Splitting Up, Pursuit / Making a Move-Are You Dongze?

Given the chance, they still have the ability to escape.

Kuina's expression turned somewhat flustered. She knew she absolutely couldn't let those two people inside get out, or everything would be over. Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes, and she said urgently, "Zoro! Use yours!!"

Zoro clenched his fists tightly, his eyes turned red, and a murderous aura emanated from him. He pulled out his Little Wooden Sword from his inner garment. Although he was somewhat resentful, he knew that he absolutely could not let these two people out now.

Seeing this, the two people in the ice sculpture were completely dumbfounded. Even Ge Lu, who was using Geppo and Shave again, came to an abrupt stop and quickly retreated, as that move had almost frozen him up.

Now there's another one, damn it, it almost made him cry.

The two people inside the ice sculpture are now completely heartbroken.

Where did the newbie go?! They're inhuman! They're sure they'd be dead if it happened again.

As Zoro ripped a large gash in his palm, the Shuihan Sword Intent exploded once more.

The two people from the World Government, witnessing this scene, also gave up resisting, thinking to themselves, "It's over!!"

Above the Red Line, above the Forgotten Dust, Dongze, Robin, Shi Xuan stood and sped past. This time, they did not go to Fish-Man Island, but instead flew directly through the air on their swords.

At that moment, his expression suddenly changed. "Both Sword Intent have been activated?"

The next instant, a cold killing intent flashed in Dongze's eyes, Forgotten Dust transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, shooting towards the direction he sensed.

Chapter 168 Dividing the Forces and Pursuit

In Orange Town, the townspeople had just returned home, changed into their winter coats, and lit their stoves.

They stood around the glowing red-hot stove, warming their hands by the fire, muttering under their breath about the terrible weather, saying it was unprecedented.

Before long, the sky darkened, and the people inside the house subconsciously tightened their clothes, as if they felt that the weather outside seemed to have gotten colder.

Outside Orange Town, Zoro slowly exhaled, feeling a complex mix of emotions as he sensed the two people who had completely lost their breath.

It was just two small swords, yet in the end they were able to kill two monsters that had left him helpless.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it a chill that stopped Zoro from shivering again, allowing his consciousness to return to his body.

When Kuina saw that the two had finally fallen silent, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief. However, she did not relax, because there were three people before, but now only two had been sealed off, and the whereabouts of the third person were unknown.

In that atmosphere just now, she couldn't activate her Observation Haki, because Observation Haki can only be effective when she is calm.

"Zoro! There's one more person!!"

Kuina tightened her clothes. Although the power of the ice had spared her and Zoro, the coldness emanating from the Glacier itself was in no way diminished.

Zoro's expression darkened slightly. Now, with two against one, their chances of winning had increased considerably, but he faced a problem: he only had one sword left.

To unleash his full fighting potential, Zoro was still missing two weapons. Looking at the Little Wooden Sword in his hand, Zoro's eyes lit up slightly. "Hey! Kuina, lend me your Wooden Sword!! That bastard broke my weapon earlier!"

Kuina hesitated for a moment before handing him the Wooden Sword. Zoro was a Three-Sword Style Swordmaster, and to unleash his full fighting power, he indeed needed three weapons.

Suddenly, Kuina's expression changed again. A figure rushed into her Observation Haki and rapidly approached them.

"Zoro! That guy's coming!!"

After Kuina let out a loud roar, Armament Haki quickly covered the Wado Ichimonji in her hand, and she struck first, unleashing a black Slashing that tore through the air.

"Break!!"

After being reminded by Kuina, Zoro activated his Observation Haki and spotted the figure. Due to the ice, his speed finally slowed down.

This allowed him and Kuina to both track each other down.

The next moment, he held the Famous Sword, Flowing Light, in his mouth, and two Little Wooden Swords in his hands. After getting used to the weight of the Wooden Sword, he covered them with Armament Haki.

Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in Zoro's eyes. After the Wooden Sword absorbed his Armament Haki, it suddenly spurted up a large section of sword light, becoming the same length as an ordinary longsword.

He also sensed a Haki of dominance flowing within it, which made him smirk slightly.

"Nine Mountains and Eight Seas form one world; gathering a thousand worlds creates a 'Minor World.' This world multiplied by three, without exception, Three-Sword Style Secret Art: One Great? Three Thousand? Great World? World!"

The secrets of the Three-Sword Style have been revealed once again in the Great Thousand World. However, this time the Slashing is different from the previous Slashing, with its power more than doubled and its speed at least half again as fast.

Upon seeing this attack, Kuina was taken aback. In ordinary Sparring, she and Zoro were not much different in skill, but judging from the scale of this Slashing, it was clear that Zoro's attack was larger than hers.

Zoro noticed Kuina's gaze, but without turning around, he chuckled, "That bastard's got some skills! If I'd known this, why would I have bought any weapons?"

After the second wave of cold air ended, Ge Lu rushed over. However, he had already abandoned his underestimation of Gru. At this moment, Ge Lu was completely covered in Armament Haki, his entire body was pitch black.

He transformed into Half-Beast and unleashed his full combat power.

The fact that his two companions had been caught off guard made him realize that these two newcomers could not be judged by ordinary standards. If he did not realize this, he might very well follow in his companions' footsteps.

This time, without any backup plan, Kuina and Zoro quickly found themselves in a tough battle. Ge Lu, whose strength was approaching that of a mid- Admiral, forced them to defend with all their might with every attack.

Their swords couldn't penetrate Ge Lu's Armament Haki to truly injure him. His opponent was like a steel Giant Beast armed to the teeth. If Kuina and Zoro weren't careful, they would be pinned to the ground and brutally rubbed against it.

Fortunately, the two had focused on physical training before setting sail, making them very resilient to impacts, and they were able to stand up, albeit unsteadily.

Seeing Ge Lu's steady steps and the lack of relaxation on his face, Zoro's heart sank. It wasn't that he was underestimating himself; the gap between them was simply too great.

Although he was not afraid of the strong and dared to swing his sword at them, such a crushing defeat was meaningless. He might die here, meaninglessly.

At the same time, Kuina also thought of this, and the two of them exchanged a glance before simultaneously retreating in opposite directions.

"Meet me in the next town!"

Faced with Ge Lu, the two finally decided to retreat. This person was beyond their ability to deal with at present. If they didn't have this self-awareness, Koshiro wouldn't have felt at ease letting his daughter go to sea.

If it's a retreat, splitting up the troops is undoubtedly the best option, as this would greatly increase the chances of escaping alive.

Seeing Kuina and Zoro's performance, Ge Lu was slightly taken aback. On the high seas, Swordmaster generally do not retreat. Adhering to the Samurai spirit, their final fate is usually one of two things: victory or death.

Unexpectedly, these two young Swordmaster chose to retreat. Seeing that they were quite fast and seemed to have mastered the Geppo and Shave techniques from the Six Powers, if he pursued one of them, the other might escape alive.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Why don't you just surrender obediently? Why do you have to court death!"

The next moment, he lunged at Kuina, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent. His plan was to kill one and spare another, since the World Government only required them to take one person back.

Originally, they didn't intend to kill anyone; they just wanted to take one person back and finish their task. After all, it involved Sword Emperor Dongze, and doing such a thing would surely incur his wrath.

Unsure whether the World Government would hand them over to take the fall, they decided to injure but not kill them upon arrival. However, as events unfolded, they realized the situation had spiraled out of control.

The deaths of Jade and Middler gradually fueled his murderous intent. After all, they were Admiral with their own rules; how could they only defend and not retaliate? These two had killed his comrades, and now it was a fight to the death.

If it weren't for the mission, he would have acted ruthlessly just now.

The decision to split up his forces led him to make this final decision: if he had to kill someone, he would naturally choose the weakest. As a woman, Kuina's stamina was far depleted compared to Zoro's after the recent battle, so Kuina became his first choice.

Kuina had already escaped two kilometers away, suddenly felt a darkness behind her and a pressure rushing towards her. With her Observation Haki, she clearly sensed that the monster she had just fought was rushing towards her at an extremely fast speed.

Now that things had come to this, she stopped running, because her opponent was far faster than her, and there was no way to escape. Thinking of Zoro in another direction, her eyes grew even more determined.

She paused abruptly, her Armament Haki covering the Wado Ichimonji in her hand, her eyes growing increasingly cold, and two Slashing suddenly burst forth.

Just then, Kuina's expression suddenly changed, and the other person's figure instantly disappeared into her Observation Haki.

"They weren't using their full strength just now!!"

A terrifying thought flashed through her mind instantly, and suddenly she heard a sinister voice behind her, "Are you looking for me, little girl?!"

Kuina froze, her pupils contracted sharply, and she muttered inwardly, "This is bad!!"

Chapter 169 Making a Move, Are You Dongze?

"Die!!"

Kuina felt a sharp pain in her back as her Armament Haki was shattered, and she was sent flying by a tremendous force.

A hint of pleasure flashed in Ge Lu's eyes. These two vermin thought they could escape from his grasp? They were really overestimating themselves.

The next moment, a burst of Armament Haki instantly covered his right leg, the jet-black Armament Haki gleaming with a deathly luster.

"Maximum Form - Tempest Kick!!"

Kuina looked at the Slashing in mid-air and tried to dodge, but she felt as if her body had fallen apart and she couldn't move an inch.

The Slashing formed from the Tempest Kick was incomparably sharp, splitting everything in its path in two, and came on with overwhelming force.

Faced with this attack, Kuina's face showed a hint of bitterness. There was no way to dodge it. She glanced at the other side in the distance, and then looked up at the azure sky above her head.

She whispered to herself, "You bastard~ It's a pity I won't see you again~"

Just then, a furious shout echoed throughout the heavens and earth, "You're courting death!!"

The entire sky began to tremble—no, it should be said that the surrounding space began to tremble. An incomparably powerful aura, like the might of heaven, descended upon the small island where Orange Town was located, slamming Ge Lu, who had leaped high into the air, back to the ground.

In an instant, all the noise in Orange Town vanished. Before the person even arrived, their presence was already felt; the Conqueror's Haki stunned everyone in Orange Town in a single moment.

On the East Coast, which was given special attention by Dongze, the icicles were crushed and turned into countless ice crystals, as if the might of heaven had descended, as powerful and oppressive as a prison.

Before those words were uttered, Seven Streaks of Light appeared suddenly in front of Kuina as if leaping through space, Tempest Kick was directly crushed by the power carried by these Seven Streaks of Light.

Upon sensing the arrival of this power, Ge Lu's expression changed drastically. His previous arrogance and pleasure turned into fear, because these Doriki were exactly the same as the two freezing powers he had felt before.

Thinking of the person who had arrived, he couldn't help but shriek, "Sword!"

A freezing aura, many times more terrifying than before, erupted once again in this area. This time, it was incredibly fast, so fast that Ge Lu was frozen solid before Ge Lu could even utter the two words he wanted to say.

Then six Flowing Light flashed again, shattering the ice sculpture in front of them into pieces.

When the six Flowing Light stopped, they were revealed to be six Flying Sword emitting different lights. At this moment, the tips of the Six Flying Swords trembled slightly, showing great intelligence. They stabbed wildly at the void, as if to show that their anger had not yet subsided.

Although that's how it sounds, the incident happened in the blink of an eye, and a combatant with strength comparable to a mid-stage Admiral was instantly killed.

Seeing this, Kuina stood there dumbfounded. The giant, tiger-headed man who had brought her despair was dead just like that?

However, the next moment, a surge of surprise and ecstasy rose from the depths of her eyes, almost overflowing, and her heart began to pound.

On a Flying Sword hundreds of miles away, Dongze's eyes burned with murderous intent. He thought back to how much effort he had put into saving the little girl, who had almost been killed today.

If he hadn't sensed something was wrong and released his Flying Sword prematurely, she would have almost perished. Then he turned his head and looked at Xuan Shi.

He remembered that the other person had mentioned before that someone would kidnap Kuina, but now the situation had almost led to their demise.

What's going on?

Shi Xuan saw the coldness in Dongze's eyes and her heart trembled slightly. Clearly, her future man was angry.

However, Shi Xuan did not panic, because what she had said before was true and she had not hidden anything.

"Zoro didn't actually run away. After that World Government official chose Kuina, he turned around. At the crucial moment, he will protect Kuina from that attack!"

"Mr. Garp is also nearby and will arrive within three minutes. The other side knows about Mr. Garp's relationship with you and knows that they can't kill Zoro right now, so they can only take Kuina away!"

Upon hearing this, Dongze instantly activated his Observation Haki, bursting forth with undiminished speed as he flew rapidly towards Orange Town.

Garp's iconic Dog-Head Warship was spotted about ten kilometers off the coast of Orange Town, along with the Moss Head standing there dumbfounded.

Dongze slowly breathed a sigh of relief and replied softly, "I'm sorry!"

Shi Xuan didn't take it to heart and said gently, "Dongze, Kuina must be a very special person to you!"

Dongze sighed softly, "She was the one who stood by me through the lowest point of my life. The time when I met you all was different from when I met you. Back then, I was just an ordinary kid, an insignificant nobody!"

Speaking of this Dongze couldn't help but recall his days in Shimotsuki Village, which truly was a memorable time!

Once upon a time, that boy dreamed of punching the Old Whitebeard and kicking the Blackbeard traitor, but reality dealt him a cruel blow. He practiced diligently every day, but made no progress at all. In his spare time, only that little girl would chat with him.

"Dongze ~~"

A gasp escaped his lips, his voice filled with delight.

"Dongze? That bastard~~"

Upon hearing this, Zoro, who was standing behind Kuina, frowned, scratched his head, and his tone carried a hint of joy and relief.

If it weren't for those Six Flying Swords, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that he could have successfully blocked the opponent's Slashing.

His gaze then fell upon the six Flying Swords, each with a different shape and emitting a different light. The Six Flying Swords spun around and plunged into the space, disappearing from the two people's sight.

Upon seeing this, Zoro's pupils contracted involuntarily.

"This is?"

The first sword to return was Shuihan. Its Sword Intent flashed and disappeared in an instant. After freezing Ge Lu, Dongze immediately recalled it and did not let the Sword Intent run rampant. He now knew about the existence of the World Will.

Without being absolutely certain of one's safety, one should not easily provoke it.

Before long, six sword cries rang out. Dongze closed the Peerless Sword Case Box and looked into the distance again.