A Great Victory and Departure

After Ryan fell into the sea, the surface remained calm and still. As time ticked by, Ryan still had not emerged, and everyone showed puzzled expressions.

"Was he seriously injured?" Sakazuki looked at his own hand in confusion. That seemed impossible. He did not believe that he could have reduced Ryan to a near-death state with a single move. They had fought before, and although he did not want to admit it, he had long acknowledged Ryan's strength deep down.

"Sakazuki, watch out!"

Bang! The ice near Akainu shattered, and Ryan burst out from beneath it. Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki Infusion wrapped around his hands as he grabbed Akainu's legs, actually intending to drag him directly into the sea for a one-on-one battle between real men.

"Ice Time!" Seeing this, Aokiji hurriedly released cold air toward the shattered ice, swiftly freezing the sea again.

"Damn!" Seeing that it would not work, Ryan released Akainu. Otherwise, both he and Akainu would have been frozen solid. The sea had already frozen over again, and even if he forcibly dragged Akainu into the water, he would not achieve his goal.

Ryan had escaped, but Akainu was struck by Aokiji's cold air and turned directly into an ice sculpture.

However, the ice sculpture melted the next moment. Akainu's magma-covered body reappeared. He did not blame Aokiji, knowing that Aokiji had been saving him.

Who would have thought that the dignified Marine Admiral Sakazuki would become his side's weak point after only a few days? He was furious!

"Damn it!"

"Relax, leave it to me!"

Sakazuki had never felt Kuzan was so dependable. Yet that thought only flashed through his mind for an instant before vanishing.

"Wait, isn't the captain a Devil Fruit user?" Kid asked curiously as he looked at the soaking-wet Ryan