Sengoku VS Whitebeard

Kenji stood on the floating pirate ship, feeling the weakness from the side effect of Berserk disappear, while also observing the battle situation below.

When he saw the giant golden Buddha, his eyes immediately showed a look of speechlessness.

"You didn't come earlier, and now that the fight is almost over, you're finally showing up."

Kenji knew that Sengoku's failure to arrive at the battlefield in time must have been due to some irresistible force.

But running over now, especially at the crucial moment of ambushing Shiki, was purely creating chaos.

However, he then recalled that during the God Valley incident, Sengoku also arrived later than Garp.

"That's fine, Sengoku can hold back Whitebeard."

Sengoku's strength is among the top-ranked Admirals, so there wouldn't be any problem in confronting Whitebeard. He isn't the type of Admiral who would be intimidated by Conqueror's Haki.

As for Kenji himself, when he first became an Admiral, his combat power might have been at the 'weak Admiral' level.

Even now, he still hasn't mastered Conqueror's Haki Enhancement that is essential for top-tier experts, but in terms of overall strength, dealing with a Legendary Pirate is still more than enough.

What's more, Shiki has already been severely injured at this point, his hair dyed red by the blood he spit, almost turning him into a 'Blood Lion'.

"Huh? Shiki..."

Kenji withdrew his gaze, then turned to look for Shiki again, only to find that the latter was taking off.

Under the effect of the Float-Float Fruit, Shiki's body quickly ascended, his wide clothes billowing in the wind.

Furthermore, as he ascended and fled, he still faced the direction where Kenji was, holding his swords with both hands, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

"This kid, he flies quite fast!"

Kenji looked at Shiki, who was rapidly flying high into the sky, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Being able to fly is convenient."

Devil Fruit abilities related to flight are extremely rare worldwide.

With Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability, if he didn't want to prolong the fight and was determined to leave, even if Garp and Sengoku came, it would be very difficult to stop him.

Of course, if he actively ran to fight Garp and Sengoku in a ground battle, that would be another matter.

At this moment, Kenji stretched lazily, not intending to pursue him into the high sky. He had only come to provide support.

Who knew it would turn into such a big deal?

Now, he just needed to wait to collect his reward.

"It took some effort, but the final result is acceptable... Hmm, this reward is quite generous."

Kenji scanned the system interface.

This time, he successively encountered Golden Lion Shiki and Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and the system gave him two missions.

At this moment, the mission concerning Shiki was almost complete.

And the reward for this mission was 3 Assignable Upgrade opportunities.

As for the mission concerning Whitebeard...

"Hmm? Still fighting?"

Kenji looked at the intense battle on the sea below, slightly surprised.

Compared to Garp, Sengoku tended to use 'mediation' in disputes with Legendary Pirates, and even if he had to fight, he would plan thoroughly and prepare beforehand, thus earning the title of 'Tactical Genius'.

But at this moment, he transformed into a golden Buddha, continuously releasing powerful shockwaves that collided with Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, and the aftermath of the battle stirred up giant waves dozens of meters high.

"It seems Sengoku is very angry this time!"

"Indeed, as a 'Tactical Genius', he seems to have been played by Whitebeard, his defense line broken through..."

Kenji guessed that something must have happened, most likely Sengoku encountered some unexpected event.

However, now was not the time. Inquiring about the details would have to wait until they returned to headquarters.

"First, let's go back to the Marine ship." Kenji shifted his gaze to another battlefield below.

He saw his Marine ship being besieged by several pirate ships.

The closest pirate ships had already docked next to the Marine ship, and the pirates could board at any time to initiate a boarding action.

The pirate ships further away, however, were slowly retreating at this moment, perhaps having noticed Shiki's retreat, or perhaps having received orders from Shiki.

"Hey! Want to destroy my Marine ship?"

The power of Haki surged within Kenji's body, and his entire body once again glowed with Armament Haki.

The next moment, Kenji's upper body remained still, but his feet stomped forcefully, causing the floating pirate ship beneath him to descend rapidly.

"Whoa! Help, we're going to fall!"

"That monster! Does he want to destroy the ship?!"

"No, don't break the ship!"

The perfectly good floating pirate ship shook violently under the immense force of his stomp, and the wooden planks of the ship groaned under the pressure, sounding as if they could fall apart at any moment.

Nearly half of the pirates on board fell off during the first wave of shaking.

The remaining half of the pirates were agile, grabbing onto anything they could find nearby as lifelines when the impact came, barely surviving.

However, soon after, when the pirate ship descended to a certain height, Kenji moved abruptly, exerting force with his feet, creating a large crater that rapidly spread cracks across the entire ship's hull.

Crack! Rumble!!

Soon, the cracks on the deck spread to the entire ship's hull, and the massive pirate ship began to break apart, disintegrating from the initial large crater.

The surviving pirates on the ship, each clinging to ropes, canvas... and even broken pieces of wood, began their aerial acrobatics.

At this moment, Kenji, enveloped in glowing Haki, plunged down like lightning.

"That's... Kenji!" Marie noticed the glowing Haki in the sky above and quickly shouted orders.

"Immediately bring the Marine ship closer to rendezvous with Kenji!"

On the Marine ship, the soldiers sprang into action, fighting their way through the pirate ship encirclement and sailing towards where Kenji was descending.

However, they soon realized that this rendezvous attempt was somewhat unnecessary.

Kenji was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he was already above everyone's heads, finally landing a kick on the deck of one of the pirate ships in the field.

Boom!!

The solid wooden deck instantly shattered, and the scorching Armament Haki glow brought with it a powerful airflow, overturning everything around it.

The next moment, Kenji rose again, launching a high-speed assault, his trajectory like lightning tearing through the sky, passing through five surrounding pirate ships in an instant.

Boom... Boom... Boom!

Continuous explosions filled the battlefield.

One pirate ship after another burst into flames, the intense light illuminating the battlefield and countless pirates screamed as they plunged into the sea.

Looking from afar, the nearby sea seemed to have ignited, with raging fires burning on the surface.

However, the Marine ship, completely surrounded by flames, was not significantly affected, as Marie had already led the team to control the Marine ship and break through the pirate encirclement.

At this point, they just needed to aim for the weakest point in the flames and steer the Marine ship out.

Bang!

Kenji's high-speed figure flashed, instantly landing on the Marine ship's deck, the Armament Haki glow emanating from him gradually receding and disappearing.

"Hahaha! It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight!" He laughed as he loosened his fists, his blood still boiling.

In recent years, he had rarely exerted his full strength for extended periods, not because he didn't want to, but because it was difficult.

His physical strength had gradually declined over the years, making it hard to sustain intense combat for long durations.

It wasn't just Kenji. All strong individuals in the world were like this. There would eventually be a day of 'heroes in twilight'.

"However, this fight wasn't too long either. Hmm, let's talk about it next time if there's an opportunity."

The hot blood in Kenji's body gradually calmed down.

Almost simultaneously, a system reward notification appeared in his vision.