It was when Maud and Whitebeard were inseparable.

Akainu, who had regrouped in shape, attacked Whitebeard without hesitation.

Big Spitfire!

The magma that flowed from Akainu's right arm quickly gathered into a huge lava fist.

immediately

The thrust of a volcanic eruption launches a fist formed by the condensation of magma.

A huge lava fist emitting a high temperature that seemed to burn the sins of the world out of the world, and just like that, it came to Whitebeard and Maude's side without hindrance.

This big spit, wrapped in extreme killing intent, didn't take Maude's situation into account at all.

The scorching light of fire came first, covering the corners of Maud and Whitebeard's eyes.

"Akainu this guy ......"

Out of the corner of Maude's eye, she glanced at the huge lava fist that was burning with a large amount of flames, and her eyes couldn't help but froze.

Before the Great Spitfire was about to arrive, Maud did not hesitate at all, the shadow clone let go of Bailey, and then directly exchanged places with the shadow clone.

Hmmm——!

The next moment.

Maud appeared in mid-air and grabbed the twin spears that Bailey had formed.

The shadow clone who replaced him was holding a shadow knife that was similar in appearance to Qiushui, and faced Whitebeard.

But this will be the time when the Great Spitfire will hit with a bang, and if Whitebeard wants to kill the shadow clone, he will have to use his body to resist the Great Spitfire of Akainu with all his firepower.

"Magma bastards."

Catching buckshot with your face and catching Akainu's big spitfire with your body are two different things.

Naturally, Whitebeard couldn't have made his body take over Akainu's big spitting fire for a chance to kill the shadow clone.

Maude also saw this, so he did not hesitate to exchange places with the shadow clone.

And

Shadows will be afraid of attacks covered in armed colors, but they don't have to be afraid of powerful natural attacks such as the Red Inu Pheasant Ace.

Under Maude's command, the shadow clone facing Whitebeard immediately transformed into a two-dimensional form, turning into a shadow covering the ground.

Whitebeard ignored the shadow's movements, and slashed at the large spew of fire that Akaiu struck.

Click-

Marks of light appeared on the huge lava fist, and then it was shattered into hundreds of pieces, shooting at Akainu's body like a shotgun.

Poof, poof.

The flaming pieces struck Akainu's face and body, but they were like stones sinking into a swamp, and they only made insignificant waves.

Air.

Maude took advantage of the situation to retract his shadow, and immediately withdrew the moon step, falling from the sky to the ground, and looked coldly at Akainu.

"Akainu, I won't act like I didn't see that attack just now."

"Why, with your ability to swap places with the shadow at any time, it's not difficult to avoid the range of the 'Great Spitfire', but I 'trust' your ability to avoid danger before I made that judgment."

Akainu glanced at Maude and raised his hand to adjust the angle of his hat.

"In terms of results, my judgment was accurate."

"Heh, that makes sense."

A dangerous smile appeared on Maude's face, and instead of dwelling on the matter, he let Bailey turn into a single gun and hold it in his left hand.

subsequently

Maude stopped in place, slowly reined in his emotions, and looked at Akainu with calm eyes.

With such a gesture, it is clear that he wants to ask Akainu to strike first.

Akainu didn't care either.

His self-confidence comes from his own strong strength, and strong strength is his confidence.

Not far away.

After slashing off Akainu's "Great Spitfire", Whitebeard slowly retracted his knife, his chest rising and falling slightly, and he was panting.

The successive high-intensity battles, as well as the two knife fights with Maud just now, were constantly pushing his body to the edge of the cliff.

Declining physical strength is itself an unavoidable phenomenon for the elderly.

However, compared to the problem of physical exhaustion, the organs that have reached the limit are the most serious injuries.

"That little devil ......"

While gasping for breath, Whitebeard thought back to the situation he had just seen when he had fought Maude.

In those short seconds, something that had been precipitated in the depths of my heart for a long time was awakened in this way.

It's just that......

Now he has lost the qualification to enjoy himself.

If it were someone else, it would have fallen a long time ago.

But with his strong will, he is worthy of the title of the strongest in the world, so that this body like a remnant fire in the wind can continue to volatilize residual heat

however

Even if the [willpower] of this world is a power that can turn defeat into victory in a desperate situation, there is a limit.

"I've been traveling long enough......"

When the body showed some signs of symptoms, Whitebeard seemed to be able to see the end of the body.

However, he had long been ready to die here.

Therefore, even if his body can no longer carry his will, he must squeeze out the last trace of life force and fulfill his duties as an elder and captain as much as he can.

Although Whitebeard was only panting slightly, Maud and Akainu were keenly aware that Whitebeard's aura was weakening.

"You can't beat the difficulties of time, Whitebeard."

Akainu's right fist turned into boiling magma and strode towards Whitebeard.

Fine sweat oozed from the forehead of the white beard, and he looked at the red dog who was striding towards him with a blank face.

Maud stood still, silently looking at Whitebeard, who was showing his declining appearance.

In the knife just now, he could actually feel that he had the upper hand.

This also means that Whitebeard's state has reached an urgent level.

He will feel sorry for Whitebeard, but he will not have any empathy.

This man who once shocked the world in the old times has already enjoyed the scenery from the top of the mountain.

There should be a day when the curtain will come to an end.

Inside the field.

As Maud watched, Akainu gradually quickened his pace towards Whitebeard, and finally galloped.

There was no bend, just a magma-driven fist, which was aimed at Whitebeard's body.

Whitebeard didn't shy away, gathering his concussive fist and suddenly facing Akainu's magma fist.

Boom!

The two unyielding fists collided in midair, and scorching waves of qi surged out.

Even though his breath was weakening, the concussive power of Whitebeard's fist still kept Akainu's hot magma out.

It's just that......

The attack was blocked.

But Whitebeard's mouth silently flowed blood.

Seeing this, Akainu smiled coldly.

Maude, who was watching from the sidelines, naturally saw this scene.

A calm gaze fell on Akainu.

And then

Maud directly retracted the shadow of the Straw Hats who had fixed the execution table and controlled the Straw Hats.

Lost the limits of the shadow.

The Straw Hats regain their freedom, and the execution table collapses.

At this moment, they led by Sabo Marco finally saw the opportunity to rescue Ace very clearly.

After creating a crucial mess, Maude did not pay attention to the follow-up of the execution table, but adjusted its position as if it were a leisurely stroll.

And then,

Maude's gaze went straight to Akainu's back, his arm was bent and extended, and he pressed the back of the autumn water knife on his shoulder, making a hegemonic starting pose.

"I'd like to see ...... Are you going to stop Sabo from saving Ace, or are you going to stop me? ”

Hegemony!

With a slight smile, Maude slashed out.

A cylindrical terrifying shockwave headed straight for Akainu's back.

"Huh?"

Akainu's face changed slightly.

In an instant,

The dazzling white light, like a big mouth, swallowed him and Whitebeard into it.