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Chapter 193 Hawkeye's Slash

Jiang Yan stood on Charizard, looking down at the battlefield that had instantly descended into chaos, and the excitement in his eyes subsided.

"here we go."

War is always cruel. In the beginning, it was just ordinary soldiers of the Navy fighting against the lowest-ranking pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates.

But in just a few minutes, the level of the battlefield rapidly escalated.

The vice admirals of the Marine Headquarters took action one after another. Momonga, Onigumo, and Kasakatsuyama—these renowned Marine powerhouses rushed into the battlefield, confronting the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates and their subordinate pirate captains.

The clash of the strong stirred up even more terrifying waves on the ice.

Just as the fighting on the battlefield was getting more and more intense, the Shichibukai Hawkeye Mihawk suddenly made a move.

Hawkeye Mihawk's actions attracted the attention of the strong on the battlefield, causing many to show surprise.

After all, despite holding the title of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hawkeye has always been perfunctory in obeying the orders of the World Government.

Although he accepted the call to Marineford, everyone assumed that he would most likely, like in many previous incidents, remain inactive and observe from the sidelines.

But no one expected that just as this great battle was about to begin, the world's greatest swordsman was preparing to make his move, and his target was Whitebeard.

How could this not be surprising?

Jiang Yan, suspended in mid-air, looked at Eagle Eye with eyes full of anticipation.

As a man who treats basic attacks like ultimate moves, the title of the world's greatest swordsman was earned through hard-fought battles, without a trace of exaggeration.

Jiang Yan wanted to see for himself just how strong Hawkeye Mihawk really was.

Hawkeye Mihawk slowly drew his black sword, Night.

The blade gleamed with a cold and profound light.

Hawkeye Mihawk's next move was completely unpretentious, without even a few unnecessary movements. He simply raised his knife and then swung it down sharply towards Whitebeard.

The moment the black blade sliced ​​through the air, a perfectly condensed slash was formed with a thunderous roar.

The slash hurtled straight toward the white-bearded man on the Moby Dick at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

Wherever it passed, even the air was torn apart, and a deep trench was cut into the solid ice surface.

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The pirates along the way were so terrified by the terrifying power contained in the slash that they couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resisting. They could only flee in panic to the sides, fearing that they would be caught in the aftershocks of the slash.

The entire battle on the battlefield came to a momentary halt under this single strike.

All eyes followed the slash and landed on the white-bearded man.

Just then, a burly figure leaped out of the Moby Dick and blocked the path of the slash.

It was none other than Diamond Jozu, the captain of the third division of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Then, Jozu's body transformed into a flawless, sparkling diamond.

Facing the slash that was powerful enough to split mountains, it did not flinch at all, and used its diamond-like body to crash into it.

clang-!!!

The deafening clang of metal resounded throughout the entire harbor.

A blinding spark exploded the moment the slash collided with the diamond's body, and a terrifying shockwave spread in all directions, even cracking the ice beneath Diamond Jozu's feet with countless fissures.

The slash that was originally heading straight for Whitebeard was also deflected by Diamond Jozu's all-out defense, and shot off diagonally into the sky like an out-of-control meteor.

The Whitebeard Pirates breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn't think Hawkeye could hurt Whitebeard, if even Hawkeye's attacks required Whitebeard's personal intervention, wouldn't that make them seem incompetent?

At this moment, Jiang Yan's expression suddenly froze high in the sky.

"Wait a minute—Holy crap?!"

Jiang Yan stared blankly at the slash that Jozu had changed direction from, now flying straight at Aya and Charizard.

Why not just sit back in the sky and watch the show? What did you do to deserve this?

How could that flying slash curve and hit me on the head?

However, the confusion only lasted for a moment.

Jiang Yan's reaction speed was also extremely fast. Almost the instant the thought flashed through his mind, he had already taken out the Melk cleaver.

The next moment, a powerful and condensed thought surged out of Jiang Yan's body like a tide and wrapped around the blade of Melk's kitchen knife.

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The thought continued to extend and expand, eventually coalescing into a huge kitchen knife several meters long, almost tangible.

This kitchen knife, made of thought, possesses an extreme sharpness.

"Cut it off!"

Jiang Yan let out a low shout, and with a sudden twist of his wrist, the huge kitchen knife rushed forward at high speed to meet the flying slash.

In the blink of an eye, the kitchen knife collided with Hawkeye's slash in mid-air.

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected, only a hissing, teeth-grinding sharp sound.

Two extremely sharp beams tore at and canceled each other out in mid-air, creating terrifying turbulence that spread outwards, even causing the fire-breathing dragon beneath them to shake violently.

The Charizard growled in dissatisfaction, flapping its wings to regain its balance.

The kitchen knife and the slashing motion clashed briefly in mid-air.

In the end, both exhausted their power and dissipated into the air, leaving not a trace.

Jiang Yan slowly put away the Melk kitchen knife, his expression becoming extremely serious.

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too strong.

That slash just now was nothing more than a casual basic attack from Hawkeye.

Not only that, the slash was first blocked head-on by Diamond Jozu with all his strength, deflecting its direction, and then flew through the air for over a hundred meters, its power already greatly diminished.

Even so, the kitchen knife he condensed with all his mental power could only barely neutralize it.

The world's greatest swordsman's strength was indeed well-deserved, far exceeding his previous expectations.

Just as Jiang Yan was secretly marveling at Hawkeye's strength, Hawkeye, who was about to retract his black sword, suddenly raised his head below the battlefield, locked his gaze on Jiang Yan, and his expression changed slightly.

The deflected slash was actually blocked.

What concerned Hawkeye even more was that the move Jiang Yan used to neutralize his slash was not a slash from any swordsman at all.

It wasn't a slash from a sword, nor any blade-related technique, but a completely different kind of power that condensed into the shape of a sword, yet possessed a sharpness no less than a slash.

He wasn't a swordsman, yet he could use the "sword" to such an extent, using a short sword less than a foot long to block his slash.

This is so interesting.