One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

The moment the fire phoenix appeared, the surrounding temperature rose sharply again, illuminating half the sky.

The snowflakes in the air and the snow on the ground melted and evaporated in an instant, and a large cloud of hot steam surged into the sky.

Pokemus roared, "His flames are strange, don't take them head-on!"

Baron Egg had already moved to the side: "You attack the left, I'll attack the right!"

Baron Egg and Pekoms dodged the flames and attacked from both sides.

Aaron's figure blurred, and his right finger pistol was already stabbed into Baron Egg's chest.

Baron Egg clutched his chest, a pained expression on his face.

Without pausing, Aaron returned to Pokoms' side and thrust out his finger gun once more.

Pokemus instinctively flinched, and the finger gun pierced his ribs.

With a "crack," the ribs shattered instantly.

With a "pop," Pokémon's head suddenly disappeared, and his hands and feet disappeared into his clothes.

With a dull thud, a pile of Pokémon's clothes swayed on the ground.

Stussy smiled and said, "He is a Zoan-type Turtle-Turtle Fruit user. When he transforms into a turtle, his shell is as hard as diamond, and even a machine gun can't penetrate it."

Aaron smiled and said, "So you're just a coward. Pokoms, you don't think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding in your shell, do you? Even if your shell is hard, can it keep out fire?"

"Be careful, boss!"

Aaron didn't need to turn around to sense Baron Egg's presence.

However, his aura was slightly different from before.

Aaron turned around and saw that Baron Egg had changed.

Baron Egg sprouted wings and transformed into a rooster, and the bloody hole in his chest from the finger gun disappeared.

After chirping twice, he said proudly:

"Marine, I'm now in my Count Rooster form, several times stronger than before. I'll tear you to pieces!"

Aaron beckoned with his finger: "Come on."

Earl the Rooster held the sword with the feathers at the tip of his wing, held it upright in front of his chest, and then swung it to the right. The sword was already hardened with Armament Haki.

The Count Rooster's body spun rapidly once more, leaving a trail of afterimages.

The black sword suddenly thrust out, aiming straight for Aaron's eyelashes.

Aaron had anticipated this move. He didn't dodge; his left hand, hardened with Armament Haki, reached up and grabbed Count Rooster's rapier.

"Too slow."

Earl Rooster was taken aback; a tremor had already come from the sword.

He felt a tingling sensation in his wings instantly.

The vibration traveled along his wings to his right chest, and then quickly spread throughout his body, causing his entire body to tremble.

Blood seeped from the Count Rooster's mouth without him realizing it, and the rapier had slipped from his grasp.

With a "crack" sound, the rapier shattered into dozens of pieces of iron, which fell to the ground.

Count Rooster, still shaken, didn't bother wiping the blood from his mouth: "This is a tremor! How do you possess such an ability...?"

Aaron did not answer, but stepped forward.

Out of fear, Earl Rooster instinctively took two steps back.

The firelight flared up again, and Count Rooster turned to flee, but flames had already engulfed his body.

A strong smell of foot odor filled the air, and Count Rooster, now completely bald, became a featherless roast chicken, collapsed on the ground, and fainted.

Aaron ignored him and walked to the tortoise shell on the ground, kicking it with his foot.

"Pokemus, you're not really planning to hide in there forever, are you? Your partner is seriously injured and unconscious, are you just going to abandon him like this?"

"I'm not going out! What can you do to me? My shell is incredibly hard and fireproof, I'm not afraid!"

Aaron shook his head: "Not afraid of fire? I have other methods."

Aaron crouched down, placed his right hand on the turtle shell, and activated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.

With a "snap," the tortoise shell cracked instantly, and the cracks spread out like a spider web, instantly covering its entire back.

"Waaah..." Pekoms let out a painful scream, vomited blood, slowly transformed back into his original lion form, and then fainted.

"Tch! I thought you guys were so great."

Aaron, uninterested, yawned: "Since we've already started, let's go all the way. I won't show you any mercy."

Aaron drew the knife from his waist: "Knife, you've been with me for so long, and I haven't even let you drink my blood yet. These two bounties are over 3 million Berries one and over 4 million Berries the other. I haven't treated you unfairly, have I?"

"Wait!"

Stussy spoke up: "Could you spare them for my sake?"

"Spare them?" Aaron looked at Stussy, a smile playing on his lips. "On what grounds are you begging me?"

Stussy said, "They were, after all, subordinates of Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors. Killing them like this is tantamount to declaring war on her. As far as I know, the Marines can't do this without headquarters' permission, right?"

Aaron laughed, "This place is very remote. Even if I kill them, the news won't get out. Or are you not going to keep it a secret?"

Stussy laughed and said, "That's not what I meant. Lingling and I are good friends, and if her people were killed on my ship, it would affect our relationship."

Aaron shook his head: "What does this have to do with me? Besides, neither of them are on your ship right now."

Stussy sensed that Aaron's tone suggested there was room for negotiation, so she tossed her hair and put on a seductive expression: "Aaron, if you agree to my request, you can choose any girl on my ship."

Aaron chuckled, his eyes already fixed on Stussy: "Including you?"

Stussy paused for a moment, then giggled sweetly, "If you don't mind, of course you can."

Aaron shook his head: "Never mind. I'm not interested in you at all."

Stussy feigned disappointment: "What a pity."

Aaron raised his knife: "Stusi, unless you have a good reason to convince me, I'm still going to take action."

Stussy said, "I'm the Queen of Pleasure Street, one of the kings of the underworld. Isn't that enough? I owe you a favor, how about it?"

Aaron said, "You're in the underworld, I'm a marine. We're on different paths. Forget about personal relationships. Actually, if I were in a better mood, we might be able to talk. But I just got into a fight with them, and I'm still angry."

Stussy shut his mouth, frowning as he looked at the unyielding Aaron.

Aaron, still smiling, walked step by step to Earl Rooster's side, muttering to himself:

"Let's start with this. I just don't know if it'll look like a chicken wing or a human arm after he transforms?"

Stussy was still debating whether or not to reveal his true identity.

With a flash of cold light, Aaron swiftly brought his knife down, severing one of the Count Rooster's wings.

The unconscious Earl Rooster twitched, but did not actually wake up.

Aaron, holding the knife, aimed the tip at Earl Rooster's throat and slowly stabbed it down inch by inch.

"Wait!" Stussy glanced at the two men on the ground, making sure they were unconscious, before whispering, "I'm a CP0 intelligence agent!"