Although Sakazuki's words were extremely cold, they still had some effect.
After all, he had indeed mistakenly killed quite a few marines before.
In this situation, no matter what he does, the morale of the navy will plummet.
Although he killed far more pirates than marines with just this one Devil Fruit Awakening.
But which marine cares how much of an advantage you, Sakazuki, have gained?
All they knew was that they had almost died, and that many of their comrades had also died at the hands of their own Admiral!
Therefore, instead of explaining or illustrating anything...
It's better to acknowledge the surviving marines while simultaneously denying the deaths of the deceased marines.
Make the surviving marines feel stronger, especially stronger than the dead marines.
This approach is clearly more suitable for the current situation.
Seeing the slightly improved morale of the marines around him, Sakazuki's brow relaxed a little.
Although he didn't really care about the dead marines, he was more concerned about the overall situation on the nearby battlefield.
To be honest, what I just said was the truth.
He genuinely thought Kizaru's men were utterly incompetent.
Moreover, although he had just killed many of his own men, once he awakened his Devil Fruit Awakening, a Magma zone that pirates would never be able to cross would appear in his area.
Some marines died, but in return, the surrounding war zone was secured like an ironclad fortress.
In Sakazuki's eyes, this exchange was truly worthwhile!
On the other side, listening to Sakazuki's words.
The Big Mom gave a disdainful sneer.
She raised her left hand and gave Sakazuki a thumbs-up.
"Tsk tsk, so this is a naval Admiral? He's really broadened my horizons!"
In your mother's opinion, you should never have become a marine.
With that kind of ruthlessness, if you were a pirate, you might become the next Rocks!
"Rocks is nothing but the dregs of an era and the withered bones of the past. I would never want to become such trash!"
Charlotte Linlin, stop spouting nonsense.
Show me what other tricks you have up your sleeve, and let me see the true power of the Emperors of the Sea!
In the past, our generation of three Admiral really didn't have any significant achievements to boast about.
However, this problem won't occur if it's not open!
Whether it's you, or Whitebeard, Ochoku.
I guarantee that all of you remnants of the previous era will become nourishment for our navy and the Dark Bird Alliance!
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki clenched his right fist and charged straight at the Big Mom.
The moment he launched his charge, the lava beneath his feet exploded violently, and an endless stream of lava quickly followed Sakazuki's figure, forming a giant red dog image behind him.
The thirty-meter-tall red dog spewed endless smoke and sulfurous gas, stomping through lava as it charged toward the Big Mom.
Watching Sakazuki's moves, the Big Mom sneered and wagged her tongue.
"It really is a dog, hahaha!"
Sakazuki, Mom, this is the first time I've ever seen someone like you who can be so at ease, even proud, of being a dog!
Hera, Pronos, stop that Red Dog for me!
Following the Big Mom's words, Hera and Pronos instantly set off, flanking Sakazuki's red hound.
They had only just stopped one red dog when hundreds, even thousands, of large red dogs emerged from the lava near it!
At the same time, Sakazuki, charging forward, let out a loud roar.
"Flame Fist Array!!!"
Accompanied by his voice, jet-black Armament Haki instantly clung to the surface of countless Magma Fist, making their already hellish appearance even more sinister.
"Oh dear, it's getting difficult to hold them off!"
"There are far too many of them, and each dog possesses a considerable amount of Armament Haki!"
Hera and Pronos exchanged a glance, then quickly turned back to their mother for help.
"Mom, we can't stop that guy by ourselves!"
"We need a demonstration garden showcasing combined techniques!!!"
Hearing the screams of the two Homites, the Big Mom casually picked up Hera and then violently flung the thundercloud away.
"The Tenman Daijizai Tenjin!"
An endless barrage of lightning, centered on Homitz, instantly enveloped the area where countless Red Dog were racing.
At the same time, the Big Mom picked up the Emperor's Sword's Emperor's Sword with her right hand and plunged it into Pronos's body!
In the next instant, the long knife in the Big Mom's hand burst into endless flames.
At the same time, the Big Mom grabbed a knife covered in flames and leaped towards Sakazuki.
The Big Mom leaped high into the air, raising the long knife above her head with both hands, and then let out a loud shout.
"Mother's Blade Flame!!!"
"Foolish! How could flames possibly harm me, who is Magma!"
Facing Big Mom's Mother's Blade Flame, Akainu suddenly raised his right fist. He was just standing still and swinging his fist, but suddenly a thick magma arm, nearly thirty meters long, emerged from the magma nearby!
The enormous arm, flowing with lava, charged fiercely towards the Big Mom!
"Great Eruption!!!"
With Sakazuki's voice, the magma arm and the endless flames engulfing the Big Mom collided completely.
From this moment on, their battle entered a stalemate, with no one else able to interfere.
Meanwhile, the Big Mom and Sakazuki were locked in combat.
They were not far from the battlefield.
That is, at the edge of the Sakazuki magma Awakening location.
Feel the magma ground so close at hand, surrounded by the endless smell of sulfur.
Ace inhaled enviously.
"The power of the Devil Fruit Awakening! It can even turn the ground into its own domain!"
This is truly... truly enviable!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace turned around and gave Teach a silly grin.
Looking at Ace's seemingly oblivious smile, Teach spat in disgust.
"Damn it, it's that same smile again... like she's ignoring everything!"
"You foolish young people, why are you laughing like that? What are you laughing at, kid?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Teach opened his arms, and a black hole instantly formed in the center of his palms.
Seeing Teach's actions, Ace chuckled, then raised his hand to adjust his hat.
"Don't say that. Although we are enemies, I sometimes envy you guys."
Hehe, I used to want to be a pirate too, but I inexplicably met an old man, and then I had two younger brothers to take care of.
Actually, I hadn't planned to participate in this war at all. One of my two younger brothers is quite young and really not suitable for coming to a place like this.
I originally intended to stay at Reverse Mountain with him.
However, I couldn't resist in the end, so I told my godfather Rayleigh before coming over.
You're Teach, right? You're Whitebeard's godson, aren't you?
So it seems we're quite destined to be together.
You have a godfather, and I have a godfather too, and it's our godfathers who take care of us.
So, your biological father also died young, right?
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace's sunny smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression.
Do you really think he could still smile so brightly in a situation like this?
At this current stage, every senior officer on the Dark Bird Ship is qualified to enjoy an annual income of six billion Beli, which is equivalent to an annual income of fifty million US dollars.
They all had their own personal guards.
Although they didn't deliberately train their own squads like the Navy, even Ace usually had a lot of fun with his underlings.
Ace's underlings were clearly built around his original pirate crew.
The result just happened, on that battlefield that had only just begun.
Facing a pirate force several times their size, Ace's men suffered heavy casualties!
And the source of that death...
Needless to say, the source of those deaths and injuries was none other than that damned Teach right in front of us!
On the other side, Teach was slightly taken aback upon hearing Ace's words.
He wasn't angry; in the blink of an eye, he burst into laughter.
That's right, this time it's his turn to have a D-like smile on his face!
He laughed loudly and patted the pistol hanging at his waist with satisfaction.
"Hehehe, that's right, that's how it should be!"
Even the most optimistic person would eventually become like you in the face of countless deaths!
Hatred, loathing.
In the end, what remains in everyone's heart, and what should remain, is only pure darkness!
Darkness is everyone's final destination!
And I am the master of darkness!!!
At this point, Blackbeard slammed his right hand down on the ground, and a completely dark cavity appeared in the earth.
"Dark Water!"
"Be careful, don't fall into that darkness. The Yami Yami no Mi seems to be very good at devouring everything!"
Ace yelled a warning, then swung his right hand forward fiercely.
"Great Flame Commandment!!!"
Boom!
The violently raging flames were enveloped by Teach's darkness, but the flames only stirred up a slight wave of blackness before being completely consumed by the power of the Yami Yami no Mi.
Seeing that his power was not working, Ace frowned deeply.
My Mera Mera no Mi has always been incredibly useful, delivering outstanding results in any level of battlefield.
But this time, after encountering Blackbeard...
My countless attacks felt like stones thrown into the sea.
It can only create slight ripples on the sea, but has no real effect.
At the same time, after consuming Ace's flames, Teach laughed arrogantly.
He laughed loudly, then spread his arms wide and spoke arrogantly to Ace.
Gol D. Ace!
Descendants of Gol D. Roger!
The son of the Pirate King!
What an impressive background!!!
When I first learned your identity, hahaha, I thought you would be countless times stronger than you are now, to live up to your terrifying background!
Moreover, and most importantly, you would need to become several times, or even ten times, stronger for me to have any real interest in dealing with you, the successor of the Pirate King!
If you become even stronger, you can completely extinguish all your hopes when you think you have a chance to defeat me!
As for now, hahaha, too weak, really too weak, your purity is far from enough!!!
Defeating you as you are now would bring me absolutely no joy, because your strength and background are far too insignificant compared to yours!!!
You're a piece of trash who doesn't deserve the title of Pirate King, and you're a piece of trash who sided with the Celestial Dragon!
Dark Hole!!!
Damn it!
Hearing Teach's words, Ace cursed loudly, then shot into the sky, transforming into a bright sun!
Ace roared as he faced the black waves churned up by Teach.
"Flame Emperor!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace made a gesture as if he were throwing the sun behind him!
Facing the Flame Emperor hurtling towards him at breakneck speed, causing even the surrounding air to ignite.
Teach, however, simply continued to laugh wildly!
"It's useless, it's useless, it's useless!"
The Yami Yami no Mi is the counter to all Devil Fruit, especially any Logia- Logia Devil Fruit!
Energy, whether it be ice, fire, or the ever-expanding magma in the distance, is all just energy that is mercilessly devoured by the Yami Yami no Mi!
Flame Emperor Yan, you've already pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Emperor, yet you still believe you're qualified to sit on the throne and become an emperor?
Wishful thinking, utterly wishful thinking! Don't tell me that your Mera Mera no Mi can never defeat my Yami Yami no Mi.
Even if you are the son of the Pirate King Roger!
I'm also the son of Whitebeard!
"With me like this, how can you possibly win?!"
As Teach spoke, his dark energy surged forth, turning the ground and sky around him completely black!
At the same time, Ace's Flame Emperor completely ignited a section of the sky, turning half the sky scorching and crimson!
With their respective shouts, the Flame Emperor and the Dark Hole collided completely.
As a result, darkness and fiery red pigeons occupied half of the world around them, and the friction and collision between different energies created an absolute domain that they could not touch!
In the distance, almost no one could see what happened next.
However, Gawain had time to react. While dodging Beckman's Conqueror's Haki bullets, he grabbed Yasopp's right hand and slammed Yasopp to the ground!
During this process, the spare pistol at Yasopp's waist suddenly spun and bounced, then Yasopp grasped it in his empty left hand.
The next second, just before he was about to be slammed to the ground, he swiftly extended his gun towards and attempted to press it against Gawain's chest!
However, just as he reached out, a hollow cavity shimmering with lightning appeared in Gawain's chest.
The cavity allowed Yasopp's hand and gun to easily pass through it.
Yasopp was not surprised by this situation. His pistol spun like a top in his palm, and even Gawain's Observation Haki couldn't predict where his next bullet would go.
Gawain immediately released the Yasopp threw it into the distance.
Seeing himself being thrown away, Yasopp smiled with satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Beckman glanced at the eye-catching flames and darkness in the distance.
"Ah, was the war between Ace and Teach distracting you, Gawain?"
That makes sense, though. One of them is the most prominent heir of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the other is the most outstanding second-generation member of the Dark Bird Ship.
Many people will be watching their match closely, because young people represent hope.
At this point, Beckman shook his head regretfully.
"It's just a pity that Ace is going to lose!"