Chapter 056: Admiral Aokiji Drowning in Seawater?

"Oh no!"

Seeing Lin Xuan's actions, the faces of Aokiji and the others on the naval warship instantly turned pale.

At that moment, they finally understood the meaning behind Lin Xuan's earlier words: "You will definitely regret coming after us this time."

"Madman, this guy is insane!"

"He's trying to kill us all!"

"Stop, stop right now!"

...

The naval officers shouted frantically, but the golden giant's movements didn't pause in the slightest.

And then—

"Boom!"

The naval warship, which had been rising with the ocean current, was suddenly flung into the air!

Even more terrifying, the moment it was tossed, the warship disintegrated mid-air, sending all the marines aboard flying out!

In the distance, on Jaya Island, people like Montblanc Cricket were completely stunned by what they saw.

They never expected the navy's pursuit of their enemies would escalate to such a situation. Nor did they imagine that the so-called "rumormongers" and wanted criminals the navy was chasing would possess such terrifying strength.

Staring at the colossal golden giant, everyone on Jaya Island held their breath, their eyes wide as they watched the scene unfold through their telescopes.

At that moment, most of the marines who had lost their footing on the shattered warship could only scream helplessly as they plummeted toward the sea.

However, a few didn't fall so easily.

"Moon Walk!"

Many of the high-ranking naval officers, including Aokiji, were proficient in the Navy's Rokushiki techniques. Now, they activated their abilities, hovering mid-air.

Some continued charging toward Lin Xuan and his group, while others rushed to rescue their comrades who couldn't use Moon Walk.

On the small wooden boat still ascending with the upward current, Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up as he watched Aokiji and the others maneuvering through the air. "Oh? So the navy has tricks like this. Interesting!"

Beside him, Madara Uchiha smirked coldly. "Too bad it's just a futile struggle."

Before his words faded, his eyes transformed into the Rinnegan, and he raised his hands toward Aokiji and the others.

Below, Aokiji noticed Madara's stance and suddenly recalled the reports from the previous naval unit that had nearly captured Lin Xuan.

The reports mentioned that when Madara Uchiha assumed this strange posture and his eyes took on a "swirling" pattern, he seemed to unleash an ability that could repel people with tremendous force.

His pupils contracted sharply as he shouted in alarm, "Watch out, everyone! Dodge!"

But it was already too late.

Before the others could react, Madara's ocular technique was unleashed.

"Shinra Tensei!"

"Hummm!"

A dull shockwave reverberated through the air, vibrating their eardrums painfully.

At the same time, an overwhelming force slammed into them, sending them flying at incredible speeds!

"No!"

Vice Admiral Momonga and the others roared in desperation, frantically using Moon Walk to counteract the force of their descent.

Fortunately, they had unknowingly climbed to an altitude of over 3,000 meters above sea level, giving them enough height to mitigate the impact.

In the end, exhausted and battered, they crashed into the sea—but at least they survived.

When they looked up, Lin Xuan and his group were already long gone.

Around them, the sea was littered with marines, some floating unconscious, others severely injured and on the verge of death.

None of them could have imagined that their confident pursuit would end in such a disastrous defeat—without even laying a finger on their enemies.

To make matters worse, a naval commodore on another nearby warship, who had been monitoring the situation, suddenly shouted in panic, "Admiral Aokiji—he was swept away by the current!"

"What?!"

Vice Admiral Momonga and the others paled.

Recalling the events, they realized Aokiji had indeed been blasted directly into the current by Madara's Shinra Tensei and dragged underwater!

This was a catastrophe!

No matter how powerful Aokiji was, he was still a Devil Fruit user—seawater was his greatest weakness!

Given how violent the current was, there was a real chance Aokiji could drown!

If their pursuit ended not only in failure but also in the death of a Navy Admiral—drowned by seawater—the repercussions would be unimaginable!

Desperate, someone immediately yelled, "We have to rescue him!"

But the surrounding marines could only stare blankly.

They wanted to help, but... how?

Meanwhile, back on Jaya Island, Montblanc Cricket and the others finally snapped out of their daze.

Yet, they still struggled to process what they had just witnessed.

The navy had been utterly crushed by their enemies!

After seeing Lin Xuan's overwhelming power, they couldn't help but question the navy's earlier statements debunking the rumors.

Weren't you claiming it was all fabricated?

Didn't you say those two weren't that strong?

Weren't you insisting the photos were fake?

Then what was that golden giant we just saw with our own eyes?

As they pondered further, their shock only deepened.

Montblanc Cricket swallowed hard, a terrifying thought forming in his mind:

"Earlier, besides the three people on that boat, there were three others tied up… Could it be true? Were those three captives really the Celestial Dragons kidnapped on Sabaody Archipelago?!"

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