One Piece: Obtaining the Black Dragon King Fruit at the Start

Chapter 51 The Great Battle of Ice and Water

Aokiji used the Logia-type Ice-Ice Fruit Devil Power, and an extremely cold aura emanated from his body.

"Ice balls!" Aokiji raised his right hand and shouted, as countless ice balls rained down from his body onto the giant dragon sucker.

The deafening roar was particularly jarring in the sea.

However, Aokiji's ice hockey ability only caused the Frozen Dragon's water absorption to pause for a few seconds.

The water spout seemed to be enraged by the blue pheasant; how dare mere humans challenge nature? They were truly overestimating themselves.

Immediately afterward, the water spout became even larger under Aokiji's gaze, almost doubling in size.

The power of nature is terrifying, and this waterspout is no exception.

"Oh dear, this is really troublesome." Aokiji said helplessly, looking at the even larger water spout in front of him.

Aokiji looked in Smoker's direction and saw that he was still trying to save people.

"Hey, Heathmog, you'd better hurry up!" Aokiji sighed.

"If that's the case, then let's use that move!" Aokiji thought to himself.

Aokiji stood on his ice, bent down, and plunged his right hand into the sea (yes, into the sea). Instantly, the sea surged with waves.

Immediately afterwards, countless icy fragments appeared from his hands and then spread outwards.

Instantly, the sea in front of Aokiji was frozen by endless ice, and even the huge water spout was frozen by endless ice.

Looking at the scene before him, where everything was frozen solid, Aokiji said in a deep voice, "Ice Age!"

Who could have imagined that the ocean would freeze? It created a spectacular sight: the waterspout was frozen into a giant icicle shaped like a tornado.

Smoker and the others were drawn to Aokiji's enormous commotion, and when they looked up, they saw this vast and magnificent scene.

"What kind of power is this that could freeze such a massive waterspout?" Smoker asked in horror.

After Smoker said that, the other marines gradually came to their senses and shouted, "Great! We don't have to die now!"

"General Aokiji is too strong!"

"If it weren't for Admiral Aokiji, we would all be dead today."

"Yes! I am so grateful to Admiral Aokiji."

Smoker couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

What just happened was terrifying. If it weren't for Aokiji, they would all be dead today.

Thinking about all this, Smoker shouted, "Everyone, let's get on the warship first! We'll go pick up Admiral Aokiji together."

“Yes, Lieutenant Commander Smoker,” the naval soldiers who hadn’t yet boarded the warship said happily.

Soon, everyone was on board the warship. Smoker shook his head helplessly at the soldiers whose faces were still flushed with excitement: "They were so scared just now that they couldn't even move, and now they're so cheerful. What a bunch of idiots!"

Just then, Smoker saw a person in the corner who looked very lost and dejected, or rather, a girl!

The girl seemed out of place among the other soldiers on the warship, and appeared quite dejected.

"Tashigi, what's wrong? Aren't you happy to have been saved?" Smoker came to the corner and asked Tashigi, who was looking down.

That's right, the one who doesn't fit in with the others at this moment is Tashigi.

Tashigi merely raised her head and glanced at Smoker with a dim look in her eyes, but said nothing before lowering her head again.

???

Smoker was even more puzzled. What had gotten into this silly girl this time?

“Are you scared? Go back and get some rest, you’ll be fine,” Smoker reassured him.

Unexpectedly, Tashigi suddenly looked up and said, "Major Smoker, does having great strength mean you can fight against everything? If I had the strength of Admiral Aokiji, could I save those comrades who were sucked into the water?"

Smoker looked at Tashigi's incredibly serious expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Is it possible to achieve such formidable strength as Admiral Aokiji so easily?

But seeing the determination in Tashigi's eyes, Smoker couldn't bear to discourage her.

"Yes, Tashigi. As long as we have great strength, we can save more comrades, kill more pirates, and protect more people."

At this moment, Smoker's tone was gentle yet firm, not only speaking to Tashigi but also to himself.

He never wanted to feel that powerless feeling again.

You never know when bad things will happen in this world, but if you're unlucky, bad things will just keep bothering you.

For example, Smoker and his crew, who were still at sea, were in this situation.

Just as Smoker was thinking about how to become stronger, Aokiji delivered the last thing they wanted to hear.

"Smoker, you need to get out of the water right away. Something even worse might happen here," Aokiji said solemnly to Smoker as he appeared on the warship.

"What's wrong, Admiral Aokiji?" Smoker asked, looking at Aokiji who had suddenly been brought aboard the warship.

"Although this area of ​​the sea looks perfectly normal right now, I've noticed a lot of tremors in the water."

"But the force of that tremor is extremely strong. If it breaks the ice, the waterspout will reappear, and it may bring snowmelt with it. Then we won't be able to leave."

After saying that, Aokiji's face became even more solemn. His worst fears had come true; the powerful tremors caused the sea to become even more turbulent.

At that time, a massive tsunami and an even larger waterspout will occur in the entire sea area.

After Aokiji said this, the soldiers who had just escaped were instantly saddened again.

"What! What should we do! We just escaped, and now we're facing this danger again."

"Yes! It seems we can't escape our fate today."

"Ugh, what terrible luck today!"

"Please don't do this! We still have Admiral Aokiji; he will definitely lead us out of here."

"Yes! We also have Admiral Aokiji."

Smoker overheard the soldiers' whispers and was deeply troubled. The soldiers were now terrified and could only place their hopes on Aokiji.

Aokiji naturally saw this scene, but he didn't say anything.

He will definitely save these naval soldiers and Smoker, and this crisis must be resolved, otherwise, with the help of the tsunami, the waterspout will attack the surrounding islands.

If not dealt with promptly, the surrounding islands will inevitably be attacked, and may even be submerged.

Thinking of all this, Aokiji let out a long breath. The pressure this time was just too great, almost suffocating him.

But these are all his duties as a naval officer, and even more so as a general admiral.

Having figured everything out, Aokiji suddenly felt enlightened, as if he had returned to the passionate young man he once was.

“Smoker, take them away!” Aokiji said calmly, looking at Smoker and the others.

Smoker was incredulous at Aokiji's words. Was Aokiji planning to take the fall by himself?

“Isn’t this too risky! Admiral Aokiji,” Smoker said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Admiral Aokiji, that's too risky."

"Let's go together. I believe that with your abilities, we will definitely be able to escape."

"It's too dangerous for you to be alone."

"Yes! Let's go together!"

Smoker's words resonated with the navy soldiers, who felt it was far too dangerous and offered their advice.

Hearing Smoker and the marines' worries, Aokiji felt a warm current flow through his heart. (The warmest person ate the coldest fruit.)

"Thank you for your concern, but this is my duty, and it is also the duty of our navy."

After saying that, Aokiji jumped directly onto the ice, facing the tsunami and waterspout alone.

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P.S.: I also wanted to speed up the plot, but it ended up like this as I was writing it ╥﹏╥.