One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

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It's about to collapse.

This was the only sensation the bear could feel from its broken body.

He struggled and climbed up from the ruins once more, blood trickling down and quickly pooling beneath him.

His burly body was covered in wounds, with dense bloodstains all over his body.

Two horrific, fatal wounds made him increasingly disoriented.

Are these the two generals?

Compared to the cavity in the left abdomen, the temporary blindness in the right eye was the most fatal.

In battles of this intensity, partial blindness means death.

Big Bear knew in his heart that he probably couldn't delay any longer.

He raised his head, and in his left eye, which had perfect vision, there was no trace of pain or ferocity, but rather an unwavering determination.

"Even with these injuries, are you still going to continue resisting?"

Kizaru's figure appeared not far away.

Compared to before the battle, he now looked somewhat disheveled. His pristine white "Justice" cloak was covered in dust, and his breathing was somewhat unstable.

However, he was only somewhat disheveled, that was all.

Compared to the heavily injured Kuma, Kizaru was not even injured, at most he had expended some energy.

Another heavy footstep approached, and Akainu appeared beside them with a murderous expression.

His magma-like right fist was dripping terrifyingly hot lava onto the ground.

"The criminals who represent evil must die here today!"

Similarly, Akainu had no injuries.

The two fatal wounds on the bear's body were inflicted by him.

As a user of the Magma-Magma Fruit, which represents the pinnacle of offensive power among Logia-type Devil Fruit users, Akainu's offensive capabilities are the most terrifying among the three Admirals.

Not only because of his terrifying Devil Fruit ability, but also because Akainu adheres to the ideal of "complete justice".

He would not hesitate to completely eliminate any evil things he encountered.

It was precisely because of his ruthless methods that every pirate would flee in terror at the mere mention of Sakazuki's name.

Staring at the heavily injured bear, Akainu narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as a hawk's.

"Borsalino, make your move!"

"Since the revolutionary army dared to invade Mary Geoise, they will surely pay the price!"

With their keen Observation Haki, Akainu and Kizaru locked onto Kuma's figure. In a flash, they rushed toward Kuma at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to perceive.

But just as they were about to launch their attack to end this revolutionary army cadre...

Sudden.

Their expressions changed, they abruptly halted their attack, and hastily retreated.

Kizaru's expression changed even more, his eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

? !

A sword-wielding youth they knew all too well had appeared in the path of their attack, blocking the way for the bear.

With his appearance, an extremely sharp aura suddenly appeared on the battlefield, causing everyone's mind to tremble and their expressions to change drastically.

That wasn't Conqueror's Haki, but a purer, sharper aura.

In an instant, the entire battlefield fell silent, and everyone's gaze was drawn to that figure.

Someone recognized the figure, and their voice trembled involuntarily.

"Kilo?"

"Kilo?!"

"Kilo!!"

In an instant, shouts and cries rose and fell on the battlefield, greatly boosting the morale of the revolutionary soldiers.

The navy's sudden appearance disrupted their original plans, and Kilo, the backbone of the overall offensive, was nowhere to be found.

Various unforeseen events gradually dampened the morale of the revolutionary soldiers.

But after seeing Chief of the General Staff Kilo in person, their gloomy mood suddenly lifted, and the morale of almost all the soldiers who were still conscious soared to an unprecedented level.

Meanwhile, the Navy and the World Government were suppressed by the Revolutionary Army, whose morale had soared, and were temporarily at a disadvantage, resulting in a stalemate.

Several powerful naval vice admirals were also stopped by the army commanders who were fighting to the death, and it was probably difficult to determine a winner for the time being.

In other words, the final outcome of this battle will depend on the victory or defeat of these top combatants.

At this moment, Kilo was also somewhat disheveled.

His once pristine white shirt was now stained crimson, and his body was covered in several bleeding sword wounds.

On his left arm, a fist imprint imprint containing rich earth element was deeply etched, radiating a condensed and persistent elemental fluctuation.

Faint marks remained on his face, indicating that he had just been through a fierce battle.

However, these injuries are not serious for Kilo at the moment. Tiny granulation tissue can be seen growing in the wounds, and they will begin to heal in a short while.

With a flash, Kiro appeared in front of Aokiji, forcefully slashing him back before pulling the equally wounded Ivankov back to the bear's side.

"Sorry I'm late!"

Kiro lightly waved his longsword, shaking off the blood droplets on it. "I just encountered two very powerful enemies. One was the commander of the CP0 organization, and the other seemed to be the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God."

Ivankov forced himself and the bear to inject themselves with several doses of powerful healing hormones. After catching their breath, their severely injured condition improved slightly.

Upon hearing this, his expression changed.

"The CP0 commander and the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God?!"

Twenty-three years ago in God Valley, as a child he had seen the leader of the Knights of God from afar, a Celestial Dragon named Grindelwald.

His strength is unfathomable; he is an absolute powerhouse, and the CP0 commander must also be a powerhouse of the same level.

No wonder Kiro lost contact with them earlier; he was probably trying to keep these two in check.

"You shook them off?"

When Ivankov asked him a question, Kiro shook his head.

One got away.

"It's okay, as long as they ran away..."

"Wait, you mean one got away?!"

Kiro sighed, "Yeah, we killed that CP0 guy, but that other Celestial Dragon is immortal. I tried to kill him several times but it was no use. I had to let him go. After all, the battlefield here is more important."

He glanced at the serious injuries on the two men. "Luckily, I didn't arrive too late."

Ivankov fell silent.

In other words...

Those two powerful individuals, one died and the other fled in front of Kiro?!

Ivankov glanced at the injuries on Kiro's body that exuded two completely different auras, opened his mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"Alright, this isn't the time to talk about this. Can you even fight?"

After receiving affirmative replies from Big Bear and Ivankov, Kiro nodded.

"You all work together to deal with Aokiji, I'll handle Akainu and Kizaru."

"Are you sure?! That's..."

Before Ivankov could finish speaking, Kiro waved his hand and walked straight towards Akainu and Kizaru.

Ivankov and the bear behind him exchanged a glance, then stood silently side by side, confronting Aokiji.

Looking at the two familiar admirals, Kiro's lips curled up slightly as he examined Kizaru with interest, his gaze lingering on the conspicuous mechanical prosthetic limb for a second.

"Long time no see, Borsalino."

"I didn't expect you to become a general. It seems I went too easy on you last time."

"this time……"

"Which part of you do you want me to cut off?"