As those words left Barn's expressionless face and emotionless throat, the dark clouds that had hovered above him began to spin violently. Purple lightning flashed incessantly within the black mass, accompanied by roars that sounded like a wild beast hidden inside the enormous cloud. The pressure radiating from Barn kept rising!
The lightning seemed to burst out of his eyes and spread throughout his body. At that moment, Barn was like a perfect conductor. His eyes, his skin, even his hair crackled with restless electricity!
Facing the pressure Barn unleashed head-on, Akainu's expression grew grim. An emotion called fear even rose from the depths of his heart. More and more cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his throat moved involuntarily. Looking at Barn, who seemed like the Thunder God descended to earth, he could not help taking a step back.
But the moment he took that step, Akainu realized he was afraid. He shook his head fiercely, even raising a hand to pound his own skull as he shouted at himself.
"No! The Navy's justice is absolute! It cannot fail! I must never retreat!"
With that thought, Akainu clenched his teeth and struggled to take a step forward, though cold sweat still streamed down his face. Almost half his body turned into flowing, scorching magma. Thick smoke billowed behind him, and his eyes, still harboring fear in their depths, filled with resolve as he fiercely met Barn's gaze.
"Oh?"
Seeing Akainu like this, Barn was mildly surprised. He spoke with amusement.
"When I saw you take that step back, I thought you were about to flee with your tail between your legs. What made you reach the foolish decision to stay here?"
Barn asked aloud.
Hearing Barn's words, Akainu shouted at the top of his lungs.
**"Justice is absolute!