Chapter 88 Ace’s Deathly Counterattack (Ch 88)

Even though Ace knew that he had severe burns all over his body, he still gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and struggled to get up from the ground.
The aura emanating from Akainu became more and more terrifying, as if he had turned into a huge furnace that made it impossible for anyone to get close to him.
Akainu decided to get rid of Straw Hat Luffy first, after all, he is the son of the revolutionary Dragon, and the Revolutionary Army is one of the most troublesome targets for the World Government. As for Fire Fist Ace, he will deal with him last.
“Both of you should be prepared to die! Then let’s start with you, the Straw Hat Luffy, the son of the Revolutionary Army’s Dragon!” A fierce expression appeared on Akainu’s face, and his eyes were fixed on Straw Hat Luffy.
Akainu’s entire right arm was burning with raging lava flames. It was obvious that he was planning to use this move to directly kill Straw Hat Luffy.
At this moment, Straw Hat Luffy felt weak all over and couldn’t even move a finger because his physical strength had been exhausted to the limit.
However, at this moment, the Straw Hat Pirates rushed forward without hesitation and protected Luffy. They were determined not to let Admiral Akainu hurt Luffy.
“Do you think you can stop me like this? That’s ridiculous!” Akainu smiled coldly, his eyes full of disdain and ridicule.
The Straw Hat Pirates’ strength was too far behind Akainu’s and they were easily defeated by him in just one encounter. Although the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates were extremely anxious, they were unable to break through the navy’s defenses.
At this moment, Garp, who was fighting fiercely with Rayleigh, suddenly stopped and glared at Akainu with flaming eyes.
Rayleigh, who was standing by, noticed that Garp was in a strange mood. Sengoku also rushed over and pushed Garp to the ground, fearing that he would lose his mind.
At the same time, Kizaru also rushed over and blocked Rayleigh’s way. Sengoku knew that they could not be allowed to rescue Ace and Luffy because they were both destabilizing factors. So Sengoku made a prompt decision and questioned Garp: “Garp, you’d better not do anything stupid! Remember your identity and position!”
Hearing Sengoku’s words, Garp was shocked. He realized that as a naval hero, he must not easily waver in his position. However, facing the choice between family affection and justice, his heart was in great torment.
On the other side, Kizaru was successfully shaken off by Marco, who was able to escape and fly to the side of Whitebeard.
Seeing his father’s wounded body, Marco felt heartbroken, as if his heart was being eaten by millions of ants. He hurriedly used his ability to heal his father with the blue flame of the Phoenix. However, the wounds on his father were too severe, which made the treatment ineffective. Marco’s efforts were like a drop of ink in the ocean, which was completely swallowed up.
“Marco, save some energy. You still need to lead them to escape from this battlefield. Also, go protect Ace! That damn lava devil is staring at him!” Whitebeard was extremely anxious, his heart felt like it was being gnawed by millions of bugs, and he gave orders anxiously.
Marco knew that time was running out, and his face became heavy, as if covered by dark clouds. But he was still unwilling to give up on treating his father, and he continued to inject blue flames into his father’s body, hoping to temporarily stabilize his father’s injuries and buy more time to stop Akainu.
Marco knew that if he couldn’t get to Ace in time, the consequences would be disastrous. His heart felt like it was being eaten by millions of ants, and he was in great pain. He had to act as soon as possible. His heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Just two seconds later, Marco stopped injecting the blue flame. At this moment, he was exhausted, but he didn’t care about taking a break. He turned around without hesitation and rushed in the direction of Ace.
At the same time, Ace and his brother Straw Hat Luffy both became the targets of Akainu. The situation was extremely critical. Their lives were like candles in the wind and could be extinguished at any time.
“Son of Dragon, now I can send you to hell.” Akainu’s right fist was burning with raging magma fire, and with endless pressure, it hit Straw Hat Luffy directly like a volcanic eruption.
Sudden!
At this moment, everyone fell silent, as if time had stopped flowing, with only the hot lava fist passing through the air. Because the scene before their eyes was so shocking that it was unbelievable.
Akainu slowly raised his head, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He saw the figure he had pierced through – Fire Fist Ace!
Akainu had never expected that this Fire Fist Ace would rush over so decisively. He used his body to block his attack and protect Straw Hat Luffy.
It seems that the love between these sworn brothers is quite deep…
Akainu pierced through the chest of Fire Fist Ace from behind, smoke and flames continued to emerge from the wound, and blood dyed the surrounding ground red. The serious injury was unbearable for Ace, and he couldn’t help but spit out several mouthfuls of blood, but Fire Fist Ace always kept a smile on his face.
He said weakly to Luffy: “Luffy, run quickly, I can no longer accompany you. But don’t worry, I believe you can realize your dream and become the Pirate King.”
Ace felt that he was sorry for the Whitebeard Pirates for not being able to fulfill his father’s last wish, but at least he was able to save his stupid brother Luffy in the end, which was a kind of consolation.
Ace was more or less comforted by this, as he knew that, although he was gone, his spirit would always be with Luffy, motivating him to move forward.
Luffy’s eyes widened, looking at everything in front of him in disbelief. He couldn’t believe that what he saw was real. Ace’s chest was pierced by Akainu, and the shocking hole was horrifying.
Ace looked at Luffy in front of him, his heart filled with worry and uneasiness. He knew that Luffy was still in danger and he had to protect him.
However, Ace was already seriously injured at this time, and his body was almost at its limit. But for some reason, a strong force suddenly surged in his heart.
Instantly, Ace’s whole body radiated a fiery light, and his eyes became extremely determined. He used all his strength to release the unparalleled devil fruit ability – fire.
The raging flames rushed towards Akainu like a ferocious beast. Akainu was startled by Ace’s sudden outburst and retreated hastily.
“Ahhh!” Akainu roared in anger. He was beaten back by Ace’s attack and was filled with anger and resentment. He didn’t expect Ace to have such a powerful burst.
However, after releasing this amazing power, Ace’s body finally couldn’t hold on and he fell heavily to the ground.
He used up his last bit of strength and finally succeeded in forcing Akainu to retreat, buying Luffy a precious chance to escape. Although exhausted, Ace felt extremely relieved because he at least created a glimmer of hope for his brother.