The spreading chill invaded the ice pillar with absolute low temperatures. Beside it, Dawn sharply noticed that this cold air was far colder than what Aokiji usually released.
Even standing near Aokiji, Dawn felt unbearably cold. The flowing ribbons formed from compressed white flames around him instantly steamed up huge clouds of mist upon drawing close.
This was no longer zero degrees. It was dropping into subzero temperatures.
And with every degree Aokiji's freezing air dropped, its power increased exponentially.
An ordinary person was in danger when their rectal temperature fell below 30 degrees Celsius. Even a monster like Kaido had greater resistance, but if his skin and blood froze, then even if he did not die, he would suffer severe injuries in an instant!
Moreover, once he was frozen, he would count as having been captured alive, fulfilling the mission objective.
Naturally, Kaido was unwilling to be captured alive. Frozen at the very center, he had the greatest say in this matter. He could feel that if this continued, losing consciousness and falling into slumber would be inevitable.
And that would mean falling into the Marines' hands. When that happened, Ink Snake, the one he feared, would surely find every possible way to kill him!
At that thought, a vicious glint flashed through Kaido's dragon eyes. The next moment, an enormous flaming energy blast exploded directly from his mouth!
Boom!!
The ice pillar began exploding from its center, quickly clearing out some space. Ignoring the wound in his mouth, Kaido opened it wide and spewed a massive pillar of flames, scorching the ice pillar.
But because the frozen space inside was too cramped, Kaido's move was practically the textbook definition of hurting the enemy for a thousand while injuring himself for eight hundred.
Though the ice continued to melt,