Chapter 263: Fierce Battle, Ability Swordsman! (Two in One)
As the conversation between Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Sengoku was heard, the other navy members on the deck of battleship No. 0 finally realized what was happening.
In order to prevent unrest within the navy and to suppress the incident as best he could, Zhan Guo did not reveal the purpose of the operation to the lower-level soldiers during the headquarters navy operation.
The only people who knew the inside story were him, his two old friends, and the two generals who accompanied him.
It was not until this time that the sailors on the deck of battleship No. 0 realized that the purpose of their trip was not to attack some powerful pirates.
Their target is the admiral of the navy, Yoriichi Tsugikuni!
The young sailors who understood the purpose looked at each other, secretly glanced at the angry Zhan Guo, and their hearts were in turmoil for a moment.
Zhan Guo has been in the navy for a long time. He has worked his way up from a grassroots soldier to become a navy marshal. His reputation and power in the navy are beyond doubt.
But Yoshikazu Tsugakuni is not bad either. Since he joined the navy, he has trampled many great pirates under his feet, including the legendary pirate Golden Lion, Pirate King Roger, "Devil's Heir" Barrett, and the Kaido, the Beast who occupies the New World.
In addition to these people, there are countless pirates killed by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, with bounties of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.
In the eyes of the younger generation of navy, the youngest admiral in the history of the navy who rose rapidly and made outstanding achievements, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's popularity is no less than that of Sengoku.
It is really not easy for these people to choose sides between Zhan Guo and Ji Guoyuan. The smartest thing to do is to stay quietly aside and watch how the situation develops.
After hearing what Ji Guoyuan was planning, Zhan Guo couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Although he had expected it, when these words came out of Ji Guoyuan's mouth, he still didn't want to believe it.
"Cleaning up the filth?"
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi, what is that filth you're talking about?!"
"Is it true that in your eyes, all humans who don't please you are filthy?"
"You just asked who has the right to define justice."
"Do you think you have the right to do this?!"
Sengoku asked Tsugikuni Yoshiichi loudly. He didn't want things to develop in the worst possible direction. If that happened, it would be a fatal blow to their navy, and the world situation, which had finally eased, would probably become turbulent again.
"Human?"
"Marshal Sengoku, if the Celestial Dragons knew you described them like this, they would probably be very angry."
"Those guys who call themselves gods and creators, let alone calling themselves humans, they don't even want to breathe the same air as you and me."
"Who can define justice? I don't know."
"But I know that those who define justice cannot be those Tianlong people who disregard life!"
"Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness."
"If they had any of these qualities, I would have recognized them, but unfortunately, none of them have."
"Marshal Zhan Guo, I have official business to attend to. Please don't interfere with me!"
Jigoku Yoshiichi raised his head slightly. The fiery red light of dawn had turned golden, and he had lost interest in continuing the conversation with Zhan Guo.
What the Warring States period adhered to was different from his.
The two people's understanding of justice has similarities, but more contradictions.
"Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness?"
"Say something like this"
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi, you are too naive! And too proud!"
"I will never allow you to leave!"
"Go back to the New World. I'll pretend I never heard what you said before!"
Hearing Zhan Guo's roar, Ji Guoyuan waved to the navy on the observation deck of his ship, signaling.
Seeing Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's gesture, the navy on the observation deck couldn't help but glance at the angry Sengoku on the opposite deck. Then, with a determined heart and gritted teeth, he shouted to the control room through the Den Den Mushi: "Set sail!"
"Wow--" The warship started moving, and the sea water was separated by the hull of the Dawn.
Seeing Tsugakuin Yoriichi's actions, Zhan Guo's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but cursed: "Tsugakuin Yoriichi, you bastard!!"
Without any hesitation, Zhan Guo turned around and shouted to Kuzan on the other side of the warship: "Kuzan!"
Since gentle persuasion is not enough to stop Tsugikuni Yoriichi, then we can only use force!
First bring Yoshikazu Tsugakuni back to the Naval Headquarters and let him calm down for a while before talking about other things. This is what is in Sengoku's mind now.
Hearing Sengoku's cry, General Aokiji couldn't help but sigh.
To be honest, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's words touched him, but Kuzan was hesitant because in his opinion, there was nothing wrong with Marshal Sengoku's position.
If Yoshikazu Tsugakuin was allowed to leave, he would be allowed to attack the Celestial Dragons' slaves and the Celestial Dragons.
He didn't know what would happen to others, but it was impossible for Yoriichi Tsugakuni to continue serving as a navy officer. He would definitely become a wanted and hunted target by the World Government.
This is something Kuzan doesn't want to see.
For this reason, he could not let Yoriichi Tsugakuni leave.
With a soft sigh, Kuzan's figure suddenly turned into a cloud of white mist and disappeared. The Dawn warship slowly began to accelerate, but after traveling only a few meters, the sea surface suddenly froze.
In the blink of an eye, the sea surface around the Dawn warship had turned into solid ice, and the ice layer was still spreading. Soon, the sea area of tens of thousands of square meters was covered with a layer of solid ice.
Not only the Dawn warship, but even the warships of the Navy Headquarters were frozen on the ice.
After doing all this, a white shadow quickly fell behind Zhan Guo. Kuzan had an eye mask on his head and his hands were in his trouser pockets. He looked at Jigoku Yoshiichi on the opposite deck with a complicated expression.
Ji Guoyuan raised his eyes one by one, looking at the ice field that suddenly formed in front of him, slightly tilted his head, looked at the opposite deck, and murmured:
"Kuzan?"
Seeing that Tsugakuni Yoriichi's warship was trapped, Sengoku did not intend to take any other action. Instead, he said loudly to Tsugakuni Yoriichi:
"Yuichi, you can stay here for a while. If you're bored, I'll chat with you."
"If you're ready to return to the New World, I'll have Kuzan's abilities removed."
Sengoku knows Tsugakuni Yoriichi very well. Tsugakuni Yoriichi would not attack his naval companions for no reason. To deal with someone like Tsugakuni Yoriichi, you just have to be fair!
"Marshal Zhan Guo is busy with official duties. I cannot waste your time."
"And if you want to trap me like this, you're really underestimating me."
Tsugakuinichi said this casually, not really caring about the ice field in front of him. As soon as Tsugakuinichi finished speaking, Mihawk lightly jumped onto the bow of the ship and, under the gaze of the navy, grasped the hilt of the black sword, Ye, slung on his back.
"Swordsman?"
"That man is Yoriichi's subordinate, Djorakol Mihawk."
"What is he going to do?"
Sengoku frowned as he looked at Mihawk who jumped out, and muttered to himself in confusion.
Young man, wake up. This is an ice field covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters. What can you do as a swordsman?
The next second, Zhan Guo knew what Mihawk could do. He saw Mihawk, who was standing at the bow, quickly drew out his long sword and suddenly slashed at the sea in front.
The green slash landed directly on the ice surface and extended straight forward quickly. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
Before Zhan Guo could carefully observe the power of Mihawk's slash, Mihawk, after making the first slash, immediately swung the second slash.
The same green slash quickly disappeared from sight.
“Crack!!!”
Just after Mihawk's two slashes, a crisp sound of ice cracking reached Sengoku's ears. He subconsciously looked toward the front of the Dawn warship and saw that two huge cracks had appeared on the previously cold ice, and seawater was gushing out from the two cracks.
Beneath the ice sheet, undercurrents surged, and the two cracks grew larger and larger.
After making two slashes, Mihawk jumped lightly and quickly flew into the air. Looking at the warship still frozen on the ice, he quickly made more than a dozen slashes. These slashes came from all directions, almost sticking to the warship and fell into the ice. In an instant, the ice around the warship suddenly shattered.
The warship Dawn also successfully escaped from the ice.
Seeing this scene, Sengoku looked at Mihawk who was falling rapidly from the air with some astonishment. It was the first time he knew that there was such a powerful swordsman beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
Looking at the entire navy
No, even looking at the entire world, there are probably not many people who can be compared with a swordsman like Mihawk.
The slash spanned hundreds of meters and could easily cut through meters of ice. Even a knowledgeable Marine Admiral like Sengoku couldn't help but take a few more glances at Mihawk's power.
On the ice surface, cracks began to grow rapidly, and soon formed a channel that could support the passage of warships.
Although Kuzan used his ability to create an ice field, this ice field was ultimately just a layer floating on the sea surface. After being cut off by Mihawk, the cracks would only get bigger and bigger under the influence of ocean currents.
The Dawn warship started moving. Seeing this, Kuzan's body quickly turned into ice mist and floated directly towards the sea in front of the Dawn warship.
Yes, your slash, Mihawk, is indeed very powerful and can break through the ice.
But so what? Kuzan could freeze the cracks created by Mihawk in just a breath.
Noticing Kuzan's actions, Jiguo Yuanyi frowned slightly. If this was the case, there would be no end to it.
"Mihawk."
No nonsense, when facing someone who blocks you, even if it is Kuzan, you have to make him stand aside!
After a low shout, Mihawk snorted lightly, swung the long sword in his hand, and slashed at the inconspicuous ice mist in the air.
"Um?"
Kuzan, in his elemental state, did not become arrogant in the face of the rapidly approaching slash. The ice mist dissipated directly, and the slash passed through the ice mist quickly and fell silently into the sea. Mihawk's slash did not even create any waves.
The ball of ice mist that Kuzan transformed into an element also fell rapidly, and the moment it landed on the sea, it turned directly into a ball of solid ice.
The sea surface was quickly frozen by Kuzan, and the ball of ice slowly turned into a human shape. Kuzan stood on the ice with a calm expression, raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky.
"call out!!"
Mihawk knew he had failed to repel his opponent after seeing him dodge his slash with his elemental transformation. Without further ado, he leaped off the deck and landed on the ice.
Kuzan looked at Mihawk falling from the sky, raised his hands, and shot two ice spears directly towards Mihawk in mid-air.
Two thorn spears!
Facing the sharp ice spear that was coming at him quickly, Mihawk quickly raised his sword to block it.
The thick "door panel" could easily be used to defend against such an ice spear. Under the domineering aura, the ice spear that hit the blade broke instantly.
Mihawk's falling momentum did not slow down, and he came directly to Kuzan's head. The long sword fell and slashed directly at Mihawk's head.
"clang!!!!"
Facing Mihawk's attack, Kuzan quickly pulled out the dead wood from his waist. With a golden sound, the ice under Kuzan's feet shattered directly.
But in just a moment, the broken ice surface was frozen again, and even two ice spikes quickly grew on the ice surface, stabbing towards the suspended Mihawk at a rapid speed.
Mihawk sensed the incoming attack and noticed the change out of the corner of his eye. He exerted force with his hands and quickly flew back, avoiding the intertwined ice spikes and quickly landed on the ice.
"Long time no see!"
"Mihawk."
Kuzan also knew Mihawk. When he was defeated in Migo Town, Mihawk was one of the navy who came with Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
He knew that Mihawk was one of the three most capable subordinates of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. Moreover, Kuzan had been with Yixiao for a long time, and of course he had heard about Mihawk's strength from the side during their conversations.
Kuzan didn't dare to be careless when dealing with a swordsman like Mihawk.
Although Kuzan had a smiling face, Mihawk had no intention of greeting him. He looked at the famous sword Kurumi in Kuzan's hand.
His eyes couldn't help but become a little hot.
Swordsman!
This marine is also a swordsman!
And unlike many people he has met, Kuzan is a swordsman with natural abilities!
This is a "rare species". Mihawk has never fought against such an opponent. It must be very interesting to fight with such a swordsman!
Thinking of this, Mihawk couldn't help but smile. He swung the long sword in his hand, took a step forward, and rushed directly towards Mihawk.
Mihawk simply wrapped himself in some armed Haki, and when he came in front of Kuzan, he slashed directly at Kuzan's waist.
"Ding!!!" Kuzan reacted quickly. His observation Haki and armament Haki were not weak at all. Although he became an admiral, he spent more time stationed at the Marine Headquarters after becoming an admiral.
What can a young admiral do at headquarters every day?
Of course it’s cultivation!
As for military affairs? What were all those subordinates doing? Kuzan wasn't one to cling to power. He'd been with Tsugikoku Yoshiichi for so long that he knew one thing: "If you can't lead a team, you'll just work yourself to death."
In his free time, Kuzan devoted himself to the practice of domineering.
Although he has not awakened the Conqueror's Haki, Kuzan's two-color Haki has been greatly improved.
What the Navy Headquarters lacks the least is teachers!
Garp would give Kuzan some advice from time to time, and "practice" with him. When fighting against Mihawk, Kuzan was really not inferior at all!
The blades of the Black Blade Night and the Deadwood Blade intersected, Mihawk held the hilt with both hands, and the blade stopped a few centimeters away from Kuzan's body.
After feeling Kuzan's power, Mihawk's domineering aura surged, and he planned to crush him with his strength!
Kuzan also noticed that the opponent's domineering aura seemed to be stronger than his own. He looked at Mihawk's feet. A layer of white frost instantly appeared on Mihawk's shoes and climbed up quickly.
Feeling the chill under his feet, Mihawk frowned slightly, quickly blocked Kuzan's long sword, and flew backward. The soles of his boots separated from the ice surface, and bits of crystal frost fell down.
"He's a troublesome guy."
Looking down at the thin frost on the side of his boots, Mihawk thought to himself and his expression became a little serious.
(End of this chapter)
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