Unbelievable...
Even Akainu himself didn't expect it.
Someday, he'd say someone is too cold-blooded...
If it was to annihilate Pirates, Akainu genuinely didn't care about civilian sacrifices. Back then while responsible for the destruction of O'Hara, he deliberately sank the refugee ship from O'Hara just to eliminate the Archaeologists hidden aboard.
However...
This sacrifice is different!
Akainu feels that Akihara Kagura's sacrifice of civilians seems even colder, not as a necessary sacrifice to eliminate evil, but rather treating civilian sacrifices as trivial matters!
Furthermore...
Besides not caring about civilians, Akihara Kagura watched as White Zetsu from the Konoha Pirates used the Glint-Glint Fruit ability to destroy the Shampodi Islands, and decisively suggested leaving with Kizaru, abandoning Figarland Garling and the vital necessity to bring Vegapunk back...
This Vice Admiral...
Is even more ruthless than myself!
"Give it your all."
Akainu glanced at Akihara Kagura and said in a deep tone, "Before we bring back Vegapunk, we absolutely cannot allow the Shampodi Islands to be destroyed!"
"Alright..."
Akihara Kagura seemed somewhat helpless.
Upon the Golden Ark.
Hundreds of White Zetsus flung countless golden light dots towards the ground!
"Meteor Volcano!"
Akainu raised his hand and blasted his fist towards the densely falling golden dots, countless Magma Fists continued to collide with the falling golden dots, explosions rang out incessantly!
"Yasaka Magatama!"
Kizaru casually unleashed the same move, a smile playing at the corner of his lips, unbothered by the golden light dots falling densely like meteors from the sky!
"Hell Chaos!"
In Akihara Kagura's hand, there appeared a mass of lightning!
Suddenly, a spark of electricity flickered from his hands!
Currents emerged from his body, shimmering around him, even overflowing, and kept striking the ground, instantly destroying slabs and nearby houses!
Accompanied by crackling lightning...
Akihara Kagura's body slowly lifted from the ground...
Masses of thunderbolts poured out from his body as if the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability inside him was uncontrollable, the arcs beating everything around like whips!
The lightning around Akihara Kagura seemed to grow like a giant tree, branching outwards continually, and the dense arcs like branches rapidly spread forward!
A massive tree of lightning grew in the center of the Shampodi Islands, countless lightnings akin to twigs extended towards the sky, the expansive lightning detonated countless falling golden dots in the air!
At this moment...
Everyone on the Shampodi Islands saw this scene!
The tree of lightning, splendid and strikingly beautiful, at this moment, fused extreme beauty, extreme terror, and utmost destructive power into one!
The scene was breathtakingly beautiful...
Above the sky.
Countless golden light dots exploded after being detonated by the lightning...
As the crisis that threatened to destroy the Shampodi Islands vanished, the exploding golden light dots looked like blooming fireworks, leaving people in awe.
Shampodi Islands.
At the entrance of Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
The Straw Hat Gang gathered here.
Nami gazed at the tree of lightning shrouding the entire Shampodi Islands and the fireworks blooming in the sky, opened her little mouth in surprise: "It looks so beautiful..."
"..."
Zoro couldn't help but give Nami a sideways glance.
Such a terrifying scene, and Nami only thinks it's beautiful?
"As expected of Miss Nami..."
Sanji smoking a cigarette spoke earnestly: "To appreciate the beauty along with three beautiful ladies under such stunning scenery, it gives a sense of unspeakable romance..."
"..."
Nico Robin could only smile wryly.
"The kid's words are really sweet..."
Shakky, the owner of Shakky's Rip-off Bar, also smoked a cigarette and praised Sanji interestedly, though her eyes were filled with worry when she looked up.
"Idiot!"
Zoro straightforwardly cursed at Sanji.
"What did you say!"
Sanji angrily glared at Zoro.
"Is this released by that guy called Akihara Kagura?"
Luffy took a deep breath, looking at Rayleigh standing nearby, and solemnly requested: "Please teach us to become stronger!"
All along...
Their fate with Akihara Kagura seemed never to have dissipated.
Because in the East Sea, after they defeated Ah Long, Akihara Kagura delivered a heavy blow, forcing them to recognize their own weak reality.
Later on...
Regardless of Alabasta, Sky Island, or Enies Lobby, Akihara Kagura always showed crushing power, and the opponent's strength seemed to grow ever stronger!
And them?
They seemed never able to catch up to the opponent's pace!
Harbor area.
Red-haired Shanks boarded his Red Force.
The Four Emperor tightly gripped his rapier, eyes widened in shock, watching the thunderbolt tree blooming across the Shampodi Islands, his expression turning exceptionally serious.
Red-haired Shanks initially intended to step in but didn't expect a Navy Vice Admiral to eliminate the crisis threatening the Shampodi Islands...
"That Vice Admiral with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability has grown stronger..."