Because the distance between the two sides wasn't far to begin with, the Red Force of the Red Hair Pirates shot out like a sharp arrow, and quickly rammed towards the position where Akainu was.
Akainu hadn't expected the Red Hair Pirates to fight as soon as they said they would. When he saw the Red Force ramming over, although he was a bit surprised, he wasn't flustered. He shouted loudly, "Fire!"
"Boom boom boom!"
For a time, the sound of cannon fire resounded throughout the sea. However, the Red Force's speed was truly fast. Those cannonballs couldn't hit it at all.
The Red Force quickly approached the warship where Akainu was, and then Shanks shouted loudly, "Attack!"
In an instant, the Red Hair Pirates were like awakened beasts, revealing their sharpest fangs. The pirates shouted loudly one after another. Then, cannonballs, bullets, and all kinds of weapons flew towards the warship where Akainu was.
Shanks' expression was serious. He said slowly, "I didn't expect that our first battle entering the Grand Line would actually be against a Navy Admiral. But it's also a good opportunity for our pirate crew to make a name for ourselves. Brothers, follow me and kill them. Let these Navy soldiers know how powerful we are."
If Shanks wanted to become one of the New World's Four Emperors, he had to carry an undefeated momentum, and fight his way from the Grand Line to the New World. Only by being undefeated could he gather the strongest morale. So even if he was facing two Navy Admirals, he had no intention of retreating at all.
"Overestimating yourself."
Akainu saw that Shanks actually wanted to take the initiative, and immediately sneered twice disdainfully. Facing the Red Force, he not only didn't retreat, but instead snorted coldly, and said, "Ram them."
The Navy soldiers on the ship were all startled when they heard Akainu's words. The Red Force was coming fiercely. If they rammed it like this, their warship would definitely not be able to ram the Red Force. This was no different from seeking death.
However, Akainu didn't care what they thought. Seeing that no one was carrying out his orders, he shouted angrily, "Ram them. If anyone dares to disobey military orders, I'll execute them according to military law right now."
Don't look at how high the Navy's treatment was in all aspects, but they were also taking great risks. Especially since the Navy had absolutely strict military law. It wasn't just a matter of a word for a Navy Admiral to kill an ordinary Navy soldier.
So even if these soldiers knew that ramming them would be mutually destructive, they didn't dare to disobey Akainu's orders.
"Boom!"
The pirate ship and the warship rammed together fiercely. However, because the Red Force's speed was faster, and the ship's hull was also more sturdy, the Red Force was damaged a bit after they rammed together. But Akainu's warship suffered even more severe damage. The entire bow was smashed to pieces, and countless Navy soldiers on the warship were killed and injured.
Akainu didn't feel anything about the warship being rammed like this, because the moment the two ships rammed together, his entire person had already rushed out. The direction was the Red Force.
"Whether it's that kid, or the remnants of the Roger Pirates, you all have to die today."
He roared explosively. Akainu's fists turned into magma. The huge magma giant fists smashed towards the Red Hair Pirates.
"Bang!"
However, Akainu's magma giant fists didn't hit anyone. Instead, they were blocked halfway. The one who had taken action was Shanks. He only saw him holding a Western sword in his right hand, with the blade standing in front of him. The magma giant fists couldn't move forward even half an inch.
"Hmm?"
Akainu looked at Shanks in surprise. Shanks was actually able to take his magma attack head-on. He hadn't dodged, but had actually taken it head-on. This surprised him greatly. There weren't many people on the sea who could take his attack head-on.
"Remnants of the Roger Pirates, you really have some skills. But even if you're more skilled, this place will be your burial ground today." Although he was surprised, Akainu was extremely confident in his own strength. He didn't think that Shanks would be his match. After all, Shanks looked to be only in his early twenties.
Shanks wasn't angry. Instead, he chuckled, and said, "There are many people who want to kill me, but I'm still living very well until now. What do you think I'm relying on? It just so happens that I'm preparing to go to the New World. Before that, I'll use you, a Navy Admiral, to verify my strength."
Actually, even Shanks himself didn't have a specific estimate of his own strength, because he had been staying in the East Blue before, and there weren't any powerful enemies, let alone opponents. So he knew that he was very strong, but he had to have a suitable opponent to show how strong he was. The Akainu in front of him was a very good opponent.
"Courting death!"
Akainu roared explosively. He was a Navy Admiral who had been famous for many years after all. Although Shanks was a member of the Roger Pirates, he was just an unknown person now. But now, this unknown person was actually saying that he was using him as a verification object. He was naturally very angry in his heart.
"Meigo (Dark Hound)!"
Akainu and Shanks fought on the bow of the Red Force. Those Navy soldiers saw that Akainu had boarded the Red Force, and also stopped their cannonball attacks. Instead, they threw iron chains onto the Red Force, and climbed onto the Red Force along the iron chains.
Although Shanks was fighting Akainu, his gaze naturally also saw the Navy's actions. The Red Force was his partner for going to the New World. How could he allow the Navy to trample on it? He only heard him roar angrily. The Akainu opposite him was actually forced back by him at once.
An astonishing Conqueror's Haki erupted from Shanks' body, actually forming an invisible hurricane, instantly sweeping across a range of several miles. Even black lightning, which was very rare, flashed around Shanks.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
.....
Those Navy soldiers who had just climbed onto the Red Force and those who hadn't climbed onto the Red Force all rolled their eyes and fell down one after another.
In an instant, at least 80% of the Navy soldiers were all knocked unconscious by Shanks' Haki. The remaining ones were basically elite Navy officers that Akainu and Kizaru had brought out from the Navy Headquarters. They were all looking at this scene in horror.
"C, Conqueror's Haki!"
Someone shouted, and then the remaining Navy soldiers couldn't help but retreat a few steps, looking at Shanks in disbelief.
Akainu and Kizaru were also looking at Shanks in shock. Kizaru was originally preparing to fly over directly to catch Akira, but he hadn't expected that before he could act, Shanks would unleash an astonishing Haki. Even his face was sweating cold.
"Such astonishing Conqueror's Haki is rare in the world. This guy is definitely not an ordinary person." Kizaru's eyes narrowed.
Akainu's forehead was even more filled with bulging veins, and his eyes revealed an unprecedented killing intent. He shouted, "Shanks, is it? As expected of a member of the Roger Pirates. You actually possess such Haki. It seems like we definitely can't let you leave."
The reason why Akainu was so relentlessly pursuing Akira was because Akira had indeed brought him a lot of humiliation. But the bigger reason was that Akira's potential was too strong. Now, another Shanks had appeared, and his Haki was even stronger than Akira's. He naturally wouldn't let him go either.
"Hmph!"
Shanks snorted coldly. This time, he instead took the initiative to attack. He thrust the Western sword in his hand towards Akainu. At the same time as he thrust it out, Armament Haki had already covered the blade.
Akainu's expression changed. Although he was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he would still be injured when facing Armament Haki. However, he didn't retreat either. He also attacked Shanks' Western sword.
"Bang!"
Magma and the Western sword collided, making a dull sound. However, Shanks didn't pierce through Akainu's body. Instead, it was blocked by his fist, because Akainu had also used Armament Haki. His use of Armament Haki was definitely no less than Shanks'.
While Shanks and Akainu were fighting, Kizaru only glanced at them, and then immediately placed his target on Akira. He only saw him leap from the warship, and jump onto the Red Force at once, directly rushing towards Akira.
Seeing Kizaru coming towards him, Akira didn't make any movements, because someone had already blocked him. It was the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman.
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