Chapter 337: Jonathan Takes Action
"No need."
Akainu said indifferently.
Immediately after, a wave of air swept outward, and his figure vanished from where he stood.
Meanwhile, aboard the Azure Dragon.
Bang bang bang…
Camon, Buck, and the others also made their moves, disappearing from the ship one after another.
The weapons in Camon and the others' hands were all blades, each one coated in Armament Haki, carrying a force that seemed to tear through space as they slashed toward Akainu.
"Hellhound!"
Akainu appeared among them, both fists turning into magma as he struck them at extreme speed.
Boom!!
A terrifying explosion rang out. A dreadful wave of heat, mixed with magma, rained down below like a shower of molten fire.
Several figures were blasted away.
They were Buck and the others.
"Damn, are Logia types really this strong…" Buck shouted in shock.
His skin had been scorched by the heat wave, now flushed red. Though he wasn't seriously injured, it hurt like hell.
"Your strength… hasn't improved much." Standing within the white mist evaporated by the magma heat, Akainu looked at them and spoke calmly.
"Hmph, we can't do anything to you, but you can't beat us either. At most, it's a draw!"
Buck stared at him and said in a low voice.
"Then let's test that. I'll discipline you on behalf of the captain!" Akainu said, his body vanishing into the air.
In the next instant, he appeared before Buck and threw a fierce punch.
"Rope Bind!"
Buck's golden hair transformed into two golden ropes, whipping toward Akainu.
The golden ropes instantly wrapped around Akainu's magma arm.
Sizzle~
The ropes burned with a sizzling sound, but ultimately failed to stop his fist, which slammed heavily into Buck.
"Pff…"
Buck spat out a mouthful of blood. His chest caved in slightly, his skin charred, as his whole body was sent flying backward.
Akainu had already held back on this strike—otherwise, it would have pierced straight through his chest.
Boom!
Buck crashed onto the Azure Dragon.
"You alright?"
Jonathan, who had yet to act, looked at him.
"I'm fine." Buck got to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and shook his head.
Boom boom boom…
Within the white mist, waves of shock continued to spread. The sky itself began to change color as clouds were repeatedly blasted apart and reformed.
"The three of them aren't Sakazuki's match." Jonathan said calmly.
Then he slowly drew Emma.
Buzz!!
A terrifying aura surged from his body. Immediately after, a jet-black Armament Haki spread out from within him, flowing into Emma. Dark energy swirled along the blade as space itself began to distort.
Whoosh!
Jonathan's figure vanished from where he stood.
"Your strength… not bad!" Akainu blocked Camon's attack, then looked in Jonathan's direction and muttered.
In the next moment, Jonathan appeared before him, Emma blazing with overwhelming power as it slashed downward.
Akainu directly met it with his magma fist.
Boom!!
A dark cloud in the sky was split cleanly in two.
A terrifying heat wave spread outward in all directions.
"Ahhh…"
"Get down!"
The heat wave swept over the crowd. Those closer were instantly scorched, letting out cries of agony.
Everyone else quickly dropped to the ground.
Jonathan's body was sent flying backward.
"Your strength surpasses mine. No wonder you're someone the captain places such high hopes on." Jonathan said solemnly as he looked at Akainu.
"You're not bad either, Senior Jonathan. Your strength far exceeds these useless ones."
Akainu looked at him and said calmly.
Jonathan stared at him, the muscles across his body bulging one by one, like coiling dragons wrapping around him.