One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 231: Three punches made Sakaski realize the gap!

Two months later.

Ross patched up the cloud platform next to the Navy Headquarters and built a huge stage here with clouds.

The area was filled with navy officers and their relatives who were able to come and watch the show. Several small live-streaming Den Den Mushi were filming the stage from every angle, and several tall video Den Den Mushi were carrying huge screens to show everything to everyone.

A team of more than thirty people stood upright in the center of the stage, on a simple small podium. Zefa and Ross stood in the front, followed by four elderly former lieutenant generals.

Not far away, a special cloud-controlled platform was erected, where Garp and Sengoku were sitting, with Zephyr and Ross's families sitting around them.

"Since everyone is here, I won't waste any more time. I'll just say a few words and get to the point of today."

Zefa held the draft in his hand, picked up a Den Den Mushi and started speaking. His voice was transmitted to the ears of everyone present through the amplifier.

Even though the entire stage has a diameter of four kilometers!

The live broadcast has begun. This was something that had been planned long ago. Showing the navy's muscle and achievements to the four seas and the Grand Line would not only be able to effectively suppress the arrogance of the upper-class pirates, but would also allow more and more outstanding young people to join the navy.

At this moment, almost all the affiliated kingdoms and naval branches in the four seas have at least one large-scale video telephone bug for broadcasting, and some small islands near the naval branches have already received the news and rushed over to join in the fun.

"First of all, as the chief instructor of this elite training camp, I am honored to be able to teach you, a group of young people who are both talented and determined.
I see every drop of your sweat, and I remember every drop of your blood. The five o'clock in the morning in Marinford shines on your efforts! The sleepless battles reflect your spirit!"

Zefa read along as he read, his emotion unrecognizable, his face stiff, as if he was reading from a blank manuscript, but these vivid words moved the almost uneducated sailors to tears.

Many young naval soldiers can associate those simple adjectives with the lives of their colleagues in the elite training camp.

Of course, they also looked at Zefa with emotion on their faces. Isn't it more exciting and touching than this that a former admiral could remember the efforts of marines like them?

Zefa glanced at Ross somewhat awkwardly. This kind of manuscript was definitely not something a rough guy like him could write, so naturally he had to trouble Ross, but... he didn't expect it to be so rich.

Even the opening line was "Just a few words before getting to the point of today."

Yes, he read directly from the script from the very beginning, with almost no mistakes.

Shaking his head in his heart, he continued:
"This is a difficult journey. You are all elites from all over the world. The purpose of your coming here is to strive for excellence. Only by becoming stronger than before can you firmly protect the justice in your hearts.

However, this road is not easy to walk, and many classmates will forever remain in the memory of yesterday. "

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“I still remember the days when you followed me to sail in the New World. We executed unknown justice in the most vicious and chaotic areas of the world. How many notorious villains died in your hands?

Even if several of our classmates sleep forever in that sea, we have made those villains pay the price they deserved!

Shiki the Golden Lion, he is the first legendary pirate we wiped out with our joint efforts. He is the first, but definitely not the last!"

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"I still remember the time when you followed Teacher Ross to the sea in search of truth. You kept pursuing your inner goals, constantly seeing the essence of yourself, and understanding the underlying rules of this ocean.

Maybe some people got lost in the process, maybe some people wanted to give up when they saw the unpunishable evil, and some people even despaired when they were powerless! "

"But you are still standing here, standing at the intersection leading to the world you desire in your hearts.

When you walk out of here, your dreams will surge forward with the waves of reality, and the ideal sail boat will carry the body of justice and sail far away in the waves! "

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It took Zefa more than half an hour to finish reading all the manuscripts one by one, which made many people present breathe a sigh of relief.

They thought they were going to hear it until the end of time.

"Well, that's enough talk, let's get to the point."

Zefa also felt a little embarrassed. After putting away most of the unnecessary manuscripts, he put one hand behind his back and spoke to the intercom on the Den Den Mushi with the other hand:
"Today is the day you graduate, and it is also the day you take the final test! It is just called a test, but in fact it is just to give you a fuller understanding of your own abilities!"

"Your experience is enough for you to take on important positions in the navy. The battles in the New World, the thoughts during the cruise, and the dangers from the legendary pirates are more valuable to you than any other major admiral or even lieutenant general!"

"Sakaski, step out!"

After stopping talking, Zefa shouted solemnly, fully demonstrating the attitude that he should have as an instructor.

Sakaski, whose name was called, stood in the center of the crowd, with Borsalino and Long, who were the next closest to him, standing out from the crowd and shouting:

"To!"

"I will now have the first test with you. The condition for passing is that you can hold out for five minutes under my full-strength attack! Can you do it?!"

"can!"

Sakaski's eyes were firm, his body began to tremble slightly, and he fell into an excited state, ready to face high-intensity battles at any time.

Just five minutes. Even if Zefa uses all his strength, he can still do it in this short time.

On the other side, Ross shook his head, feeling sorry that he had prepared a 40,000-word manuscript for Zefa, but it was only shortened to more than 4,000 words.

However, when he saw that both sides were preparing to start, he did not make any extra movements or words, but directly used his fruit ability to send the rest of the people high into the sky, and finally landed in front of the audience seats.

"Boom! Boom!"

The entire platform made of clouds was shaking, the stage in front began to slowly collapse downwards, and almost transparent water rose up to form a barrier.

People outside can see the general situation inside and prevent unnecessary accidental injuries.

After all, this was just a small stage with a diameter of four kilometers, not even big enough to be destroyed at full strength for a few minutes.

Zefa said he was using all his strength, but he definitely didn't really use all his strength. He was just physically fighting Sakaski with all his strength, and he definitely wouldn't use other moves.

"Has Sakaski grown to this point? He can even make Zefa fight with all his strength, it's really amazing!" Garp said in amazement in the stands, with snacks in his hands. This is a rare good show, how can it be without donuts and senbei?

Annina and Lucas, who were sitting next to him, were watching intently. They begged Ross to bring them over to watch the live broadcast instead of sitting at home and watching the Den Den Mushi broadcast.

Only the older brother, Walter, was not very interested. He was fiddling with the small toy that Ze Ping made when he was training his fruit ability.

Ze Ping sat next to Sengoku, looking forward to the battle. The ability of his fruit was so excited that it seemed like it was about to go out of control. He sat next to Sengoku purely for safety reasons.

"Go all out, Sakaski. You will face Black Arm Zephyr next! Don't treat this battle as an ordinary test, otherwise, you will be beaten badly!"

As Zefa slowly took off his glasses on the stage, put them away and elegantly put them into his clothes, the battle began and both sides instantly deployed their strongest means.

Armament Haki is entangled! Armament Haki is released!
Zefa's aura suddenly changed, and the invisible sense of oppression could be seen in the hearts of all viewers through the screen.

The dark armed color domineering covered his wrists, and he smiled extremely confidently. The invisible armor on the outside only protected his lower body and the clothes where his glasses were stored.

But Sakaski in front was significantly different. The direct pressure from the strong man made his heart stop for half a second!

The armament color unconsciously covered his entire body, and the ability of the fruit was immediately activated. However, before his entire body turned into lava, a sound of breaking air came from his ears.

left?

His Observation Haki captured the afterimage of Zephyr rushing towards him, and judging by intuition, his first attack should be on his left?
"Too slow Sakaski!"

Zefa's words came clearly from his right ear, and then a pitch-black iron fist hit him straight in.

"boom!"

Before the fist hit his face, Sakaski completed his "transformation" to his first form in a hurry, but it was of no avail. He was almost broken apart by the full-strength punch, and his body turned into a dark irregular sphere due to the viscous fluidization and flew out.

This directly extended his reading time to the second stage by one third!

He was now in a state of turmoil. The power of the Armament Haki had harmed his internal elemental self, and his body, which had turned into lava, was almost beaten out of its true form, making all his previous efforts in vain.

This couldn't help but remind him of the encounter with Shiki the Golden Lion. He thought he was fast enough to reflect the speed when he fought with Teacher Zephyr.

However, it seemed that even the Golden Lion could only dodge Zephyr's attacks before he could launch a slashing attack.

It’s not that he is afraid, but the speed and strength of the physical master are really unimaginable!
This is not the end! Zefa said to use all his strength, so he must punch with all his strength! He even sprinted with all his strength, and used all his strength in physical skills to let Sakaski feel it!
Without giving Sakaski a chance to adjust himself, Zefa used the Navy Six-style Razor to move quickly and rushed under him at a speed faster than his opponent.

"boom!"

Another punch was thrown, powerful enough to make the air explode, and Sakaski's irregular black ball flew straight into the sky.

Halfway through the reading, the sticky fluid in Sakaski's body was made smooth by two punches, and the originally irregular spherical object gradually became round due to the friction of the air.

Zefa transformed himself into a volleyball master and jumped to the upper side of the ball in full view of everyone.

"Oh!"

There was a sound like an explosion, and he swung his wrist and hit the black ball, causing Sakaski to fall from the sky like a meteor in an instant.

"boom!!!!"

The platform shook. If Ross hadn't extended the stage to the bottom of the sea and connected it to the ground, this powerful blow would have definitely smashed through the entire platform.

But even so, a deep pit of more than ten meters appeared on the platform, and the cracks only stopped when they had a diameter of four hundred meters.

Several live-broadcast Den Den Mushi were held up by the clouds, showing the battle without reservation in the sky.

A five-meter-tall monster crawled out of the deep pit. There was dark red color of lava flowing on its pitch-black shell, and heat was spreading outward from its body. The whole thing looked like a small giant that had crawled out of the lava.

"fighting!"

A roar came out of Sakaski's mouth.

Zephyr's three hits maxed out the energy-concentrating mode, causing Sakaski to enter a high-pressure mode that far exceeded his normal physical abilities.

At this moment, he is like a volcano about to erupt. The energy in his body seems endless, and his resistance to impact and flexibility have increased by more than one level.

The continuous development over the past few days has enabled him to fully control himself under high pressure, so that he is no longer an unstable bomb, but a dangerous existence that can "explode" at any time!

"Roar!"

A monster-like roar resounded across the stage, so loud that everyone watching from afar could hear it.

Excitement and fighting spirit reached a critical point at this moment.

Although Zefa's three punches made Sakaski realize the real gap between himself and his opponent, it does not mean that he will give up and allow this test to become a one-sided beating.

He will try his best to shine in the eyes of everyone!
He wants the sailors in the navy to respect him!
He wants the people of the world to trust him!
He also wants to make those villain pirates fear and terrify him!

Let those remaining old guys know that the next era will be one where pirates will have to live in fear and struggle to survive!
"Master, just look at me. I am no longer the child you need to protect! I will make this world a better place, more...suitable for living!"

Whispering in his heart, Sakaski swung his left arm backwards with force. At a glance, his entire fist continued to swell until it became a huge hammer head with a diameter of thirteen meters.

"Volcano Hammer!"

The jet-black armament color seemed to fade away, and dark red lines were everywhere, symbolizing the platinum red of the core replacing the jet-black shell.

Everyone could feel the energy contained in this heavy hammer.

Zefa's face became serious and he no longer smiled. Instead, he began to move at high speed around Sakaski in a state of readiness.

Actual combat is not target practice. Even if the blow is enough to injure you, an attack that misses will always be ineffective!
Sakaski was obviously aware of this. He took a big step forward, and his whole body stood firm as if it had taken root.

The right arm assisted in the swing, and the upper body began to rotate abnormally, driving the left arm's heavy hammer...

(End of this chapter)