"Ittoryu Iai!"

Due to the great loss of physical strength, Kuzan's action was delayed by one step. The blade broke through the remaining ice pillars and cut open his chest covered with armament color, leaving a horrible wound. Blood flowed down the ice, and Kuzan fell to the ground with a strong shock. The long wound on his chest was exposed to the bone, and the blood was frozen by the cold. Although not much blood was left, he was seriously injured and didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Duke retracted his Armament Haki, spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and almost fainted before falling to the ground, his chest rising and falling violently, gasping for cold air. After resting for a long time, he finally stopped feeling dizzy, leaned on Huazhou and slowly stood up, staggered to Kuzan, and stabbed him several times with his fingers like a sword, and briefly bandaged him to stop the injury from getting worse.

Kuzan groaned, his eyelids half open and half closed, ready to fall asleep at any moment: "You're not going to kill me?"

"If you die, I'm afraid I won't have a good life in the future... Besides, I'm a doctor, and it's my duty to cure diseases and save lives." Duke still has a lot of good feelings for this lazy general, if for nothing else, just for the justice he insists on. If Kuzan died like this, the sea would lose too much and too much regret.

"Did you think the same when you saved Fisher Tiger?" Kuzan tried to stand up, but his strength was exhausted and his injuries also affected him, so he lay back with a grimace.

"That's about right. If a man like that died, God would be blind!" Duke muttered, sitting cross-legged on the ground to recover his strength.

"The XX Pirate Group was wiped out, and the Great Pirate XX was imprisoned in Impel Down..."

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"I am Sengoku!" Den Den Mushi's face changed, growing a braided beard and a round afro.

"At eight o'clock, about 20 nautical miles away, there is a small sandbar. My ship is parked there and you can take it away." Kuzan talked in his sleep.

Den Den Mushi suddenly opened his eyes wide and said quickly: "Kuzan, now is not the time to joke!"

"It turned out to be like this...what about the loss?"

"I'm Lieutenant General Kuzan, help me connect to Marshal Sengoku..." Kuzan immediately dialed the number of the headquarters and spoke directly to Marshal Sengoku.

“……” Kuzan remained silent after hearing this, neither admitting nor denying. He took off the eye mask on his head and fell asleep.

"'Navy traitor' Duke, the charges are as follows. He saved the government's wanted criminal Fisher Tiger, assassinated the vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and destroyed Drum Island. His crimes are extremely heinous, and I don't care if he lives or dies. The bounty is 500,000,000 Baileys. Note: This person is extremely dangerous!"

You have to know that Kuzan is not an ordinary vice admiral, he is the admiral candidate and the strongest of the navy who is about to take office. His defeat means that the navy's highest combat power is not invincible...

"Oh, Impel Down is about to bloom a fresh daisy again."

Duke flipped through today's report. On the vast ocean, this was the only way to understand the world. When he turned to the last page, a lone bounty fell on the deck.

There are only two factors that determine the level of dominance: one is qualifications, and the other is hard work. The first one is not a problem, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, not to mention Duke who has the world bonus. The second one is even less of a problem, he knows the meaning of hard work better than anyone else, and only those who tiptoe can get closer to the sun.

It is said that an experienced news bird can also identify the authenticity of Baileys, and a newspaper costs 100 Baileys, no bargaining and no credit.

"Give my headquarters' Den Den Mushi, I have important matters to report to Marshal Sengoku!" said the weak Kuzan after being helped up.

Duke was speechless about the navy's top fighter being able to sleep in the face of a powerful enemy. Looking at the devastated sea, he didn't know where to go next. With the battle going on like this, there was no way back for Magnetic Drum. He had originally planned to make his last stop at the entrance of the Grand Line to visit the Pirate King Roger's ship doctor, but now it seemed unlikely.

"Does this guy have a quirk of collecting eye masks?" Duke complained helplessly. After the battle with Kuzan, he had a full understanding of his own strength. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spent the rest of his time practicing domineering.

"What was the result? Did you catch him?"

"Front page headline: Shocked, the Five Elders are stunned, the new admiral actually did such a thing! Our newspaper exclusively risked his life to reveal the Navy's secrets, the three vacant admiral positions have been confirmed, the three new admirals are codenamed 'Akainu', 'Aokiji', and 'Kizaru', please continue to pay attention to the next issue of our newspaper for details!"

"Hey, don't blame the revolutionaries for everything. In that country, even going to the toilet requires a tax. An uprising is inevitable."

"100 Beli. I remember when Chopper was first rewarded, it was only 50 Beli, which is half the value of a newspaper. If Nami buys a newspaper every day, it's equivalent to consuming two Choppers!"

A burst of rapid bird calls disturbed Duke, who was concentrating on training his armament. Looking up, he found a news bird landing on the bow.

Zhan Guo interrupted Kuzan and said firmly: "You don't have to blame yourself. This is my fault. If I hadn't been so impatient, things wouldn't have gotten to this point... Return to the headquarters as quickly as possible. I need you to explain in detail and discuss the amount of the bounty on the 'Navy traitor' Duke! The buds of evil can no longer be nipped in the bud, and we must increase our attention to him."

"Mr. Zhan Guo, I am here to report to you about the operation to capture former Navy Captain Duke on Magnetic Drum Island." Kuzan adjusted his tone and said seriously.

“Chirp—Chirp—”

"A political coup has occurred in the Kingdom of XX. It is suspected that the revolutionary army was secretly inciting it... The uprising has been suppressed, and the national situation has stabilized..."

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"Let me see what's in the news today..."

"The navy was almost completely destroyed, most of Drum Island sank, and countless civilians were affected..." Kuzan explained the serious situation in the shortest language.

Kuzan's face was dark, and he listened to the endless complaints in his ears until it slowly disappeared at eight o'clock. Half a day later, when the setting sun cast its afterglow, the navy found Kuzan on this floating iceberg.

Duke looked at Kuzan in surprise. His eyepatch covered half of his face, so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"The enemy has already left Magnetic Drum Island, and I am seriously injured..."

"Mr. Zhan Guo, I'm not kidding. In fact, if the other party hadn't shown mercy and treated me, I would have died..." As Kuzan spoke, Zhan Guo's expression on the phone became more solemn.

Moreover, Kuzan prepared a lot of supplies on the ship. In addition to sufficient food and fresh water, there are many necessities of life. For example, eye masks, eye masks and eye masks...

"Generally speaking, medical treatment requires a fee!" Kuzan continued. Although he lost because Duke ignored the ability of the Ice Fruit, he still had some magnanimity. Moreover, even he was no match for Duke, let alone the navy soldiers who came here. In this case, he might as well let them leave to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

"Let me see which unlucky guy it is that the bounty is placed in the newspaper and circulated everywhere. What on earth did this guy do to enrage heaven and earth? Can't he be as low-key as me?" Duke smacked his lips, feeling deeply the ignorance of the pirates. It was ok for them to be proud of the high bounty, but there were actually idiots who committed crimes desperately to increase the bounty. Their IQ was really worrying. The higher the bounty, the more attention the navy will pay and the stronger the efforts to capture him. Being chased by the navy all day long is painful just thinking about it. What is there to be happy about? Seeing the familiar face on the bounty, Duke was dumbfounded: "Oh my god, this idiot looks like me, even the name is the same... uh... isn't this me?"

"Lieutenant General Kuzan, are you okay..." The major general in the lead looked at the knife wound on Kuzan's chest with a shocked face. He thought to himself, what kind of monster could hurt Lieutenant General Kuzan like this? No wonder the major general was so shocked. The battle between Duke and Kuzan almost wiped the Drum Island off the map and caused a devastating blow to this sea area, killing and injuring countless sailors and civilians. The price paid for this amazing battle was so high, and the ending was hard to accept. Kuzan was defeated.

Duke handed over 100 Baileys and bought a newspaper. The Newsbird politely said hello and flew away. Speaking of the pirate world, we have to mention all kinds of strange species, just like this Newsbird. If you don't give them money, they will never patronize you again. They are very small-minded birds.

"What the hell is this title!"

"Yes!" The major general quickly took out the electric bug he carried with him and handed it over with both hands.

On the other side, Duke was riding Kuzan's boat, drifting in an unknown sea. It must be said that the performance of Kuzan's holiday boat, the Blue Bird, was really not exaggerated. The hull was made of extremely solid wood, painted with beautiful white paint, and had a very fast speed. The beautifully decorated captain's cabin was equipped with a desk, map, and pointer. Although it was just a small boat, about the same size as the Golden Merry, it was more than enough for a lone ranger like Duke.

"..." On the other end of Den Den Mushi, Sengoku was feeling extremely upset, regretting that he had sent out Kuzan without confirming Duke's true combat power. The admiral's backup was defeated, the navy and civilians suffered heavy casualties, and the sinking of Drum Island. These three things combined were enough to deal a fatal blow to the navy's deterrence. It is conceivable that when this news spreads, the pirates will go crazy. "I have to take the main responsibility for this irreversible situation, because..."

A reward ticket, accompanied by an explanation in the newspaper, detailed the crimes committed by Duke.

"The first bounty of 500 million berries is too exaggerated... Is it because of defeating Kuzan? That's right, if the bounty is not high, the future admiral Aokiji will be embarrassed. Hahahaha..."

"Hey, that's not right! It was Kuzan who came to arrest me, when did I attack him? And he also had a part in destroying Drum Island, how come he put all the blame on me? Except for treating Tiger, everything else is a frame-up!"

Duke was shocked by the shamelessness of the navy. He knew that as this wanted order spread across the sea, his leisurely days would be gone forever.

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