"What bad luck!" Duke lamented. He was forced to leave the island before he even finished his medical studies in the Drum Kingdom. At the same time, he became more aware of the importance of strength. If someone like Whitebeard or Kaido were to study medicine in the Drum Kingdom, Marshal Sengoku might hold a party at the Navy Headquarters overnight, wishing that they would stay here forever.
port!
Duke hid behind the piles of goods and looked out a few times. In addition to the naval soldiers patrolling back and forth at the port, there were also hidden agents in several corners with good visibility. They were either disguised as coolies or dressed as sailors. They gathered together to chat, but their eyes were always examining the crowd.
Duke wanted to force his way in and hijack a ship, but two warships in the sea gave him up because the cannons on them were not just for show. Touching the packed goods in front of him, Duke immediately came up with a plan.
The navy did not block the port, and ships traveling to and from Magnetic Drum Island could pass freely, but they had to be inspected before leaving. For now, the only way to leave was to sneak onto a cargo ship.
Duke secretly untied the hemp rope tied on the cargo and planned to hide inside. However, as soon as he made a move, he heard dense and orderly footsteps coming from far away. Groups of armed soldiers surrounded him one after another, and warships at sea also aimed their guns at this position.
"'Navy traitor' Duke, you are arrested." A major walked out from the soldiers and said to Duke who was unable to escape.
The moment the two blades touched, the steel-hard ice blade broke into pieces without any resistance. At the moment when the ice blade broke, Kuzan stepped on the ground, used the Navy Six Styles, and retreated several meters away.
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Duke was not willing to be outdone, he raised his sword and slashed him to pieces: "Aren't you here to arrest me? Why does it sound like you are trying to recruit me?"
"Hurry up and chase him! Don't let him get away!" The major was shocked and chased after him, but he was too slow and was left far behind in a few shots. The soldiers fired several shots at Duke from a distance, but he dodged them in advance. People heard the gunshots, screamed and ran away, and the dock was in chaos. The pursuing navy was blocked by the chaotic crowd.
Duke glanced at the navy and found that Kuzan was not found. He took off the goggles on his face and threw them on the ground. He raised his eyebrows at the major, stepped on the ground, jumped out of the encirclement in an instant, and ran away.
The major saw Kuzan appear, smiled with victory in sight, and ordered the soldiers to quickly evacuate the people in the port. The major was well aware of the destructive power of this naval monster, and if it was not cleared in time, it would definitely be a devastating disaster.
Kuzan looked at Duke deeply after hearing this: "You have justice in your heart... why would you do such a thing?"
When Duke saw the Den Den Mushi, he suddenly realized that in addition to the obvious and hidden lines, there were also Den Den Mushi installed in the corners. The Navy's capture operation against him was really painstaking.
It took at least ten minutes from the siege to the evacuation. Kuzan knew that if Duke forced his way through during this period, he would be tied up and would have no choice but to let him leave. But Duke did not do so, but just waited quietly. He did not take action even when the soldiers were evacuating. No matter what the reason was, Kuzan accepted the favor.
After saying that, Kuzan turned his gaze to Duke and asked in confusion: "Why don't you attack me? There are still many civilians who haven't evacuated yet. Isn't this a good opportunity?"
"But..." The major wanted to refute, but under Kuzan's gaze, he had to nod, grit his teeth and lead the soldiers of the port to retreat.
Duke raised his Hanasu and fiercely attacked the blade with his Armament Haki. As a future general, Kuzan's Observation Haki was naturally not weak. He held the blade tightly with both hands in mid-air, and also wrapped it with Armament Haki, and slashed at the long sword with force, obviously intending to fight head-on and defeat Duke in one fell swoop.
"Tell Lieutenant General Kuzan for me that his horse face is not handsome at all!" Duke shouted from afar.
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"It's Lieutenant General Kuzan!"
Kuzan stepped hard on the ground and used the powerful reaction force to rush in front of Duke, swinging the ice blade in his hand from bottom to top.
Duke's powerful blow continued with a bang, creating a large hole in the ground. The broken cracks extended in all directions. The sword energy followed the tip of the sword, plowing a long groove and splitting Kuzan in two.
Ding! This time, the domineering Huazhou did not break the ice blade. The serious Kuzan was like the monster in the rumors. The ice blade as thin as a cicada's wing was no less than any famous sword under his ability.
Duke raised his hand and chopped Lan's foot off, then said with a smile, "This is not something a general would say. Are you still asleep?"
The two held their knives against each other. Kuzan blew a breath of cool air slowly, and the blade of Huazhou slowly condensed into ice flowers, freezing towards Duke's palm. Duke saw this and picked up the ice knife, followed by a fast kick, kicking Kuzan hard in the chest. But all this was in Kuzan's vision, and he grabbed Duke's kicked right leg.
Just when the major thought the mission had failed, two icicles shot out from the town at the port, forming a towering ice wall that blocked Duke's way. Kuzan stood on the ten-meter-high ice wall, looking down at Duke, without saying a word.
The sailors all swallowed their saliva. It was rare to see Vice Admiral Kuzan so serious. They wondered what important thing he wanted to say.
Duke chuckled, pulled out Hanasu and pointed it at Kuzan: "With the admiral of the Marine Headquarters on the field, I don't have the confidence to escape. Since I can't escape, I can just test the so-called highest combat power of the Marine Headquarters to see what level it is."
"Damn it!" The major stopped and watched Duke leave, saying unwillingly.
Duke didn't think it was a big deal and nodded, "After all, I was a marine before, so there's no need to get into trouble with them."
Crash——
It wasn't until Duke was the only one left at the port that Kuzan jumped off the ice wall and stopped in front of him: "Thank you for letting these soldiers go. In return, if you defeat me, I will not stop you from leaving the island."
Kuzan narrowed his eyes, pondered for a few seconds, and continued: "My face is a standard inverted triangle. It would be too rude to call it a horse face!"
"Does it make any difference? Aren't you a candidate for the grand prize?" Duke asked. Kuzan didn't reply. Seeing that the civilians had evacuated, he said to the major seriously, "You should also leave here. The farther the better. He is very strong. If you stay, I will be distracted."
Kuzan also stared at Duke. His cold eyes made people feel more stressed. He said, "My dear, we meet again. And..."
Kuzan waved his hand and said modestly: "I am only a lieutenant general. The general is too kind to me."
Kuzan exhaled a breath of cold air from his mouth, and under his control, it turned into a sharp ice knife. The half arm holding the knife turned into ice and slashed at Duke, saying, "But he challenged the majesty of the government and is a heinous pirate."
"That's what you wanted to say!" The navy soldiers fell down together.
"It's just a good 50-grade sword. If you like it, the Navy Headquarters has better ones, you can choose." Aokiji turned half of his body into ice and rushed towards Duke.
The major took out a large snail from the pile of goods behind him. It was a Den Den Mushi used for surveillance. He sneered, "Your every move is under our control. Don't try to resist. Just surrender! Lieutenant General Kuzan is on his way. You can't escape."
"It is indeed a very powerful domineering cultivation, combined with the swordsman-level slash, this is troublesome. And that sword is not an ordinary sword..." Aokiji looked at the flower island in Duke's hand and asked in confusion: "The intelligence did not say that you have such a sword."
Duke raised the Huazhou in his hand and stood it upright in front of him, saying proudly: "The good and fast sword Huazhou, I got it in Alabasta, it's pretty good, isn't it!"
Duke looked at Kuzan and immediately became alert, but there was nothing he could do now. Facing a strong man of this level, it was not easy to escape.
"I've already told you, I'm not a general!"
Aokiji, whose body was shattered into pieces, gathered his body together again and stood up unharmed. The gravel and dust raised around him were frozen into ice chips and fell to the ground before they could get close to him.
"That kind of thing? You mean the treatment of Fisher Tiger?" Duke smiled. "Doctors only look at the disease, not the identity. Besides, I don't think he did anything wrong. He's a hero, isn't he?"
Thinking of how silly he looked when he questioned Duke with the photo, Kuzan's face twitched. He felt that with his IQ, he would basically say goodbye to bicycles in the future.
"Quickly evacuate the crowd, and let the Lieutenant General arrest the criminal."
Kuzan scratched the back of his head and replied in a lazy tone: "I am stalling for time so that you can evacuate the crowd. The effect is obvious, isn't it!"
"Your strength is among the best in the headquarters. Instead of wasting it on the sea, you might as well return to the navy. As for the World Government... just change your name, no one will know." Kuzan kicked out with a cold Storm Kick, and at the same time said silently in his heart: The most important thing is that you have a heart of justice.
"Oh no..." Duke hadn't yet adapted to the attack methods of nature-based enemies, and his nerves were paralyzed by the sudden chill, and his right foot was frozen by the spreading cold air.
"it's over!"
Aokiji said, and ice spread out from his elemental palm, moving up along Duke's feet and spreading throughout his body, freezing him into a lifelike ice sculpture.
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