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A line of blood appeared on his face.

Ace quickly jumped back to create distance, raised his hand to touch his face, and looked at the bloodstains on his fingertips, feeling horrified.

I dodged the kick, but I still got injured.

Loya has become so strong!

"Now is not the time to be distracted!"

Hearing the reprimand, Ace quickly looked up, only to find that Loya, who should have been directly in front of him, was nowhere to be seen.

"shave!"

In a flash, Loya appeared before him as if teleported, and swept his right foot across the face!

"Oh!"

Time seemed to slow down; Ace's entire face was trembling violently, and two of his molars popped out.

Immediately afterwards, his body flew out.

"boom!"

Smoke and dust are everywhere!

"Captain Ace!"

The group of friends below the earthen slope were extremely anxious.

"That black-haired guy is ridiculously strong!"

"Captain Ace is completely overwhelmed!"

"Use your abilities now, Captain Ace!"

Only by using the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit can the situation be turned around. As partners, they have no doubt about the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

On the other side, the naval camp.

Smoker and the others were watching the battle.

Seeing Ace's performance, everyone frowned.

"Fire Fist Ace isn't as strong as I thought."

"Don't underestimate him. As a newcomer, his performance is already outstanding, and his movements are quite good."

"Keep watching. That guy is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user; he hasn't shown his true strength yet."

Judging solely from Ace's physical skills, they weren't particularly impressive; they showed obvious signs of being unorthodox. Smoker and Tina were both confident they could suppress Ace.

But his advantage lies in his quick reflexes and seemingly solid physical attributes; moreover, the nickname "Fire Fist" doesn't come from his martial arts skills.

Natural type, naturally powerful.

Less than ten minutes into the battle, Ace collapsed to his knees, panting heavily.

"Damn it, I can't beat them at all!"

Back in the days at Mount Colbo, he and Loya were evenly matched, but now Loya's physical skills completely overwhelmed him.

Throughout the fight, Loya hadn't even taken his hands out of his pockets, using only his kicking skills to render Loya powerless to retaliate.

This guy is a monster!

Originally, he didn't want to use his abilities to take advantage of Loya, but now it seems he was too naive.

Loya was different from him. The other party had no special abilities to protect himself and specialized in physical skills, so it was only natural that he could suppress him.

Ace got up, flames erupting from his entire body.

"Loya, I'm getting serious!"

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Loya shook his head with amusement and pulled his hands out of his pockets.

The environment affects a person's growth rate. The reason why the first half of the sea area is called a paradise is because it is too comfortable.

He believed that once Ace arrived in the New World, his strength would surely double in a short time, and he might even catch up with him.

But Ace is too inexperienced right now!

Loya slowly pulled out the Rain Cutter.

"I'll give you three minutes!"

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Ace leaped into the air, his fists engulfed in blazing flames!

"fire punch!"

The raging flames rushed towards you, an attack with a huge area of ​​effect. The flames spread and exploded after landing, making it difficult to dodge even with "Shave".

The power of the Natural System is on full display.

Loya watched the flames approach, his hair curling from the intense heat.

Although it was once joked that even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit, in reality, this fruit is definitely a top-tier ability.

A sharp glint of light flashed and disappeared!

"Flame Slash!"

The enormous flame split in two and flew past Loya on either side.

"boom!!!"

A dazzling burst of fire exploded behind us!

Amidst the raging flames, their eyes met once more.

Ace's pupils contracted.

"The fire has been cleaved!"

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"Musket!"

Ace made a gun gesture with both hands and fired a barrage of fire bullets at Loya, but such an attack could not stop Loya's advance in the slightest.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"

Loya wielded Rain Cutter, deflecting all the incoming fire bullets, and walked step by step toward Ace.

"If this is all you've got, you'd better just surrender."

"Huh? I only used 1% of my power!"

Ace's forehead veins bulged, and he immediately changed tactics. He opened his palm, and small green orbs of light floated towards Loya like fireflies.

These fireflies are formed from concentrated flames; if they are cut, they will explode, or they can be manually detonated.

When the fireflies surrounded Loa, Ace immediately activated his ability.

"Firefly Fire Bodhidharma!"

"Boom boom boom!!!"

All the fireflies shone brightly and exploded around Loya. Individually, they were not very powerful, but the continuous explosions were like a chain reaction, instantly engulfing Loya!

"How about that?!"

"good."

A faint voice emanated from the flames.

Ace's eyes widened in astonishment as he realized that there seemed to be an invisible wall around Loya, separating all the flames.

"Shield of Stasis!"

Loya sheathed his blade and, before the shield wall constructed by Rain Cutter disappeared, leaped up and used Moonwalk to escape the encirclement of flames.

"razor!"

Combining Shave with Moonwalk, his body became a blur, changing position several times in succession, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived above Ace, slashing down with a powerful right leg!

"Iron Block - Battle Axe!"

"So fast!"

Ace couldn't see clearly at all, but his fighting instincts led him to make the most reasonable response: he spun around, and his burning arms transformed into rings of flame.

Immediately afterwards, his body lit up.

"Flame Ring - Flame Pillar!"

Scorching flames shot into the sky!

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Loya's gaze sharpened. Instead of choosing to avoid the attack, he wrapped his domineering aura around his legs and forcefully slashed down!

The instant his leg made contact with the pillar of fire, he cleaved the pillar in two, but his leg was also scorched and ignited by the fire.