Chapter 173: I am not escaping, you are
Aokiji materialized near the shore and slowly walked up to them. He didn't look like he got hurt by any means with that push alone. This was a problem with Almighty Push. If a person didn't have a logia or a relevant paramecia, Almighty Push was one of the best attacks. It was because one could use this move to force him to the ground and deal huge damage. But since this move didn't have Haki infused in it, a Logia person could easily circumvent that advantage and come out unhurt.
"Arararaa. That is one nasty devil's fruit. But your grandpa said that you have something to do with lightning." Aokiji said, as he didn't look fazed at all after being pushed such a huge distance away. Rather he looked genuinely confused.
Luffy and Sanji's feet had been activated by Haki, as was Zoro's sword. After the character of Jin Mori, it made use of his feet more while fighting than his hands. Though as he would grow more powerful, he would be able to use both his hands and feet with equal power.
Aokiji, seeing the Haki being activated, got a little more serious. Haki was always the king, and he couldn't just elementalize like he did just before.
"Gum Gum no: Muchi."
"Hirin Kagerō." (Solar Heat Haze)
The feet of Luffy got extended and went straight to hit Aokiji, while Zoro used Sun breathing. This move made his whole body covered by a heat haze, masking his sword position, and he ran at Aokiji at incredible speed. It was like mist breathing, where Muchiro could hide his speed and was very unpredictable. What Zoro did was much more concealed and dangerous.
Zoro was also trying to get rid of his emotions while fighting. If he could do that, he would really be a huge problem for people who use Observation Haki. Meanwhile, Ken brought his two weapons.
The clouds started gathering over their heads, and thunderous sounds could be heard. Aokiji knew that he couldn't defend against both attacks with Ice alone and thus enveloped his frozen hands with Haki. Using both ice and haki as his defense against the two attacks
He was able to stop Luffy's feet and even Zoro's attack with both of his hands. But it was Zoro's attack that made him feel a terrible burning sensation that somehow seeped through his haki. Moreover, for some reason, he did feel a tinge of absence from his observation haki; it was as if Zoro was able to mask his attack from his own observation haki.
But that was not the end; out of nowhere, lightning fell straight at his head. It was seconds before he was able to sense the attack and had to move a bit away and elementalize.
"Arararara.. This is annoying."
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique."
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique."
Both Luffy and Ken used a fire-type jutsu once Aokiji was hit by lightning. Once lightning hit him, he would have to elementalize, and this was the correct time to show him what fire was. A huge dragon formed due to the release of both of them and attacked the place where Aokiji was.
This was a full-blown attack. After the attack ended, it was time for Ussop, who perfectly synchronized with the others, formed a huge arrow in his bow, and released it. The bow traveled at incredible speed and blasted at the place where Aokiji was.
There was dust and damage everywhere. The ground was charred black, and even the surrounding trees caught fire or were blown away. Nami came forward and formed an air shield so that she and others weren't blown away.
But even after that, none of them had a good face. With Haki, they could feel that Aokiji was somehow able to avoid the arrow at the last moment. But they did hit the lightning and fire at him.
Aokiji slowly materialized after the dust settled a bit; the wind was blowing at high speed and took the dust away.
"My.. My.. I need to get serious." Aokiji said.
"Aisu Burokku Paruchizan" (Ice Block: Partisan)
Four massive ice spears formed in the air, each pointing at the four of them on the ground. (Marineford War, against Whitebeard, and in Ohara, against Saul). Aokiji was ready to shoot those spears when suddenly he heard
"Diable Jambe: Frites Assorties."
Sanji came flying in from the air and used two moves from his leg to destroy two of the ice spears. Sanji was too fast for him to move the spears, and two of them got destroyed, but the other two got released and flew at incredible speed at Luffy and Ken.
Luffy, whose hand still had the staff, made it almost the same size as the spear and hit at it, while Ken used the Stormbreaker to hit at his incoming spear. Both of the spears got destroyed, but the cold sensation accompanying the spear hit Ken and Luffy. Ken was fine, but Luffy was definitely suffering. His eyelids got frozen, and Ken could distinctly hear his teeth clattering.
"Luffy, we need to end this." Ken mumbled. Luffy heard him and jumped at Aokiji. He hit Aokiji with his staff.
"Ice time."
Luffy did Aokiji with his staff, and he didn't elemtalize, he stopped by haki, but Aokiji used his own attack against him. In the blink of an eye, ice formed over Luffy's whole body and froze him completely. But then Aokiji felt a very weird sensation fall upon him. His surroundings changed into full rainbow colors, and before he could understand what was going on, he got sucked up.
Ken just opened the bifrost on Aokiji directly. He had to time the bifrost perfectly, or else Luffy would be sucked up and it would be over. Aokiji didn't exactly sense it since Ken didn't mean it with the purpose of attacking. He did so with the purpose of sending Aokiji away.
He sent him straight to Logue Town.
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