"Look! It's Captain Kruse of the Kruse Pirates from the West Sea, with a bounty of two hundred million!" Someone who recognized the lanky pirate shouted excitedly, "There's no way an admiral can defeat him that easily!"
"Not necessarily." Aokiji coldly swept his left hand, flinging out a hazy white mist. It shrieked through the air, transforming into several icicles that shot straight at the charging Kruse!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Several sharp objects pierced flesh. Before Kruse could react, all of Aokiji's icicles struck his body. The immense impact blasted him down from the air toward the ground amid sprays of blood. Kruse did not even have time to scream before Aokiji's attack knocked him unconscious.
The pirates below erupted in alarm and backed away in terror, none of them daring to step forward and fight Aokiji.
A vast freezing chill spread rapidly. Once Aokiji landed, his power became even fiercer. Dozens of retreating pirates failed to dodge in time and were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
"Where is the Log Pose?" Aokiji unleashed his power, enveloping the pirates around the square. "You can't have that thing!"
Boom!
A shockwave burst forth, and the powerful force shattered the ice sculptures frozen by Aokiji's ability. Countless frozen pirates nearby were struck by that force and smashed into ice fragments, leaving not even bones behind.
"Hm?" Aokiji spun and pushed forward, flicking his left hand as powerful Haki surged out and blocked the sudden attack head-on.
The fierce attack was immediately stopped by Aokiji. A group of people emerged from the street corner, laughing and chatting.
"As expected of Marine Admiral Aokiji!" The leader was wrapped in a thick coat, his figure swaying faintly. "But even if all three Marine admirals came, we still wouldn't hand over the Log Pose!"
"Charlotte Snag,