The raging flames mercilessly devoured everything. After the explosion subsided, the brilliant firelight gradually dimmed, and the earth had been completely reduced to scorched wasteland.
The buildings within a hundred-meter radius were shattered and on the verge of collapse, as though they would crumble into charcoal dust at the slightest touch.
A figure flew out and crashed onto the ground, rolling several times in a sorry state before finally stopping.
Akainu braced himself with one hand and slowly raised his battered body, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Ace across from him.
Born with Roger's bloodline, he had displayed astonishing talent the moment he entered the Grand Line. By the time he entered the Marines' sights, he was already a Supernova who had challenged and successfully defeated a Shichibukai.
At that time, the Marines had realized that if they did not eliminate him, Ace's talent would sooner or later allow him to become a man standing at the pinnacle of the seas. That was what sparked the Marineford War.
To the Marines, Ace's life was no less important than Whitebeard's.
And Straw Hat Boy.
Akainu gritted his teeth inwardly. Failing to kill those two brothers at Marineford back then had been the Marines' greatest mistake.
"Black Hole—"
"Hmm!?"
The sudden gravitational pull darkened Akainu's expression, and he snapped his fierce gaze toward its source.
Beneath a building, Reiner stood with one arm outstretched toward him. Black mist swirled in his palm like a wind tunnel, producing the force of attraction.
Not far from where Reiner stood lay two Seraphim, sparks crackling from their bodies. They were clearly close to being scrapped.
Bang!
Akainu gritted his teeth and tried to drive his arm into the ground. However, the paving stones soon shattered, and his body still rose uncontrollably