"These are troubled times, truly troubled times. One wave subsides, and another rises."
Sengoku no longer had the rage he had before.
Although this incident was much more serious than the Whitebeard Pirates' affair, he was instead not as anxious, because although the Revolutionary Army was terrifying, they weren't directly under his jurisdiction.
The Navy's main responsibility was the pirates on the sea and maintaining public order. The World Government was usually directly responsible for the Revolutionary Army.
"I just came back from Mariejois, and I didn't expect to have to go again. I really can't stop."
Sengoku sighed in his heart. He knew that the Five Elders were much more anxious than he was now.
The Revolutionary Army's threat was much more serious than the Whitebeard Pirates'. Perhaps the Revolutionary Army's strength wasn't as good as the Whitebeard Pirates' now, but the Revolutionary Army had a belief.
Their goal was to overthrow the World Government, while the Whitebeard Pirates were just ruling the roost in the New World, and had no interest in the world.
The Five Elders could still tell which was more important.
After attacking that Navy branch, Akira immediately left, and found a place to hide.
Another period of time passed like this. Akainu and Kizaru both arrived at the Navy branch that Akira had attacked, preparing to search for Akira's traces.
However, before they could search carefully, news of an attack suddenly came from another Navy branch that wasn't too far away.
It turned out that Akira had attacked a Navy branch again, and the words he left behind were exactly the same as last time.
Akainu and Kizaru both angrily changed direction again. However, when they arrived, Akira had already disappeared.
"Damn it, bastard, cunning brat."
Akainu roared angrily. The two of them, Navy Admirals, were actually being played around by one Akira.
Kizaru was also extremely angry. He said in a deep voice, "Judging from his actions, he'll obviously have another action. Sakazuki, which Navy branches are relatively close to here?"
The two of them quickly collected information on the Navy branches in the Grand Line, and discovered that there were a total of three Navy branches that were relatively close to here.
If Akira took action again, it was very likely to be one of them.
Kizaru said to Akainu, Sakazuki, we can't catch him by chasing him like this. So I think we should take the initiative.
You and I should act separately, and hide in one of the Navy branches. That kid's speed is definitely not as fast as our warships. We can arrange things in advance, and catch him in a jar.
Naturally, none of those who could become Admirals were ordinary characters.
Although Kizaru usually seemed lazy, he was extremely terrifying when he became serious.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to reach the position of Navy Admiral.
Akainu hesitated for a moment, and then agreed to this plan. It was more advantageous to wait for the rabbit than to blindly track him.
Akira didn't know Akainu and Kizaru's plan. He didn't even know that Sengoku had sent two Navy Admirals to catch him.
He was still acting according to his own plan, preparing to choose the next Navy branch to attack.
Speaking of which, Akira still preferred this kind of action. He was a pirate, but he hadn't done a single thing like burning, killing, and looting.
However, these few attacks on the Navy branches had allowed him to have a good time.
He had robbed a lot of money from the Navy branches, and had hidden all the money he had robbed. He could be considered a rich man now.
After Akira had chosen a target, he immediately headed towards the target Navy branch at the fastest speed.
However, with the previous incidents, the Navy branch's defenses were much stricter.
Similarly, Akira had also become much more careful. He had even decided that he would immediately stop after attacking this Navy branch, because Aokiji hadn't appeared yet.
He felt that his plan wasn't perfect enough.
However, just as Akira excitedly ran to this Navy branch, preparing to take action, a roar that was angry to the extreme suddenly descended from the sky.
"Newgate D. Akira Stone!"
Hearing this angry roar, Akira trembled all over. Even after several years, he still recognized the owner of this voice at once.
So he didn't hesitate at all, turned around and ran, bringing his speed to the extreme.
Akira was running at top speed, and behind him, a large mass of red magma was emerging, attacking him at the same speed.
"Damn it, it's actually that Akainu guy!"
Akira dodged Akainu's magma, and continued running without looking back. He was extremely depressed in his heart.
He hadn't summoned Aokiji, but had actually let Akainu come out. Akira least wanted to fight Akainu. This guy was completely crazy, and didn't care about his life at all when fighting.
The enraged Akainu's speed was really too fast. Seeing that he was only a few dozen meters away from Akira, Akira's face turned pale with fright.
He wasn't that reckless youth from back then. He knew very well that if he fought Akainu head-on again, he would definitely be the one to suffer in the end.
So he didn't even have the intention to fight at all. He was only thinking about running.
"Zangetsu!"
After drawing Zangetsu, Akira immediately performed Bankai. Then, his speed suddenly soared, widening the distance between him and Akainu.
He was also running towards the sea at lightning speed. His goal was very simple, to rush to the sea at the fastest speed, and then use Nake's ability to fly.
Akainu didn't have a ship, so it was impossible for him to catch up. Even if Akainu launched a large-scale attack, he would need time to prepare.
That amount of time was enough for him to run a distance.
Akainu was chasing madly behind Akira. He naturally understood Akira's plan in his heart.
However, he had already laid a trap on the shore, so he wasn't worried at all that Akira would run away from him.
When Akira rushed to the sea at the fastest speed, he took a breath of cold air when he saw the situation on the shore.
There were at least dozens of Navy warships docked on the shore.
More importantly, all the warships' turrets were aimed in his direction, as if as long as an order was given, these cannons would immediately open fire.
"Whoa, what a big commotion!"
Akira's face was full of surprise. He stopped in his tracks. With so many cannons, he would probably be hit by countless cannonballs before he could fly up.
At that time, not to mention escaping, it would be a problem whether he could keep his whole body, because he didn't have the ability to cover his entire body with Armament Haki yet.
Akira hadn't stopped for long when Akainu caught up. He stared at Akira with a cold face, and said, "Newgate D. Akira Stone, this time, even if you have great abilities, you won't have a chance to escape from here."
Akira stretched out his hands, and asked helplessly, "Is it worth it to use so many warships to catch just me?"
"As long as we can catch you, everything is worth it." Akainu said in a cold voice.
Akira smiled, and said, "Should I feel honored or pained after hearing you say that?"
Akainu said coldly, "You don't need to feel anything. You only have one end."
"Oh? Is it death?" Akira asked.
"Hmph."
Akainu snorted coldly, but didn't answer Akira's question. Instead, he shouted, "Kid, I don't want to talk so much nonsense with you. You can't escape now. Quickly disarm and surrender."
The smile on Akira's face slowly faded away. His face became very serious, and he said in a deep voice, "In my world, there's never been such a thing as surrendering. So if you want to catch me, or kill me, you'll have to see if you have the ability."
Saying that, Akira's right hand had already been placed on the hilt of the Zanpakuto, and it could be unsheathed at any time.
But just at this moment, Akainu suddenly shouted, "Fire!"
In an instant, the muzzles of those dozen warships simultaneously spewed out fire, attacking the location where Akira was.
Akira hadn't expected Akainu to be so decisive, and directly order an attack on him. However, he didn't have time to think so much now, because with so many cannonball attacks, he was in an absolutely dangerous state.
"Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu!"
Akira immediately used the strongest ability he had so far. In this sky full of cannon fire, he could only dodge with the fastest speed. So Akira didn't hesitate at all.
"Boom! Boom..."
Terrifying explosions rang out one after another. All the places around Akira were rising with fire, and the ground was scattered with mud and earth.
Akira's figure could no longer be seen at all.
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