Iron Arms Gura's knees were still embedded in the rubble.
It wasn't that I didn't want to stand up, but rather that the lingering aura of Conqueror's Haki hadn't completely dissipated.
It was like an invisible hand pressing down on his spine, making him feel like his bones were about to break with every inch he lifted.
He looked up and saw that Blood Axe Bullet's chest had been dented by Garp's punch, and he was flying backward like a kite with a broken string.
It smashed through two walls and became embedded in the rubble, without even having a chance to scream.
A reward of 230 million is offered.
One punch.
Gura's breathing suddenly stopped.
Then he saw Garp turn his head.
Those eyes, those eyes known as the "Naval Hero's," held no anger, no will to fight.
There is only a cold, emotionless judgment, like a butcher eyeing a pig waiting to be slaughtered.
"Run!!!"
Gura practically uttered the word from his throat.
Under the threat of death, the power of the Steel-Steel Fruit erupted at full force, and a gray metallic sheen spread from his hands to his arms, and from his arms to his entire body.
His legs transformed into steel in a fraction of a second, and the ground beneath his feet cracked under the sudden increase in weight.
He turned and ran.
The Sea Snake Mona reacted faster than him.
She understood the moment Garp made his move: the Navy was going to silence her.
Eliminate all witnesses, and eliminate anyone who might spread the news that " Akainu killed Celestial Dragons."
In that instant, her legs transformed into a thick snake tail, its scales gleaming with a dark blue light in the setting sun.
The snake's tail sprang to the ground, and its entire body shot out close to the ground, as fast as an arrow released from a bow.
Snake-Snake Fruit - Sea Snake Form.
On land, her snake tail's explosive power can't compare to Zoan user's jumping ability, but her instantaneous acceleration is absolutely top-notch.
The two fled frantically in two different directions, one to the left and one to the right.
With each step Gura took, he left a deep steel footprint in the ground, making the ground thud loudly.
His steel-like body crashed directly into a building on the street, the wall in front of him being smashed through as if it were made of paper.
Mona, however, chose a different path.
The snake's tail meandered through the ruins, as nimble as a real Sea Snake.
She didn't turn around, but her Observation Haki was frantically warning her—that chilling aura was approaching.
Cold.
Aokiji.
Mona's snake-like eyes shrank to a thin slit.
She opened her mouth, as if to shout something—perhaps a plea for mercy, perhaps a bargaining chip, or perhaps just a simple scream.
But she couldn't make a sound.
An indescribable chill began at the tip of her tail, traveled along her tail, lumbar vertebrae, spine, and shoulders, and swept through her entire body in less than a breath.
The deep blue luster on the scales was sealed within a transparent layer of ice, like a specimen encased in amber.
Her hands were still in the motion of clearing away the rubble, her knuckles distinct and veins bulging, but she could no longer move them.
Her lips parted slightly, her scream frozen in her throat, turning into a cloud of white mist that froze into tiny ice crystals before it could dissipate.
"Alala."
A lazy voice came from behind her.
Aokiji slid down the ice track, hands in his pockets, and with each step, the ice beneath his feet spread outwards by three feet.
We can't let you leave now.
He didn't look at Mona again, but turned his gaze to the series of humanoid holes that Iron Arms Gura had smashed in the distance.
A figure flashed by.
The Aokiji vanished from its spot, leaving only two shallow cracks on the ice.
The next second, he appeared in the ruins a hundred meters away, his right hand already pulled out of his pocket.
A layer of pale blue ice crystals covered his palm, and the cold air surged in his palm, forming a small ice vortex.
He raised his hand and gently waved it in Gura's direction.
Ice Time.
A huge ice spike shot out from the palm of his hand, moving at a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
The icicles emitted a sharp whistling sound as they pierced the air, and the frost on their surface left a white trail in the air.
Gura sensed the killing intent behind him.
He whirled around, his steel-like arms crossed over his chest, his legs planted firmly in the ground, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
"Hehehe! I'm Iron Man! Iron! You can freeze me--"
Before he could finish speaking...
The ice spike that shot out struck him in the chest.
The hardened skin of the Steel-Steel Fruit was as fragile as glass in the face of Aokiji's attack.
An icicle pierced through his chest and emerged from his back, carrying shards of ice and frozen flesh, embedding itself in the wall behind him.
Gura looked down at the fist-sized ice hole in his chest.
There was no blood.
Because the blood was frozen before it flowed out.
"Hmm... Ah..."
Before he could finish laughing...
The chill from the ice picks began to spread through his body.
It spreads outward from the wound, from the blood to the muscles, and from the muscles to the bones.
His body was frozen from the inside out; his steel-hardened skin turned from gray to white, and from white to transparent.
In less than three seconds, Iron Arms Gura turned into an ice sculpture.
Cooler, with Gura Iron Arms of 150 million Beli, couldn't even withstand a single blow.
Aokiji withdrew his hand, glanced at the ice sculpture, and remained expressionless.
" The Steel-Steel Fruit has decent defensive capabilities."
He turned around and walked towards Mona.
"Unfortunately, they encountered the wrong opponent."
Behind him, the ice sculpture shattered with a deafening crash.
Iron Arms Gura's body shattered like a piece of glass struck by a heavy hammer, breaking into hundreds of tiny ice crystals that scattered all over the ground.
At that moment, Mona, the Sea Snake frozen in ice, saw Aokiji walking back from a distance, hands in his pockets, his steps lazy, as if he had just finished a trivial task.
Her snake-like eyes were filled with fear.
Aokiji walked up to her and stopped.
He looked down at her; in his lazy eyes, there was no murderous intent, no pity, only a programmed calm.
"Feel sorry."
He raised his hand.
"This is work."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark red light shone from the end of the street.
Akainu's right arm had become completely elementalized, with crimson magma churning on his fist, and the intense heat distorting and warping the surrounding air.
He walked through a trail of lava, each step leaving a pool of churning lava on the ground.
" Kuzan! Get out of the way!!"
Akainu's voice was deep and violent.
Aokiji frowned slightly and stepped aside.
The next second, a torrent of blazing white lava engulfed the Sea Snake Mona.
Mona, trapped in an ice shell, had her ice shell melt and vaporize the moment the magma touched her, and then her body instantly disintegrated under the combined attack of ice and fire.
There were no screams.
There wasn't even time to scream.
Flesh and blood vaporized in the magma, and bones melted under the high temperature, leaving not even ashes behind.
One strike.
Mona, the " Sea Snake " with a bounty of 180 million Beli, was reduced to ashes.
Akainu retracted his right arm, and the magma slowly receded, revealing his skin again.
He stared blankly at the still churning pool of lava before him, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
Three notorious pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million were all killed within minutes.
One was crushed to death by Garp's iron fist. One was frozen into pieces by Aokiji. One was burned to ashes by Akainu.
Three people, three ways to die, all leading to the same end—silencing.
Roy stood in mid-air, taking in the entire scene.
The smile on his face gradually disappeared.