#1485 - Chapter 1495: The Battle of Mariner

Just then, Luffy, who was beside him, noticed Ace's unusual behavior. His heart tightened, and he didn't hesitate to run towards Ace.

At the same time, Akainu's cold and ruthless eyes were fixed on Luffy and Ace, his gaze filled with endless killing intent.

"Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, and Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, who would have thought their sons would become brothers? This is truly unexpected! But no matter what, you are tainted by sinful blood and are destined to be punished. Everyone here today can leave, except for you two! I'll show you just how powerful I am!"

As Akainu spoke, he turned his murderous gaze towards Luffy, as if wanting to devour him alive.

In the blink of an eye, Akainu leaped forward, instantly crossing over Ace's head.

"No!"

Ace raised his head in terror, his face filled with panic.

At this moment, Luffy finally saw Akainu rushing towards him like lightning, but his speed was too fast, so fast that Luffy couldn't react at all.

A loud "clang" echoed, deafening everyone.

Immediately after, everyone was surprised to find that two figures had suddenly appeared in front of Luffy.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Ace was standing resolutely in front of Luffy, blocking Luffy's view with his body.

Behind Ace, there was a figure with gray hair, covered in blood, and looking very disheveled, blocking Akainu's path.

The long sword was placed horizontally in front of the magma fist, like an unbreakable defense.

The person holding the sword was Rayleigh, his eyes piercing, staring intently at Akainu in front of him, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Just then, Luffy, who had been stunned in place, suddenly burst into a joyful smile: "Uncle Rayleigh!"

At the same time, Ace also seemed to be awakened by this sudden change, and turned his head stiffly, his eyes falling on the old man who had blocked the fatal blow for him.

"The right-hand man of the Pirate King, Dark King Rayleigh!"

Ace looked at this legendary figure, his eyes filled with surprise and gratitude.

When Akainu saw Rayleigh appear, his face instantly became hideous and terrifying, and anger burned in his eyes.

"Dark King Rayleigh, you dare to interfere, you're just asking for death!"

With an angry roar, Akainu raised his left fist, and with endless power, slammed it towards Rayleigh.

Faced with Akainu's fierce offensive, Rayleigh flashed and quickly dodged the thunderous punch.

A loud "boom" echoed, and the magma-like hot fist heavily struck the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Rayleigh had just stood firm when he began to pant heavily, the air filled with a scorching heat that made it difficult for him to breathe.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking the clothes on his back.

"That was close, that was close! I almost didn't make it!"

Rayleigh thought to himself.

Then, he suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly at Luffy and Ace behind him: "You kids, don't be brave here, run! Run as far as you can!"

Hearing Rayleigh's call, Luffy woke up as if from a dream, and quickly reached out to support Ace, who was swaying and about to fall to the ground due to exhaustion, and hugged him in his arms, then turned and ran towards the coast.

However, Akainu had no intention of letting them go, and continued to launch round after round of fierce attacks on Rayleigh like a madman.

Faced with the fact that the prey that was about to be in his grasp had disappeared, the anger in Akainu's heart erupted like a volcano, burning fiercely.

His originally hideous face became extremely distorted due to anger, and the veins on his forehead bulged, as if they would burst open at any moment.

However, just as Akainu was furious, suddenly, a huge black shadow enveloped him like Mount Tai pressing down on an egg.

In an instant, Akainu felt a chill run straight from his spine to the top of his head, and all the hairs on his body stood on end.

He subconsciously wanted to turn around and escape, but his body was as if it had been immobilized, unable to move at all.

Akainu laboriously, inch by inch, turned his already stiff neck, and when he finally saw the person behind him, the expression on his face instantly froze.

Whitebeard stood there like a majestic mountain, staring at him expressionlessly.

Whitebeard's big copper bell eyes flickered with a cold light that made people shudder.

Then, Whitebeard suddenly raised his thick and powerful left arm, and a dazzling white halo covered his fist.

With a roar, the left fist, containing endless anger and power, slammed towards Akainu's head like a falling meteor with overwhelming force.

"Bang!"

With a deafening roar, Whitebeard's powerful punch landed firmly on Akainu's body.

The powerful impact surged like a landslide, and Akainu didn't have time to react at all. The whole person was smashed into the ground like a cannonball.

At this time, Akainu was covered in blood, lying in a deep pit in a disheveled manner.

He laboriously raised his head, looking up at Whitebeard above with fearful and shocked eyes.

Seeing that Whitebeard was about to descend from the sky again, giving himself a fatal blow, Akainu ignored the pain all over his body and used all his strength to roll to the side.

Whitebeard's majestic body stood in the air, his right foot wrapped in a dazzling white light, like a falling meteor, slamming down on Akainu below with endless power!

However, at this critical moment, Akainu showed amazing reaction speed and agility, he quickly rolled on the spot, successfully avoiding this fatal blow by a hair's breadth!

Whitebeard's eyes, as sharp as eagle eyes and full of killing intent, stared at Akainu, then he strode forward without hesitation.

At the same time, he raised the huge precious sword named "Murakumogiri" in his hand high, and then used all his strength to slash down at Akainu, who had just stood up on the ground!