Somewhere out at sea lay an island covered entirely in barren white soil.
"Chief, several battleships have arrived offshore!"
A boy rushed in, breathless with urgency.
Dragon's heart jolted at the news.
Had they been exposed?
This was far too sudden!
"Go tell everyone to evacuate as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!"
The next second, Dragon turned into a breeze and rose into the sky above the island.
Then he saw several battleships indeed approaching.
He swept forward, casting out his Observation Haki.
His expression abruptly darkened.
Within the range of his Observation Haki, he sensed a presence as searing as magma.
"So Akainu himself has come..."
Luckily, he was alone.
Dragon could still handle him.
He just needed to buy his comrades more time.
At the same moment Dragon detected Akainu, Akainu sensed someone watching him.
Feeling something, he looked up.
But he saw nothing.
His Observation Haki, however, told him that a strange current of air hung overhead.
"Wind? What a troublesome ability..."
Akainu's expression darkened slightly.
Soon, the battleships reached the shore.
Squads of soldiers charged onto the island.
Still aboard his ship, Akainu unleashed a Meteor Volcano.
The sky turned red, as though ablaze.
Magma Fists fell from the heavens with the force of meteors.
They dealt a devastating blow to the island.
"What a lunatic."
His expression grim, Dragon took physical form and intercepted Akainu before he could unleash several more volleys.
"Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army, surrender!"
As Akainu spoke, he struck with a Hell Hound.
Even the surrounding air was scorching.
"Akainu, how did you find this place?"
Dragon nimbly dodged and retaliated with several wind blades.
For fighters like them, these were merely probing attacks.
But to ordinary Revolutionary Army members or Marine soldiers, they were lethal.
Akainu had no intention of