If Blackbeard hadn't launched a sneak attack back then, with Blackbeard's strength at the time, he probably wouldn't have been a match for Thatch.
They saw Thatch rush into the battlefield and quickly head towards the Pacifista controlled by Navy Captain Sentomaru, using the Snow-Snow Fruit's ability to quickly freeze a Pacifista. Although the speed wasn't as fast as Aokiji's, with only snowflakes gradually covering it, the cold air it carried quickly invaded the Pacifista's interior, freezing its internal parts and destroying the Pacifista from the inside.
Sentomaru was greatly surprised to see that Thatch had actually taken care of a Pacifista so quickly and was then quickly rushing towards the other Pacifista. Not only him, but the other high-ranking Navy officials also had surprised expressions on their faces when they saw this scene.
Kizaru, who was in charge of building the Pacifista, had a very bad expression on his face when he saw Thatch's actions. He said in surprise, "I didn't expect that this Thatch's Devil Fruit ability would actually be so similar to Kuzan's ability, freezing the Pacifista. This is troublesome."
The Pacifista were, after all, robots, different from people. Once their movements were restricted, it was difficult to break free from the inside. Especially when the parts inside that released lasers were destroyed, there was no other way at all.
However, although Thatch's ability restrained the Pacifista, he was only one person, and there were a lot of Pacifista. On this battlefield, he couldn't handle it all by himself. He could only destroy them one by one.
The current battlefield was very strange. Akira and the others, the criminals who had escaped from Impel Down, had attracted the Navy's forces as soon as they appeared and had fallen into the bay, so they were surrounded by them. The Whitebeard Pirates and the affiliated pirate crews were at the bay head, already on their way to the bay. As for the Navy, they were surrounding the Whitebeard Pirates on both sides, and the Pacifista were slowly advancing from the bay head towards the bay, wanting to seal off the pirates' retreat.
Ace on the execution platform was looking at the people fighting for him below, tears of regret and excitement flowing in his eyes. He was really very touched that everyone had come to save him, but seeing everyone dying to save him, his heart was filled with regret.
"Let's go!"
Looking at the Navy in front, Akira gripped the hilt of the Death God Blade, a bright light flashing in his eyes. He suddenly pulled out his Zanpakuto.
"Zangetsu!"
The huge Zangetsu appeared in Akira's hand. Then, he held Zangetsu with both hands and swung it fiercely at the Navy soldiers in front, "Getsuga Tensho!"
A white blade of light appeared from Zangetsu, and then quickly grew larger. The huge blade of light slashed fiercely at the Navy in front.
"It's a great swordsman's slash! Run!"
Seeing the huge blade of light attacking, many Navy soldiers shouted in horror, wanting to retreat. But that huge blade of light carried the power to destroy everything, leaving a huge knife mark on the ice surface. Countless Navy soldiers died under this attack.
"Getsuga Tensho! Getsuga Tensho! Getsuga Tensho!"
Akira slashed several times in a row. Each slash was full of murderous aura. With a few slashes, at least hundreds of Navy soldiers died at his hands. Those Navy soldiers couldn't stop his footsteps at all and were forced to retreat constantly.
"This guy is the great pirate from ten years ago, 'Death God'! Everyone, be careful!"
Some Navy soldiers knew Akira's identity, loudly reminding the Navy soldiers who were fighting Akira. But no matter how much he reminded them, it wouldn't have any effect at this time. No matter who the opponent was, they had to go all out to fight.
"Let me be your opponent."
Suddenly, a Navy vice admiral rushed to Akira's front. This was a man in his thirties, with a very fast speed. After appearing, he immediately moved and quickly killed Akira.
"Shave!"
"Navy Six Styles, huh?"
Akira, seeing the Navy vice admiral's movements, had a sneer appear on the corner of his mouth. He swung his sword back, the position of the slash being exactly where the Navy vice admiral appeared. Facing Zangetsu's slash, the Navy vice admiral's face was full of horror, and he quickly retreated.
"Moon Walk!"
The Navy vice admiral quickly stepped several times in the air, narrowly avoiding Akira's slash. But this was only just the beginning. As he retreated, Akira suddenly darted out. His speed was actually no slower than when he used Shave.
"Not good."
The Navy vice admiral's pupils revealed a look of horror, because Akira's Zangetsu had already come to his front. Even if he tried his best to dodge, he still couldn't avoid being hit.
"Ah!"
Half of his arm was cut off by Akira's slash. The Navy vice admiral let out a shrill scream, which also made the surrounding Navy soldiers reveal looks of horror. It should be known that although the one who attacked Akira wasn't a vice admiral from Navy Headquarters, he was still a vice admiral. He had been defeated by Akira before the two moves were over, and his arm had also been cut off. This was really too terrifying.
"Everyone, don't be afraid. He's just one person. Let's all go together."
Although some Navy soldiers were horrified, there were still many Navy soldiers with firm wills who weren't afraid of death. After seeing how powerful Akira was, they instead encouraged morale, making everyone eliminate the fear in their hearts and massively kill Akira.
Looking at the swarming Navy soldiers, numbering at least hundreds, Akira smiled, sheathed Zangetsu, and then gripped the hilt, whispering, "Senbonzakura!"
After pulling out Senbonzakura, Akira quickly performed Shikai, chanting, "Scatter, Senbonzakura!"
In an instant, Senbonzakura's blade decomposed into thousands of blades that were invisible to the naked eye, flying towards the Navy soldiers who were besieging Akira from all directions. The blades refracted light as they flew, making them look like thousands of withering cherry blossoms.
However, behind this beauty was hidden an amazing killing intent. When Akira activated it, those thousands of cherry blossoms instantly burst out with amazing speed, cutting the surrounding Navy soldiers. Those Navy soldiers hadn't even rushed to Akira's front before they were wounded by the blades transformed by Senbonzakura. Most of them had their vital spots cut, and only a few people dodged the fatal attacks, saving their lives.
"Ah!"
Terrified screams came from those surviving Navy soldiers. They all retreated involuntarily. Akira's way of killing people was truly eerie. He didn't move himself, but the Navy soldiers who approached him were killed one by one by the sky full of cherry blossom blades. This made the Navy soldiers, who didn't have much experience, extremely afraid.
On the battlefield, Akira had caused dozens of deaths here, which could be described as very spectacular, so many people's attention was drawn over. The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates erupted in excited shouts.
"As expected of someone from our Whitebeard Pirates, killing so many Navy soldiers in an instant, that's power!"
"Is that man Akira that Marco and the others always talk about in private? I didn't expect him to really be so amazing."
"Such terrifying strength, even though Akira was imprisoned by the Navy for ten years, his strength is still as strong as ever."
The pirates were all shocked by the strength that Akira displayed. Especially the pirates who had joined the Whitebeard Pirates' ranks later were even more shocked. Because when they were chatting with Marco and those older crew members, they would often talk about Akira in private, saying that Akira was the strongest in the Whitebeard Pirates besides Whitebeard.
Before, they were still somewhat doubtful. After all, Marco and other division commanders' strengths were what they were, but Akira wasn't even a division commander. How could he be stronger than Marco and them? But now, after seeing it with their own eyes, they knew what Marco and the others had said wasn't false. Even though it was only a short time, he had already shown Akira's formidable strength.
Because Sengoku was standing at the highest point, the execution platform, he could clearly oversee the entire battlefield. Now the pirates and the Navy were engaged in a fierce battle, so they were fighting inextricably, but all of this was within his expectations.
The only thing that Sengoku hadn't expected was Akira and the others who had escaped from Impel Down. That Straw Hat Luffy was still alright, after all his strength was limited. As long as a small amount of forces were sent out they could stop him, but Akira was different. Even though he had been locked up for ten years, Sengoku still didn't dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
That's right. As soon as his gaze shifted to Akira's side, he saw Akira display his great power, using Senbonzakura, instantly killing dozens of Navy soldiers, which made him extremely furious.
Under his anger, Sengoku shouted loudly, "Everyone listen up, that man named 'Death God' is absolutely not to be underestimated, he is a powerful enemy of the Whitebeard Pirates, a great pirate with a bounty of 1 billion berries from ten years ago, so those who are timid should not approach him; also, pay attention to the air, that man has the ability to fly, we must not let him rush into the plaza."
Although Sengoku's words seemed to be praising Akira's strength, they were actually reminding the Navy soldiers. He knew very well that letting some ordinary Navy soldiers deal with Akira was just sending them to their deaths, because Akira was different from other people. He couldn't be exhausted by relying on troop numbers, because Akira's abilities were too bizarre. Just like the Senbonzakura from just now, he killed so many people in an instant, but he didn't expend any stamina at all. So, the human wave tactic was completely ineffective against Akira.
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