"Thud!"
"Run again, damn you! Go on, try running now!"
"Heh—ptoo!" Standing on Saint Fado's mud-like body, Gray wiped the blood splattered across his cheek and spat out a thick glob of phlegm.
He grabbed Saint Fado by the wrist and took off, dragging him like a dead dog toward Kuma.
Kuma was currently helping Enel attack Aokiji.
"Another one!" After clashing with his opponents and retreating once more, Aokiji sensed a presence with Observation Haki and looked toward Gray.
The moment he saw him, Aokiji frowned.
"Why did he come over here?" Aokiji was fairly familiar with Gray's presence. What puzzled him was why Gray had suddenly shown up here.
"If I remember right, he headed toward Sakazuki and Aramaki at the start, didn't he?"
"Could it be that... Sakazuki and the others lost?" The thought crossed Aokiji's mind, but he quickly shook his head.
Sakazuki and Aramaki were both Admiral-level fighters, after all. Even the strongest Emperors couldn't defeat two Admirals, let alone in such a short time.
Unfortunately, his assumptions had led him astray.
Bang!
Gray dropped from the sky. The ice shattered beneath him, and he threw Saint Fado, limp as a dead dog, toward Kuma.
"Kuma!"
Kuma understood what Gray meant and raised his paw.
Seeing Gray's move, Aokiji immediately tried to rush over and save Saint Fado.
He was one of their people, and their superior, one of the Five Elders. No matter what, Aokiji had to try to save him.
"Don't move." Gray instantly blocked Aokiji's path, stopping him.
Aokiji glanced at Gray, then at Enel in the sky behind him and Kuma on the ground. The three of them together made him feel threatened.
"Hey, could I ask you something, young man? If you're here, what happened to Akainu and Aramaki?"
Gray