Chapter 1059 - 635: Volcanic Eruption!
Lava emanated from Akainu’s body, causing the temperature inside the cave to rise rapidly. There’s no need to deliberately search for a light source; the flames on the magma illuminate the cave brightly on their own.
"My decision back then was definitely correct."
Akainu slowly said, "If that refugee ship had been allowed to leave safely, who knows how many evil beings like you would have emerged. On the sea, just one appearance of someone like you has already caused a lot of trouble!"
Magma flowed over his body, enveloping Akainu’s figure, making the temperature ever higher.
"From the moment you emerged on the Grand Line, I considered you a chaotic element. Unfortunately, at that time, I was stationed at G1 and didn’t have the time to reach the first half. I originally thought that Borsalino could handle you, but Kuzan, that bastard, intervened temporarily, allowing you to survive, which has since resulted in an increasingly unmanageable situation."
"Until back at Marineford, you had already grown to the point where you couldn’t be easily defeated, and even up to now... But it’s still not too late."
The magma shrouding his entire body started to gather onto his fist, forming a cluster. The condensed magma, almost glowing, resembled a layer of gloves, which were quite dazzling.
Drip...
A few drops of magma fell, effortlessly corroding and melting the rocky wall within the hard geological cave.
"Meigo!!"
Just as the magma dripped onto the ground, Akainu roared, and the magma collected on his fist swiftly stabbed forward, directly targeting Sage’s forehead.
But just as he swung his arm, whether through Foreseeing the Future or his innate Thoughtless Shadow Kill, Sage sensed the danger. In that instant, he shifted to the side and delivered an Instantaneous Hook punch aimed directly at the oncoming magma claw.
The speed of this move was incredibly fast, comparable to Kaido’s Thundering Hakke when performed at close range. Even if seen, it couldn’t be avoided promptly, and Sage himself didn’t wish to dodge, directly punching it.
In the Fifty Times Form, Adaptive Haki allowed him not to even adjust the flow of his Haki; everything was entrusted to his battle-hardened experience and combat techniques, resisting the incoming magma claw.
Volcanic eruptions inherently possess the world’s highest impact and explosive power, and this move clearly concentrated and compressed that power, containing extremely formidable penetration force.
Boom!
Just resisting for an instant, Sage’s fist misaligned downward, deflecting the direct forward impact upward, forcing the linear penetrating magma claw to tilt up, grazing his arm and shoulder, and crashing into the rocky wall behind him.
The rocky wall melted revealing a huge cavity, and the flowing magma turned the inside into lava, quickly expanding and dissolving the surroundings.
"Meigo!"
Seeing his attack fail, Akainu didn’t hesitate, not even retracting his extended fist, he directly gathered and launched another rapid and penetrating magma claw.
Logia-type battles should be like this.
Body Techniques are important, Swordsmanship is important, Haki is important... Ultimately, power is what’s crucial.
The greatest power is right here; continuously unleash it!
Bam!
Sage quickly switched to another hand, punching the magma claw and, using the same method, angled the attack away and disappeared from Akainu’s view, causing a slight pause in his third attack preparation.
"I’m not a target!"
The voice came from below, and as Akainu looked down with his eyes, he saw Sage, crouching like a leopard, almost sticking to the ground and suddenly springing up from below. His arms and shoulders rapidly emitted white smoke during the movement, quickly healing the burning wounds, just like a fierce leopard leaping up, punching at Akainu’s chin.
"Hundred Demons Assault!!"
Bam!!
The punch, containing extremely strong impact force, hit Akainu’s chin, causing Haki and the magma covering it to collide and create a ring-shaped shockwave akin to a nuclear explosion. The impact from the punch visibly spread outward, exploding Akainu’s entire head, extending up to the rocky wall above, even cracking it and causing stones to fall and larger chunks to descend.
The rocky wall above was completely shaken loose by the impact, crashing down toward the two below.
Magma flowed up Akainu’s neck, condensing into a perfectly intact head. As the rocks fell on top of him, they were assimilated by the high-temperature magma into new lava, turning crimson and heading toward Sage.
At that moment, Akainu’s right leg turned into lava and swept horizontally, not even close, but the scorching heat made Sage sweat profusely.
"Tsk, Logia-type, really hard to fight."
He clicked his tongue and, as he retreated quickly, his hands cast shadows, unleashing a huge quantity of Haki Bullets filling the cave.
"Tenha Kassatsu!"
"Inugami Guren!"
In that instant, the sweeping leg transformed, splitting into dozens of magma dogs, frantically closing in from different angles, biting at the incoming Haki Bullets. This move inherently tracks forcefully, forming almost a defensive wall amid the chaos, resisting the densely packed Haki Bullets. After these Haki Bullets hit, dozens of magma dogs also turned into lava on the ground, gradually spreading throughout the cave.
"Such a narrow terrain, Logia-type really is somewhat of a cheat, huh."
Sage stood firm opposite Akainu, glancing at the magma flowing in this direction, suddenly stomping his foot, the ground cracking into several large crevices, letting the magma flow into them.
He looked toward Akainu and the gradually magma-covered ground he stood on, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
Logia-type versus Logia-type, of course there’s a difference.
Some Logia-types seem expansive, but practically useless, unable to develop and suffocating in front of stronger foes as if they’re nonexistent.