Suddenly, Ronglin's heart sank. He abruptly sensed an immensely threatening power, and he raised his head to look into the distance.
"Let's call it here for today!" With that, Ronglin turned into a streak of aurora and drifted swiftly toward the distant sky.
Bony-Sen stared in shock as Ronglin sped away and quickly vanished beyond the horizon. "He ran? He actually ran?"
Aokiji said incredulously, "Yes, he ran?"
Bony-Sen asked in astonishment, "He clearly has the advantage in combat strength right now. Why would he run?"
The Next Powerful Enemy!
Aokiji had no answer for Bony-Sen, but he became wary. As someone who had repeatedly struck ruthlessly at the World Government, Ronglin's failure to stay and seek an opportunity to kill Akainu and Bony-Sen at this moment struck Aokiji as unbelievable.
For someone as fearless as him, someone who had killed Celestial Dragons and wiped out an entire World Government fleet, what was there that Ronglin would not dare do? Aokiji frowned and turned his gaze toward the other direction Ronglin had fled.
Such an overwhelmingly powerful and unrestrained man had not retreated in the slightest even when facing the joint assault of two admirals. Yet now, while holding every advantage, he had chosen to withdraw. Aokiji could think of only one reason:
Someone even more powerful had appeared—someone powerful enough that Ronglin did not dare stay and take the risk.
Aokiji's expression grew grave. Standing tall amid the vast white ice and snow, he focused intently on the distance. He felt an inexplicable unease about his own deduction, as though something bad was about to happen.
Seeing Aokiji's reaction, Akainu and Bony-Sen both seemed to realize something. Their gazes followed Aokiji's toward the distance.
The thick dark clouds in the far sky suddenly rolled and parted. The clouds churned