Chapter 30

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030: Playing Against Akainu – Merely an Insignificant Little Character, That's All.

Boom!!!

Angrily, Akainu shouted as he tore apart the cloud of dust and smoke raised by the explosion of the shells scattered across the sea.

He followed closely, emerging through the dust and smoke with an amazing and destructive aura!

At the same time, his terrifying attack, 'Great Eruption', erupted with full force, blasting towards the deserted island ahead!!!

"Go to hell! From now on, the evil will be wiped out by my own hands, you arrogant fools!"

His eyes flickered sharply, with all of his attention focused.

He blatantly launched the attack on Bai Ye.

"Well done," Bai Ye said, facing Akainu's attack with a calm demeanor, showing no panic on his face.

Under Akainu's icy gaze, the 'Great Eruption' was only ten meters away from Bai Ye.

Akainu believed that Bai Ye would pay for his arrogance.

Instantly, Bai Ye moved!

Stepping forward, the ground on the coast of the deserted island faintly trembled, and concentrated Reiatsu seemed to soar into the sky, ballooning Bai Ye's robe.

The next second, Bai Ye clenched his fist.

Under Akainu's astonished gaze, he blasted his fist toward the 'Great Eruption'.

Reacting, Akainu roared:

"You bastard... are you still arrogant at this time?! Go to hell!"

As the 'Great Eruption' intensified the flow of lava, Bai Ye didn't answer Akainu's question.

Instead, he met the 'Great Eruption' head-on with his clenched fist.

Thereafter, the moment they collided set off an explosion on the deserted island that shot straight into the sky!

The aftermath of the collision spread, scattering like sharp blades and setting off countless clouds of dust and smoke, causing tremors.

At the same time, it was clear to the naked eye.

If this deserted island was the center of the sea, the surrounding waters would be shaking uncontrollably from the aftermath of the blow, indicating the terrifying force of the collision!

"Okay, what a powerful force...!"

"This is the Admiral's power, known as the pinnacle of combat strength!"

"Even the whole island seems to be trembling...!"

The Marine fleet present was shocked by the terrible movements on the deserted island.

The Marine Admirals, hailed as the highest combat power, were truly 'inhuman' monsters!

However, none of the Marines realized that at this moment, Admiral Kizaru's usual 'frivolous' demeanor had vanished.

From the moment Akainu and Bai Ye collided, his demeanor changed.

Watching the dissipating dust and smoke over the deserted island, a serious look gradually emerged on Kizaru's face.

"Hey... what a fearsome monster," Kizaru murmured.

The aftermath of the collision that had shot into the sky from the deserted island hadn't yet dissipated when the sound of an angry roar came with the sea breeze.

"You bastard! Are you playing around?!" Akainu shouted as he jumped up and appeared in the air with a gloomy and angry expression.

"The dog bites... Red Lotus!!!"

A large amount of orange-red lava spewed out of his fist, exuding intense heat, before transforming into a flaming, lava-coated dog's head that surged forward in another attack.

Boom!!!

Another violent explosion occurred!

This time, however, the aftermath wasn't as horrific as the previous 'Great Eruption'.

The lava dog head, bathed in flames, was about to engulf everything in its path.

But from within the dust and smoke, a hand holding a saber stretched out.

The overpowering aura blew away all the dust and smoke, colliding forcefully with Akainu's attack.

This time, everyone saw it clearly.

That astonishing and spine-tingling scene: Admiral Akainu's direct attack.

The two immensely exaggerated attacks had no effect.

To talk of the only 'results'.

The upper body clothes of the strong elderly man were torn by the aftermath of the collision as he stood on the deserted island at this time. If it were not for the large and small scars left by his 40 years of service in battle with the Marines, it would be impossible to see that this was the body of an elderly man should have.

Neatly arranged chunks of muscles rose and fell with his calm breathing. Even bystanders could intuitively feel the incomparably powerful force contained within!

Not to mention, while Bai Ye blocked Akainu's attack, from beginning to end, his figure remained completely in place and never took a step back!

"...Strange, monster!" one soldier uttered.

"Is that why... two Admirals are being sent?!" Another couldn't help but wonder aloud.

This astonishing scene made the Marine soldiers of the sea fleet feel their hearts fluctuate uncontrollably, their mouths agape.

After all, even if it was just a tentative fight, that's a Marine Admiral too! The Marines, with their 'overwhelming' power in the first half of the Grand Line, possessed the highest combat power! Usually just their dispatch was enough to instill a sense of oppression in countless pirates in the Grand Line, enough to make them run away!

One could only imagine the shock they felt now as they saw with their own eyes how inadequate the rumors about Bai Ye had been!

"It seems that sending us this time was a very normal choice," said a tall man wearing an antler mask and representing CP0. He looked at the scene on the deserted island with disdain in his eyes. Just a Marine, showing his teeth to the 'master' party? It was already certain that the person on the island, who dared to wait for their arrival, indeed possessed strength comparable to the highest combat power of the Marine government.

But, the tall man in the antler mask looked at his companions and his gaze returned to Bai Ye on the deserted island. In his view, that was all they had to contend with!

For the success of this extermination, the Marine government dispatched two of their highest combat powers, plus their CP0 troops, known as 'the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons', and the ominous potential of the 'Buster Call' fleet. Now, they were determined to completely obliterate any trace of this individual from the world!

Just like those who dared to rebel against the World Government in the past, they too could only be buried by the new era.

With this in mind, the man led by the tall CP0 member under the antler mask looked at the forces he had brought and commanded an order. His subordinates then pulled out the long-range weapons, processed completely with seastone, only existing in their world.

The purpose was clear without saying.

The Marines seemed to be wasting a lot of time. Once there was a chance, he would help the 'Marines' well. Just to let those Marine fools know, an enemy alone, able to delay the time of so many 'big shots' living in the Holy Land to solve the guy, in front of the power of the World Government, was just how 'fragile'!

Bai Ye's abilities might be unclear, but that flame must be some kind of 'Devil Fruit ability'. So, in their opinion, as long as it is a 'Devil Fruit' ability user, no matter how powerful, once faced with 'seastone', they would become lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

With this thought, the man in the antler mask was not clear at this time. When seeing CP0 people, the reason why Bai Ye continued to focus on Akainu and Kizaru was very simple. Because CP0, from beginning to end, in Bai Ye's eyes, were the same as the previous Marine Vice Admiral flying squirrel – an "insignificant" little character whose strength could not affect this battle at all!

That's all!