"Ice Glove!!"
Aokiji braced his arm against his waist and struck a starting pose. Ice crystals formed over his fist, and the ground beneath his feet froze into a smooth sheet of ice. He sped along it, sliding straight toward Lina.
Lina immediately shifted into his hybrid form. Azure flames coiled around him as he charged head-on at Aokiji and unleashed a Haki-coated punch!
"Breaking Charge Punch!!"
BAM!!
Their fists collided, unleashing a powerful blast of wind pressure. Countless bolts of Black Lightning burst and shot in every direction. The surrounding buildings crumbled and were swept away by the impact.
"Crack!!"
Lina roared and put more force behind his punch. His outward-flowing Haki combined with internal destruction, shattering the ice glove before driving into Aokiji's arm and sending a shock through it.
During his battles against Bigo and Kaido—especially his fight with Kaido—Lina had grown tremendously in both the strength of his Haki and his skill in using it. With the boost from his hybrid form, his physical abilities had reached their peak.
"Ice Blade!!"
A pillar of ice connected to Aokiji's fingers stabbed into the ground, immediately forming a huge sphere of ice where he stood.
BAM!!!
Lina got to his feet, brushed the dust off himself, and slowly walked out of the smoke.
"Ah, I almost forgot. We're facing the man once called the World Government's strongest fighting force."
"This is a pain."
Aokiji's body radiated bone-chilling cold, which crept over Lina's fist. Then, propelled by the tremendous force, Aokiji was sent flying backward at high speed. He smashed through several buildings before crashing into the street.
"That's... a clone?!"
Sanji answered in a low voice, his eyes betraying a hint of wariness.
In that case...
"That guy... two years ago, he definitely wasn't just playing around with