In One Piece With The Barrier Fruit

Inside the barrier space.

The temperature at this time has climbed to a level that is completely unbearable for ordinary people.

The sealed environment of the barrier space is very unfriendly towards Shanks, limiting his performance in every way, and it also enhances Akainu's Magma Fruit ability.

Akainu really likes this kind of fighting environment. In this sealed space, Shanks will have nowhere to escape.

Outside, the faces of Benn Beckman and Lucky Roux became extremely anxious.

Beckman was very worried about his friend's safety, but he was even more worried that Basire would act in a biased or unfair manner.

After all, Akainu has joined the Marines in the new World Government and is one of Basire's own people. Shanks and the others, although they have officially removed their pirate flags, are not members of the World Government after all.

If Basire uses some tricks, Shanks may suffer a big disaster.

These pirate remnants do not have a strong backing like Garp. Top brass like Dragon and Sengoku are actively trying to protect the impulsive old man.

For this reason, Beckman, who looked solemn, immediately approached Luffy and Sabo and asked them to contact Dragon to ask him if he could help take care of Shanks.

At least let Basire be relatively fair and just.

And let Beckman have the power to help Shanks surrender if things go wrong.

This barrier space was originally conducive to the use of Akainu's magma ability and restrictive to Shanks' speed. If Basire did not allow anyone to surrender, something might really happen to Shanks.

Although Beckman believes in his captain's fighting ability, he does not rule out the possibility of defeat.

So he must be prepared.

If something really happened to Shanks, Beckman would force Shanks to surrender outside the court to save his life.

Seeing the stern look on Beckman's face, although Luffy also believed in Shanks' strength, he thought seriously about it and asked Sabo, and then Sabo conveyed the matter to Dragon.

On the floating island, Dragon frowned after receiving Sabo's call. He had previously saved Luffy, Garp, and Sabo, and already owed Basire and the new World Government a lot of favors.

Now it is really nerve-wracking to also need to protect the red-haired pirate whose victory or defeat is yet to be determined.

However, thinking of Luffy's relationship with Shanks and Rayleigh, he could only bite the bullet and fly above the barrier space, looking for an opportunity to convey this to Basire.

He hopes there will be no casualties on both sides.

And he made up his mind on something else. After this tournament is over, he will personally take down the pirate flag of the Straw Hat Pirates. If Luffy dares to resist, he will let Kuma shoot them away and let these little guys continue to train for several years.

Not only would they be sent to the most remote places in the world, they would even be sent to various deserted islands on the Calm Belt, so that they could not leave the island or assemble.

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"Dragon, the red-haired one used to be one of the Four Emperors, not a brat like Luffy. You don't have to protect him, don't look down on him."

Basire looked at the fierce battle in the barrier space and casually smiled at Dragon next to him.

Really, what was just a martial arts competition turned into a battle between relatives, one by one came to plead for mercy and apply for life protection.

Do they really think Shanks is a weakling?

"I'm really sorry. I was also entrusted this time. I will never have anything to do with those unrepentant pirates in the future."

Dragon said apologetically that he would make his position clear to Basire and no longer care about Luffy's mistakes.

"Okay, as long as I'm watching, no one will die, but in this level of fighting, some injuries are inevitable."

Basire said lightly. Seeing Basire's attitude, Dragon thanked him and left with satisfaction.

Basire hugged Perona's waist and continued to watch the battle.

Akainu and Shanks aren't holding back. Every move is full of murderous intent, causing the earth and the barrier space to shake.

"Huh, red hair, now that you are here, you should go down and accompany your Celestial Dragons and pirate buddies in hell."

Akainu's mouth and nose were bleeding, and he has a lot of stab and slash wounds on his body, but he keeps getting more and more excited as he fights.

Now the entire ring in the barrier space is filled with his hot magma, and Shanks is standing on it, consuming a lot of Armament Haki every moment that passes to withstand the scorching heat.

Maybe this decisive battle will last less than the eight days and eight nights of Katakuri and Yamato's fight, and the three days and three nights of Katakuri and Bullet's fight.

In these battles, if the strength is similar, the fighting time will be very long if the stamina allows. The farther the difference in strength, the faster the battle will end.

Of course, the more intense the battle, the heavier the murderous intent, the shorter the battle time will be, no matter how strong they are.

The battle between Akainu and Aokiji was so long not only due to their mutual restraint of attributes, but also because of their lack of murderous intent, so they fought fiercely for ten days and ten nights trying to decide a winner without casualties.

The battle between Akainu and Garp was filled with murderous intent throughout. They fought almost desperately, so it only took less than half a day to end the battle.

Now the battle between Akainu and Shanks is similar. They fight with strong murderous intent, and the consumption of energy at every moment is huge. It's impossible to last for a few days and nights in such a high-intensity battle.

If they continue to fight like this regardless of consumption, it is estimated that life and death will be decided in less than a day.

Shanks stood on the lava and gasped, fighting with the Magma Fruit ability user in the confined barrier space was really uncomfortable.

Not only was the ground he was standing on completely covered by magma, but the air was also filled with the smell of sulfur, and the hot air made him even more uncomfortable.

The magma can be defended with Armament Haki, but the hot air breathed cannot be defended, and he is already at a disadvantage.

If it wasn't for the barrier, he would not be afraid of Akainu, whether it was on land or on the sea.

Now he can beat Akainu to the point where he can't elementalize, and he can beat Akainu until he is injured and bleeds. However, Akainu's monster physique is also outrageous, and his recovery power is amazing, not much worse than the monster physiques of Bullet and Kaido.

Akainu can take a hit of Whitebeard's Tremor Fruit ability head-on. He can even withstand the destructive power of space shattering. Even if his body is distorted, he will not lose his combat effectiveness. He only needs to recover for a short time in order to keep fighting like the mad dog he is.

"I must end this fight quickly!"

Shanks whispered to himself with a stern face. He also knew his own strengths and weaknesses. He was very powerful and had stronger single-target attack power than Akainu, but his recovery and defense were worse than his opponent's. He was not suitable for protracted battles.

With the anger and murderous intent to avenge his friends, the red-haired man quickly attacked Akainu. He wanted to completely suppress him and kill this monster as fast as possible.

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