Aokiji had a look of shock flash across his face. The moment Whitebeard pierced him, he had already used his Logia, but although Whitebeard hadn't injured him, he had also made it impossible for him to attack Akira.
"Pops!"
Akira raised his head. He wasn't too surprised. He knew very well how powerful Whitebeard was when he went all out.
He also knew how important he was in Whitebeard's heart. If he encountered danger, Whitebeard would definitely save him regardless of everything.
Whitebeard looked at Akira with a gentle gaze, and said, "Little Akira, don't be afraid. With me here, no one can hurt you."
Akira had heard these words more than once. He remembered that when he was very young, Whitebeard would often say this to him. Every time he heard these words, he would feel very relieved, as if in this world, as long as there was Whitebeard, no one would really be able to hurt him.
But this time was different. Not only did Akira not feel relieved in his heart, but he was filled with worry. Because Whitebeard at this time couldn't be compared to before. He was injured, and Whitebeard was also injured. Fighting so desperately, he was betting his own life. So, Akira didn't want Whitebeard to save him.
Although Whitebeard was injured, his strength was beyond doubt. Aokiji had no way to attack Akira in front of him. However, the remaining Navy soldiers also quickly surrounded them, surrounding Whitebeard, Akira, and Marco. With the three of them as the center, inside and out were all Navy soldiers.
"Pops, they're surrounded."
The pirates, seeing Whitebeard and them being surrounded, all became nervous. Many people had already chosen to turn back, wanting to go back and save Whitebeard and the others. But Whitebeard, seeing their actions, roared angrily, "Are my orders useless? Everyone, leave Marineford immediately, and get on the ship!"
Under Whitebeard's roar, everyone gritted their teeth, and painfully turned around again. Whitebeard was fighting with his life to win them a chance to live. They couldn't let Whitebeard's expectations down, so they could only leave ruthlessly.
"How pathetic. They retreat as soon as they rescue 'Fire Fist' Ace. The Whitebeard Pirates are really a bunch of cowards!"
Seeing the Whitebeard Pirates quickly retreat under the leadership of Thatch and the others, Akainu couldn't pursue everyone, so he mocked loudly, and also had a face full of disdain.
The pirates, hearing Akainu's words, all revealed looks of anger, almost unable to stop their footsteps. But someone shouted loudly, "Don't fall for his obvious provocation. If we stop now, we'll be falling into his trap."
Seeing that no one stopped, Akainu continued to satirize, "But there's no way. The captain is just like that. How can you expect the crew members to have any courage? In the end, Whitebeard is just a loser from the previous era."
"What?"
Ace and the others suddenly stopped their footsteps. Especially Ace, he regarded Whitebeard as his idol and the most respected person. Now, hearing Akainu satirize Whitebeard like this, his heart was filled with anger. He suddenly turned his head, and said, "What did you say?"
Seeing Ace's eyes, Akainu was very satisfied, and said, "What? Do you have a problem with that?"
Ace clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice, "Take back what you just said."
Thatch pulled Ace, and said, "Ace, don't listen to him. He's deliberately trying to make us stop. Don't fall for it..."
Ace said in a deep voice, "I know, but he's insulting Pops in front of me. I absolutely can't tolerate it."
Thatch was also very angry in his heart, but he was more rational. He pulled Ace, wanting to take Ace away. But although Ace had been hit by Akainu once just now, he wasn't seriously injured, so he had no way to pull him.
Akainu said coldly, "Take back? Sorry, I won't take it back, because I didn't say anything wrong, 'Fire Fist'. Your father, Gol D. Roger, conquered the entire Grand Line, and also used his life to open the door to a new era called the Pirate Era, the Great Pirate Era. Although it's inappropriate for me to say it, he does deserve the title of Pirate King."
"Compared to him, what about Whitebeard from the same era? He and Roger were great pirates from the same era, but did he have the courage to fight Roger to the death? Hiding in a safe place, taking a bunch of trash to be a mountain king, is he satisfied with that? Although there are still many idiots in this world who use Whitebeard's name to protect the peace of many islands, in my opinion, it's just gathering a group of insignificant pirates. It's really laughable."
"When Roger was still alive, Whitebeard didn't dare to compete with him, bowing down behind him. After Roger died, he also couldn't become a king. That is to say, he will never be able to compare to Roger. He's a permanent loser. That's Whitebeard. You tell me, where did I say wrong?"
Without waiting for Ace to answer, Akainu continued, "Thinking carefully, he's also a pitiful person, being admired by a group of pirate grunts, being called Pops Pops, putting on this kind of playing house on the ship. He has reigned over the sea for decades, but he can't become a king, and he has accomplished nothing. In the end, he was almost assassinated by his trusted son. But now, he still has to die to protect them. What an empty life!"
Suddenly, Akainu seemed to have remembered something, and said, "If there's anything about Whitebeard that's worth praising, then it's that he's lucky to have taken in a son like the Death God. In the entire Whitebeard Pirates, only that man is still pleasing to the eye."
Among the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard was the most famous, and also the strongest. But to Akainu, he was more inclined towards Akira, because he had fought Akira the most. Even as an enemy, he had to admit that Akira was the most troublesome pirate he had encountered. So, even when he was mocking, he couldn't help but mention Akira.
"Shut up!"
Ace roared angrily. He roared, "You people will never understand. Pops gave us the motivation to live. You won't understand his greatness. I won't allow you to insult my savior."
Akainu sneered, "A person who doesn't walk the right path has no value in living. A group of trash pirates like you have no need to live at all. Whitebeard dying as a loser is very suitable for his identity as a trash manager."
Ace roared, "Shut up. Whitebeard is a great pirate who created this era. You're not allowed to insult my savior. This era is named Whitebeard!"
Under Ace's roar, his fist turned into a Fire Fist. The red Fire Fist smashed towards Akainu.
Facing Ace's Fire Fist, Akainu wasn't afraid at all. He also swung his fist, turning it into a crimson magma fist, meeting Ace's Fire Fist.
"Boom!"
Both of them erupted with all their strength. When their fists collided together, a huge collision sound and explosion sound were emitted. With the two as the center, the entire ground cracked open, rubble flying everywhere, being extremely chaotic.
Under the full eruption of the two, Akainu still had the strength to shout, "Whitebeard and you who admire him as Pops, the result is that you're all losers, without the value of living. Go die!"
With a loud shout, Ace was directly blasted away by Akainu's power, and also let out a scream. They saw Ace on the ground covering his arm. Burns had actually appeared on his arm.
"Not good, Ace has actually been burned."
This was already the second time Ace had been injured by Akainu, but the previous time wasn't as serious as now. His entire arm had been burned.
Looking at the injured Ace, Akainu said with disdain, "Claiming to be the strongest Logia ability user, did you really think you were invincible? You're just ordinary fire, and I am magma that can burn even fire. Your abilities and mine cannot be compared at all."
Akainu's Magma-Magma Fruit ability did indeed somewhat restrain Ace's Flare-Flare Fruit, but it wasn't to say that the Flare-Flare Fruit was inferior to the Magma-Magma Fruit. It was because Ace's strength was inferior to Akainu's. After all, magma was also a kind of fire, but it was liquefied, and it also had impurities. In reality, it wasn't as pure as fire.
But no matter what, Ace being no match for Akainu was also because there was a gap in their strength. If his strength wasn't much different from Akainu's, he wouldn't have been beaten so badly.
Akainu said, "Today, whether it's you, or Straw Hat Kid, or the Death God, Whitebeard, all of you are going to die."
Saying that, Akainu swung his fist again, preparing to finish off Ace. But suddenly, two figures quickly appeared in front of Ace, attacking Akainu.
These two were both holding swords. One of them was Thatch, and the other was Vista. Both of their swords had turned black, covering Busoshoku Haki. Both of them hit Akainu.
A few knife wounds appeared on Akainu's body, but there was no blood flowing. Instead, it turned into bright red magma, and slowly stitched up. He looked at Vista and Thatch with icy eyes, and said coldly, "Using Haki? Don't do any more useless work."
Although Thatch and Vista's speed of attack was fast enough, and they had also used Haki, what they were facing was Akainu. Akainu had reached the peak of perfection in his use of his abilities, and had also cultivated Busoshoku Haki to a very strong level.
His magma was a substantial liquid substance, so he was able to cover Haki on his body, and at the same time not negate his Logia. This was the terror of the Navy admirals, and it was also why Aokiji and Kizaru hadn't been injured when they were hit by Whitebeard's Haki before.
Thatch and Vista both roared with unwillingness. However, even if they were angry, they had at least saved Ace. Thatch asked, "Ace, are you okay?"
Ace struggled to get up from the ground. It could be seen that a large area of burns was on his left arm. Although it wouldn't be crippled, he wouldn't be able to use it freely in a short period of time. At the very least, he needed some time to recover.
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