The Revolutionary Era in One Piece

Chapter 144 Decisive Battle at Sea

When Akainu and Marne met, the war on the sea gradually became fierce. The fleet flying the red flag frantically attacked from the flank, while the navy fleet formed a horizontal formation and formed a battle line to engage in a firefight with the red flag fleet.

So far, Aokiji has not made a move. In his opinion, the huge Red Flag fleet is not worth his move. Not to mention how much water these fleets have, at least for Aokiji, these simple ships still pose no threat to the navy warships.

Compared to these ships that seemed to be numerous but actually of questionable quality, Aokiji was more worried about the strong men of the Red Flag Army, which was also the reason for striking back. At least when the intelligence was unclear, Aokiji would never act rashly.

However, will the war really develop in the direction he wants? Soon, the weakness of the navy's lack of personnel was exposed. The personnel still left in the Demon Slayer Fleet were simply unable to support the fleet to exert its full firepower.

Therefore, after a brief burst, the firepower of the navy fleet began to show signs of fatigue. In contrast, the offensive of the Red Flag Fleet, which had been gathering strength, became even more fierce.

Although the Red Flag Fleet's artillery fire could not pose a fatal threat to the huge naval warships, the continuous attacks still suppressed the navy's arrogance.

In this situation, even though they knew there was no major danger, the marines on the naval ships still wavered, and even the firepower of the naval ships became even weaker.

Seeing this, the morale of the Red Flag Fleet was greatly boosted. Some light ships even tried to advance quickly to get close to the navy ships.

"I see. You want to make up for the disadvantage in firepower through close combat." Aokiji looked as if he had guessed what you wanted to do. "Yes, the enemy has no other means to fight against our warships." Aokiji muttered to himself while standing on the deck of the warship.

Aokiji had been standing on the deck since the two sides started to exchange fire, and he had never left. With the Nature-type fruit, he was not afraid of the dangers of stray bullets that might be encountered on the battlefield. However, his presence did prevent the navy soldiers, who were outnumbered, from completely losing their morale.

Seeing the Red Flag Army ships approaching, Aokiji finally took action. "Hey, I can't let you mess around like this. Ice Cubes and Two Thorns." As Aokiji spoke, ice spears condensed around him. As Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air, these ice spears followed his direction and shot at the invading enemies.

Faced with the attack of the future naval admiral, all the Red Flag Army ships that were approaching quickly turned around and retreated at the same time, and the ice spears also hit the sea area where the ships were originally on their route. Fortunately, the Red Flag Fleet turned in time, otherwise what would have turned into ice would not be the sea surface.

Of course, this was also the result of Aokiji's deliberate control. If Aokiji really wanted to use his observation Haki to hit, he could do it. However, Aokiji still did not choose to kill him. For him, now was not the time for him to take action. His target was not these small boats that did not pose a threat to the warships.

"As long as we interrupt the enemy's offensive, they will be helpless against the warships. Speaking of which, using a small boat to board a large warship is a fantasy that is difficult to achieve.

"Forget it. Anyway, I have already ruined your intention. Next, the enemy's behind-the-scenes people should also take action." Aokiji stared at the Red Flag Fleet. In his opinion, the enemy's high-level combat power should also take action.

This time, his guess was finally right. Seeing that the raiding ships could not approach the navy fleet, the Red Flag Fleet stopped the flanking movement and instead leveled the battle line, with the fleets of both sides facing each other across the sea.

In the Red Flag Fleet, a warship comparable to the Navy Demon Slayer appeared among the other ships. It seemed that this was their flagship. Across the sea, Aokiji also saw a familiar face on that warship.

"Sauro, I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances." Aokiji sighed to the opposite side, but he would not hold back in the next battle.

"Kuzan, don't you see it yet? The World Government is not trustworthy at all. Do you still want to fight for them, for the evil Celestial Dragons? Retreat, Kuzan." The question of former Vice Admiral Sauro echoed throughout the sea.

This was the testimony of a former vice admiral. For a moment, the Red Flag Army and the Navy fell silent. No matter where in the sea, everyone had heard about the deeds of the Celestial Dragons. Now, even the marines who participated in the Demon Slayer Order looked at each other in bewilderment.

Facing the accusation of his former friend, Aokiji responded with his actions, "Ice Age." An entire ice bridge began to form, directly connecting the warship Aokiji was on with the navy's flagship.

"Vice Admiral Kuzan." Seeing such great power, the remaining naval soldiers exclaimed.

"Alala, it would be too embarrassing if the Demon Slayer Order was persuaded to retreat by the former navy members." At this time, Aokiji refuted. Of course, showing strength first and then responding was more like saving face for the navy's actions.

In the face of Aokiji's stubbornness, Sauro also expressed his position with action. He immediately jumped from the warship to the ice bridge, "Kuzan, are you proud of this attack? You got it wrong. You should know, Kuzan, the essence of this operation is to kill one to warn the rest, and for this the government is willing to wipe out the entire O'Hara. This is a crime, this is not justice at all!"

"This is a necessary sacrifice." Aokiji also jumped onto the ice bridge. His answer was exactly the same as Akainu's. "For the future development of the world, this is unavoidable. Besides, the scholars did break the law, didn't they? So, why are we drifting apart?

Sauro, you understand. Justice changes depending on one's position, so I don't intend to blame you for your actions. But, Sauro, if you want to hinder us, I will definitely not sit idly by." The flash of ice surface was reflected on Aokiji's sunglasses, and the battle between the two former colleagues seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

"In that case, the final negotiation has also failed." The one who spoke this time was another person on the flagship of the Red Flag Fleet. A beautiful face appeared in everyone's eyes. It was Irelia who was sent by Marn to support the naval battlefield.

Then, Sword Girl used the Six Styles and appeared in front of Aokiji from the warship, and the two sides began to become hostile.

"Vice Admiral Aokiji, I was also a navy officer. Your understanding of justice is the same as mine before. In my opinion, your bullshit reasons for justice are more like the words you use to comfort yourself. When did your justice become so cheap?" Daomei asked loudly.

Facing the questioning of the sword girl, Aokiji also fell into a pause, unable to find a reason to fight back. On the one hand, Aokiji is not the kind of shameless person, on the other hand, Aokiji may still retain a burning sense of justice in his heart. So much so that Aokiji actually lost some of his sense of proportion in the face of the sword girl's words.

"Compared to the justice of you, the accomplices of the World Government, Comrade Sauro's justice is truly worth everyone's struggle. It is also in perfect harmony with the purpose of our party. We firmly support everything that is beneficial to the people, and we firmly oppose everything that is harmful to the people. Lieutenant General Aokiji, do you want to go against the path of justice?" Sword Girl continued.

Facing Daomei's questioning, Aokiji's expression began to lose its previous relaxed look. Seeing this, Daomei couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Mr. Ma En is right. The best strategy to deal with Aokiji is to attack his heart."

After a while of stalemate, Aokiji took a deep breath and his expression became firm again. "Oh, if that's the case, then you can cut off my path with your own hands. Prove to me that your justice is greater."

"Ice Blade." "Sword Dance." As the words fell, the commanders of both sides involuntarily rushed towards each other with weapons in hand. The war was about to break out.

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