At the same time, a fleet was rapidly advancing on the Grand Line.
On the deck of the leading warship lay none other than Navy Headquarters Admiral — Aokiji Kuzan!
"Brother Kuzan, are you just going to keep sleeping like this?"
"Aren't we here to pursue the Dragon Hunting Pirates? They're really strong."
"Though, perhaps not as strong as you."
"But if we keep going like this, when will we ever catch up to them?"
Gion looked at Kuzan, who was sleeping on the deck, and complained a little.
After all, they were out to hunt pirates, not on vacation.
Kuzan's lazy attitude really made Gion anxious and frustrated.
"We haven't caught up to them yet, have we?"
"I'm not the helmsman, nor the Navigator, nor the lookout."
"Gion, do you think I should be sleeping right now?"
"Or should I be as anxious and frustrated as you, constantly asking why we haven't found any trace of the Dragon Hunting Pirates yet?"
Kuzan reluctantly lifted his eye mask and slowly said.
Gion's temper as a young lady made even Sengoku afraid.
Not to mention Kuzan.
Normally, Gion would maintain a certain demeanor in front of her subordinates.
But after being with these people, she was simply too impolite!
"But you can't just keep sleeping here!"
"What if we get ambushed by pirates?"
Gion thought for a moment and came up with such a clumsy excuse.
At this moment, the Marines not far away on the deck were all trying their best to suppress their urge to laugh.
And Kuzan also looked helpless.
"Young lady!"
"Do you know who we are!?"
Kuzan sat up, his face full of helplessness.
"We are the Marine!"
"But there are times when the Marine gets ambushed, right?"
"And, just like the Dragon Hunting Pirates, they directly engaged my fleet in battle."
"If we don't prepare well now, we'll suffer losses if others launch a surprise attack."
Gion indicated that what she said made sense.
Looking at Gion with her hands on her hips, Kuzan was truly speechless.
"Young lady, please!"
"We are the Marine, and a fleet led by an Admiral, with three Buster Call-level warships and six standard warships!"
"What kind of pirate do you think would be so reckless as to come looking for trouble with us?"
Although Gion's demands were unreasonable, Kuzan patiently explained to her.
Indeed, seeing such a fleet and still not running, but instead stubbornly trying to approach.
Probably only that big idiot Jack could do something like that.
After all, that guy is also a stubborn one.
"It seems so..."
"But you sleeping is just not allowed!"
Gion was at odds with Kuzan.
It was impossible for him to sleep soundly here.
"I..."
"Admiral Kuzan, a group of pirate ships has appeared ahead."
"Their course is the same as ours."
"Now, the pirate ships opposite are sailing towards us!"
Just as Kuzan was about to say something more, the Marine lookout immediately came to Kuzan and reported the situation.
"I told you so!"
"If you keep sleeping like this, then pirates will definitely come and ambush us!"
Gion said proudly.
Gion even liked the pirate ships that were approaching now.
She didn't dislike them at all.
If these pirate ships hadn't come, this guy would definitely have continued to sleep.
And then he would have said that she was making a fuss over nothing.
"Pirate ships!?"
"How many?"
Kuzan ignored Gion.
Since pirate ships were approaching, and a group of them.
Then, they must have seen their warships.
Pirates who see such warships and still come head-on are definitely not simple characters.
His mindset was not as good as Gion's.
One must know that the Grand Line is a route known as a pirate paradise.
Furthermore, on the Grand Line, any kind of pirate could appear.
If it were the remnants of the old era, those powerful existences making a move, even Kuzan couldn't be careless.
"There are a total of seven pirate ships."
"They don't seem very large in scale."
"Their flags are too far away to see clearly..."
The lookout said again.
"Admiral Kuzan, the ships opposite are from the Dragon Hunting Pirates!"
Just then, another lookout came over.
While the first lookout was reporting the situation, the distance between them had shortened again.
This time, the lookout who remained on duty also clearly saw the pirate flag opposite.
That's right, it was the Dragon Hunting Pirates they had been searching for!
"Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
"That shouldn't be, their ships, according to the records, aren't like that!"
The first lookout said, somewhat puzzled.
Although he hadn't seen the pirate flags, he had seen the ships.
Pirates generally don't easily change their ships.
Unless they were damaged in battle.
However, the latest intelligence indicated that the Dragon Hunting Pirates had not engaged in any battles.
They had even incorporated the Hawkins Pirates.
Why would they suddenly change ships?
Moreover, these ships were not the Hawkins Pirates' ships.
"It's that man!"
"Kuzan, be careful, this guy is the Second Division Captain of the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"Last time, he alone defeated one of my fleets!"
"Their name seems to be Kuroro Lucilfer!"
Gion picked up her binoculars and immediately saw Kuroro in the distance.
At this moment, Kuroro was also standing at the bow of his ship.
Facing such a massive Marine fleet, Kuroro showed no signs of panic.
Instead, he sailed towards them with a slight smile, confident and calm.
Is this guy crazy!?
Even if his strength was extraordinary, capable of defeating Gion alone.
But now, it was clear that the two sides were not on the same level!
"Dragon Hunting Pirates Second Division Captain?"
"So arrogant?"
Yamakaji also walked over at this moment.
As a veteran Vice Admiral of Navy Headquarters, his strength was unquestionable.
However, in his long Marine career, this was the first time he had seen such an arrogant pirate!
Even a newcomer should know what the situation was now, right?
"Yamakaji, you and Gion will intercept these guys later, don't let them escape."
"As for the battle, leave it to me."
Kuzan's Observation Haki had already detected Kuroro several nautical miles away.
The only feeling this man gave him was danger!
That's right, extremely dangerous.
One must know that this was not the Captain of the Dragon Hunting Pirates, but a Squad Captain of the Second Division.
Yet, he was already putting pressure on a Navy Headquarters Admiral.
What kind of monster was this pirate group that suddenly appeared on the sea!?
Could it be that Mr. Garp trained them!?
However, if it was truly Garp who trained them, they shouldn't have all become pirates.
After confirming this, Aokiji directly leaped from the ship and landed on the sea.
"Buzz..."
Subsequently, an extreme cold force instantly expanded.
The entire sea, starting from their warships, spread out towards Kuroro and his group.
Soon, the entire sea transformed into a world of ice and snow.
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