One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 113 Akainu Suffers a Setback, His Impotent Rage [7K]

He swallowed a magic bean.

The black-haired boy in the air was instantly enveloped in scorching white steam.

With a series of cracking sounds, the broken bones quickly rejoined, and the charred skin peeled off piece by piece like a snake shedding its skin, with new skin growing rapidly.

His aura was also rising steadily, and when he moved his neck slightly, it produced a series of teeth-grinding popping sounds.

Akainu's face was ashen.

He's truly back to his peak form...

How did this guy do it? !

"ten minutes!"

As Shano gracefully descended from the sky, he looked down at Akainu in the deep pit below and raised a finger:
"Old man, I'll give you ten more minutes! Let's see if you can completely defeat me! If you can't..."

"That's enough for today, don't blame me for not keeping you company!"

Ten minutes' time.

Once the curtain falls and the ship is completely out of danger, I can find a chance to escape and leave!
"Arrogant brat..."

Akainu's magma body churned violently as he slowly straightened up, his voice filled with barely suppressed rage:

"Do you think recovering will change anything? Since you still dream of buying time for your comrades, then you might as well stay here forever!!!"

boom--! ! !
The ground beneath Akainu's feet suddenly exploded, and he transformed into a lava meteor that shot into the sky!

His right fist suddenly turned into lava, the scorching magma twisting and writhing like a living thing, instantly condensing into three ferocious dog heads.

The vicious dog bared its fangs and roared incessantly, its mane made of lava dancing wildly, the intense heat scorching the air it passed through, creating distorted ripples.

"Dog bites Guren!"

With a low shout, three lava hounds suddenly shot out, their speed so fast that they left crimson afterimages in the air. Their heads opened their blood-red maws, and their lava teeth bit straight at Xia Nuo's head!
Before he even got close, the terrifying heat had already burned the stray hairs on his forehead until they were curled and scorched!

"Hey, hey, hey, this temperature is really unusual!"

Xia Nuo laughed loudly, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit, "But you've come at the perfect time!"

He clenched his right fist, and with a "pop," the air suddenly exploded, sending ripples outwards in concentric circles.

The entire fist was instantly imbued with an extremely rich, dark, and domineering aura.

"Six Styles Ultimate Technique: Iron Wall Fist!"

The so-called "Iron Wall Fist" and the Yamabuki Ripple Rush are the strongest moves he created by combining his peak Six Styles of Taijutsu with Armament Haki techniques.

The differences are obvious, though.

The latter is about offense, while the former is about defense!
boom--! ! !
The three ferocious lava hounds collided with the fist, and after a violent shock and distortion in the air, they were completely absorbed by the fist as if they had sunk into the sea.

Xia Nuo was also blasted back more than ten meters by the aftershock, his feet carving two deep furrows in the cratered ground.

But the next second, he suddenly looked up, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, yet his laughter grew even more arrogant:

"That's it?!"

With this level of offensive, let alone ten minutes, even half an hour wouldn't be enough to take him down!

"It's not over yet!!!"

Akainu's eyes were gloomy, and magma surged in his arms, condensing back into a giant fist. He flashed and smashed down on Akainu's head, but Xia Nuo neither dodged nor avoided it, and went straight to meet it!

Bang bang bang bang——!!!
The two figures crisscrossed rapidly on the shore, each collision producing a deafening roar.

Magma and domineering aura intertwined, and countless thick black lightning bolts began to flash around!

The terrifying shockwave continued to spread like ripples.

In fact.

The intense battle has continued to this point, and its impact extends far beyond the coastline surrounding the stone bridge.

The entire vast South Island was trembling violently.

Even dozens of kilometers away, pink and white petals were swept up by the violent air currents, flying all over the sky like a blizzard.

This once picturesque spring island now seems to be invaded by the cold winter.

From north to south, from east to west...

All the cherry blossoms had fallen petals, leaving only bare branches swaying in the wind, devoid of any sign of spring's vitality.

boom! boom! boom!
Akainu remained silent, but his attacks grew increasingly brutal and relentless.

The madness and humiliation caused by his inability to overcome Xia Nuo continued to burn his nerves, consuming most of his reason.

Many times, he had completely given up on defense, letting Xia Nuo's fists tear bloody marks on his body.

In return, each strike carried an even more ferocious force, blasting the black-haired boy backward.

"Ahem...Pah!"

Xia Nuo spat out a mouthful of blood, and the exposed wounds on his body sizzled under the intense heat of the lava.

He still grinned, his blood-stained lips parted, his eyes flashing with an almost manic fighting spirit.

"That's right, that's right... you old man! But it's still not enough, use a little more force!!!"

Akainu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his giant lava fist erupted with intense heat once more.

"Die!!!"

However, just as this punch was about to be thrown—

"Mr. Sakazuki!"

In the distance, Dalmesia and Bumaya's figures swept past the tops of the bare cherry blossom trees, rapidly approaching this place by using Moonwalk!

"Oh?"

Xia Nuo glanced over out of the corner of her eye, her sarcasm undisguised, "Looks like you finally realize that one person isn't enough, so you want to fight a group?"

I didn't call these people here!

He knew perfectly well that the brat in front of him was deliberately trying to provoke him...

But Akainu, who had been fighting for a long time without success, could not suppress his anger and suddenly swung his fist from below.

This time, Xia Nuo didn't counter with a punch. Instead, he let the opponent punch him in the jaw and used the force to throw himself into the air.

High in the sky, he gazed southward into the distance, where the Fallen One had long since become a blurry little black dot on the horizon.

"Has it already gone that far? It seems like it's been more than ten minutes!"

Xia Nuo grinned, revealing a blood-stained mouth. At that moment, his smile was unrestrained and arrogant.

it's time!

Snapped--!
Xia Nuo's body suddenly swelled, his bones cracked like thunder, and his muscle fibers grew wildly, almost instantly reaching a terrifying height of 3.9 meters.

His bulging muscles, like cast iron, bulged out with veins, and he crashed to the ground from the sky, causing the ground to tremble violently and soil to scatter in all directions under the immense force.

Boom!Boom!
The heavy footsteps sounded like war drums as Shano strode towards Akainu.

"..."

A shadow loomed over him, and Akainu looked up at the figure who was a meter taller than him, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"I see... Is this what you really look like?"

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally tell that the imposing body before him was Xia Nuo's true form.

The "ordinary human" appearance he had previously adopted was merely a form of mimicry specifically designed for combat.

There's a kid in the CP department who seems capable of doing that too.

"Hey, you old man!"

Xia Nuo's gruff voice came from above, and Akainu subconsciously raised his head higher to meet the boy's dark eyes.

The latter stretched his mouth to his ears, revealing his gleaming white teeth:

"I don't know when we'll meet again, so I might as well give you a farewell gift!"

Thump! He suddenly took a step forward, and with a loud crack, the muscles in his right arm swelled up to the size of a ring in an instant, as terrifying force surged and accumulated between his tendons and bones.

"The Gun of Elbaf——"

hum!
The air suddenly trembled, and visible ripples, centered on Xia Nuo's fist, spread rapidly in all directions like turbulent waves.

This blow.

Compared to the punch he threw at the mountain peak in the small garden, this one was much more powerful, almost draining most of Xia Nuo's remaining strength.

And its power is naturally even more terrifying!
Akainu's pupils suddenly contracted.

In that instant, his Observation Haki went into overdrive, but his body was too late to dodge.

"—Wei Kingdom!!!"

boom--! ! !
Before the fist even landed, the violent shockwave had already torn the earth apart.

Akainu only had time to cross his arms to block, and his lava-like body was just covered in Armament Haki when the earth-shattering impact crashed down!
Boom! ! !
Amidst a deafening explosion, Akainu's figure flew backward like a cannonball, crashing through countless rocks along the way before finally slamming heavily onto the North Island coast, seven or eight hundred meters away!
The sea was whipped up by the terrifying impact, creating towering waves and countless thick columns of water shooting into the sky.

This time, not only the South Island, but also the town area of ​​Thor Island in the north, were shaken violently by this attack!
"Old man, that punch was powerful, wasn't it?!"

From afar came Xia Nuo's loud laughter.

His body had already returned to the "Paper Painting Martial Body" form. After saying those words, he turned around without hesitation.

The ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and he shot off like an arrow towards the sea in the opposite direction!

Shave - Consecutive Flashes!
With the speed of the Six Styles at its peak, Xia Nuo's figure almost turned into a bolt of lightning, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, heading straight for the distant sea!

"Mr. Sakazuki!"

Two exclamations came from not far away.

However, Dalmesia and Bulmaia had already arrived and witnessed Akainu being blasted away. They couldn't help but gasp and exclaim in surprise.

"Asshole..."

Bulmaia's eyes were bloodshot, her beautiful face contorted with rage. That despicable swordsman Shano dared to be so disrespectful to Mr. Akainu... How dare he?!
She wasn't this furious when those pirates managed to break through and escape at the dock!
"Leave me alone!"

She let out a sharp shriek, her figure suddenly turning into a blur as she frantically chased after Xia Nuo.

Dalmesia's expression changed instantly: "What are you doing, Bumaya! Don't be impulsive!"

He was originally heading towards Akainu, but suddenly turned around and hurriedly followed.

"Ok?"

Xia Nuo sensed the approaching presence from behind and glanced sideways.

These two lieutenant generals were a spotted dog with messy fur and a crazy woman holding a syringe.

They were covered in wounds, as if they had just been through a fierce battle. Although their aura was not as weak as before they ate the Senzu Bean, it was still disordered and unstable, indicating that they had suffered a lot.

It seems... my buddies did a great job!

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

He glanced at the two people who were getting closer and closer, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

"You still dare to chase after me in this state? You really have guts..."

He was clearly faster and could easily have left those two behind, but... Akainu was one thing, but who were these random Tom, Dick, and Harry who dared to disregard him?

With a whoosh, he suddenly stopped, flipped in mid-air, and slammed his right foot down like a mountain!
"Mist Foot·Meteorite!"

Boom-! ! !
Dalmesia hastily raised his arms to block, but was still slammed into the ground by the kick!

Click!

His arms cracked, he coughed up blood, and was so badly injured that his vision went black.

"Cough... Damn it!"

Dalmesia struggled to get up, only to find that he had lost feeling in both arms and was unable to fight again for the time being.

And on the other side-

"Die, you filthy pirate!!!"

Bumaya screamed madly, her arms turning into syringes with their tips suddenly extending like spears, aiming straight for Shano's throat!

"A doctor's compassionate heart, double puncture!"

A red light flashed in Xia Nuo's eyes. In the instant he dodged to the side, his right hand gripped her right shoulder like an iron clamp!

"Crazy woman, your needles... are too slow."

Click!

With a cracking sound of bones breaking, Bumaya's right arm was ripped off!

The large metal syringe instantly reverted to its original shape, and blood spurted out like a fountain, scattering across the ground.

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

A piercing scream echoed along the coast. Bulmaia staggered backward, her face contorted in agony, yet her eyes still burned with a crazed hatred. "You...you dared...destroy my right hand! This is the right hand I used to give Mr. Sakazuki injections when I was a nurse at the hospital! It's the right hand that inspired me to join the Navy and follow my idol!!!"

She lunged at his left arm again, but Xia Nuo remained expressionless, easily grabbing the enormous syringe once more, about to break it.

Suddenly, Bumaya grinned, revealing a sickly smile.

be cheated!
Click!

Suddenly, a slit appeared in her chest, and a thin needle shot out, piercing straight into Xia Nuo's abdomen!

"A doctor's compassionate heart, yet a deadly injection!"

puff!

The venom was injected instantly, and Xia Nuo's face suddenly turned blue and purple, his muscles visibly stiffening.

"Hehehe... How's it going? Feeling like your body's not obeying your commands?"

Bumaya burst into shrill laughter, "This is my ultimate technique! A needle pierced with all my love and patience. Even the cruelest man has no choice but to..."

The next second, her laughter abruptly stopped, like a duck being choked.

—This is because Xia Nuo's complexion is rapidly returning to normal, and even the huge wound on his abdomen that was pierced by the syringe is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It seems the toxicity isn't that bad."

Xia Nuo grinned, and under Bumaya's panicked gaze, grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.

"It would be more appropriate to call Magellan here. My body is no longer susceptible to the effects of toxins of your level."

Click!

Bumaya's neck bones cracked under the strain, her face flushed red, her legs kicked weakly as if drowning, and an unprecedented fear finally appeared in her eyes.

"You...cough cough...let go, let go..."

She managed to squeeze out a few words from her throat, twisting and turning with all her might, but she could not break free from that iron-like hand.

"Let her go!!!"

A furious roar suddenly came from afar, and the air in the entire sea seemed to freeze at that moment.

boom--! ! !
Akainu's figure shot into the sky from below the sea cliff like a crimson meteor, lava spewing from his legs and billowing black smoke, tearing through the air at a terrifying speed!

Mr. Sakazuki...

Bumaya caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye and was filled with horror.

Is this distorted, demonic face still the same Mr. Sakazuki she knew, the calm and composed man who was as steady as a mountain?

Buzz!

Akainu's speed increased rapidly, closing the distance to halfway in the blink of an eye, his entire body exuding a violent aura.

How many years!

Since his promotion to general and becoming the highest combat force in the headquarters, when has he ever been forced to such a state of losing his composure?

How long has it been since I've suffered such humiliation?!

He's just a little brat!

I must settle this myself today!!!

……

Sensing the almost tangible rage emanating from Akainu, Xia Nuo raised an eyebrow. How terrifying…

We can't delay, we have to leave immediately!
He immediately turned and flew away; the coast was already within reach.

"Cough...hehe..."

Bulmaia, who was extremely weak, suddenly grinned, revealing a bloodstained mouth, and a morbid madness flashed in her eyes:

"See? Mr. Sakazuki told you to let me go. So that's why he's so angry, huh... Hey, you brat, let go of me right now, or do you want to die here?"

"Don't worry, after you die, I'll find your companions, including your two younger sisters, right? I'll use my syringe to slowly prick them into a sieve, hehehe..."

"..."

Xia Nuo was already prepared to let go, throw the crazy woman aside, and then jump into the sea himself.

Upon hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and grinned.

"Let go? Don't worry, I still have time to break your neck."

Before he finished speaking, his right arm suddenly swelled up, veins bulging, and the force in his hand instantly increased several times over.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound, Bumaya's neck was completely snapped, her head tilted at an eerie angle, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed.

Even in death, a maniacal smile remained on her lips.

"Bumaya!!!"

From afar came Dalmesia's furious roar, his eyes blazing with rage.

Akainu's figure had already closed to within a hundred meters, his molten right fist poised to strike, the intense heat causing the air to distort and vaporize.

"Pluto!"

A terrifying lava fist roared in, and Shano flung Bulma's corpse toward Akainu, simultaneously stomping on the ground to propel himself backward!

boom! ! !
The giant lava fist showed no mercy, instantly vaporizing Bumaya's remains. The aftershock still sent Shano flying hundreds of meters before he crashed heavily into the sea.

"call……"

The icy seawater dispelled much of the fatigue and weakness in her body. Xia Nuo bit her tongue to stay awake, and with her limbs paddling, she quickly dived into the deep sea.

Snapped!
Akainu landed on the shore.

Behind her, the black ashes belonging to Bumaya fluttered down.

He didn't even glance at it, his pupils fixed on the churning sea, a ferocious glint appearing in his eyes.

Want to escape from the sea?
Dream on! It's not that simple!
He suddenly raised his arms, his molten fists pointing straight at the sky—

"Meteor Volcano!!!"

In an instant, countless giant lava fists rose into the sky, and then fell like meteors, completely engulfing the entire sea area!

boom!
boom! !

boom! ! !
The molten lava crashed into the sea, instantly evaporating a large area of ​​seawater.

The terrifyingly high temperature caused the waters within a radius of several kilometers to boil and churn, with countless schools of fish floating belly up to the surface, only to quickly melt into a pool of black mud.

In just a few seconds, the entire sea area near Tor Island was transformed into a lava hell!
"...!"

In the deep sea, Xia Nuo's pupils shrank suddenly, and the exposed wounds on his body were scalding painfully from the boiling lava.

Danger!

We need to leave this area as soon as possible!

If the temperature continues to rise, even if he swallows his last Senzu Bean, he'll be in serious trouble when Akainu catches up to him!

Without hesitation, he unleashed all his power. A gust of wind howled from nowhere, gathering above his arms—a power that could only be wielded by those who had crossed the threshold of becoming a great swordsman of the dual-wielding style.

"Fengchen Jue Nian Slash!"

Swish!
The surging sword energy roared out, causing the seawater in front of them to churn violently and surge to both sides, creating a vacuum zone for a moment.

When Xia Nuo reappeared, he had already appeared three or four kilometers away like a ghost.

However, it is still within the range of Meteor Volcano, and the high temperature is eroding the deep sea downwards at an increasingly faster rate. The scorching magma is relentlessly pursuing it like a bone-deep ailment!
"Come again!"

Xia Nuo gritted his teeth and, ignoring his exhaustion, activated his ability once again!
"Fengchen Jue Nian Slash!"

Swish!
He flashed back three kilometers, finally leaving the boiling lava hell behind him completely behind.

"Huh...ha..."

He suddenly surfaced, breaking through the surface of the sea, greedily breathing in the fresh air, and continued to swim forward with all his might while looking back.

Thor Island has become a blurry outline in the distance, while above that sea, crimson lava continues to rage, staining the entire sky blood-red, as if the end of the world has arrived.

"Ah……"

The black-haired boy grinned, revealing a smug smile.

"You can't catch me, can you?"

He wiped the seawater off his face, imagining Akainu standing on the shore, raging helplessly, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It's a pity we couldn't see the red dog's expression!
……

ashore.

Akainu stood on the shore, his pupils now dark red, staring intently in the direction where Shano had escaped. Lava dripped from his right fist, scorching the rocks and sending up hissing white smoke.

How did you do that...?

How on earth did they do that?!
His Observation Haki clearly detected that the other party had used some strange method to flash several times in a short period of time, creating an extremely large distance between them.

This also completely extinguished his hope of pursuing them.

“Mr. Sakazuki…”

Dalmesia limped over, about to speak, but suddenly paused, his Adam's apple bobbing, and swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Having known each other for many years, he had never seen Akainu like this before—

The military cap that had been with him for many years was nowhere to be found, and the dark red suit was reduced to just trousers, tattered and torn.
His bare chest was covered with bruises, and his lava-like right arm was even unnaturally twisted.

However, these things don't really matter; I'll recover completely after a couple of days of rest.

The more crucial point is...

On Akainu's neck, there were cratered, charred holes, and the edges of the bloody wounds still retained traces of Armament Haki.

His right ear was almost completely blown off, and blood slid down his cheek, dripping onto the lava on his shoulder and hissing as it evaporated.

This is a permanent injury that cannot be repaired. Even with emergency surgery performed by the headquarters medical unit, it will inevitably leave a noticeable scar...

That katana master Shano actually managed to injure Mr. Sakazuki?

“Mr. Sakassky.”

After hesitating for a long time, Dalmesia finally gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that headquarters underestimated that kid's true strength before, but please don't worry. That guy has exhausted his strength and still has the deadly poison left by Bumaya in his body. I'm afraid it won't be long before he dies in the sea..."

"I said……"

Akainu suddenly spoke in a gloomy tone, slowly turning his head, causing Dalmesia's heart to clench abruptly.

That's not human eyes.

Rather, it is a ferocious beast that has been thoroughly enraged, the final stillness before a volcanic eruption.

Akainu's face remained expressionless, but his pupils throbbed with an almost tangible killing intent.
"Dalmesia, have you lost your mind after being beaten?"

"You actually think that Bumaya's toxins can kill this troublesome guy that I spent almost an hour trying to take down?"

He's just a lieutenant general who was recently promoted and is considered the weakest among his rank in the unit.

If that kid, whose physique is as strong as a monster, were to die from such a ridiculous attack, it would be an insult to him as well.

Doesn't that mean he, a dignified naval admiral, is a joke?
“…” Dalmesia realized he had spoken out of turn, lowered his head slightly, and dared not speak again.

“I’m asking you… lift your head, I’m asking you.”

Akainu's voice suddenly rose, filled with barely suppressed anger:

"Bumaya is one thing, I didn't expect her to be of much use anyway, but with you personally overseeing things, how exactly did you manage to get all of that kid's underlings to escape?"

He wasn't taking his anger out on others; his blame was justified!
At that moment, if it weren't for the orange fireworks that suddenly exploded in the sky, attracting his attention and prompting him to rush to the dock to blockade the pirate ship, he would have been much more anxious.

That kid might not have the chance to recover his strength using those strange methods!

"Minor fodder..."

Dalmesia smiled wryly, "General, it's not just that Shano who's underestimated, but also his crew. Apart from that underage girl, every single one of them is a force to be reckoned with..."

That young swordswoman with black hair and a high ponytail, despite her young age, possessed terrifyingly sharp swordsmanship.

With the help of the blue-haired girl's punches, she was able to fight this veteran lieutenant general to a standstill for a while.

As for Bulmaia...

This lieutenant general, whose strength was somewhat questionable, was completely bogged down by the traitorous White Hunter Smoker and Red-Leg Zeff, and was unable to extricate himself from the fierce battle.

If that were all, it wouldn't be anything special.

Thanks to the abilities granted by his Zoan-type Devil Fruit, he possesses superhuman physical strength.

Given a little more time, he was absolutely confident that he could gradually turn his advantage into a winning position and defeat the two girls.

but……

But there is also a giant wolf, a terrifying giant wolf that can generate electricity and fire, whose combat power should not be underestimated!
(End of this chapter)