"Boom!"
A massive naginata slammed into the ice, and instantly, the ice around the point of impact began to shatter rapidly in a spiderweb-like pattern, producing a deafening roar.
Having failed in his first attack, Whitebeard sheathed his sword and charged at Akainu once more, taunting him as he did so.
"Lava brat, weren't you pretty arrogant before? Why do you seem so deflated now?"
"That damned Whitebeard!"
Upon hearing this, Akainu's eyes darkened, and he looked at the charging Whitebeard with apprehension. Then, with a thought, half of his body instantly turned into magma.
" Whitebeard, you're old. You'd be better off giving your life here today!"
" Hell Hound!"
With that, Akainu threw a punch at Whitebeard, and countless streams of magma poured out, coalescing into the shape of a fist as it rushed towards Whitebeard.
Upon seeing Akainu's attack, Whitebeard stopped in his tracks, crouched down, clenched his right hand in front of his chest, and unleashed a powerful punch.
"Sizzle!"
The air began to shatter like glass, and the cracks continued to widen.
In an instant, countless Magma Fist that had been rushing towards them stopped in mid-air. After vibrating a few times, they exploded and splashed onto the ice, making a hissing sound and releasing countless gases.
After the commotion subsided, Whitebeard and Akainu stood facing each other, the only two people present within a one-kilometer radius.
There's nothing we can do about it; these two are just too strong, and their abilities are characterized by a wide attack range and high damage.
If we don't keep a little distance, we'll be easily affected later.
Akainu stared coldly at Whitebeard, and after a long pause, said, " Whitebeard, you can't beat me! If you surrender now, I might give you a more dignified death!"
"Um?"
"Gurala la la..." The Whitebeard laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.
"Lava kid, if you like to dream, go home and prop your pillow up a bit at night. Don't spout nonsense in broad daylight!"
"You dare to claim you can beat me?" The Whitebeard revealed a disdainful expression.
Whitebeard's sarcastic remark did not anger Akainu; instead, he calmly replied:
"You think I can't sense it? Whitebeard!"
"Your body is almost failing you, isn't it? Your movements have slowed down, and you only use just the right amount of Haki each time! Are you afraid that using Haki excessively will put too much strain on your body?"
Upon hearing this, the Whitebeard narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Akainu is right. His body is indeed in extremely poor condition, and even if he doesn't fight, he doesn't have much time left to live. If he does fight, then it's even worse.
But so what? He's Whitebeard! He's never been afraid of death!
Whitebeard's eyes narrowed as he looked at Akainu and said, "Let's have another go, Magma Kid!"
With that, Whitebeard picked up the Murakumogiri and charged towards Akainu...
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On the other side.
Ice Age!
As a faint voice rang out, ice rapidly dispersed from Aokiji, freezing the figure in front of him instantly.
"Phew~"
Aokiji slowly exhaled a breath of cold air, then walked up to the frozen figure.
" Diamond Jozu, you can stay inside for now!"
After saying that, Aokiji turned his head and looked in a certain direction on the battlefield, where Xia Chen and the Five Elders were fighting.
He should have been on his way to the battlefield much earlier, but he was delayed because Diamond Jozu stopped him along the way.
Thinking this, Aokiji scanned the battlefield again, and after understanding the situation, he couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
They clearly had a huge advantage before the war started, but now the navy and the pirates are evenly matched.
One very important reason is that Xia Chen brought many pirates from Impel Down, in addition to the prisoners from Infinite Hell that he personally brought.
The prisoners from the upper floors were also brought over by Buggy and his crew some time ago.
Of course, this is only one important reason, but not the most important one!
The most important reason is that their supposedly powerful ally, the Shichibukai, is now utterly useless.
Aside from the Kuma that was already under their stable control, the other two provoked Xia Chen as soon as they arrived; one fainted and the other died!
The rest are even less interesting; one is watching the show, and the other is rebelling against the Heavenly Gang!
Aokiji shook his head helplessly, deciding to ignore these matters for the time being. The most important thing now was to defeat Xia Chen. Once Xia Chen was defeated, their victory in this war would be a sure thing.
The biggest problem right now is that Xia Chen is holding off seven of their top-tier experts, which means they have no advantage in terms of top-level combat power.
Akainu is currently fighting Whitebeard, Kizaru is being held back by Marco, and the other Vice Admiral are all fighting against the prisoners in Infinite Hell.
So now he's the only one who can go and support the Fleet Admiral others!
With that in mind, Aokiji sped off in the direction of Xia Chen and the others, but reality is often not so smooth!
" Mirror Flame!"
A sound rang out, followed by a wave of heat rushing towards Aokiji. Aokiji couldn't help but turn his head and saw a screen full of flames.
Aokiji was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly reacted, waving his hand in front of him and creating a thick ice wall.
"Boom!"
The moment the flames collided with the ice wall, a tremendous sound was produced, accompanied by the sound of the ice melting.
The ice wall didn't last long before it was blasted apart by the fierce flames. However, Aokiji was no longer behind the ice wall; he had moved to another location.
Aokiji glanced calmly at the man attacking him not far away, scratched his head helplessly, and said:
" Fire Fist Ace, haven't you learned your lesson after being captured once?"
"You could have just run away, how dare you show your face in front of me now?"
"If they could learn from their mistakes, would they still be pirates?"
"If you're afraid of getting caught even once, wouldn't it be better to just stay on some deserted island?"
"Besides, why wouldn't I dare appear before you, Admiral Aokiji? Although I am no match for you, defeating me in a short time is not an easy task!"
"I won't let you get in Xia Chen's way!" Ace replied with a faint smile.
"Your Whitebeard Pirates are really a nuisance! You deal with one and another one comes along!"
"Since that's the case, then I'll arrest you one more time!"
With that, Aokiji charged towards Ace...