Aokiji leapt into the air, riding his ice bird high above Honeycomb Island.
"Ice Spear Rain!"
He formed a hand sign, and in the next instant, countless spears of ice, born from endless cold air, rained down from the sky.
Swah—
Swish—
The trainee crew members, caught completely off guard, were struck down in an instant!
Though their strength was decent—each one a pirate worth over 100 million in bounty—
Against an Admiral like Aokiji, it was far from enough.
It was only natural for them to be crushed.
An Admiral is one of the most invincible beings in the world. No matter how great your ability is, unless you one day reach that same level, you will never truly be their opponent. Until then, you'll only be beaten into the ground.
"Damn it!"
Akter, one of the trainee crew members, fell hard to the ground, his face twisted with humiliation.
The other trainees were no different—ashamed, battered, but utterly helpless against Aokiji.
Before him, they were powerless. The gap between them wasn't just wide—it was insurmountable.
Watching all this unfold, Kronos' eyes grew sharp with murderous intent. His killing intent locked onto Aokiji.
Seeing this, Albedo moved as if to strike at the Admiral.
But Kronos stopped her.
"You don't need to act. Someone else is already about to make a move against Aokiji. It's better not to steal his prey."
"For that man, Aokiji is nothing more than prey. He'll never let him walk away so easily."
Albedo tilted her head, curious.
"Hm? I don't quite understand. Has someone already made a move?"
The very next moment confirmed Kronos' words.
A massive wooden dragon, appearing out of nowhere, roared as it surged forward and crashed toward Aokiji!
The sheer size, combined with its incredible speed, gave it the momentum of a speeding train—no, even greater than that!
"…What?"
Aokiji's eyes narrowed. Startled, he quickly leapt off his ice bird in haste.
His instincts proved correct—because the next second, the ice bird, which almost seemed alive, was shattered into countless shards by the wooden dragon's devastating charge!
And that was only the beginning.
Standing tall atop the wooden dragon, a figure moved swiftly, weaving hand signs.
"Wood Style—Tree Prison Jutsu!"
Senju Hashirama's eyes flashed as thick vines burst from the ground, dozens of them surging upward to entangle Aokiji!
Struck by the sudden attack, and caught completely off guard, even an Admiral like Aokiji was ensnared in Hashirama's binding jutsu.
Boom!
He was slammed into the ground with overwhelming force, leaving a massive crater in his wake!
Akter and the other trainee crew members, who had been so humiliated before, now erupted in cheers at the sight of Aokiji being struck down.
"Hahaha! That guy Aokiji really got wrecked!"
One of them burst into laughter, convinced that after taking the brunt of Senju Hashirama's devastating combo, Aokiji wouldn't be getting up so easily.
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