"Apophis!!" An enraged roar filled every corner of the island. Combined with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, it unleashed destruction like an earthquake and tsunami.
Whitebeard had already been simmering with anger from being imprisoned. Then, the first thing he saw after getting out was Vista being severely injured, causing him to vent his fury even more violently.
"Shatter the Air..."
Just as the milky-white glow around Whitebeard's right fist was about to erupt alongside his Conqueror's Haki, Marco hurriedly stopped him. "Old Man, calm down! Vista is still in his hands!"
Without question, Vista in his current state would never be able to withstand the aftershocks of their clash, even if he were not being used as a hostage.
Thinking of that, Whitebeard could only restrain himself once more.
The fury burning in his eyes seemed ready to reduce Apophis to ashes.
Whitebeard and Apophis stared silently at one another, their clashing Conqueror's Haki nearly tearing the sky apart.
The surrounding One Piece watched in terror, as though an invisible boulder weighed upon their hearts, crushing the breath from them.
At that moment, Red-Haired stepped forward and said solemnly, "Please, give me some face. Let's stop the fight here!"
Whitebeard and Apophis turned their heads in unison and coldly spat out a single word. "Scram!"
"Ha ha!" Red-Haired awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "I'm one of the Four Emperors, at least. Isn't that a little too cold? You're not giving me any face at all!"
However, Whitebeard and Apophis had already returned to their intense staring contest.
Red-Haired could only say, "Actually, this matter isn't difficult to resolve. The key is finding our missing people without taking that female hunter away."
Whitebeard snorted. "If you hadn't said that, I would've thought you, brat, had no intention of saving