Chapter 124

Ain was indeed Zephyr's disciple; after a brief moment of shock, she quickly forced herself to regain clarity.

She instantly retreated, slapping both hands against the surrounding magma rock pillars.

The originally solid magma rock instantly turned into scorching magma.

Her Retrograde Fruit could not only revert a person's state by twelve years, but it worked on inanimate objects as well.

But Jack ignored the falling magma; after all, he could bathe in Akainu's magma, so what did this little bit of magma matter?

Jack slapped Ain far away, and she happened to land right where Zephyr and Vergo were fighting.

"Ain!"

Seeing his beloved disciple injured, Zephyr roared.

Yet he carelessly exposed an opening, and Vergo's fist covered in Armament Haki struck his abdomen.

Zephyr coughed blood, growing even more furious; his mechanical arm swung out fiercely, hitting Vergo in the face, and the immense force sent the latter flying.

Zephyr came to Ain's side, saw that she was not seriously hurt but had lost her combat ability, and felt relieved.

Then he stood up, his expression extremely gloomy as he gazed at Luo Xing, Jack, and Vergo approaching him.

With his experience, though he did not know Luo Xing, he certainly knew Jack.

Zephyr's teeth clenched tightly.

"Pirates, again those hateful pirates!"

"Vergo, you bastard, are you actually a spy for the Beasts Pirates?!"

Vergo calmly wiped the wound on his face and smiled:

"Your subordinate is honored to serve my lord Luo Xing."

Luo Xing?

Hearing this name, Zephyr's pupils suddenly contracted.

He, who had been staying at Marine Headquarters all this time, naturally could not be unaware of Luo Xing's reputation.

This man was said to pose a greater threat than the Four Emperors; his various heaven-defying inventions had made Sengoku and the World Government headache-ridden.

Even Dr. Vegapunk, who possessed wisdom surpassing the world by five hundred years, could only sigh in self-deprecation before him.

The name Luo Xing was thunderous in Zephyr's ears.

He never expected to meet such a mysterious man today.

Zephyr looked deeply at Luo Xing:

"It was you who set the trap and ambushed me, old man; truly worthy of possessing a genius brain surpassing Vegapunk. I admit defeat today!"

"But even if I die, I will drag you bunch of irredeemable pirates down with me!"

A look of madness appeared on Zephyr's face; suddenly he pulled a glass vessel from his bosom, inside which lay a purple rock.

It was the Explosive Rock, whose power was said to rival that of Ancient Weapons.

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As a former Fleet Admiral, although Zephyr had long retreated to the background, his status at Marine Headquarters remained transcendent, similar to Garp's.

He was thoroughly familiar with intelligence on all aspects of the Marines.

Therefore, he knew very well that Luo Xing, who had suddenly appeared and was hailed as the Fifth Emperor, possessed strength that was by no means simple, at least not inferior to his own.

Furthermore,

that Drought Jack seemed to have consumed a higher-grade Oiran Cell; in the battle at Dressrosa, he could clash head-on with Sakazuki, and was absolutely a force capable of challenging Zephyr himself.

As for the final one, Vergo, Zephyr had just fought him.

Although that man's strength had not yet reached a level comparable to his, holding out against him for a short time was no problem.

Under the siege of these three powerful figures, if it were during his Peak Period, Zephyr might still have had confidence to escape.

But under the current circumstances where his physical condition was extremely poor, Zephyr had only one path: death.

The best outcome would be to die together with Luo Xing and the other two!

Precisely because he had realized this point, Zephyr's face showed madness as he pulled out the Explosive Rock, intending to destroy the entire island.

Even if the ones dying because of this were not only pirates like Luo Xing, but also included his student Ain and other Neo Marines, Zephyr would not hesitate!

Since the moment he defected from the Marines, Zephyr had long been prepared to sacrifice everything!

"Die with me, you bunch of unforgivable pirates!"

Zephyr laughed wildly towards the sky, madness flashing in his eyes.

Then, without hesitation, he threw the Explosive Rock onto a nearby volcano crater.

Boom!

A world-shaking, earth-shattering explosion immediately roared.

Flames surged to the heavens, smoke filled the air, a scene of the apocalypse.

Such terrifying commotion was noticed even by the G5 Marines and Neo Marines currently fighting on the coast.

Smoker's face changed drastically.

"Damn it, Teacher Zephyr has used the Explosive Rock; he intends to destroy the entire island, and Tashigi is over there!"

Worried about Tashigi's safety, Smoker turned his entire body into white smoke and flew towards the center of the island.

But,

his intangible, smoke-like body was entangled by a black vine.

Smoker was forced to stop and, in a rage, looked at that black vine.

"It's Armament Haki coverage again; damn it! Everyone in the New World seems to possess this ability!"

Zephyr's student Binz slowly walked up and said:

"White Hunter Smoker, when I was at Marine Headquarters, I heard of your reputation; you are also a student of Teacher Zephyr. But you have stayed too long at the entrance of the Grand Line, and your strength has already fallen behind this era."

Smoker's mouth twitched.

Precisely because he knew this, he had voluntarily requested to come to the New World for training.

Smoker took a deep breath, suppressed his temper, and said:

"Teacher Zephyr has already detonated the volcano crater. Everyone, including you Neo Marines, will be burned to death by the erupting lava. Are you not afraid of death?"

Pudding answered with a calm expression:

"From the moment we followed Teacher Zephyr, we have long since cast life and death aside..."

"Moreover, we deeply trust Teacher Zephyr. Since Teacher Zephyr has chosen this method of mutual destruction with the enemy, it means he has reasons he must do so."

"Smoker, we have long been prepared to die alongside Teacher Zephyr!"

Smoker was completely stunned, shocked into speechlessness.

After a long while, he muttered a curse in a low voice:

"You fools who are willing to die for justice!"

But in his heart, he felt no resentment whatsoever against Zephyr and the other Neo Marines; he only grew increasingly furious at the World Government, the prime culprit behind all this.

At the center of the island.

Luo Xing was not surprised that Zephyr ruthlessly used the Explosive Rock; he had foreseen this step before arriving.

Therefore, he had brought the thick-skinned and tough-toughed Calamity Jack.

Luo Xing's voice was unhurried as he said:

"Jack, use your body to block that volcano crater."

The moment these words were spoken, the entire crowd was stunned.

Zephyr's eyes widened.

His student Ain wore an expression of utter disbelief.

The little Tashigi, now held in Luo Xing's arms, finally snapped out of the shock of seeing Luo Xing earlier and opened her small mouth in astonishment.

Even Vergo unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Glancing at the volcano crater currently erupting with violent lava, Vergo felt a bit panicked in his heart.

Later, would my lord Luo Xing not make him block the volcano crater too?

Only Jack himself showed no expression of shock or fear.

The moment Luo Xing finished speaking, he ran toward that volcano crater without a second word.

Roar!

A terrifying elephant roar echoed across the sky.

Jack actually transformed into a colossal giant elephant hundreds of meters tall and, like Mount Tai pressing down, sat his massive rear right onto that volcano crater!