Chapter 338: Akainu Leaves
His skin turned golden, and an aura of kingship surged forth.
At the same time, his purple hair also turned golden and grew longer.
At this moment, Jonathan had entered his golden-maned berserk lion demi-beast form.
"Come on, let me see just how strong an admiral-level fighter really is."
His golden eyes, filled with domineering presence, fixed on Akainu as he spoke calmly.
"As you wish!"
Akainu nodded.
Buzz!!
A terrifying aura burst out from his body.
The dark clouds in the sky were instantly dyed red.
Boom!!
The two collided.
In that instant, the heavens and earth seemed to lose their color.
Immediately after, a dazzling light shot into the sky.
Along with it came a terrifying shockwave, sweeping outward through the vacuum in all directions.
"My god… is this the power of the admiral level…"
"Our Dragon Flame Pirates aren't weak either. Senior Righteous Dragon Sword can actually contend with Vice Admiral candidate Sakazuki—too strong."
"Hahaha… if even Senior Righteous Dragon Sword has this level of strength, then how strong must Senior Raptorex and the others be? Joining the Dragon Flame Pirates was the right choice."
"That's right. Across the seas, who could possibly be our Dragon Flame Pirates' opponent now?"
The newly joined pirates all cheered excitedly.
The stronger the Dragon Flame Pirates became, the safer they would be in the future—and the greater their power.
Meanwhile, on the naval warship—
"Who would've thought… even without the Summoner and the others showing up, there are still people capable of contending with Vice Admiral Sakazuki. The Dragon Flame Pirates are too terrifying!"
The adjutant muttered with a grave expression.
It was his first time seeing a pirate crew with so many powerful fighters. Perhaps even all the strong figures at Marine Headquarters combined wouldn't match the Dragon Flame Pirates.
Boom boom boom!!
Waves of explosions echoed from within the white mist.
More and more seawater was evaporated into vapor, drifting into the air and enveloping everything around them.
An hour passed.
Whoosh!
Akainu appeared back on the warship.
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki…"
The adjutant looked at him nervously.
Akainu's clothes were somewhat torn, but he had no real injuries.
"Let's go." Akainu didn't say anything further and calmly gave the order.
"Yes!"
Though confused, the adjutant still carried out the command.
The warship then departed directly.
Meanwhile, Jonathan, Camon, and the others also returned to their ship, each bearing some degree of injury.
"Tch, that guy's strength is no joke. He almost beat me to death."
"Logia-type fruits are just too strong. That overwhelming power—I'm seriously jealous."
Buck and Wiper chatted as they spoke. Their injuries were fairly severe, with large areas of burns. Their faces kept twitching from the pain.
"That's what you get for slacking off all the time. Look at Big Brother Jonathan—so strong."
Wiper shot Buck a disdainful glance before looking toward Jonathan.
Jonathan sat on the ground, his clothes torn, but his injuries were minimal—just a few patches of scorched skin.
With their physiques, such wounds would heal quickly.
Seeing that everyone had returned and that no one had died—
The pirates on the ships behind instantly burst into cheers.
"They really held off Sakazuki—so strong…"
"Yeah, hahaha!"
"Do you think we can become as strong as Lord Devourer and the others in the future?"
"I'd be satisfied with even one-tenth of their strength."
At this moment, the newly joined pirates of the Dragon Flame Pirates began discussing excitedly among themselves.
Soon, the Azure Dragon set sail once more, heading toward the New World.