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Punk Hazard, coast.
Aokiji lowered his hands.
Seeing this, Yamato asked in confusion.
"Uncle, aren't you fighting anymore?"
"Mm."
Aokiji slowly nodded, a hint of indescribable confusion flashing deep in his eyes, a past he had always been unwilling to face.
If there was even a shred of possibility, he would not want to initiate a Buster Call.
But now, there was no other way.
What he needed to do now was to prevent the opponent from leaving Punk Hazard, and then wait for the Buster Call to arrive.
Estimated time: 30 minutes!
"Little girl."
Aokiji closed his eyes, then opened them again after a long silence.
"Next, you will face hell."
"Huh?"
Yamato had a question mark on her forehead, not understanding what the other party meant, but she knew that the other party really didn't want to fight anymore.
She hadn't fought enough yet!
Just then, Yamato suddenly shivered, then looked happily towards the island, sensing Daichi's aura.
Daichi is back!
Aokiji also looked towards the island, his gaze instantly changing, becoming even more serious than when he faced Yamato.
Scorching aura!
Daichi walked out of the poisonous fog and came before Aokiji, his eyes on the golden Den Den Mushi in the other's hand.
"It's truly an honor. The Marines are actually issuing a Buster Call against us."
"Buster Call?"
Yamato tilted her head in confusion.
What's a Buster Call?
"What?! Buster Call?!!!"
Caesar, who was following behind Daichi, was scared out of his wits when he heard the words Buster Call, his body turning into the shape of noodles.
"Hey, hey, you're kidding, right!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Daichi-sama, let's run away!"
Caesar pulled on Daichi's pant leg, so terrified he couldn't even maintain his human form, clearly scared to the extreme.
A Buster Call, the World Government's highest-level military operation, would launch an indiscriminate destructive attack on the area where the signal was sent.
Even if he was a Logia user, he would be blasted to smithereens by the endless gunfire, and the fires caused by the bombardment alone would be enough to burn him to death.
That was hell!
Daichi's gaze was as calm as water, and he commanded without question. "Yamato, take this idiot to the ship and wait for me."
"Oh!"
Yamato scratched her head and dragged Caesar towards the island. Although she didn't know what a Buster Call was, she just had to leave it to Daichi.
Aokiji's gaze darkened, wanting to stop the two who were escaping, but the immense pressure from Daichi made him dare not act.
A momentary flaw could lead to defeat!
"Whoosh~"
Daichi tore off his overcoat, revealing his sturdy physique.
Aokiji stared intently at Daichi.
According to the intelligence, Daichi the Destroyer was an extremely burly giant, a pure power-type warrior. He had seen him once before, and the image was vastly different from the person in front of him.
If there was anything similar, it was probably the other's bald head.
"What is your purpose in coming here?"
"Want to know?"
Daichi grinned, his muscles gradually contracting.
"Defeat me and I'll tell you."
"Ararara, this is a bit too much—"
Aokiji frowned and spoke, his eyes suddenly widening. The man who was dozens of meters away just now was now right in front of him, his fierce face gradually enlarging in his pupils!
No time to dodge!
"!!!"
Aokiji's cheek was deeply caved in, an unimaginably terrifying force struck him, and his body flew backward uncontrollably!
"Boom! Boom! Boom boom boom!!!"
Huge smoke and dust spread for hundreds of meters!
"Huh?!!!"
"Admiral Aokiji was sent flying!"
The Marine soldiers watching the battle had their eyes bulging.
In the smoke of the explosion.
"Cough!"
Aokiji clutched his face and struggled to get up from the rubble, spitting out a large mouthful of blood onto the ground, his pupils constantly trembling.
"Hey, hey, he's ridiculously strong!"
He hadn't underestimated him at all!
The feeling just now was like facing Kizaru, but unlike him, the opponent relied on pure physical strength.
Such terrifying explosive power was even stronger than the girl from before.
The intelligence wasn't like this!
According to the Marines' investigation, Daichi was definitely not that strong, but what exactly was going on with the current situation?
Not only had the opponent's appearance changed, but he had also gained terrifying power. Was this Daichi's purpose in coming to Punk Hazard?
There was no time to think. Daichi had already appeared directly above him in the sky, his body nearly twice as large as before.
Exactly like in the intelligence.
Life Return!
Aokiji finally understood why Daichi's appearance had changed, and with the opponent's current posture, the next attack would undoubtedly be extremely devastating!
Daichi's muscles bulged, black and red lightning crackled around his fist, and at the same time, an orange-red high-temperature glow came from inside his fist, igniting into flames with a "bang."
Aokiji's expression changed drastically, and he immediately raised his arm towards the sky. A giant bird made of ice quickly formed.
The ice bird spread its wings and soared into the sky!
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"
"Explosive Flame Million-Ton Punch!"
Daichi's eyes widened in fury, and he roared as he unleashed a huge columnar flame shockwave downwards, instantly pulverizing and melting the ice bird, and continuing its momentum to blast towards the earth!
"Boom!!!"
The island trembled violently, all the ice shattered, and a massive pillar of flame pierced through the clouds, reaching straight to the sky!
The next moment, a visible wave of high-temperature heat rolled outwards.
"Wahhhh!"
"So hot, so hot!!"
"The sails are on fire!"
The Marine soldiers screamed from the scorching heat, and the sails of the warship also caught fire. When the heat wave gradually faded, the scene before them made them involuntarily take a deep breath, so hot that their lungs smoked.
All the ice on the sea surface disappeared, replaced by boiling, bubbling seawater, and countless fish and shrimp floated to the surface belly-up.
"What terrifying power is this!"
Even the flag officers felt fear.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would definitely have thought that the person fighting was Admiral Akainu. Only Admiral Akainu's magma power could cause the catastrophic scene before them.
Daichi the Destroyer, even more terrifying than Kaido's daughter!
"How is Admiral Aokiji?!"
The flag officers rushed to the bow of the ship, searching for Admiral Aokiji's figure. It was impossible for him to be unharmed after being hit by such a terrifying attack!
The battlefield was covered in water mist formed after the ice melted. As the wind howled, the thick fog gradually cleared, revealing the two combatants.
Aokiji's clothes were tattered, with clear burn marks on his body, and his aura was also chaotic, clearly having been seriously injured in the previous attack.
Daichi was opposite Aokiji, his entire body radiating high-temperature heat waves, the surrounding air distorted, like a moving miniature sun.
Ice crystals once again spread rapidly!
"Sizzle~ Sizzle~~"
However, the ice crystals began to melt and evaporate before they even touched Daichi's body, leaving no trace.
The ground behind Daichi was dry and cracked, giving off scorching hot waves.
Behind Aokiji, wind and snow raged, and ice covered the earth.
The two seemed to be in two different worlds!
"Indeed... I can't freeze him."
Aokiji's heart completely sank.
The battle with Kaido's daughter had left him seriously injured, and now facing Daichi the Destroyer, who was even stronger than Kaido's daughter, made him feel immense pressure.
The only comfort was that his ice was effective, just like facing Akainu, their abilities countered each other.
Aokiji took half a step back, spread his hands, and ice spheres condensed in his palms, the surrounding cold air surging again.
Until the Buster Call arrived.
There are still... 20 minutes!