5: Chapter 5 Meteor Volcano? What if it damages the flowers and plants?

Karl took a step, instantly crossing a distance of several dozen meters to appear above Akainu's head.

The black belt in his hand was raised high, swinging into a perfect full moon in mid-air.

"Snap!!!"

A crisp sound, like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

The black belt, carrying the terrifying power to split mountains and crack rocks, struck Akainu's back fiercely!

Absolute hit! Ignore defense! Forced pain!

"Ah——!!!"

Even Akainu, whose willpower was as hard as steel, could not help but let out a miserable howl at this moment.

That feeling was not an ordinary physical attack at all, but an extreme, piercing pain that acted directly upon the depths of his soul!

It was just like being in the Marine recruit camp as a child, being whipped mercilessly on the spine by the strictest instructor with a barbed iron ruler!

The magma that Akainu had just condensed instantly dissipated under this intense pain, and he stumbled forward three or four steps uncontrollably.

"This belt is for you, an Admiral, attacking without any sense of restraint! Do you even know how to control your strength?!"

Karl cursed while whipping him frantically, pointing right at Akainu's nose.

"Just now with that Meteor Volcano, what if you had hurt the flowers and plants?!"

"Snap!!!"

Another heavy lash struck Akainu's shoulder, spinning him around in place.

"Let you calm down! Did you hear me? Calm down for me!!"

At this moment, Akainu no longer had any of the majesty of the Marine's highest combat power.

He looked just like a disobedient child being chased down the street and whipped by an angry parent, looking utterly wretched.

His Justice cloak had long been shredded into rags, and his resolute face was twisted into a mask of pain from the agony.

"Bastard... I will kill you!!"

Akainu was so angry he nearly went mad, desperately trying to counterattack, but the forced armor-piercing effect of the belt made his muscles twitch, completely ruining his movements.

At this moment, the entire style of the Marineford War had completely changed.

The commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates had their mouths wide open, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.

Jozu rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief: "That guy chasing and whipping Akainu... is he really an Admiral?"

Aokiji stood in the distance, the ice blade in his hand having turned into water without him realizing it, his eyes dull.

Kizaru's lecherous smile completely vanished, his tinted sunglasses sliding down to the tip of his nose, and he gasped: "Ooh, young people these days are truly terrifying..."

Meanwhile, below the execution platform.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku watched as Akainu was whipped into a spinning top by Karl in front of everyone, shaking with rage.

What kind of occasion was this?!

This was a live broadcast to hundreds of countries around the world!

Akainu, the dignified top combat power of Marineford and the absolute face of the World Government, was actually being whipped by one of his own without any ability to fight back!

If this got out, how would the Marines ever survive on this sea again?!

"Simply absurd!!!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku could finally take it no longer.

He pushed aside the messenger beside him and grabbed the huge video Den Den Mushi connected to the full-screen broadcast.

At the same time, Sengoku's golden Buddha body, standing several dozen meters tall, suddenly erupted with a brilliant golden light ten times more massive than before!

A terrifying, tangible wave of Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire Marineford.

"Everyone stop it for me!!!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku's earth-shattering roar, accompanied by the brilliant golden light, exploded across the entire sky of Marineford.

However, Karl on the execution platform didn't even frown.

"Snap!!!"

The black belt in his hand didn't stop; instead, he swung it back around and struck Akainu squarely on the buttocks!

"Ow——!"

The dignified Admiral Akainu uncontrollably let out a shrill cry of pain, lunging forward and falling face-first into the mud.

"Didn't you hear Fleet Admiral Sengoku speak? Stand at attention for me!"

Karl retracted the belt slowly, glanced down at Akainu, his tone full of the lesson-teaching sentiment of someone disappointed that their trainee wouldn't improve.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku maintained his Buddha form, his hand holding the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi trembling violently, almost vomiting blood onto the execution platform.

"Karl... you are simply lawless!" Sengoku gritted his teeth, his eyes almost bulging out with blood.

He realized he couldn't control the situation at all!

The fourth Admiral who had just parachuted into the position before him was not only unfathomably strong, but his style of conduct was completely unpredictable!

Seeing that the worldwide broadcast cameras were fixed firmly on Akainu's face, which had swollen like a pig's head, Sengoku took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.

He turned around abruptly and, taking advantage of no one paying attention, took out a special, pitch-black Den Den Mushi with golden patterns from his robes.

This was the top-secret communication line directly connected to the center of the world's highest power—Mary Geoise!

"Blu blu blu..."

The Den Den Mushi only rang twice before it was answered.

"Sengoku, what happened?" On the other end of the Den Den Mushi came the cold voice of one of the Gorosei, Jaygarcia Satan Saint, who leaned on a cane.

"Gorosei! The situation is completely out of control!" Sengoku lowered his voice, speaking urgently, "Karl not only injured Sakazuki but is also spouting nonsense in front of the whole world! This has severely damaged the dignity of the Marines, and I request to take immediate coercive measures against him!"

However, the Gorosei on the other end of the line fell into an eerie silence.

A moment later, another Gorosei holding the Shodai Kitetsu spoke coldly: "Sengoku, you are too impatient."

"What?" Sengoku was stunned.

"Karl, that belt, and that sudden burst of explosive power... this is a rare combat capability." The Gorosei's voice was filled with high-and-mighty arrogance, "His injuring Akainu might just be to establish his authority. Observe the situation and evaluate Karl's true purpose. As long as he can still suppress Whitebeard, the World Government can tolerate a little temper."

"But——"

"There are no buts! Obey orders, Sengoku!"

"Click."

The Den Den Mushi was hung up mercilessly.

Sengoku gripped the receiver tightly, trembling with rage, his knuckles cracking.

Observe the situation? That was whipping an Admiral like a grandson in front of the whole world! You old things sitting at the pinnacle of power have no idea how stifling it is here!

...

Meanwhile.

Grand Line, the Island of White Earth, Revolutionary Army headquarters, Baltigo.

In the dim underground base, a huge projection screen flickered with a ghostly blue light, clearly synchronizing the scenes of the Marineford War.

"My god... what kind of monster is that new Admiral? Even Akainu is being beaten by him without any ability to fight back!"

The Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff, the young Sabo, stood in front of the screen, the water cup in his hand dropping to the ground with a "clatter," his jaw nearly dropping in shock.

At this moment, Dragon was staring fixedly at the screen.

When he saw Karl flash onto the execution platform, pull out that black belt with the wolf head logo, and whip Luffy so hard he jumped ten meters high in place...

Dragon's cold face, which usually remained unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, suddenly twitched violently.

Following that, when Karl whipped Akainu into a spinning top, calling him "disobedient" and "ignorant of the rules" with every strike.

"Crack!"

The custom brass telescope in Dragon's hand was actually crushed into a lump of scrap metal by him!

"Leader? What's wrong with you?!" Sabo was startled and quickly turned around.