"Nani!"
The intense cold made his body suddenly stiffen.
Daz Bones twisted his head around with all his strength to look behind him.
The figure that came into view instantly plunged him into despair.
"An Admiral? A Marine Admiral? Why is he here?"
The information Roy had sold to Crocodile was evidently known only to Crocodile himself.
That selfish bastard had clearly never told his subordinates that a Marine Admiral was coming.
His eyes filled with fear.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
Blue-white frost spread across Daz Bones's body like crawling insects.
Fear filled his eyes as he opened his mouth, trying to flee.
But how could an Admiral's attack be so easy to escape?
Daz Bones could only watch helplessly as his entire body stiffened.
In an instant, a lifelike Ice Sculpture with terror etched across its face appeared in this desert city.
Facing the descending blade, Cobra had instinctively shut his eyes. Then he suddenly felt a chill beside his neck.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Daz Bones's Ice Sculpture, his face frozen in terror.
"Ah, sorry about that, Cobra. Something delayed me, so I may have arrived a little late."
Scratching his head, Aokiji looked at the bedraggled king before him, somewhat embarrassed.
"A Marine Admiral?"
Cobra froze when he saw Aokiji.
"Please, save Alabasta!"
Rubbing his eyes and confirming that the man before him really was Aokiji,
Cobra's heart, which had nearly fallen into despair, immediately rekindled with the hope of salvation.
Cobra's knees suddenly gave way as he prepared to kneel. Just as he was about to beg Aokiji to save Alabasta,
his knees had barely bent when a warm hand immediately helped him back up.
"Don't worry, Cobra. This is the Marines' duty to begin with.
Perhaps I should apologize to you. We Marines