Chapter 106: Black Dog Bites Red Dog
Soru!
Sakazuki instantly appeared behind Alucard, launching a flaming arm strike.
At this point in time, Sakazuki’s strength was far from what it would be when he became an Admiral; he was currently at the peak of Vice Admiral level.
In the future, he and the other two Admirals would almost exclusively rely on their Devil Fruit abilities, but for now, he still needed to supplement his powers with the Rokushiki techniques.
With only five lives left in his reserve, and the island’s perimeter likely far from quiet, Alucard’s only desire was to end this fight as quickly as possible.
Normally, he wouldn’t mind toying with this future Fleet Admiral of the Marines, but unfortunately, he was not in the mood now.
The five-day, five-night battle with Kaido had completely exhausted his desire to fight.
"Crimson Lotus Volcano!"
Sakazuki spread his single hand, and the magma in his palm erupted like a blooming lotus, exploding in a wide area. It was an extensive area-of-effect attack.
Alucard instantly merged with the shadows, evading the attack, then reappeared behind Sakazuki, his hand formed into a blade, thrusting at Sakazuki.
The inability of bullets to affect Logia users was truly annoying, which was why Alucard was so eager for the completion of the Seastone bullets.
"Don’t even think about it!"
Through his Observation Haki, Sakazuki sensed Alucard behind him. Unable to fully dodge, he half-crouched, assuming a horse stance, and simultaneously unleashed a unique energy from his body: "Heat Haze!"
BOOM!
Even with his Blacklight Virus body, Alucard could touch a Logia user without Armament Haki. However, Sakazuki’s defense wasn’t merely Tekkai. The moment Alucard’s hand blade struck, Sakazuki’s back completely elementized, turning into dripping magma that severely scalded Alucard’s hand.
"How about that? Do you still dare to attack?" Sakazuki was extremely confident in his Magma-Magma Fruit. It wasn’t just for offense; its defensive capabilities, when combined with his own combat prowess, made him a truly monstrous opponent!
In Sakazuki’s eyes, Alucard’s ability to fight Kaido to a standstill was solely due to his immortality. He had no defense or Armament Haki to speak of. It was impossible for him to penetrate Sakazuki’s defenses!
However, in less than two seconds, Sakazuki’s eyes under his hooded cloak suddenly widened. He felt an unprecedentedly powerful force slam into him from behind. Caught off guard, Sakazuki was violently sent flying.
BOOM!
His scorching magma body streaked through the air. Any trees it touched instantly burst into flames, turning the area into a scorched forest.
Sakazuki struggled to his feet. Being sent flying hadn’t caused him significant injury, but the pain inflicted by Alucard on his back was severe. He looked at Alucard’s hand, where white bone was exposed from the magma burns, but the skin tissue cells were rapidly regenerating, restoring it.
"So that’s it. You attack recklessly because you can recover?" Alucard’s ability made Sakazuki’s expression change again. His entire body, save for his head, completely transformed into magma. "But no matter how many times you regenerate, I’ll burn you until nothing but ash remains!"
Alucard’s resurrections definitely had limits and conditions, otherwise he wouldn’t need to care about Garp and Sakazuki. For now, Sakazuki couldn’t fully comprehend Alucard’s ability, so he could only kill him as many times as possible.
Meanwhile, the battle between Garp and Kaido was also earth-shattering. Even from Alucard’s position, the exaggerated power of those two monsters was palpable.
Compared to their city-destroying, island-destroying combat style, Alucard’s fighting was far less spectacular. He only needed to achieve one goal: eliminate his immediate opponent. Of course, once he awakened the River of Death, the situation would be entirely different.
"Just because I’m not in the mood to fight, and I’m holding back a little, you’re getting arrogant, aren’t you?!" Alucard’s eyes narrowed, and his body began to erupt with bloody shadows. Countless eyes opened, and finally, the pool of blood-shadow condensed into the form of two dogs.
Black Dog Baskerville!
And there were two of them!
One crouched by Alucard’s right foot, the other floated on his left shoulder. Both black dogs, covered in crimson eyes, were enough to make anyone with trypophobia collapse.
"Grrr~" The two black dogs licked the corners of their fangs, their eyes glaring sideways at Sakazuki.
’I wonder if you even have the title Akainu yet, or if you got it after becoming an Admiral?’ Alucard thought to himself, then the two black dogs opened their bloody maws and charged.
Knowing that the Black Dog Baskerville could even injure Kaido of the Beasts, Sakazuki naturally mustered all his strength, condensing it into his right arm. The power that erupted was enough to incinerate an entire mountain.
"Great Eruption!"
This was Sakazuki’s strongest move at the moment! It concentrated all the magma’s power into one arm, unleashing a volcanic, rock-spewing punch that burned everything to ash.
Using the Black Dog Baskerville also implied a loss of life. Summoning familiars was based on a reserve of lives. When Alucard’s life stock was insufficient, he couldn’t summon his familiar, the Black Dog Baskerville.
One Black Dog Baskerville collided with Sakazuki’s Great Eruption. The familiar, which swallowed the Great Eruption into its belly, was instantly incinerated.
One isn’t enough!
However, the second Black Dog Baskerville wasn’t prepared to continue hitting rocks. Instead, it soared towards Sakazuki behind it. After using his ultimate move, Sakazuki was momentarily in a state of stasis, unable to move as freely as before. Alucard seized this opportunity to attack Sakazuki.
However, even though its power had been weakened by one Black Dog Baskerville, the Great Eruption, still formidable, struck Alucard’s body, tearing a large hole through his abdomen.
On the other side, although Sakazuki defended himself with his fastest current speed, he was still bitten by the Black Dog Baskerville, a piece of his flesh fiercely torn off!
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