Doflamingo's five fingers, shaped like beast claws, grabbed towards Rambo. Five strings shot out from his fingers, attacking Rambo with extremely fast speed.
As an excellent swordsman, eyesight and perception are definitely much stronger than ordinary people. Although Doflamingo's strings were almost transparent, their movement process could still cause vibrations in the air, transmitting faint sounds. Therefore, Rambo could still clearly capture the existence of the strings, and easily blocked Doflamingo's strings.
Rambo was naturally not the kind of person who would let others attack him at will. They saw a strange glint suddenly flash in his eyes, and his entire person's aura underwent an amazing change. One person, one sword, carrying an amazing aura, pressed towards Doflamingo.
The battle between the two Shichibukai was still very fierce, but for the entire battlefield, it couldn't be considered too much of a focal point, because these two couldn't be considered the main characters. The main characters of this war were Navy Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates.
With Rambo blocking Doflamingo, Akira naturally rushed towards the Navy Headquarters' plaza. His speed was very fast, and ordinary Navy soldiers couldn't stop him at all. He was about to reach the Navy's city walls.
Just as Akira was preparing to continue forward, suddenly a blade of light shot from the side, completely sealing off his path forward, forcing him to retreat.
"Mihawk!"
A bright light flashed in Akira's eyes, and he instantly stopped his footsteps, looking to the side. He was too familiar with the aura of this slash. It was impossible for anyone other than Mihawk to unleash it.
Mihawk looked at Akira and said, "First of all, congratulations on escaping from the Deep Sea Great Prison."
Akira said, "I also have to thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, it would have been difficult for me to escape."
Mihawk said, "That's what I owed you."
Akira said, "Then now we don't owe each other anything."
Mihawk said, "That's right, but you've been locked up for ten years, I wonder if your swordsmanship is stronger than it was ten years ago?"
Akira said, "Although I also want to have a good fight with you, now is not the time."
Mihawk said, "For a swordsman, any time is the time."
Akira said, "That's true for you, but it's not true for me. You've dedicated your entire life to swordsmanship, but there are many relatives in my life. The members of the pirate crew are my relatives."
The battle ten years ago was a regret for both Akira and Mihawk, because they hadn't determined a victor in that battle. For swordsmen, victory was crucial.
Mihawk waved the Black Blade Yoru in his hand, his meaning was very clear, no matter what you think, I just want to fight you.
Akira, however, smiled and said, "I said, on this battlefield, I still have comrades."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure quickly appeared by Akira's side. This person was holding two swords, and was none other than the 5th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Vista of the Flower Swords.
"Is everything alright?" Akira asked.
Vista smiled and said, "Don't worry, although I may not be able to kill him, it won't be so easy for him to get rid of me."
Ten years ago, because the Whitebeard Pirates had found Mihawk, Vista and Mihawk had fought. That time, the battle was very fierce. In the end, Vista lost to Mihawk, but in that battle, they only determined a victor, they didn't fight to the death. So, perhaps Mihawk was stronger than Vista in swordsmanship, but it was hard to say when it really came to a fight to the death. After all, the difference in strength between the two of them wasn't too great, and a battle to the death doesn't only depend on strength, it also depends on other conditions.
Akira nodded and said, "Then I'll leave him to you, I'll take care of Ace."
Vista smiled and said, "No problem. Back then, you were able to snatch Roger's body in front of everyone, so rescuing a living person definitely won't be difficult for you. With you here, our lineup is even more complete."
Akira's appearance did indeed give the Whitebeard Pirates a lot of leeway. In the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard's strength was naturally beyond doubt, but it was still very difficult to rely on him to rescue Ace, because his every move would be closely guarded by the Navy, and it was absolutely impossible for him to have the opportunity to get close to Ace.
Apart from Whitebeard, although the other division commanders were all very strong, it was impossible for them to break through to the execution platform and rescue Ace from Sengoku's hands. Except for the first few division commanders, the others couldn't do it. But for Marco and the others, they really didn't have much confidence in rescuing people, because most of them were Devil Fruit users. Even if they could reach the execution platform, they wouldn't be able to unlock Ace's seastone handcuffs.
Therefore, the Whitebeard Pirates were previously lacking a vanguard who could tear open a gap, take the lead, and had amazing strength. Because there was no way, they later let Oars Jr. take the risk with his life to break through, but the effect wasn't as good as they had imagined.
Now, Akira's appearance just solved the Whitebeard Pirates' urgent need. Akira's strength was beyond doubt. Apart from Whitebeard, no one in the pirate crew should be his opponent. What was even more important was that his abilities were bizarre. Twenty years ago, he was able to rely on his abilities to snatch Roger's body, so he might not be able to rescue the living Ace now.
Moreover, the most crucial thing was that he wasn't a Devil Fruit user, so he didn't have to be afraid of seastone at all. He could also easily break through seastone. So, in the instant Akira appeared, many people in the Whitebeard Pirates had already defaulted to creating opportunities for Akira, so someone would come to help him resist as soon as he encountered an enemy.
Akira said, "Okay, I know what to do. Moreover, we still have a choice now. Pops has already told you, right? To pay attention to Ace's brother's position at the appropriate time."
Vista said, "Pops has already issued the order according to what you said, letting us division commanders take care of that kid, and of course, to do it inadvertently, as you said."
Although Akira hadn't returned to the pirate crew for more than ten years, the tacit understanding between him and Whitebeard and those division commanders was still there. As long as he said it, Whitebeard and the others would naturally choose to believe him without hesitation. This was the most admirable thing about the Whitebeard Pirates, the trust they had in each other.
Hearing Vista's words, Akira also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Because of the original story, he had placed part of his bet on Luffy, but he wouldn't completely place his bet on Luffy. What he had to do now was to display his powerful strength, slowly attracting the Navy's attention, existing as someone who could attract firepower.
"Leave this place to me."
Vista said these last words, and then looked at Mihawk with a bright light in his eyes, holding his swords, and rushing towards Mihawk. As he moved, red petals actually floated in the sky, looking very beautiful.
"Clang!"
Vista's two swords and Mihawk's Black Blade Yoru collided fiercely, splashing sparks of light. The two top swordsmen of the New World collided once again.
Although Mihawk wanted to fight Akira more, it was impossible for him to ignore Vista. Facing Vista's attack, he had to go all out, otherwise he would definitely be injured.
The battle between the two top swordsmen of the world was still very impressive. At the very least, all the Navy soldiers and pirates around them were forced back a long distance by the aura of the two of them, clearing a large open space for the two of them. Of course, those people were even more afraid of Mihawk's slashes, after all, Vista could block them, but they couldn't be affected.
After Akira saw that Vista had blocked Mihawk, he no longer worried and continued to head towards the direction of the Navy Headquarters' plaza. Before long, he encountered another person blocking his path, but after he saw this person, he revealed a happy smile.
"Akira-sama, I've finally seen you again, Hancock missed you so much."
The one who appeared in front of Akira was none other than the Pirate Empress, one of the Shichibukai, Boa Hancock, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the world. She wasn't blocking Akira in order to stop him, but was happily greeting him.
Akira also smiled slightly and said, "Hancock, long time no see, you're getting more and more beautiful."
Hearing Akira's praise, Hancock was very happy in her heart. At this time, there was only Akira left in her eyes. She came to Akira's front and said in a low voice, "Akira-sama, the Navy's arrangements this time have all avoided the Shichibukai, so we don't know what the Navy's specific arrangements are like, but they definitely have other conspiracies, Akira-sama, you must be careful."
Akira smiled and said, "Okay, I know the Navy's conspiracies, don't worry. However, you're a Shichibukai now, you can't be too close to me, otherwise it won't be too good for you either."
Hancock said, "I don't care about other people, I only know Akira-sama."
Akira said helplessly, "Hancock, listen to me, I don't want you to get hurt, so if we're forced to fight later, try not to get too close to me, but don't kill the other pirates either, okay?"
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