“What is that?”
“Iron sand?
That’s the Captain’s ability!”
“Is that thing a monster?”
“Hahaha!
As expected of the Captain.
He can even pull off something like this.”
“Doing something this ridiculous…
The Captain really is a complete freak.”
“Of course he is.
Our captain is the man who’s going to rule over the seas like an emperor.”
Bege and the others had only just returned to the ship and were preparing to leave when they looked back.
There, on Barro Island, stood an enormous iron-sand giant nearly a hundred meters tall.
Everyone cried out in shock.
“What is that?” The Marines pursuing Bege and the others also noticed the gigantic iron-sand figure standing on Barro Island.
“A monster?”
“A giant made of iron sand and electricity…
It’s huge!
At least a hundred meters tall!
Is this Gadile Yuri’s ability?
It looks like we’ve severely underestimated his strength.”
“I can feel an enormous amount of energy inside that iron-sand giant, and it’s still increasing.
It’s accumulating electricity.”
“Why do I feel like that thing is even stronger than Vice Admiral Sakazuki?”
“This is bad.
Report this to Marine Headquarters immediately.
The situation has already gone far beyond our original estimates.”
Boom!
At that moment, a deafening explosion erupted from the island, causing the entire landmass to shake violently.
…
Akainu stared at the hundred-meter-tall Electromagnetic Iron Sand Giant, shock appearing on his face as well.
Giants existed in this world.
But an ordinary adult giant was usually only around ten or twenty meters tall.
This Iron Sand Giant, however, stood close to a hundred meters in height.
At such a size, perhaps only the ancient giants known as demons could compare.
Moreover, lightning constantly crackled across the Iron Sand Giant’s body.
The iron sand vibrated and ground against itself, generating massive amounts of electricity and granting the giant even greater power.
“It’s nothing more than a pile of scrap that’s gotten bigger,” Akainu said coldly after frowning.
“A pile of scrap?
Then why don’t you taste the power of this pile of scrap yourself!” Yuri said with a grin.
The moment Yuri finished speaking, the Iron Sand Giant moved.
Its enormous arm reached toward Akainu.
The Iron Sand Giant’s hands had been specially constructed.
Lightning crackled densely across them, and terrifying electromagnetic force surged through every part.
The iron sand making up its five fingers rotated and vibrated at extreme speed, turning them into five massive, razor-sharp drills.
With a deafening buzzing roar, the hand slammed toward Akainu.
Akainu’s expression changed as he flashed away from his original position.
The Iron Sand Giant’s palm crashed down where Akainu had been standing.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion rang out, and the entire island shook beneath the force of the strike.
The ground where Akainu had been standing had already turned into magma, but the impact sent molten rock spraying everywhere.
Huge cracks spread across the surrounding land.
“The force is greater than I expected.
So it isn’t just bigger,” Akainu said with a frown after reappearing atop a massive boulder nearby.
At that moment, the Iron Sand Giant attacked again.
It didn’t even need to move its body.
The arm formed from iron sand could simply extend on its own.
The immense electromagnetic force flowing through the arm also provided tremendous propulsion to both the arm and hand.
The giant hand pursued Akainu and came crashing down again.
Akainu dodged once more.
The palm struck the boulder where he had been standing.
The massive rock was instantly shattered into pieces by the razor-sharp fingers.
“Weren’t you acting all arrogant earlier, saying you’d throw me into Impel Down and execute me on the spot?
Why are you doing nothing but dodging now?
You won’t beat me by running away, Sakazuki,” Yuri mocked.
“I’m not stupid enough to compete in brute strength with a raging bull,” Akainu replied with a cold smile.
Akainu might be ruthless and iron-blooded, but that didn’t mean he was reckless.
He certainly wasn’t stupid.
“If you can dodge this one, then I’ll admit you’ve got some skill,” Yuri shouted.
At the same time, the Iron Sand Giant raised one hand.
Its thumb pressed against its index finger, aiming directly at Akainu.
“Don’t tell me…” Akainu’s expression changed as he realized what was coming.
The instant the words left his mouth—
Boom!
An enormous orange-red beam erupted from the Iron Sand Giant’s hand.
Fast.
Incredibly fast.
Its speed had completely surpassed Mach three.
The orange-red light flashed once and was already directly in front of Akainu.
Akainu thrust both palms forward.
At the same time, an invisible wave of Armament Haki surged from his hands and collided head-on with the orange-red Railgun.
Boom!
The collision caused the entire island to tremble.
The air itself roared and distorted beneath the impact.
“Urgh!”
The terrifying force struck Akainu, and a trace of pain appeared on his face.
“How is this possible?
Its power is so much greater than when Gadile Yuri fires it himself.
Is it because the Iron Sand Giant has accumulated such a massive amount of electricity?” Akainu said in shock.
The gigantic Railgun carried terrifying penetrating power as it continuously battered against Akainu’s Armament Haki.
Akainu could feel his Haki being pierced through layer by layer.
“Ha!”
Akainu roared.
A powerful burst of invisible Armament Haki erupted outward, finally knocking the Railgun away.
“Not bad.
You managed to block one.
So how many more can you handle?” Yuri asked with a smile.
Boom!
Another gigantic Railgun erupted from the Iron Sand Giant’s hand and struck Akainu with flawless accuracy.