The battle between Blackbeard and Annie grew ever fiercer. Every clash erupted with astonishing force, like a cannon exploding. The area around them seemed to have become a forbidden zone that the small fry dared not approach.
After another violent collision, both Blackbeard and Annie shuddered as though struck by a heavy hammer. They braced their hands on their knees and gasped for breath, beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads.
After catching his breath a little, Blackbeard raised his head and looked at Annie, a savage smile curling his lips. "Zehahaha! I never expected a young woman like you to be so powerful. What a surprise!"
Annie paid no attention to Blackbeard's taunt. She snorted coldly and replied, "Hmph! Save your breath! Whatever you say, you're not getting away from me today!" Before she finished speaking, Annie lunged at Blackbeard again like a ferocious beast.
Blackbeard refused to back down. He quickly adjusted his stance and met Annie's attack. In an instant, the two were locked in fierce combat again, fists and palms crossing and legs flashing, neither gaining the upper hand.
Elsewhere lay another fierce battlefield-the battlefield between Akainu and Charlotte Linlin.
Akainu roared, "Meteor Volcano!"
In an instant, his arms seemed to ignite, transforming into a huge mass of flowing magma. Like an erupting volcano, its heat warped the surrounding air as though bringing it to a boil.
Then Akainu mercilessly punched skyward again and again, every blow containing boundless power. With his movements, countless enormous masses of magma shot into the clouds like meteors, as though they would set the entire sky ablaze.
Yet Charlotte Linlin paid no heed to such a ferocious attack. Her massive figure remained remarkably composed amid the magma bombs.
"Mama! Mama! An interesting magma brat, but an attack like that won't