"Hmph, I already told you, don't even think about slipping away from me. Stay here, Pirate Luo Chen... Meteor Volcano!!"
Bang... Bang... Bang...
Seeing that he had used the force of his blast to escape, Akainu snorted and then his arms surged with torrents Torrent magma, which transformed into giant Magma Fist that shot into the air.
"Ahem, none of the Marine Admiral are simple-minded. I need to escape quickly, or my stamina will give out first if we continue to drag this out."
Hmm... why has the temperature suddenly become so hot? Could it be...?
As Luo Chen hurried along, he muttered to himself. After a short while, he suddenly felt that the temperature around him was abnormal. He turned around and saw a scene that terrified him, and his expression changed drastically.
"Damn it, it really is Akainu's ability. The range is too wide; I can't defend against it all. Never mind, I'll fight! Blood Clone... transform!!"
After Luo Chen finished speaking, he manipulated the energy within his body to create another version of himself, entirely composed of energy. The two then attacked simultaneously.
" Blood Intent Torrent... disperse!!"
The two Luo Chen spoke in unison, and then two astonishing fist energies were unleashed from their hands, converging into a blood-red Torrent that slammed directly into the several fist imprints coming from above by the Akainu.
Thump thump thump...
The moment the Torrent made contact with those fist imprints, its immense power pierced through them all, and the magma melted into plumes of black smoke that drifted into the air.
"Found you! You're here. Don't even think about escaping from me, Pirate Luo Chen. Shave!!"
When Akainu saw the Magma Fist imprint on Luo Chen's side melt into wisps of black smoke, he also discovered Luo Chen's whereabouts and immediately used Shave to rush over.
"You can't escape, Luo Chen, Great Eruption!!"
In the blink of an eye, Akainu arrived there. Seeing Luo Chen's back turned to him, he transformed his fists into rolling lava and blasted them towards Luo Chen's back.
boom...
Caught off guard, Luo Chen was pierced through from behind by the lava, which then shot forward like a beam of light through his chest.
"Hmph, now you're finally finished, Luo Chen... For your crimes, death is the best way to atone for them."
Seeing that his fist had finally pierced through his body, Akainu's lips curled up slightly, and he spoke with a hint of excitement in his voice.
" Admiral Akainu, thank you for chasing me all this way. Consider this clone I left behind a reward for your hard work. Let's settle things next time we meet. Farewell!!"
Just then, Luo Chen, who was standing in front of Akainu, finally spoke, smiling mysteriously.
"Hmm... a clone, oh no, we've been tricked!!"
Upon hearing his words, Akainu instantly realized what was happening. He looked closely at Luo Chen in front of him and saw that Luo Chen's body had not transformed into Human-Beast Form, but his skin had an eerie red hue. This made him realize that Luo Chen, who was secretly pleased to have injured him, was an imposter. He was instantly enraged and tore Luo Chen's clone to shreds.
Bang...
His clone was torn apart, turning into starlight that scattered all around.
"Roar, don't let me see you again Luo Chen, or I'll show you what true fear is."
Akainu roared at the sky and swore an oath.
"Hehe, he probably figured it out by now, but that's none of my business anymore."
Oh no... my injury has worsened again. I need to get back to the ship for treatment right away.
Let me see where Catherine is now. Observation Haki, activate.
Luo Chen, who was dozens of kilometers away from Akainu, was flying in the air using his ability. Suddenly, he turned around and looked in the direction he had just set off, muttering to himself.
Before he could finish speaking, the injuries within his body could no longer be suppressed, and the wounds cracked open, spurting out streams of blood. He frowned and activated his Observation Haki to sense Catherine's location.
"Hmm... Found it, it's here!!"
Soon, her whereabouts were detected, and Luo Chen immediately flapped his huge wings and flew towards her.
"Why hasn't Luo Chen come back yet? Could he have run into danger? No, I have to go check on him..."
At that moment, Catherine, who was on the ship, paced back and forth on the deck, her brow furrowed, and said with a worried expression.
brush...
Just as she was about to pilot the Isel back to find Luo Chen, she heard a gust of wind behind her, which immediately made her realize something was wrong. She turned around and saw...
"Hmm... it's Luo Chen! You're finally back..."
Upon seeing that it was Luo Chen, whom she had been longing for, Catherine walked up to him excitedly.
"Hmm... I'm back. Quickly set sail and get out of this area; Akainu's threat hasn't disappeared yet!!"
Luo Chen nodded to her and continued, but as he finished speaking, his wounds reopened, causing him to bleed profusely and collapse to his knees.
"Hey Luo Chen, you're injured. How are you? I need to bandage you up."
Catherine noticed Luo Chen's injuries and quickly supported him with both hands, asking with concern.
"No, I'm fine, getting the boat going is the priority..."
Thump...
Before Luo Chen could finish speaking, he lost consciousness and collapsed due to excessive blood loss.
" Luo Chen!! Luo Chen!!"
Catherine braced herself on the splint and kept calling out to him, but he was already unconscious and could no longer hear Catherine calls.
"Phew... thank goodness, he's still breathing, he's just unconscious."
She checked Luo Chen's breathing with her hand, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then Catherine helped the unconscious Luo Chen from there to a room in the cabin so he could lie down and rest."
Then she hurriedly found some medicine from the infirmary and bandaged his wound. After finishing everything, Catherine finally breathed a sigh of relief and went outside to look at the scenery to relax for a while.
"Fortunately, we've finally managed to treat all his wounds. I really don't know if it's his own physical condition or his Zoan ability, but his life force is exceptionally strong. Even if we don't pay much attention to it, it can slowly heal itself."
This way, I don't have to worry so much anymore...
After she stepped outside, she looked at the distant scenery and said with relief.
Ga...
Ga...
Just then, a seagull carrying a newspaper flew towards her from a distance and landed on the fence, cawing at her.
"Hmm, is that the newspaper-delivering seagull? Is there some important news today?"
Catherine looked at it and asked.
quack...
The seagull carrying the newspaper raised its head high, cried out a few times, and then pointed with its beak at the money box on its body to indicate to her.
"Oh... I understand, here you go!! Where's the newspaper?"
Catherine understood what it meant, put a few coins into its money box, and then reached out to ask for the newspaper.
Gaa...
The bird picked up a newspaper and handed it to her, then flew back into the sky to sell it to the next customer.
"Hmm... just some routine news reports, right... hmm... what's this?!"
Catherine picked it up and read it carefully several times, then suddenly her eyes widened as she looked at an important news item in the newspaper.