Revive, My Love!

The pride of the Lunaria warriors made it impossible for Jhin to tolerate the silent humiliation emanating from the Akuta.

For him, the fact that Akuta stopped attacking was more unbearable than killing him.

Jin clenched his right fist, making a muffled sound in the seawater.

Even though he was so pressed down by the seawater that he could barely breathe, Jin still chose the most manly way of fighting, directly changing direction and lunging fiercely towards the direction of the Akuta!

Seeing Jin suddenly rushing towards him, Akuta's eyes widened in surprise.

'Holy crap! Is this Ember a demon? Why has it suddenly gone berserk?!'

Despite Jhin's strong desire to fight, the seawater's Binding Vow on him was simply too complete.

Jhin's fist swung out, as slowly as a snail.

Akuta merely turned slightly to the side, and the fist slid past his ear.

Immediately afterwards, Akuta raised its hand and pressed precisely against Jin's chest.

A long-compressed ball of shadow exploded in his palm.

The impact sounded dull and brief in the seawater, like a heavy hammer slamming into Jin's chest.

"Puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Jin's mouth and nose, dispersing into a dark red mist in the azure sea.

His consciousness began to peel away.

The Akuta before my eyes blurred, the seawater blurred, and even the ever-rising bubbles began to appear distant.

But he still didn't close his eyes, and continued to stare at the Akuta.

Then, Jin's consciousness sank deeper, and he completely lost consciousness.

Akuta watched as Jin's massive body slowly sank to the seabed, and did not make another move.

He floated in the sea, letting the unconscious figure be swallowed by the darkness.

"Tsk."

He exhaled a string of bubbles and shook his head.

He originally wanted to let Jin float up on his own, and then have another fair fight.

But the other party was clearly more resolute than he had imagined, preferring to rush forward and die rather than accept this almost humiliating "release."

"Oh well, I guess I'll just consider it repaying the favor I owed Jhin for letting me go last time."

Akuta silently recited a phrase in his mind, then flapped his shadow wings and broke through the seawater, rushing towards the surface of the sea.

He reached out and grabbed Ember's collar. The shadow membrane covering his entire body rippled slightly, carrying him towards the surface of the sea.

"Splash!"

The sea surface was broken open.

Akuta carried the unconscious Ash back to the shore.

The moonlight remained cold and clear, and the entire harbor was unrecognizable.

The pirate ship, broken in two, lay half-submerged on the shallows, with unconscious pirates lying haphazardly on the beach, and the air thick with the smell of gunpowder and the stench of the sea.

"Phew... that ended pretty easily."

Akuta tossed Jin onto the beach and then plopped down on his own.

To be honest, I didn't feel like I put my heart into this Akuta!

He felt he didn't need to drag Jhin to the bottom of the sea; he had been too cautious. He should have just continued fighting Jhin at the port.

After sighing, Akuta turned to look at Jin, who was sleeping on the beach, and felt a little envious.

"The vitality of the Lunaria people is just too incredible. They can still fight back even when they're submerged in seawater. Anyone else would have sunk long ago."

Akuta was somewhat curious whether he had actually defeated King this time.

Regardless of the process, a victory is a victory.

Will he receive any rewards related to the Lunaria race after completing this challenge?

Just as Akuta was pondering, a faint sound suddenly came from behind him.

He turned around and saw that Jin, who had been tightly bound, had begun to move.

"Seriously? It can still move like that?"

Jin's eyelids twitched slightly, as if he were struggling to wake up from the darkness.

But this time, Akuta didn't give him any chance.

He quickly crouched down and delivered a finishing blow, this time a hand chop coated in Armament Haki, to the side of Jhin's neck.

"Don't rush, go back to sleep!"

After doing all this, Akuta clapped his hands and stood up.

The real show is about to begin with the Akuta.

News of Jhin's defeat will reach Onigashima sooner or later; if he wants to do anything, he'd better act quickly.

Will Kaido make a direct attack?

Akuta couldn't help but ask himself this question.

The answer should be yes.

As one of the top three strongest members of the Beasts Pirates, news of King's defeat would definitely cause a stir on Onigashima.

Akuta felt somewhat irritated.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Kaido, but rather that he didn't know how to fight the entire Beasts Pirates.

His challenge was to drive the entire Beasts Pirates out of Wano Country.

While he can hold his own against Kaido with his current strength, he would be in serious trouble if the entire Beasts Pirates attacked.

He needs some manpower to help deal with Kaido's subordinates and henchmen.

He rubbed his still sore shoulders and glanced in the direction of Ghost Island.

"One or two is fine, but if they all come at us... we really can't do it without help!"

Akuta shook his head.

Kaido, Hanafuda, and all those officers and henchmen—if a real fight breaks out, he'll most likely be worn down and killed.

"System," Akuta suddenly called out in his mind.

""exist.""

"Can I get an advance on the reward for this challenge?"

""cannot.""

"Could you add a temporary cheat code for me?"

"The system does not have this function."

"You're so stingy, Tongzi!"

The system still provided its own solution.

"The host can end this challenge by committing suicide. Afterwards, the challenge rewards will be distributed."

"Forget it." Akuta curled his lip.

"Why commit suicide before even fighting? At least fight Kaido first!"

"That's the number one gold medal teacher in the One Piece world, how can we miss it?"

Akuta shook his head and then looked up at the sky.

It was still some time before dawn. Jin had already fallen unconscious, and he had basically cleared out the port.

It's unlikely that Ghost Island will send any new people anytime soon, so he can take some time to regroup.

But secrets can't stay hidden forever; within half a day, the people on Ghost Island will definitely realize something's wrong.

If he doesn't make preparations by then, he'll be facing the real Beasts Pirates.

"Find someone to help... but who should we ask?"

Akuta sat cross-legged on the beach, casually breaking off a twig and scratching it on the ground.

Local forces in Wano Country?

Right now, Oden is having a great time dancing.

If Akuta were to rashly approach Oden in his current capacity, not only would Oden not trust him, but Oden might even side with Kaido against him.

"Whitebeard?"

Whitebeard might be able to help.

He was Oden's former captain, so it's possible he might lend a hand to Oden.

But Oden himself has to do this!

Even if he, an unregistered resident, could contact these people, why would they help him fight the Beasts Pirates?

Just as Akuta was racking his brains, wondering what to do, Sky Manipulation moon shone down on him.

Akuta stared at his own shadow and suddenly paused.

"Shadow... wait! Did I forget something?"

"My Shadow-Shadow Fruit can create zombies, can't it?!"

"I can create a batch of zombies to fight Kaido!"