"As the commander of this mission, I didn't let you join it."
Victor said expressionlessly. He had already considered every possible situation that might occur, including Sengoku's "meddling."
In the original plot, Aokiji had meddled during the Summit War. If he hadn't interfered, the Whitebeard Pirates would have had no chance of escaping.
Aokiji's expression grew increasingly cold.
The number of people who had died in Water 7 today had already far surpassed Ohara's.
The dead were everywhere.
Children cried beside the ruins of collapsed houses, their parents buried inside with their fates unknown. Meanwhile, mothers who had lost their children used their bloodied hands to try to dig through the rubble.
But their efforts were futile.
"Mommy, Mommy!"
The child cried his heart out.
The mother looked at him, despair rising in her heart as the flames around them grew higher and higher.
"Jim..." The mother stretched out her withered hands, trying to touch her child.
But in the next second, a powerful force struck, sending her tumbling away and crashing heavily to the ground.
"Ah!"
Her body rolled through the rubble as she groaned in pain.
Just now, Victor and Golden Lion had clashed with their blades. The impact of their Armament Haki had once again shaken Water 7 badly.
Of course, to powerful fighters, this was nothing.
But to ordinary people, the shockwaves produced by a single casual strike from these monsters were enough to kill them.
Aokiji watched everything unfold. He tightened his grip on the ice spear in his hand. His face was as cold as frost, but he could no longer suppress the fury in his heart.
After Victor blocked Golden Lion's attack, he swung his fist toward Golden Lion.
"Titan Shattering Star!"
Victor gathered his strength and launched a terrifying attack at Golden