Chapter 412: Chapter 412: There Aren’t Even Enough Enemies to Go Around
Chapter 412: There Aren’t Even Enough Enemies to Go Around
A fierce flame mercilessly swallowed everything. After the explosion, the bright firelight gradually dimmed, and the earth had completely turned to scorched land.
The buildings within a hundred-meter radius were on the verge of collapse, as if they would turn into charcoal powder with a light touch.
A figure flew out, tumbling a few times on the ground before stopping.
Akainu propped himself up with his hands and slowly raised his battered body, his two eyes full of hatred as he stared at Ace opposite him.
Bearing Roger’s bloodline, he had shown amazing talent the moment he entered the Grand Line. By the time he had entered the Marines’ sights, he was already a Supernova who had challenged and successfully defeated a Warlord.
At that time, the Marines had already realized that if they didn’t eliminate him, with Ace’s qualifications, he would sooner or later grow into a man standing at the pinnacle of the sea. This was the fuse for the Summit War.
For the Marines, Ace’s life was no less important than Whitebeard’s.
And Straw Hat...
Akainu thought, gritting his teeth. To have failed to kill the two brothers at Marineford back then was simply the Marines’ biggest mistake.
"Kurouzu—"
"Hmm?!"
A sudden gravitational pull made Akainu’s eyes harden, and his fierce face whipped around to look.
He saw below a building, Reiner was extending his arm towards him, the black mist in his palm swirling like a vortex, the gravity emanating from within.
Not far from where he was standing, two Seraphim lay, sizzling and sparking with electricity, clearly on the verge of being scrapped.
Bang!
Akainu gritted his teeth and tried to plunge his arm into the ground. However, soon, the bricks and stones on the ground cracked, and his body was still uncontrollably suspended and flew towards Reiner.
Darkness can swallow everything. Even light cannot escape the fate of being swallowed by darkness. This was the terrifying thing about the Dark-Dark Fruit.
"Black Snake Reiner...!!"
Akainu’s two eyes were angry and also somewhat ferocious. In mid-flight, he transformed his two arms into flowing magma.
He wasn’t stupid either. He knew that the moment he was touched, he would be unable to use his ability. He could only counterattack before that.
"Ryūsei Kazan!!"
Akainu raised his two arms, and the spewing magma merged into one, like a torch. Arriving in front of Reiner, before being touched by the dark palm, he chopped down fiercely!
Swish!
Reiner activated his teleportation and disappeared from the spot. The magma torch smashed down, and the explosive force split the earth in two. The ground was scorched, and steam sizzled and rose.
A large amount of magma splashed out, and steam quickly filled the ground. Akainu’s pupils darted rapidly, trying to capture Reiner’s figure.
Swish!
Suddenly, a pool of shadow on the ground flowed and converged into a pitch-black sharp spear, and quickly thrust up from behind!
Hiss—
Akainu quickly turned to the side, and the shadow spear barely grazed his waist, cutting a small gash that brought out blood.
Teleportation was a movement of space without any warning. There was no time for him to react. With a forceful stomp of his foot, Akainu subconsciously twisted his body and punched out behind him!
"Dai Funka!!"
Boom!!
The rapidly expanding magma almost swallowed the entire space in front of it. The terrifying explosion shattered the shadow spear, and the magma spewed out with undiminished momentum.
A fierce wind whipped his "Justice" coat. The scorching steam in front of Akainu’s fist filled the air, and burning ash floated. The ground was plowed into a deep, wide trench, the scorched earth glowing with a flickering, scorching light.
However, there was no sign of Reiner.
Swish—!
A black shadow attacked from the side in his peripheral vision. Akainu’s expression changed in shock as he quickly turned, and at the same time, he brought his arms together and crossed them in front of him.
A ferocious bone dragon, wreathed in Haki and turned pitch-black, showed a fierce glint in its eyes. It opened its mouth to reveal its fangs and bit down fiercely!
Bang!!
Akainu’s wrists were also wreathed in pitch-black Haki. He barely managed to block it but was pushed by the immense force, his two feet plowing into the earth as he was continuously pushed back.
Hiss—!
Sharp fangs pierced his body, and blood gushed out. It then turned into scalding magma that slowly melted the dragon’s fangs. Hot smoke rose. Akainu stomped his back foot to stop his body.
Whoosh!
A cluster of fire rose from the dragon’s mouth, mixed with lightning, and rapidly expanded, erupting out!
Boom!!
A beam of thunderflame breath roared out, piercing a hole in Akainu’s chest, and then blasting into the earth, cutting a straight trench.
Scalding melt flowed from the edge of the hole. After elementalizing in advance to evade the attack, the magma slowly filled and healed.
Akainu’s gaze was grim. He looked along the long body of the bone dragon. At the end of the dragon’s tail was, surprisingly, connected to Reiner’s arm.
"Ganseki Totsuki!!" (Magma Piercing Thrust!!)
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Akainu roared. His two hands erupted with magma that spewed into the bone dragon’s mouth. It expanded section by section inside and exploded. Bone, mixed with magma, flew.
Crack!
Seeing the magma about to pierce through the entire bone dragon and reach him, Reiner swung his hand, severed his bone arm, and jumped back, leaving behind a ball of icy cold air.
Boom!!
After the last section was shattered, the rolling magma that had pierced through the dragon bone wriggled for a moment and slowly converged into Akainu’s figure.
"Meigo!!"
The magma condensed into a scorching claw. The re-formed Akainu looked up, and his right hand fiercely clawed out.
Faced with this fast and powerful attack, Reiner, however, unhurriedly raised his palm. His five fingers bent, and he made a grasping motion in the empty air towards the Akainu below.
The air suddenly cooled. The cold, freezing air that filled the surroundings rapidly gathered!
"This is...!!"
As a colleague who had worked with him for decades, and also as the opponent who had fought him for ten days and ten nights on Punk Hazard, he was all too familiar with this feeling of power.
Akainu’s face immediately changed. His two pupils constricted into a pinprick. His feet were fixed in place by hard ice, and the ice was spreading rapidly towards his body!
"Ice Time!!"
Swish—!
As Reiner’s voice fell, Akainu, at the center of the gathering cold air storm, was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture!
His body was still in an attacking posture. The magma claw that extended from his hand was also frozen.
As expected of a power that could fight Akainu for ten days and ten nights... it can even briefly freeze magma.
A corner of Reiner’s mouth lifted slightly.
The Warp-Warp Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit... in this battle, he had already used them countless times. They were extremely convenient to use together to assist in battle.
The Freeze-Freeze Fruit was also extremely powerful, whether for a frontal attack or for controlling the enemy. The battle of Hachinosu and with Blackbeard could be said to be a great harvest.
Crack—!
However, in the blink of an eye, a few cracks appeared on the surface of the incomparably hard ice, and a scorching red magma seeped out.
The ice began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few cracks quickly spread along the ice sculpture, and it was on the verge of being broken.
Reiner’s palm clenched into a fist, and a semi-transparent light circle appeared on his fist, the vibrating power continuously compressing.
He naturally knew that this level couldn’t freeze Akainu. Otherwise, Aokiji wouldn’t have lost back then. But now that Sengoku was heavily injured and Garp was being held back by Ace, and the Seraphim were almost scrapped...
In a one-on-one fight, Akainu was already being suppressed. Now, even with just a moment of being frozen, it was enough for Reiner to completely end this battle.
Bang!!
The ice sculpture suddenly shattered. Countless ice shards, under the explosive force of the magma, shot out like bullets with a high temperature, frantically scattering.
Bang!!
Just as Akainu’s figure was revealed, a fist with the power of vibration swiftly pierced his face!
Reiner’s fierce punch made Akainu’s face almost deform. His entire head, which was completely wrapped in the vibrating force, seemed as if it would be crushed by a hydraulic press.
"Chikaku Shinha!!" (Earth’s Core Quake Smash!!)
Bang!!
Reiner roared angrily, and the terrifying force sent Akainu’s head smashing into the ground, creating a deep pit. A dense web of black lightning exploded, and the vibrating force erupted with a roar!
Boom!!!
"Puwaah—!"
Akainu’s two eyes rolled back, almost fainting. He couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood, his pained face.
The spreading shockwave of the tremor cracked the earth. All the buildings in its path were pulverized and annihilated. The entire island was in a violent tremor.
Before the tremor had ended, Reiner’s left hand choked Akainu’s neck, and the black mist that gushed from his palm restricted the other’s ability. He raised his right fist high, and another fist of vibrating force coiled around it!
Boom!!
Akainu’s unfocused pupils slowly contracted. His blurry vision had just become clear when Reiner’s fist smashed down again, piercing his face and smashing his entire head into the ground!
Boom!!!
Boom!!!
One punch after another, the entire island shook violently. The earthquake shockwaves came one after another, creating a surging tsunami in the sea.
And the scene... was even more tragic.
"Hey, isn’t this a bit too exaggerated?"
In the sky, a fiery green bird, shaped like a phoenix, flew into the city. Marco squinted his eyes and couldn’t help but exclaim.
On the ground below him, countless figures were rapidly shuttling between the buildings. A host of commanders, leading the members of their various divisions, had charged in.
"Charge, brothers! We can finally fight, hahaha!!"
Yamato laughed loudly, dragging a pitch-black spiked club as she took the lead.
Seeing a few Marine officers not far away, her fanatical eyes were extremely excited.
"These few are mine! Hahaha! Don’t you guys fight me for them!!"
"That voice is...?!"
Robin heard the familiar voice behind her and subconsciously turned her head. She saw a large number of rapidly approaching figures, her gaze couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
"Yamato?!"
"Hahaha! I’m here to help you, Robin!"
Bang!
The moment she saw Robin, Yamato’s eyes lit up. She stomped on the ground, shattering the floor, and her entire person shot forward at a surged speed.
"Rai! Mei! Hak! Ke!!"
Haki, in the form of a black wild thunder, coiled around her spiked club. Her figure was almost like a streak of green and white light, her speed so fast it was hard to see with the naked eye.
"What!"
The few Marine officers, including Strawberry, who were surrounding Robin, were instantly shocked.
Boom!!
A terrifying force exploded on the ground, and the few Marine officers were all sent flying by the impact.
On the other side, in the area where Franky and Usopp were fighting, a burly figure, with muscles as hard as stone, descended from the sky.
Bang!!
The ground cracked and spread. Dust and smoke billowed out. Hiyama’s gaze immediately became grave.
"Brilliant Punk!!"
Jozu’s feet moved quickly on the ground. His shoulder, which had turned into diamond, carried the force of a thousand tons as he charged out of the smoke and dust!
"The third division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?!"
Hiyama’s eyes showed shock. He immediately brought his arms to his waist and sank into his stance, his whole body’s muscles and blood surging.
"Tekkai: Gō!!"
Bang!!
A dull, giant sound. He only felt as if a great mountain had crashed into him. The moment of contact, his body went numb.
Swish—
Hiyama’s mind went blank. By the time his vision had returned, he saw the scene before him spinning. His entire person, like a cannonball, was sent flying backward at high speed, crashing heavily into the ruins.
Bang!!
"D-Diamond Jozu!"
Recognizing the newcomer, Vice Admiral Doll was shocked. She turned her head and glanced, only to discover that a large group of pirates were frantically pouring in from outside, all of them familiar faces from the Whitebeard Pirates.
In the sky, Marco had also found a target. A corner of his mouth lifted slightly, and with a flap of his wings, his figure dived at high speed behind Nami.
"Who is it!!"
Just as his peripheral vision caught sight of the attacking figure, Smoker’s pupils constricted. He hurriedly raised his weapon, and his two short jitte, glinting with a cold light, crossed above his head.
"Phoenix Brand!!"
Marco, in a bicycle kick posture, chopped down. The hook claw, wreathed in azure flame, carried the force of a thousand tons, and it sent Smoker flying straight down to the earth!
Bang!!
Several houses were smashed to pieces. A large amount of rubble and debris flew out of the rising dust and smoke.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Waving away the smoke, Smoker coughed a few times, his grave gaze looking up at the sky. He squeezed out a few angry words from between his gritted teeth:
"Phoenix Marco...!"
"Oh? Did you catch it? It seems the sneak attack failed."
Marco flapped his wings and hovered in the air, his azure flame fading to reveal his human form. His gaze was full of interest as he looked down at Smoker.
"Marco? Eh, why are you guys here?"
Recognizing the newcomer, Nami couldn’t help but be surprised.
"Yo. Long time no see, Nami."
Marco nodded and explained with a smile:
"The news of this place has already spread in the outside newspapers. We happened to be near Elbaf, so we came over immediately."
"So that’s how it is. That’s great."
By now, everyone was extremely tired, whether it was the Marines or their crew. To have reinforcements arrive at this time was undoubtedly a timely help.
Nami held her hands to her chest, let out a sigh of relief, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.
Just then, she noticed below, the Whitebeard Pirates were already supporting the various battlefields. At the same time, dozens of figures with exaggeratedly tall figures landed on the island with a fierce momentum.
"The Giant race?! Wait a minute! Is that!"
Nami’s eyes lit up. Seeing a familiar figure among them, she couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
"It’s Uncle Dorry and Uncle Brogy! Are they also here to help us? That’s great!"
Near the scrap yard on the east coast, a dense coconut grove grew along the sandy beach. In the deep, dense forest, Luffy was as agile as a gibbon as he weaved through.
Behind him, a horse skeleton, holding a sword, was in hot pursuit on all four of its legs. Wherever it passed, the trees were all broken.
Above, a black strange bird with a demon’s face and a snake’s body flapped its wings and dived down from behind at high speed!
Luffy frowned. He stepped on a coconut tree, bending it, and then used the force to shoot forward.
Swish—!
Swish—!
Just at this moment, two figures suddenly shot out from the dense forest and brushed past him before Luffy’s surprised eyes.
"Get out of the way! This is my prey!!"
"Don’t be ridiculous! His name isn’t written on his head!"
Kid and Law pushed each other, cursing, as they rushed towards the Five Elders.
"In that case."
Kid stopped, and on his shoulder, he was carrying a futuristic-looking, super-large electromagnetic cannon.
Electric sparks sizzled and flashed as it began to charge. The muzzle was aimed at Law in front of him and the rapidly approaching horse skeleton. Kid sneered:
"Then don’t blame this old me for blasting you to ashes along with him, you idiot."
"Are you serious, you bastard!"
Seeing this, a vein popped on Law’s forehead as he gritted his teeth and cursed. His longsword was covered in a strange, light blue halo. A vortex of air appeared in his left hand, and he expanded his domain. He looked up at the diving strange bird.
Swish!
"K-ROOM: Amputate!!"
Law teleported into the sky, gripped his longsword with both hands, and swung his sword rapidly horizontally!
Zing—!
"You are!"
Saint Mars’s eyes widened in shock. Before he could react, his massive body had been cut in two!
"Electromagnetic Cannon!!"
Kid roared in a low voice. Before Saint Nusjuro’s shocked eyes, an energy cannon with a destructive aura shot out!
Boom!!!
A dazzling light flashed in the forest. The electromagnetic cannon pierced straight through the entire forest, and everything in its path was swallowed and annihilated!
(End of Chapter)
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