364 Reclaiming a Life

It was no wonder Sengoku was so furious. Even if Zephyr was old, even if his combat power had long faded, his value to Marine was still immeasurable.

Many believed Zephyr’s worth lay in his strength on the battlefield, but Sengoku knew otherwise.

What Marine needed most right now was Zephyr’s unparalleled ability to train the next generation.

But now, seeing him beaten into such a state, Sengoku truly didn’t know what to say.

Fortunately, Zephyr had at least survived—he had come back with his life.

As long as Zephyr was still alive, there was still hope.

Kronos hadn’t truly intended to kill him; he only wanted to teach the old veteran a lesson.

But after the explosion earlier, Kronos realized something: sooner or later, this man Zephyr would bring him trouble.

A person who was ready to drag you down to death at any moment—there was no way Kronos could allow such a man to walk free. Sooner or later, the day would come when they would clash again.

A cold light flashed in Kronos’ eyes as he stepped toward Zephyr.

Those eyes—
Cold as ice.
Sharp as blades.
Enough to make anyone shudder.

At that moment, Kronos’ killing intent reached its peak. The terrifying aura spread outward, so heavy that even the Marines at a distance could feel it pressing down on them.

“Damn it!”

Seeing Kronos about to finish him, Zephyr—the man at the center of it all—couldn’t muster any strength.

After the explosion, his stamina was drained to the very bottom. His body had already reached its limit.

Under such circumstances, there was no way Zephyr could rise again to face Kronos.

He wanted to resist—but lacked the power to even stand.

At this moment—

Zephyr’s students rushed forward in a panic.

They could not watch their teacher die before their very eyes!

“No one is allowed to hurt our teacher!”

“Anyone who is our teacher’s enemy is our enemy too!”

“Even if it’s Kronos himself, I’ll give my life to fight against him!”

Smoker and the others, who had been hiding in the shadows, could no longer hold back. They leapt out together, charging straight toward Kronos.

There was no other path left for them now—the only choice was to fight.

Kronos glanced at them with a blank expression, his voice cold and grim.

“You brats… aren’t even worthy to fight me.”

Before Smoker and the others could even understand his words—

Suddenly!

A terrifying slash of sword light came cutting from the distance!

The very air seemed to split apart!

“What—?!”

Smoker reacted first.

Swish!

His body was sliced clean in half!

Everyone watching was horrified, thinking Smoker had been killed instantly.

But the next moment—he reformed.

Smoker had survived, using his Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability to avoid certain death.

“Too close… way too close…”

Reappearing in his original form, Smoker wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his face pale.

Thankfully, his Observation Haki had warned him in time. If he hadn’t reacted at that exact moment, he might not have had the chance to turn into smoke—and he really would have been cut down on the spot.

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