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A strong flame lit up on the deck of the warship, and the thin and small Ace was already covered by circles of spiral flames.

The iron-wrapped deck was also affected by Ace's devil fruit ability at this moment, and the red-hot iron showed signs of melting.

"Great Flame Ring: Emperor Yan!"

As Ace's low roar rang out on the deck, the flames swirling around him suddenly gathered towards his head.

Ace raised his palms to the sky, and the gathered flames condensed into a huge fireball with a diameter of four or five meters above his head. Under Bakin's astonished gaze, Ace swung his arms forward, and the fireball fell directly towards Bakin's position.

"!!!"

Ace's attack was very loud. When the sailors on the deck saw this scene, their faces suddenly changed. They didn't dare to stay on the deck any longer. They rushed to the side of the ship and jumped into the sea without thinking.

These surviving naval cadets showed no intention of retreating when facing the two killing gods, Weeble and Bakin.

However, when he noticed Ace's attack, he actually chose to jump into the sea to escape. His fear of Ace's attack was far greater than his fear of Weevil and Bakin.

"clang!!!"

The figures of Zephyr and Weevil met, and the blades in their hands collided with each other, making a loud golden sound. Zephyr, who was fighting with Weevil, was also paying attention to the two guys, Ace and Sabo.

The moment the fire on the deck lit up, Zefa noticed it. His eyes twitched slightly, and he shook the long sword in his hand vigorously. After removing Weibull's strength, he had no intention of fighting with Weibull at all. He jumped directly and quickly left the deck and flew into the air.

Weevil didn't react at all to what was happening. He just felt a burning breath coming from behind him. He quickly looked back and saw a sky full of flames.

"boom!!!!"

After the fireball fell on the deck, it exploded directly. A loud roar was heard on the warship, and the flames instantly covered the entire front deck. The surrounding railings were also blown away by the impact of the flames and disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, the bright sunlight was also obscured by the rising flames.

The entire ship was already engulfed in flames.

"call out!"

Zephyr dodged in time and leapt to the top of the ship's secondary mast. The scorching air waves rolled up from the deck, making Zephyr, who was standing on the top of the secondary mast, twitch his eyes slightly. He looked at the sea of ​​fire below with fear in his heart.

"Zi-"

At the same time, a flash of lightning flashed out from the sea of ​​fire. At the moment the lightning soared into the air, arcs of electricity shot out and hit the rope of the lifeboat hanging on the side of the warship. At the same time, three or four small lifeboats fell into the sea. At the same time, Sabo's figure appeared on the top of the observation tower not far from Zefa.

"Ace! What on earth did you do, you idiot!?"

After escaping from the sea of ​​fire, Sabo couldn't help but complain to Ace who was still on the deck in the sea of ​​fire. As a user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, such a sea of ​​fire was like returning home to Ace.

Unlike Ace who attacked recklessly, Sabo's attacks were much more subtle. Both of them, who were natural-type Devil Fruit users, possessed terrifying power that was almost enough to destroy the world. Even though their Devil Fruit abilities had not yet awakened, the range of their attacks was far from comparable to those of Kuzan and Sakaski.

But now, it is easy for them to launch an attack that covers the warship.

In order not to accidentally hurt friendly forces, Sabo was very restrained when he took action.

"There is no other way. Without such attacks, there is no way to cause damage to the enemy."

In the sea of ​​fire, Ace leaped onto the roof of the cabin, lowered his head slightly to glance at the dark shadows in the sea of ​​fire, there was no joy on his face, and his tone seemed a little heavy.

Under his attack, the bodies of the sailors killed by Bakin before were probably turned into ashes at this moment.
Ace also felt guilty about this.

However, he was mature and sensible and could see things in an open-minded way. He knew that there was nothing he could do about it.

Just as Ace said, if you don't use this level of attack, there is no way to cause damage to the enemy. Ace understood this truth, and after hearing this, Sabo also lowered his head slightly and fell silent, obviously understanding this truth.

And Zefa didn't say anything from beginning to end. He just looked at the flames below, searching carefully for the enemy's traces.

Is the battle over like this?
not necessarily.

"Mother?!"

"Mom! Where are you?!"

In the center of the deck, a tall figure swung the long sword in his hand violently, and the violent wind dispersed the flames around him. Weevil's figure also appeared in the sight of Zefa and others.

At this time, Weevil was calling out to his mother anxiously. Due to Ace's attack, large areas of burns appeared on his skin.

The clothes on his body had been burnt black by the flames, forming black lumps that stuck tightly to Wilbur's skin. Trickles of blood flowed out from the wounds on Wilbur's body and merged with the burnt clothes.

If an ordinary person had suffered such injuries, he would have lost his ability to fight long ago. Even if he received good medical treatment, the final result of such a large area of ​​burns would be only one: death from infection.

But Webull was obviously not an ordinary person. At this moment, he seemed to be unable to feel the severe pain coming from his body, and kept calling for his mother.

"clatter--"

The subtle footsteps were masked by the noise of the burning flames, but Zefa and Weevil heard them immediately.

In the sea of ​​fire, Ba Jin, whose body was charred, walked out slowly. Her leopard print short cape was charred and hung on her body. At this time, Ba Jin's golden hair had been burned into a bald head, and her whole body was also covered with burns.

She was at the center of the Great Flame Ring's attack and was seriously injured. According to Zefa's perception, her breath was already weak.

Walking out of the sea of ​​fire had already consumed a lot of Ba Jin's physical energy. She raised her head slightly and glanced at her son not far away. Her eyes were full of resentment, and then her body fell straight forward.

"Pfft!"

When Weevil saw this, he rushed to Bakin's side. Regardless of the burns on his body, he picked up his mother and put her on his deck. He glanced at Zefa and others and engraved Ace's face deeply in his mind.

Not daring to stay here any longer, Weevil jumped off the deck with Bakin.

"Don't even think about leaving!"

Seeing that the enemy who had killed so many of his companions was trying to escape, Sabo's eyes widened and lightning flashed on his body. He was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Zephyr:

"Don't chase me, Sabo!"

"This is the most important thing now!"

"This is a new world, the climate could change at any time, and the ship is so badly damaged, if we don't repair it quickly we will all be buried in this sea."

As he spoke, Zephyr pointed to the deck engulfed in flames. Ace's attack was horrific and the fire was slowly spreading.

Compared to chasing the enemy, the most important thing at the moment is to put out the fire and repair the ship. The climate in the New World is changeable, even a big pirate like the Golden Lion was almost swallowed by a tsunami, so Zefa couldn't help but pay attention.

Although both Weevil and Bakin were seriously injured, it was not easy to capture Weevil. If the battle dragged on for a long time, it would be too late when the situation changed.

It is important to avenge your dead companions, but the survivors are the ones who need to be cherished more.

"hateful!"

Sabo looked at the direction where Weeble and Bakin left somewhat unwillingly, and had to give up.

At this moment, the sailors who fell into the water also supported each other and climbed onto the lifeboat. After stopping Sabo, Zefa immediately took action. He simply cleared an open space and lowered the rope ladder. After rescuing a group of sailors, he began to put out the fire.

"Zi-"

The raging fire was gradually extinguished by the water of sea water. Thick water vapor enveloped the entire warship. The deck of the warship was in ruins. Even after the fire was put out, the place was still hot.

Ace and Sabo were sent back to the cabin by Zefa, while he helped the naval cadets put out the fire and collect the bodies of the fallen cadets. Even in death, it was not peaceful.

The bodies of these people were affected by Ace's attack. Their bodies were charred and curled up, and their faces could not be seen at all.

All the sailors worked in silence and their morale was low.

Hate the pirate who killed his friend? Hate Ace for attacking his friend without knowing the severity of the attack?

None of the students had such emotions in their hearts. While they were sad, they just resented their own lack of strength.

The cruelty of this sea has only revealed a tiny part.

The unfortunate deaths of the comrades exposed this cruel reality to everyone. If you want to pursue a career in the navy, similar scenes may not be the last time you encounter them.

They were lucky this time, with a former admiral like Zephyr in charge, and two powerful natural elements, Ace and Sabo, also helped a lot. Otherwise, it would be hard to say how many people would be able to stand here now.

"Repair the ship, collect the bodies, and send them back to the headquarters for burial."

"After a simple repair, we will go to Thunder God Island and rest there."

Zefa felt the students' low mood. He didn't say any words of comfort. He put on a cold and ruthless look and gave orders. However, when his eyes inadvertently swept over the bodies of the students, the pain in Zefa's eyes could not be concealed at all.

After so many years, this was the first time that he had suffered such a heavy loss while leading the cadets in sea training.

Until now, Zefa is still a little scared. If it weren't for Ace and Sabo, all his students would probably have been slaughtered by Bakin and her son.

Fear, relief, and self-blame.

Immersed in this emotion, Zefa didn't even notice his student approaching him until he spoke:
"Teacher Zefa, are we going to Thunder God Island?"

“That place is”

Zefa's choice of destination surprised the student a little. Thunder Island is the territory of the New Navy. Although they are called the New Navy, they have no affiliation with their Navy Headquarters, and are even hostile to them.

"No need to say more, just go!"

The warship was severely damaged. Weibul's slash and Ace's attack caused huge damage to the ship. Even after a simple repair, there was no way to support the ship's long-distance voyage in the waters of the New World. They needed a dock and professional shipwrights to repair the ship.

The Navy Headquarters has no base in the New World. The original bases have long been eliminated. The craftsmen on ordinary islands may not be able to repair the all-iron warships of the headquarters. Only the New Navy has such technical capabilities.

Zefa is not averse to contacting the new navy, and he is not afraid that the new navy will do something bad to him.

With my old face, I always have some face no matter where I go.

"Yes!"

Seeing that his teacher spoke in a firm tone, the student didn't say anything and hurried away after responding.

The post-war work was heavy and tedious. Zefa stayed on the deck for several hours, commanding and teaching the trainees to deal with various matters. Only when the work was on track did Zefa leave the deck and go to the cabin.

At this time, Ace and Sabo were staying in the cabin with Luffy in a depressed mood. Luffy didn't know what happened on the deck, and Ace and Sabo didn't tell Luffy the details.

They didn't want Luffy to endure this kind of pain.

These students of Zefa have been spending every day with these people. Ace and Sabo are often taken to the Naval Academy by Zefa. After a few visits, they have become familiar with this class of students.

Among those who died, some had met Ace and Sabo several times, and some even enthusiastically invited the two brothers to eat local specialties.

This was a blow that Ace and Sabo had never suffered before.

"Click——"

The door of the cabin was opened, and Zefa walked into the room quietly. Looking at the depressed brothers Ace and Sabo curled up in different corners of the bed, he couldn't help but sighed in self-blame:

"I failed to protect them."

"It's really too early for a child of your age to experience something like this."

When does a person mature?

Different people, different experiences, will ultimately lead to different results.

When relatives or friends around you pass away, it can help children like Ace and Sabo mature.

It is true that they are both precocious, but they are still far from being truly mature.

"Teacher Zefa, I want to become stronger!"

"I want to be so strong that no enemy can take the lives of my friends away from me!"

Zephyr's words made Ace, who was somewhat depressed, slowly raise his head and speak in a resolute tone. Sabo also looked at Zephyr with burning eyes. After this encounter, the two of them had another driving force to become stronger.

Becoming stronger is no longer just about realizing your dreams
It is to allow the family and partners that you cherish to survive on this ocean, and to protect your family and partners.

Zefa's arm was simply bandaged by the accompanying military doctor. Looking at the two young boys with burning eyes, Zefa felt the pain in his arm. It was obviously not a serious injury, but the pain was excruciating.

"it is good!"

Zefa nodded in response. Seeing that Ace and Sabo had adjusted their mindsets, he did not stay in the cabin for long and turned to leave.

The news that the fleet led by former Navy Admiral Zefa was attacked spread quickly.

It was not the surviving Bakin mother and son who took the initiative to expose the news, but the navy. The report made a big fuss about the brutality and terror of the pirates, and then changed the subject to praise Zephyr's strength and the excellence of the students.

Also exposed were photos and stories of the two children.

Ace and Sabo, the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit and the user of the Thunder Fruit, two young naval reservists shined in the battle and joined forces to repel Bakin, a former cadre of the Rocks Pirates, and her son Weevil.

Zephyr's presence was deliberately weakened by the Navy in order to highlight the strength and achievements of Ace and Sabo.

The two "little combat heroes" were also awarded the rank of major as an exception, becoming the youngest major-level officers in naval history.

Taking advantage of the attack on Zephyr, the Navy took the initiative to promote Ace and Sabo, implicitly establishing the two boys' status as the new generation of leaders.

This incident also caused shock among people around the world.

The biggest fear for a big force is the lack of successors. The navy has a serious generational gap. After the three admirals, no young people who can stand on their own have emerged. This is a consensus within the navy.

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, who was highly expected at the time, has already set up his own business.

The appearance of Ace and Sabo also allowed the navy to see the shadows of future admirals.

Becoming a navy admiral is what the navy's top brass expect of Ace and Sabo.

Even Sakaski, who was known for his strict military discipline, unusually did not say anything against it when he learned that two ten-year-olds were awarded the rank of major.

On the contrary, he admired these two younger natural-oriented students with terrifying abilities.

For Sakaski, he is not afraid of his juniors being promoted quickly, but he is afraid that they will not have the ability.

(End of this chapter)