Chapter 220: The Merciless Fire!

Thousands of terrifying Ghost Energy cannons descended simultaneously, shower of comets, bridge of stars!

In an instant, the infinite barrage of Ghost Energy cannons engulfed the two figures on Ohara Island. The dazzling dark blue light spheres rapidly expanded, occupying the entire visual field of everyone in the surrounding sea.

Boom! Boom! Boom! —

The deafening explosions resounded, and the surface of Ohara Island was repeatedly plowed over. In the explosive expansion of the dark blue energy spheres, the terrain of the Tree of Knowledge island was instantly transformed and shattered, creating countless large craters and leaving a scene of utter devastation.

"Vice Admiral Sakazuki!"

"Vice Admiral Kuzan!"

On a nearby but seemingly distant Navy battleship, countless Navy soldiers cried out in worry.

{Why do you guys have emotion like 'worry' for your superiors, for those who decided to kill innocent civilians?

Is it really: Ten Guilty Persons Escape than that One Innocent Suffer???}

On several other Navy battleships, other Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals, who had arrived on Buster Call's activation, had gathered together.

Having had several encounters with Adrian, Flint Hill, who had been trained in the Navy's elite training camp, had now become one of the young Vice Admirals of the Navy Headquarters.

This time, he represented the Navy Headquarters to execute the Buster Call mission in his homeland, the West Blue.

Watching the terrifying energy cannon attack on Ohara Island, Flint Hill couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Momonga, should we go and support Sakazuki and Kuzan now?"

The Vice Admiral he addressed, wearing a light purple striped suit and a dark blue shirt, sporting a mohawk hairstyle, and bearing two thin, mouse-like mustaches, both dark purple in color, responded after brief contemplation.

"No, whether it's Sakazuki or Kuzan, with their Logia Devil Fruit abilities, both their strength and combat skills far exceed ours," Momonga said seriously. "Even if we land on Ohara Island now, not only will we be unable to help Sakazuki and Kuzan deal with White Ghost, but we might also find ourselves in a bitter struggle."

"More likely, we might become a burden to Sakazuki and Kuzan." The last Vice Admiral, Strawberry, a stern-faced man with a long beard, wearing a dark green suit, with an unusually high hair or hair and two long swords at his waist, added.

Flint Hill was well aware of Sakazuki and Kuzan's strength, as they had joined the elite training camp years before him and were pillars of the Navy, especially Sakazuki.

But Flint Hill knew the character of White Ghost even better!

Having had several encounters with Adrian, he realized that the "Extremely Evil Pirate" who had stopped the actions of the World Government and Navy Headquarters in the South Blue was indeed the same "Pirate Hunter" he once wanted to recruit into the Navy!

Since White Ghost's notoriety rose, Flint Hill had always kept a close watch on his movements, even during external missions.

Though he was relieved to see that White Ghost had not deviated from his principles, still upholding 'My heart and actions are clear, all for justice,' who knew how the repeatedly hunted White Ghost would act towards the Navy, now considered his enemy?

"White Ghost, will you continue to uphold your sense of 'justice'? Will you still adhere to the maxim that 'all actions are for justice'?"

{Why don't you question yourselves? Does your heart still beats for justice, or ever had?}

"And executing the inhumane Buster Call on the world-renowned island of scholars and knowledge, is that truly justice?"

{Is there any knowledge that is evil?}

Such troubling thoughts flooded Vice Admiral Flint Hill's mind, causing this usually kind and gentle man to furrow his brows in worry.

...

Adrian was unaware of the conversation taking place on the nearby Navy battleship, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Even if he held some admiration for the Navy's sense of "justice," at this moment of inevitable conflict, he wouldn't hold back!

Especially since the mad dog Sakazuki would never reason with him.

Adrian had no intention of sparing Sakazuki's life here!

This kind of navy who uses the word 'Justice' to carry his personal ideology and actions devoid of any conscience must be killed!

However great and loud his voice may be, he should be silenced.

If not now, when?

When he has more blood of innocence in his hand?

'Does it mean that I have to stand against the whole navy, who will now no longer hold back?'

Even before this, the navy had made small plans for his capture but if he did this, it meant a full blown war.

The smoke on Ohara Island soon dissipated.

Faced with the bombardment of Ghost Energy cannons, even the Logia Devil Fruit users Sakazuki and Kuzan couldn't completely ignore it!

Ghost energy, stemming from the essence of ghosts, wasn't just a normal physical or energy attack; it carried a degree of soul damage!

For monsters like Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Sengoku, with their terrifying constitutions, it might not have a significant impact. Since they use conqueror's Haki for protection against this soul attacks.

But for mid high like Sakazuki and Kuzan, who relied on physical prowess, two types of Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities, this was something they couldn't overlook!

When Adrian first used the Ghost Energy cannon against Kuzan, the latter realized one crucial fact: the intangibility of Logia bodies couldn't fully evade the Ghost Energy cannon's damage!

If the attack frequency and power threshold of the Ghost Energy cannon reached a certain limit, it could indeed inflict great harm on Logia users!

As the smoke cleared, Ohara Island's true appearance was revealed.

The land, once turned into lava, reverted to its original soily terrain. Logia users, unless they had developed their fruit abilities to an extreme level, couldn't permanently alter the landscape.

However, the thick vegetation that once covered Ohara's surface was now gone, leaving behind hideous, deep craters, almost bottomless.

Clink, clank...

From one of these craters came the sound of ice shattering, a series of rustling noises following.

Soon after, a pale-faced Kuzan was carried out of the crater by a stern-faced Sakazuki.

Though neither bore obvious wounds, when the barrage of Ghost Energy cannons descended, Kuzan knew he had to step up and defend.

The Ice-Ice Fruit immediately created multiple layers of solid, thick ice shields.

Understanding the destructive power of the Ghost Energy cannon, Kuzan even had to coat the ice with his Armament Haki to withstand the high-energy attacks, consuming a great deal of his stamina, leaving him barely able to stand.

In contrast, Sakazuki, sheltered beneath Kuzan's thick ice shields, seemed unscathed from the battle.

Placing Kuzan aside, Sakazuki looked up at the sky, gritting his teeth, and said, "White Ghost..."

{Fucking…}

"Sakazuki, leave me here..." Kuzan said weakly. "I've exhausted my strength. Leave me behind."

Sakazuki was silent for a moment before setting Kuzan down and then, using Moonwalk, soared into the sky.

He transformed into a dark red meteor, charging towards White Ghost in the sky.

Now, it's one-on-one!