Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"Don't be afraid, he's made of rubber, you can take him down with a sword!"

"Even Whitebeard was beaten like this by us, what's a mere straw hat kid!"

"Kill him!"

"For justice!"

Do you think I'm Whitebeard?

That uncle is a long-term patient, yet he has caused so much trouble for your navy.

However, their courage is commendable.

Luffy grinned, took a deep breath, turned into a balloon, and suddenly opened his mouth to drink it.

The surging air currents blew the entire group of navy personnel away, and also quickly extinguished the hot air that was constantly rising from the iceberg.

In the depression of the iceberg, magma gushed out, rapidly melting the surrounding ice and forming an ever-expanding lava pool.

The figure that had collapsed there slowly appeared, and Akainu slowly rose from the center of the lava.

Akainu's face was pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The fracture on his left shoulder was gruesome, and magma was writhing there.

His arm was severed, truly severed, and the slash was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.

It can only appear by the emergence of magma, temporarily forming a magma arm.

shame!

An immense disgrace!

Since becoming a general, when have I ever suffered such a serious injury?

Right in front of everyone, a kid who had been at sea for less than a year teamed up with a dying old man to cut off his arm!

This humiliation made him want to kill Luffy. But he still stared at Luffy with lingering fear.

Caught off guard by the attacks from Whitebeard and Luffy, he almost died.

"We can't fight him head-on."

This is the conclusion Akainu reached.

Losing an arm not only means reducing attack methods by half, but also severely disrupts the body's balance and the flow of domineering aura.

An attack under normal circumstances would likely pose little threat to the imp that had entered a bizarre state.

If that knife had been used again, he might not have been able to dodge it.

Akainu could tell from Luffy's expression that the Straw Hat Pirates clearly weren't going to let him go.

This is not the time to be angry; he doesn't even have time to treat his injuries, as lava directly covers his severed limbs.

"A dog gnaws at a red lotus!"

Without hesitation, Akainu's outstretched fist condensed magma, unleashing another penetrating attack.

The magma fist roared out, splitting into several ferocious magma hounds in the air. Instead of rushing straight at Luffy, they spread out in a fan shape, tearing at Luffy from different angles. At the same time, more magma rained down on the rubber ground beneath Luffy's feet and around him.

This is the most shameless fighting style among the Logia-type characters.

Akainu felt a dull ache in his arm and knew that he couldn't deal with Luffy using the usual methods.

The moves are probably useless now.

If that sword strike were to come again, Akainu felt that even his strongest move couldn't compare.

Akainu has a wealth of combat experience. Since he cannot win by force, he can only rely on the terrain to win.

The surrounding area is all ice. Melting the ice will turn it into seawater. Luffy is a Devil Fruit user, and seawater is his nemesis!

Everything is for the sake of victory in battle. Whether it's physical skills, swordsmanship, Haki, or Devil Fruit abilities, it's all for the final victory.

The so-called "any means necessary" approach.

The strong don't need to consider these things when dealing with the weak; they can just crush them.

Now, facing Luffy, Akainu has to consider these things, because this guy is capable of killing him.

Bang!

You think this will work?

Luffy snorted coldly, pushed off with his feet, and leaped into the air.

At the same time, he wielded the giant blade in his hand, unleashing a series of dark, flying slashes that crisscrossed and shattered all the magma hounds that pounced on him.

Immediately afterward, Luffy charged towards Akainu, and as he swung his sword down, a huge fist suddenly shot out from under Akainu.

"Pluto, the Flying Squirrel Gun!"

Suddenly, a large bulge appeared on the sea beneath Akainu's feet, and a gigantic fist burst through the ice, striking him squarely in the abdomen from below.

Akainu was sent flying, his face filled with shock. This guy doesn't use a sword?

"I've said it many times, I'm not a swordsman."

The sound came from ahead. Akainu looked up and saw that Luffy had almost rushed in front of him. The hand that had just used his ability was still retracting, while the other hand was holding a sword and slashing at Akainu.

If you're not even a swordsman, then how are those guys who call themselves sword masters supposed to put themselves in their place?

"Overlord Blade Slash!"

A sword strike, imbued with immense force, came down. Akainu gritted his teeth and raised both fists in front of him to block it. Though they were called two fists, in reality only one remained; the other fist was formed from magma.

Boom boom boom!

The overwhelming force collided with the covering magma, creating a ring-shaped shockwave like a nuclear explosion. The impact of the fist rippled outwards, blasting open Akainu's entire head, and magma slowly fell around him.

The magma exploded, like a blooming flower of death, spraying everywhere with high temperature and shock waves.

Because the damage was caused by the shockwave, Akainu's body was constantly recovering. Lava flowed down Akainu's neck and condensed upwards to form a perfectly intact head.

"Don't underestimate me, kid!"

Akainu's right leg transformed into lava and swept straight across. Before it even got close, the intense heat caused Luffy to break out in a sweat.

“What else is there to say after I’ve already cut off one of your arms?”

Luffy clicked his tongue, dodged slightly to the side, then threw his demonic energy into the sky, his hands creating afterimages as his massive fist unleashed a barrage of Haki shockwaves.

"Pluto, white machine gun!"

"A massive fireball!"

The lava collided with the giant rubber foot, producing a dull, thunderous roar.

Luffy's fists didn't need to collide with the magma; the dense barrage of impacts knocked all the magma down in mid-air, melting the ice below and turning it into boiling seawater.

Do you think I'll fall?

Luffy glanced at Akainu floating high in the sky, and then used a technique similar to the Navy's Moonwalk to levitate himself.

"What a troublesome brat." Lava kept falling from Akainu's body, which seemed to have turned into magma.

Luffy looked at Akainu, feeling the increasingly hot temperature around him, and a serious look appeared in his eyes.

This guy's abilities have even changed the climate of the entire region.

The differences between natural systems are indeed significant.

Just like Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit, which is also a Logia type, its most useful ability is Devil Fruit nullification, so it can't achieve this effect.

There's a huge difference between Logia-type Devil Fruits. Some are so weak they're practically invisible, and their techniques are all over the place, posing no threat whatsoever. For example, Smoker, whom Luffy encountered in Loguetown, only used smoke as a means of concealment.

No wonder he's only a senior colonel.

But this isn't Smoker's fault; the Smoke-Smoke Fruit sounds unappealing just from its name.

There's no comparison to Akainu's Magma-Magma Fruit right in front of him; the mere sight of him is a disaster in itself.

The temperature of magma is far greater than that of ordinary fire. Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit has not yet been developed to that extent. If he were to develop it to the point where he could instantly burn magma, Akainu would be no match for him.

Akainu's exploitation of the Magma-Magma Fruit is clearly quite advanced; his magma, even under normal conditions, is orange in color and has a temperature above 900 degrees Celsius.

During the battle, lava occasionally splashed onto Luffy's Haki-covered skin, making him look somewhat uncomfortable.

If you use your powerful, domineering fist to strike, you'll likely get burned naturally after a few moves. At that point, using a knife would be very effective.

On the other hand, it's no wonder that so many powerful individuals are swordsmen. As the class with the greatest offensive power, they also have a significant advantage when fighting against nature-based enemies.

Without Garp's ultimate Armament Haki, using a sword to fight Logia-type users is the best way to break the deadlock.

Therefore,

"You're not as fast as that monkey. If you're so tough, take a few of my blows, you cripple." Luffy sneered at Akainu, who was covered in blood.

If he hadn't arrived in time, Ace would have been in danger.

The prisoners who escaped from Impel Down were not at their peak strength, otherwise the situation would be very different now. Even if Ace was not Akainu's match, he would not have been defeated so quickly.

Akainu glanced into the distance and saw Kizaru being slashed down by Whitebeard on his way.

Aokiji was blocked by several of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

It's Crocodile, Jinbe, and that dangerous guy from the Revolutionary Army named Ivankov.

In other words, he now has to face Luffy alone.

And those Whitebeard Pirates escaped right in front of him!

"Kid, don't be so arrogant!"

Lava churned beneath Akainu's feet.

He felt the pain in his broken left shoulder intensifying, and his aura was being depleted far more severely than usual.

"Losing an arm is indeed a disgrace to me! In my long naval career, this is the first time I've suffered such an injury! But I've experienced more battles than you've eaten salt! Don't underestimate the resolve of someone who bears the name of absolute justice!"

Akainu growled, and the lava flowing over his body suddenly accelerated, its color becoming even deeper.

The lava changed from orange to golden yellow, and a faint trace of white could even be seen within it.

"I've probably eaten more salt than you've been through battles," Luffy retorted expressionlessly, but his eyes grew serious.

"A massive fireball!!"