But it wasn't over. Its momentum undiminished, Skyfire continued its attack, sending Akainu flying and giving him a baptism of lightning for good measure.
The extremely powerful, super-dense lightning, potent enough to replace Armament Haki, fiercely blasted Akainu away. Moreover, Akainu was minuscule in front of Skyfire's palm; being gigantic had its advantages.
Driven by the immense power and inertia, Akainu was directly smashed into an iceberg.
"Freezing Time Capsule." Seeing this, Aokiji immediately took action, releasing an ultra-strong blast of cold air from his palm, instantly encasing Skyfire in Freezing ice.
Before the Marines could rejoice or breathe a sigh of relief, Skyfire easily broke free from the ice seal in less than three seconds, then countered with a lightning kick directed at Aokiji. But having learned from Akainu's mistake, Aokiji immediately dodged.
"Skyfire Death Ray, fire!"
Skyfire once again gathered energy in its eyes and released a beam. But this time, what was unleashed was a high-temperature laser Magma ray, astonishingly powerful, capable of instantly destroying a battleship.
Very quickly, this beam, carrying an unstoppable momentum, shot toward Aokiji.
"Ice Shield." It was too fast, so Aokiji could only instantly form an ice shield in front of himself.
"Space Wormhole." But at this moment, Dia made her move. Just as the beam was about to hit Aokiji, she smiled slightly and waved her hand. A wormhole instantly appeared between the two of them, immediately absorbing the beam. Simultaneously, another wormhole appeared behind Aokiji; the beam shot out from it and directly struck Aokiji's back.
As thick black smoke from the explosion rose, Aokiji let out a painful scream and was flung forward. Many witnesses saw that the clothes on Aokiji's back had been burned away. Of course, that wasn't the most important part; more crucially, even his skin was burned off, exposing charred flesh and even some blackened bones.
"Hiss—" Everyone who witnessed this couldn't help but gasp in cold air. The power of that beam was simply too immense.
"Skyfire Thunder, release." But as a ruthless war machine, Skyfire's attack did not end there.
Powerful electric arcs were released from its chest, striking indiscriminately and covering every angle of the surroundings. This single blow once again caused heavy casualties for the Marines; the number of Marine Soldiers remaining was quickly approaching fewer than 180.
Seeing this scene, the Marines, both on the battlefield and watching the live broadcast, felt profound sorrow and anger. The enemy was too strong, but at the same time, they were enraged. When had the Marines ever been beaten so miserably?
However, the next words spoken by Luna caused their expressions to change drastically and turn ugly once more.
"Haha, this is much better. Let me add fuel to the fire." All non-Marine forces were instantly startled. Was that girl going to act again? Did she still have something hidden that she hadn't revealed?
However, the next moment, something that shocked even them occurred.
No, some people had actually already guessed it.
"In the name of the void, open the Gate of the Dead. Let the spirits step through the Gate of Life and Death, be reborn as living beings, and return to this world!"
Luna concentrated dazzling purple energy, representing the summoning of the dead, in her hand. With a casual wave, she struck the ice surface, and a large amount of dark mist, laced with purple lightning, appeared.
As the purple electricity continuously flashed, something seemed to be faintly visible within the black mist.
However, upon seeing this scene, everyone, especially the top-tier powerhouses who had already guessed what was happening, lost their composure. They were all plunged into disbelief and astonishment.
Because now it was clear: Luna truly possessed the ability to resurrect the dead.
But at this moment, compared to other factions and individuals, the Gorosei and the Marines wore incredibly grim expressions, because they clearly understood that such an ability—this most unbelievable power—being in Luna's hands was extremely disadvantageous to them.
They couldn't help but roar in anger internally, especially the Gorosei. Why must such power be held by Luna, and not by their World Government?
Conversely, all other forces fell silent, because Luna possessing the ability to resurrect the dead presented both advantages and disadvantages for them. The disadvantage was naturally that too many powerhouses on this great sea had already become history, but Luna could revive them and bring them back to this great sea. Relying on Luna's strength, coupled with her grandfather Rocks, reviving these people and then taming them for use would be effortless.
The thought that they might have to face these powerhouses, facing the Pink Hat Pirates and Rocks, constituted the disadvantage.
As for the advantage, there were countless people on this great sea who had lost those they loved and cherished. Now, through Luna, they saw a chance for these beloved and cherished people to return to this great sea, an opportunity to meet and be with them again.
"Hahahaha..." The next moment, a large volume of aggressive and sinister laughter directly emanated from within the purple lightning and black mist.
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