The Pluton Battleship sailed away from Dressrosa, heading for its next target at full speed. However, the peaceful voyage did not last long.
"Warning: two Admiral-class energy signatures detected approaching rapidly... matching profiles: Kuzan (Aokiji), Sakazuki (Akainu)..."
Allen's eyes snapped open. "All hands, prepare for battle! Two Admirals are attacking at once!"
Almost the instant the alarm sounded, the sea began to freeze! A layer of frigid ice spread at a terrifying speed, instantly freezing Pluton firmly into the icebound sea!
"Ice Age!" Ace exclaimed in shock. "Aokiji's going all out right from the start!"
At the same time, the sky turned crimson! Countless magma fists rained down like meteors toward the frozen Pluton!
"Meteor Volcano!" Akainu's furious roar came from afar. "You Portgas brats! Today is your last day!"
"Shields to full power!" Allen roared. Pluton's energy shield strained to its limit, but it fluctuated violently under the combined assault of ice and fire!
"Shield energy dropping rapidly!" Sabo reported urgently. "68%... 55%... 43%..."
Luffy leaped up in his Gear Fourth Boundman form. "Gum-Gum: Murder of Crows Cannon!" He tried to shoot down the magma fists, but there were too many! Ace unleashed his flames at full power. "Flame Emperor Dome!" He temporarily blocked some of the attacks, but he was clearly at a disadvantage!
"We can't just defend!" Allen activated his power of time. "Time Acceleration: Localized Thaw!"
Under Time Acceleration, the frozen sea rapidly melted, giving Pluton a brief window to maneuver and narrowly evade another wave of magma bombardment!
"Oh? The power of time?" Aokiji appeared on the ice. "Interesting."
Akainu landed directly on Pluton's deck, driving a magma fist toward Allen. "I'll deal with you first! You're the biggest nuisance!"
"Torch Dragon Model!" Allen instantly transformed into a dragon, meeting the magma fist head-on with his dragon claw! Boom! Terrifying shock waves burst outward from the collision! Allen was driven back several steps, his dragon scales scorched black!
"That's all you've got!" Akainu pressed the attack. "Great Eruption!"
An even larger magma fist came hurtling toward him! Allen predicted its trajectory with Time Perception and narrowly dodged, but it melted straight through the deck!
"Two-Sword Style: Ice Saber!" Aokiji had appeared behind Allen at some point, his ice blades thrusting straight toward his heart from behind! "Time Slowdown!" Allen barely managed to twist his body aside. The ice blades scraped across his dragon scales, leaving deep frostbite!
Facing the combined assault of two Admirals at once, Allen was instantly driven into a desperate situation! Every move was anticipated, and every dodge was met with an even fiercer attack!
"Brother!" Ace tried to help, but Akainu's clone blocked him. "Worry about yourself first, Fire Fist brat!" "Hell Hound!" Akainu's clone sent Ace flying with a single punch!
Luffy attacked Aokiji in Gear Fourth. "Don't hurt Allen!" "Ice Ball!" Aokiji easily froze Luffy's rubber body. "Straw Hat boy, you've still got a long way to go."
Sabo launched a surprise attack at Akainu's back with his steel pipe, but an automatic magma defense knocked it away. "Damn Logias!"
The battle was completely one-sided! The two Admirals worked together seamlessly, their combination of ice and fire producing terrifying effects-the extreme cold slowed movement, while the magma inflicted lethal damage. Even more terrifyingly, both possessed extremely powerful Observation Haki, allowing them to predict almost every move!
"Time Acceleration: Self-Healing!" Allen struggled to repair his injuries, but he could not heal as quickly as he was being wounded!
"It's useless!" Akainu attacked fiercely. "Everything is futile before my magma!" "Ice Age: Implosion!" Aokiji struck at the same time, extreme cold beginning to freeze Pluton's systems from within!
"Engines frozen! Shield energy below 10%!" Sabo reported in despair.
Allen's gaze sharpened. He knew he could no longer hold anything back. "Torch Dragon Secret Art: Space-Time Fracture!"
He burned his life force, driving his power of time and power of Zhulong beyond their limits! A strange domain unfolded, throwing the flow of time within it into utter chaos! Akainu's magma alternately sped up and slowed down, while Aokiji's ice abilities fluctuated in strength!
"Temporal chaos?" Aokiji frowned. "A troublesome ability." "Then I'll crush it with absolute power!" Akainu fully transformed into his element, becoming a towering wave of magma that crashed down!
"Emotion Impact: Absolute Zero!" Allen brought Lilith's emotional core into resonance with Aokiji's ice abilities, channeling cold beyond their limits!
An astonishing sight unfolded! Akainu's magma actually froze temporarily! It lasted only an instant, but that was enough!
"Time Acceleration: A Thousand Years in an Instant!" Allen poured all his strength into his next strike, accelerating time to the utmost as a dragon claw shot straight toward Akainu's core!
Riiip! The dragon claw tore through his elemental body. For the first time, Akainu was wounded and spat blood!
"Sakazuki!" Aokiji immediately moved to help. "Ice Shield!" But Allen had already predicted it with Time Perception and changed his move. "Time Deception: Phantom Strike!"
The attack that seemed aimed at Akainu suddenly veered toward Aokiji! The dragon claw tore through Aokiji's ice shield and went straight for his true body!
Boom! Aokiji was sent flying, his elemental form nearly scattered!
In just a few seconds, Allen had actually wounded both Admirals! But the cost was enormous. He dropped to one knee, bleeding from all seven orifices, his power of time nearly exhausted!
"Damn... brat!" Akainu flew into a rage, magma surging again. "The next blow will kill you!" Aokiji also stood back up, his gaze utterly cold. "We really can't let you live."
The two became truly serious, unleashing their terrifying Admiral-class auras in full! Half the sky was frozen, the other half filled with magma, as though the world were ending!
"We're done for..." Ace said in despair. "This kind of power..."
At that desperate moment, Allen suddenly sensed something and looked into the distance. "That's..."
On the distant horizon, a whale-headed warship came cutting through the waves! A towering figure stood at its bow!
"Gurararara! You laid hands on my sons without asking me?!"
Whitebeard! Edward Newgate! And the entire Whitebeard Pirates!
"Pops!" Ace shouted in delighted surprise.
Almost simultaneously, a red warship appeared from another direction! Shanks stood at its bow. "Looks like we arrived just in time~"
The entire Red Hair Pirates had arrived!
Even more astonishingly, more ships were approaching from afar-the Revolutionary Army's fleet, warriors from Amazon Lily, and even Germa 66's technological warships! Ships from Dressrosa also appeared, flying King Riku's flag!
"This is..." Sabo was dumbfounded. "Everyone's here..."
Whitebeard planted his naginata on the deck. "I heard someone was bullying my son?" Shanks drew Gryphon. "Two Admirals ganging up on fewer opponents doesn't look very good, does it?" Dragon stood at the bow of the Revolutionary Army's ship. "The World Government's tyranny must end." Hancock aimed her arrow at the Marines. "You dared lay hands on Lord Allen. Unforgivable!" King Riku raised his sword. "Dressrosa stands with the Master of Time!" Germa's technological weapons charged up. "Germa 66 accepts the commission."
The enormous Combined Fleet surrounded the battlefield, holding an overwhelming advantage in both numbers and quality!
Aokiji's and Akainu's expressions turned extremely grim. However strong they were, they could not fight the combined forces of the entire New World.
"Retreat," Aokiji assessed calmly. "The intelligence was wrong. The mission has failed." Though unwilling, Akainu also knew the situation was unfavorable. "You won't be so lucky next time, brats."
The two transformed into their elements and vanished, leaving behind shattered ice fields and magma.
With the crisis over, the Combined Fleet erupted in cheers!
Allen collapsed from exhaustion, and Ace and Luffy caught him.
Whitebeard strode over and looked at Allen. "Gurararara! Well done, kid!" Shanks smiled. "Looks like you've found a lot of dependable companions."
Dragon stepped forward. "The Revolutionary Army has obtained important intelligence. Imu's plan is about to enter its final stage. We must join forces."
Hancock looked at Allen with concern. "Lord Allen, are you all right?" King Riku bowed. "Dressrosa will always remember your kindness." Germa's representative handed over a contract. "Germa 66 is willing to provide military support."
Standing on Pluton's deck and looking out at the enormous Combined Fleet, Allen felt an unprecedented confidence surge within him.
Perhaps they really could change this world.
The tides of a new era had finally converged into a towering wave.
And all of this had only just begun.