"No. I will never agree. If you insist on doing this, you'll have to step over my dead body."
Koby stared at Ye Chen, his voice firm. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked. A dark sheen spread over them—the first sign that his Armament Haki was about to erupt.
"Koby, I knew you'd try to stop me. Good. You've done the right thing. I wasn't wrong about you."
Far from getting angry, Ye Chen nodded with relief. Koby stood by his principles. If he had backed down, he would not have been the friend Ye Chen respected.
Soru!
Koby sprang into the air, swift as the wind. He left an afterimage behind, and in an instant he was before Ye Chen. Ye Chen watched him calmly and threw a punch without hesitation.
The two clashed. Koby had grown much stronger, but he still could not close the gap between them.
The fight was fierce but brief. In less than fifteen minutes, Ye Chen drove a heavy punch into Koby's chest. Koby could hold on no longer. His organs seemed to churn as an indescribably terrifying force surged through him all at once. He could not resist it. He was like a helpless rabbit facing a vicious beast—nothing he did would make a difference!
Thud!
Koby fell heavily to the ground. Ye Chen glanced at him, then walked over with mixed feelings.
After that, there was no doubt about the outcome of his fight with Aokiji. Three days and nights of battle had nearly exhausted Aokiji. Ye Chen drove his Internal Power to its limit and landed more than a dozen punches, forcing Aokiji back until he staggered. When the Revolutionary Army's warships appeared at Bay Head, the Marines grew even more panicked. Aokiji's heart sank. He