One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

But Rorschach, who flew in, seemed completely unaffected by the thousands of degrees of heat from the flames. His imposing figure stepped directly out of the flames and appeared in front of Ace.

The two were only ten meters apart. The domineering aura emanating from Rorschach was like a world-destroying storm, causing the surrounding flames to swirl back and forcing Ace to reflexively release his Conqueror's Haki to counter it.

Seeing that Ace didn't run away but instead stayed in place, standing face to face with Rorschach, Marco and the others who rushed to his aid couldn't help but change their expressions. They were sweating profusely as they rushed over, waving and shouting at Ace.

"Ace! Run! Don't fight him! You can't beat him!"

"Run! Run to us! We're coming to rescue you!"

Ace, however, seemed not to hear him and continued to unleash roaring seas of fire at Rorschach.

How could he possibly run away?

Sabo's fate is unknown, Father is being held back by Akainu, Jinbe lost an arm saving himself, Namur is dead, Squard is dead, Karma is dead, Atmos is dead...

So many familiar faces died here, all just to save him.

What have I done to deserve such a sacrifice from so many people who risked their lives?

"Rorschach!! I'm going to... kill you!!"

Ace roared, advancing instead of retreating, and fiercely leaped towards Rorschach, who emerged from the flames, throwing a punch.

Rorschach's expression remained cold and expressionless. His muscular right arm brought down an elbow strike, but instead of Ace who was lunging at him, it struck a spiked club that appeared out of thin air beside him, flashing with black and red lightning.

With a loud bang, the spiked club flashing with black and red lightning was smashed away by Rorschach's elbow. Yamato, who had transformed into the Great Mouth True God form, retreated rapidly, grabbed Ace's arm as he lunged at Rorschach, and threw him away.

"Ace, run! Let me deal with him!"

"Yamato?"

Ace was pulled back by Yamato's arm. Just as he was about to continue forward, he was blocked by thick bolts of black and red lightning that suddenly erupted from Yamato's body.

Yamato gripped his spiked club tightly with both hands, tilted his head back, stared intently at Rorschach, and shouted, "Rorschach! I challenge you!"

"I don't have time to play games with you right now, Yamato."

Without even glancing at the extremely ferocious Yamato, Rorschach moved with a flash of crimson lightning, his massive body disappearing in front of Yamato as if by teleportation, and reached out a large hand to grab Ace behind her.

"Don't even think about leaving until you defeat me!"

"Divine Speed! White Serpent Exorcism!"

Yamato's speed increased dramatically in his Great God form, allowing him to catch up with Rorschach in his Limit Break mode over a short distance.

The spiked club, crackling with Conqueror's Haki, slammed through the air and struck Rorschach's right arm, sending him flying more than ten meters as he reached for Ace.

With a push of his feet, Yamato's tall body transformed into a hazy white phantom as he leaped high into the air, his spiked club once again aimed at Rorschach's face.

"I told you! Don't even think about it until you defeat me..."

"If you're fucking brain-dead, go get it treated! Wouldn't it be better to stay in Wano Country and be your trusted lieutenant, Kozuki Oden?!"

Luo Xia's lips curled into a fierce roar, revealing four sharp fangs. The vertical pupils in his eyes contracted, and his right arm suddenly swelled to three times its normal size, transforming into a blood-red lightning bolt that trailed bundles of deep red thunderbolts, like a blood-red meteor falling from the sky. It crushed the spiked club in Yamato's hand and slammed into her face with unparalleled force.

"This power... how is this possible? It's only been a few months, and you..." In Yamato's wide-eyed gaze, she spun like a windmill a dozen times in the air above Marineford before crashing into the collapsed ruins with a loud bang.

After smashing Yamato, who was blocking his way, Rorschach was about to rush towards Ace when a tall figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

Rorschach looked down at the arrogant woman who was looking down on him, and said in an icy voice, "Boa Hancock, are you going to stop me too?"

Hancock raised one of her long, white legs, glared at Rorschach, and said coldly, "Fire Fist Ace is Luffy's brother. If he dies, Luffy will be very sad. I don't want to see Luffy sad, so..."

"So you've come here to die? You think I didn't see you attack our navy? We brought you here to fight, to give you a chance, not to show off your love-struck brains! You idiot woman!"

The air in front of Hancock seemed to explode like a thousand tons of explosives. A violent and unparalleled force blew her black hair back and forth. A giant fist, crackling with crimson lightning, crushed the air in front of her layer by layer, creating a clear dent. It slammed into her delicate body at a speed that surpassed Hancock's Observation Haki.

Hancock's body was punched in the abdomen by Rorschach's blood-red, pillar-like giant arm. Before the pride in her eyes had faded, a series of explosions came from her body. Bones broke one by one, and blood spurted from her fair skin.

Her body shot into the air like a rotten sack, then Luo Xia grabbed her entire upper body with his large hand and slammed her hard onto the ground amidst the horrified and shocked gazes of countless people.

"boom!"

With a deafening explosion, Hancock's body slammed into the ground like a cannonball, creating a huge crater beneath Rorschach's feet.

Seeing Yamato and Hancock being instantly blasted away, Ace suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

He looked up at Luo Xia standing in front of him, and suddenly the rage that had been on his face disappeared, replaced by a relieved smile.

"Give up? Ace? That's not like you." Rorschach suddenly spoke up.

His voice was calm, neither aggressive nor condescending.

It's like a casual chat between friends.

"No, what's the point of being a man if I succumb to power? I will never let my life be filled with regrets."

Ace shook his head, and flames began to rise from his body, instantly growing to over a hundred meters in size, condensing into a blazing sun above his head.

He looked at Rorschach and grinned, "Come on, Rorschach! Fight me like we did in Mogu Town! My life force will only be extinguished in battle!"

Luo Xia nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then wisps of crimson lightning began to emanate from his imposing body.

The crimson lightning spread and converged around him, twisting and coalescing into winding crimson ribbons, making Luo Xia's nearly ten-meter-tall body appear like a demon god.

"To show respect, I will give it my all."

Ace laughed. "Really? That's great."

After saying that, he met Luo Xia's crimson giant fist head-on and unleashed his strongest attack.

"Great Flame Ring! Flame Emperor!"

"1.5 Billion Volts of Overpower! Planet Destroyer!"

As Rorschach's giant fist crashed down, the crimson lightning shattered the fiery sun that Ace had gathered with all his might, like a bursting firework.

The shattered flames scattered across the sky, landing on the broken ground of Marineford's plaza. They burned silently for two or three seconds before extinguishing like bubbles, as if they had never existed.

A streak of crimson lightning flashed through Ace's vision, shattering the Armament Haki covering his body with overwhelming force, piercing his chest, and striking his heart.

Chapter 671 The Death of Ace

As the blazing sun transformed into fireworks above the plaza, Marco, Jozu, and the others, concerned for Ace's safety, finally escaped their pursuers and rushed to the scene.

"You bastard Lan Lin! Get away from Ace!"

"Phoenix Seal!"

Marco, engulfed in raging blue flames, transformed into a phoenix, leaving a long trail of fire in the sky as he shot an arrow, aiming a mid-air kick at Rorschach's face.

The ground beneath Rorschach's feet exploded, and his body, crackling with crimson lightning, rose from the ground, delivering a thunderous punch aimed at Marco's incoming right leg.

The two men's fists and feet collided in mid-air, and amidst the deafening explosion, Marco, whose face was filled with rage, had his blue flames burning on his body shattered by thick bolts of blood-red lightning, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

But his body wasn't sent flying by Luo Xia's punch. Instead, he gritted his teeth, stretched out his arms and transformed them into wings more than ten meters long, flapped them heavily, and let out a low growl from deep in his throat. He managed to hold his ground against Luo Xia, who had smashed a blood-red giant fist, in mid-air for less than a second.

In less than a second, two sharp slashes, each tens of meters long, came flying through the air, passing under Marco and cutting into Rorschach's chest and abdomen, slicing through the thick Armament Haki armor covering his body and leaving two narrow, horizontal wounds on his body.

Vista, his body stained crimson with blood, brandished his twin swords wreathed in black Haki and appeared before Rorschach.

Not only that, but there was also Joz, whose body shone with diamond light, stomping the ground like a war beast, leaving a trail of bright light in his wake, before bending his elbows and thrusting his shoulders into Rorschach.

"Shining Collision!"

With his fist blocked by Marco and his body halted by Vista's frenzied slashes, Rorschach had nowhere to hide. He was immediately rammed in the side by Jozu's shoulder as he charged forward. His tall body was thrown into the air and flew dozens of meters diagonally before crashing heavily onto the sloping ground, kicking up countless pebbles and dust.

"Marco! You heal Ace's injuries! Jozu and I will hold off that bastard, Vice Admiral Bluescale!"

Vista shouted at Marco, and without stopping, he and Joz continued to rush towards Rorschach, who had fallen to the ground.

Not only them, but the remaining main force of the Whitebeard Pirates were also moving towards the plaza, wanting to provide the greatest support to Marco, Ace, and other core members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Ace! Are you alright?"

The blood at the corner of Marco's mouth disappeared as the blue flames burning on his body disappeared, and he still looked unharmed, but his face looked much paler than before.

He fell from mid-air and came to stand in front of Ace, who had been standing there for a long time.

Seeing that Ace didn't seem to have suffered much injury, Marco breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked with some concern.

As he asked the question, he subconsciously reached out his hand, blue healing flames rising from his palm, and placed it on Ace's shoulder.

Ace didn't answer. After standing there for two or three seconds, he seemed to suddenly understand something, and looked at Marco with surprise. Suddenly, he reached out and hugged him tightly.

"Ace, you..."

"Marco, thank you. It's so good to know you. Thank you, thank you all, for loving me so much, even though I'm so willful."

Ace's voice was filled with gratitude and reluctance. Marco could hear the deep emotion in his tone, which brought tears to his eyes. A gentle smile appeared on his face as he patted Ace's shoulder and chuckled, "Ace, what are you saying? We're family. Of course, family members should care for each other..."

As Marco laughed, the smile on his face gradually faded, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes. "Ace, are you... alright?"

Unexpectedly, after giving him a tight hug, Ace released him and strode towards Luffy and Garp.

"Ace!"

Marco reached out, trying to grab Ace's arm, but grasped nothing.

He stood there, stunned, and slowly raised his palm to take a look.

Ace's body is so cold.

If Ace's body used to be like a blazing furnace, now it's like a block of ice, chillingly cold, so cold that Marco can't even hear his heartbeat.

"Heartbeat?"

Marco's eyes widened, his body trembled, and he released his Observation Haki, extending it towards Ace.

His lips were trembling, and the panic in his eyes was growing stronger.

"No, that can't be, it can't be true."

However, the moment Marco's Observation Haki touched Ace's body, Ace froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, his eyes quickly turning red and moist.

Ace's heart...

Disappeared.

As Ace walked along the path, some marines carrying swords saw him approaching and nervously raised their swords, shouting, "Watch out! It's Fire Fist Ace! He's a Logia-type Devil Fruit user! Use your Seastone weapons and Armament Haki to deal with him!"

As he spoke, a dozen or so officers who had awakened their domineering auras, along with a dozen or so marines wielding Seastone Jigsaws, surrounded them.

Seeing this, Garp, who was holding Luffy down, quickly stood up and shouted, "Let him come here!"

"Lieutenant General Garp!"