But the very next moment, he sprang to his feet again and charged at Whitebeard, spreading his fingers as he reached for the man's neck.
Whitebeard endured the pain in his abdomen and threw punch after punch.
Each punch struck Xia Le's 10.88-meter-tall body squarely, but only made him shudder and sent blood spilling from the corners of his mouth.
That massive hand closed around Whitebeard's neck, unstoppable.
For an instant, Whitebeard felt as though he would suffocate.
Tremor Waves formed beneath his feet as he kicked viciously at Xia Le's waist.
Bam!
But Xia Le blocked the kick with his other hand.
Then.
Xia Le slammed his right hand down toward the ground.
Boom!
The ground buckled, air blasted outward, and cracks spread in every direction.
Whitebeard's throat convulsed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
But Xia Le's savage assault was far from over. He bent his knees and leaped into the air.
Then he stomped down hard.
Boom!
His foot slammed into Whitebeard's abdomen, bending that enormous body like a shrimp, almost folding him in half.
At the same time, the ground shattered again, and waves of air rolled outward.
"Pops!!!"
Marco roared.
Every member of the Whitebeard Pirates paled.
Such a savage blow would have been fatal to anyone who took it.
Xia Le showed not the slightest mercy. This truly was a fight to the death.
Brutal and merciless.
"Red-Haired is down!"
"Now even Pops..."
The pirates' eyes went blank, their hearts filling with despair.
Marco drew a deep breath and clenched his fists. After glancing toward where Pops had fallen, he turned to look at Red-Haired.
That single glance made his pupils contract.
"Where's Red-Haired?!!"
Red-Haired's figure had already vanished from the deep crater.
Almost simultaneously.
A streak of light shot forth, and