"That hurts!"
"Hiss..."
Marshall D. Teach groaned in pain, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
The sight made the faces of everyone behind him change dramatically.
Behind them, flames raged. A pirate ship was swiftly reduced to ashes, and countless pirates screamed in agony before their writhing figures vanished into the fire.
"Conqueror's Haki Infusion!"
"Advanced Armament Haki."
"Don't underestimate him, Teach! This brat has grown into a powerhouse who can hold his own against the Four Emperors!"
"Clearly, the World Government still underestimated his strength!"
Sakazuki spoke coldly.
"Leave him to me!"
"My Devil Fruit is superior to his!"
Marshall D. Teach grimaced in pain. At those words, his eyes flickered, and he immediately nodded.
"Then he's all yours!"
"You're my most trusted right-hand man, after all!"
A sneer flashed in Sakazuki's eyes, but his movements never paused.
His right hand instantly turned into magma, and he swung it toward the sky.
"Meteor Volcano!"
He opened with a major attack, a clear sign of his caution and his wariness of Ace's current strength.
The two fleets were still hundreds of meters apart, yet their battle had already begun at a distance.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Magma tore through the sky, leaving gray trails as it traced arcs through the air. Once it reached the skies above the Moby Dick and the other ships, it plunged downward.
Marco looked up, his eyes cold.
The next second, blue flames enveloped his entire body, and he soared into the sky.
"Do you think the Whitebeard Pirates have no one who can fight?"
The blue flames around him blazed fiercely and rapidly expanded, forming an enormous dome that enveloped the Moby Dick.
"Undying Thistle!"
The first magma fist struck the shield and shattered, falling into the sea with a series of hisses.