One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"As you wish, Kaido."

"boom!"

The lava lake beneath Akainu's feet exploded, propelling him upwards in an arc. He clenched his right fist and smashed it directly into Kaido's face.

"Oh ho ho ho! Come on!"

Kaido, now in his dragon form, gripped his spiked club, which crackled with black and red lightning, and smashed through the void with a single blow, hurtling towards the charging Akainu.

"Boom!"

Chapter 387 Total War

"Navy, if your support doesn't arrive soon, this island will be our final resting place."

"The Twin Emperors Within the Blade!"

On the sea in front of the inner bay, Jin transformed back into a pteranodon with a wingspan of over ten meters. He flapped his broad, fleshy wings, leaving a long black phantom trail in the sky, and fired a dense barrage of fireballs at the sea below.

The flames came from his racial innate abilities, not from the Ancient Zoan Pteranodon Devil Fruit power he possessed.

Jhin is the last member of the Lunaria race in the world, born with powerful talents and the ability to control fire.

Behind his head burned an inextinguishable flame.

When the flames burning behind his head disappear, Jin's speed will increase several times over.

And when the flames reignite, his defense will increase several times over.

His extremely special racial talent once made Lunaria's people highly sought after by many research institutions around the world.

Over the past few centuries, pirates, the navy, and research institutions of some member states have all wanted to capture some members of the Lunaria race to conduct scientific experiments on bloodline factors or clone warriors.

This is precisely why the Lunaria race was nearly wiped out, leaving him as the sole survivor.

With this unique talent and the added power of an Ancient Zoan, King, who already possesses great potential, has strength approaching that of an Admiral, making him the undisputed second-in-command of the Beast Pirates.

On the sea below, Gion carried Shiryu, who had been severely injured by Jin, in one hand, and strode through the air, her right hand holding the Kinpira sword, occasionally swinging it to deflect incoming fireballs.

As Gion was about to enter the inner bay and rush onto G1 Island, a fierce glint appeared in Jin's eyes. He stretched out his right hand from his right wing, grabbed his own head, and pulled it upwards with all his might.

His pterosaur head was instantly stretched to an extremely long and narrow shape, his features twisted into a bizarre form, and the skin on his head stretched like rubber, snapping back abruptly as he released his right hand.

The rebounding flesh released a long, narrow shockwave, like an arrow, shooting down from the sky at incredible speed towards Gion's back.

"The sable is proud to be emperor!"

Gion paused in her forward stride, her tall figure spinning like a whirlwind on the sea, her right hand wielding a long sword that swirled in front of her like a fan, forming an impenetrable shield.

The shield formed by the sword energy shattered with a bang, and a surge of powerful force struck her long sword, sending Gion's body, which was standing on the water's surface, flying backward.

"boom!"

The fortress wall in front of the inner bay shattered, sending debris flying. Gion, who was holding Shiryu, slammed through the sturdy fortress and crashed onto the ground of the plaza, causing a gasp of surprise.

"Lieutenant General Gion! Lieutenant General Shiryu!"

In the sky, Jin, who had just won a decisive blow, was overjoyed and was about to press his advantage when he heard a dense roar.

Immediately, several black cannonballs, several times larger than ordinary cannons, shot through the air with a sharp whistling sound. They were so fast that even he could not dodge them immediately.

"It's a coastal defense gun."

Jin sneered inwardly, and with a flick of his pterosaur claws, bursts of fireballs shot out, meeting the incoming cannonballs head-on.

Although the fireballs he fired were small, there were many of them, and they quickly hit all the incoming shells, exploding them in mid-air a dozen meters in front of him.

Although his body was not hit head-on by the shell, the shockwave from the explosion of the powerful shell fired by the coastal defense gun still sent Jin flying backward dozens of meters.

"Hmph! What a boring trick."

At Jhin's level of strength, he wouldn't even consider something as cumbersome as cannonballs.

Regardless of the cannonball's power, under the powerful perception of his Observation Haki, the cannonball simply couldn't penetrate his body.

Even if one is hit by a cannonball, Armament Haki can help withstand it.

Normally, unless subjected to a massive barrage of artillery fire of the scale of a Buster Call, resulting in a prolonged and overwhelming bombardment of the body, it is rare for a powerful individual to be killed by artillery fire.

Of course, explosives like dynamite rocks, with their immense power, are still enough to pose a threat to the strong.

Jin flapped its wings and nimbly turned around, about to bypass the three coastal defense cannons in front of it and fly around to the island.

At that moment, the massive coastal defense cannons deployed on the inner bay turned their barrels around and unleashed a barrage of shells at Jin, which was flying in the sky.

"Boom boom boom!"

A series of flashes lit up the muzzles of the coastal defense guns from all directions.

In the sky, Jhin, flying through the air, fired fireballs from his body to detonate incoming shells while nimbly weaving through the barrage of projectiles, steadily approaching the plaza.

Just as they were less than fifty meters from the plaza, a dazzling blade of light suddenly flew out from the plaza, slashing towards Jin's face with a speed exceeding that of a cannonball, forcing him to reveal himself and draw his sword to block.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the flying slash was blocked by Jin's sword.

But in that brief moment of pause, dozens of shells rained down on him from all directions and slammed into his face.

Then.

"boom!!"

Dozens of shells, each more than ten times more powerful than ordinary shells, exploded almost simultaneously in front of Jin. The rising flames illuminated the surface of the inner bay, rising dozens of meters high, like a magnificent mushroom cloud.

Such power was so great that even Jhin was shaken so badly by the shockwave that blood trickled from the corner of his mouth and his body was thrown backward.

Damn it!

Jin gritted his teeth and barely managed to steady himself just before falling into the sea. With a flap of his black wings, he soared into the sky and into the clouds.

Looking at the G1 Plaza getting further and further away, Jhin sneered again.

"Shoot! Why aren't you shooting anymore?"

To prevent Gion from ambushing him again during flight, King flew several hundred meters into the air, soaring over the inner bay and diving directly behind the marines.

Almost at that moment, the tens of thousands of marines guarding the inner bay port finally saw the densely packed pirate ships appearing on the sea ahead.

Looking out, countless pirate ships covered the entire sea in front of G1 Island, making the marines guarding the inner bay feel a chill down their spines.

Too much.

It's too much.

From the markings that gradually became clear on the pirate ship, one could see which pirate crew it belonged to.

With pink curly hair, a captain's hat, and a skull and crossbones symbol with red lipstick, she belongs to the Big Mom Pirates.

The skull with two huge curved horns and six bone clubs on its head is the Beasts Pirates.

The one with the long beard and a long sword piercing down from the back of his head is the Wang Zhi Pirates.

With a lion's head, flowing golden hair, and crossed swords, they belong to the Flying Pirates.

The four super pirate crews have a total strength of at least 150,000.

The scale of this war was so large that it was extremely rare even in naval history.

Looking at the pale-faced naval soldiers around her, Gion dusted herself off, stood up, and sighed inwardly.

Even those who were mentally prepared and all the veterans of the G1 branch were bound to feel fear at the scale of the war.

There was no way around it; the disparity between the two sides was simply too great.

Whether in terms of total troop strength or high-end combat capabilities.

She turned her head to look behind her and saw that deep within the G1 base island, large swathes of buildings were collapsing and crumbling, with streaks of crimson lava or flashes of black and red lightning emerging from them from time to time.

That was Akainu and Kaido locked in a fierce battle.

On the other side, Charlotte Linlin, who was laughing strangely, was riding on a cloud of fire, chasing after Kaji's leaping figure. With her right hand raised high, she used Zeus the Thundercloud to smash the ground to pieces, and many naval soldiers were killed or injured in the blast.

In the sky, Jhin was swooping down, heading towards the rear of the marines.

Ahead on the open sea, a vast and mighty horde of pirates surged forth like a tsunami.

Shaking his head vigorously to clear his mind of the distracting thoughts, Gion drew his sword to the sky and shouted, ensuring his voice clearly reached the ears of the marines holding their ground in the inner bay.

"Listen, everyone! Now is the time for us to fully uphold the justice we firmly believe in!"

"Grip your swords and guns tight, and crush the pirates as soon as they get within range!"

"No need to panic! The advance force led by Rear Admiral Rorschach, along with strong support including Admiral Kizaru, Admiral Aokiji, and Vice Admiral Garp, is about to arrive. As long as we do our jobs well and hold our positions, the Navy will surely be the victor in this war!"

In the oppressive atmosphere, Gion's voice clearly reached the ears of every marine.

Upon hearing that reinforcements were about to arrive, led by two admirals and Vice Admiral Garp, the marines felt a surge of confidence and their panic subsided somewhat. Under the command of their respective superiors, they turned the bases of their coastal defense guns around and aimed them at the approaching pirate ship.

Gion looked at Shiryu, who had hastily thrown on some clothes, and said in a deep voice, "Shiryu, can you still hold on?"

Shiryu's skin was charred black all over, and his hair and eyebrows were burned away by the flames from Jin's slash.

His bare face was covered with blisters, scabs, and charred skin, making him look like a demon crawling out of hell.

It's hard to imagine that someone burned like that could still be alive.

Not only was he not dead, Shiryu grinned and stuffed a large cigar into his mouth, which was oozing blood from its torn lips.

As he lit his cigar, he took a deep drag, letting the smoke billow from his nostrils, and then parted his lips to reveal a mouthful of bloody teeth, looking at the sea ahead with bloodthirsty eyes like a demon.

"Blood, I've seen enough blood. You go deal with Jhin, I'll drink some blood first, then I'll come back and play with him."

Seeing Shiryu's bloodthirsty, demonic expression, Gion no longer hesitated. She leaped forward, wielding her sword as she charged toward King, who was fighting a dozen or so naval officers in the distance.

In just over ten seconds, a large number of naval soldiers had already fallen to the ground at Jin's feet.

The severed neck and shredded body stained the ground a dark red.

Jin was like a tiger among sheep; ordinary marines couldn't withstand his casual slashes.

Watching the dozen or so officers who had advanced and retreated together being slashed and killed by Jin, Gion gripped her sword with both hands. The golden blades shone brightly in the night sky, piercing through the darkness and outlining a constantly spinning golden mandala flower in front of Gion.

The leaves of the golden datura flower were composed of streaks of golden blade light, their aura incredibly sharp, spinning rapidly as they slashed towards Jin's back.

"Hmph! A desperate struggle." Jin turned around, swung his sword angrily, and flames surged from the blade, pressing down on Gion who was charging towards him.