Kuzan hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
It felt like facing a top-tier pirate crew from a New World.
" Hail!"
" Dragon of the Darkness Flame!"
Hail rained down on Noah's side like a torrential downpour.
Lilian unleashed several black fire dragon-shaped shockwaves with a single punch, destroying the massive Hail that blanketed the sky.
"Kill!"
"Fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!... The cannons of more than a dozen warships fired simultaneously.
Galdino his hands together. " Explosive Locusts!"
The surrounding glaciers were transformed into a large number of grayish-white locusts in a short period of time. In addition to having a locust-like structure, these wax locusts also contained specially modified explosive glycerol.
The same swarm of locusts collided with a dense barrage of artillery shells.
In an instant, an incredibly violent explosion erupted in the area where the two sides were locked in a standoff.
" Cruel Sun!" Lilian instantly transformed into a small blue the Sun. Although its radius was only about ten meters, its surface temperature reached a terrifying 4990 degrees Celsius. Combined with its all-pervasive heat radiation, it caused the surrounding glaciers to evaporate rapidly into water vapor.
Amidst the dense steam, a small blue the Sun hurtled headlong toward the Marine warship.
Kuzan immediately mobilized the surrounding glaciers. " Ice Whale!"
An Ice Whale and a small blue the Sun collided.
However, Kuzan's expression was very serious. Sensing Noah's approach with his Observation Haki, he could only dodge quickly and continue to control more Ice Whale to block Lilian's Blue the Sun.
However, Kuzan was no match for four opponents.
Galdino's Explosive Locusts have already infiltrated some of the warships.
Boom boom boom...
"Ahhh..."
"Enemy attack!"
"Be careful with defense..."
Seeing the marines being continuously killed, Kuzan was instantly enraged. " Ice Age! Super Blizzard!"
" Kuzan! Who do you think you are?" Noah radiated crimson heat, unleashing dozens of punches in an instant. " Heat Flow Explosive Fist!"
The blazing Iron Fist, imbued with Armament Haki, forced Kuzan to be on high alert.
boom!
In the distance, a warship was struck by the small blue the Sun. In an instant, a large chunk of the large warship, made of steel and hardwood, was "eaten" away by the small blue the Sun, which also detonated the gunpowder inside the warship.
"Damn it!" Kuzan grew even angrier.
However, his opponent was Noah, who was in a state of extreme heat. Although Kuzan's Armament Haki was stronger Noah's, and Kuzan also had the advantage in stamina, unfortunately, the two were not far apart in strength, and it was impossible to decide the winner in an instant.
With Kuzan tied down, it's difficult for him to fully support the other naval forces.
The Noah Family dispatched Lilith, who was difficult to defend against, along with Galdino, who had a domineering style. Even with two Commodore from the Navy headquarters present, they still couldn't stop them.
The two sides clashed fiercely for over an hour.
Five of the twelve warships have been sunk, resulting in heavy losses for the navy.
Although Kuzan was not seriously injured, he was still wounded.
The dual-wielding Commodore, one of the two Commodore, was brutally killed by Lilian's Little the Sun, instantly turning to ashes.
Kuzan, having created another massive ice wall, looked at the still-raging blue the Sun and Noah, whose stamina showed no obvious signs of decline, and could only approach his lieutenant:
" Gute, have everyone spread out and fight in small teams. Don't stay together. Focus on dodging!"
"Yes, Vice Admiral Kuzan!" His adjutant Gute, also knew the danger at hand.
Kuzan clenched his fist. " Ice Explosion!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! The glacier beneath Noah's feet suddenly erupted, sending large amounts of ice flying in all directions.
" Super Blizzard!"
" Ice Time Capsule!"
Kuzan suddenly emerged from beneath the glacier, appearing behind Galdino and instantly freezing Galdino, preparing to smash him to pieces with a single punch.
However, Kuzan suddenly retreated backwards, simultaneously activating his active Elementalization.
Boom! Galdino's body suddenly exploded, leaving the surrounding area within dozens of meters in ruins.
"A clone?"
"Sneak attacks are no good habit, Lieutenant Vice Admiral Kuzan!" Noah's iron sand swept across.
The high-frequency vibrating iron sand sword and the Ice Saber clashed once again.
Boom! Another warship was destroyed by the Little the Sun.
At that moment, Noah's Observation Haki suddenly triggered a strong sense of crisis. He made a Magnetic Levitation turn and simultaneously cast a layer of iron sand shield on himself.
A laser beam pierced through the iron sand shield, but was refracted by the Magnetic Field Shield on Noah's surface and the Reflection the steel mirror.
"Kuwai-ne... Kuzan, you really look pathetic!" A middle-aged man with a somewhat lewd face appeared beside Kuzan.
"Don't let your guard down, these guys are not to be underestimated."
"Then let me see how extraordinary they are! Yasakani no Magatama!" Borsalino conjured countless light bullets with both hands.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Boom boom boom...
The light bullets shot out at extremely high speeds, as dense as raindrops.
" Heavenly Lightning! Kirin!"
A Thunder Kirin, radiating an aura of destruction, descended from the sky, instantly annihilating a large number of light projectiles, and then pressed towards Borsalino.
Borsalino looked surprised, but quickly retaliated. "How terrifying! Heavenly Shine!"
A colossal beam of light shot towards the Thunder Kirin.
A clash of titans!
The collision of lightning and laser light illuminated the world.
A terrifying explosion occurred during the collision, a mushroom cloud rose from the glacier, and a crater with a radius of about one kilometer was instantly created. The shock wave that followed was like a super hurricane.
Kuzan quickly erected a large glacier to protect the marines behind him.
The two sides then distanced themselves from each other.
A few minutes later, the water vapor slowly dissipated.
Kuzan, Borsalino, and Brigadier General Gutt looked at the enemy in the distance; their Observation Haki had already detected the enemy's presence.
Noah, Lilian, Galdino, and Joshua also looked at the navy opposite them.
For a moment, neither side made a move.
"It's really scary! The Steel-Steel Fruit, the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Wax-Wax Fruit, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit..." Borsalino seemed to be joking, but he was actually very serious at that moment.
Kuzan's face was also very serious. He hadn't expected there to be a Logia hiding nearby. If that user had ambushed him earlier, it could have caused him a lot of trouble.
When Noah saw Borsalino appear, he abandoned his plan to kill Kuzan there.
After all, Kuzan at this point was already at the Admiral level, and killing a Logia Admiral would be extremely difficult.
He had originally planned to have Joshua, who was lurking in the shadows, deliver a fatal blow to Kuzan at a crucial moment, but unfortunately Borsalino arrived too quickly.
"Withdraw!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large cloud of water vapor enveloped Noah and the others. Ray's wormhole opened, and everyone instantly disappeared from the glacier.
"Huh? It's gone?" Borsalino raised an eyebrow.
Kuzan's Observation Haki also sensed the enemy's disappearance.
However, the two did not make any rash moves, but continued to be vigilant about their surroundings.
After about ten minutes, when they found that nothing else was wrong, the two of them relaxed a little.
Kuzan turned and ordered, " Gute, begin the rescue immediately."
"Yes." Gute flew Geppo toward the other marines' positions.
Borsalino took off his glasses, wiped the condensation off them, and asked in a low voice, "Who are these guys?"
"I don't know. I discovered they might be the culprits while investigating the massacre on the deserted White Mountain Kingdom, which led to the battle." Kuzan was now extremely troubled about how to handle the aftermath.