"Ah!!!"
A shrill scream rang out, but it stopped abruptly the next moment, because the bodies of the pirates who were hit by the ice bird directly burst open, but the next moment they were instantly frozen, forming pieces of ice. With one blow, more than a dozen pirates were directly killed in seconds.
Aokiji was a former Navy Admiral. Under a full-force attack, no one in the Blackbeard Pirates would be his opponent. Perhaps those captains could be his opponents, but those captains of the Blackbeard Pirates were basically blocked by the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates, so this directly led to Aokiji rampaging on the battlefield.
"Damn Aokiji."
Laffitte's expression became very ugly when he saw Aokiji suddenly erupt. He quickly scanned his eyes. First Ship Captain Burgess was still fighting with Diamond Jozu, but he had gradually been suppressed by Jozu. It was already not easy to protect himself, and he had no strength to support others at all.
Catarina Devon, the Crescent Moon Hunter who was fighting with Vista, was a little better, but she was also fighting with Vista to a draw. Van Augur, Doc Q, Stronger, and Jesus Burgess were also unable to free themselves. They were all blocked by the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates. What was even worse was that most of them were at a disadvantage.
"How could it become like this?"
In Laffitte's calculations, although the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates were all powerful, the people of the Blackbeard Pirates were definitely not weak. Even if they fought head-on, they would not be at a disadvantage. But the current situation was completely different...
But soon Laffitte figured out the reason. He remembered the Corrupt King and Shiryu of the Rain, who had been killed by Akira and the others not long ago. These two were both top combat forces in the Blackbeard Pirates, especially Shiryu of the Rain. If these two were still there, the Blackbeard Pirates would definitely not be as embarrassed as they were now, and they would not let Aokiji do whatever he wanted on the battlefield.
"Could it be that that guy had already foreseen this scene, so he secretly killed Shiryu and the others?"
Apart from this, Laffitte couldn't think of any other reason. Although he was anxious in his heart, he didn't lose his composure. After all, although the high-level battles were at a disadvantage now, the overall battle had not been defeated.
Ordinary pirates were still fighting back and forth with the Whitebeard Pirates. The only trouble was Aokiji. Laffitte could only let a large number of pirates besiege Aokiji, and he also personally headed towards Aokiji, wanting to use his own strength to stop Aokiji.
"As expected of a former Navy Admiral. Although he lost to Akainu, his strength is still terrifying. Akira's choice was right. At least at this time, his role is very powerful."
Marco's expression rarely became happy, because Aokiji's eruption gave the Whitebeard Pirates a considerable advantage. As long as they continued like this, not to mention defeating the Blackbeard Pirates, they would definitely be able to maintain a certain advantage. As long as they waited for Akira to defeat Blackbeard, the Whitebeard Pirates could defeat the Blackbeard Pirates in one fell swoop and achieve the final victory.
Marco decisively ordered, "Pass down the order, let the people of the Fourth Division and the Fifth Division quickly move towards the location where Aokiji is, and cover Aokiji."
Although Aokiji's position in the Whitebeard Pirates was awkward, Marco couldn't care so much now. These troublesome things would have to wait until the end of the war to talk about. Otherwise, if they were defeated, this wouldn't even be considered a trouble.
After receiving Marco's order, the pirates of the Fourth Division and the Fifth Division quickly moved towards the battlefield where Aokiji was. As they moved, they naturally drove the Blackbeard Pirates' part of the forces, directly causing many people to swarm towards Aokiji.
Now, in the entire Sapporo Strait, except for Marco, everyone else had participated in the battle. Marco didn't want to take action either. He was waiting, waiting for Akira. He had absolute confidence in Akira. As long as he waited for the moment when Akira defeated Blackbeard, he would swallow the entire Blackbeard Pirates in one fell swoop, and now was not the time yet.
On the other side, the Second Division led by Ace was also fighting fiercely with the Donquixote Family. Originally, Ace was fighting Doflamingo alone, but Trafalgar Law's sudden appearance turned it into two people besieging Doflamingo. But the problem was that Ace and Law had no cooperation at all, so even if the two of them fought Doflamingo, they didn't achieve victory. Instead, they fell into a stalemate.
The elites of the Donquixote Family brought by Doflamingo were indeed very powerful. Even though the members of the Second Division were all very fierce, they were still slowly falling into a disadvantage in the face of enemies several times their number.
Fortunately, Law's subordinates were not weak either, and they barely resisted the Donquixote Family when they joined forces. But if this continued, the people of the Second Division would definitely not be able to hold on after a long time.
"Rumble..."
In the mountain peak, huge roars kept ringing out, and towering flames rampaged. In the center of the flame explosion, Blackbeard let out a shrill scream. Although black smoke kept emerging from his body, he was still unable to block it all in the face of the endless flames.
The violent explosion lasted for several minutes. After it stopped, the entire mountain peak had become a mess, scorched black, and there were still sparks flying everywhere. It was simply unbearable to look at.
Akira stood in place. Only the area within the range of his location was not affected by the flames. The rest of the places were all the targets of the flame attack. Blackbeard's appearance at this time was much uglier.
Blackbeard was lying on the ground embarrassed, with black smoke coming out of his back. The previous flame attack was too fierce. He had no way to avoid it, so he could only protect his body, lie on the ground, and expose his back.
But even if Blackbeard dodged most of the attacks, his whole body had still become pitch black. Especially his back, his clothes had all been burned, revealing a bloody back. If they were close, they could still smell the aroma of meat.
The severe pain from his back made Blackbeard's whole body sweat profusely. He only felt that his body was numb. Although the black smoke kept restoring his body, the double pain still made him unbearable.
"Ugh, ah..."
Screams kept coming out of Blackbeard's mouth. He couldn't bear it anymore. Only painful wails could alleviate his pain. However, while he was wailing and screaming, his eyes were still staring at Akira. As long as Akira made any movement, he would immediately endure the pain to move or counterattack.
"You seem to be in a lot of pain."
Akira didn't attack at this time, because he knew that although Blackbeard was injured, he hadn't lost his combat power. Even if he attacked immediately, it would be difficult for him to gain an advantage.
Moreover, the more important point was that Akira wanted to defeat Blackbeard in a fair and upright manner. In the battles he had experienced before, except for that shocking duel with Mihawk, he was unscrupulous in the rest of the battles. As long as he could win, whether it was a sneak attack or something else, any means were acceptable.
But this time was different. His battle with Blackbeard was, first, to avenge Whitebeard, and second, to ascend to the position of Emperor. Therefore, no matter which point of view he looked at it from, it determined that he must completely defeat Blackbeard in a fair and upright manner, so that everyone would have nothing to say.
An Emperor must have the aura of an Emperor. Although Akira had not yet become an Emperor, he had already begun to cultivate his aura. He was very clear that when he defeated Blackbeard, it would be the time for him to take a step further. His spirit would be greatly improved.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Blackbeard gasped, and said with difficulty, "The more I fight with you, the more terrifying I feel you are, Akira. You are indeed my destined opponent. I am now more and more convinced that as long as I defeat you, no one will be able to stop my steps, not even Shanks."
Before Akira had grown up, Blackbeard's biggest enemy was Red Hair Shanks. But now, he had to admit that even when facing Red Hair Shanks, he was unwilling to face Akira, because in his eyes, Akira was more terrifying and unfathomable than Red Hair.
"Bankai!"
What answered him was Akira's cold shout. Ryūjin Jakka changed again, becoming even hotter.
Akira held Ryūjin Jakka, pointed at Blackbeard, and moved suddenly.
The flames on the blade were all sucked into the sword, and then Akira rushed to Blackbeard at an extremely fast speed, and swung his sword.
"Chih!"
When Akira's sword was about to stab Blackbeard, Blackbeard actually quickly rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding Akira's sword, causing Akira's attack to fall on the ground.
The sword hit the ground, like cutting tofu, and the blade instantly burst out with amazing heat. All the ground that was touched by the blade was burned to ashes.
"It can even burn the ground to ashes."
Blackbeard looked at the burned ground in horror, his face was full of fear. It was too terrifying. If he had been hit, even with the ability of the Yami Yami no Mi, he didn't know if he could withstand it.
"Zanka no Tachi, Higashi: Kyokujitsujin (East: Rising Sun Blade)!"
Akira turned around and slashed out again, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Blackbeard. Because Blackbeard's roll just now only moved a short distance, he didn't have time to dodge a second time at all. Akira's sword tip came to him in the blink of an eye.
"Ha!"
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