One Piece: I'll copy Luffy at Marineford and save Ace!

"Hmph, as expected, it's a Logia-type Devil Fruit. Not so easy to kill."

Akainu glanced at Ace, who had already partially transformed into his elemental form, thus avoiding Akainu's fatal punch.

"But you, you weren't so lucky."

Akainu looked down and glanced at Luffy beneath him.

Luffy sensed the surging killing intent emanating from Akainu, and as his expression changed slightly, he hurriedly stood up, wanting to create some distance.

But at that moment, Luffy's heart suddenly trembled, and an extreme sense of weakness surged into his heart. His strength dissipated rapidly, as if he were deflated.

"Ugh... my legs... I can't get any strength in them?"

Luffy collapsed to his knees, his vision blurring as he oscillated between consciousness and unconsciousness.

"What's wrong? I feel so weak..."

Luffy shook his head, struggling to stand up, but the persistent feeling of weakness lingered around him.

"Straw Hat Boy, your body has reached its limit. It seems the effects of your adrenaline have worn off. He's been fighting for too long..."

Seeing this from afar, Ivankov frowned deeply, looking at Akainu in front of Luffy with a worried expression!

Since Ace turned around and rushed forward on his own initiative, Jinbe, Ivankov, Marco, and the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates were all some distance away from the two of them!

However, Akainu was right in front of the two of them!

It's too late to catch up. If Akainu makes a move now, Luffy will surely die.

"Hmph, out of energy, Straw Hat Boy? But you've done more than enough to save Ace from the execution platform..."

Akainu looked at Luffy's powerless appearance and smiled coldly. His arm turned into magma, and a suffocatingly high temperature overflowed.

"But you two will both die, Roger and Dragon. If you must hate, hate the most sinful blood flowing in your veins!"

Akainu slowly raised his fist, magma flowing out continuously, his cold gaze locking onto Luffy's heart.

"Others can run, but you can't."

"Luffy!"

Ace got up from the ground, looked at Akainu who had raised his fist not far away, and, enduring the pain from the burns on his body, ran frantically towards Luffy!

The Whitebeard Pirates stared at the straw-hatted man beneath Akainu's fist, gritting their teeth and speaking in deep voices.

"Is that Ace's brother?"

"Go save him!!"

"We're going to miss it, Akainu! Damn it! We can't stop him!"

"stop!"

Feeling everyone around him heading towards him, Akainu smiled coldly and spoke softly.

"go to hell."

The scorching magma enveloped Akainu's cold words, transforming into an unstoppable fist that finally crashed down on Luffy with tremendous force!

It seems like Luffy's chest will be pierced by that fist in the next second.

Jinbe, Marco, and the others rushed towards Akainu's direction, but it seemed that they were not fast enough to stop him!

At that distance, he couldn't reach Luffy's side before Akainu's fist landed!

In everyone's sight, it seemed that only Ace was in time.

That's right, just like in the anime, Ace risked everything and rushed to Luffy's side without hesitation.

The figure with the white beard tattoo appeared beneath Akainu's deadly fist...

Ace desperately wanted to use his own body to shield Luffy from this fatal blow!

This time, he did not choose to become an element.

If he hadn't blocked the punch with his body and had chosen to transform into his elemental form, then Luffy beneath him would have been in danger of dying!

Ace made a resolute decision, without any inner turmoil.

As Luffy's only remaining brother, he absolutely, positively must protect him...

Because Sabo is no longer here...

The scene of Ace standing in front of Luffy happened so fast, and the speed he unleashed at his limit stunned everyone.

Time seemed to stand still on the battlefield. Everyone held their breath in unison, and at that moment, no one dared to imagine what would happen in the next second!

Marco and Jinbe's eyes trembled slightly, their mouths agape in surprise, unable to believe it or accept it. Ace stepped in front of Luffy.

In that case, Ace will die...

On the other side of the rift, Garp's face was ashen. He couldn't bear to accept either Luffy or Ace being killed by Akainu.

When Garp saw Ace disappear beneath that crimson fist, his breath caught in his throat, and his heart stopped beating for a moment.

Whitebeard's eyes were even more somber; for a moment, his gaze was fixed on Su Mu, who was rushing towards the sky.

But Su Mu's body was still in mid-air; it was too late...

There would be no miracle. Everyone knew that Ace's body would be pierced through in the next moment. There would be no miracle...

Only the speed of light could make it that far.

Chapter 23 The Key Hand of God

At that moment, Akainu's fist was only a hand's width away from Ace's body.

The distance between everyone else and Akainu was such that even at top speed, they couldn't catch up.

They could almost see Portgas D. Ace's body about to be punched through and fall to his death on the battlefield.

They seemed to foresee the outcome of the Marineford War and the fate of the Whitebeard Pirates.

No one could stop Akainu; Ace, who was closest, barely managed to shield Luffy with all his might.

As before, Ace ultimately chose to save Luffy.

Luffy, seeing Ace appear in front of him, was unable to push him away.

As expected, the next second, he will be holding Ace, whose breathing is gradually weakening and whose chest has a large hole, crying out to the sky and losing consciousness.

On the battlefield, no one could change the outcome; it was as if it were a pre-programmed sequence in an anime plot…

No one can destroy or change it.

Including that kid with blue flames who suddenly appeared during the Marineford War.

Even if he were incredibly fast, he couldn't catch up. Could he possibly be faster than light?

That's right, now only someone faster than light can save Ace.

But just when everyone had already imagined the ending...

When everyone had already figured out Portgas D. Ace's fate.

Everyone understood that Luffy was about to lose his brother.

Even Whitebeard thought that Su Mu, who was most likely to catch up, couldn't.

A yellow flash, accompanied by towering blue flames, appeared beside Akainu!

An incredibly angry and terrifying aura transformed into an invisible wave of energy that instantly swept towards Akainu!

That's the speed of light, the speed of everything!

The blue flames, carrying an aura of dominance and a power more overwhelming than anything else, enveloped one of the legs!

Blue and gold, the two colors mixed together, the terrifying power within seemed to shatter the void!

The sudden, terrifying power startled even Akainu, whose pupils contracted sharply!

His fierce punch, aimed at Ace, slowed down slightly under the powerful and terrifying aura!

Then, Akainu heard a cold voice in his ear.

"Flash, kick!"

"boom!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant fist filled with magma was struck by a leg that seemed to shatter the void!

In an instant, Akainu felt a sharp pain in his arm.

That terrifying fist, which was just a hair's breadth away from touching Ace, was completely powerless because of that kick!

Immediately afterwards, a huge impact hit, sending him flying!

On the battlefield, Akainu's body, covered in lava, flew backward like an arrow released from a bow!

Finally, like hitting a bullseye, it crashed solidly into the encirclement wall not far away!

"boom!"

The encirclement wall, which even Whitebeard couldn't break, was now smashed into a large crater by Akainu, and it even showed signs of collapsing as it shook!

"Wow—"