"Well, it's your turn now. I can feel that the temperature of your blood is just right!" Dalaran stepped over Sanjishi's body and raised both of his hands. Veins popped out of his exposed wrists and pierced out of his skin, turning into a surging tide of blood. It looked like a ghostly shadow that was about to swallow them alive.
Before they could express their grief and anger, Sanji's body on the ground was still warm. Blood was approaching the rest of the Straw Hats. They were going to line up and die together.
Boom!
A terrifying aura exploded, and a scarlet color deeper than blood erupted from Luffy's body. The roaring flame crushed the air into powder, and the blood vessels burst into countless floating blood foam that fell vertically into the sand.
"I'm going to kill you —"
With a roar of grief and indignation, Luffy's rubber skin seemed to be steaming hot, and the Haoshoku aura turned into wisps that surrounded his body. The sand dune was filled with a terrifying aura.
The moment Usopp and Nami were hit by the aftershock, their heads buzzed, and they felt dizzy as if they were about to faint. Zoro bit the hilt of his sword tightly and glared at Luffy with his eyes wide open. He watched as Luffy stepped on the sand and created a huge pit. Luffy turned into a roaring streamer and rushed towards Dalaran.
The blood vessels shattered, and the palms of his hands cracked. Dalaran's chest was suffocated, and there was a needle-like pain in his head. It was as if he was targeted by a beast at the top of the food chain. There was a moment of delay in the movements of his hands and feet.
"Rubber Volcano!"
Like the eruption of volcanic magma, the rubber leg that pulled a trench in the sand was like a battle-ax. It crushed the air and instantly kicked Dalaran's chin.
Bang!
The dull sound of metal colliding reverberated. Countless layers of blood vessels suddenly grew out of Dalaran's chin. The blood vessels shattered, but the blood inside them strangely solidified. Calcium turned into hard bones, and cracks appeared on them.
Broken bones fell to the ground. Dalaran lowered his head and pressed against his trembling chin. His teeth were loose from the tremors, and blood flowed out from his mouth. He sucked in the blood, and then brazenly thrust his head forward.
The blood bone that grew out of Dalaran's chin was deeply sunken and shattered. Then, it quickly healed and blocked Luffy's toes. Dalaran's head was like a hammer that smashed into Luffy's nose.
Blood spurted out, and Luffy felt his head go blank. His rubber nose caved in, and his head felt like it had been run over by a truck. His brain was shaking, and the domineering aura around his body dissipated. To use a fashionable phrase, it was the true definition of a "real man for five seconds"!
"I didn't expect it to be a kid with Haoshoku aptitude." Dalaran shook his dizzy head. It was a pity that the broodmother's apostle had been castrated by nature. Fear, cowardice, hesitation and other biological instincts were removed. He raised his hand and slowly reached for Luffy's throat.
In the end, the outburst of his emotions could not last long. After being defeated head-on, Luffy's strength was like a reservoir that had been opened. He stood on the spot like a corpse, staring at Dalaran's ghostly claw that was reaching toward him.
"Your blood should be very special!" Dalaran grinned, revealing his sharp teeth covered in blood. "What an unexpected surprise!"
Zoro, Usopp, and Nami were unable to stop Dalaran. Sanji's death seemed to have told them that anger and despair could not save the situation. The difference in strength was not something that could be closed by going all out. It seemed like a group wipe was destined. The only difference was the order.
Boom!
At this moment, between Dalaran and Luffy, a pillar of fire suddenly rose into the sky. Half of the sky that enveloped the sand dune was dyed by the flames. A circle of melted sand turned into a glass liquid substance and splashed towards Dalaran. In the monstrous explosion of flames, a figure fell into the pillar of fire and forcibly inserted himself into it. The fire fist blasted towards Dalaran's claws.
"What are you going to do to my little brother?" The freckled face under the cowboy hat was gloomy, and the red bead necklace on his chest was shining brightly in the flames. There were flames of anger in Ace's eyes, and the scorching temperature seemed to want to burn Dalaran into ashes.
Dalaran quickly retreated. Unlike Luffy and the others who were teased by him, the man in flames in front of him gave him an extremely violent and dangerous feeling. It was as if a scorching sun was roasting the desert. Even the air was evaporating and forming dense ripples.
While Dalaran was observing Ace, Ace was also vigilantly staring at Dalaran. He could feel a cold and dangerous aura from Dalaran. He glanced at the corpses lying on the ground, Zoro who had lost both of his hands, the useless Usopp and Nami, and the severely injured Luffy who was dyed in blood.
Without needing to ask, Ace immediately judged that this miserable group of people could only be with Luffy. The man opposite him who was emitting a cold and bloody aura was the culprit who caused all of this.
Luffy's face was filled with panic. Even when Ace appeared, he didn't seem to have recovered. His eyes were dull, and his mind seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Obviously, Choba's departure from the team and Sanji's death finally made him unable to bear it.
"Luffy!" Ace called out in a low voice.
"Another guy with fire sent to my door. You're a Logia ability user!" Dalaran narrowed his eyes, and a black line flashed through his scarlet pupils.
"Who are you?" Ace's heart suddenly tightened. He immediately retreated as a thorny blood spear pierced out from the sand. Ace used a Fire Fist to smash the blood spear into smithereens. The splattering blood melted into a black liquid.
On the other side, Dalaran's body disappeared, and a pool of blood on the ground bubbled. A three meter tall blood man condensed, and his mouth opened in an exaggerated manner as he roared. Then, countless blood-colored chains were spat out from his mouth.
"I hate fire!" A gloomy voice echoed from all directions.
Ace suddenly felt that something was wrong. He inserted his hands into the sand, and pillars of fire surrounded Luffy and the others. He turned to Usopp and Nami and said solemnly, "You're Luffy's companions, right? I'm his brother, Ace! I know you're sad that your companions are dead, but the situation is critical now. There's no time for you to be sad. I'll deal with the guy outside, and you guys take Luffy and escape to a safe place! "
Countless ferocious ghostly shadows were reflected on the surrounding pillars of fire. That was the endless blood vessels attacking the sea of fire. The smell of burnt flesh and blood mixed together with the piercing whistling attacked everyone's nerves. A bead of sweat appeared on Ace's forehead. The attack of the guy outside was more ferocious than he had expected.
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