Akainu turned his arm of magma into a vicious hound that raced through the air, appearing before Lott in an instant.
The magma hound opened its gaping maw, about to bite Lott's head open.
Lott raised his fist and met the hound head-on.
Boom!
Magma erupted as an immensely powerful shock wave spread outward, churning the sea into one towering wave after another.
Lott strengthened the Conqueror's Haki on his fist. After only a brief stalemate, the hound collapsed, scattering lava everywhere.
His fist continued forward without slowing, landing squarely on Akainu's chest.
It actually sank half a fist deep.
Boom!
Akainu flew backward even faster this time, plowing a deep furrow through the Bridge of Hesitation.
Finally, he smashed the remainder of the Bridge of Hesitation to pieces, raising clouds of dust that swallowed his figure.
Lott had no intention of giving Akainu a chance to catch his breath this time, so he flew after him before Akainu had even stopped.
But just as Lott was about to draw close, a voice rang out from the dust:
"Hell Hound!"
Akainu's lava arm stretched out, appearing before Lott at tremendous speed.
Lott hurriedly bent backward, dodging the attack as the lava arm brushed past his cheek and blasted behind him.
He quickly planted both hands on the ground. Once the lava arm retracted, he sprang back to his feet with a kip-up.
Lott reached up and pinched the slightly singed hair over his forehead, a wave of lingering fear washing over him.
If his Observation Haki hadn't been strong enough to see the future, that punch would probably have landed on his handsome face.
Now he finally understood why even Whitebeard, though old and ill, had been unable to dodge that move.
Akainu clearly turned his arm into magma, then