One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Marco was shocked to see that Joz, known for his toughness and absolute defense, had his shoulder cracked by a single punch from Aaron.

Looking at Joz again, he was surprised to see that he was unsteady on his feet and stumbled.

Aaron's inner cosmos was completely ignited, and with the blessing of the Saint Cloth, his speed had reached five times the speed of sound, and his power was naturally extraordinary.

Without using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, he still managed to crack Jozu's diamond-like body with a single punch.

Aaron didn't pause; in the next instant, he was already in front of Vista.

Vista exclaimed to himself, "Such speed!" and thrust out his twin swords with lightning speed.

But halfway through drawing the sword, it became immobile.

The next instant, Vista's hands were empty.

As a top swordsman, how could Vista accept having his sword disarmed in a single move during a battle?

Aaron gripped the tips of the two swords and clashed them together forcefully.

With a clang, the two swords snapped in two.

Aaron moved again, throwing a punch at Bramank's large wooden hammer.

With a "bang," the large wooden hammer shattered instantly, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"Fishman Karate - Water Slash!"

Namur made a move with his right hand, and four drops of water shot towards Aaron like bullets.

Aaron swung his right fist, and a pillar of fire struck, instantly evaporating the few drops of water.

Namur hurriedly dodged, barely avoiding the burning pillar of fire, but the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Aaron's finger gun had already broken one of his sternums.

Namuer reached out and tried to subdue Aaron, but missed.

When he turned his head, he saw that Aaron had already grabbed Lakjo's meteor hammer, and the iron chains were taut.

In the next instant, Aaron flicked his right hand, and the meteor hammer, along with the iron chain, shattered into countless pieces.

Marco watched all this with his heart racing and cold sweat pouring down his forehead and back.

In less than 10 seconds, Aaron had attacked five captains, using five different attack methods.

If he hadn't shown mercy, these five people would have been seriously injured at least.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out, and Hidden fired.

Spellkiel heard the javelin and thrust it straight at Aaron.

"Buffalo" Atmos swung his two large cleavers and slashed down fiercely.

Aaron laughed and swung his right fist back: "Shockwave!"

The air in front of Aaron suddenly cracked like a spider web, spreading rapidly in all directions.

Bullets, javelins, and machetes were pinned two meters away in mid-air, unable to advance an inch.

Spier Kiel and Artmus were closest and were the first to be hit. Blood gushed from their mouths, and their bodies fell to the ground far away like leaves blown by a gale.

The other team leaders were also affected by the aftershocks, staggering and falling.

Just as Aaron was about to continue attacking the remaining four captains, a blue-green figure appeared before him: "Pineapple Gravel!"

Blue flames enveloped Spear Kiel and Artmus, healing their wounds.

Aaron stood there calmly, without continuing.

Once the two had recovered somewhat, Marco withdrew his Azure Flame and said to Aaron, "This fight is unnecessary. Your strength is beyond my expectations; keeping you here would likely require a great deal of effort. You can leave at any time."

Joz cried out urgently, "Marco, we can't just let him go like this! Fossa can't have died in vain!"

Marco said, "Can't you tell? He held back against you all just now."

Joz scoffed, "Hold back? With him?"

Marco said, "Then let me ask you, if he used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit instead of his fists to attack you, could your diamond body withstand it?"

While diamonds offer top-tier physical defense, how can they possibly withstand "vibration"?

Moreover, diamonds are so hard that for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, they are no different from ordinary stones; they shatter with a single tremor and are less resistant to shock than a piece of paper.

"I..." Joz stammered, "What about Vista?"

Vista sighed, "Let me explain. He was able to disarm me in an instant; he could have killed me outright. But he only destroyed the sword, which was indeed showing mercy."

Marco said, "As for the others, I don't need to elaborate, do I?"

Joz remained silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and angrily said to Aaron, "Hey! Why did you do this? Don't you know that death is preferable to humiliation?"

Aaron laughed and said, "Then let me ask you, if you died today, wouldn't you have any regrets?"

"Regret? So what if I die? Do you think I'm afraid of death?!"

After Joz finished speaking, he glared at Aaron, as if he still wanted to fight him.

Marco said, "Joz, calm down. We do have more important things to do."

Joz scratched his head: "You mean, our feud with Teach's gang?"

"Yes," Marco nodded. "However, this matter needs to be postponed for a while."

"Postponed?" Joz asked, confused. "Why postpone it? Wouldn't it be better to avenge Dad sooner? Letting that brat Teach gloat for another six months, just thinking about it keeps me up at night!"

Marco sighed, "Your strength seems to have declined recently. Otherwise, you wouldn't have looked so bad just now."

Joz was sullen, and the other captains also remained silent.

Vista laughed and said, "Marco, actually this is a good thing. If we hadn't come here first and gone straight to Teach, we probably would have been in a much worse situation."

Marco's expression softened slightly, and he turned to Aaron, saying, "Thank you for showing mercy earlier."

Aaron said, "You're welcome. I know you're bound to fight the Blackbeard Pirates. You probably won't be content to die like this."

Marco smiled faintly, "It's understandable that I'm unwilling. I've thought about it, and it's true what you said. Even if you hadn't killed Fossa, he would still have died at the hands of Blackbeard's men. You also protected this island from being trampled by Blackbeard's men, so in that respect, I should thank you."

Aaron waved his hand: "I was originally thinking of making this island my territory. But I was too naive. They've been protected by the Whitebeard Pirates for two or three decades, and no pirate has dared to harass them. Of course, they'll think they don't need the World Government and the Marines anymore. I'll return this island to you. Keeping it in my hands would just be a hot potato."

Marco said, "Thanks."

Jozu snorted, "Hey, Marine, I'll settle the score with you after we've settled our score with the Blackbeard Pirates!"

Aaron said, "If you're still alive by then, you're welcome."

A loud shout rang out: "Captain Marco! Several naval warships are approaching!"

Marco suddenly looked at Aaron: "You called for backup?"

Aaron smiled calmly: "Do you think I need to?"

"telescope!"

The pirates on the ship immediately threw a pair of binoculars at them.

Marco transformed, flew into the air, observed for a while, and then landed back on the ground.

"It's Zephyr who's here, along with his new NEO Marines. Jozu, Vista, we should go."