bioinnovel Chapter 69: Onward to the Navy's Secret Base - Punk Hazard!
Chapter 69: Onward to the Navy's Secret Base - Punk Hazard!
Aokiji seemed to see a reflection of his past self in the young man before him.
So confident, so resolute, so...
Ok……
Never mind, I'm not that handsome.
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If... you witnessed the dark side of the world, a sight that shattered your current beliefs, would you still be so steadfast?
A strange pang of sorrow welled up in Aokiji's heart.
Absolute justice can become a weapon.
Under the World Government's navy, benevolent justice finds itself unable to advance...
Even someone as powerful as Mr. Garp couldn't break through this constraint.
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But... at least for now, you are someone I can entrust my life to!
Aokiji raised his hand, releasing an extremely cold aura from his palm.
Ice crystals spread rapidly along the ground, forming six crystal-clear ice walls that closed at the top, enveloping the two people inside.
The soft light reflected from the ice wall illuminated the surroundings. He gently waved his hand, and a smooth ice table and two chairs materialized in the center of the serene ice room.
Allen glanced at the ice chamber. Its outer walls resembled his own Six Staff Ice Prison, though it lacked the splendor of his own, but its speed and strength far surpassed his own Ice Release techniques.
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Aokiji was being modest. Allen could tell at a glance that he had an extraordinary control over ice elements, as if he were the master of ice elements in this space.
perhaps……
If he were to fight Aokiji, some of his Ice Release techniques would be limited.
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Allen suddenly had a bizarre idea.
If I were Sasuke, upon gaining new power, I would definitely want to fight Aokiji, who has the same elemental affinity, right?
Hmm... I'm fine. I was just thinking about it; I won't actually do it.
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Aokiji sat on the ice chair, his voice echoing in the small space: "No one will eavesdrop here. What I'm about to say involves top secret, and you absolutely cannot tell anyone."
Even when admitting to releasing Nico Robin, Aokiji wasn't that serious.
just now……
Allen frowned slightly: "What does this have to do with me?"
Aokiji nodded: "I guess so..."
"Arian, when you were freezing him, were you sure his functions stopped working?"
really……
Allen pondered for a moment: "I have reviewed the files on Lord Losolo's case and studied him carefully."
"What I was thinking at the time was that if even Admiral Kizaru's attacks could only destroy rather than completely eliminate, then the only option was to seal them away."
"The Thousand-Year Ice Coffin is my strongest sealing ability. Actually... I'm not sure if I really sealed him back then, or if he deliberately let me seal him."
Aokiji frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"
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"Just like how I learned his swordsmanship through battle..."
Allen lowered his eyes slightly: "I feel that he's deliberately engaging with my attacks, adapting to my abilities!"
"My intuition tells me he wasn't lying about what he said before he left!"
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"Next time, your tricks won't work on me. I'll enjoy fighting you, just like our ancestors did..."
The images from the video flashed through Aokiji's mind, and his brows furrowed even deeper.
"Is that so... He's a more troublesome guy than I imagined."
"According to the latest intelligence, Kari has appeared in the Golden City, and the Celestial Dragons who like to go there are very frightened."
Aokiji sighed helplessly and said, "The Five Elders directly ordered me to cooperate with someone from above to form a hunting team."
"I probably won't have any free time until Kari is arrested..."
"I'll just be blunt."
"Allen, I need you to look after Nico Robin for me!"
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"Why me?"
Aokiji looked directly into Allen's eyes and said firmly, "Because you are the only person I can trust and entrust to!"
He couldn't possibly ask Garp to do such a thing; Smoker was stationed in Loguetown and couldn't leave. Aokiji had no other choice but to go with them.
Even Allen, he only dared to speak after he was certain of Allen's character.
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Having learned about Allen's preferences beforehand, Aokiji took out a bankbook card from his pocket: "I haven't saved up much money, but there are 460 million Berries in here. If that's not enough, I'll go catch a few more in the next few days..."
"I will help you."
Allen smiled faintly, ignoring the passbook card Aokiji offered.
A simple, ancient spearhead slowly emerges from the cuff, its tip gleaming with dark light.
"You already paid me, didn't you?"
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Looking at the small piece of high-purity sea stone inlaid on the spearhead, Aokiji suddenly smiled and shook his head.
"This was given to you by Smoker; it has nothing to do with me."
Allen rolled up his sleeve and tucked the gun away: "Then consider it a favor you owe me. The favor of a future general is not something that a mere Berries can measure."
"I'm even more greedy than the people you investigated."
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Greedy...
Watching Allen's retreating figure, Aokiji lowered his head and smiled faintly.
Why do I feel this should be called...?
What about the agreement between men?
It's such a good thing to have met you, Allen...
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"What is this?"
At Naval Headquarters Port No. 4, Allen, carrying a backpack more than ten times his own size, pointed to a black hemispherical floating object with an inner diameter of about two meters by the edge of the port.
It's like an eggshell that's been broken in two.
Kizaru gestured, and including the height of his backpack, Allen was several heads taller than him.
"Brother Allen, I was just about to ask you... it's only a week, do you really need to bring so much stuff?"
Allen shook his backpack and nodded seriously: "Of course, I specially asked the logistics department to prepare a week's worth of food for me. How can I not be used to the food when I'm traveling?"
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I could call that woman in the logistics department "auntie" by now, you really have the nerve to say that...
When they first met, Kizaru felt a sense of familiarity with Allen, and now he understands why.
When it comes to shamelessness, you're still ahead of me.
With a sigh, Kizaru said helplessly, "The food there is just as good as at headquarters. You should give it back to that person in the logistics department..."
He pointed to the black eggshell and said, "That's a top-secret location. Even you don't know the way. I need to put you in this sphere and take you there."
"Please don't increase my workload!"
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Allen decisively turned around and headed back the way he came.
"Then I'm not going. I'm going to tell Professor Zephyr that you're trying to torture me."
"They won't even let us bring food, tsk!"
Allen knew, of course, where he was going; hidden in this large bag of frozen meat were things he wanted to leave on that island.
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"return!!"
Kizaru rarely shouts with such intense emotion.
"I...I'll carry it for you, okay?"
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call out------
A bright yellow ray of light streaked across the clouds above the new world.
Kizaru was holding a specially made black sphere that blocked his senses in both hands, and carrying a huge backpack that was taller than him and bulging to the extreme. How should I put it...
It's kind of funny.
Kizaru used his fastest speed, arriving at his destination twice as fast as usual.
tread--
The light coalesced into a humanoid shape on the ground, and Kizaru landed in a mechanical-looking base.
This is the production site of high-tech weapons such as the Navy's Seastone ships.
This is also the place where Akainu and Aokiji later competed for the position of Fleet Admiral...
Punk Hazard!!