"Oden!"
"Mr. Oden!"
"Lord Oden!"
After Kozuki Oden was sent flying by Garp, Roger couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction where Oden had been sent flying, letting out a low cry of worry. His companions on the ship exclaimed in surprise, and Rayleigh even leaped directly from the Oro Jackson, rushing towards where Oden had fallen.
Seeing the powerful Garp, the others on the Oro Jackson couldn't help but worry about Roger, and they all disembarked and gathered behind Roger.
"Captain Roger!"
"Mr. Oden..."
Shanks and his companions ran to Roger's side, whispering their captain's name and expressing concern for Oden. Before he could finish, Roger placed a hand on Shanks' head and soothed him,
"Don't worry, Shanks."
"That guy's tough, he'll be fine. Rayleigh and the others are already there."
With Roger's observation Haki, he could easily detect Oden's location. Rayleigh had already gone down to the sea to retrieve him.
Roger also sensed that Oden wasn't dead, merely immobilized by Garp's punch, having fallen into the sea and passed out after choking on the water. Of course, if he wasn't rescued in time, he would be dead.
"That bastard, he acted without my orders."
"He deserved this,"
Roger said to the crew behind him with a smile, seeming to show no concern for Oden.
Oden's Haki was formidable, his defense astonishing. When Roger first encountered Oden, he'd survived a direct attack from his Divine Evasion. Garp's strength was roughly on par with Roger's; Oden couldn't possibly die!
Even as he thought this, Roger had barely finished speaking when he looked at Garp:
"Garp, you attacked my comrades. Have you realized
this yet?" Roger's tone grew serious, no longer the air of an old friend, though a smile remained on his face.
"Roger, what are you talking about?!"
"Why do you think I came to you? To chat?"
Garp said, throwing his two swords toward the dog-headed warship. He then reached out to loosen his tie, unbuttoning two buttons of his shirt from top to bottom and smiling at Roger.
His meaning was clear.
Before Roger could react, Garp bent slightly, looked him in the eye, and slammed his feet into the ice, launching himself forward. In the blink of an eye, Garp was in front of Roger and delivered a powerful punch to his chest.
"Dang!!!!"
Roger reacted quickly, blocking with his sword. However, the immense force still sent Roger flying. Garp landed after his punch and launched himself forward again. His figure flashed again, catching up with the flying Roger, and then he delivered another punch to his head.
"Dang!!!!" Roger raised his sword to block, but the immense force still slammed Roger into the ice, cracking it, and Roger was hurled into the sea by Garp's blow.
Garp's speed was so incredible that the other Roger Pirates saw only a flash of light before they vanished from sight.
"Bang!!!"
A moment later, Roger burst out of the sea, laughing and launching two slashes at Garp. After Garp blocked his blows, Roger quickly closed in and engaged Garp in close combat.
Dozens of meters away, on the ice, everyone could only see two dark shadows flashing and intersecting rapidly. A terrifying aftermath of domineering aura surged from the battlefield. Even from such a distance, everyone could feel the terrifying power of Roger and Garp.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
Thunder roared continuously. Directly above the battle between Garp and Roger, the white clouds had long been dispersed by the surging aftermath of the domineering aura. The ice, unable to withstand the aftermath of the clash, cracked and ripped apart.
However, Garp and Roger seemed oblivious. The noise of the battle sent waves surging across the sea.
"Oh my! That's a real noise!"
As Roger's crew focused on the distant battlefield, a slightly frivolous exclamation suddenly rang out.
A tall, slender man solidified from the ice.
At this moment, Aokiji, dressed in a white suit and with his hands in his pockets, suddenly appeared behind the Roger Pirates. As he spoke, a chill emanated from his mouth.
"Huh?!"
Shanks and the others exclaimed in unison at the sound, turning their heads.
"Ice time!"
Just as everyone turned, Aokiji exclaimed softly, raised his hands, and two icicles erupted from his hands, shooting straight at the Roger Pirates.
Elio and Yamon were unable to dodge, and Aokiji's fruit power instantly froze them, turning them into ice sculptures. These two were combatants of the Roger Pirates, each with a bounty exceeding 100 million. They would be renowned pirates across the world, yet in this moment, Aokiji froze them in a single blow.
"Erio-san!"
"Yamon-san!"
Buggy gasped in shock as his two seniors were rendered incapacitated in a single encounter.
At that moment, Aokiji had already dodged in front of Buggy with his razor. Looking up at the towering figure, Buggy quickly drew a short sword from his waist and slashed at him.
At only twelve years old, Buggy, facing a formidable figure like Aokiji, showed no fear. Instead, he was eager to fight and avenge his friend.
"Ugh!"
Buggy, not only refused to surrender but also dared to fight back, causing Aokiji to mutter a low cry, a chill surging from his body. Just as he was about to freeze Buggy, his observation Haki detected a figure rapidly charging towards him.
"Olla!!!!!!!"
A muscular man, approximately four meters tall, appeared at Aokiji's side just as he was about to strike, and with a fist brimming with Haki, he struck Aokiji in the face.
Douglas Barrett!
At only seventeen, he was known as the "Devil's Heir."
Despite his youth, he had already awakened his Conqueror's Haki. He was also a user of the "Parahuman Fusion Fruit."
His ability allowed him to fuse inorganic matter with his body, reconstructing new forms, and also to fuse objects together to create weapons.
His strength was so formidable that he could evenly fight the vice-captain, Rayleigh.
Sensing the incoming attack, Aokiji's body instantly transformed into icy mist, completing his elemental transformation before the opponent could strike, vanishing on the spot.
Douglas Barrett's attack missed, his expression slightly frozen, a hint of surprise on his face.
The icy mist in the air suddenly clung to Barrett's body. The next second, Aokiji's figure condensed from behind Barrett, placed a hand on Barrett's shoulder, and whispered, "Ice ball!"
Instantly, Barrett was congealed into an ice ball. Through the transparent ice, Shanks and the others could even see Barrett's slightly surprised face.
Frozen. Barrett, who could even fight the vice-captain, was frozen by Aokiji in a single encounter.
The terrifying nature-type fruit user cast a shadow over the rest of the Roger Pirates.
"Hey, who's next?!" Aokiji glanced at the rest of the Roger Pirates and was about to strike when he suddenly noticed the ice ball in front of him suddenly shatter.
Barrett, who had been frozen by him, had unexpectedly broken free.
"!"
Barrett's hand, imbued with Haki, swiftly clawed at Aokiji's face. His swift escape surprised Aokiji, and for a moment, Aokiji didn't even have time to dodge.
Just as Barrett was about to be grabbed by Haki, a flash of flame suddenly appeared from his side. Within the flames, a fiery red blade swiftly slashed towards Barrett's neck.
Sun Breathing - Second Form - Blue Sky!
Red Blade, Haki, Sun Breathing.
At this moment, the red-haired boy who had suddenly appeared beside Barrett held back, unleashing his strongest attack at this stage.
The goal is to be able to take off Barrett's head with one blow!
"Finally here, Yunyi!"
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