Chapter 226 Aokiji
Crocodile soared up, his arm transforming into a blade of sand, not attacking Aokiji as agreed, but instead rushing towards Sig.
However, Sig's reaction also startled Crocodile.
Sig seemed to have anticipated Crocodile's move long ago. The instant he launched his surprise attack, Sig raised the short sword in his hand and, like lightning, stabbed his own abdomen again!
Pfft!
Blood once again spurted out like a fountain. The recently dried bloodstains on Sig's sword were immediately covered by a fresh layer of blood.
"You..."
Crocodile's heart also trembled.
The self-inflicted stab Sig just gave himself, the amount of bleeding undoubtedly indicated a life-threatening heavy injury.
He had delayed for so long, yet Sig's movements were still fast, seemingly completely unaffected by the excessive blood loss.
Not only that, Sig actually added another terrifying wound to himself.
"Is he a monster like Whitebeard, fearless of injury and possessing formidable life force?"
Crocodile's gaze turned a bit colder; he thought of another equally valiant powerhouse.
However, since the surprise attack had been launched, there was no turning back.
"Desert Spada!"
Crocodile's arm transformed into a giant sand blade, half of his body already elementalized. Sand and wind swirled up accordingly, strands of flowing sand converging inward with Sig at the center.
These grains of sand in the wind rubbed against the air, even producing scattered sparks. When they struck the surface of a nearby rock, they instantly pulverized the rock, completely turning it into sand.
Rumble rumble rumble.
This attack caused the already collapsed ruins to crumble completely, the dull sounds echoing incessantly.
And Sig also made his move.
He glanced at the converging storm around him, suddenly twisted his waist, his entire upper body once again twisting into a corkscrew shape.
While twisting his waist, Sig also tightened his grip on the short sword in his hand, swinging it outward along with the rotation of his waist.
Sssshla!
A sword light tinged with blood flashed within the just-stirred storm, instantly tearing the storm apart completely.
The giant sand blade formed by Crocodile's arm was also torn apart again by this sword light without any hindrance.
Tch!
A spurt of blood erupted. Crocodile looked down.
At his waist, a long, narrow wound deep enough to see bone had appeared, blood constantly pouring out from it.
Different from the previous injury on his arm, this wound was deeper and located on his torso.
This meant that Crocodile's body trunk could temporarily no longer be elementalized.
Witnessing this injury, Crocodile's figure retreated explosively once more, flying towards the distance without hesitation.
But Sig's sword light was faster.
Before he could get far, a sword light from behind had already caught up from the air, almost engulfing his entire body.
When the sword light faded.
Crocodile's waist was almost sliced into two segments. He could no longer support himself and fell downwards from the sky.
"Need to finish him off quickly."
Sig immediately had the intention to deliver the finishing blow, wanting to walk towards the direction where Crocodile had fallen.
During the Tom Card possession, he seemed unable to kill enemies, so the current Crocodile might not be completely dead yet.
Sig planned to cancel the soon-to-end Tom Card effect and completely eliminate this strong enemy.
But he had just taken two steps when he heard a voice from behind him.
"Tearing open a storm with one sword strike, Sig, I thought you were quite impressive..."
"I originally thought you should have Admiral-level strength, but looking at it now, did I overestimate you?"
In the distance, Aokiji stood amidst an icy plain, walking over leisurely.
His gaze looked over from afar, shifting back and forth between Robin and Sig for a moment.
"Wanting to shelter the Devil Child Nico Robin, acknowledging her as your daughter? As a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, I cannot pretend I heard nothing."
Aokiji's gaze was very calm, without any fierce killing intent. But it made Robin shiver instantly, unconsciously hiding behind Sig.
Only in front of this man who claimed he wanted to acknowledge her as his daughter did Robin feel a slight sense of security.
What she didn't know was that Sig, at this moment, also felt no sense of security at all.
Sig's gaze turned to Robin hiding behind him, his posture straightened slightly, and then he quietly turned on the loudspeaker:
"The dignified Marines, actually taking advantage of the fact that I just finished fighting the Sand Crocodile, am severely injured, Haki depleted, with not even one-tenth of my strength remaining, to come and pick up the pieces?"
After speaking, a sweetness rose in Sig's throat, and another mouthful of old blood sprayed out from his mouth.
Besides this, there were two hideous and terrifying wounds on his chest and abdomen, skin split open and flesh gaping, dripping with blood.
The blood dripping from the wounds even formed a small pool at his feet; it truly looked quite miserable.
His body swayed, seeming somewhat unstable, using his long sword to support himself, barely standing amidst the ruins.
His breathing was also slightly chaotic, somewhat heavy.
Only the sound of the Emperor Engine still roared, that terrifying sense of pressure surging like a tide, showing no signs of weakening.
He looked exactly like a peerless hero who had just defeated the great demon king and was facing a tragic grand finale.
The voice, amplified many times by the loudspeaker, fell upon the eyes of many people.
This scene stunned Cobra and the others, who were just preparing to celebrate escaping death.
"Is the Marine Vice Admiral planning to make a move on Sig opportunistically?"
"This.... Aren't the Marines supposed to represent justice? Why attack Sig who protected the city? And specifically when he's heavily injured."
Looking from afar at Sig's heavily injured, near-death appearance, some people were already teary-eyed.
"Dealing with pirates, do we still need to talk about morality?"
"Besides, aren't you brimming with fighting spirit?"
Aokiji didn't say much more, extending his palm with a blank expression.
Frigid air was released from it, and sharp spikes of ice began to condense in the air.
"I see, so this is the justice of the Marines?"
Sig smiled miserably again.
"Mr. Sig!"
At this moment, another voice rapidly approached from far to near behind Sig.
A somewhat petite figure flew rapidly through the air, heading straight for Sig.
This time, Sig didn't try to dodge but opened his arms, directly catching this person in his embrace.
Sig's heart stirred slightly, somewhat surprised.
The feeling of Baby-5 landing in his arms was very light, almost as if she were weightless, like having no weight at all.
"Baby-5, flamethrower!"
Sig suddenly spoke. Baby-5, who had just landed in his arms, rapidly transformed her body. Her upper body turned into the long barrel of a flamethrower, while her lower body remained two legs.