Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

When Weevil shook his head and regained consciousness, the "Famous Sword - Sakura Ten" gleaming with a cold light suddenly magnified infinitely in his sight.

Ying has not yet systematically studied swordsmanship; the only sword technique she knows is the one she learned when Gion demonstrated it.

At that moment, in a fit of rage, Ying, who had no combat experience, almost instinctively used this strike.

"A milky-scented cut!"

"Pfft..."

As the "Famous Sword - Sakura Ten" slashed a bloody gash across Weevil's chest, a violent flying slash erupted, sending Weevil's massive body flying.

"boom!"

This scene was enough to shock the ocean, and even Zephyr was stunned.

It's important to understand that even if Zephyr wanted to injure Weevil's monstrous body, he would need to use a technique at least on par with "Naval Rokushiki: Secret Technique: Iron Fist Peak".

Even though Zephyr had previously described Luminous's extraordinary physique as "more than 99 percent of the Navy, no weaker than an ordinary Vice Admiral."

However, the fact that he was slashed, or even blasted away by Weevil, was still completely beyond Zephyr's expectations.

You have to understand, Ying is only a little over six years old.

"Wait, what was that just now...?"

Zefa suddenly paused, recalling the faint blackish-red lightning that had accompanied Ying's slash.

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement?! Ying just used Conqueror's Haki Entanglement???"

"Even if it's very faint, it can't be wrong... that's Conqueror's Haki enveloping you..."

At this moment, Zephyr's gaze towards Ying completely changed.

Not only is his physique exceptionally strong, but his aptitude is also absolutely top-notch?

No, "top-tier" doesn't even begin to describe this level of talent!

It should be noted that "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" is a powerful technique that can generally only be mastered by training "Conqueror's Haki" to an extremely high level.

Even in Zephyr's memory, only a very few people across the entire ocean have been able to master this skill over the past few decades.

However, even though the "Conqueror's Haki" that Ying just displayed was very immature and weak, as if it was expressed unconsciously, Zephyr would never mistake it.

Ying paid no attention to Zephyr's shock, instead pressing her face against the opening in the room and looking out towards the sea, trying to find Sora's figure.

"Kong, where are you? Kong!!"

Ying's childish voice, filled with both fear and panic, echoed across the sea.

"null!!!"

no respond……

Ying's delicate and lovely features gradually became ferocious, and she unconsciously continued to unleash her Conqueror's Haki, which even caused the surrounding steel to distort.

"thump……"

Just then, a faint figure suddenly emerged from the sea, and Kong's extremely weak voice reached Ying's ears.

"Ying, I'm here... Watch out behind you!!!"

Kong's voice suddenly rang out hysterically, reminding Ying, who was lying on the ground looking at the sea with a tearful smile on her face.

Right behind Ying, Weevil, with a blood-gushing gash in his chest, raised his long-handled sword high and slashed down at Ying's petite back.

[Chapter 451. A Similar Ending]

Witnessing this scene, Sora felt a chill run through his body as he soaked in the seawater.

Sora's physique, which was not particularly outstanding to begin with, was already severely injured after Weevil's kick, which had dissipated most of its force. The reason he was still able to stay afloat was purely due to his extraordinary recovery ability.

If anyone were to lift up Sora's clothes now, they would be horrified to find that Sora's entire chest has clearly sunken in.

However, upon witnessing the long-handled sword raised behind Ying, Kong tried desperately to shout something, but his throat felt as if it were stuck, his ears were ringing, and he seemed to hear nothing, yet some sound seemed to be faintly ringing out.

In that split second, Zephyr's body hurtled toward Weevil like a cannonball.

"boom!"

Under Zephyr's full power, Weevil and Zephyr crashed into a wall, breaking through several rooms before finally stopping.

"Ying, hurry! Take Kong and run! With your physique, you should be able to barely cross the ocean. Let's go!!!"

Zefa let out a painful roar, urging Ying to escape the training ship as soon as possible.

For the other students on the training ship, jumping alone into the Grand Line would have been tantamount to suicide.

Giant waves, whirlpools, sea kings...

Too many factors could easily kill a student who was gradually losing strength on the sea, and he would eventually die in despair.

However, Ying's physique is different; her strength is enough to support her swimming to a nearby island or waiting for rescue from the Marine Headquarters.

So... no matter what, we must at least keep Ying alive!

Supported by this belief, Zephyr's heart pounded violently, squeezing out immense power from his body, which hadn't engaged in a life-or-death battle in far too long, and relentlessly entangled Weevil in place.

At this moment, this admiral, who had retired more than twenty years ago, seemed to have regained a bit of the imposing aura he once possessed when he roamed the seas.

"Aaaaah! Weevil, stop right there!"

Subtly, Zephyr's body seemed to swell a bit, Armament Haki covering him, and he managed to hold Weevil back with just one arm.

However, while Weevil may not be as intelligent as the average person, he has an extremely vengeful personality.

He has never forgotten the hatred he felt because he was arrested by Zephyr in the past and was left with a scar on his chest.

The deep, bone-revealing wound that Ying had just inflicted on his chest had thoroughly enraged Weevil.

"Kill you all, kill you all, kill you all..."

Driven by rage, Weevil's massive and terrifying body unleashed a terrifying power, continuously blasting at Zephyr who stood in his way, while his gaze remained fixed on the seemingly reptile-sized glowing creature.

As these two forces continuously collided and erupted within the cabin, even though the training ship's hull was incredibly sturdy, it kept creaking and groaning, as if it were teetering on the brink of falling apart.

"boom!"

The long-handled broadsword struck Zefa's shoulder again, unleashing a force as powerful as a landslide.

Zefa's clenched teeth unconsciously loosened, and his iron-like defense was on the verge of collapse. He could no longer hold on and was blasted away.

In the constant exchange of blows, Weevil's body was covered with numerous wounds, large and small. Zephyr, on the other hand, appeared to have few wounds except for his right arm, but due to the massive loss of blood, his face was deathly pale.

"Annoying bastard, I guess I have to take you down first..."

With a flick of his long-handled sword, Weevil's massive body surged forward like a wild beast, chasing after the fallen Zephyr.

Zefa instinctively tried to get up to defend himself, but as his will had wavered for a moment, he now felt an unbearable heaviness in his body.

'Did you lose too much blood? Ha...'

I never imagined that my final fate would be similar to that of Shiki, both of us being killed by a rising star due to excessive blood loss. How ironic.

However, at least they should have bought Ying time to escape, right?

I'm so sorry, the rest of you students, I actually lost. I couldn't protect you until we set sail...

As the long-handled greatsword drew ever closer, Zephyr's expression remained utterly calm, awaiting the final moment.

however……

A childish voice suddenly rang in Zefa's ears.

"Don't you dare hurt Zephyr-sensei!"

The next instant, a petite figure appeared in front of Zephyr, her long, flowing black hair flying in the air. Ying gripped the "Famous Sword - Sakura Ten" tightly with both hands and charged towards Weevil to defend.

"boom!"

The two figures, one large and one small, collided, and Ying was almost instantly blasted away, rolling several times on the ground.

"fluorescent!"

Zefa instinctively cried out in alarm.

However, Ying's childish voice continued to ring out, taunting Weevil.

"You ugly, clumsy big guy, come and make me cry if you dare, hehehe~"

Suddenly, Weevil exhaled a few streams of white air from his nostrils, turned around, and ignored Zephyr lying on the ground, chasing after Luminous.

Upon seeing this, Zefa immediately understood Ying's meaning.

However, as a teacher, how could Zefa allow his six-year-old student to risk his life to protect him?

Protecting the students' growth is his responsibility as a teacher.

"Hey, Weevil, you bastard..."

Before Zefa could finish speaking, he suddenly felt his shoulder move, and he was lifted up and dragged in the opposite direction from Weevil.

Zefa looked down and saw Kong, who was also pale-faced, struggling to drag himself along.

"null?!"

"What are you doing, you idiot? Let go of me! Who do you think I am?"

"I don't need your help. Get out of here, take Ying and get out of here right now."

Faced with Zefa's seemingly powerful scolding, Sora did not respond, but instead dragged Zefa to the nearest room that was barely intact.

In a corner of the room, a senior student was unconscious due to the Conqueror's Haki that Ying had unleashed earlier.

Or rather, everyone on the entire training ship except for Weevil, Zephyr, Sora, and Luminosity had been stunned by the Conqueror's Haki that Luminosity had unleashed earlier.

Only then did Kong sit down on the ground, panting heavily, with large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

Clearly, for Sora, who was also seriously injured and had just been pulled out of the sea by Ying, doing this was almost the limit of his physical strength.

[Chapter 452 I'm so scared...]

"Kong, are you alright?"

Noticing Sora's unusually pale face, Zephyr, who had been scolding Sora, couldn't help but show concern.

Kong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Professor Zephyr, let's just hide here for now."

“No, it’s too dangerous for Ying to face Weevil. She’s not the kind of opponent she should be facing at her age,” Zephyr refused.