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Akainu's face was dripping with blood, his right arm transformed into magma, flying rapidly from behind Whitebeard toward his head!
This scene shocked everyone. They hadn't expected Akainu, who was battling Bullet, to suddenly appear here!
"Hmph! He melted the rock underground and tunneled out! Truly a dog! Only capable of scurrying through dog holes!" Bullet looked over, his face showing contempt.
However, such scorn meant nothing to Akainu. Compared to personal honor, Akainu only cared about the justice and goals of the Marines! This Summit War was fundamentally to annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates. Due to the intervention of Bullet and the others, victory was almost out of reach. But Squard's betrayal gave them a glimmer of opportunity.
Akainu knew this was a unique chance that absolutely could not be missed! Therefore, even injured, he had to break away from the fight with Bullet!
At this moment, Whitebeard had just released a powerful tremor, and his physical exhaustion was at its peak. Akainu's sneak attack had seized the perfect opportunity!
"You despicable brat, Akainu!"
Whitebeard wanted to dodge, but his heavy body failed to respond to his thoughts. Compared to the original timeline, Whitebeard had entered the battle earlier this time, and his opponent was the formidable Sengoku. His physical condition was much worse!
THUD!
The magma fist fiercely struck Whitebeard's head. A terrifying burn appeared on Whitebeard's face. His iconic white mustache was instantly half-destroyed.
"Whitebeard, you are old." Akainu felt a moment of relief, seeing his attack succeed.
However, the next second, Whitebeard moved. He violently swung his left arm, slamming it hard into Akainu's abdomen. A strong tremor instantly radiated out.
Akainu spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his entire body was about to disintegrate.
However, after that blow, Whitebeard stumbled, nearly collapsing.
"Pops!"
Ace and the others immediately tried to turn back to rescue him, but Whitebeard sharply forbade them.
"Leave quickly! This is your Captain's Order! Are you brats going to disobey my command now?"
The crew abruptly stopped. Ace stepped forward, yelling, "Pops, let us help you! We're all going back to the New World together!"
Whitebeard cracked a smile at this, speaking the classic line:
"I am merely a vestige of the old era! There is no ship that can carry me into the New World!"
"Ace, didn't you want to surpass that man? Then take my name, go cause a ruckus! Forge your own new era!"
"The most this old father can do now is clear the path for you a bit longer!"
"Pops!"
The Whitebeard Pirates were instantly moved to tears. Ace took a large step forward, intending to fight alongside Whitebeard, but was pulled back by Jozu.
"Ace, Pops is right! The only thing we can do now is leave as quickly as possible, so Pops' sacrifice isn't in vain!"
At this moment, the Marines swarmed around Whitebeard like hyenas smelling blood. Whitebeard merely looked down indifferently at the fiercely posturing Marines, his eyes full of contempt.
"Pops!"
Ace fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.
"Thank you for taking care of me all these years!"
Blood covered Whitebeard's aged face. His lips curved slightly, and his thousand words boiled down to a single phrase.
"Go quickly, my foolish son!"
This was a farewell for eternity. The entire Whitebeard Pirate crew began to retreat.
Rayleigh, who had been sparring with Kizaru, couldn't help but sigh.
"Whitebeard! Another legend is about to meet his end!"
Just then, an extremely contemptuous voice rang out.
"So much for the World's Strongest Man! He's nothing but a failure from the old era!"
Akainu stood up from the pit, blood dripping from his mouth, but his eyes were locked on the retreating Ace, mocking him loudly.
"Run! Run as fast as you can! Just like Whitebeard, become a failure who accomplishes nothing!"
"What did you just say, you bastard?" Ace stopped instantly, turning on Akainu with a furious glare.
Akainu's heart leaped with joy, but he showed no hint of a flaw on his face.
"Is it not true? He claimed to be the World's Strongest, yet he neither became King nor conquered the Grand Line!"
"His greatest claim to fame as a pirate is collecting a bunch of 'sons.' What else is he but a failure?"
Although these were all Whitebeard's own choices, having them thrown in his face with such scorn sent Ace into a blind rage.
"Bastard! I'll kill you!"
Jozu and the captains knew this was bad and immediately yelled, "Ace! Ignore him! It's a provocation!"
But Ace was deaf to reason. He furiously threw a punch at Akainu.
"Fire Fist!"
A giant fist of fire surged toward Akainu. Akainu's face showed a slight, disdainful smile.
"Great Eruption!"
The massive fist of magma instantly shattered the fire fist. The leftover magma splashed onto Ace's body, setting him on fire!
"Agh!"
Ace immediately cried out in pain and collapsed, severe burn marks appearing on his body.
"How can this be? Isn't Ace a fire man? How did he get burned?" a pirate yelled in shock.
Akainu smiled smugly and declared, "My Magu Magu no Mi (Magma-Magma Fruit) is a superior fruit that can even burn flames! It's the ultimate counter to the Mera Mera no Mi (Flame-Flame Fruit)!"
Heh heh! So much for Roger's bloodline—he's just a simple-minded brat with no foresight! I'll make sure you stay here forever!
Half of Akainu's body instantly transformed into searing magma, and he shot toward Ace like an arrow from a bow.
"No!"
Bullet's face changed in the distance. He truly hadn't expected Akainu to be so utterly shameless. If Ace died here, what was the point of his appearance?
But the distance was too great; Bullet couldn't help even if he wanted to.
Rayleigh also sensed the danger and tried to rush to help, but Kizaru instantly ramped up his attack intensity, forcing Rayleigh back.
"Yare yare! Why don't you old men just stay here with me! Why bother interfering in other people's business?"
"Bastard!"
Rayleigh missed the crucial moment and could only watch Ace in peril.
"Roger's bloodline, and Whitebeard! You scoundrels who menace the sea, you will all remain here!" The huge magma fist slammed down toward the fallen Ace!
Was history truly impossible to change?
BOOM!
A tremendous roar made everyone's hearts jump into their throats. Whitebeard stared at Ace's location, his eyes bloodshot with rage.
"Tsk tsk tsk! As the saying goes, a dog's mouth speaks no truth! That's certainly proven true with you, Akainu!"
As the smoke cleared, three figures stood calmly between Akainu and Ace. Akainu's magma fist was firmly blocked by a single blade wrapped in Armament Haki.
Seeing the face of the speaker, Akainu's expression instantly turned grim.
"What are you doing here, Sith Auguro!"