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The southwest coast of Punk Hazard had completely transformed into a world of ice, even freezing the nearby sea.
Cold winds howled, and frost and snow filled the sky.
"So cold!!!"
The Marines fled back to their warships, bundled in thick cotton clothes, yet they still shivered from the biting cold coming from the island.
"That girl, she can actually fight Admiral Aokiji to a standstill!"
"Admiral Aokiji seems to be suppressed!"
"Are we dreaming..."
The Marines stared blankly at the coast.
In the battlefield constructed of ice, Kaido's daughter and Admiral Aokiji continuously clashed. Each collision of ice blade and club stirred up bone-chilling cold currents.
There were also various ice spikes flying everywhere.
"Why isn't Admiral Aokiji using his ice abilities?!"
The Marines couldn't understand.
Admiral Aokiji's fighting style at this moment was completely different from before.
As a Logia Devil Fruit user, wide-ranging elemental attacks are the strongest winning method. With an Admiral's power, even massive Sea Kings would be frozen into ice sculptures in an instant.
He could even freeze the sea!
Even without using wide-range attacks, according to Admiral Aokiji's fighting habits, he could freeze an enemy the moment he touched them.
But at this moment, Admiral Aokiji showed no intention of using his freezing ability, relying purely on physical combat and Haki.
Even when he did use his ability, it was only to fire some ice spears and ice blocks as assistance, using the hardness and sharpness of the ice for physical attacks.
Fighting like this was undoubtedly abandoning his strongest advantage.
"It's not that he isn't using it; it's that it has no effect."
Vice Admiral Doll, wearing a fur coat, took a deep drag from her cigarette and solemnly explained Aokiji's predicament to her subordinates.
"That girl cannot be frozen."
Cannot be frozen!
She can even manipulate ice herself!
This is the power of a Mythical Zoan. Not only does she possess a physique far superior to others, but she also has additional special abilities.
Kaido's daughter's ability is ice!
As an ice-type Mythical Zoan, her elemental attacks are hard to compare to a Logia, but she is almost immune to freezing. Admiral Aokiji had already confirmed this in their initial exchange.
Aokiji had no choice.
Furthermore, the extreme cold caused by their battle was unbearable even for a Vice Admiral. They couldn't even offer support.
The officers found it hard to accept.
"Vice Admiral Doll, even if Admiral Aokiji's freezing power is ineffective, with an Admiral's combat power—"
"Don't say such foolish things!"
Doll roared.
"That girl is Kaido's daughter!"
The mere identity of Kaido's daughter was enough to make the world take notice, let alone her powerful Devil Fruit ability.
How could she be weak!
In the center of the battlefield.
An ice blade blocked the club.
Aokiji used the force of the impact to quickly pull back, using Soru to ascend into the air, raising both hands high.
"Ice Meteor!"
A giant, mountain-like ice block smashed down!
Yamato bent her legs, gathering strength, and leaped up to meet the meteor.
The area around the battlefield was already surrounded by icebergs. Facing the descending giant ice block, there was no space to dodge.
Then, shatter it!
"Oh oh oh!"
"Thunder Bagua!!!"
The giant ice block glowed and then exploded with a "boom" into countless fragments!
The girl appeared in the center!
Aokiji had anticipated this. Numerous tridents floated around him, their blades glinting with sharp, cold light. In the intense battle, he had already sensed that Kaido's daughter's strength was greater than his, and her Haki was also incredibly strong.
To win, he could only rely on his combat experience!
"Ice Block: Partisan!"
Countless streaks of light shot down!
Yamato, in mid-air, with no leverage, forcibly twisted her body, passing through the gaps between several ice spears.
"Pfft!"
A cut appeared on her cheek, and blood flowed from her waist and thigh. She clearly hadn't completely dodged.
"You're really strong, old man!"
Yamato landed on a floating ice block, looking at the countless light points assaulting her. She licked away the trickling blood, her body growing even more excited.
My body hurts!
But, this is great!
She hadn't been this thrilled in a long time!
"Divine Speed: White Serpent!"
The girl transformed into an afterimage, moving at high speed between the shattered ice blocks, dodging ice spears while rapidly closing in on Aokiji!
Like a giant white snake coiling upwards!
"So fast!"
Aokiji's pupils darted left and right, tracking the girl's movements, but in almost an instant, the girl appeared before him!
The club smashed down!
Aokiji raised his arms to protect himself, and ice crystals spread over his forearms for defense, but the club didn't hit his body. Instead, it slammed into the air!
"Crack!"
Black and red lightning exploded, instantly shattering the ice crystals on Aokiji's forearms. The undefendable Haki impact pierced through his body!
"Pfft!"
Aokiji coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body falling like a cannonball, instantly piercing through the iceberg and plummeting into the ground with undiminished force.
"Conqueror's... Haki!"
The thought flashed through his mind!
"Boom!!!"
The earth trembled, and dust shot into the sky!!!
Hoo~~~ Hoo~~~
Yamato landed on an iceberg, panting heavily, her sharp gaze sweeping over the smoke below, searching for the enemy's trace.
It's not over yet!
She could still sense his presence!
When the dust cleared, a massive crater appeared on the ground.
Almost at the same time, a hand reached out from the crater, gripping its edge, and frost-white ice crystals rapidly spread. Aokiji reappeared.
The moment he hit the ground, he had covered his back with ice as a cushion, reducing the impact of the fall.
But he was still severely injured.
"Even Conqueror's Haki infusion..."
Aokiji looked up at the girl, his heart sinking to the bottom.
Conqueror's Haki Infusion, an ultimate attack that was almost impossible to defend against. Even in the pirate world with its many Haki users, the number of those who could master it was very few.
Truly terrifying talent!
And so young. If Kaido's daughter couldn't be eliminated here, she would inevitably become a second Kaido in the future!
"This is the only way."
Aokiji reached into his pocket.
His abilities were almost useless against the girl, effectively weakening his strength by more than half. Although he wouldn't necessarily lose, a stalemate was not good for him.
When Daichi the Destroyer returned, he would face a two-on-one situation.
At that point, his chances of winning would be even lower.
"What a mistaken decision!"
Aokiji sighed helplessly. If the Admiral leading the team had been one of the other two, the situation would have been different.
But there were no ifs.
Given the current situation, the capture plan had failed.
Then, this was the only way!
Aokiji's gaze turned cold. He pulled out a golden Den Den Mushi from his pocket. Punk Hazard was now an uninhabited island, so there was no need to worry about affecting innocents.
Buster Call, activate!
Marineford!
The highest level alarm blared across the sky!
"Admiral Aokiji has activated a Buster Call!"
"Location: Punk Hazard!"
"Immediately dispatch ten warships and gather five nearby Vice Admirals!"
"Move quickly!"
Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku and Garp were having tea and snacks together. Hearing the Buster Call alarm, their expressions changed at the same time, even dropping the senbei from their mouths.
"What's going on? With Aokiji's power, he shouldn't need to activate a Buster Call to deal with Daichi the Destroyer, unless!"
For Aokiji to activate a Buster Call, there must be a stronger, more troublesome enemy than Daichi the Destroyer, especially that man, Kaido, "the Strongest Creature"!
"Quickly contact Aokiji!"
However, the intelligence department couldn't contact Aokiji's fleet.
Except for the special golden Den Den Mushi, all other Den Den Mushi had entered hibernation due to the extreme cold.
No one knew what had truly happened!