On the sea, the waves were turbulent, one crashing after another, the sea wind howled, and dark clouds covered the vast sea!
Aboard the warship, the clash of weapons, the sound of swords piercing flesh, blades hitting ribs, gunshots, screams, and cries for help were incessant, tearing apart the bodies of Marines and pirates like a meat grinder!
But neither side had any intention of stopping.
One side fought for justice and steadfastness, for duty and responsibility!
The other side was purely fighting to... survive!
A Marine pierced a pirate's body, and before he could catch his breath, he was beheaded by another pirate... This was a massacre, a brutal war!
...Tashigi struggled to fend off Mr. 1's storm-like assault!
Mr. 1 used his hands, feet, head... everything on his body seemed to become his weapon!
He brought his hands together, performing the "Rokuougan" move: "Sputtering Chrysanthemum Slash!"
"Boom!" Tashigi, along with her sword, was blasted away, gushing a large amount of blood. She rolled several times on the deck, only stopping when she hit the railing!
Tashigi looked at Mr. 1, who was gradually approaching, her unwillingness reaching its peak.
"Is this it? No, I don't want this! I want to become stronger!" Tashigi said with a determined look, slowly getting up. "I want to protect...!"
"Bang!" The sound of the railing breaking came. Mr. 1's hands formed claws, and ten claw marks were branded on Tashigi's chest, blood gushing out. At the same time, Tashigi seemed to fall into a fleeting memory...!
"Bang!" The second sound rang out. This was the sound of Tashigi falling into the water!
"It seems not every swordsman has the ability to cut steel!" Mr. 1 touched his chest, where there was a wound that ran through his body. A stinging pain told him: there are people in this world who can cut steel!
He looked out at the sea, then turned around, transforming his body into a sword, and charged towards the Marines. The overall situation was decided!
...Above the sky
Yellow sand and white smoke chased and collided with each other!
Smoker became more and more alarmed as he fought. He had originally thought that the Shichibukai defeated by Straw Hat was just a pushover! But now, even Crocodile, who had been defeated by Straw Hat Luffy and exposed to seawater, could still overwhelm him from the start! If it weren't for his elementalization, he might have already lost!
And now, Crocodile's momentum was growing stronger and stronger. "Desert Spada!"
"White Snake!"
"Sandstorm!"
"White Mist!"
The yellow sand completely swallowed the white mist. In a domain of yellow sand, there was only that one point of white, which was Smoker's last stand! Crocodile was recovering and trying to reclaim his former power, the power that made him one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Suddenly, Smoker was startled. He subconsciously looked and saw Tashigi being blasted into the sea by Mr. 1, saw Mr. 4 swinging his bat, slaughtering Marines one by one, saw the baseball emitting an explosive glow, and saw Mr. 1 moving through the Marines as if unopposed... "Smoker, getting distracted in war is... a big taboo!" Crocodile whispered in Smoker's ear. "Pfft!" Smoker's eyes widened. He saw a dark hook pierce through his chest. 'Why... Armament Haki!'
"Armament - Desert Spada!"
He withdrew the hook, and the power of the desert flowed from his right hand.
"Boom!"
A massive blade of quicksand carried Smoker directly towards the warship. The moment Smoker's body touched the deck, the warship shook, and a giant wave tens of meters high shot into the sky! The warship... sank!
'Why? He clearly has such strong power, clearly possesses Armament Haki, clearly had countless opportunities?'
"You seem very confused?" Crocodile looked at Smoker, who was covered in blood and whose body was almost severed, and sneered, "That's right, in my battle with you, I did have countless opportunities to severely injure you! But this wasn't inevitable, so I was looking for an opportunity, an opportunity to completely crush you! This is what I learned from Straw Hat!"
"A person's arrogance is enough to destroy everything he has! You think you can rival me? What a joke? Smoker, I no longer like playing cat and mouse games!"
Crocodile raised his golden hook.
'So that's how it is! How terrifying, Crocodile!'
When someone far stronger than you is looking for an opportunity to defeat you, yet you are arrogant enough to think you can do it, how foolish is that?
'Unfortunately, the price of enlightenment is too great!'
Smoker closed his eyes, calmly facing his death. It was just a pity that these people, who fought until the very last moment... he was the one who led them to their deaths!
'It's just that I haven't realized... my justice yet!'
The golden hook fell.
"Ara la! Smoker, you're really in a mess!" An ice-blue figure appeared at the bow of the ship, holding the unconscious Tashigi!
Crocodile's eyes suddenly narrowed. 'Why, my Observation Haki didn't react at all!'
Looking at that man, he simply stood there, but the golden hook, which was only a millimeter away from Smoker, seemed to be frozen forever! — One of the World Government Marineford's highest combat powers, "Aokiji" Kuzan.
Crocodile did not hesitate for a moment, turning into yellow sand and fleeing into the distance. He had no other thoughts; upon encountering that man, he didn't even think of bringing Mr. 1 with him!
"Soon, soon, just a little more, even if he is an Admiral!"
"Ara la!" A calm voice rang out. The originally "malfunctioning" Observation Haki began to frantically give warnings! Unfortunately... it was too late!
A cold hand rested on Crocodile's shoulder. "Ice Age!" Crocodile was... frozen forever.
An ice sculpture fell from high in the sky, eventually floating on the surface of the sea... Thus, Smoker VS Crocodile, Crocodile won, but this did not change his fate!
... "Kuzan, why are you here!" Smoker was tied up by the accompanying ship doctor, two large cigars in his mouth, looking at the man already lying in a deck chair with confusion.
"Oh, you mean that! ...At the time, I was on vacation, but Fleet Admiral Sengoku called me and told me to take a look!" Kuzan tilted his head slightly, looking at the lifelike ice sculpture of Crocodile beside him. "Ara la, after all, he's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
Immediately, Smoker lowered his head in silence!
"Kuzan, am I... too arrogant!"
"Hmm? Not bad! It's just... you do rely a bit too much on your Devil Fruit ability!" Aokiji said with a lazy expression.
Smoker remained silent, only recalling the teachings of Teacher Zephyr: "Smoker, you rely too much on your Devil Fruit. If you don't train Haki and physical combat, you'll suffer greatly sooner or later!"
"But..." Smoker clenched his fist. "Aren't the most significant aspects of you, the three Admirals, your Devil Fruits? I just... haven't fully mastered mine yet!"
Smoker believed that physical combat and Haki were products of the old era, and Devil Fruits were the mainstream of the new era! After all, the three Admirals were renowned throughout the sea for their powerful Logia-type abilities!
"Smoker, what do you think an... Admiral is!" Aokiji stood up and approached Smoker. "Someone with the power to destroy the world because of a Devil Fruit, but a useless person with no destructive power if they lose their Devil Fruit ability? You really are an idiot, Smoker!"
Smoker's eyes suddenly widened, not only because of Aokiji's words, but also because of the salty scent coming from him, which made him think of Tashigi.
His gaze was dull: "How is that possible? How can there be monsters like you in this world!"
"Smoker, the world is very big!" Aokiji turned slightly. "The freezing will last for a week, enough time for the warship to arrive and for Crocodile to be sent to Impel Down! I'm leaving now. I look forward to your transformation, Smoker!"
Then, a bicycle passed through the sea, and wherever it went, ice condensed!
"Kuzan, wait for me!" Smoker shouted, his face flushed.
"Bye bye!" Kuzan waved with one hand, heading towards Alabasta.
PS: Marineford War Aokiji
Name: Kuzan (Admiral - Aokiji)
Constitution: 89.9 (Top-tier)
Strength: 88.9 (Top-tier)
Speed: 88.9 (Top-tier)
Haoshoku: Not awakened
Observation Haki: 91.8 (Top-tier - Future Sight)
Armament Haki: 92.6 (Top-tier - Internal Destruction, External Emission)
Ice-Ice Fruit Ability: 89.9 (Sub-awakened)
Physical Combat: Iron Fist (Mastered)
Evaluation: Elite Admiral Limit
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