After the successful attack, Giotto immediately used Dying Will Flame to quickly distance himself from Whitebeard.
It wouldn't be easy to land another attack. He knew that he was up against Whitebeard, so he had to wait until there was an opportunity to attack again.
If he wasn't careful, he might be hit by Whitebeard.
"Gu ra ra ra ra! Not bad, kid. No wonder you were able to escape from that old hag!"
Instead of drowned in rage, Whitebeard laughed instead. He turned around and looked at Giotto with admiration. "But you are still too young. The current you is no match for me. Let me ask one more time. Come and be my son. Bear my name on your back, and you can still lead your own Family across the sea!"
"Forgive me for refusing."
Giotto paused for a moment before replying.
He didn't immediately refuse because he was considering Whitebeard's offer. He merely wanted to see if the system would still trigger a special mission. If he got another mission, he might get more rewards.
System: What is this bug?
As I expected, your answer is the same, huh kid? If that's the case, then I won't hold back anymore. This time, I will treat you as my true enemy. If you can block this attack, then I will let this matter slide for now.
Whitebeard planted his Naginata into the ground. Then, he clenched his right fist tightly. Blue veins bulged out of his muscles, and an overwhelming power could be felt by everyone at this moment.
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit concentrated on his right fist, and a quake buble enveloped it. The air around his fist was cracked by this power.
"Pops is serious. I really didn't expect Pops would take Giotto seriously." Marco seemed to be surprised as he didn't expect this outcome.
He had fought Giotto several times when Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates encountered each other. He did realise that Giotto had extraordinary talent and would definitely be able to become famous in the sea in the future, but he did not expect Giotto would get this strong in such a short time. The last time they met, Giotto was just a decent apprentice, yet now he managed to force his Pops to be serious, something that even he and other Division Commanders couldn't do.
"What was that? He dodged Pops's attack and counterattacked at the same time just now."
Jozu also did not expect that things would turn out this way. At the same time, he could not help but think about what would happen if he and Giotto fought.
Although he admitted that Giotto's combat sense was exceptional, the opponent's attack obviously couldn't break through his diamond defense. "But this time, he shouldn't be able to block it. I doubt even an Admiral can block Pops's next attack."
"That's not necessarily true. After all, Giotto is the leader of Vongola Family. He is not just an average man." Reborn calmly observed everything that was happening with eyes full of trust towards Giotto.
"It seems that there is no way to dodge this attack."
Giotto sighed. His Hyper Intuition told him that this there was nowhere for him to dodge this attack. Whitebeard had already used Color of Observation Haki to completely lock onto him. With Whitebeard's Haki, choosing to dodge at this time was a suicidal move, as Giotto wouldn't be able to dodge the attack and if he attempted to do so, he wouldn't be able to block Whitebeard's attack.
Immediately after, a light flashed in his eyes. That determined look on his eyes clearly told everyone that he plan to take Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit attack head-on!
"I'll commend your courage kid, but didn't Roger teach you that meaningless guts is just ... foolish!"
Whitebeard then finally swung his fist. All of a sudden, the air in front of him was completely shattered, and a powerful shock brought forth a tsunami-like impact.
There was no need to come in contact directly with this power to feel its terrifying destructive power.
Even Belphegor, who enjoyed killing, could not help but frown at this time. If he were the one to take that blow, he might nearly die if not completely dead.
In response, Giotto clenched his fist and concentrated all his Dying Will Flame on his fist. The atmosphere changed for the worse as violent momentum swept through the battlefield.
When Vongola Primo concentrated all his Dying Will Flame on his fist to throw his ultimate punch, his I-Glove would also change, and it was said that its power rivaled that of the X-Burner, but there was a difference between the two.
Because all the flames were concentrated in the fist, the power of this punch was more concentrated and more solid than X-Burner!
This move was called Big Bang Axle.
"I'm not gonna fall here!"
Pure conviction burst out of his mind as he threw his punch ...
With the orange-colored Sky Flame concentrated in his fist, Giotto was convinced that he could repel Whitebeard's attack. Even if this did not necessarily mean that he really had the strength to defeat Whitebeard, but this at least symbolized that he had indeed taken an important step forward.
The step to go against even the strongest man in the world!
"Boom!"
The whole island was shaking, followed with shockwaves and deafening explosion. It felt as if the next island would collapse and sink at any moment.
Everything around Giotto and Whitebeard was completely demolished, and since the dust blocked everyone's vision, nobody knew the outcome.
"Gu ra ra ra ra!"
Suddenly, the sound of Whitebeard's laughter reached everyone's ears: "Vongola brat, I acknowledge you!"
As Whitebeard finished his sentence, the dust settled, and the two figures were visible again in everyone's eyes. Giotto and Whitebeard were both standing proudly!