Wooden Man and Ice Man Battle in the Sea of Thunder

An Air Door framed in white suddenly appeared along the ice bird's flight path.

The door flew open from the inside, and a colossal wooden palm coated in Armament Haki burst out with a thunderous crash. Its thick fingers clenched fiercely.

Crack!

The gigantic crystalline ice bird, carrying terrifying cold with it, was crushed to pieces by that grip. Not even a trace of frost leaked out.

The wooden palm did not lose any momentum. Like swatting a fly, it slammed down viciously toward Kuzan's head below.

Kuzan's pupils contracted sharply. His rapid calculations were complete in an instant. Rather than elementalizing in advance to evade, he crossed his arms over his head as Armament Haki surged wildly over his entire body.

Boom!

With a muffled blast, Kuzan was swatted into the depths of the earth like a meteor, instantly blasting a huge crater into the ground.

Aramaki slowly stepped out of the Air Door and gave Dawn a look that said, "Leave it to me." Then, using Geppo beneath his feet, he chased after Kuzan toward the crater. The Air Door slowly closed behind him, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Dawn nodded lightly toward the Air Door, raised a hand to wipe away the blood at the corner of his mouth, and turned his gaze back to the ground below.

Amid the smoke-shrouded rubble, a figure leaped out from a hundred-meter-deep layer of rock. Mihawk's mouth bore a trace of blood as well, but the hand gripping Black Blade Yoru remained as steady as a mountain.

Dawn grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "Impressive swordsmanship. Much stronger than that old lion's. Still want to continue? Don't worry. My people will hold off any outside interference. No one will disturb our duel."

Before every landing, he had Violet inspect the