Soaring White Snow

"Second... Second Division?!"

Ryokugyu found it hard to believe, but the other party's sudden change in demeanor was undeniable.

Nolan slowly descended from the sky, and as her toes lightly touched the water's surface, a chill swept over her, instantly freezing the entire sea.

"Ice? Isn't that Kuzan's ability?!"

The branch Vice Admiral who responded to the Buster Call remembered that figure who was once considered a legend in the Marineford.

"What Second Division Captain? Don't be scared by her. At most, she's just a greenhorn girl trying to frighten people."

Nusjuro pushed up his glasses, drew the Kitetsu Grade 1 from his waist, and his body began to transform into a beast.

His lower body transformed into a horse skeleton devoid of flesh and blood, while ribbon-like black flames began to rise from his body. He then jumped off the warship and stood opposite Nolan.

"They've given us a landing spot!"

Ryokugyu leaped down and landed on the thick ice. Many marines followed him off the ship.

"Kuma, you take them back to Hachinosu first. I'll deal with them later and then go back to take Vegapunk away."

"Don't worry, you'll be floating in the air over there too,"

Nolan pointed his finger upwards, and next to Egghead, the space simply began to slowly crack open.

Unlike any other time, the spatial rift that was torn open was so large that it seemed to rip the entire sky apart.

Right before the navy's eyes, the entire Egghead slowly drifted inside.

"Are you all just standing there? If you keep looking, Vegapunk will be taken away! Fire!"

At Nusjuro's command, numerous Marine warship aimed their guns at Nolan.

"What rude guys."

Nolan raised his finger again, and the sea ice in front of him surged up, forming a huge Iceberg in front of him.

"Bang!"

Shells bombarded the Iceberg repeatedly, causing violent explosions, and smoke enveloped everything.

The islands that kept drifting into the Garganta from above proved the futility of their actions.

"Cease fire now!"

As the bear and Egghead disappeared from sight and the spatial rift slowly closed, Nusjuro raised his hand to signal the marines to stop firing.

As the smoke cleared, the massive Iceberg had been blasted out and shattered, but there was no sign of anyone at the target location.

"Damn it, did it take the opportunity to run away? What a bluffing brat!"

On the Ryokugyu's entirely wooden body, one could faintly see bulging blue veins.

"Who are you calling a bluffer? I'm just a little thirsty, so I came over here for a cup of hot tea."

The sound came from inside the warship's cabin.

Nolan held a cup of hot tea in his hands, gently blowing on the surface to dissipate the steam, and the scalding tea instantly cooled down.

"When..."

The sailors on deck raised their weapons and pointed them at the girl.

"All of you, attack together! Whoever defeats her will be rewarded upon returning to the Holy Land, and may even become Celestial Dragons!"

Instead of taking the lead, Nusjuro looked at the group of marines and offered them an enticing reward.

"This... go!"

Where there's a good reward, there will be brave men.

Most people, while disliking the Celestial Dragons, do not resent being one of them.

"How pathetic."

Nolan sipped his perfectly heated black tea and simply swung the knife lightly.

All the marines on deck who rushed toward her were cut in half at the waist by this blow and fell to the ground, including a branch Vice Admiral.

Their bodies were scattered haphazardly on the deck, but strangely, despite the severe amputation wounds, not a trace of blood seeped from the cut surfaces; they were completely covered by ice.

"You can't be kidding... How could they possibly win? It was just one hit, even Vice Admiral..."

Her casual slash brought many marines back to their senses, and some of the more timid ones even began to retreat.

"On the battlefield, disobeying orders means certain death!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Nusjuro swung his sword and cut down the retreating men. Their wounds also showed signs of being frozen, though not as thoroughly as Nolan's.

"Everyone must die eventually. If you die by my blade, then your lives will not have been in vain. Please remember its name."

"Soaring White Snow!"

Nolan plunged the tip of his knife into the ice, and the intense cold spread rapidly through the ice.

In an instant, everyone on the field was unable to move and was frozen into an ice sculpture.

"Damn brat, if this is all you've got, you're finished!"

Ryokugyu's body trembled, shattering the ice, and then the wooden branch wrapped in Armament Haki attacked Nolan at lightning speed.

"Let's join forces and take it down!"

Nusjuro's eyes widened, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Nolan, holding his long sword high.

"Clang!"

Soaring White Snow and Kitetsu Grade 1 clashed, their chilling auras began to mingle, stirring up bursts of white mist.

Ryokugyu's claws struck Nolan's Armament Haki Haki-covered left hand, failing to penetrate even an inch.

"So cold!"

Ryokugyu gained no advantage whatsoever. Instead, he was invaded by the powerful chill emanating from her, his entire hand was frozen, and his whole body trembled.

But in that instant, due to Ryokugyu's temporary retreat, the pressure on Nusjuro became immense.

"The Hellish Visage!"

Nusjuro's entire body was engulfed in black flames, and he made a sound like a horse neighing.

Upon hearing this sound, Ryokugyu was momentarily dazed, as if what he was seeing was not the human world, but hell.

"Die!"

Unlike Ryokugyu, Nolan did not appear stunned; she was completely unaffected.

"How is that possible..."

While Nusjuro was still in a daze, the Soaring White Snow had already sliced across his body, leaving a large gash from his shoulder to his chest. It could even be said that his upper body had been cut in half.

"Saint Nusjuro!"

The Ryokugyu was completely stunned and dared not launch an all-out attack on Nolan.

His feet began to transform into vines, which continued to grow and spread.

"To have such strength at such a young age, and to act so ruthlessly, we must nip this danger in the bud!"

Ryokugyu's vines launched an attack, but the target wasn't Nolan; it was the marines frozen into ice sculptures.

Vines were planted on the marines' bodies, and before their blood was completely frozen, Ryokugyu intended to use them as nourishment to provide him with strength.

"You're really disgusting."

As Nolan continued to fight against his main body, he also discovered his underhanded tactics and scoffed at them.

"It is their honor to give their lives for the Celestial Dragons! If they are going to do it, they must see it through to the end!"

Ryokugyu didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing. More and more marines were being drained, and his attacks became increasingly fierce.