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AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 142The ice covering him was instantly shattered to pieces!Aokiji seemed to have expected this. He casually broke off a huge chunk of ice from a nearby fractured building and instantly shaped it into an ice saber in his hand. With a flash, he appeared before Luffy, his saber swinging down with bone-chilling cold!Simultaneously, countless sharp ice spears suddenly emerged from the void around Luffy, shooting at him from all directions like a torrential rain!"Ice Block: Pheasant Peck!"Luffy nimbly ducked, his Rubber body twisting at an incredible angle to avoid most of the ice spears. At the same time, his arms stretched out, grabbing several ice spears that had flown close. Activating the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit, the ice spears were instantly imbued with the properties of Rubber.Chapter 206: Aokiji-sensei Online"Right back at you!"He swung his arms violently, and the rubberized ice spears were reflected back at an even greater speed!Aokiji dodged the reflected ice spears with a few quick movements. While in mid-air, he waved his hands continuously, sending down a barrage of ice balls and icicles like a curtain of fire.Luffy darted and jumped through the dense flurry of ice attacks. A single slip-up in such a move would result in being frozen solid.Breaking free would consume a significant amount of Haki and stamina.In Luffy's eyes, he had gradually come to understand what combat between the strong truly entailed.Stamina, Haki, techniques... ultimately, the most important thing was endurance.So, spotting an opening, he suddenly leaped up and slammed a fist coated in Armament Hakidirectly into Aokiji's abdomen!However, the punch did not connect with anything solid.Aokiji's body shattered the moment it was hit, turning into countless sparkling shards of ice that scattered onto the frozen sea below."Your application of Haki is still far from enough."Aokiji's indifferent voice came from the side. The ice quickly coalesced, reforming his body once more, completely unharmed."I used Observation Haki to predict your attack and elementalized in advance."This certainly taught Luffy a lesson.Against top-tier Logia users, simple Armament Haki coating wasn't enough; more advanced Hakitechniques or faster, more unexpected attacks were required.Fighting a powerhouse like Aokiji was immensely stressful, but it also gave him a deeper understanding of how to use Haki.Every enemy is the best teacher, and now, Aokiji-sensei was online.Swoosh!The moment Aokiji reformed, he vanished like a phantom. When he reappeared, he was already close to Luffy, his icy hands directly grabbing Luffy's arms.Ice Time Capsule!A bone-chilling frost instantly spread from the point of contact. Luffy's arms began to freeze rapidly. The development of Aokiji's Devil Fruitability ultimately led to this stage of freezing.Having risen to the rank of Admiral, Aokiji had frozen countless pirates. Many were the "ice blocks" he had sent to Impel Down, saving the Marines the trouble of using Sea Stone handcuffs.However, just as he intended to freeze Luffy solid, Luffy grinned. His arm muscles bulged, and flowing Armament Haki surged like it was alive, forcibly shattering the encroaching frost.Simultaneously, his other fist, hidden behind his back, lunged out like a venomous snake, striking toward Aokiji with lightning speed.Gum-Gum White Pistol!Bang!Aokiji seemingly hadn't expected Luffy to counter-attack so quickly under those circumstances. He took the punch squarely in the chest, his body flying backward once more and smashing through half a wall....Meanwhile, the battle between the Straw Hat Crew and the rest of CP9 was also drawing to a close.Influenced by the devilish training of their Captain, the King of Grinding, and with Vivi using her Wind-Wind Fruit on the going merry to occasionally manipulate air currents for interference, the strength of the Straw Hat Crewhad improved significantly, and their coordination had become increasingly seamless.The battle between Robin and Kalifa was the first to reach a conclusion.Although Kalifa had gained the power of the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, making her slippery and hard to catch, she still fell before Robin's ever-changing Hana Hana no Mi abilities and superior combat intelligence.Countless arms sprouted from her body, locking her firmly in place. Her joints were twisted backward, stripping her of her combat capability."Cough... you win."With blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Kalifa looked at Robin and suddenly said, "But I want to use a piece of information to trade for my life."Robin frowned slightly. "What information?""The Buster Call has been activated on Enies Lobby," Kalifa said with difficulty.Robin's face instantly turned pale. The tragedy of Ohara resurfaced like a nightmare."What did you say?!"The Buster Call has been started?Lucci had previously used the Buster Call to threaten Robin on behalf of the Straw Hat Crew, but she never imagined they would be so insane as to activate it directly on Enies Lobby.She no longer hesitated and immediately contacted all her companions using the transponder snail Vivihad found by tracking messages through the wind. Her voice carried an unprecedented urgency:"Everyone, we must retreat immediately! The Buster Call has been activated! If we don't leave now, all of Enies Lobby will be wiped off the map!"Almost as soon as her words fell, the massive Gates of Justice, which connected Enies Lobby to Marineford and the great underwater prison of Impel Down, let out a heavy roar and slowly opened a crack!Following that, ten massive warships, like floating fortresses, emerged from the gap in a tidy formation. Like bloodthirsty behemoths, they rapidly approached Enies Lobby.Their massive hulls were even taller than the Bridge of Hesitation on the outskirts of Enies Lobby!"The Navy fleet is here!"On the going merry, Vivi, using the perception granted by the wind, was the first to discover the distant fleet. Her voice reached every companion's ears clearly through the wind: "Ten giant warships are approaching rapidly!"Zoro, Sanji, and the others looked at the massive fleet. There was no fear on their faces; instead, they showed a look of grim determination.The goal of declaring war had been achieved. What they needed to do now was survive under the elite forces of Marineford and the fire of the Buster Call!"Hold out until Luffy defeats Aokiji and returns!"Zoro growled, his Three-Sword Style stance becoming even more fierce."We can't afford to die here!" Sanji's kicks were like the wind, sweeping away the enemies in front of him.The ten giant ships, arranged in two rows of five, broke through the frozen sea and approached with unparalleled pressure.At the bows of the front five warships stood five Navy officers with powerful auras.They were the five Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals executing this Buster Call.In the center ship stood a man with a mohawk, long tied-back hair, and a handlebar mustache.Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Momonga.To his left stood an expressionless man with a long beard, wearing an extremely tall hat and carrying two sabers with pink hilts at his waist.Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Strawberry.On the far left was a broad-faced man with a full beard and a jovial smile.Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Yamakaji.To the right of Momonga was a man with a face covered in scars and a fierce expression.Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Doberman.On the far right was a man wearing a helmet engraved with a double-headed dragon, his arms crossed with a vicious expression.Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Onigumo.These five were all elites among the Navy Vice Admirals, and their names were famous throughout the seas.Even in the New World, pirates would flee upon hearing of their fleet's approach.Onigumo took a deep drag of his cigar, exhaled a heavy cloud of smoke, and stared coldly at the approaching Bridge of Hesitation and Enies Lobby, barking an order:"All ships, prepare to aim! Once in range, commence indiscriminate bombardment of Enies Lobby immediately!"Chapter 207: King's Disposition, the Vice Admirals' ShockA Marine beside him showed a look of reluctance and said urgently, "Vice Admiral Onigumo! Our own people are still on Enies Lobby...""Do you know what a Special Call is?"Onigumo interrupted coldly, without even looking at him. "Advance. Bombard. Execute my orders.""But..."Bang!A gunshot rang out, and the surroundings instantly fell silent."A soldier's duty is to obey orders. My subordinates do not need Marines who do not follow commands."Onigumo held a still-smoking flintlock pistol, his gaze still fixed forward, his voice ice-cold.The other Marines on the deck were silenced by fear, and no one dared to object again.Just then, the internal Navy communication transponder snail rang out. Perhaps the channels had crossed, but the broadcast echoed throughout Enies Lobby, reporting the battle situation:"Straw Hat Luffy is in a fierce battle with Admiral Aokiji at Pillar No. 1! Straw Hat has been frozen by Admiral Aokiji!"Nami and the others' expressions changed upon hearing this, and they looked worriedly toward Pillar No. 1, seeing that it was indeed covered in massive ice crystals.Onigumo's face remained impassive, as if it were only natural. "Straw Hat? It's inevitable that he'd be defeated by an Admiral. That is the ultimate military force of Marineford."However, the transponder snail's broadcast was quickly updated:"Emergency! Straw Hat has broken free from the ice! He... he has sent Admiral Aokiji flying!""What?!"For the first time, Onigumo's expression changed significantly, his pupils shrinking. The other Vice Admirals were also visibly moved.That Straw Hat kid was actually powerful enough to reach this level?!"Order the fleet to disperse and surround the Bridge of Hesitation!"Onigumo immediately changed his strategy, his tone grim. "We must not let the Straw Hat Crewescape. These people are too dangerous!"...At the top of Pillar No. 1, the frozen battlefield."I won't let you escape this time."Aokiji looked at the slightly panting Luffy, the cold air around him becoming even more intense. "The Buster Call has been activated. I didn't expect it to be so soon either."Luffy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at Aokiji. "Is this the thing that made Robin lose her homeland?"Aokiji was silent for a moment and did not deny it."In that case,"Luffy looked back, scanning the massive warships that were gradually approaching, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp. "That means among these Marines now, there are people who attacked Robin's homeland back then, right?""What are you planning to do?" Aokiji frowned."Collect a little interest."Luffy took a deep breath and stopped holding back. The Conqueror's Haki, the symbol of King's Disposition within him, erupted fully like a bursting dam.Hum!An invisible but soul-shaking pressure swept out from Luffy as the center, like a tsunami surging in all directions, instantly enveloping the ten approaching warships!All sound seemed to vanish at this moment, falling into a heart-wrenching silence.Thud. Thud.Like wheat being harvested, on the front-row warships, those ordinary Marine soldiers who were loading shells and operating weapons had their eyes roll back as they collapsed to the ground in droves.On a giant warship carrying nearly a thousand personnel, the only ones still barely able to stand were the commissioned officers and elites."Conqueror's Haki!!""Such a large-scale sweep?!"The expressions of the five Vice Admirals changed completely.They finally understood why this rookie pirate could cause such an uproar and even trade blows with an Admiral!A man with this kind of potential would definitely be a grave threat if allowed to grow."He must be dealt with here once and for all!