Chapter 444: The Third Battle of Hachinosu
The sea churned, and shockwaves roared.
The terrifying aura erupted by the four of them still echoed in the sky. The entire island of Hachinosu trembled ceaselessly, as if gripped by the hand of a giant.
Teach's face was as gloomy as ink, the corners of his mouth twitching. Just as he was about to say something to calm the situation—
Swoosh!!!
A pink afterimage suddenly flashed past the corner of his eye! It was so incredibly fast that the air was directly torn apart, followed by the deafening boom of a sonic boom!
Before Teach could even react, a muffled thud came from behind—
"BANG!!!"
The drunken thug who had just insulted Roy had been smashed directly into a stack of cargo crates. Wood splinters flew, and blood splattered everywhere!
Covered in blood, he struggled to raise his head, still unable to comprehend what had just happened.
But when he got a clear look at the figure standing before him—
His entire body instantly went limp.
It was a tall, imposing body covered in pink dragon scales. His muscles were like steel, and thunder and fire seemed to flow through his veins.
His eyes glowed with golden light, the vertical pupils contracting like blades. The pink scales glinted coldly in the sunlight.
The surrounding grunts of the Blackbeard Alliance couldn't help but step back as he approached, finding it difficult to even breathe.
The drunkard felt a sudden warmth in his lower half; he had quite literally wet himself in sheer terror. He opened his mouth, stammering with a trembling voice: "I—I—I—didn't mean to—"
"BANG!!!"
Before he could finish, a scale-covered dragon claw violently clamped down on his skull!
"Gah—" The drunkard let out one final, miserable scream.
Luffy's hair was whipped up by the wind, his gaze icy and severe.
The air currents around him exploded outward. Haki and dragon's might surged simultaneously, whipping up a monstrous storm!
In the next moment, his figure transformed into a streak of pink light, shooting straight into the firmament!
The sea breeze was forced backward, the ocean surface was pressed into a massive depression, and the clouds were blown into a swirling vortex!
The body gripped in his claw was completely pulverized high in the air, flesh and blood turning into a mist that trailed behind like a long tail flame!
"Ryukotsu: Kaitei Rokka (Dragon Bone: Ocean Floor Drop)!!!"
"BOOM!!!!"
Luffy violently swung his arm down in a backhand strike! The Conqueror's Haki imbued in his dragon claw materialized into physical force, crashing straight into the ground like a falling meteor!
The port—collapsed!
The ground shattered in an instant. Rocks, buildings, and gun turrets were completely destroyed!
Flames, dust, and seawater were simultaneously thrown into the sky. The explosion's shockwave destroyed half of the defensive wall!
The entire island of Hachinosu trembled for a full three seconds under this single strike!
Everyone, including the officers of the Blackbeard Alliance, turned deathly pale. Even their breath was stolen by this suffocating pressure.
The wind stopped, and the smoke dispersed.
The air was thick with the smell of scorching heat and blood.
That thug... not even his ashes remained.
Teach had reflexively deployed his "Swamp Barrier" beforehand. Black mud surged to form a protective shield, instantly blocking the shockwave.
Gritting his teeth, he looked up, veins bulging on his forehead. His face contorted with suppressed, extreme fury, and his roar shattered the sky above Hachinosu—
"BURGESS!!!"
"Transfer the small fry! Engage the enemy!!!"
"YES—BOSS!!!"
Burgess roared in response, his muscles instantly bulging!
The power of the Island-Island Fruit was fully unleashed. Rock layers shifted beneath his skin as his entire being merged with Hachinosu in an instant!
The ground violently split open, and countless stone pillars and mud walls churned upward!
A massive "Skull Island Palm" swept across the entire port, scooping up thousands of terrified subordinates into underground tunnels and transferring them inland!
Dust rose like smoke as the ground was forcibly cleaved in two!
Just as Teach was about to issue his next command—
Sizzle!!!
A flash of fire suddenly erupted.
Teach's pupils violently contracted. He watched as that ball of fire carved a meteor-like trajectory through the air!
Searing heatwaves rolled forward, distorting the very air itself!
"—TEACH!!!"
With a roar that shook the heavens, Ace's figure had completely transformed into raging flames!
He descended from the sky like a falling star!
His right arm was entirely engulfed by scorching crimson fire, the streams of flame coiling around him like a fiery dragon!
"Enryu (Flame Dragon)!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
The blazing flames scorched the sky, and hundreds of meters of seawater were vaporized in an instant!
"Ze—hahahahaha!!!"
Teach met the attack with a sinister grin. He spread his hands, and the black swamp in his palms surged wildly like a living creature!
"Numa: Ton'en (Swamp: Devouring Abyss)!!!"
The giant dragon of flames and the dark serpent of the swamp collided head-on!
In a split second—heaven and earth lost their color!
"BOOM—!!!"
The fire scorched the mud, and the mud reflexively swallowed the sea of flames!
Steam and molten slag spiraled up into the sky, forming a blazing white mushroom cloud, with lightning flashing and booming within it!
The shockwave swept out like a hurricane. Hachinosu's outer walls collapsed, and the port's gun batteries were utterly pulverized!
Boiling seawater rushed backward, kicking up a colossal, searing wave hundreds of meters high!
The port completely collapsed amidst the flames and the impact, turning into a purgatory of intertwined rubble and firelight.
"Zehahaha—ATTACK THEM ALL!!!" Teach's roar echoed across the entire island!
The officers behind him had long been ignited with battle intent. Burgess, Laffitte, Van Augur, and Doc Q all made their moves!
Burgess bellowed, his entire being completely merging with Hachinosu to transform into an island giant. Muscles made of solid rock bulged like mountains. He raised a massive fist, large as a mountain range, and smashed it down with a thunderous crash—
"DIE!!!"
The air fractured, and the earth caved in!
The sheer force of that punch was enough to obliterate the entire harbor!
Luffy looked up, his dragon pupils glowing brightly!
A pink aura instantly erupted as he transformed into a dazzling meteor, rocketing into the sky!
"Ryukotsu: Houten Geki (Dragon Bone: Sky-Shattering Strike)!!!"
Meeting that colossal fist shadow head-on, he threw a punch. The force of his blow morphed into a dragon-shaped shockwave, forcibly pulverizing that mountain-like fist into pieces. Rubble and molten rock splattered everywhere!
The shockwave ripped through the sky, the tremors causing several deep chasms to crack open along the island's edge!
High in the sky on the other side, Van Augur had already relocated to a vantage point created by Burgess's Island-Island Fruit.
His pupils flickered with blue data light as he locked onto his target from an extreme distance.
"Vision: Snipe Mode—Engage."
The bullet left the chamber, emitting a sharp, piercing shriek as it tore through the air!
At the same time, riding on his sickly horse, Doc Q coughed out a bizarre chuckle. Hovering high in the sky on his frail pegasus, the power of his Sick-Sick Fruit fully erupted—
A plague mist diffused with the wind, transforming into tens of thousands of eerie green plague flies that swarmed toward Kuina!
"Cough... cough... Little girl, don't get infected now..."
Kuina's gaze turned instantly freezing!
In that moment, an eerie red light flashed in her pupils, and the temperature around her plummeted.
She drew her sword. The Wado Ichimonji gleamed with a sinister, blood-red light. The blade, looking as though it were reflecting a blood moon, instantly cleaved the bullet fired by Van Augur out of the air!
"Shimotsuki-ryu: Ketsumei (Blood Cry)!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
Red and black sword aura soared into the sky, thoroughly shredding Doc Q's plague mist. The pegasus let out a piteous cry and nearly plummeted!
Horror flashed in the depths of Doc Q's eyes. He immediately twisted his body to dodge the strike that nearly sliced through space itself!
On the other end, Laffitte smiled faintly. His figure floated in mid-air, his wings spread wide, and the gaze beneath his top hat was utterly ruthless.
"Hehehe... Three-Sword Style? What a brutal form of art."
Zoro drew all three swords, his aura surging like a tsunami, his killing intent awe-inspiring: "Cut the crap—"
"Santoryu: Tora Gari (Three Sword Style: Tiger Hunt)!"
The sword aura tore through the air, heading straight for Laffitte's face!
Laffitte chuckled lightly. His cane spun and transformed into a gun as he glided through the air to evade.
"Heh heh... I'm not alone, you know."
As his words fell, two tall shadows suddenly leaped out from behind him!
"CLANG—!!!"
A massive force collided. Zoro blocked with all three swords, the ground beneath his feet instantly collapsing!
He looked up—
A cat and a dog.
Nekomamushi, gripping a trident with a ferocious grin;
Inuarashi, holding a longsword, his gaze like a blade.
Both emitted a massive aura, their battle intent overflowing into the heavens!
The corners of Zoro's mouth turned up slightly, his battle intent abruptly igniting: "Heh... Bring it on!"
His three swords resonated together, his aura skyrocketing as a green light tore through the storm above.
"RUMBLE!!!"
The entirety of Hachinosu was now plunged into absolute chaos!
Flames, rocks, plague, sword aura, swamp, and dragon roars wove together into a hellish war song!
Every single collision brought about an earth-shattering boom!
Every gust of wind carried the power of destruction!
The sky was set ablaze by firelight, and the earth was cleaved open by sword auras—
The Battle of Hachinosu had fully erupted!
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