"Leave. Now."
Ye Chen urged them on. After a moment's hesitation, everyone ran for their lives. Akainu threw a punch that forced Koshiro back, then barked, "I told you. No one is getting away."
"Soru!" Akainu vanished. When he reappeared, he was behind Pizarro. "Hell Hound!"
Pizarro had barely turned before Akainu's fist came at him. Already badly wounded, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and throw a punch of his own.
He could not hold out for long. He coughed blood and flew backward, then collapsed without even the strength to run. Akainu turned to pursue Loka, who saw the danger and hurried underground.
Loka had eaten the Dig-Dig Fruit, which made him troublesome for Akainu. Beating him was not the problem; catching him was. Loka could hide underground, and Akainu was hardly going to burrow after him like a rat.
Loka was badly hurt anyway, so Akainu gave up the chase.
"That girl seems to be his daughter."
Akainu's eyes lit up when they fell on Kuina. Ruthless as ever, he set everyone else aside and went after her.
He leaped forward, moving like lightning. For an Admiral, the distance was nothing.
Kuina was running as hard as she could when a huge shadow appeared on the ground before her. The air behind her suddenly grew scorching hot. She did not need to look back to know Akainu had caught up.
"Damn it."
Ye Chen cursed through clenched teeth. "Be careful," he told Robin. Before the words had left his mouth, he used Soru of the Six Powers and shot toward Akainu like a gale.
"Hmph. You overestimate yourself. Do you think you can stop me?"
Akainu spun around and punched before Ye Chen could land.
Smoke billowed and magma sprayed. A massive, searing Magma