89 089 Marines Style
The two faced off for an extended period.
"Kuzan, you are truly in trouble"
Akainu panted heavily and spoke first.
"The same goes for you, even though I hate you."
Aokiji looked at Akainu and responded.
"If it weren't for the position of Fleet Admiral, we probably wouldn't be doing this. But now, only the winning side can become the Fleet Admiral of the Marines. Let's use our last strength to determine the outcome!"
Akainu declared loudly, his eyes filled with deep meaning.
He doesn't want to give up the position of Fleet Admiral easily.
"Let's do it!"
Aokiji's eyes narrowed.
Neither of them was willing to concede in the race for the position of Fleet Admiral.
The two exhausted all their remaining strength and engaged in a final, fierce battle. The outcome, determining the winner and loser, is inevitable.
Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and the use of fruit abilities are all pushed to their utmost limits.
With a huge stamina depletion, the two of them will conclude the battle for the Fleet Admiral in a climactic fashion.
"Ice Blade!"
A blade of ice materialized in the air and swiftly descended toward Akainu!
This seemingly ordinary ice blade was imbued with a dense layer of Armament Haki.
"Uh-huh!"
Akainu's upper body was sliced by the knife, but instead of bleeding, boiling lava poured out from his body.
Because he had already used his advanced Observation Haki to predict that Aokiji would take such action, he elementalized his body in advance.
Simultaneously, he threw a punch that struck Aokiji's abdomen!
The magma-infused fist pierced through with a single blow!
Aokiji's abdomen, much like Akainu, had been pre-elementalized, with spinning ice blocks already in place.
The moves of both of them were lethal, and one wrong step could prove fatal. The stakes were high!
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The two continued their intense battle, and the sound of their fierce fighting had many Marines officers watching with bated breath.
Suddenly!
Aokiji reached out with his hand.
At that moment, before Akainu could react, Aokiji's arm had entirely transformed into ice!
"Oops!"
Akainu's pupils constricted!
He secretly thought something bad!
"Ice Blast!"
A cluster of compressed ice cubes suddenly burst open!
Shattered ice cubes followed the explosion.
If any ice cube hit the ground, it would form a layer of ice on the nearby surface.
"Ah!!!"
Akainu gritted his teeth and let out a pained scream.
A vicious scar emerged on his right shoulder, his ear got injured by shattered ice, and his upper body was stained red with blood.
"Admiral Aokiji wins!"
Many marines exclaimed upon witnessing the scene.
Sengoku's frown gradually eased as he observed the outcome. In his view, Aokiji being the Fleet Admiral was perfectly fine. After all, he had recommended Aokiji to the World Government when he retired, endorsing him as the next Fleet Admiral.
"Captain Blackbeard, it looks like the results are coming!"
Jesus Burgess exclaimed
"Admiral Aokiji won the fight..." Gion murmured.
"Is there a winner?"
Shiryu's eyes were also intently fixed on the battlefield.
"No, it's not that simple."
Blackbeard smiled faintly.
As expected, the outcome of this battle is the same with his expectations.
After ten days and ten nights of battling, the severely injured Akainu was now at the mercy of Aokiji.
While Aokiji could have been ruthless and killed or severely crippled Akainu, he refrained from doing so.
"Hiss... huh..."
Akainu panted heavily, then slowly stood up, appearing quite embarrassed at the moment.
"No! I haven't lost yet!"
Akainu's eyes turned scarlet. He refused to surrender the position of Marines Fleet Admiral, let alone live under Aokiji!
"Akainu, you have lost! If Aokiji wanted to kill you just now, you would already be dead"
Sengoku said to Akainu with a serious expression.
"But I'm not dead, so I haven't lost!"
Akainu responded coldly.
He refused to acknowledge the fact that he lost to Aokiji!
As soon as these words were said , the scene fell silent.
"You...!"
Sengoku stared Akainu deeply, clearly not expecting Akainu to be so persistent about claiming victory.
"Exactly! He's right, he's not dead yet, and can continue the fight. This battle is not over yet!"
The middle-aged Celestial Dragon said calmly.
His words silenced all the surrounding Marines instantly!
"Hahaha, my father was right. Both of them are still standing, so why do the results come out?"
"Continue fighting! I'm enjoying watching this!"
Saint Ashan laughed arrogantly, observing the bloody battle between Aokiji and Akainu.
"Keep fighting! The result is not up to you!"
Saint Antina scolded quickly. Her words carried her resentment from the past few days.
Now that she finally had a good show to watch, why end the battle so soon?
"Kuzan, do you have any objections?"
Akainu looked at Aokiji and asked.
"If I can defeat you once, I can defeat you a second time. No need for words, Fleet Admiral Sengoku"
Aokiji responded calmly with his back to the Marines.
He didn't want Sengoku to be involved in their battle.
The main reason was that he didn't want Sengoku to anger the Celestial Dragon because of him.
Admiral Aokiji... the surrounding Marines suddenly burst into tears.
Aokiji, this is the demeanor of a Fleet Admiral!
Regardless of the outcome at this moment, Aokiji has gained recognition from most of the Marines present
Sengoku's face was livid; he couldn't contain his anger, sensing the atmosphere among the Marines around him.
He understood: Aokiji is the most popular Admiral!
If Aokiji becomes the Fleet Admiral, with his influence in the Marines, he can undoubtedly bring Marines to new heights!
However, because the three Celestial Dragons disrupt the situation in front of him, the originally determined outcome has changed!
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TO BE CONTINUED
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