But then, suddenly!
Aokiji's Observation Haki transmitted a sense of danger to his mind, as if some monstrous flood beast had suddenly appeared before him.
But even without turning, he could feel that the figure who had appeared before him was Luna, who had suddenly materialized.
Is this girl's speed so fast? Does the instantaneous burst of speed even surpass Kizaru's?
One must know that even Kizaru's light-like speed could be detected by his Observation Haki in an instant, allowing him to react and counter in time.
But at the same time, Aokiji realized that he was about to be temporarily defeated.
"Bang—!!!!" Luna's true intention was to distract Aokiji, to make him lose focus.
To achieve her current feat, she used Space Distortion to appear before Aokiji, and her small fist, imbued with Armament Haki: Ryuo, directly struck Aokiji's unprepared face, leaving him no time to react.
In an instant, Aokiji's face was dented. After all, Armament Haki is the greatest nemesis of Elementalization. Aokiji was sent flying like a meteor by Luna's punch.
His bicycle remained in place, but he had been sent flying a great distance. Feeling the intense pain in his face, Aokiji gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and quickly regained his footing.
"Unimaginable speed, and her Armament Haki isn't weak either," Luna, who was floating some distance away on the ice, immediately assessed.
He frowned because he realized that even without that incomprehensible Void Ability, Luna's inherent Haki and her unimaginable speed were still incredibly formidable.
He had no idea, because he hadn't seen clearly. What unimaginable speed? That was Luna's own gliza template power infused with Space Distortion, appearing before him in an instant.
"Hehe, as a Admiral, to make such a mistake is truly unbecoming," Luna mocked.
"I also didn't expect a little girl like you to be so cunning. Ice Ball."
Aokiji said with a slight smile, then extended his arm with five fingers spread. Five icy cold breaths emanated from his fingers, attacking Luna from five different directions.
Aokiji thought that compared to all the Marines Luna had faced before, his colleagues and Mr. Garp, his Freezing ability was instantaneous. Perhaps he could freeze her before Luna could activate her Void Ability.
"Hmph!"
The idea was beautiful, but reality was cruel. Luna snorted disdainfully, activating her Void Body skill.
Her entire body flashed with a phantom-like purple light, and Luna dodged the attack with a sidestep.
Then she instantly unleashed a Gliza Beam. Even though Aokiji had Elementalized, he still suffered considerable damage.
Gliza's attack was too terrifying. Some of Aokiji's clothes on his chest were gone, and his skin had burst open with flesh.
Aokiji gritted his teeth, enduring the pain once more, but Luna immediately unleashed three more Gliza Beams, looking oppressive, like flowing snakes.
Aokiji was so startled that he used Soru to quickly dodge, while simultaneously releasing several cold blasts to block two of the beams. After all, the cold air attacks from the Freeze-Freeze Fruit were still too weak, but their defensive properties were quite good.
But this also allowed Luna to immediately fly over and engage him in close combat.
Another punch, infused with Armament Haki: Ryuo, struck Aokiji with a do-or-die momentum.
Aokiji immediately formed an ice blade, and simultaneously, Armament Haki coiled around the ice blade, blocking the punch. But he was still pushed back.
Aokiji was surprised. This girl's strength is also so great, and she's not even 20 yet. One cannot judge a book by its cover.
The Marines had underestimated Luna. Her physical capabilities were also extraordinary, powerful in all aspects.
"I admit everything you've said is correct, but what about the Marines you've eliminated along the way? Many times, the Marines hadn't even made a move; it was you who actively attacked."
Blocking Luna's punch with his ice blade once more, Aokiji questioned again.
"Among you Marines, those who truly harbor justice and integrity are simply too few. In my eyes, they don't even amount to ten percent. In that case, why not let me go on a killing spree, killing one when I see one, and slaughtering a group when I see one."
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