#1486 - Chapter 1496: The Battle of Marineford
In that instant, a cold light flashed, accompanied by a piercing sound of air being torn apart. The sharp blade, like lightning, struck directly at Akainu's location.
A deafening crash echoed as the hard ground was cleaved open, creating a bottomless fissure. Fragments of rock scattered in all directions, and dust billowed into the air!
Seeing this, Akainu dared not be negligent in the slightest and hastily dodged to the side.
Even so, the sharp gust of the blade still stung his cheeks. However, Akainu did not retreat. He squatted slightly, his hands clenched into fists, while simultaneously, scorching hot magma erupted from his fists, surging towards Whitebeard with the ferocity of a fire dragon emerging from the sea.
These magma pillars carried terrifying heat and immense impact, continuously bombarding Whitebeard's massive frame.
Faced with Akainu's fierce offensive, Whitebeard showed no fear. He resolutely charged into the magma's onslaught, using his incredibly sturdy chest to withstand wave after wave of attacks.
Subsequently, Whitebeard seized an opportunity and unleashed a mighty and forceful punch, directly hitting Akainu's chest.
This punch contained earth-shattering power, which Akainu couldn't withstand. He was sent flying away like a kite with a severed string.
Whitebeard pressed his advantage, his feet moving like the wind, instantly reaching the location where Akainu was falling.
He reached out and tightly grabbed Akainu's right leg, then forcefully swung him upward, launching Akainu like a cannonball into the high sky.
Almost at the same moment, a layer of dazzling white light reappeared on Whitebeard's right fist. As the muscles in his arm tensed, a world-destroying energy formed on his fist.
As Akainu's body began to fall, Whitebeard seized the opportunity and unleashed a devastating punch!
The power of this punch was beyond imagination. The surrounding air could not withstand the immense pressure and emitted a sharp burst, as if the entire space was about to shatter!
Akainu's pupils contracted sharply, and a look of extreme horror appeared on his face, but at this moment, he had no way to avoid it.
Just as Whitebeard was launching a frenzied attack on Akainu, Aokiji, who was at the side, saw Akainu in danger and was extremely anxious. He was about to step in to rescue him.
But before he could take a step, a flash of red-black light suddenly streaked past. Immediately afterward, Rayleigh's tall and upright figure appeared in front of Aokiji like a ghost, blocking his path.
"Your opponent is me!"
Rayleigh roared, his cheeks stained with blood, like an enraged lion, staring intently at Aokiji opposite him.
Aokiji, facing such a menacing Rayleigh, did not speak, but silently revealed the ice blade in his hand, shimmering with a cold light, as if this cold blade was his best response.
In an instant, the two clashed again like lightning, with the clashing of blades filling the air and energy surging everywhere.
At the same time, the Whitebeard Pirates were also nervously dealing with the situation at hand.
"Go, take Ace and leave quickly!"
Whitebeard shouted anxiously.
At this time, Sengoku quickly walked to Garp's side and shouted anxiously, "Garp, stop them! We can't let these pirates escape!"
Hearing this, Garp first turned his head to look at Luffy and Ace, who were in the midst of the chaos, and a trace of complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
But only for a moment, he suddenly turned his head, and his figure moved, like a cannonball, instantly leaping in front of Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders.
"Pirates, you won't escape today!"
Garp's face was ashen, and he coldly stared at the members of the Whitebeard Pirates in front of him.
His eyes suddenly flashed with a scarlet light, like a demon from hell, exuding endless killing intent.
"Not good, everyone scatter quickly!"
Marco widened his eyes in horror, his originally calm pupils suddenly shrank, and he secretly cried out that something was wrong.
Because the strength displayed in front of him was definitely far beyond what they could contend with.
However, just as he finished speaking, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and an extremely strong gust of wind whistled past like lightning.
"Galaxy Impact!"
Accompanied by a roar, Garp's body exuded a terrifying Conqueror's Haki, which, like a raging flame, was tightly wrapped around his right fist.
In an instant, a red-black shockwave surged out with overwhelming force, instantly engulfing all the Whitebeard Pirates in the entire harbor.
With a deafening bang, the entire harbor seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, shattering into pieces.
Rocks scattered, smoke billowed, and everything was in a mess.
"Ah!"
Marco, Jozu, and Vista, and other powerhouses exclaimed in unison. They had no time to react, and their bodies flew straight into the air like kites with broken strings.
In the air, they all spat out blood, their faces as pale as paper, obviously suffering extremely heavy blows.
Not only that, but in addition to these powerful division commanders, the ordinary crew members were even more miserable.
After facing such a terrifying and unparalleled blow, they were almost powerless to resist, spitting blood and falling to the ground one after another, some even fainting on the spot, their lives unknown.
"Cough cough…"
Marco fell heavily to the ground, kneeling on one knee, his body swaying.
He kept coughing violently, each cough bringing out a large mouthful of blood, splashing on the ground, forming patches of shocking blood flowers.
Obviously, the punch just now caused him great damage, almost severely injuring him.
It should be known that Marco tried his best to resist this punch.
He did not hesitate to step forward, using his body to block in front of the many crew members, truly and forcefully taking Garp's astonishingly powerful blow.
It was precisely because of this that he bore the brunt of the impact, protecting his companions behind him from more serious injuries.
"Marco!"
Whitebeard, who was pressing Akainu with a frenzied attack, saw this.
