The Final Admiral Candidates

In Aokiji's chaotic consciousness, Samael's human face and will-o'-the-wisp appearance appeared.

To be honest, it's all Samael's fault. If he hadn't turned Punk Hazard into this mess, we might not have lost!

"Cough cough!"

Aokiji coughed violently, jolting awake from his coma.

He remained in the same position he had been in the previous night, lying face down on the ground. Now, looking up ahead, his blurry vision gradually cleared.

He saw two people, or more precisely, a dragon and a person.

A gloomy, long-haired man, and a pink dragon flying beside him.

"Oh, you're awake." Sigma leaned closer to the dragon's head, observed it briefly, and determined there was no threat. "Such tenacious vitality, no wonder you're Marine Admiral. Such severe injuries would have killed an ordinary human."

"It's you... the Seven Deadly Sins."

Aokiji said weakly, "I thought when I opened my eyes I would see the Navy's rescue team, or that I would find myself in a hospital."

That Akainu, he really didn't call for help...

Kuranos spoke in a sinister tone:

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. The Lord's command is to bring you back."

After saying this, his arm transformed into a giant python.

[Devouring Head] opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the defenseless Aokiji whole.

Chapter 224 The Final Selection of the Admiral

New World, Navy G-1 Branch.

Medical clinic.

Akainu opened his eyes and found himself completely wrapped in bandages, with only his eyes able to see the outside world.

My gaze drifted to the outside of the hospital bed; the young nurse was dozing off on a stool.

Seemingly having heard the noise he made, the nurse, still half-asleep, stared blankly at Akainu for a long while before finally reacting.

"Akainu Admiral, you're awake! I'll go get the doctor right away!"

She exclaimed in surprise and rushed out the door.

Akainu turned to look out the window. The sun was high in the sky, and sunlight streamed through the curtains, illuminating a newspaper on the table.

He reached for the newspaper, but the slightest movement aggravated his internal injuries, causing him to groan in pain.

Suppressing his internal injuries, Akainu coldly scanned the contents of the newspaper.

I don't know how Morgans knew he beat Aokiji; the results were only out last night, and they're already in the newspaper today.

First, we can rule out Aokiji; he couldn't have been the one who provided the information.

"Does that guy have informants within the G-1 Branch too? Hmph, leaking information so carelessly...!"

Akainu was extremely dissatisfied with this, and once he recovered from his injuries, he would first carry out necessary reforms and purges of the Navy.

"Admiral Akainu."

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the ward, and the nurse who had left earlier returned with the two of them.

One was a doctor in a white coat, and the other was Lieutenant General Momonga, the base Vice Admiral.

"You'd better not move around too much. Your injury is quite serious, and you need to rest for a while."

The doctor walked to the bedside and began to examine Akainu.

Vice Admiral Momonga sighed and said:

"I was really shocked when I saw you yesterday. I never imagined your battle with Aokiji would go this far."

It was a life-or-death battle; Aokiji might already be dead.

Knowing what the Momonga wanted to ask, Akainu coldly replied:

"You want to ask Kuzan?"

"Where's Admiral Aokiji? You're the only one who came back. Could he really be dead?"

"I didn't kill him," Akainu said after a moment of silence, shaking his head. "He chose to leave the Navy. If they ask, just answer like that."

The Momonga was helpless. He had a good relationship with Aokiji and really wanted to send a rescue team to Punk Hazard to check on the situation, but what good would it do even if they found them?

When the outcome is already decided, showing concern for the loser will only upset them.

Aokiji is also a proud man, and he probably doesn't want others to see his current state.

"I have informed the Five Elders of the situation, and you have been officially appointed as the next Fleet Admiral."

The Momonga said in a deep voice, "Akainu Fleet Admiral Akainu, you need to recover from your injuries right now. Let's discuss the appointment as Fleet Admiral after you've healed."

After saying that, he looked at the doctor.

After examining Akainu's condition, the doctor honestly reported:

"He needs at least a month of rest."

One month?

Akainu leaned back against the headboard, already adopting the perspective of the Fleet Admiral and entering work mode.

"How is the World Military Draft progressing? With Aokiji leaving, the vacant Admiral combat power needs to be replenished as soon as possible."

"Uh... about this..."

The Momonga opened its mouth, but for a moment it didn't know how to speak.

When Rocks was resurrected, Aokiji and Akainu were already fighting on Punk Hazard, and Akainu probably doesn't know about it yet.

"Um?"

Akainu, being a shrewd man, immediately guessed that something unexpected had happened, and his expression turned grim.

"Here's what happened..."

The Momonga quickly recounted what had happened.

Akainu joined the Navy 27 years ago, long after Rocks had died, so when he heard that Rocks had been resurrected, he merely frowned.

In comparison, he was more concerned about Harald the Giant.

"Who did this? Can they resurrect the dead? The Seven Deadly Sins?!"

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Akainu's first reaction is that they are a group of evil religious people.

"No, the above judgment is not about the Seven Deadly Sins. I won't go into the specific reasons, but in short, the Five Elders suspect they are remnants of Rocks' former faction."

The Momonga shook its head and said:

"Since the last time they kidnapped Celestial Dragons in an attempt to extort Devil Fruit from the World Government, they have disappeared without a trace."

This is actually quite normal. The Seven Deadly Sins' ultimate goal has always been the Devil Fruits. Since they can't get the fruits from the government, they have no reason to continue causing trouble.

Upon hearing this, Akainu frowned. He still suspected that it was the Seven Deadly Sins who did it, although he couldn't figure out their motive.

"What about conscription? What happened afterward?"

"Later... after Rocks and Harald escaped, Mr. Zephyr decided to complete the selection as soon as possible. Now the second round of selection has ended, and with the assistance of the Shichibukai, only five people have passed the second round of selection."

There is only one condition for passing the selection: defeat any one of the Shichibukai.

At that time, Moria was seriously injured, Empress Hancock did not come, and the whereabouts of Hanafuda Lizard King, were unknown. In reality, there were only 4 Shichibukai available for challenge.

Hawk-Eye, Doflamingo, Jinbe, and Crocodile.

"There are actually five people who can defeat the Shichibukai?"

Akainu was somewhat surprised.

Are the hidden masters just too strong, or are the current Shichibukai too useless?

The Shichibukai are one of the three major powers of the Grand Line, playing a crucial role in maintaining the balance of power at sea.

How could this corner be defeated so easily?

Who are they?

The five people are...

The blind swordsman smiled.

Logia Devil Fruit User, Aramaki.

Enel, Logia Fruit user with the Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit Devil Fruit User, Skypieans.

Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, Admiral Candidate, Mammon.

And, a man named Weevil.

At this point, Momonga, anticipating Akainu's next words, explained, "Vice Admiral Momousagi Tokikake Vice Admiral both lost to Hawk-Eye."

"Um?!"

Akainu looked displeased.

What shameful idiots! Why did four Shichibukai have to go looking for Hawk-Eye?

They probably never intended to make it to the third round, right?

These two don't want to become Admiral!

Akainu snorted coldly, too lazy to care about Momousagi and Tokikake, but the fact that five people could defeat the Shichibukai still made him extremely unhappy.

It's not aimed at the selectors, but at the Shichibukai.

If such news were to appear in the World Economy News Paper Journal, it would only have a negative impact on the Shichibukai.

"Who has been decided upon to become the Admiral?"

"The Five Elders have not yet been decided. However, all five are extremely powerful."

Vice Admiral Momonga looked serious. He had intelligence from Enies Lobby in his hands. He didn't know the specific details of the battle, but the list of the Shichibukai they had fought was not a secret.

"Mammon defeated Crocodile, almost instantly!"

"Issho and Aramaki defeated Doflamingo one after the other, but the report said that Doflamingo did not use his full strength, possibly realizing he would get injured, and lost quickly."

"Weevil's opponent was Jinbe, and after a fierce battle, Jinbe was Jinbe killed!"

After hearing this, Akainu's face turned completely dark.

While Akainu and Momonga were discussing the World Military Draft, the Five Elders were also having their own discussions.

Holy Land Mary Geoise, Room of Authority.

Saint Saturn put down the detailed report in his hand and couldn't help but snort.

"The Shichibukai of the Sea organization has indeed run into problems; my previous suggestion was correct."

"The result is good; there are at least five... four outstanding talents."

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter looked at the information about the five people in his hand and was quite satisfied.

Mammon, of course, needs no introduction, as he was originally a member of the Navy. The other four were the main targets of this recruitment drive.

"People can't be relied on!"

"By taking advantage of this recruitment drive, we can gather all the Shichibukai and secretly collect their Lineage Factors. 'That plan' should also be launched now."

Saint Saturn spoke calmly, saying that he preferred warriors who only knew how to obey orders to the Shichibukai who harbored selfish motives.

"The Human Weapon Project? Vegapunk's research is complete?" Saint Nusjuro asked curiously.

Vegapunk is a direct subordinate of Saint Saturn. The other Five Elders know some things about scientific research, but not much about the specifics.

"It's almost done; all that's missing is a perfect test subject."

Saint Saturn picked up another document from the table; it contained a photograph of a person and background information about that person.

Weevil, full name Edward Weevil.