Episode 330: WE ARE ABOUT TO SORTIE TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA!!!
『 This enemy wanted to strengthen his body further to withstand Luffy's attacks, but his speed was far inferior to Luffy's, and he was eventually knocked unconscious by Luffy.
Below the execution platform, there was another high platform, about dozens of meters high. It was precisely because of this height setting that Whitebeard and the others outside could also clearly see Ace's situation!
Currently, Luffy was not far from the execution platform. At this speed, he would soon reach there and meet up with Ace!
"Stop, Straw Hat!"
"Don't let him get close to Ace!"
"Go to hell!"
The Marines continued to attack. Just then, a burly figure appeared behind them. Everyone turned to look, and it turned out that Akainu had arrived at the scene.
Just as Akainu was about to make a move, he noticed a patch of ice shavings on the ground.
He looked at Aokiji not far away, the corner of his mouth curving slightly upward. He knew Aokiji intended to deal with this challenger himself.
Aokiji crossed his hands, condensing a long sword-like ice blade between his arms. As this chilling blade gradually grew, it finally thrust fiercely toward Luffy.
Although Luffy's body was extremely tough, he completely lost his defensive ability when facing this ice blade. It pierced straight through his skin, and fresh blood flowed down the cold surface!
Luffy!
Beside Luffy, Aokiji slowly stepped forward and pulled the ice out.
"It hurts!" Luffy clutched his arm and cried out!
Aokiji looked down at the small boy on the ground and said in a low voice, "Garp has been good to me, and you are his grandson. I originally wanted to spare you, but you are really too reckless."
He raised his ice blade and said softly, "There's no other way. Even though you might think it's foolish, this is also a man's decision!"
On the side, Hancock saw Luffy fall into danger and was about to go help, but then she saw a blue figure suddenly appear. It directly kicked and shattered the ice blade in Aokiji's hand, and even sent Aokiji's massive body flying, crashing heavily into the fortress wall!
"Whoa!"
"Admiral Aokiji!"
"Who did that? So powerful!"
"Isn't that the First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco the Phoenix?"
The Marines were all shocked. They had long heard of Marco's reputation.
Luffy looked at Marco and said, "Thank you! I thought I was really finished!"
With a simple and honest smile on his face, Marco said, "Don't worry about it!"
This was the second time the two had met. Compared to the coldness of their first meeting, Marco's attitude toward Luffy was obviously much better!
The Marines kept shooting at Marco and even bombarded him with cannons, but within the smoke, Marco remained completely unscathed.
"Everyone watch out, those with powers have crossed the wall!"
"They are all formidable enemies, attack with all your might!" 』
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[ Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece): "Hahahahaha, charge! Charge straight in!" ]
[ Nami (One Piece): "It's over, this guy has gone stupid." ]
[ Ronoroa Zoro (One Piece): "Agreed." ]
[ Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece): "???" ]
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『 Meanwhile, in the bay—
By this time, a lot of the ice had melted. Although the seawater was quite hot, it was still bearable. Many pirates jumped directly into the sea, swimming hard toward Marine Headquarters….
"Brothers, charge! Charge in through the opening Oars made!"
"We have to do our part too; we can't let Commander Marco fight alone!"
"We must rescue Ace no matter what!"
"Even if it costs our lives, we must scale the plaza!"
Everyone's morale was high as they charged forward without fear!
The soldiers guarding the wall saw the pirates' actions and quickly reported to Sengoku.
"Reporting to Fleet Admiral, the pirates in the bay are approaching the opening. What should we do?"
Sengoku's expression turned serious as he quickly thought of a counterstrategy!
"The pirates want to land through the opening. We must prepare in advance and surround that opening!"
"We absolutely cannot let the pirates take a single step into the plaza!"
"Understood!"
The Marine officers looked at these pirates, feeling extremely puzzled by their behavior!
"Are these pirates desperately trying to land because they've lost their ships and footing? They clearly could have chosen other routes, yet they insist on seeking death."
"What a bunch of foolish pirates. At their slow speed, they are perfect sitting ducks for us. Prepare the artillery, wait for my command to fire, and let them taste despair!"
Before long, hundreds of cannonballs began to bombard the sea.
Huge columns of water splashed up from the surface. A few unfortunate pirates were hit, but this did not shake their determination to move forward!
"That's it, keep swimming!"
"Follow Oars' path, charge onto the plaza, take it over, and defeat the opponents!"
"Charge!"…
On the other side—
Looking at the scene before them…
"Impossible!"
"How can the pirates still have so much fighting spirit? They've clearly suffered such a miserable defeat!"
"Why are they still charging forward?"
Even the people on the Marine side were stunned.
Perhaps at that instant, they were all wondering who the real bad guys were!
In the vast blue ocean, the water was densely packed with small dots, each dot being a person. They were the Whitebeard crew members, desperately pushing forward just to rescue Ace!
Even though Whitebeard's flag was set ablaze and their ships had been destroyed, it still could not stop their determination!
This was precisely the most terrifying aspect of the Whitebeard Pirates!
Even for Sengoku, although everything had been planned flawlessly, facing such a pirate group still gave him a massive headache.
"Fire!"
"Since they don't know what's good for them, they can't blame us!"
The Marine commander shouted the order, and countless cannons immediately aimed and fired at the pirates!
Beneath the ocean, many bubbles floated up.
When everyone saw this sight, their first thought was that a powerful ally had arrived.
But the colossal object that appeared next made them extremely excited!
It turned out that in this deep sea, a massive ship was actually hidden.
It was coated in bubbles, just like the scene when Whitebeard's famous Moby Dick had appeared before. This ship had been quietly lurking underwater.
At this moment, it was bubbling and accelerating toward the surface, its stern propellers spinning faster and faster!
When this giant ship surfaced on the sea, all the Marine soldiers were dumbfounded.
"What on earth is that?"
"Impossible!"
"Whitebeard actually has another ship like this!"
"Oh no, a second coated ship has suddenly appeared in the bay!"
"So this thing has been hiding underwater all along!"
The pirates on the water pulled each other up like grabbing at the moon, and many quickly climbed onto the deck.
The ship moved extremely fast, leaping out of the water like a dragon stirring the sea, kicking up a massive wave in the bay!
The ship was packed with a sea of pirates. When everyone realized their group had another vessel, they all cheered loudly!
Whitebeard stared at this new ship and said coldly, "I don't recall ever mentioning that my entire fleet had already arrived."
Not only was this ship staggering in size, but its speed was also incredibly fast, with the propellers on both sides spinning madly.
A highly tense Marine shouted, "It's a paddle-wheel ship, and it's coming straight at us at full speed!"
"What's going on?"
Hearing the news of a ship approaching the shore, Sengoku suddenly had a bad premonition.
The Marine leader in front decisively ordered, "Aim and sink it immediately, destroy it just like we did the Moby Dick!"
But in reality, how difficult was it to achieve this?
Previously, being able to destroy the stationary Moby Dick was pure coincidence, and it wasn't something ordinary firepower could achieve. That was the result of Akainu's ultra-destructive power, which was a completely different story from ordinary artillery!
Any attack against this speeding ship was as good as useless; at such high speeds, it was impossible to aim accurately!
Come on!
Whitebeard Pirates!
Once they land, they will no longer be sitting ducks, but fully capable of contending with the Marines!
"Stop!"
"Don't fire at that ship!"
Sengoku realized that all the artillery was aimed at that ship and cried out in anxiety.
Only now did he realize what the pirates actually wanted to do. Unfortunately, due to the previous decision error, they had missed the best opportunity to counterattack!
"Stop firing at the ship! Concentrate all firepower on Oars!"
The Marine commander who had just given the order turned to look at Sengoku, his face filled with confusion and shock, and whispered, "Oars?"
"Why?"
"Are we just going to let the pirate ship get close like this?"
"Too late!" Whitebeard said coldly, "It's too late for everything!"
At this moment, Oars opened his arms and shouted to the people on the ship, "Everyone, hold on tight!"
He suddenly grabbed the hull of the ship, actually lifting the entire ship up, and then fiercely flung it toward the plaza!
Although a large number of Marines were gathered at the entrance of the plaza, they could stop charging enemies, but they couldn't stop a flying ship.
The massive pirate ship soared into the air with a leap and crashed into the plaza.
Instantly, the Marines in the plaza scattered in all directions to flee, dodging the impact of this giant ship.
Still, many soldiers were knocked to the ground…..
At this very moment, no one expected Oars to play such a vital role under these circumstances, and his coordination with Whitebeard was seamless, requiring no prior discussion at all!
The Marines were in utter chaos, shouting: "They've… they've broken in! The pirate ship has crashed into the plaza!"
"What do we do now? The plan is completely ruined!"
"This ship is blocking our defensive line, and we can't hold back the pirates outside either!"
"Everyone, don't panic! Follow the Fleet Admiral's orders!"
Sengoku stared intently at Whitebeard below, his expression grim.
The pirates brandished their weapons one by one, shouting from the ship with imposing momentum!
"Ace!"
"We've broken in! The next step is to rescue Ace!"
"Ace, wait for us!"
"Marines, your grandpas are here!"
"So many of our brothers died under your artillery; now it's our turn to strike back!"
"Charge! Kill!"
At this moment, the pirates' tone truly sounded like pirates.
Filled with rough words and murderous language.
But everyone could understand; after all, they had been suppressed for too long!
In such a desperate situation, they naturally had to vent it all out!
Whitebeard stood among the crowd. Without him saying a single word, the atmosphere had already reached its climax!
His gaze was sharp as he glared at Sengoku, putting on a posture of determined victory.
Sengoku was left helpless, anger flaring in his eyes.
Garp, sitting nearby, was a Marine, but at this moment, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"I really didn't expect that such a clever layout would ultimately be ruined by Oars. Perhaps Whitebeard had long planned to cooperate with Oars to force their way through the wall, and we fell into their trap."
"Now, this wall has instead become our shackle!"
Ace looked at Whitebeard below, who had blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and shouted loudly, "Pops!"
He knew Whitebeard's physical condition was at its worst, compounded by this heavy injury…
However, there was no trace of pain on Whitebeard's face. Instead, he asked calmly, "Is your head still on, Ace?"
Oars panted heavily, his gaze directed toward Ace as he whispered, "Finally succeeded… we will definitely rescue you, Ace!"
Just after he finished speaking, countless cannonballs bombarded his body, and bursts of orange-red flames accompanied by thick smoke enveloped Oars.
For Oars in this state, these attacks were extremely fatal!
Oars slowly collapsed. Looking at the numerous pirates on the ship and Whitebeard's face full of concern, he said weakly, "Must… must rescue Ace!"
With that, Oars fell flat on the ground once more. This time, he did not stubbornly insist on completing the task himself as before, but entrusted this heavy responsibility to his comrades.
Everyone knew that this time, he really wouldn't be getting back up.
With a fierce look in his eyes, Whitebeard took large strides forward.
The pirates quickly cleared a path for him.
He stood by the edge of the ship. At this moment, countless eyes were fixed on him.
He alone brought more pressure to the Marines than those thousands of pirates combined!
The Warlords, the three Admirals…
Everyone's gaze instantly focused on Whitebeard. They saw Whitebeard leap down from the ship, taking the lead this time!
The Marine soldiers were dumbfounded.
"Whitebeard is in the plaza!"
"What do we do? What do we do now?"
"How do we fight Whitebeard?"
"Don't panic, aim the cannons at him first!"
These Marines were trembling, but… even though things had reached this point, they still behaved quite bravely, actually daring to point their guns at Whitebeard.
"Get out of the way!"
Whitebeard swung his Bisento, and a group of surrounding Marines was instantly knocked down by a powerful blast of air.
A white energy sphere condensed at the tip of his blade. As the energy sphere continued to grow, it finally enveloped the entire blade.
"Hah!"
The blade sliced through the air, and then a massive energy dispersed from the sky, forming cracks. Along with the generation of cracks, the entire plaza was immediately enveloped by a powerful shockwave.
Within a range of over a hundred meters centered on Whitebeard, all Marines were blown away, completely helpless!
Seeing such a terrifying attack, the Marine soldiers were scared out of their wits!
But Whitebeard's purpose was not to kill, but merely to clear an open space ahead!
Countless pirates jumped down from the ship in succession. In particular, the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates stepped forward one by one, standing in front of Whitebeard. Facing so many Marines, they showed absolutely no fear!
Whitebeard raised his fist high and shouted, "My sons, the battle has begun! Defeat the Marines and rescue Ace!"
The pirates' morale was high as they echoed in unison!
And on the execution platform.
Sengoku's brow was furrowed; he was also surprised by the pirates' momentum.
But he remained calm and said softly, "Garp!"
The two old friends understood each other without speaking.
Garp looked at Sengoku, especially noticing Sengoku's action of rolling up his sleeves, and felt exceptionally heavy in his heart.
"This batch of pirates is harder to deal with than we imagined. In that case, we can only give it our all and not underestimate them!" 』
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[ Rimuru Tempest (Tensura): "It's coming, is it finally coming?" ]
[ Rimuru Tempest (Tensura): "The pirate side has already started to go all out; is the Marine side about to start moving too?" ]
[ Boros (One Punch Man): "Hahaha, come on, fight, amuse me!" ]
[ Saitama (One Punch Man): "This person has gone stupid again." ]
[ Boros (One Punch Man): "Cough cough…" ]
[ Whitebeard (One Piece): "Gurararara, Sengoku, are you guys finally preparing to make a move?" ]
[ Sengoku (One Piece): "Hmph…" ]
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『 The next moment, a pair of high heels appeared in the frame!
Leaping lightly on the ice.
Red high heels paired with black stockings, sexy and alluring.
But the next second, that fat body appeared in the frame, catching Jiraiya completely off guard and almost making him fall to the ground!
"Is this… Ivankov, the Okama King?"
Although Ivankov had been given many close-up shots of the front, this was the first time seeing the back.
It could only be described as extremely revealing, with an eye-searing index of a solid hundred percent! 』
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[ Gintoki Sakata (Gintama): "WHO ON EARTH IS THIS GUY!!!!" ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "He really is… rather unconventional." ]
[ Kaeya (Genshin Impact): "I might need to wash my eyes thoroughly." ]
[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "Hiss…" ]
[ Sparkle (Honkai: Star Rail): "Hahahahaha, this is simply too Elation." ]
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