Aokiji's Ice Age was terrifyingly powerful. It not only froze Jack but sealed the entire Island in ice. Vast sheets of Ice Sheet also spread across the surrounding sea.
If Aokiji had not stopped pouring out his power, the Ice Sheet might have stretched much farther across the water.
The former Marine Admiral lived up to his reputation. After just one exchange, he had frozen Jack solid.
Aokiji's eyes lit up at the sight of him.
Whoosh. Aokiji vanished, leaving only a few wisps of cold air behind. An instant later, he appeared beside Jack and reached for the ice sculpture he had become.
If that hand touched Jack, he would be gravely injured even if he survived. Werther had experienced this move before. It had nearly killed him.
Clang.
A pale-blue Sword Flash streaked past, and a figure crackling with Lightning appeared before Aokiji.
"Aokiji, are you pretending I'm not here?"
Werther severed one of Aokiji's arms. It spun through the air several times before landing on the ice.
Aokiji had transformed into his element before Werther's blade struck. Someone who had developed his Logia powers nearly to their limit would not be cut down so easily.
In the blink of an eye, Aokiji's arm re-formed, and he returned to his solid form.
As he did, a trickle of blood ran down his arm. Dark-red drops fell onto the ice, stark against the Island Aokiji had frozen completely.
Werther's slashes were no longer as easy to dodge as they once had been. The wound on Aokiji's arm was shallow, but his expression darkened.
Werther's Armament Haki had grown much stronger, and neither his overall physical ability nor his swordsmanship could be compared to what they had been before.
Watching Aokiji retreat, Werther struck the frozen Jack hard with the