Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Countless golden light bullets rained down on Whitebeard from Kizaru's center.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is way too dazzling!!"
Whitebeard remained completely unfazed, his smile unchanged, and he gave a slightly sarcastic remark as he watched the incoming energy blasts.
Swoosh...
Just then, as numerous light projectiles were fired, Marco swiftly transformed into a Phoenix, flapping his wings wreathed in blue flames and charging forward, using his body to shield Whitebeard.
Bang bang bang...
Bang bang bang...
Bang bang bang...
Countless light bullets bombarded his body, blasting wounds the size of bowls, but they were Extreme Speed repaired by the blue healing flames. Soon after, when Kizaru stopped bombarding him with light bullets, he returned to half of his human form, leaving only his wings formed from his arms to shield himself. He looked at Kizaru with a faint smile on his face.
" Admiral Kizaru's attacks were all blocked without missing a single one! Blue flames?! It's First Division Captain Marco!!"
The Marines below gasped in astonishment as they watched Marco, who had completely withstood Kizaru's attack from above, unscathed.
"We can't just capture our king like this!!"
Marco covered half his face with his wings and spoke to him in a somewhat gloomy tone.
"What terrifying eyes! Marco, the commander of the Whitebeard 'Phoenix First Division!!"
Even so, Kizaru did not change his slightly teasing words and attitude, and spoke in a voice that sounded somewhat lewd to others.
"How exactly is his body constructed? It withstood all of Admiral Kizaru's attacks without falling, without even a single wound..."
At this moment, some navy personnel who were unaware of his abilities looked at Marco in the sky, their throats bobbing, and then they spoke with solemn expressions.
"It's still standing! Truly a legendary ability, even rarer than a Logia- Mythical Zoan!!"
Kizaru, now serious, looked at Marco, whose wounds, left by his attacks, were slowly healing amidst the flames, and unusually adopted a composed demeanor.
"No, it's very effective! My body is in a lot of pain right now, but maybe you'll defeat me after a few more rounds!!"
Although he said this, Marco's expression remained completely casual as he replied to Kizaru's words.
"Who are you kidding?!" Anyone with eyes could tell from his expression that the other person was lying to them, and Kizaru was no exception; he didn't believe him at all.
Swoosh...
After his wounds were healed, Marco was engulfed in billowing blue flames once more, his body rapidly transforming into a beast, and he flapped his wings and charged forward.
Swoosh...
As it approached Kizaru's body, the phoenix claw Extreme Speed transformed into a thigh, and the foot powerfully extended forward with a slam kick.
Bang!!
Marco used the acceleration generated by his speed to kick Kizaru's arm, which Kizaru caught steadily.
"This trick worked really well! My arm was in so much pain I felt like I couldn't take it anymore!!"
He said that, but there wasn't a trace of pain on his face, so it was obvious that Kizaru was lying again.
"Who are you kidding... Ugh!!"
After Marco finished speaking, he roared angrily and then exerted force with his feet. With a whoosh, Kizaru's body turned into a streak of Flowing Light and was violently kicked down.
boom...
A streak of Flowing Light flashed by, and the side of the square was smashed open, with a hazy cloud of dust billowing around it.
call out...
Before anyone else could react, a yellow Flowing Light shot out from there, arriving at the side of the plaza in One Flash. His aura remained perfectly intact, indicating that Marco's attack had not caused him the slightest harm.
"Mr. Kizaru, are you alright?!"
Several nearby sailors asked with concern.
But receiving no response, Kizaru turned around and loudly reminded the Giant Vice Admiral.
" The Giant should also pay attention to the skies above!!"
"Yes!!"
Several Giant raised their weapons in response.
Ta-da-ta-da...
"Everyone, make way for me..."
On the other side of the battlefield, after blocking Hawk-Eye's slash, Jozu ran at Extreme Speed towards the ice surface directly in front of the plaza, shouting for his companions to retreat.
Bang...
Click click click... Boom!!
Upon hearing his words, a group of pirates blocking his way quickly retreated. Then Jozu ran for a while before stopping and slamming his right fist, now diamond-like, onto the ice.
The ice layer cracked rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the cracks quickly extended outwards before finally circling back together.
"Uh... ha!! If you've got the guts, try blocking me, Navy!!"
After smashing it, Jozu inserted his wrists into the gap, flexed his arm muscles, and with a powerful shout, hoisted a block of ice, comparable to half an island, onto his shoulder and threw it backward with force.
boom...
The massive ice block, propelled by Jozu's wrist strength—more powerful than that of Giant —slammed towards headquarters.
"Oh no! An ice block is going to fall!!"
Upon seeing such a large block of ice, large enough to smash through the entire Marine Headquarters, the Marines, whose composure was still not strong enough, panicked again, scattering in all directions and shouting incoherently.
"Heh, if it's as recorded in the original work, did he still throw that ice block at me? That kind of arm strength is monstrous. I wonder if Akainu will still follow the plot and make a move..."
Luo Chen looked up slightly and could see the enormous ice block, as big as a beacon, crashing down, even blocking out the sun. He wasn't worried, because he believed he could withstand it even without Akainu's intervention; it would just take a little effort.
"Honestly, one by one they've abandoned their most important posts and acted on their own. If we all leave, who will guard this place...?"
Hearing the panicked cries of his soldiers fleeing, Akainu couldn't help but stand up and look at the falling Iceburg. He complained a few times to Aokiji and Kizaru for acting on their own, and then his right arm gradually turned into magma, emitting a rolling heat wave.
Thump thump thump...
The surging, boiling magma on his arm finally unleashed its power, slashing down the Iceburg from the sky.
" Great Eruption!!"
boom...
Akainu his arm forward with great force, and his magma arm Extreme Speed expanded to meet the falling Iceburg.
cluck cluck...
boom!!
With immense force and terrifying temperature, Akainu's magma arm quickly pierced through the Iceburg above, spewing out a wave of magma in the air.
hiss hiss hiss...
In no time, the Iceburg melted under the terrifying heat of the Magma Fist, turning into wisps of water vapor that evaporated and dissipated.
"A huge block of ice..."
"It was blocked, and it melted completely!!"
The pirates opposite looked at the scene created by Akainu and exclaimed in surprise.
cluck cluck...
boom!!
However, before they could recover from their shock, Akainu's massive magma arm, under his control, quickly disintegrated and scattered into magma projectiles that crashed down on the pirates below.
boom...
ah!!
Boom boom...
Magma bombs rained down from the sky, either Vice Admiral the crowd and burning them, or hitting Whitebeard's pirate ships and setting them ablaze.
call out...
Just then, a magma bomb seemed to be deliberately thrown towards Whitebeard.
"Oh no, it's dangerous, Pops! Get out of there!"
Several people saw the lava bomb seem to have eyes, aiming precisely at the Whitebeard as it hurtled towards them, and they immediately shouted anxiously upon seeing it.
Swoosh...
Clang!!
Just as the navy was filled with anticipation, thinking they were about to hit him, Whitebeard gently thrust forward with his right hand, piercing through a burning magma bomb and leaving it on the blade of his greatsword.