Damn it!
The battle on the coast made Ochoku grit his teeth and curse angrily.
How could he be beaten so badly by a few beasts?
No, this won't do.
He can't make a move.
He needs to catch Ian off guard, that's the key!
Should he send Claude to deal with them instead?
Ochoku turned around, and the Golden Dragon ship was already entering the area covered by thunderclouds, with lightning crackling and falling towards them.
It seems like he can't get away either.
Ochoku let out a deep breath.
It's fine.
He reassured himself that once he defeats Ian, everything would be fine.
On the Golden Dragon ship.
"Ohh! This is insane!"
Ian looked up, as lightning like a torrential rain began to fall toward them.
It was a bit like Enel's Thunder God's attack, though the range wasn't as wide.
But to be fair, Enel needed the Ark to use the Thunder God, so strictly speaking, Yege was the one who was more impressive.
How embarrassing for Goro Goro no Mi.
This is the power of the Logia Fruit; even a slightly more powerful application of its ability can cause world-destroying effects.
Facing the overwhelming thunder, Ian simply raised his hand, and his Haki surged out instantly, forming a large Haki shield above the ship, using internal destruction-level Armament Haki.
Crack! Crack!
The lightning struck the invisible shield, instantly shattering, turning into countless tiny silver snakes that bounced on the surface of the shield.
During the Marineford War, even the three Admirals could easily deflect Whitebeard's shockwaves with Haki, so deflecting this guy's lightning with his own Haki was no problem for Ian.
"What!"
Claude, who had descended from the dark clouds, was incredulous. "This kind of Haki?"
His attacks couldn't even shake the guy's Haki shield! How could the gap be so huge?
Ian looked up, gazing at Claude with a shocked expression, and shouted, "Yamato, take care of this guy."
"Leave it to me!"
Yamato shot up into the air in an instant. As she leapt upward, white mist coiled around her, and in the next moment, a white werewolf shot up toward the sky.
The young woman took a deep breath and then forcefully exhaled, "No Samurai Ice Fang!"
The white streaks pierced through the dark clouds in the sky like lasers.
Then.
"Impossible!"
Claude screamed in disbelief.
The clouds froze.
The small water droplets and ice crystals that formed the clouds were completely solidified into ice at that moment, instantly dissipating and turning into large chunks of ice that began to fall.
The clouds, thus, vanished!
The sky cleared immediately.
Claude, forced to detach from the clouds, floated as clouds in the sky, his face still filled with utter disbelief.
Ian was one thing, but that little girl—she actually—
"Thunderous Bagua!"
The crystal-clear iron rod came straight at him, and Yamato shot through the sky like a white meteor, moving at an incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Claude.
Claude's eyes darkened, and his arms turned into clouds. "Iron Clouds!"
Sky Island had a special type of cloud called Island Clouds, the foundation of the island. Though it was a cloud, it had substance and could even grow specific plants like soil.
Within the Island Clouds, there was a special type called Iron Clouds.
It had the lightness of a cloud but the strength of steel.
Claude's arms transformed into dual blades made of Iron Clouds, covered with dark Haki, and he prepared to clash with Yamato's iron rod.
However.
Crack!
With a sharp sound, under Claude's incredulous gaze, Yamato's crystal-clear iron rod smashed through his dual blades.
Or rather, it froze the two blades into ice and then shattered them, before delivering a heavy blow to Claude's chest, sending him plummeting like a meteor.
Boom!
Claude crashed into the coastline, sending up a cloud of smoke and dust.
Yamato quickly followed, falling heavily to the ground. As her feet hit the ground, white spread out, "Frost Nova!"
The coastline was instantly turned into a frozen tundra, and even the sea beyond the island was frozen. The world was blanketed in a vast expanse of white.
Even the few giant beasts were frozen to the ground, struggling in anger to break free from the solid ice.
But the pirates of the Ochoku pirate crew were in a much worse state. Most of them were frozen solid to the ground, unable to break free from the freezing power.
"...This is Yamato of the Frozen Sea."
Ochoku's expression was grave.
She had frozen even the sea.
Kaido's daughter, that troublesome girl who two years ago he couldn't even spare a glance at, now possessed such power?
Damn it!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ochoku suddenly heard loud bangs from the sky.
The sea was frozen, and the Golden Dragon Ship couldn't approach, so Ian and his subordinates were walking in mid-air, using the Moonwalk to reach him.
Ochoku's gaze sharpened.
This was his chance!
As long as he could defeat Ian, no matter what was happening on the other battlefields, it would all be over!
Ian, stepping lightly in the air, moved forward leisurely. "You guys just have fun; there are only a few stray fish left."
"Ian, be careful!"
Hancock said with some concern. "Even though it's Ian, the enemy is—"
Ian nodded lightly.
He looked down. Though his eyes couldn't see, there was an incredibly strong presence under the large sunshade on the deck of the ship below.
"Go."
Ian said.
His companions immediately transformed into meteors, scattering and flying toward the shore.
Ian lowered his head, a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.
This pirate veteran wouldn't want to ambush a younger generation like me, would he? How disgraceful.
Well then.
Ian clenched his fist, his dark Haki swirling around it, and an invisible wave of energy spread out.
"Fist!"
Ian muttered under his breath, his body spinning, and he struck with a backhand punch.
The roaring Haki turned into an upside-down galaxy, its overwhelming force pressing down as if to crush everything in its path.
Below, Ochoku's expression changed in an instant, his face turning as black as coal.
Boom!!
The parasol exploded in an instant, and a terrifying shockwave of Haki surged upwards, crashing into Ian's wave of Haki. Dark lightning sparked, and fierce winds swept through the sky and earth.
"You brat!"
Ochoku also stomped on the air and shot into the sky, glaring at Ian with gritted teeth. "You knew I was here!"
I've been played!
If I had known, I would never have let those beasts act so recklessly.
"I only just found out."
Ian smiled. "So you don't need to blame yourself, Mr. Ochoku. Your plan almost worked."
Ochoku paused for a moment, then sneered, "You brat, you're really arrogant. Knowing that I'm here, you still dare to attack? Do you think Kaido will back you up here?"
Ian smirked, speaking lightly, "Because it doesn't matter whether you're here or not, does it? Mr. Ochoku, if the opponent is just you, then I don't think it will affect the outcome of the battle."
"..."
Veins bulged on Ochoku's forehead, and in an instant, he shot into the sky like a rocket, stomping through the air, "You brat! I'll see if your strength is as tough as your mouth!"
"Then let me show you, Mr. Ochoku," Ian said.
Golden flames instantly enveloped Ian, and a golden angel spread its wings.
"The New World no longer has a ship that can carry you!"
Ian laughed wildly and then threw a punch.
"King Punch!"
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