Uchiha's personal opinion

Jack's body was covered in black and red patches, and there were even many parts where elephant flesh that had been scorched by lava was exposed, making him look much more wretched!

"I want to display your ivory in my office!"

Sakazuki grinned, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent.

"Hoohoho!"

Jack, who had suffered a great loss after a round of fighting, roared repeatedly, but had no intention of refuting it verbally.

The strength of the Navy Headquarters Admiral, who was giving it his all, was indeed far superior to his.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Jack doesn't even have a chance to stall for time with his stamina.

"Playing dead if you're not going to talk, huh?"

Sakassky laughed, "Not only your ivory, but I also want your elephant meat as an extra treat, and a good meal!"

"asshole!"

Jack could no longer control his emotions, and his Armament Haki immediately erupted, crushing the deck beneath him and flinging Sakazuki into the air!

But before he could adjust his pace and launch an attack, Sakazuki's offensive came again—

"A dog gnaws at a red lotus!"

Sakazuki, suspended in mid-air, first transformed his lava-filled arms into the shape of a dog's head, then stretched them out and bit at Jack!

Unable to dodge in time, Jack's left hand was bitten by the lava dog head on the right arm!

"Ugh!"

The extremely high temperature almost turned half of Jack's body into charcoal!

"Clang!"

Jack swung his knife and severed his left hand, then quickly fell into the cabin.

We have to run!

This is what Jack was thinking at that moment.

Although he looks like a human with tusks, Jack is actually a saddle-belted grouper of the fish-man race, so even if he falls into the water, he will not drown, but he will still be completely dislodged and can only wait for others to rescue him.

Sakazuki also saw through Jack's plan to escape by sea, but he was in no hurry to intercept him.

After Jack breached the ship's hull and fell into the sea, Sakazuki gave a sinister smile and unleashed his strongest attack—

"Meteor Volcano!"

With the swing of his fists, countless magma fire fists, like a meteor shower, rained down from the sky, engulfing the Mammoth and the sea area where Jack had fallen into the ocean!

"Boom boom boom!"

Water and fire interacted, and smoke filled the air.

If Aramaki hadn't used his Devil Fruit powers to set up a firebreak beforehand, the Navy's warships would probably have been in trouble too!

But that wasn't all; Sakazuki took another deep breath—

"A massive fireball!"

Another enormous lava fist slammed into the sea. The extremely high temperature completely evaporated the seawater and even broke through the rock layers under the seabed, triggering the eruption of an underwater volcano!

"Boom boom boom boom!"

As the volcano erupted, a broken ivory tusk flew into the sky and was caught by Sakazuki.

"What a pity about that body full of flesh..."

Sakazuki sneered and returned to the naval warship.

At this moment, the fleets of Jhin and Quinn, who had received the distress signal, began to appear on the sea.

"continue!"

Sakazuki casually tossed Jack's ivory to a naval officer, his eyes burning with fervor as he stared at the approaching pirate ship.

Chapter 542 Defeated General

At this moment, Sakazuki had completely abandoned any concepts of winning first and then losing to lure the enemy deeper into his territory, of human relationships and social etiquette, or of orders from superiors.

He desperately needed a battle, a fierce and exhilarating battle where the enemy would die!

"That wasn't enough!"

Sakazuki twisted his neck, his expression extremely ferocious. "Luckily, two more targets have arrived!"

Even the radical Huang Mu felt that his boss was being a bit extreme.

But then I thought, isn't this the kind of person I've always wanted to be?

Therefore, Huang Mu immediately took out a small card filled with command orders and issued a deployment command that was textbook-level in clear and accurate pronunciation.

……

"The Flying Six are probably going to fight tooth and nail for the top spot again..."

King, the head of the Beasts Pirates' "Big Boss" and second only to Governor Kaido, stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the scene before him that resembled a volcanic eruption, and couldn't help but sigh.

With one of the three admirals of the Navy, and the most ruthless of them all, Sakazuki, making his move, it would be a miracle if 'Drought' Jack survived!

The "big spot" position, which is missing one member, will probably be fought to the death by the "Flying Six" members who are one level below.

With another sigh, Jhin pulled out a Den Den Mushi and called another 'big boss', Quinn.

"Mishimishi!"

Quinn answered the Den Den Mushi immediately.

This also indicates that the navy did not implement signal jamming at this time.

"Don't rush to make a move..."

"Jin said in a deep voice."

"What do you mean!"

Upon hearing this, Quinn immediately flew into a rage: "Are you going to watch our brothers die a horrible death without doing anything? You are utterly shameful..."

"Shut up! You idiot!"

Jin immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "This is Charlotte Linlin's war!"

Jack is dead!

Quinn took a deep breath and said coldly.

"Do you see that erupting underwater volcano?!"

Jin's anger intensified: "That's Akainu Sakazuki!"

"As long as we stall him until the old lady arrives, we can join forces to kill him!"

"Isn't this better than a brainless pig suddenly gaining nothing!"

"……I see!"

After being scolded, Quinn finally came to his senses.

"Now listen to my command, our fleet will begin to merge, and all shall look to my command flag!"

"Jin said coldly, then hung up the Den Den Mushi communication."

"Signal with flags: Fleet, hard starboard!"

After putting away the Den Den Mushi, Jin began issuing commands.

……

On the naval side, Aramaki was also maneuvering his warships, intending to use the same broadside salvo tactics to engage the pirates in a cannon battle.

Sakazuki didn't care and simply let the wild herd do as it pleased.

In the eyes of a powerhouse of his caliber, the existence and number of warships and marines were no longer of much significance. The only things that could stop him were distance, seawater, and seastone...

After all, Wano Country, which is occupied by the Beasts Pirates, is famous for its abundant Seastone. Sakazuki couldn't be sure if they had any secret weapons targeting Devil Fruit users, so he didn't rashly cross the sea alone to launch an attack.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the artillery barrage began, the battle between the pirates and the navy entered a stalemate and a period of stalemate.

In Sakazuki's opinion, this was indeed very boring.

Although the marines were clearly much better trained than the pirates, this could not compensate for the difference in the quality of their ships.

Sakazuki only brought four warships with him to this battle, while the opposing pirate ships had eight. Although the number of cannons on a single naval ship was higher than that on a single pirate ship, the number of heavy cannons loaded on a single naval ship was still about one-third less than that of the pirates. In addition, six of the pirate ships belonged to Charlotte Linlin's Devil Fruit creations, so they were not concerned about casualties from artillery fire. Therefore, as the bombardment continued, the navy gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Signal! Get Quinn to take the T-position!"

After another salvo engulfed the navy in a sea of ​​smoke and fire, King immediately issued an order to adjust the formation.

Although he was determined to stall for time, he had to make the performance look convincing, otherwise he would be helpless if the navy chose to turn around and run away.

On the other hand, Sakazuki had the same idea. He even instructed the naval officers responsible for intercepting the shells to hold back, letting the shells go as they pleased unless they were directly hitting the warship. This gave Jhin the misunderstanding that the navy was 'weak' – after all, the effect of a near miss at long range was no different from hitting the side.

As Quinn maneuvered his ships, the naval fleet found itself in a more passive and defensive position.

Since pirate ships are equipped with external armor, even if the navy's heavy cannons bombard the sides, they will only shatter the armor. Unless they are unlucky enough to be hit by two cannons in the same spot, it doesn't matter much. As for the navy's warships, they are not so lucky.

Although the heavy artillery shells sold abroad were a limited edition, they still posed a significant threat to the navy's wooden warships.

Even near misses can cause adhesive burning, which can also damage the ship's lower decks.

"Looks like I underestimated these pirate bastards..."

Despite his arrogant nature, Sakazuki was, after all, a high-ranking admiral who had risen through the ranks in the navy, and he was very knowledgeable about the impact of damage on various parts of a warship.

If the pirates continue their bombardment, his ships probably won't last much longer.

"Forget it, let's focus all our efforts on intercepting the shells!"

Sakazuki waved his hand, abandoning his plan to lure the enemy.

At the same time, he also took over the role of Huang Mu and personally issued orders for battle.

But the two sides did not entangle for long before another seemingly ordinary pie boat and a ship without sails appeared on the sea.