'Crack!!'
The air shattered into countless fragments along with Blaize; his body cracked and deformed at the same time, forcing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.
'Ahhh! Fuck! He's serious!!'
"Boom!"
As his body struck the ground, the impact of the shock traveled through and cracked the island. But it didn't stop Whitebeard from rampaging.
He's like an untamed beast hellbent on tearing the prey before him to pieces. From his balled fist another wave of shock energy fired and hacked into Blaize.
The second wave completely shattered his defenses and destroyed the body, along with the island. The cracks allowed the seawater to flood in, sinking the entire island at a fast pace.
In no time, the island disappeared from everyone's view along with Blaize!
The most decisive attack of the world's strongest man is no joke.
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In the distance, the effect of island destruction rocked the ship of Marine and Pirates back and forth.
"It can't be...Vice Admiral Blaize is sunk to the bottom of the sea by Whitebeard!" A Marine officer exclaimed.
"No way." Some of the marines were in disbelief, while some who knew Blaize well were confident.
"Snort! Do you think something like seawater can confine Blaize-san? Observe what happens next with your eyes open wide." Regis snorted.
On Whitebeard's pirate side,
"Hmmph, What Strongest Marine, he's nothing in front of Daddy. See, Oyaji knocked him off in one move. Ohahaha!" A Whitebeard pirate commented and laughed along with others.
But, strong players of Commander level didn't comment anything. They knew the battle had just started.
Marko, Jozu, and Vista stood at the forefront, observing Whitebeard. They know their Pop's condition better than anyone else.
"How's Oyaji's condition?" Diamond Jozu asked.
"Well...it's not good. If Oyaji exerts full strength, his condition will worsen and weaken his haki. Long-term fights will reduce his life expectancy." Marko sighed.
Even with his devil fruit power and medical knowledge, he couldn't do anything. It frustrates him.
Marco turned his head and instructed the nurses onboard. "Medical team, please be on standby and prepare to face any unexpected situation."
"Ok. We have all the equipment ready."
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Under the sea, Blaize let himself sink with his hands and legs spread. His eyes looked at the receding sea surface, showing no attempt to resurface.
His extraordinary physique healed the wounds in no time. With the strength shown by Whitebeard, even Kaido with his impervious body would have been injured heavily.
'After the battle with Kaido, I thought it would be simple to defeat Whitebeard, but I'm completely wrong. He's Whitebeard.'
A strange feeling rose from Blaize's heart, boiling his blood in excitement. The long-lost feeling kindled his fighting spirit.
'Yes...this is what I seek!'
A sudden change in momentum and pressure. It affected every being within a kilometer radius. The aura made everyone tremble; it was similar to Conqueror's haki but not.
"What?" Both pirates and Marines felt the aura, but none could identify the source.
'What a strong fighting spirit! It's been some time since I encountered someone this eager to fight!' Whitebeard grinned, and his eyes scrutinized the water at the bottom of the sea.
With the back of his hand, he wiped the blood on the corner of his lips and mused, 'Striking with all my strength, I thought the Marine Kid would be injured but he's tough. It's not going to be easy!'
A laughter echoed, sweeping through the sea. One could feel the excitement in the laughter. Blaize came out of the water unscathed. "Whitebeard!"
His aura climbed to the peak affecting the surroundings. The temperature skyrocketed, enclosing everything within a few-mile radius like a domain. The sea boiled to the limit and began to evaporate.
"Oi...Oi...It's too hot!" Whitebeard commented sarcastically. But, the heat did him little to no harm, coated with Armament Haki.
Affected by the sudden change in temperature, the pirate and marine ship vamoosed out of the fire domain. Anymore, their ships would be consumed by fire.
"Get out of here! They are getting serious. If we stay close, just the aftershock may kill us."
Looking at Whitebeard who stays airborne using the shockwave, "Let's get serious," Blaize uttered and blasted his fist at him.
As his fist punched the empty air, flames materialized out of nowhere and banged Whitebeard. Failing to react, the fire engulfed him, and the force behind the attack smashed him far back.
Dashing forward, Blaize imbued his arms with Conqueror's haki, and before he could punch he suddenly stopped, glimpsing the future. He sighed.
Just as Blaize foresaw, Whitebeard stabilized his body, and before he could prepare himself, he abruptly clutched his chest in pain and threw out blood from his mouth.
It impacted his exertion of Haki which made him the target of high-temperature flames surrounding him. Whitebeard's skin charred but the former quickly recovered and resisted the flames with Haki.
"Oyaji..." The Whitebeard pirate Commanders noticed the situation with their exceptional Kenbunshoku Haki.
"How dare he injure Pops, I'm gonna make him pay for that." Diamond Jozu clenched his fist, ready to intervene. Not just him, most of the Whitebeard pirates thought so.
"Stop! You won't last single move against him. Furthermore, don't you understand Oyaji's character?" Marco stopped them from making any rash decisions. His words shushed the crowd.
"Why did you stop your attack? Do you think I need your pity? Don't underestimate me, brat. I am Whitebeard." Whitebeard roared in displeasure.
To him, the enemy showing mercy is much worse than killing him.
"Hai...hai..." Blaize simply waved his hand. Hearing the dialogue 'I'm Whitebeard!' again and again is kinda of funny.
"You..."
"You may feel insulted, but I can't shoot knowing you are sick and weak. I came here to claim the title, World Strongest Man!, from you." Blaize spoke, oozing with spirit. "And, I will claim it after defeating you up front at your strongest state!"
"How do you plan to do that?" Whitebeard snickered and mused himself, 'It won't change the fact that I'm unwell and not in my prime state!'
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