"Oh?"
"It flew really far!"
A ball of golden light quickly condensed into a physical entity above the place where Kozuki Oden was originally located. Borsalino put one hand on his forehead and looked at the direction where Kozuki Oden flew away. The wrinkles on his face slowly opened up, revealing an expression that seemed to be a smile.
"boom!!"
Kozuki Oden's figure flew backwards a hundred meters and hit the wall directly. After a loud bang, thick smoke and dust obscured everyone's vision.
After kicking Kozuki Oden away, Borsalino had no intention of stopping. He looked in the direction of the smoke and slowly raised his finger. Golden lasers quickly gathered at his fingertips.
"ju——" A sharp whistling sound was heard, and several lasers shot out from Borsalino's fingertips, hitting the direction where Kozuki Oden flew.
"boom!!!"
The laser disappeared into the smoke and dust, and then a violent explosion erupted on the wall. The thick flames illuminated the dawn of Marinford.
The terrifying shock wave spread out, and the sailors stationed at the port subconsciously stretched out their hands to block in front of themselves, bent over and lowered their center of gravity, trying to keep their bodies stable in the storm.
"General Borsalino!!!"
Kizaru's attack was so powerful that the sailors of Marinford shouted excitedly.
The fact that such a strong man was standing on their side really made the navy feel at ease.
"Is this the Navy's highest combat power?"
"Really"
The scene that happened in Marinford was broadcast to the people of the world through the video Den Den Mushi. Ordinary people saw that Borsalino's attack actually caused such a terrible explosion. They stared at the picture on the screen in astonishment and remained silent for a long time.
Before this, although everyone knew that the admirals were known as the highest combat power of the Navy Headquarters, ordinary people had no chance to witness the combat power of the admirals.
This war, first with Aokiji freezing the entire inner harbor with a single breath, then with Borsalino unleashing a devastating explosion with a flick of his finger, gave people a more intuitive understanding of the admirals' combat prowess.
In the face of such great power, people deeply realize their own insignificance.
At this moment, both the ordinary people under the rule of the World Government and the pirates roaming the seas were shocked by the power possessed by the Marine Headquarters.
Marlene Fodor.
Borsalino still had that half-smiled, "dirty" expression on his face. Looking at the thick flames rising in the distance, Borsalino seemed to have noticed something and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly:
"oh?"
Amidst the blazing flames, a vague black shadow appeared. Just as Borsalino murmured softly, a blade of light suddenly shattered the blazing flames, shooting out from the thick smoke and dust, heading directly towards Borsalino.
Borsalino clasped his hands together, then quickly opened them, and a lightsaber quickly took shape in his hands.
As the blade light approached, Borsalino swung the lightsaber in his hand forward and directly hit the blade light.
"Buzz—"
The powerful blade light formed by the domineering aura dragged Borsalino's body back on the ground for more than ten meters before it ran out of strength and dissipated into the air. As the blade light dissipated, a strong wind swept in all directions.
Borsalino dug his heels into the ground, and he managed to withstand the slash before slowly raising his head. However, as soon as he raised his head, he discovered that Kozuki Oden's figure was following the incoming slash and was rapidly closing the distance with him.
For a swordsman like Kozuki Oden, close combat with people with special abilities may be the best way to fight!
"Such attacks have no effect?"
"Is this true? It's really scary—"
"I'm not good at close combat!"
Borsalino sighed, as if he was terrified of the rapidly approaching Kozuki Oden. However, the expression on his face remained unchanged.
"Even the admiral of the navy can't stop me from saving Bai Xiaoji!"
"Get out of the way, bastard!"
Kozuki Oden's figure suddenly appeared in front of Borsalino, and the two swords in his hands directly slashed at the opponent's shoulders.
"No, I won't let you—"
Borsalino quickly swung the sword in his hand and placed it directly above his head.
"Buzz—"
The two's Haki collided instantly, and a low humming sound echoed across the battlefield. Borsalino, who was "not good" at taijutsu, actually easily blocked Oden's attack.
Oden's expression was slightly stiff, a little surprised.
At this moment, Borsalino tilted the lightsaber in his hand, and at the same time, he quickly dodged from Oden's sword. At the same time, Borsalino suddenly raised his left hand and pointed the index finger at Oden's chest. A laser suddenly burst out and pointed directly at Oden's heart.
"Dang!" Kozuki Oden quickly retracted the long sword in his left hand. He knew how terrifying the laser emitted by Borsalino was. If he was hit hard, a bloody hole would probably appear in his body.
Oden didn't want to take unnecessary risks, so he quickly drew his sword and slashed at the flying laser.
The golden light directly hit the slightly tilted blade, changing its direction, flying out from Oden's side and hitting the distant wall.
However, Kozuki Oden, who dodged Borsalino's attack, did not dare to be distracted at all, because Borsalino, who had shot out a laser, had already come to Oden's side, and the lightsaber in his hand quickly slashed towards Kozuki Oden.
The two attacks were completed almost at the same time.
It's simply too late to react.
However, the opponent that Borsalino faced was no ordinary person. Kozuki Oden's current combat power was clearly one of the top people in the world!
"clang!"
Kozuki Oden held the sword in his left hand and held it straight, while he held the sword in his right hand and quickly withdrew it after changing the direction of the laser, and then slashed towards Borsalino's waist and abdomen.
“That’s amazing!”
Borsalino praised Oden's fighting ability, but his hands never stopped moving. A lightsaber condensed on his empty left hand, directly blocking Oden's attack.
“!”
Under Oden's slightly surprised gaze, Borsalino quickly changed his tactics, straightened his body, and rushed towards Oden. For a moment, sword shadows were flying on the battlefield.
Borsalino actually fought directly with Kozuki Oden. The navy soldiers surrounding him retreated for fear of being caught up in the aftermath of the battle.
In just a few seconds, the two had exchanged more than a hundred moves.
"My sword skills are really far from perfect!"
Borsalino didn't gain any advantage in the battle with Kozuki Oden, and couldn't help but laugh at himself. His smile was full of irony in Kozuki Oden's eyes.
Borsalino's physical ability is not weak. After being "tortured" by Yunyi, he has paid more and more attention to training in this area in recent years.
And since Borsalino didn't have the advantage, did Kozuki Oden have the advantage?
Oden couldn't imagine how someone like Borsalino could laugh at himself and say that his swordsmanship was not good enough?!
If this kind of person is not good at swordsmanship, then wouldn't I, who am trapped here by the other party, be no good at swordsmanship either?
Although Kozuki Oden has an optimistic personality, he is also extremely proud in his heart. Even a man like Whitebeard only gained his recognition after defeating him with one punch.
Glancing sideways at the execution platform in the distance, Kozuki Oden secretly became ruthless, and the amount of domineering aura he output increased a lot between his moves.
Borsalino could also feel the pressure increasing significantly during the battle with the opponent. He spoke less and began to concentrate.
Compared to Kozuki Oden, who possesses the domineering Haki, Borsalino would suffer some minor losses if he fought hard, but Borsalino was no fool and would fight Oden with force. He cleverly borrowed the power of the Pika Pika no Mi, relying on the characteristics of his natural ability to fight Oden.
Borsalino was not in a hurry at all and had no intention of taking any risks. As long as he could hold Oden back, the balance of victory in this war would naturally tilt towards their navy.
"I work so hard, I wonder if Marshal Zhan Guo can grant me a few more days of leave?"
For some reason, Borsalino suddenly had such an idea in his mind.
"Oden's Two-Sword Style: Peach Garden Ten Punch!"
At the moment when Borsalino was distracted, Kozuki Oden suddenly let out a loud roar, and with the powerful domineering aura surging, Oden's figure turned into a pink stream of light and instantly approached Borsalino.
Borsalino quickly regained his senses without even looking at Oden. His body quickly transformed into elements, and countless light particles exploded and gathered upwards.
Oden's figure quickly flashed past Borsalino's original location, and he actually rushed towards the execution platform where Whitebeard was.
In mid-air, Borsalino's figure re-condensed. Looking at Oden who was rushing towards the execution platform, he scratched his hair in distress. Just as he was about to raise his head to attack, Marco, who had transformed into a phoenix, suddenly came roaring, flew over his head, and kicked Borsalino's head hard.
"oh--"
"Captain of the First Division, Marco!"
Borsalino quickly raised his hands to cover his head, and only had time to utter a low murmur before his figure suddenly turned into a stream of golden light and flew towards the ground.
"I'm here! Bai Xiaoji!"
The moment Borsalino was knocked away, Kozuki Oden had already arrived at the execution platform. His burly body quickly leaped past Garp and Crane, and two sword beams also flashed quickly from the pillars of the execution platform.
"boom!"
Above the execution platform, Zhan Guo and Whitebeard felt the wooden board under their feet tilt, and the towering execution platform actually slowly tilted forward.
"They actually let this guy break into this position. Those bastards are too lazy!"
The execution platform collapsed, and Sengoku quickly grabbed Whitebeard's wrist and leaped down from the platform with him. Bound by seastone, Whitebeard's strength was only a fraction of what it should have been. He couldn't break free from Sengoku's grip, and he was carried off the platform, landing safely beside Garp and Crane.
The young generals were somewhat unreliable, and at this critical moment, Zhan Guo still felt that his two old comrades were more stable and reliable.
The execution platform collapsed with a loud bang, and in an instant, wood chips flew everywhere and smoke and dust filled the air.
“Da da.”
Kozuki Oden, wearing wooden clogs and holding a sword in both hands, slowly walked out of the smoke and dust with a burly figure and came in front of Garp, Sengoku and others.
Looking at Whitebeard who was so close, Kozuki Oden smiled brightly:
"I'm here! Bai Xiaoji!"
Kozuki Oden passed through layers of naval barriers and came in front of Whitebeard. Looking at Kozuki Oden, who looked a little dusty, the smile on Whitebeard's face only lasted for a moment before disappearing.
"Disobedient idiot!" Whitebeard cursed softly. As he spoke, a arrogant smile appeared on Garp's slightly rough face. He clenched his fists, walked in front of Whitebeard, and stood between Oden and Whitebeard.
The sound of bones cracking came from Garp's fist, and a powerful sense of oppression descended upon Kozuki Oden.
"It's you, old man?!"
Kozuki Oden looked at the gray-haired Garp, and the corner of his eye twitched slightly as he recognized Garp. Oden never dared to forget the guy who had taken away his swords Enma and Ame no Habakiri.
“It’s really remarkable to be able to get here.”
"But that's all you can do!"
Garp reached out and loosened his tie, smiling broadly as he spoke calmly.
At the same time, the crew of the Whitebeard Pirates advanced further onto the land and engaged in battle with the elite troops of the Marine Headquarters. The shouts of killing filled the entire Marineford battlefield.
In the distance, at the end of the ice field, dense shadows of black pirate ships appeared.
The Whitebeard Pirates' subordinate fleet has already broken through the navy's outermost patrol team and is rapidly heading towards the battlefield.
Kuzan finally returned to the battlefield. He ignored the pirates who broke into the land, but turned into a ball of ice mist and appeared on the ice field.
Sakaski, who had been sitting upright on the chair, finally stood up slowly at this moment and looked at the pirates who had suddenly arrived on the land. Half of his body had turned into rolling lava, and a strong smell of sulfur gradually spread.
"Only by completely destroying your Whitebeard Pirates can our navy restore its reputation."
"Otherwise, the world will think that our main navy is a vassal of the new navy."
Zhan Guo held Whitebeard tightly with one hand, looked at Kozuki Oden not far away, and spoke slowly.
From the very beginning, Sengoku's goal was not just to successfully execute Whitebeard.
Wouldn't Tsugokuni Yoshiichi know what he was planning? He didn't want to foolishly use the reputation of the main navy to "step on the feet" of the new navy.
In order to maximize the profits, it is not enough to just successfully execute Whitebeard. He has to eliminate all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates. Only in this way can they suppress the now famous New Navy!
The Navy's Information Department did an excellent job. The live broadcast had now become multi-camera, with images from all directions appearing on the screen at the same time.
Oden, Garp and others confronting each other under the execution platform, the inland battlefield in chaos, the ice port frozen by Kuzan, and Sakaski with a solemn face on the platform.
"As Vice Admiral Garp said, this war ends here."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi watched the four scenes played out by Marine Headquarters, crossed his arms, and closed his eyes slightly. The development of the war was completely under the control of Marine Headquarters.
The members of the Whitebeard Pirates have already penetrated into that deep position. With Kozuki Oden, it is impossible for them to rescue Whitebeard in front of Sengoku, Garp and Crane.
Although Kozuki Oden is a man with "natural illusion", unfortunately his last name is not "Monkey" and he does not have the hidden name of D. Garp and Sengoku will not hold back on Oden.
Not to mention rescuing Whitebeard, I'm afraid these people cannot do without Marinford.
"Buzz—"
At this moment, a low buzzing sound suddenly came from the direction of Island No. 13, and a terrifying domineering aura burst out from the direction of that island.
On the Dawn warship, some new navy officers were so unsteady and became shaky under the impression of this domineering aura.
Yunyi looked in the direction where the Conqueror's Haki was bursting out, and he sat down on the chair calmly, muttering to himself:
"Has it started here too?"
(End of this chapter)
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