One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 272 Aokiji with Clear Mind

The sky darkened, and then a point of light appeared in the sky, growing larger and larger as it fell toward the coastal battlefield!

It's a meteorite!
"Run! A meteorite is coming!"

"Wow ah ah!"

"Help!"

Marines engaged in fierce fighting nearby fled in terror, while reporters filming the falling meteorite screamed in fright.

He's going to die!
"Hey, Kuzan."

Goode looked up at the sky.

"You've come at the wrong time."

"It seems so."

Kuzan scratched his head helplessly.

That meteorite was so big, you could tell it was dangerous. I should have waited until it hit the ground before coming.

"Just as rumored, his strength is terrifying."

"Hehehe, I'll handle the meteorite and General Fujitora. You go deal with that big oaf over there."

Goode took a half step forward, leaned forward to gather his strength, and with a "boom," the ground beneath his feet shattered layer by layer as he leaped up and charged toward the meteorite.

"Boom! Boom!"

A series of sonic booms!
"Ok?"

Fujitora raised his head. Although he couldn't see Good, he could sense that Good's aura was surging!

We're actually facing a meteorite head-on!
"Don't fall in front of me!"

Goode's body burst into flames from the high-speed flight, and he clenched his fists, crashing into the meteorite like a small meteor.

"boom!"

The bottom of the meteorite exploded with a loud bang, followed by numerous cracks appearing on its surface, revealing a dazzling light.

next moment!
"boom!!!"

The meteorite exploded, and countless fragments fell onto the battlefield like stars!
"Beat it, smash it to pieces!"

The marines engaged in battle were horrified.

They never imagined that someone could shatter a meteorite with their bare hands; what terrifying physical strength that must be!

The marines then discovered the crisis.

"The volcanic bombs are about to fall!"

"Run away!"

"The entire battlefield is now shrouded in darkness!"

Like Akainu's Meteor Volcano, countless fragments of the meteorite exploded and fell onto the battlefield, trailing long flames.

"Boom! Boom boom boom!!!"

In the blink of an eye, the battlefield was a complete mess.

Goode landed on the ground and saw the battlefield engulfed in flames, and soldiers from both sides fleeing in panic after being hit. Cold sweat poured down his back.

"Uh, sorry!"

The area-of-effect attack hit our own people.

But he didn't do it on purpose. If the meteorite had hit him, he wouldn't have been hurt, but the shockwave would have spread throughout the entire battlefield.

That kind of power is much stronger than scattered volcanic bombs.

That's right, it's all Fujitora's fault!
Goode glared at Fujitora.

"Hey, don't just pull up meteorites randomly!"

Not only was Goode criticizing, but Araki was also angrily rebuking Fujitora: "Issho, your meteors can't distinguish between friend and foe, why don't you think about your own people!"

"I can't see."

Fujitora spoke expressionlessly.

Araki was furious and wanted to say more, but the air around him suddenly turned cold and a lot of frost formed on the ground.

"It's so cold!"

It was cold, cold to the bone.

Looking at the frozen plants around him and the ice crystals spreading all over his body, Araki realized something was wrong.

The next second, the huge tree trunk froze into an ice sculpture, gleaming in the sunlight.

The battlefield has turned into a world of ice and snow.

"Crack!"

A crack appeared in the ground, and then a tender shoot sprouted, quickly growing into a new body of barren wood before it was frozen.

"hiss--!"

Araki rubbed his arms; the bone-chilling cold was still there. "Former Marine Admiral—Aokiji!"

Looking at the Aokiji emanating an astonishing chill from its entire body, Araki took a half step back, his eyes more solemn than ever before.

The enormous wooden doll's body was like a target in the face of Aokiji's freezing ability, serving no purpose whatsoever.

Cold is nature's greatest enemy!
"Damn it, why is everyone suppressing me?!"

Araki cursed inwardly.

One can manipulate the earth, and the other is a nature-based ice man; both are abilities that are quite effective against him.

"In that case!"

Araki's arms transformed into vines, extending countless tentacles that pierced towards Aokiji.

As the distance gradually closed, the tentacles slowed down and eventually stopped, with ice crystals spreading across the surface.

The extremely low temperatures restricted the vines' growth and made them incredibly fragile.

"Crack!"

The vines broke into pieces.

Araki had anticipated this outcome; the vines were merely a test to gauge the extent of the cold air's influence.

He himself is the main attacker.

"Hahaha, I've wanted to fight you for ages!"

Araki rushed towards Aokiji, his fist transforming into ironwood, and slammed into Aokiji's body like a warhammer.

Close combat!
Both being nature-type, they can't compete with the freezing effect in terms of environment, so they can only rely on close combat to determine the winner.

In addition, as a new admiral, he naturally wanted to see Aokiji's strength and prove that he was no less capable than the former admiral.

"Oh!"

The wooden fist and the ice fist collided!
"Sorry, Green Bull!"

"I'm the Fleet Admiral of the Hoenn Navy now, I can't lose to a Navy Admiral, otherwise where would I put my face!"

Aokiji unleashed a burst of icy energy, causing an ice wall to suddenly explode behind him, and huge ice spikes to rise from the ground around him.

The wind was biting cold, and every breath felt like being cut by a knife, as if countless ice blades were slicing through my trachea.

The temperature is getting lower and lower!

"Hu~~ huh~~"

Araki exhaled puffs of white mist, and his eyebrows and other parts were freezing. Judging from his body temperature, the surrounding temperature had dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius, almost reaching the upper limit that plants could withstand.

And the temperature is still dropping!

Such terrifyingly low temperatures would be unbearable even for a lieutenant general at headquarters, let alone for a fight.

He can't hold on for much longer!
"Wow, this guy is actually that strong!"

Araki found it hard to believe.

The headquarters has information on Aokiji, and he has also witnessed Aokiji's battles in videos; he definitely shouldn't be that strong.

It's much scarier than the rumors say!

"It's so cold!"

Not far away, Goode was exchanging blows with Fujitora, and he also felt the biting cold, so he couldn't help but glance at them a few more times.

Compared to the Marineford War, Aokiji's aura and sense of oppression now make him seem like a completely different person.

They are in no way inferior to the Four Emperors!
This is the state that top-tier experts should be in!
Goode withdrew his gaze, turned to Fujitora with a smile, and said, "Brother Yixiao, look how powerful our Fleet Admiral is. Getting back to our previous topic, how about you come and serve under me?"

"A man's fight has a standpoint. Now that I've joined the Navy, I won't easily betray the justice I uphold."

Fujitora gripped the sword in a reverse grip, applied a strong gravitational force to the blade, and then swung it at Good with all his might after reaching his limit!

"Gravity Knife·Tiger!"

"This is!"

Goode's body sank as the shockwave, carrying immense gravity, enveloped him, making it difficult for him to move.

The waist is bent and deformed to the left!

It's gravity applied laterally!

"Snapped!"

Goode strained his muscles, cracking all over his body, and used his powerful muscle strength to restore his deformed body to its original shape, enduring the gravity and impact.

"boom!!!"

The mountain wall behind them shattered and exploded, sending countless rocks crashing down.

Good grinned.

"Let's get along well, Fujitora!"

(End of this chapter)