#1483 - Chapter 1493: The Battle of Mariner

Ace pondered for a moment, then nodded fiercely, gritting his teeth, and said, "Let's go!"

Before his voice faded, he turned around, his eyes fixed on Magellan not far away, his eyes flashing with raging anger.

"Brothers, follow me and repel him, let's fight our way to the coast!"

Ace raised his arm and shouted, his voice like a thunderclap.

Immediately afterward, he threw a punch with all his might, and a huge ball of flame instantly condensed, turning into a ferocious flaming fist, wrapped in a terrifying heat wave, and pounced on Magellan with overwhelming force.

Magellan, seeing the enemy's fierce offensive, a look of determination flashed in his eyes, and he launched a counterattack without hesitation.

With a wave of his hands, black venom, like a surging tide, swept towards the opponent overwhelmingly.

However, facing so many powerful opponents, even Magellan felt immense pressure.

He gritted his teeth and relied on his amazing strength and tenacious will to single-handedly block this group of top experts.

However, the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates were by no means ordinary people, coupled with Jinbe and Ivankov, whose strength should not be underestimated, and a group of up-and-coming supernovae launching attacks at the same time, the power was earth-shattering.

Although Magellan fought hard, he was ultimately outnumbered.

With a muffled sound, he felt an overwhelming force coming, and he involuntarily retreated dozens of steps.

In this fleeting moment, the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates seized the opportunity, worked together to tear open a gap, and sped towards the port like arrows leaving the string.

Akainu, who was watching the battle from a distance, stopped his pursuit after witnessing this scene.

The corner of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a disdainful smile, and he sneered: "Hmph, thinking of running away as soon as you rescue Ace, the Whitebeard Pirates are just a bunch of cowardly cowards!"

Akainu's words were like a sharp sword, deeply piercing the hearts of some members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

One of the hot-tempered crew members immediately became furious, stopped abruptly, and turned around to rush towards Akainu.

But this impulsive crew member was quickly held back by his calm companion, who shouted anxiously: "Don't be impulsive! Don't fall for that guy's provocation! If we stop now and get entangled with him, we'll fall into his trap!"

Hearing his companion's advice, the crew member, though still filled with anger, ultimately restrained his emotions.

At the same time, Akainu slowly took off his hat, his eyes indifferently watching the Whitebeard Pirates gradually moving away.

Luffy and Jinbe, who were beside him, noticed Ace's abnormality and turned to look at him.

"Ace!"

Luffy shouted anxiously.

At this moment, Ace seemed deaf to everything, just lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Loser?"

This word was like a thunderbolt, exploding in Ace's mind, instantly igniting the long-suppressed anger in his heart.

He clenched his fists tightly, and a ball of blazing flames suddenly spewed out from his fists.

On the other side, Akainu, seeing Ace's reaction, not only did not show any fear, but slightly raised the corner of his mouth, staring straight at Ace with provocative and disdainful eyes.

Ace suddenly raised his head, glared at Akainu, and roared, gnashing his teeth: "Take back what you just said!"

At this moment, he seemed to have been overwhelmed by anger, completely ignoring the surrounding situation.

At this moment, Marco, who was far away, noticed that something was wrong and hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Ace, don't stop! Run!"

At the same time, the burly Jozu quickly rushed to Ace's side, stretched out his thick and powerful arms and grabbed Ace, trying to take him away to continue escaping.

But the stubborn Ace pushed hard, breaking free from Jozu's restraint.

"That hateful guy actually dares to insult Oyaji like that!"

Ace roared, and in an instant, his body ignited with raging flames, the fire was surging and spreading wildly around.

"It's a provocation, let's go!"

Jozu said.

Akainu, who was standing not far away, just tilted his head slightly, with a light smile still on his face.

"Want me to take back what I said? How is that possible! I have no intention of changing my words! Everything I said is true. Your father, Gol D. Roger, bravely ventured into the Grand Line, even at the cost of his precious life, and successfully opened the magnificent prelude to the great pirate era. Although I am a righteous marine, it may seem inappropriate to say this, but I have to admit that he truly deserves the supreme title of Pirate King."

"Looking at that so-called Whitebeard, what is he compared to Roger? Did he even have the courage to engage in a life-and-death battle with Roger? I'm afraid that from beginning to end, he was just hiding in some relatively safe corner, watching coldly and sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. Perhaps for him, being a mountain king is enough to make him feel satisfied!"

"Even if there are many simple-minded fools in the world today who still blindly use Whitebeard's prestige to protect those insignificant islands, what can it do? In my eyes, this kind of behavior is simply so stupid that it is laughable! In the end, isn't it just that he once defeated a few third-rate pirates and gained a slight advantage? How dare he shamelessly act like a hero? It's really ridiculous!"

"You must know that when Roger was still alive, Whitebeard always cowered behind him; and even after Roger's unfortunate death, Whitebeard still did not have the ability to truly ascend to the throne. So, no matter how you look at this matter, Whitebeard can never surpass Roger, he is destined to be a complete loser. Isn't that so? Tell me, is there any falsehood in what I just said?"