Chapter 52: The Navy Loses a Real Monster

Navy Headquarter, Marineford!

At this time, high above the battlefield, thunder and beams flickered.

In the fight with Admiral Kizaru, Shiro was quickly mastering the advantage of the lightning element in terms of speed. Despite his relatively shallow understanding of the wind element, Shiro found that by using the lightning element to move at high speed, he could also utilize some wind abilities. Not only did this increase his own speed, but it also allowed him to slow down his opponent.

This was why, not long after gaining the fruit ability, he could contend with Admiral Kizaru in terms of speed! Shiro knew that given time, once he developed all seven elemental abilities to a certain extent, he could likely surpass even the speed of light, perhaps even exceeding Kizaru!

But Shiro had no time to dwell on that now. Because at the prompt of the Yellow Monkey (Kizaru), Shiro noticed something on the ice battlefield. Hancock was in critical condition! Admiral Akainu was pressing forward relentlessly, attacking the Pirate Empress with powerful magma!

Although the Empress was strong, she was clearly not a match for Akainu. In terms of sheer power, Akainu was already among the top of the sea. The Empress couldn't compare. Furthermore, Akainu was obsessed with absolute justice and had no soft spot for women. The charm of the Empress was nothing more than a withered rose to him. Akainu clearly intended to kill, and every attack was a deadly move. The Empress was in grave danger.

Seeing this, Shiro was furious. That Red Dog (Akainu) truly lived up to his name. Shiro didn't know exactly what Akainu was planning—whether he wanted to use the Pirate Empress to lure him in and destroy them both, or simply kill the Pirate Empress to throw him off balance.

However, Akainu was blindly confident enough! Whitebeard and the others, along with Luffy, could rescue Fire Fist Ace at any moment. Once Fire Fist Ace was rescued, the Navy would likely be defeated. At this moment, Akainu was charging towards Shiro, seemingly considering him a more urgent threat than Fire Fist Ace.

"Yo~ Do you want to save her? Unfortunately, I'm not going to let you, Shiro!" Just as Shiro was planning to escape the battle to rescue the Empress, golden light flashed, and sly Kizaru appeared directly in front of him. At this moment, Kizaru only showed his head, with most of his body still in photon form, clearly intending to suppress Shiro with absolute speed, preventing him from rescuing the Empress.

In Kizaru's view, although this kid Shiro had strange abilities and was incredibly fast after turning into lightning, Kizaru still believed he had the upper hand in terms of absolute speed. If Shiro hadn't shown that remarkable speed and entangled him for so long, Kizaru might have been more relaxed. But now, he had to take things seriously. Otherwise, where would he put his shining face?

"Kizaru, you can't stop me! Move aside!" Without hesitation, Shiro drew his sword and aimed at Kizaru. At the same time, a powerful burst of Haki erupted!

"Oh~ I'm so scared!" Kizaru mocked as he raised his hands in mock surrender, but even so, he had no intention of retreating.

Shiro knew that Kizaru had his Haki fully activated. If Shiro moved, Kizaru would undoubtedly appear in front of him at the same time, constantly haunting him!

However, this couldn't trouble Shiro. Hum— Just as Kizaru made up his mind to hold Shiro for a while, a force similar to Haki, but diametrically opposite, suddenly descended on Kizaru! At that moment, Kizaru's Haki suddenly became unstable, and for a brief moment, it was completely suppressed! Though only for a moment, it was enough for Shiro to disappear before Kizaru's eyes. Only the roar of thunder could be heard incessantly.

"Shiro… The Navy has lost a real monster!~" This time, Kizaru didn't chase after him. Staying in the air, his eyes reflected shock and a sigh. He had foreseen that after this war, the name of Shiro would resound throughout the sea. It wouldn't be long before a terrifying new force appeared on the seas!

"Pirate Empress, you have violated the treaty under the Seven Warlords of the Sea and openly colluded with Shiro, the traitor Rear Admiral. Be conscious and prepare to die!" Admiral Akainu was pressing forward step by step, and his magma-filled fists kept blasting towards the Pirate Empress. The Pirate Empress was clearly at a disadvantage. In the face of the extremely hot and super-destructive magma, she could only keep avoiding it.

After all, the Empress already had a man she loved and naturally couldn't let magma ruin her beauty. What if Shiro didn't like her anymore?

This continued for a while until Akainu finally seized an opportunity, preparing to strike down the Pirate Empress in one blow. If he could take her head, Shiro, with his character, would surely collapse. When the time came to execute them together, they could focus on dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Boom— Just as Akainu was thinking of his next move, a powerful slash accompanied by the roar of thunder came crashing down! Faced with such an attack, Akainu found himself unable to resist. The slash contained a strong Haki that, if resisted directly, would surely cause injury! Getting injured was clearly not wise at this point, so Akainu immediately dodged the attack.

As the attack landed, lightning flashed, and a young figure appeared in front of the Empress.

"Are you okay, Hancock?" Shiro asked anxiously.

"I'm fine… my love…" At this moment, the Pirate Empress's peerless face was full of shyness. Looking at Shiro's handsome and extraordinary face, her heartbeat quickened. She wanted to leave this place and find somewhere private to be with Shiro!

"It's good that you're fine. Step back and leave Akainu to me!" Shiro said, breathing a sigh of relief.

"I will fight by your side!" Hancock declared.

"Step back, Hancock!" Shiro insisted.

"Okay, my love, I understand…" Hancock replied, reluctantly retreating.

After the Pirate Empress left the battlefield, Shiro finally faced Admiral Akainu. This was the moment Shiro had imagined, though in his original vision, he was still part of the Navy, challenging Akainu's concept of absolute justice.

"Shiro, the traitor, are you ready?" Akainu called out, clearly angry. He clenched his fists, ready to strike at any moment.

"What do you mean, Akainu?" Shiro responded.

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