On the battlefield, following Sengoku's order, massive figures walked out from behind the high walls.
They were nearly seven meters tall and wore white, spotted, bear-eared hats.
Their appearance was identical to that of the Warlord of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma.
Dozens of Pacifistas, all robots modeled after Kuma.
Golden lasers, extremely similar to Admiral Kizaru's ability, shot from their palms and mouths.
Their power was equally terrifying. Pirates from the New World with bounties of one or two hundred million were not their match and could only barely protect themselves.
Pirates with bounties less than a hundred million couldn't block or dodge a single laser, their bodies instantly blasted apart.
After the initial panic, the pirates also realized these were robots developed by the Marines.
It was just that their strength was a bit too terrifying.
Jinbe, Ivankov, and Inazuma left one after another to help the Whitebeard Pirates.
Douglas Bullet, Shiryu of the Rain, and the others, however, looked at Luo Chen.
"Go play for a bit. Consider it our pirate crew's world debut," Luo Chen said with a smile.
Boa Hancock, at this moment, ran to the Going Merry's side to protect Nami and Robin.
Since Luo Chen didn't want her to join the battle, she wouldn't.
Besides, Luo Chen's helpers were indeed very strong.
Shiryu of the Rain and Douglas Bullet were not weaker than her.
At this moment, Aokiji, Garp, and Kizaru's expressions were incredibly solemn.
Because opposite them stood a crowd of Level 6 Eternal Hell pirates, led by Luo Chen.
Luo Chen stood at the very front, the pitch-black wooden sword in his hand pointing diagonally at the ground, the hem of his trench coat fluttering in the battlefield's shockwaves.
Behind him were the six burly and tall figures of Douglas Bullet, Shiryu of the Rain, Byrnndi World, and the others.
Looking at them, Luo Chen was definitely the closest to a normal person's height, at only about one meter ninety.
The six people behind him had an average height of five or six meters.
But Aokiji and the others all knew that the core of this team from Impel Down was definitely Luo Chen.
"To catch bandits, first catch the king. Kill Luo Chen."
Aokiji, Kizaru, and Garp exchanged glances, tacitly reaching an agreement.
Kizaru was the first to attack. His body turned into countless golden particles and shot into the sky.
"Yasakani Sacred Jewel."
The dense golden points of light seemed to create a golden firmament.
They rained down, covering the sky.
Shiryu of the Rain drew his long sword "Raiu" from his waist, stepped on Moon Step, and charged into the sky.
The long sword slashed rapidly, sending out numerous bright blade flashes.
In the sky, the blade flashes and the golden light points of the Yasakani Sacred Jewel collided, setting off a chain of fiery explosions.
"Leave him to me," Kizaru's voice came down from the sky.
Aokiji and Garp's faces darkened slightly.
'You, a full Admiral, are just going to deal with Shiryu of the Rain? Do you have no shame?'
The two could see that Kizaru was habitually slacking off.
But they had no time to talk, because Douglas Bullet was charging over!
A massive body, his aura as violent as a ferocious beast.
The Armament Haki on his body was first black, then bizarrely turned blue.
Garp dug his nostril and laughed loudly, "Leave him to me! The 'Demon' form, right? I heard Roger mention it."
As his voice fell, the ground beneath Garp's feet shattered, and his figure disappeared instantly.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of Bullet.
Their fists, both wrapped in Armament Haki, collided violently.
A heaven-shaking bang shook the entire battlefield.
Conqueror's Haki erupted from both of them, and black-red lightning danced wildly.
In the distance, Marines below the rank of Rear Admiral and pirates with bounties under a hundred million rolled their eyes back, their weapons fell from their hands, and they fainted.
Even further away, Coby and Helmeppo were not knocked out due to the distance.
But they were kneeling on the ground, drenched in sweat.
Smoker, Hina, and Tashigi were also pale, their legs trembling.
It wasn't fear, but the clash of Conqueror's Haki felt like a heavy blow to their minds, making it impossible to muster any strength.
"Douglas Bullet... can actually clash with Vice Admiral Garp and not lose?"
"Such a vicious pirate is actually subservient to Luo Chen... just how terrifying is he?"
Coby and many other Marines who had never seen Luo Chen fight couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt and fear.
They were in a completely different league from powerhouses like Luo Chen, Douglas Bullet, and Vice Admiral Garp.
The gap was too vast.
The aftershocks from Bullet's and Garp's fight cleared the nearby area.
Neither pirate nor Marine dared to set foot there.
Byrnndi World, Catarina Devon, and the others charged into the chaotic battlefield, seeking out Marine Vice Admirals and Pacifistas to fight.
Since Luo Chen hadn't given specific orders, they did as they pleased, each finding their own fun.
On the battlefield, only Aokiji and Luo Chen remained.
"What is your purpose in coming to Marineford?" The chill emanating from Aokiji's body grew colder as he asked.
Luo Chen glanced at Onigumo, who was somewhere on the battlefield, then at Vice Admiral Tsuru below the execution platform, and Sengoku on it.
"Do you remember what I said about Cocoyasi Village?"
"The murderer of hundreds of people has not yet been punished."
"The truth that Genzo sacrificed his life to prove for me has not yet been brought to light."
"I will not leave until I kill Onigumo and make you Marine high command admit the truth about the East Blue incident with your own mouths."
Hearing this, Aokiji looked deeply at Luo Chen. "Right now, I can't tell if what you're saying is true or false."
"But this is an operation to execute 'Fire Fist' Ace."
"You released Impel Down's criminals and brought people here to cause trouble."
"Therefore, I can only... eliminate you."
As Aokiji finished speaking, his figure shot forward, his white coat flapping in the strong wind.
He had his Observation Haki fully open, without the slightest hint of underestimation.
Last time, in Water 7, Luo Chen had managed to slightly injure him and Kizaru.
This time, upon appearing, he had hit Kizaru hard, who hadn't even been able to elementalize to avoid it.
Aokiji suspected that Luo Chen's strength had grown again.
He wasn't sure how, which was why he had to go all out.
Aokiji's elementalized fist was wrapped in pitch-black Armament Haki, having definitely reached the top-tier "internal destruction" level.
This punch was extremely powerful, no less than the passionate clash between Garp and Bullet on the battlefield nearby.
Swish—
The instant before it hit, Luo Chen used the Flying Thunder God, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
Aokiji's punch hit empty air. The force of the punch overturned the ground in front of him, plowing a deep trench.
Weaker pirates and Marines in its path were swept into the sky, crying out in alarm.
Aokiji's expression was grim. His Observation Haki was fully open, and he instantly locked onto Luo Chen's trace.
He stomped hard, shattering the ground, and charged toward the coiling wooden dragon in the sky.
Luo Chen was on it.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh—
A large number of sharp, long wooden spikes shot out from the dark green Cang Long's mouth.
Aokiji reached out and slapped out a bird formed of ice.
The ice bird exploded the moment it met the large swath of wooden spikes.
Cold air spread, freezing all the wooden spikes.
The entire Cang Long suddenly sprouted countless wooden vines, as if it were the source of a forest.
With the wooden dragon at the center, a forest instantly grew in mid-air, enveloping Aokiji, who was below.
Inside the forest, Aokiji's eyes were vigilant, his Observation Haki active at all times.
He knew Luo Chen's teleportation required a medium.
The wooden spikes he had frozen earlier, and the countless wooden vines around him, could all be locations for Luo Chen to teleport to.
Directly in front, a figure burst out from the dense canopy. It was Luo Chen.
He held a wooden sword, but it was not black.
This put Aokiji on high alert.
The sword Luo Chen held earlier had been a black blade.
'Is it a clone?'
Aokiji's Observation Haki radiated throughout the entire mid-air forest.
Only after confirming that there was only Luo Chen's aura present did he relax and attack.
He once again used his ultimate move, a combination of his fruit ability, Haki, and body technique: "Ice Glove."
The instant the azure ice fist touched the wooden sword, ice spread, in a flash freezing the wooden sword and Luo Chen himself.
This bizarrely simple scene made the alarms in Aokiji's mind go off.
'When things are this abnormal, something is wrong.'
But at this moment, his Observation Haki actually gave him no warning.
It felt... completely safe.
As if Luo Chen had really been dealt with.
Swish—!
The sound of a strong wind breaking the air behind his head made Aokiji's blood run cold, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.
'My Observation Haki gave no warning... what is this sudden attack?!'
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