Smoker's Expression Changed Drastically

Smoker's face suddenly turned extremely grim. He whipped his head around, stared wide-eyed at a nearby Marine soldier, and urgently asked, "Did you see which direction Vice Admiral Momonga went?" The Marine soldier was startled by Smoker's sudden question. His body trembled slightly, and he instinctively pointed in a direction.

Seeing that, Smoker immediately transformed into a cloud of smoke without hesitation and shot off in that direction like lightning. He moved so fast that he vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Tashigi reacted quickly as well and chased after Smoker, sprinting in the same direction.

Moke, meanwhile, looked somewhat surprised. He had clearly understood Vice Admiral Momonga's intentions. The man wanted him dead! Otherwise, he would never have acted this way.

Moke took a deep breath and slowly drew Sandai Kitetsu. The blade trembled slightly in his hand, as if it too could feel its master's anger and resolve.

Since they had already revealed their killing intent toward him, he naturally would not show them any courtesy. After all, with his strength having increased so greatly, he had no fear even when facing two powerful Marine vice admirals. Besides, the two before him were both formidable figures among the vice admirals—perfect opponents to test his skills on.

At that moment, Doberman was surprisingly the first to make a move. He swiftly drew his own long sword, its blade flashing coldly through the air as it came straight for Moke.

Armament Haki wrapped around the blade like black flames, blazing fiercely in an instant. This was no ordinary fire, but power condensed from Doberman's formidable will and Haki. He knew how dangerous the enemy before him was. Moke was a Logia user; without Armament Haki coating his attacks, striking him would be like hitting air and