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Don't look at the red-haired man who looks like a warm and a cheerful man.
This is a man with an extremely strong ego.
Otherwise, Conqueror's Haki wouldn't be so powerful.
He doesn't allow anything beyond his expectations to happen.
He wants to be the guide who understands everything about the world and the middleman who balances the order of the sea.
His face can be ignored by unknown people like bandits who don't know him.
But he can't be trampled by the big shots who do.
"How scary! Is this Conqueror's Haki?"
Enel, who was very close to Sakazuki, intuitively felt the red-haired man's powerful aura pressing against Sakazuki.
Having never come into contact with Conqueror's Haki before, he felt a strong dizziness in his head.
His internal organs seemed to be violently shaken.
Heart palpitating!
It made him want to kneel down and surrender.
"I didn't expect this red-haired cripple to be so powerful!"
"But the boss didn't falter!"
Enel resisted the urge to flee the battlefield, silently looking at Sakazuki beside him.
He thought to himself, You can't embarrass the boss!
Sakazuki noticed Shanks was still increasing his momentum, as if he had lost control.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Sakazuki's mouth.
And then, without hesitation, he unleashed all the energy he had hidden within his body.
Suddenly, there was a strong wind!
The mangrove trees on the island swayed violently under the force.
The branches of a mangrove tree next to Sakazuki snapped under the immense pressure, breaking instantly.
The two clashing momentums collided with each other.
It was like thunder exploding in the clouds.
The ground beneath shanks began to crumble, exposing layers of hard rock underneath.
In the distance, the once-calm sea began to churn and swell.
Waves several meters high crashed mercilessly against the shore, gnawing at the rocks like a wild beast.
Red and dark red auras clashed in the air, neither side giving an inch.
The red-haired man's expression grew serious.
His pupils shrank to the size of pinheads.
He was no longer willing to take chances.
He had to admit that his Conqueror's Haki truly couldn't suppress Sakazuki.
Sakazuki had pretended to be weak before, leading the red-haired man to doubt whether he was injured.
The red-haired man had even taken advantage of an earlier thunder and lightning attack to escape, which only strengthened his assumptions.
Who would've thought Sakazuki would suddenly unleash such a surprise?
"How despicable!"
The red-haired man was both shocked and angry.
Seeing the rock layers beneath his feet start to crack, he immediately withdrew his conquerors haki and drew his supreme-grade sword, Griffin, pointing it at Sakazuki.
Sakazuki also retracted the haki that had erupted from his body. Slowly, he adjusted the blood-red rose pinned to his chest. After straightening it, he began issuing orders.
"Kizaru! Hold back Beckman and Yasopp!"
"Enel, deal with that fat man holding the meat and wearing tiny sunglasses!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki's hands transformed into lava.
"Meteor Volcano!"
Countless streams of molten magma erupted into the sky like fiery fireworks, raining down toward the Red-Haired Pirates.
For the Red-Haired Pirates, who typically avoided consuming Devil Fruits, the destructive power of Sakazuki's Logia abilities became terrifyingly evident.
In the chaos, no one noticed one of the magma masses burning through the Marines nearby, leaving no intact corpses behind.
The red-haired man, seeing Sakazuki's merciless tactics and the devastating effect on his crew, roared in fury.
"Akainu!"
With a single arm, he swung his sword, unleashing waves of sword energy that quickly sliced through the falling magma.
Sakazuki descended from the sky, landing on the ground with both feet, stirring up a cloud of dust. His cold eyes locked onto the red-haired man standing before him, sword at the ready.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked past Sakazuki, heading straight for the red-haired man.
"Boss! Take out the leader to win the fight!"
Enel's voice came from the lightning as his golden staff crackled with electricity. Sparks sizzled in the air as Enel's figure approached the red-haired man. The staff in his hand grew thicker and longer, radiating an overwhelming current.
The intense lightning storm disrupted the surrounding magnetic field, creating powerful gusts that tore at the red-haired man's cloak.
Without hesitation, Enel thrust the enlarged weapon toward the red-haired man's torso.
"Surrender, Red-Hair!"
Enel believed his sudden strike would catch shanks off guard.
However, to his shock, the golden staff was easily blocked by shanks's sword.
Stunned, Enel's expression froze.
The red-haired man's eyes narrowed sharply, and an immense force surged through his arm and sword.
"Get lost!"
An invisible wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted, instantly flinging Enel backward. He tumbled uncontrollably before slamming into a mangrove tree trunk thousands of meters away, embedding himself deeply in it.
Dazed, Enel muttered, "What the hell was that?"
Shaking off the stupor, he freed himself from the tree trunk and transformed into lightning, reappearing beside Sakazuki in a flash.
Sakazuki glanced at the battered Enel, visibly annoyed.
"Forget capturing the leader for now. Handle the smaller threats first."
Ignoring Enel, Sakazuki turned his gaze back to the red-haired man across from him. His mocking expression only intensified the tension.
Both fighters lunged toward each other simultaneously.
"Dark Hound!"
"Divine Departure!"
Sakazuki's right fist, now molten lava, morphed into the shape of a ferocious dog, radiating his iron will as it lunged at the red-haired man.
Meanwhile, the red-haired man swung his sword at high speed, unleashing a flying slash filled with Haki.
The two powerful attacks collided violently. Lava splattered everywhere while the red slash tore through the battlefield.
Unfazed, Sakazuki charged forward, closing the distance between him and the red-haired man in an instant.
Wrapping Conqueror's Haki around his lava-coated right fist, arcs of electricity crackled as he struck toward the red-haired man's face.
The red-haired man quickly raised his sword, blocking the attack with one arm. The collision produced a piercing metallic sound.
Feeling the heat of Sakazuki's attack, the red-haired man gritted his teeth, using all his strength to push the fist away. With a swift wrist movement, he adjusted his sword's angle and thrust it forward.
Sakazuki didn't dodge; instead, his left hand, now lava, grabbed the blade directly.
The red-haired man's eyes widened in shock as Sakazuki swung his right fist once more, this time landing a direct hit on the red-haired man's chest.
The red-haired man braced himself, coating his body with Armament Haki just in time.
Bang!
The impact sent shockwaves through the air, and magma spewed from Sakazuki's fist for a follow-up attack.
Shanks felt the searing heat but managed to pull his sword free and kick off with his feet, retreating several meters away.
He glanced down at his burned chest before lifting his gaze, a sullen expression on his face as his scarlet eyes glared at Sakazuki, who wore a mocking grin.
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