Kenji did not get up to chase Thor. He stood in place, releasing his Observation Haki to carefully perceive the battlefield before him.
Soon, the entire battlefield situation vividly unfolded in his mind.
"Two Supernovas have already fled far away. Let Tsuru and the others handle them." Kenji secretly assigned the distant Supernovas to Tsuru's task list.
"There are currently four Supernovas remaining on the battlefield. The strongest one is Kaido, and the aura next to him should be King."
"Is no one going to deal with those two? But they seem quite well-behaved, not causing too much of a stir."
Kenji found that Kaido and King were staying with a group of pirates in a dilapidated tavern on Island 1, not participating in this battlefield.
Of course, these two were not truly unattended. The Marine had already surrounded the dilapidated tavern, but there were no Marine forces of Supernova caliber present.
The remaining two Supernovas were naturally on the battlefield in front of Kenji. One was being violently beaten by Sakazuki, with the battle nearing its end, and the other had just been sent flying by a single punch from Kenji.
As for the other pirates on the island, Kenji didn't even include them in his target list, leaving them for the elite Marines who had arrived to encircle and annihilate.
"Let Sakazuki and Borsalino handle this battlefield." Kenji considered for a moment, then decided to get up and go resolve the trouble with Kaido.
Since he had come all this way, he might as well do what an Admiral should do. However, someone on the battlefield clearly didn't want him to leave.
Rumble!!
In the distance, a large area of lightning suddenly erupted in the area where Thor had fallen, and thick arcs of electricity surged through the air like snakes, each arc containing powerful energy capable of instantly blasting Sea Beasts.
"Hehe, young people are so hot-headed, getting angry after just a few words." Kenji chuckled mockingly while raising his fist.
Across from him, Thor flew into the air amidst lightning and thunder, releasing a large amount of electricity around his body. Enveloped by endless currents, Thor's body rapidly expanded into a giant lightning man.
The other pirates still on Island 1 were terrified at the sight. "It's here! Thor's Thunder God form!"
"Uwah! Does he want to destroy the entire island?"
"Let's run quickly!"
Groups of pirates, who had been dodging the Marine's encirclement, now disregarded everything else, identifying a direction and running out of the island without looking back.
Compared to the Marine's guns and cannons, the pirates were clearly more afraid of Thor in his Thunder God form. The former only took lives, while the latter would turn you to ash.
Thor didn't even spare a glance for the fleeing pirates, his gaze was solely fixed on Kenji.
However, with a flash of light, Borsalino's figure instantly appeared, blocking him.
"Thunder God form, huh? How scary~!" Borsalino crooked his mouth, waving his hands to unleash a dense rain of light points, each one far more powerful than a cannonball.
The next moment, endless light points continuously bombarded Thor in his Thunder God form in the air opposite, leaving dense holes on his giant lightning body, but the holes were quickly repaired by the lightning.
Their battle was incredibly fierce, with continuous explosions and thunderous roars, but after a review of the intense fight, aside from the unlucky ones caught in the crossfire, the two combatants were completely unharmed.
They fought, yet it was as if they hadn't fought at all, as there was no counteracting relationship between their Devil Fruit abilities. Even if they fought for days and nights, there would be no result.
Such a grand battle almost made Kenji sleepy, yet he couldn't just leave. That thunderous kid kept looking for opportunities to sneak attack him, a 66-year-old Admiral.
"This boring battle doesn't seem like it will end anytime soon." Finally, Kenji grew impatient and decided to take matters into his own hands.
In the distant sky, Thor suddenly launched a violent assault on Borsalino in his giant Thunder God form.
Amidst the 'rumbling' sound of thunder, the giant Thunder God passed directly through Borsalino's elementalized light mass. Behind Borsalino was Kenji, and the giant Thunder God clenched his fist, bringing down countless thunders.
Kenji was amused by this scene. "Are you two kids trying to trick me?"
As he spoke, Kenji's left fist struck out, colliding with the rapidly descending Thunder God's fist.
Sizzle~!!
Instantly, endless currents exploded, and a sun-like dazzling light bloomed at the point of collision between their fists.
But soon, Thor's massive Thunder God body seemed to deflate, rapidly shriveling from the point of impact and spreading throughout his entire form.
In just a few seconds, the once awe-inspiring Thunder God Thor was forced back into his original form, while cracks appeared all over his body, bleeding profusely, and he was sent flying backward once again.
"Was it that exaggerated? I didn't even use much strength… he couldn't have been faking it, right?" Kenji was astonished, he hadn't even activated his basic Sea Beast Power.
"Forget it, let Sakazuki and them… hm?"
Kenji suddenly realized that Sakazuki had already dealt with his Supernova opponent and was now engaging another Supernova pirate: King.
"King's bounty must also exceed 500 million Berries, after all, he's a Lunarian survivor."
The battlefield between Sakazuki and King was quite distant, so Kenji had to observe them using his Observation Haki, finding that the two were fighting an evenly matched battle.
This was somewhat unexpected for Kenji, as Sakazuki had not yet acquired the magma fruit ability, while King's Lunarian racial talent inherently provided him with powerful combat strength. The super defense from his special flames alone was something Sakazuki couldn't break through.
Not long after, Sakazuki indeed started to struggle, fighting and retreating. His defensive capabilities weren't as abnormal, so he could only use space to buy himself time for dodging and maneuvering.
King's fighting style was very simple, his entire body ablaze with flames, he just charged forward relentlessly.
Finally, King's last strike sent Sakazuki flying far away, but Sakazuki seemed to have anticipated this, diligently protecting his vital points, thus not suffering any severe injuries.
King flew into the air, searching for and confirming Sakazuki's position, and at the same time, he saw Kenji on the battlefield.
"Shirojishi Admiral of the Marine?" King's gaze instantly locked onto Kenji.
Indeed, as an Admiral, Kenji was the most eye-catching person in the entire field just by standing there.
This also related to his reputation of 'strength insufficient to match an Admiral.' Any pirate who considered themselves somewhat capable wanted to challenge him, hoping to ascend directly to a Legendary Great Pirate if they won, or to transcend and return eighteen years later if they lost, just like gamblers who constantly dream of getting rich overnight.
However, this time, the challenger was exceptionally different.
King's entire body, even his black feathered wings, was engulfed in raging flames. Then, he held his long blade and rapidly slashed directly at Kenji.
Kenji stood in place, never making a move.
Just as the blade approached, a black fist suddenly struck out, directly sending King flying, but this fist was not Kenji's.