips curled into a wide, unrestrained smile.

So much so that when Hancock, who had subconsciously rushed behind him, stared blankly at his back, the first thing she noticed was the upturned corners of his mouth.

He seems very happy.

The girl thought to herself.

"Wow, that's powerful!"

Ian was indeed very happy.

This punch felt more exhilarating than ever before!

It felt like a surgeon who had just finished a day-long operation, whose bladder was about to burst, finally rushed into the toilet at the last moment and began to release the floodwaters with unrestrained relief!

However, now is not the time to be carefree.

Ian turned around, and what came into his view was a stunningly beautiful girl with black hair.

Slightly taken aback, Ian thought, "This must be Boa Hancock. No one else is more qualified to be Hancock than her."

"Who is your boss?"

Ian asked.

The girl paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Captain Rose, who was lying on the ground and struggling to get up.

"It's you, isn't it?"

Ian walked up to the woman.

That's really tragic.

The front of its body was severely burned, appearing charred black, like a best-selling product from the Great Pirate Era.

However, it was actually quite good. If it weren't for her strong Haki, she would probably have been melted by now. After all, their opponent was Akainu, the future Marine Fleet Admiral.

"Can you still hear the sound?"

Ian asked a question.

Rose looked up, staring at Ian with a puzzled expression. "Ian of the Scorched Sky— "

What's this guy doing here?

Why would he help us?

What exactly does he want to do?

Before the woman could even ask those questions, Ian handed Rose a Den Den Den Mushi), saying, "Good that you can hear it; someone wants to talk to you."

Rose was taken aback again.

Then.

"Rose, can you hear me? It's me."

A deliberately hushed voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

But Rose was stunned. "Shakky?"

He was her ex!

The former emperor of the Kuja Pirates!

at the same time.

"Ian of the Scorched Sky!!"

The Momonga trembled, his longsword pointed directly at Ian. He shouted, "Call for backup! Get Doberman here with his men!"

"Don't call for help, Rear Admiral Momonga,"

Ian grinned like a gang leader, "Of course, people over there have already taken care of it."

On the other side of the island, two naval warships were blocking the way out of Amazon Lily, leaving the Kuja Pirates with nowhere to escape.

But at this moment...

On the deck of a warship, frost had covered everything.

"Whoosh--whoosh--"

Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral Doberman, the Fighting Dog, was panting heavily.

The alarmingly low temperature made it difficult for him to breathe, and his hands, gripping the knife handle tightly, were stiff and almost trembling.

On the deck, the naval soldiers had been frozen into ice sculptures, and were no longer heard from.

And the one who accomplished all of this was just a little girl.

Yamato, now transformed into a werewolf Yamato, grinned as he carried his spiked club. "Ian said he'd spare your life, but I guess it's okay to give you a good beating first?"

"Then bring it on, you brat!"

Doberman roared and charged toward Yamato.

"Hehe, Thunder Bagua!!"

A gleaming iron rod swung!

On the other side of the island.

Ian was not worried about Yamato's battle at all.

With the Yamato of Kenjiro Two, even elite Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters might not be able to defeat her, let alone a naval elite Rear Admiral like Doberman.

The gap in strength is quite large.

Not to mention, Rayleigh had already secretly landed and was overseeing the entire operation.

This is also the source of Ian's confidence to appear directly in front of Akainu.

To be honest, Ian was somewhat hesitant when he learned that Akainu would be leading the Navy this time.

But things changed after they met Rayleigh along the way.

The Momonga tried calling the other two ships, but no one answered.

In desperation, he could only roar at Ian, "Answer me! Why are you here! What do you want! Do you want to start a war with our navy?"

"Start a war?"

Ian slowly turned around, sizing up the furious man. "You've probably misunderstood something."

Whoosh!

He vanished in a blur, so fast that the Momonga couldn't react at all.

The next instant, he was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by Ian.

"The one who should be angry is me!"

A violent aura instantly spread outwards from Ian in all directions.

The earth trembled, and the forest shook.

The surrounding navy soldiers fell in droves, like wheat being harvested.

"Just like my older sister--"

Finally recovering from her earlier fear, Sondra, one of Hancock's two sisters, murmured in astonishment, "Conqueror's Haki's Haki!"

Her eldest sister, however, was staring intently at Ian.

"Don't you know?"

Ian tilted his head. "Amazon Lily is our Beasts Pirates ' territory. I was just wondering, does the Navy want to start a war with us?"

The Momonga struggled desperately, but his feeble strength was no match for Ian's arm.

Meanwhile.

"Are you kidding me! Ian of the Scorched Sky!"

The hawkish Onigumo, always ruthless and taciturn, roared angrily as he charged toward Ian, brandishing eight knives.

"When did Amazon Lily become the territory of your Beasts Pirates?"

Ian raised an eyebrow slightly at this moment.

Onigumo shattered the dazzling, complex sword light, which resembled blooming flowers, with a single leg.

Hancock's legs.

"Perfume Femur!"

The girl kicked out, sending Onigumo backward.

Ian was somewhat surprised. Was the arrogant Hancock from the original work actually quite grateful?

He glanced at the girl, then looked up at Onigumo, "Amazon Lily has been the territory of our Beasts Pirates for a long time. Don't you know that one of the previous King of this country was a good friend of my Teacher Kai?"

He looked down at the old woman who was sitting up, rubbing her aching back, and who was also charred black by Akainu. "Right, Senior Gloriosa?"

"A child of the Kaido?"

Gloriosa looked up at Ian with a hint of relief, "You're much more likable than Kaido."

She couldn't help but recall the time two or three decades ago when she set sail in pursuit of love, only to unexpectedly Rocks Pirates.

Even among the Rocks Pirates, a crew full of scum, Kaido was the least likable one. Only Linlin, who was equally unlikable, could get along with him.

However, the unlikable Kaido has raised a likable child.

"Gloriosa Osa--"

Onigumo was slightly taken aback.

He had heard of that name before.

He was once one of the officers on the Rocks Pirates' ship.

"That's right!"

At this moment, Rose also spoke up loudly, "Our Amazon Lily has been a vassal of the Beasts Pirates for a long time! Are you, the Navy, going to war with the Beasts Pirates?"

"This--"

For a moment, even the hawkish Onigumo hesitated.

That's the Beasts Pirates!

Ian's lips curled into a smile.

Onigumo's reaction was not surprising at all.

In the original work, when a group of Marine Vice Admiral, accompanied by Seraphim, landed on Amazon Lily in an attempt to wipe out the Kuja Pirates, Vice Admiral Yamakaji didn't dare utter a single word when faced with Blackbeard, who had come to cause trouble and kill a large number of marines.

They could only helplessly say that they needed permission from above to start a war with the Four Emperors.

What's the difference between the Beasts Pirates now and the future Four Emperors? It's just that they don't have the title of Pirate Emperor yet.

"Good that you understand."

Ian smiled and tossed the flying Momonga back into the air.

Rose also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, during the phone call, the former emperor Shakky told her about Ian's proposal.

Although I don't think joining the Beasts Pirates is a good thing, I can't worry about that now.

As long as this country can be protected, as long as its people can be saved, then it doesn't matter.

But at this moment...

"Why waste words with pirates?!"

With a roar, a dark red figure streaked across the sky like a cannonball, crashing down on Ian like a meteorite, "Hound Bite Crimson Lotus!"

Is he still so energetic?

Ian felt a chill run down his spine.

That punch just now, without exaggeration, was probably at the level of a serious strike from Teacher Kai.

Even if this couldn't severely damage Akainu, it should at least have rendered him offline for a while.

But I still underestimated him.

As expected, Akainu has no other redeeming qualities except for his incredible resilience.

In the original work, after taking two punches from the enraged Whitebeard, he rested on the ground for a moment and immediately returned full of energy.

but.

Ian noticed.

Akainu wasn't entirely without injuries either.

Or rather, the injuries were quite serious!

Thick traces of blood remained at the corners of his mouth, nostrils, and eyes.

Indeed, how could one possibly emerge unscathed from such a sudden and unexpected attack?

Damn it, even if Kozuki Oden accidentally got hit by Teacher Kai, he'd be knocked down instantly!

How could this guy possibly be completely unharmed?

Ian simply raised his hand and casually punched the falling dog-head lava, the temperature of which couldn't even hurt his skin.

He even said leisurely, "You need to think this through, Vice Admiral Sakazuki. If you fight me now, my most respected Teacher Kai, will start his operation. G-14 base, G-10 base—which base will he start destroying first?"

"You're trying to threaten me!"

But Akainu wasn't buying it at all; he was blinded by rage, shouting, "Who do you think I am?!"

"The Hell Hound!"

A scorching Magma Fist came flying straight at me.

Even though he didn't care about the temperature of the lava at all, Ian couldn't help but become serious at this moment.

That punch was very heavy.

but.

They're all seriously injured, do you think I'm afraid of them?

If things really get too complicated, there's always Rayleigh to fall back on.

Since Akainu is also a power-type character, then, the Winged Dragon of Ra: Ball Form!

Flames suddenly surged from his right fist.

"The Winged Dragon's Iron Fist!!"

Boom!!

Flames against magma!

Golden yellow against dark red!

Flames and lava shot out in all directions at the same time.

Sakazuki's eyes had changed.

How could that be!

It's just a mere flame! It's amazing that it wasn't completely burned away by my lava!

even--

"Just some lava!!"

Ian laughed wildly, "Watch me burn you to ashes!"

As expected, Akainu's power was weakened after taking that blow!

Golden flames surged high, rolling in wave after wave like a tidal wave.

The fist of magma is evaporating!

"Winged Dragon Hundred Consecutive Punches!!"

Fists wreathed in raging flames struck Akainu relentlessly, like the wind.

Akainu finally changed, and he threw another punch. However, this was just an ordinary punch, imbued with Haki. "Get out of my way!!"

The surging, Haki transformed into Shockwave, blowing away all the flames and, in the process, Ian as well.

"Tsk."

Ian clicked his tongue.

Even though his physical body has been weakened, his ridiculously strong and domineering Haki is still there.

Sakazuki looked down at his right hand in disbelief.

His hands were covered in burn marks!

Ian's fist marks were also visible on his body.

How could he, being magma, be burned by flames?

"Our capabilities,"

Ian clenched his fist, mimicking Akainu's famous line, "It's a superior-subordinate relationship! Mere magma, does it dare to compete with the sun?"

That's why it's said that Logia Fruits are outdated. Elementalization and Haki don't go well together. Even though Akainu's Haki is very strong, his incorporeal magma body after Elementalization can hardly completely cover up his Haki. In that case, he can't withstand the scorching heat of the golden flames.

Akainu's forehead veins bulged instantly. "Don't get too cocky, brat!"

He ripped off his suit jacket, revealing a muscular upper body covered in tattoos; he looked more like a yakuza boss than a navy officer.

Akainu stopped using his powers, and his fists suddenly turned completely black. "These fists alone are enough to kill you!"

An invisible wave swirled around his iron fist.

It is, of course, top-tier Armament Haki.

"Let's go then!"

Ian greeted him with a smile.

Akainu is the biggest destabilizing factor in this plan.

He needs to understand one thing: he has no choice but to compromise.

Ian moved with lightning speed, while Akainu was as swift as the wind.

The next instant, their fists slammed heavily into each other.

It hurts a little!

Ian made a judgment immediately.

Its Haki aura is almost second only to Ochoku's.

However, probably because of the injury, his strength was much less.

Akainu was also gritting his teeth.

Ian's punch just now wasn't an ordinary physical attack; it was a penetrating Shockwave.

Caught off guard, the muscles suffered severe damage, and even the internal organs were injured.

He couldn't unleash his full power at this moment!

It was incredibly frustrating!

His frustration, however, made Ian burst out laughing.

"Is that all the power you have, Sakazuki!"

This attack is simply not enough to penetrate the Ball Form's defenses!

Ian immediately unleashed a flurry of powerful punches, unleashing a torrent of brilliant golden flames; each punch was an explosive burst of fire.

If the defenses are impenetrable, then what is there to fear?

Ian didn't even bother to block Akainu's attacks, and simply unleashed a furious barrage of punches.

For a time, Akainu was forced to retreat steadily, as he had to expend a significant amount of Haki to defend against Ian's attacks.

In this way, the power of the attack is actually weakened.

Ian became even more unscrupulous.

"What's wrong? Is that all the strength you have?"

"Hateful!!"

Akainu was driven to a state of impotent rage.

But actually, Ian couldn't really handle this guy's Haki.

Unless they can charge up a second King Punch.

But where would we find that time now?

However, if the goal is to make Sakazuki feel that he is powerless, that should be enough, right?

Just then.

"Stop! Navy!"

A low shout suddenly came from the side.

Akainu instinctively turned his head.

Then his pupils contracted; Momonga and Onigumo had been captured by the Kuja Pirates.

At this moment, the two were trampled underfoot by Rose and Gloriosa in a very sorry state. Around them, the warriors of Kuja drew their bows and nocked arrows, the sharp arrows aimed at the two, ready to take their lives at any moment.

In that instant, Ian activated Phoenix and unleashed Winged Dragon's Fist of Destruction.

However, Akainu was more alert than Kozuki Oden and instantly created distance.

Tsk.

Ian clicked his tongue in astonishment as he regained his Ball Form.

Are you on guard?

It's really unpleasant to have your intelligence leaked.

What are you doing?

Sakazuki gave Ian a deep look, then turned and questioned him.

The question wasn't about the Kuja Pirates, but about what those two good-for-nothings were doing.

The Momonga lowered its head guiltily. "I'm sorry, Mr. Sakazuki, there were too many of them."

Captain Rose stared intently at Akainu. "If I can't handle you, surely I can handle your few subordinates?"

At the same time.

"Ian! I've got this sorted out!"

A cheerful laugh came from deep within the forest, and Yamato came bounding over, holding an ice sculpture in her hand.

That is.

"Doberman!"

Akainu gritted his teeth.

Have the two ships that surrounded the island from the rear also encountered trouble?

So, now the entire navy, except for him, has been wiped out?

Ian, however, smirked. "Looks like we can talk now, Vice Admiral Sakazuki."