Chapter 73

"Admiral Sakazuki, the Beasts Pirates were indeed prepared; Kaido has sent all three Calamities to support!"

"Three Calamities?" Akainu sneered coldly, dismissing them, "Then I will just kill them all, cut off Kaido’s wings, and solve it once and for all!"

Last time he escorted the Heavenly Tribute, Akainu had seen Jack the Drought.

The opponent was killed in seconds by his punch, and his lungs were burned by his magma.

If it weren't for the heaven-defying Senzu Beans invented by the Beasts' Imperial Son-in-Law, Jack the Drought would have been crippled.

The other two Calamities that Akainu hadn't seen before probably weren't much stronger than the Drought.

It would just take a bit more effort for Akainu to deal with them.

Oh, what if the Beasts Pirates had Senzu Beans and recovered quickly?

What a joke, who do you think Akainu is?

A Hellhound through your heart, destroying your head—I don't believe Senzu Beans can bring you back to life!

Akainu’s Magma-Magma Fruit was known as the existence with the strongest attack power in the pirate world, and its one-hit kill effect was top-notch.

Seeing Akainu say this, Momonga felt relieved.

He also didn't believe that mere three Calamities and a few Tobi Roppo were opponents of Admiral Akainu.

The warships were only a hundred meters away from the Dressrosa port.

Both sides could see each other’s faces.

Akainu’s brow suddenly furrowed.

The first thing he saw was Jack the Drought; the opponent’s body size had actually expanded by a factor of two compared to last time—was it because he ate a monster cell?

It seemed Jack the Drought’s strength had increased.

However, even knowing this, Akainu didn't have the slightest worry.

Because the monster cells that leaked from Big Mom’s hands back then were obtained by the Navy and sent to Dr. Vegapunk for research.

Although Vegapunk couldn't replicate the monster cells, he analyzed the principle of the monster cells.

The conclusion was that monster cells could increase a person’s strength, but absolutely couldn't increase it to the level of a Navy Admiral.

Tsuru, who had fought Page One and Ulti, also said that although Page One and Ulti were strong, they were still far from the Admiral level.

This was the reason Akainu was fearless.

However.

Akainu didn't know that the monster cells eaten by Jack and the others were not the Tiger-Level Monster Cells from back then, but Dragon-Level!

The gap between Tiger-Level and Dragon-Level was roughly equivalent to the gap between a Major and an Admiral!

Dressrosa coast.

The first person Jack looked at was also Akainu.

Thinking of the grudge of having his lungs destroyed that day, his eyes turned red almost instantly.

Jack stared fixedly at Akainu on the warship and roared:

"Akainu, bring the ship over, today I’ll let you know how powerful I am!"

Hearing this, Akainu looked contemptuous.

"A defeated opponent, daring to be arrogant? I didn't kill you last time, it’s not too late to send you to hell today!"

Then he ordered the Vice Admiral below:

"Bring the ship over."

Momonga hesitated and tried to dissuade him:

"Admiral, we seem to should bombard first, we shouldn't engage in close combat so quickly."

What Momonga said was the reasonable tactic.

There were cannons on the warships; if they didn't bombard them with hundreds of shots first to consume the opponent’s troops, wouldn't it be a waste?

Akainu didn't bother to do that.

He was extremely confident in his strength and didn't look down on the three Calamities and Tobi Roppo of the Beasts Pirates at all.

If Kaido himself were here, he might have had some dread.

Akainu ordered unquestioningly:

"Just listen to me, bring the ship over."

Momonga had no choice but to do so.

But he kept a trick up his sleeve; the warship he was on didn't get too close to the coast, nor did it drop anchor.

This way, if any accident happened, this warship could leave quickly.

However, with Admiral Sakazuki here, the possibility of an accident was extremely low, infinitely approaching zero.

Hundreds of marines landed on the coast, setting up a formation against the Beasts Pirates, each occupying one side.

On the Navy side, the leader was Admiral Akainu, followed by five Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals.

On the Beasts Pirates side, the leaders were King the Conflagration, Queen the Plague, and Jack the Drought, followed by the three Tobi Roppo: Who’s-Who, Ulti, and Page One.

Akainu stood proudly, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the three Calamities:

"Who among you will come to die first? Or you can all come together."

"Arrogant!"

Jack couldn't hold back anymore; he charged straight toward Akainu.

Thump thump thump!

With a body size over ten meters tall and a weight of a thousand tons, every step he took made the earth tremble.

"Go to hell, Akainu!"

Jack’s huge body actually jumped up, waving his sandbag-sized fist, and smashed it down toward Akainu from above.

"Seeking death!"

Akainu sneered.

Momonga and the other marines also looked on coldly.

Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates had no brains; he dared to attack Admiral Akainu alone—he simply didn't know how to write the word "death"!

When Jack’s fist was about to get close, Akainu finally put down his crossed arms.

Boom!

His right arm turned into scorching magma.

Akainu punched toward Jack’s fist as well.

"Hellhound!"

The magma arm extended rapidly, colliding with Jack’s fist in an instant.

"Melt, you stupid guy!"

Akainu was sneering, but the next moment, his smile froze.

Because.

He discovered that his Hellhound had clearly touched Jack’s fist, but the opponent’s fist didn't melt immediately, and didn't even suffer much burn damage.

How could this be?

Akainu had grown up and had never seen anyone who could take a Hellhound and be completely unscathed!

"What exactly is going on?"

Akainu was confused and puzzled.

At this time, only Jack the Drought’s roar was heard:

"Die for me!"

The power on his fist suddenly increased several times.

Akainu’s expression changed, and he was actually forced back a step by carelessness.

Behind him.

Momonga and the other marines had expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Admiral Akainu was actually forced back, even if it was only one step, but it was simply too incredible!

Also, why didn't Jack the Drought’s fist melt when it was touched by magma? Why weren't there even obvious burn marks?

Momonga and the others were very confused, and Akainu himself was also confused.

He couldn't figure out the situation.

Last time, his Great Eruption was just a graze, and it pierced Jack’s lungs.

This time, facing his magma head-on, Jack the Drought was actually fine?!