Happy National Day

"Hey! Borsalino! You're not really planning to betray the Navy, are you?" Akainu stared at Kizaru with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"Wow, this, how is this possible!" Kizaru swallowed hard. To be honest, these conditions were even better than those in the Navy! And the work was easier! For a master of slacking off, this was a dream come true!

"I am a righteous navy man, and I would never betray justice! You think you can make me betray my beliefs just because of a super good job? Blackbeard, you are too naive!"

Kizaru said with a pained expression, "I can't help it. Although Teach's offer is very tempting, I am a Marine! I have my own sense of justice!"

"You bastard Sakazuki! If you don't give me a raise when we get back, I'm not done with you!" Kizaru glared fiercely at Akainu, though who knew how much pain he was in!

Akainu, caught off guard by Kizaru's gaze, thought, "I'm the Fleet Admiral of the Marine HQ, your superior! Don't I have any dignity?"

Akainu was somewhat angry. He was about to reprimand Kizaru to maintain his authority, but when he looked up at Kizaru's expression of trying to control his desires and Blackbeard's regretful look beside him, his words of reprimand turned into praise for Kizaru!

"As expected of Admiral from our Marine HQ! His spirit of not bowing down for a pittance deserves a reward!" Akainu gritted his teeth, feeling extremely aggrieved. Then, he angrily glared at the instigator of all this— Blackbeard, who was watching the spectacle from the sidelines!

"Damn Blackbeard! You really think you can subdue the righteous Marines with money alone? Let me tell you! That's impossible! We Marines would rather starve to death, die here, or be penniless than take a single Beli from you pirates!"

Akainu's righteous speech stirred the blood of the young marines not far away, but it could only fool some greenhorns! But when you look at the exorbitant dowry, the parents' expensive medical bills, and the child's longing yet pitiful eyes... I hope you can still fight for your beliefs!

"Hahaha! Since that's the case, then there's nothing more to say!" Teach had lost his patience; having avenged his great grudge, he no longer wanted to waste words!

"Hell Breath!"

Teach's three dog heads opened their gaping maws, and three rays of light, far hotter than Akainu's magma, shot towards the two at lightning speed! The power was comparable to Kaido's Bolo Breath, and perhaps even stronger!

"Get out of the way!"

Akainu reminded Kizaru that although Kizaru loved to slack off, the two had known each other for decades! They had fought together not often, but not infrequently either! With just a glance, they understood each other perfectly!

The two swiftly dodged Teach's attack. Then, Akainu quickly picked up a military knife from the battlefield and covered it with jet-black Armament Haki! Meanwhile, Kizaru flashed a light sword that shone brightly in his hand!

"How many years has it been? How many years has it been since I last used swordsmanship!" Akainu gripped his saber, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes. He used to make a living with his swordsmanship, so don't think he only knows how to use Devil Fruit abilities!

As for Kizaru, needless to say, his Ama no Murakumo is terrifyingly powerful!

"This is terrifying, Blackbeard! It seems we have no choice but to engage in close combat!" Kizaru still had a lewd look on his face, but clearly, the moment he gripped the Ama no Murakumo, his aura became extremely fierce! Obviously, he was serious now!

"Hahaha! Close combat, huh?" Teach's face revealed a half-smile. Although he had absolute confidence in himself, the physical skills of two Admiral level experts were definitely not to be trifled with! He couldn't be careless!

The next second, an extremely deep Conqueror's Haki covered Teach's claws, and the already sharp canine claws emitted a scarlet light. Combined with Teach's ferocious three heads, it was probably no more than the arrival of the Desert Grim Reaper!

"Hehehe! Come on!" Facing two Admiral level, Teach did not retreat but advanced. His already formidable physical skills were amplified by the Devil Fruit, unleashing terrifying speed! In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Akainu and the other man!

"Prepare to die!"

Sharp fingernails, like daggers, slashed towards their throats. The tearing sensation made them feel a chill on their necks, and even a faint stinging pain!

Who the hell would dare to be careless? Akainu and Kizaru hurriedly raised their weapons, the two Admiral working together to block Teach's attack, neither able to gain the upper hand! For a moment, the two sides were evenly matched!

With his already formidable physique, coupled with the amplification provided by his Zoan Devil Fruit, Teach's power was in no way inferior to the combined strength of the two Admiral!

"Monster!"

At this moment, Akainu suddenly realized the difference in strength between the two! He had initially thought that he was only countered by Teach in terms of Devil Fruit ability, which didn't mean that he was inferior to Teach in other aspects! But now, although their greatest strength wasn't physical combat, their physical skills were at least at the level of Admiral Candidate! The two of them combined couldn't even suppress Blackbeard, and you have to remember that the opponent still had two Devil Fruit abilities he hadn't used yet!

"Hehehe! Again!" Teach kept attacking, while Akainu and his companion kept defending. They couldn't win, they really couldn't win!

If you look at the other side of the battlefield, there are quite a few Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, but the most unique one is...

"Ahem, my dear Vice Admiral! Would you like an apple?" Doc Q, holding a basket of bright red, tempting apples, looked at the heavily wounded Vice Admiral like an uncle trying to lure a child.

"I... Ugh!" The Vice Admiral had barely opened his mouth when Doc Q shoved an apple into it! Then he grabbed the Vice Admiral's lips and forced him to swallow the apple, like forcing a husky to take medicine!

One minute later

"I'm... fine?" The Vice Admiral licked his lips; it seemed like just a simple apple!

"Huh? No! I must have taken the wrong one!" Doc Q was completely bewildered. Out of dozens of apples, only this one was good. Was this Vice Admiral really that lucky? No, I must have taken the wrong one!

"Cough cough! Eat more if you like!" Doc Q grabbed a whole basket of apples and started stuffing them into the Vice Admiral's mouth...

A moment later, Doc Q looked at the Vice Admiral, whose face had turned purple and who was now dead, and nodded in satisfaction!

"That's fate!"