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

Chapter 293 The Navy's Desperate Situation, The Five Elders Descend!

On the coast, next to where luxury cruise ships are docked.

"The naval fleet has been completely annihilated."

Smoker, with a cigar in his mouth, casually tossed the unconscious Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Strawberry onto the beach. "The officers who broke ashore with Akainu have all been dealt with. Those who are still alive are mostly here."

"So, Storobelli is up against you?"

Nojiko rubbed her slightly sore wrist and smiled, "You've worked hard. I was originally planning to go find him."

At her feet lay another Vice Admiral from the Navy Headquarters, but he was not as well-known or experienced as Stromberg.

"An opponent of this caliber is nothing."

Smoker was secretly pleased, but outwardly he feigned indifference, exhaling a smoke ring and saying casually:

"Compared to that last general named Snag, he's far inferior."

Think back to the beginning.

When he first entered the New World, he was utterly defeated by Vergo, the base commander of the G-5 branch, after several rounds of fierce fighting.

And now.

Smoker felt he could confidently and unequivocally say—

Among the active-duty Vice Admirals of the Marine Headquarters, there are no opponents he fears. Even if the infamous Momonga came, he could at least fight him to a draw!
"There are only two admirals left."

Zoro also arrived nearby and looked at the distant sea. "Kizaru's side has been completely suppressed by Uncle Issho and the others. He won't be able to hold on for long. As for Akainu and Brother Shano, they haven't decided who is the winner yet."

"Idiot, the opponent is the Navy's top combat force. It won't be that quick to decide a winner."

Sanji rolled his eyes, about to say something, but suddenly stopped, his ears twitching slightly.

Not only him, but everyone else also turned their heads away.

The explosions emanating from the depths of the valley suddenly became more frequent and intense, causing the ground to tremble violently.

"It seems we've reached a crucial moment."

Zoro squinted. "Since we have nothing else to do right now, shall we go take a look?"

"Be smart, the aftershocks of the battle could cost you your life."

Smoker shifted the cigar to the other corner of his mouth, looking at him speechlessly. "You're really a fearless newborn calf. The captains are fighting, and you dare to join in?"

These two brats, if they were to be directly and closely subjected to the impact of Conqueror's Haki, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it, and their eyes would roll back and they would pass out!

What help could they possibly offer? Would the captain even care about their assistance?

Zoro and Sanji exchanged a glance.

They all recalled the suffocating, soul-shaking sense of oppression they felt when facing Akainu in the valley.

He immediately gave an embarrassed smile.

Running over there would be suicide; they certainly didn't want Akainu to rip a hole in their chests...

……

Boom!
Another violent tremor resounded throughout the entire mountain forest.

Or perhaps it could no longer be called a mountain forest. After several hours of fighting, Akainu's Devil Fruit ability had long since turned the entire valley into a lava inferno.

All vegetation was burned to ashes, the streams evaporated, and even the exposed rocks melted into a scalding red liquid that gushed through the cracked earth.

In this apocalyptic scene...

Swish!
Xia Nuo, whose figure had just been shot down, burst out fiercely from the rain of fire, with rings of sonic boom clouds spreading behind him. His large, black and red hand grabbed Akainu's neck.

Whoosh!

The terrifying wind pressure caused Akainu's face to tremble violently and his beard and hair to stand on end.

He tried desperately to pry Xia Nuo's hands off, but the black and red lightning wrapped around him tightly like vines, and he couldn't break free for the time being.

"Hey, old dog, that punch you threw at me just now really hurt! You should try it too!"

Xia Nuo grinned, suddenly increased the force, and then threw it down hard like a bowling ball!

"Falling to the bottom of the sea!!!"

Garp used this technique during the Battle of Beehive Island, shooting his prized disciple Aokiji from the sky into the sea.

And right now, facing Akainu, whose strength is similar to Aokiji's, he can certainly do it too!

As for... there's no sea?

That kind of thing doesn't matter!
Isn't this molten lava also a sea?
boom! ! !
Under immense force, Akainu's figure crashed into the magma like a meteorite, penetrating hundreds of meters through the ground, instantly creating a commotion like a volcanic eruption.

Wow!
The molten lava splashed dozens of meters high, then solidified into black volcanic rock in mid-air, falling down like raindrops.

This time.

Four or five seconds passed before Akainu staggered to his feet in the deep pit.

He was covered in blood, and his baseball cap had mysteriously disappeared.

His righteous cloak and dark red suit were already tattered, revealing a body covered in burns and bruises, but his aura was still strong and vigorous, and his eyes were becoming increasingly fierce and ruthless.

"Cough...cough cough!"

Akainu spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with lava, looked up and stared intently at Shano in mid-air, a sinister smile on his face: "You think this kind of power can defeat me? It's not over yet, brat!"

"Knew it……"

Xia Nuo used the Flying Dance Technique to hover in mid-air with his arms crossed, looking down at Akainu with a slight raised eyebrow.

So much meat! It's incredibly meaty!
It can be said that in this world, apart from a very few fragile ones, there are very few who can reach the level of a general.

Almost all of them are incredibly fleshy monsters! They're all tougher and more resilient than Jack!
Xia Nuo has successfully gained the upper hand and suppressed Akainu.

But this amount of time is far from enough to completely defeat it.

That kind of thing needs to be calculated in terms of a whole day or a whole night!

"Molten Hell - Core Eruption!"

Akainu roared and plunged his arms into the ground, pouring a large amount of magma into the earth's crust.

From the depths of the cracked lava earth, a rumbling sound like muffled thunder suddenly came, as if a sleeping behemoth had been abruptly awakened.

Rumble!
Centered on him, the ground within a radius of one kilometer exploded violently!
Hundreds of giant lava pillars, each over ten meters in diameter, erupted violently from the ground like hellish fangs, blocking almost all paths and turning the entire space into a killing field.

"New move?"

Xia Nuo's gaze narrowed slightly.

This seems to be an ability that only the Magma-Magma Fruit possesses upon awakening, turning the entire land into magma, compressing it to the extreme, and then releasing it all at once.

Both in terms of destructive power and quantity, it is significantly superior to Meteor Volcano.

Don't be careless!

In the original work, Akainu rarely used his full power; he had never even seen this move before.

Meteor Volcano can be taken head-on with the body, dozens of them in one go are no problem, but this one can't be too careless, you have to use your fists to fight your way out!
"Then let's see if your lava is harder, or my fist!"

boom!
A fierce glint flashed in Xia Nuo's eyes, and he suddenly swooped down, charging head-on into those giant lava pillars!

The first giant pillar crashed head-on into him. Without hesitation, Xia Nuo unleashed a powerful punch, his right fist crackling with terrifying Conqueror's Haki!

boom! ! !
Amidst a deafening explosion, the giant lava pillar, over ten meters in diameter, was shattered by this punch, exploding into a rain of fire!

"The first one!"

Xia Nuo's figure never stopped, and he continued to charge forward.

"The second one!"

Another powerful punch was delivered, and the second giant pillar of lava also exploded in response!
"The third one!" "The fourth one!"

"The fifth one!"

Punch after punch, each punch carrying terrifying, destructive power, shattering all the giant lava pillars along the way!

Shano's figure darted swiftly between the giant lava pillars.

Wherever it went, rocks flew and explosions echoed, successfully carving out a path through this lava hell!

However, such explosive attacks also bring huge costs.

After smashing through dozens of incoming giant pillars, by the time he reached Akainu, Shano's breathing had become rapid, and fine beads of sweat were seeping from his forehead.

"Whoosh..."

He was breathing slightly out of breath, and the Armament Haki on his right fist had dimmed a little, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was even more intense.

"Looks like your tricks are nothing special, old dog."

Xia Nuo glanced at his bloodied and mangled fist, completely unconcerned, and looked at Akainu opposite him, speaking sarcastically:
"Bring on any new tricks you have, don't disappoint me!"

"..." Akainu's expression grew increasingly grim.

He had been planning this move for a long time, waiting for the two to completely change the terrain under their feet into lava during their continuous battle, so that he could exert the greatest home-field advantage with minimal cost.

Unexpectedly, his carefully prepared large-scale killing move was violently and brutally countered by Xia Nuo in such a ruthless manner.

Although it exhausted the opponent's strength and caused some superficial injuries, it did not achieve the desired effect at all!

Far from it!

This made Akainu increasingly anxious. Borsalino was already risking his life, and if the battle continued, he might not be able to take down this kid before Akainu did...

Ok?
Akainu's expression suddenly changed, and at almost the same time, Shano on the opposite side also abruptly raised his head.

Because at that very moment, both of them felt it.

Time seemed to freeze!

Or rather, it became viscous...

The sounds of flames burning and wind blowing became distant and indistinct; even the boiling lava seemed to pause briefly in mid-air.

Everything seemed to have sunk into a near-static quagmire.

hum!
The next instant!
Five enormous pentagrams, adorned with flowing black auspicious cloud patterns, appeared out of thin air all around, and simultaneously unleashed dazzling purplish-black lightning towards the sky, piercing through heaven and earth!
"This is……"

Akainu was utterly shocked.

As a naval admiral, he naturally recognized this power.

This is the symbol of the highest power in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the core of the World Government that transcends the Navy—the unique teleportation array of the Five Elders!

But five teleportation arrays in total?

Doesn't this mean that those five old men have all descended upon the world at the same time, like never before?!

"Is it finally here?"

The sudden gust of wind whipped up Xia Nuo's bangs, making his clothes flutter wildly. He glanced around at the five magic arrays and grinned.
"Hey, hey, hey, the aura is so evil and eerie, it's even more nauseating than the Knights of God."

This navy protecting the Celestial Dragons had reached its final desperate situation, so the arrival of the Five Elders was not too unexpected.

But right from the start, they mobilized all their forces?

That really gives me face!

Kaka!

The space distorted more and more violently, and finally, five enormous, mountain-like demon silhouettes slowly rose from the magic circle and slowly appeared in the center of the darkness that spread like a tide!
"Saturn" Jaigolusia Satan Saint, a terrifying monster with a bull's head and a spider's body - the Bull Demon!
"Mars" Marcus Mazsan, a strange bird with a phoenix face and a snake body, whose wingspan covers the sky - Itsumade!
"Mercury" Topman Vochuli Saint, a colossal beast with towering fangs, like a moving mountain—Feng Xi!
"Jupiter" Shepard X. Pitt Saint, the strange giant worm that crawls beneath the earth - the sandworm!
"Venus" Izanbaron V. Nassjuro Sei, a giant skeleton horse draped in a tattered horse skin - Horse Bone!
Behind the heads of the five demons, flames and clouds, a quality only those awakened with Zoan-type powers, were swirling.

But the fiery cloud was not pure white; it was a chilling purplish-black.

These fiery clouds surged and rolled, like karmic fire from hell, instantly turning the entire sky into an ominous dark color!

"This sense of oppression..."

Xia Nuo squinted and looked up.

At the very top of him was the enormous skeletal horse, with a huge spine as its main trunk, from which extended many pairs of long bone spikes, terrifying and grotesque.

Looking up at his abdomen from below, it reminded him of the Founding Titan after it unleashed the Rumbling.

"Xia Nuo".

The skeletal horse's face changed, transforming into a half-human, half-beast form. The bald old man wielding the first generation of the Kitetsu sword had a cold gaze, the blade pointing downwards, directly at Xia Nuo.

"You blasphemer who dares to kill the descendants of the Creator... your sins are unforgivable, and today you will be executed here!"

"It's time for this conflict in the lower realms to come to an end."

The monstrous bird with a phoenix face and a snake's body, which blotted out the sky, also lowered its head and looked down at Xia Nuo, speaking indifferently:
“We are not here to fight, but to carry out annihilation, and to declare to madmen like you who is the true and eternal ruler of this world.”

"Sakaski."

Saturn, the Saint of Satan, with a bull's head and a spider's body, leaned on his cane and said calmly, "Your performance is truly disappointing, but we are willing to give you a chance to redeem yourself."

Akainu, reprimanded to his face, clenched his fists, his face grim, but still asked in a deep voice, "Opportunity? What do you mean?"

Satan did not answer.

Instead, they raised their heads, exchanged a glance with the other four enormous demons, and then simultaneously spoke in low voices in perfect unison:
"Bound by the gods!"

Chi Chi!

Before the words were even finished, five beams of purplish-black energy shot out from their bodies, wrapping tightly around Xia Nuo's limbs and neck like vines.

He was frozen in mid-air!
Ok?
Xia Nuo's expression changed slightly. Immediately, his muscles bulged as he struggled fiercely, and the purple-black beams of light crackled and trembled.

But it seems to be endless, constantly healing and replenishing itself.

For a moment, they were completely unable to break free!

"What are you waiting for, Sakazuki! Maintaining this divine bond is no easy task. Hurry up and end this audacious and arrogant scoundrel!"

Satan lowered his eyes and spoke in a cold voice!
Akainu, who had been somewhat stunned by what he saw, suddenly snapped out of his daze and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

From the perspective of a battle between the strong, such behavior is undoubtedly shameful, and he would disdain to do it.

But things are different now. Factional stances are paramount. To uphold justice and order, there's no need to hesitate about killing pirates!
"That's enough, Shano!"

Akainu roared, his arms instantly transforming into rolling lava as he charged with all his might towards the bound Shano!
"Pluto!"

laugh! ! !
This attack was delivered with all its might; the giant lava fist struck Xia Nuo squarely in the chest, instantly piercing through it, burning away his heart, and creating a shockingly huge hole!

"very good."

Seeing this, the five elders all showed satisfaction. They clearly saw that Akainu's attack had pierced through Shano's heart as well.

The farce is over!

This man who caused them so much trouble and fear, and the Fallen Ones he founded, will cease to exist on the sea from this day forward!

"..."

Akainu stood there stunned, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Not right.

So relaxing.

As an opponent who had fought Xia Nuo many times, he knew how strong Xia Nuo's physique was. Even if he was restrained, he should not have been able to get his hands on him so easily.

and……

He suddenly looked up and stared intently at Xia Nuo's face.

The black-haired youth, whose heart had been pierced through the chest, was actually...laughing?!
(End of this chapter)