"No!" Fujitora rolled over and struggled to his feet, turning his head toward the Marines. "There's no time. The two of us can't beat the three of them. The Marines already have the upper hand. The three Admirals' injuries aren't that serious. I can't leave at a time like this!"
Everyone was horrified and turned with Fujitora to look toward the Marines. If Fujitora and Momousagi were both seriously injured while the three Marine Admirals were largely unharmed, how could they contend with the Marines afterward? Who else in the Star Alliance could stand against the three Marine Admirals?
In the distance, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru all flew back toward the Marine warships. Akainu and Kizaru both landed and dropped directly to their knees on the deck, but before the nearby soldiers could help them up, they climbed to their feet on their own.
Only Aokiji lagged far behind. Rather than returning to the warship, he descended straight toward the sea. The instant Aokiji's feet touched the surface, the seawater around his heels rapidly congealed into a thick layer of ice that instantly spread in every direction!
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji's icy eyes stared coldly at the Star Alliance. The blood at the corner of his mouth froze into clumps of scab in an instant under the frigid temperature. With a light brush of his hand, it shattered into countless tiny fragments and vanished without a trace.
Fujitora and Momousagi had been severely wounded by the three Marine Admirals, and the Star Alliance had finally lost anyone capable of stopping Aokiji. Moreover, Aokiji stood in front of the Marine formation. Even if someone could rival him now, they had no way to stop his ultimate move in front of the Marines.
The entire sea froze for thousands of miles. The towering