The Choice of the Strong!

On the sea, a war of attrition began.

The pirates threw down everything they could: cannonballs, harpoons, even bullets.

However, thanks to the obstruction of the seawater, the Akuta easily dodged all the attacks.

To the pirates' despair, their ship continued to sink.

Pirates jumped into the sea one after another, desperately swimming towards the shore.

In the center, the pirate's second-in-command was already deathly pale.

He watched the pirate ship sinking to the bottom beside him and couldn't help but shout:

"Lord Jack, if this continues, our ship will sink!"

Jack turned his head abruptly, and the rage in his eyes almost made his second-in-command's legs buckle and he kneel down.

But the thought of being held accountable if so many ships were destroyed made me realize that I would be responsible.

The deputy mustered his courage and shouted:

"Lord Jack, these are all Governor Kaido's ships! We can't let that bastard destroy them like this!"

The mention of Kaido brought Jack back to his senses somewhat from his rage.

Jack listens to nothing but cares about Kaido.

"Then get all the ships moving! Sail them out!"

The second-in-command practically tumbled and crawled toward the helm.

"Get moving! Everyone get moving! Don't just stand there like sitting ducks!"

As the sails billowed, several warships began to move across the sea, attempting to escape the attack of the Akuta.

However, the Akuta wouldn't let them leave so easily!

The pirate ship wasn't moving very fast, and the Akuta moved along the hull, sticking close to them like a shadow.

He hammered a few more times, and the bottom of another pirate ship was pierced, causing it to tilt on the sea.

Jack was furious at the sight.

"You bastard! If you've got the guts, come up here and fight me head-on!"

However, Akuta Sword completely ignored Jack.

Just as he was about to use the same trick again and turn to chase after the other pirate ships, a sense of danger suddenly came from the Sky Manipulation.

His Observation Haki clearly detected a shockwave hurtling towards him at an extremely fast speed.

Without a second thought, Akuta immediately dived into the depths of the sea, attempting to use the seawater to weaken the attack that seemed to have come from nowhere.

"The sable is proud to be emperor!"

A furious roar came from the Sky Manipulation.

Boom!

A violent explosion suddenly erupted on the sea surface where the Akuta was located, and a shockwave slammed directly onto his head.

The shockwave pierced the sea surface and continued its trajectory towards the Akuta on the seabed.

Akuta's expression changed drastically. The shadow behind him sped up its propellers to maximum speed, pushing him away from his original position at top speed.

The shockwave grazed Akuta's face.

Despite the obstruction of the seawater, the shockwave was still very powerful!

Even a mere scratch nearly tore the Shadow of the Akuta's diving suit apart.

Having barely dodged the attack, the Akuta quickly used its Observation Haki to sense the Sky Manipulation.

A man dressed in jet-black clothes with a pair of wings on his back was seen rushing towards them from the distant Sky Manipulation!

At the same time, the pirates who saw the approaching people erupted in thunderous cheers:

"Jin! Lord Jin has arrived!"

Jack also looked up at the Sky Manipulation, a look of Delight on his face.

"Big Brother Jin! What brings you here!"

The moment he sensed the ashes, Akuta's pupils contracted violently.

Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect Jhin, the Wildfire, to arrive so quickly!

Unlike Jack, King is a genuine top member of the Beasts Pirates.

User of the Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Pteranodon form!

Ash of the Wildfire!

Because of the port's strategic location, pirates sent a notification to King on Onigashima immediately after the attack on the Akuta.

Upon receiving the notification, Jin assumed that some great pirate was attacking and dared not delay. He immediately transformed into a Pteranodon and rushed towards the port.

He only realized it when he arrived.

The attack on the port wasn't carried out by a large pirate crew, but by a reckless thief!

But since we're already here, and Jack can't handle this petty thief, let him handle him!

King, still in his pterosaur form, flew through the air, looking down at the pirates around him.

"Everyone step back, I'll take over the battlefield!"

Jin's voice was like a thunderclap, carrying an undeniable authority.

Jack wanted to say something more; he wanted to deal with this annoying guy Akuta, on his own.

But when Jhin's eyes swept over, Jack's words were abruptly cut off.

Although Jack was arrogant, he still respected Jhin.

He gritted his teeth, turned to his deputy, and growled:

"Withdraw!"

The pirate's second-in-command, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, nodded repeatedly.

"Quickly! Turn the rudder! Fold the sails! Get all the boats that can still move away!"

Several pirate ships that had not yet been sunk immediately turned around and headed in a sorry state toward the port of Wano Country.

Meanwhile, underwater, the Akuta had recovered from the previous impact.

He stared at the ashes in the Sky Manipulation, his gaze extremely solemn.

"Jin, the Wildfire?"

This is Jhin, after all. In the last battle, when he faced Jhin, he was completely outmaneuvered by him.

This time, he already possessed both Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and he wasn't sure how many moves he could exchange with King.

Just as Akuta was pondering, Jin's voice came from the Sky Manipulation.

"Come up here, or are you just going to hide in the water like a mouse?"

Akuta chuckled softly upon hearing this.

He surfaced, his wetsuit completely removed, revealing his true form.

"You really want me to come up here?"

Jin looked down at the Akuta on the sea, its gray wings gleaming coldly in the night.

He scoffed at Akuta's words.

"What can you do to me then?"

Akuta also laughed, his aura surging.

"Then let's have a good fight!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Shadow-Shadow Fruit of the Akuta suddenly erupted.

Shadows surged and converged behind him, and the blurry black shadows transformed into a pair of enormous wings made entirely of darkness in the blink of an eye!

"Shadow Wings!"

Without hesitation, Akuta moved his mind, and the wings of the shadow behind him suddenly flapped.

The immense wind pressure created a depression in the sea beneath his feet, and the Akuta's body rose from the ground, leaving a black afterimage as it shot straight towards the Ash in the Sky Manipulation.

Seeing the Akuta hurtling towards him, Jin couldn't help but gasp.

It wasn't because the Akuta was very strong; there was only one reason why Jin inhaled.

"This guy exudes such a powerful aura!"

Although Jin could tell from his aura that Akuta was not a particularly powerful opponent.

However, the mindset and actions of the other party, which belonged to the strong, came crashing down on him almost unstoppably!

Faced with an invincible enemy, instead of fleeing, they chose to take the initiative to approach!

Not only that, he even gave up his advantage in fighting underwater and chose to come to the unfamiliar environment of the Sky Manipulation to fight him to the death!

What kind of mindset is this?

This is definitely the mindset of a strong person!