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It would be more accurate to say that when Russ and his men saw Gion's military rank, they had essentially lost their will to fight.

This is a rear admiral, one of the highest-ranking officers in the Navy Headquarters. Moreover, Gion looks so young; she's clearly a formidable character.

Given the disparity in combat strength, Russ and his group were quickly brought under control by Gion.

Just as Gion was about to interrogate him about Wood's whereabouts, Wood happened to walk right into the line of fire, which led to the scene just now.

"Wood, you can't escape. Don't forget, I have your life card in my hand!"

"Go ahead and run if you want. Even if you escape today, I'll still be chasing you with warships every day. I don't believe you can cross the entire ocean with Moonwalk."

Everyone knows how to use "Moonwalk," and in terms of physical fitness, Wood is superior to Gion, so Gion has no chance of catching up with Wood.

As the figure in front of her receded into the distance, Gion spoke with a resentful expression, threatening him.

Hearing the threatening words from Gion behind him, Wood couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He had really forgotten about the Life Paper.

Life paper is a special product of the New World. It is made from human tissues such as fingernails and blood, and it has the power to predict the fortune and location of its owner.

Not only does Gion possess Wood's Life Paper, but Wood also possesses Gion's Life Paper.

When they went to Mary Geoise before, the two of them specially made it in the Sabaody Archipelago so that they could check each other's condition and location at any time.

Wood and Gion have known each other for several years, and Wood knows very well how stubborn Gion is. What Gion just said was definitely not just talk; she would definitely do it!

No pirate wants to be constantly on the radar of a Marine Rear Admiral, so Wood finally stopped his escape.

"Now you can tell me why you defected from the Navy, right? It can't be because you thought the Navy's salary was too low!"

Looking at Wood in front of her, Gion revealed the biggest reason why she thought Wood might betray her. However, even Gion herself found the reason laughable.

"Well, that's part of the reason, but the bigger reason is that after the incident in Mary Geoise, I came to realize the truth."

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Chapter 91 Wood and Gion clash again

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"Undeniably, the Navy, as the enforcer of justice, is indeed effectively curbing pirates on the high seas."

However, standing above the Navy's justice is an even uglier evil. As long as it is still the Navy, it cannot resist the World Government, much less punish the Celestial Dragons.

"In that case, it's better not to be a navy at all. All they do is fight pirates, but they turn a blind eye to greater evils. Such justice is undoubtedly narrow-minded!"

Wood said those words partly to persuade Gion, and partly because it also reflected Wood's own thoughts.

In fact, Wood initially intended to join Monkey D. Dragon's revolutionary army, but unfortunately, when Wood set sail, Dragon had only recently left the navy.

Furthermore, even if Wood wanted to join the Revolutionary Army, he couldn't find any of their bases at the time.

Whether the Revolutionary Army is righteous or not is something Wood will not comment on for now, but it is undeniable that the Celestial Dragons are definitely evil, and the only entity in the world that dares to challenge them is Dragon's Revolutionary Army.

"But if I haven't forgotten, you should have said that you hate pirates the most."

If you defect from the Navy now, you won't even be able to be an ordinary person or a bounty hunter; you'll only be labeled a pirate and have a bounty placed on your head by headquarters.

“I heard from the navy who defected with you that you killed all the prisoners you released from Impel Down.”

"In that case, there's still room for reconciliation. Come back to headquarters with me. If Marshal Sengoku understands the whole story, perhaps there's still a chance for things to turn around."

Wood's greatest crime to date was releasing over a hundred prisoners from Impel Down, but he has now personally killed them all.

Now that the warden of Impel Down has just died, if we ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku for help, and if we also have connections at headquarters, we do have some room to maneuver in this matter.

For example, Wood is not the one who released the prisoners; it was those prisoners who escaped in the chaos of Skee's breakout, and Wood was responsible for chasing down these prisoners and ultimately annihilating them all.

Although such a reason seems absurd, Gion's resources do indeed make it possible.

First, there is a close sister-like Vice Admiral Tsuru in Gion, and then she and Wood are both students of Zephyr, and are also appreciated and favored by Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Almost half of the decision-making body at the entire Naval Headquarters is connected to Gion, so it's no exaggeration to say she's a second-generation heir.

Gion believed that as long as Wood showed his true strength and value in front of Fleet Admiral Sengoku and others, and with his connections, there was still a possibility of things turning around as long as the bounty had not been issued.

"I will never return to the Navy. I will carry out justice in my own way. If you still consider me a friend, then don't come and get in my way."

Faced with Gion's persuasion, Wood showed a resolute expression.

To be a good undercover agent, you naturally need to act out your expressions. If you can't even fool your own people, how can you fool others?

"If that's the case, then I'll personally capture you and take you back, even if it means breaking your limbs!"

If reasoning doesn't work, then force is the only option. Gion drew his sword, Kinpira, and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Meanwhile, Wood also drew his sword, Tenku, and moved away from his original position at the same time.

"Ding------!"

A crisp metallic clang echoed through the air. Wood and Gion, who had vanished at the same time, reappeared in a collision.

Kinpira's blade clashed with Tenku's blade, and sparks flew out from the friction between the blades.

The moment their blades clashed, the enormous shockwave caused a huge upheaval on the once calm sea.

The clash of blades did not last long; Wood's Gion, who was not far behind in terms of strength, was quickly repelled by Wood's power.

However, Gion quickly stopped her flying backwards and slashed directly at the sea in front of her.

"One-Sword Style: Rabbit Teeth!"

A sharp sword aura erupted from the blade of Kinpira, striking the sea in front of Gion like a razor-sharp tooth.

The once calm sea was instantly churned up by Gion's strike, creating massive waves and forming a small tsunami that crashed towards Wood.

"One-Sword Style: Kamaitachi!"

The slash, accompanied by a gust of wind, shot out, and the oncoming tsunami, like a giant curtain, was directly torn in two by Wood's slash.

Compared to Shiki the Golden Lion's previous "Lion's Might - Sea Roll," the waves that just occurred in Gion were far too minor.

The tsunami was split open, and the unsupported seawater fell as a shower of water. When the collapsed tsunami fell back into the sea, it also created huge waves.

From Wood and Gion's perspective, the attack just now was merely a mutual probing, but the dozens of marines watching from the two warships not far away were completely dumbfounded.

What kind of battle is this? One person created a mini tsunami with a single slash, while the other cleaved the tsunami in two with a single slash!

Leaving aside Gion's subordinates, since they had worked with Gion for a period of time, they knew very well how strong their major general was.

As for Russ and his group, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when they saw Wood cleaving through the tsunami with a single slash and suppressing a Marine Rear Admiral.

We didn't get to witness Wood's previous battle with Shiki the Golden Lion because they were far away from the area.

When they were massacring the prisoners in Impel Down, because their opponents were too weak, all they could see was that Wood was very strong.

However, what had the greatest impact on them was the battle in front of them!

Gion is a Rear Admiral in the Marine Headquarters and a highly anticipated Marine Supernova. Given her terrifying strength, no one was too surprised.

However, the key point is that Wood, a mere naval lieutenant commander who would be just an ordinary nobody at Marine Headquarters, actually possesses such formidable strength!

Even in their duel, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Major General Gion was not in the lead. Whether it was speed or strength, Major Wood was clearly superior.

As water droplets rained down, Gion's rapidly moving figure created afterimages in front of Wood, surrounding him and striking him from various angles.

"Dance of Blades - Cunning Rabbit!"

I saw Wood use this move when he fought Gion at the Naval Academy. It creates multiple afterimages with extremely fast speed and a unique appearance to confuse the enemy and find their weakness to deliver a fatal blow!

Chapter 92 Wood: Actually, I used to release the sea.

Several years have passed, and Gion has grown a lot again. Now, the skill in using this move is significantly better than before.

Not only did it create more afterimages, but it also became more intense.

Unfortunately, trying to gain an advantage over Wood by taking advantage of speed was a mistake from the start.

“When I used this move before, you dodged all my attacks. At first, I didn’t understand why, until I also awakened this power.”

"Wood, with your current Observation Haki, can you still pinpoint my location?"

Gion, whose body blurred into multiple afterimages, spoke from all around, indicating that she was constantly moving at high speed while speaking, which caused this phenomenon.

Several years have passed, and given Gion's talent, it's impossible that she hasn't mastered Haki, or even more than just "Observation Haki." She even mastered "Armament Haki" a step ahead of Wood.

However, compared to "Observation Haki", Gion's "Armament Haki" is only at the beginner level and has little effect in actual combat.

It was only after she mastered "Observation Haki" that Gion finally understood why Wood could always anticipate her attacks when they sparred.

For a "swordsman", the effect of Observation Haki is far stronger than that of Armament Haki. Wood actually mastered this power when he was in the naval academy, when he was only sixteen years old!

While sincerely admiring Wood's terrifying talent, Gion also felt resentful, so he worked hard to hone his skills over the past few years, hoping to one day avenge his previous defeat.

I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly, but the two sides are fighting from this position.

Having been honed by Gion for so long, the "cunning rabbit" has tested her skills on many people before. Even those who have awakened "Observation Haki" will find it extremely difficult to completely evade her attacks now.

Unfortunately, what Gion didn't know was that, for ordinary people's "Observation Haki," the speed Gion was currently displaying was indeed beyond their perception range.

However, Wood's Observation Haki is no longer ordinary Observation Haki.

To others, Gion's speed was indeed extremely fast, even creating afterimages that were not much different from her true form.