Ice Age in the Teigu World!

Empire, Imperial Capital.

Esdeath, with a face as cold as permafrost, rode a strong 'Banetta Warhorse and charged out of the' Eight Gates Golden Lock's Gate of Life.

Sudden.

Without waiting for the horse to stop, she leaped off its back and landed on a flying dragon lying on the ground more than 30 meters away, its eyes closed in rest.

"Aho!"

Feeling the familiar touch of high heels on his back, Feilong hurriedly got up in a panic.

This is Esdeath's personal mount, the 'Vyburn Wyvern', a Special Danger Beasts.

"Fly!"

"Full speed back to headquarters!"

Esdeath shouted, and the dragon flapped its wings with force, its entire massive body defying the laws of physics as it soared into the sky at incredible speed.

What happened?

The imperial soldiers and disciples of the Imperial Fist Temple stationed at the 'Gate of Life' all watched with puzzled expressions as the flying dragon's figure disappeared into the horizon.

Inside the Oath Hall of the royal palace.

The emperor, his face ashen, stared at the urgent dispatch delivered over eight hundred li (approximately 400 kilometers) before him. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "How is this possible? The Marine Headquarters has been captured overnight?!"

"The report says that everything in the port is completely frozen, but there is no sign of the enemy fleet."

Najenda stated her opinion with a serious expression.

"In other words, it's possible that the enemy's numbers aren't large, and this ability to freeze over a wide area might be some kind of weapon, or perhaps some kind of supernatural power, like General Esdeath's Teigu."

"Based on the information from those prisoners, the person who attacked Marine Headquarters is most likely their Navy Admiral 'Aokiji'!"

It's not surprising that they were able to find out this information.

After all, there are several Sea Ninja; surely CIPHER POL knows these Admiral?

Therefore, with the mind-reading ability of the Teigu 'Spectator,' it is very easy to know the basic information of some of the World Government's high-level combat forces.

However, this is limited to the name, code name, and the general abilities of the Devil Fruit.

Finally, we know they are incredibly strong, overwhelmingly powerful, even capable of directly confronting the massive plasma bombardment of the 'Five-Path Rotary Furnace'.

At this moment.

Akame asked softly, "Isn't it inappropriate for General Esdeath to go alone?"

"It should be fine."

Her superior, Gozuki, replied with a confident smile, "If we hadn't been able to harm their elemental abilities before, it would have been extremely dangerous."

"But now that General Esdeath has also mastered Haki, the enemy no longer has any advantage in this area. If they really only have one or a few people, then we just need to wait for the good news!"

Najenda raised an eyebrow. "You mean..."

"It's just as you think—the news that General Esdeath killed or defeated an enemy Navy Admiral!"

Gozuki clearly had complete confidence in Esdeath, who was considered the strongest Admiral in history.

The key is that she now also possesses the powerful ability of Haki, which is Esdeath in an even stronger state.

How can we lose?

"Really."

Look, even General Budo, who is usually calm and serious, nodded and smiled in agreement. As the second person to master Armament Haki, he was very aware of its effects.

Not to mention that Esdeath, like Akame, also Awakening Observation Haki.

Thinking about this makes me feel a little regretful and helpless.

Unfortunately, Observation Haki seems to be different from Armament Haki; it seems to require a higher level of personal talent, which means that neither he nor Brand are as good as Akame and Esdeath in this aspect.

"General Budo, could you perhaps spare some time to give me some pointers next?"

At this moment, Gozuki made a request to General Budo, as he also coveted the power of Haki, but the only people present who Haki were Akame and Budo.

As for Brand, he had already rushed to the Mount Famu defense line.

The reason he didn't seek out Akame was, of course, his fear of 'Murasame'. As the former owner of this Teigu, he knew all too well how terrifying its blade was.

Even the slightest cut is enough to kill!

"No problem."

Budo was in a great mood and was happy to have another Haki expert on his side. He then looked at Kurome and said, "As the commander of the Imperial Guard who protects the palace and His Majesty, you should also master the power of Haki."

Kurome naturally wouldn't refuse, and thanked her very politely, "Then I'll have to trouble you!"

"General Budo, could you perhaps ask the Imperial Fist Temple to send some experts as well?"

The person asking the question was the emperor, but his attitude was very respectful. In other words, of the three imperial generals, he valued Budo the most, because he knew that Budo's loyalty to the empire was one hundred percent.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Haki should be spread to every expert as soon as possible, and I am very willing to do my utmost for this!"

"Good!"

The emperor was overjoyed.

----Divider----

Let's turn the hands of the clock back fifty hours.

The location is a large island less than 100 kilometers from the mainland, located at the easternmost edge of the empire, and is also the headquarters port of the Imperial Navy.

At this time, the sky over the sea was just beginning to lighten, probably around five in the morning.

The Asahi Saiba slowly rose above the horizon, and the dazzling Asahi Saiba shone on the shimmering sea, creating a scene that was truly breathtaking.

But in the very center of this image, a tiny black dot appeared, gradually growing larger.

Can't see it?

Let's zoom in a bit from a 'God's- eye view'... Hmm, still not clear, the distance is a bit far. Let's zoom in again, zoom in...

I saw it!

A black-haired man with curly hair was riding a bicycle amidst the surging waves. About five hundred meters behind him, a cruiser and the surrounding sea within a radius of several meters were frozen solid, emitting wisps of white frost.

Further away from the ice ship, two battleships flying white flags with Five-Circle Cross were slowly sailing.

This person was none other than Admiral Aokiji of the Marine Headquarters under the World Government.

Kuzan!

During the next two hours of cycling at sea, he encountered four cruisers on patrol, and the outcome was the same as with the previous one.

They were all instantly frozen by the cold air he released as he passed by, without even the slightest movement of stopping the car or getting out.

There was no communication between the two sides.

"Ara ara, we've finally arrived. This world's Marine Headquarters doesn't seem as magnificent as ours."

Kuzan put down his left foot to stop the bicycle and looked out at the islands that appeared in the distance and the nearly one thousand steel warships of various types that were either entering, leaving or moored in the harbor.

As Navy Admiral, after experiencing the battles in the 'Demon Slayer World' and 'Attack on Giant World, he naturally took the time to brush up on his knowledge of 'warships'.

Therefore, it was immediately obvious that those warships were more advanced than 'battleships'.

Most of them are 'standard modern warships' that primarily use various Hiss missiles as their attack means, meaning their attack range reaches one hundred kilometers, or even several hundred kilometers.

The range of their guns far exceeded that of battleships, and their accuracy was vastly different.

"I wonder if that Female General named Esdeath is here. I hope she is, otherwise it'll be troublesome. My mission here is to capture her alive."

Kuzan sighed, rubbing the curls on the back of his head, as he steadily parked his bicycle on the ice beneath his feet.

Then he squatted down and slowly put his right palm into the seawater.

"Ice--Age----"

The next second, with a soft shout, he launched 'Ice Age' directly towards the Imperial Navy Headquarters in the distance.

With a soft 'whoosh', the tens of thousands of square kilometers of sea surface in front of Kuzan visibly turned into large, thick layers of ice.

The speed at which this tactic spread was simply unbelievable.

In less than ten seconds, the waves, fish, warships, ports, and the hundreds of thousands of people of all ranks and positions living there were all frozen in place by the surging, icy air.

There wasn't even a single scream throughout the entire incident, and the alarm didn't even have time to be activated.

Quiet.

It was deathly silent and cold.

"Huh? There are two perfectly intact auras?"

At that moment, Kuzan stood up and showed a surprised expression.

But her surprise quickly turned into a gentle smile.

"Is that Esdeath? Very well, let's meet her."

The Admiral you've been waiting for is making his move; could we ask for some votes this time?