Chapter 81 War begins

Even Aokiji was a little surprised when he saw the young man in front of him who dared to say these words to him.

It was the first time he saw a pirate with a bounty of only 25 million dare to be so arrogant.

Could it be that he looks too easy-going, not as ferocious as Akainu, so he has no deterrent effect?

Just as Aokiji's thoughts were churning, Xia Chen on the opposite side had the ugliest expression.

He glared at Smoker fiercely and said, "You're not playing by the rules when you ask for help, right?"

Don't people always move reinforcements step by step, layer by layer? But you just moved the boss out directly.

He just said it casually, but he never expected that a great general would really pop up!

Although he was confident in his own abilities, he was not confident enough to think that he could rival a general.

It would be fine if he was alone, he could definitely run if he wanted to, but the problem was that the group of rookies behind him couldn't do that!

Hmm...what should I do?

After thinking for a long time, Xia Chen couldn't think of a good idea, so he had to ask tentatively: "General Aokiji, why are you here?"

"Ah, I was originally planning to have a meal, but now that I've met you guys, I might have to change my plans!"

Hearing this, Xia Chen's face turned pale as if he had eaten a dead fly, and he looked at Luffy with eyes that showed he wanted to kill him.

Come on, what are you doing here? Isn't this like meat being served to you?

But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything more. Xia Chen turned his gaze to Aokiji again, and his whole aura changed instantly.

A general is a general, there is no need to be afraid! Let’s fight first!

Xia Chen stared at Qingzhi for the last time and asked, "Do you really have to catch us? Or just pretend you've never seen us and let us go?"

"That won't work, little brother! If I let you go, I won't be able to report to my superiors!"

"Then there's nothing to talk about!"

"In that case, let's fight!" Xia Chen said calmly.

It seemed that today's battle was inevitable anyway, so there was no need for him to say any more nonsense.

Aokiji turned to Smoker and said, "Smoker, go and evacuate the crowd! I have a feeling that the next battle won't be that easy!"

"Okay!" Smoker nodded and immediately arranged for Tashigi to evacuate all the people around. Xia Chen did not react to this action.

Originally, he had no intention of attacking these civilians, but now that they had been evacuated, it was convenient for him to take action.

Suddenly, Xia Chen thought of something and walked directly into the kitchen of the restaurant. He collected everything he saw, whether useful or not, into his system space.

He likes this kind of thing of buying for free the most. It will be destroyed in a fight anyway, so he might as well give it to him. At least it won’t be wasted!

When they came out again, they and Aokiji on the opposite side were the only ones left outside.

In this world, unless the strength is similar, the phrase "strength in numbers" is completely inapplicable.

Now Aokiji is standing there alone on the opposite side, but he is exerting great pressure on them.

Xia Chen walked in front of everyone and said to Luffy and the others: "You go first, Ace and I will stop them here!"

"But..." Nami wanted to say something when she heard this, but was interrupted by Xia Chen.

"Hurry up, with your strength, it will be useless even if you stay here. Instead, it will hinder us. Besides, Weiwei's country is still in dire straits. If you waste your time here, who will help her?"

"Xia Chen..." Weiwei stared at Xia Chen who said this in a daze.

"Gomogomo...Rubber pistol!"

Just when Xia Chen was about to confess something, he heard a familiar voice. Suddenly, a bad thought came to his mind and he immediately turned around to look.

And the fact was just as he thought. Luffy was punching Aokiji at this moment.

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In an instant, the expressions on everyone's faces froze. It turned out that everything they said just now was nonsense. Luffy, that idiot, really couldn't understand what people were saying!

"Ah, brother, don't be so angry!" Aokiji said lightly while looking at Luffy in front of him.

With a thought, the ice instantly invaded Luffy's arms, and showed signs of spreading to his entire body.

Seeing this scene, Xia Chen narrowed his eyes, appeared next to them in an instant, and kicked Aokiji.

Aokiji was kicked directly and flew backwards quickly, crashing into several houses before stopping.

"Ah! My hands, my body!" A series of pig squeals were heard, making Xia Chen feel a little helpless.

Turning to look at Luffy, I saw him lying on the ground, covering his half-frozen body and shouting loudly.

Seeing this situation, Xia Chen was immediately furious. I told you to run away, but you had to go up and test my level, right?

"Let me help Luffy melt the ice!" Ace walked over and said.

"No need to bother!" Xia Chen replied calmly. Then he grabbed Luffy's arm with one hand and wrapped his Armament Haki around it.

With a slight shock, the ice on Luffy's body began to break into pieces, turning into countless pieces of ice that fell to the ground.

That's right, Xia Chen was using Ryuo Haki. Relying on the flowing characteristics of Haki, Xia Chen could easily do this without hurting Luffy.

"Hey, the ice is gone!"

Luffy jumped up and stretched his body, saying happily.

"Let's see if you dare to be so reckless in the future!" Xia Chen scolded angrily. Then he said again: "You also saw that your attack was completely useless to him!"

"Take them and run away quickly!"

"Okay, I got it!" Luffy nodded. He was still frightened by the experience of being frozen just now, and he had no intention of fighting Aokiji at all.

"Did I say... can you go?"

Aokiji spoke indifferently, staring at them intently, and then with a thought, the ice instantly spread rapidly around him. Everything was instantly frozen wherever it passed.

At this moment, Ace jumped out and yelled, "Wall of Fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ace created a huge wall of fire, blocking the incoming ice.

"Come on!"

When they heard the shout again, they all ran back without hesitation. Just like Xia Chen said, they would be a burden if they stayed here now and could not help at all.

"I was told that I would be in trouble if you left!" Aokiji said calmly, and then jumped directly into the sky.

The cold air gathered in his hands and was aimed at Luffy and the others who were fleeing.

Just as he was about to attack, a black fist enlarged in his pupils and knocked him out again.

"I also told you that we will stop you!"

A faint voice was heard, and Xia Chen had turned into a demonic form at some point, staring coldly at Aokiji below in the sky.