Above Pirate King - Chapter 87
Douko had just finished the battle.
The fleet led by Jorlag had collided with Aemthi’s ship.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
…
The sounds of cannons, gunshots, and slashes filled the battlefield with the smell of gunpowder.
Aemthi transformed into a 300m towering giant wooden figure, standing on the sea.
Douko immediately recognized it.
Aemthi’s Devil Fruit ability belonged to the Paramecia type, specifically the substance generation category.
How else could he conjure such a massive giant out of thin air and stand on the sea without being affected by Seastone or seawater? Only substance generation-type abilities could create objects or substances with their bodies.
Aemthi himself should be within the wooden figure because substance generation-types can only create objects or substances through their bodies.
The wooden giant took several steps across the sea and charged straight into the Marine fleet.
“Boom!”
Aemthi’s colossal fist swung down, instantly obliterating a Marine warship.
Jorlag was extremely anxious but lacked the strength to do anything about it.
“I shouldn’t have trusted Strala’s words. How could those Golden Saints stop them?” Jorlag inwardly complained.
“Roar!”
At that moment, distant roars of dragons echoed.
“Hundred Dragons Force!”
Countless divine dragons soared through the sky, roaring as they swept across, directly colliding with the giant wooden figure.
“Boom!”
Silence fell over the land and sea!
Upon hearing the roars, Aemthi turned his head, his pupils shrinking in shock. Before he could react, the wooden figure he had transformed into was instantly reduced to powder.
Fortunately, thanks to his giant wooden figure form, he didn’t die, but he was still sent flying by the tremendous impact.
“Ugh!”
In mid-air, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling dizzy with a swirling vision of golden stars.
But they were currently on the open sea!
Therefore, he had to force himself to regain his composure. Extending a pair of wooden wings from his back, he glided through the air, struggling to control the direction of his glide. Eventually, he safely returned to his ship, narrowly avoiding disaster.
“Ugh!”
As soon as he reached the ship, Aemthi knelt on one knee, one hand covering his chest, the other supporting himself on the deck. He spat out another mouthful of blood, his neck veins exposed, his face twisted in a grimace.
“Boss, are you alright?”
“Boss, are you okay?”
“Boss, be careful!”
…
His subordinates quickly approached and helped Aemthi up, expressing their concern.
Aemthi waved them off, pushing away his subordinates. Suppressing his injuries, he urgently said, “Quick, bring me the telescope!”
Immediately, one of his subordinates retrieved a telescope and handed it to Aemthi.
Aemthi took the telescope and looked around.
In the distance, under the Twin Cape’s lighthouse, Aldebaran and Teutonic were fighting with great delight.
The minor faction fleet had lost sight of Butler and a golden figure was running toward them from that direction, where the attack had originated.
On the other side, Hawkeye and Shura were engaged in a fierce battle.
Without further hesitation, Aemthi sternly declared, “Retreat!”
“Boss, why?”
“Boss, that’s two billion!”
“Boss, with that money, our pirate crew can expand rapidly!”
…
Upon hearing this, his subordinates became agitated, all speaking at once, trying to persuade him.
“Retreat!” Aemthi had no intention of explaining further to his subordinates and bellowed in anger.
Hearing his roar, his subordinates were startled and dared not argue any longer, simply nodding in agreement, “Yes!”
In no time, their fleet changed course, preparing to leave.
At that moment,
Aemthi heard a roar from behind.
He turned his head and saw a golden dragon swooping down, directly attacking their fleet.
Facing the flying dragon, Aemthi felt a strong sense of crisis and quickly crouched down, pressing his hand against the deck.
“Giant Wooden Assault!”
The wooden prow extended rapidly, directly colliding with the golden dragon.
“Boom!”
The wooden prow and the golden dragon collided head-on, but neither side gave in, resulting in a stalemate.
They remained locked in this standoff for a while, and Aemthi, crouching on the ground, started to sweat. He had just taken a direct hit from the Hundred Dragons Force. Although he didn’t die, he was seriously injured and now felt powerless.
“Crack!”
Eventually, accompanied by the sound of cracking, the wooden prow was gradually suppressed by the dragon and shattered into pieces.
However, the advance of the golden dragon also subsided, and Douko descended from mid-air.
But Douko remained calm and focused. He spotted a piece of wreckage floating on the sea and landed on it, then propelled himself forward with a kick, heading toward Aemthi’s ship.
The next moment, Douko appeared in front of Aemthi.
“Lightspeed Fist!”
Douko struck Aemthi’s face with great force.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Aemthi was instantly sent flying, breaking the ship’s mast and smashing through several cabins before finally coming to a stop.
“Ugh!”
Aemthi let out a muffled groan, clutching his chest as a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
However, Douko wasn’t finished yet. With a leap, he pursued Aemthi’s trajectory, relentlessly chasing after him.
“Wooden Wall!”
Seeing Douko approaching, Aemthi’s face showed a frightened expression. With great urgency, he stomped his foot on the wooden floor of the cabin, instantly erecting a sturdy wooden wall in Douko’s path.
“Boom!”
Then, Aemthi turned around without hesitation, broke through the cabin, and jumped off the ship.
As he was about to plunge into the sea, a large plank appeared beneath his feet.
“Bang!”
Aemthi landed on the water, creating splashes around him.
He immediately started running on the surface of the sea, with a wooden plank appearing under his feet with every step.
“Risng Dragon Punch!”
Douko also appeared at the broken opening of the cabin, and a golden dragon flew toward Aemthi.
“Boom!”
A thick wooden shield appeared on Aemthi’s back, and the dragon crashed directly into the shield, while Aemthi continued to escape under the impact.
In fact, Aemthi and Douko had similar strength, both being Rear Admirals.
But Aemthi had suffered a heavy blow from the Hundred Dragons Force at the beginning, which resulted in severe injuries.
In such a weakened state, he would be lucky to just survive, let alone defeat Douko.
Moreover, when Aemthi observed with his telescope earlier, he realized that the others didn’t have the upper hand either.
Shura and Hawkeye were engaged in a fierce battle, and Aldebaran seemed to have the upper hand. Butler was killed, and the minor faction started to scatter and flee. Strala was still holding back Jorogumo, and the advantage was slowly shifting to the Marine’s side.
So Aemthi didn’t dare to stay any longer and chose to retreat.
However, Douko wouldn’t let him go so easily and continued to pursue relentlessly.
With a light leap, Douko jumped onto the surface of the sea and rapidly moved his legs, running on the water.
A chase and escape unfolded.
“Huff… huff…”
After running for a while, Aemthi felt his chest burning as if on fire. His vision gradually became blurred, and every breath carried a trace of blood.
That last blow from Hundred Dragons Force was simply too heavy!
Aemthi felt that his internal organs must have been injured, or else his stamina wouldn’t have been depleted so quickly.
Seeing Aemthi clearly slowing down ahead, Douko smiled faintly. He knew that Aemthi’s stamina was starting to give out.
As long as he exerted a little more pressure on Aemthi, even without fighting, he would be victorious.
Next, Douko continued to use Rising Dragon Punch while running, forcing Aemthi to increase his speed.
Slowly, Aemthi couldn’t hold on any longer!
“Ahhhhh—”
Finally, Aemthi let out a cry of fear, unable to sustain his Devil Fruit power any longer, and took a step into nothingness.
“Gurgle!”
The seawater entered Aemthi’s mouth. With a look of despair, he slowly sank to the ocean floor.
Unless there was some unexpected turn of events, most Devil Fruit users who fell into the sea would have only one outcome: death!
Therefore, after waiting for a while and not seeing any unexpected events, Douko turned around and left to lend assistance elsewhere!
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