Chapter 39: Assault and the terrifying defense of the top strongman!
The red blade surrounded by flames swiftly slashed towards Barrett's neck.
Seeing Tsugikoku Yoriichi suddenly appear beside Barrett, Aokiji couldn't help but complain. He and Yoriichi had agreed to attack together, so he entered first to attract attention and use his abilities to clean up the small fry on Roger's pirate group.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni entered after him and used the long sword in his hand to harvest the pirates who were frozen in ice.
Who would have thought that just after he froze two pirates, someone would come to stop him. And Tsugakuin didn't arrive until Barrett broke the ice and counterattacked, which made Aokiji exclaim in his heart, "Unreliable."
However, at this moment, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was not interested in responding to Aokiji's words. At this moment, all his attention was focused on Barrett. Yoriichi would never relax until he took off the other's head.
The moment he saw the other person, Jiguo Yuanyi recognized him. He knew that Barrett's head was not so easy to take!
"It's a little devil?!"
"A very unusual slash!"
The blade was about to hit him, but Barrett calmly glanced at Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, suddenly withdrew his hand that was grabbing Aokiji, and grabbed Yoshikazu Tsugakuni's blade with his backhand.
Sensing the other party's movements, Ji Guoyuan's pupils shrank slightly. Was the other party planning to grab his blade with his hand?!
Yoriichi had experienced the same thing with Zephyr and with Garp.
Could it be that this Barrett also possesses such powerful domineering aura that he could withstand his slash with his bare hands?!
"Can't gamble on attacking flaws!"
In an instant, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi made a decision in his heart, and the blade that was slashing horizontally towards Barrett's neck suddenly changed direction and slashed sideways towards Barrett's waist and abdomen.
"Huh?!" Barrett's hand grabbing the blade was empty. The next second, a burning pain came from his abdomen, and Barrett couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.
When he looked at Yoriichi Tsugakuin, Yoriichi Tsugakuin had succeeded in his attack and had retreated several meters. He stood with Aokiji who had left the place at this time. Both of them looked at Barrett vigilantly.
Although Barrett is young, his strength is terrifying. Aokiji and Yoriichi cooperated well, but they were unable to take down Barrett in the first place.
At this time, there were other members of Roger's pirate group on the ice. Yoriichi and Aokiji both chose to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield and not fight with Barrett.
"The cut was too shallow. This guy's Haki is so strong, and his defense is terrifying."
Yunyi glanced at the wound on Barrett's body from a distance, and his heart sank. He had attacked with all his strength in that previous attack, but he had only injured the opponent. The injury was not serious and would not even affect Barrett's fighting ability.
Barrett's domineering aura is so powerful that it is terrifying.
"That brat cut me?!"
Barrett felt the pain in his waist and abdomen. He lowered his head and saw a knife wound more than ten centimeters long. The skin around the wound was still charred, and the skin outside was now red, as if it had been burned.
The wound was not deep, it just cut the muscle, and the blood flow was not large, so it would not affect Barrett's fighting.
Although the injury was not serious, Barrett's eyes were full of anger when he looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Aokiji.
At the same time, there is also a strong desire to fight.
He is injured!
After he boarded the Oro Jackson, this was the first time someone other than Captain Roger had injured him. Furthermore, the person who had injured him was actually a little kid.
Judging from his age, he is just a little kid about the same age as Shanks and the others!
"Barrett! Are you okay?!"
"You're hurt! Is it serious?!"
At this time, the other members of Roger's pirate group also reacted. The attack of Aokiji and Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was too fast and too sudden. Except for a small number of crew members with stronger Observation Haki, most people did not react until now.
Shanks saw the bleeding wound on Barrett's waist and couldn't help but express his concern.
As a crew member of Roger's pirate group, although Barrett's personality is not so easy to get along with, they are still companions after all, and the relationship between the crew members is still very deep.
"fine."
"This level of injury is nothing!"
"Come to think of it, Shanks, that kid doesn't look too far off from your age."
"You're so strong at such a young age, as strong as I was when I was young!"
Barrett was clearly a young man under twenty years old, but he spoke in an air of maturity and even praised his enemy, Jigoku Enishi.
At the same time, his tone was full of ease, and he didn't take Aokiji and Tsugumi Kuniyoshi seriously at all.
Just as Barrett was speaking, the other members of Roger's pirate group also noticed Yoriichi Tsugikuni standing next to Aokiji.
Speaking of Aokiji, although this was Barrett's first time meeting him, they had heard of him at least a little bit. He was a supernova of the Navy, a user of the Nature-type Fruit ability, and the youngest captain in the history of the Navy.
But the red-haired boy standing next to Aokiji with a long sword in his hand seemed a little unfamiliar.
He was so young, had red hair, was so powerful, and was a marine on Garp's ship. He was so recognizable, yet they had never heard of him.
"Who is that brat? He's the one who just injured Barrett!"
"What a powerful person! Is he a newcomer on Garp's ship?"
"Eh? Wasn't his knife red just now? Why is it black now?"
Roger's crew members had different focuses. They looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi and commented on him, but their tone was extremely relaxed.
The two people frozen by Aokiji were moved in front of Barrett. Barrett used the power of his fruit to melt the ice on their bodies into his own body, and then sent them out of his body.
The fusion fruit is really convenient at certain times.
Elio and Yamon's passive state wasn't long. After Barrett had taken the ice away, they were fine, aside from a bit of stiffness. After recovering, they joined the rest of the crew, all watching Aokiji and Tsugakuni Yoriichi eagerly from afar.
At this moment, the navy on the dog-head warship also gathered behind Aokiji and Tsugakuni Yoriichi.
The navy who were able to withstand the aftermath of the battle between Garp and Roger's domineering Haki are the elite among the elites. Under the leadership of Bogart, after gathering around Aokiji and Yoriichi, the momentum of the navy is not inferior to that of Roger's pirate group.
“Hoohoo?!”
"When did these young sailors appear on this Garp guy's ship?"
"It seems that the Navy is good at training young people!"
At this moment, Rayleigh's voice came from behind the crew of Roger's pirate group. Everyone looked in surprise and happened to see Rayleigh, Oden and others walking towards them.
Oden was successfully rescued by Rayleigh. After choking on a few mouthfuls of seawater, Oden recovered immediately. At this time, except for a slightly crooked chin, he looked like a normal person.
After taking a punch from Garp, this samurai from Wano Country was still able to remain conscious, which shows how terrifying his ability to withstand blows is.
As expected, it was Kozuki Oden who took Whitebeard's punch with his face and Roger's dodge with his body.
"First Captain!"
"Lelly-san, and Oden-san!"
When everyone saw Rayleigh and Oden return to the team, they immediately shouted happily.
Rayleigh walked up to the crew with a smile, glanced at the wound on Barrett's waist and abdomen with some surprise, then drew his long sword and said to the sailors:
"Spray, Navy!"
"Wake up!"
"Since you've offended our Roger Pirates, don't even think about leaving safely!"
(End of this chapter)
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