With the seastone handcuffs binding him unlocked, Ace instantly felt a sense of relief throughout his body, and so he released a huge pillar of fire as if to vent.
But then he awkwardly discovered that his flames were no match for the spectacle or power of Stella fighting Aokiji and Drake fighting Akainu, which diminished his good mood of being freed quite a bit.
Regardless, Ace's action still conveyed the information that he was free. The pirate side's momentum immediately increased.
Whitebeard swung his naginata, sending the vibration power on the blade flying out, and Sengoku and Garp were both blown away.
"Gurara! Men, Ace has been rescued. Next, our victory lies in successfully returning to the sea!"
"You won't escape!"
Sengoku roared, charging up in his Buddha form, raising his hand for a palm strike with an accompanying shockwave. Garp followed closely behind, the powerful Armament Haki making his fist seem to swell a circle.
Whitebeard threw his naginata into the sky, and then directly grabbed the air with both hands, the air twisting in his hands, as if turning into a solid substance that was being pulled.
At the moment Whitebeard's arms fell, a world-shattering scene appeared before everyone.
The power of the quake made the entire space chaotic in all directions, and all objects caught in the distorted space were crushed.
But Sengoku and Garp weren't among them. The two old men's bodies were more solid than anything, stubbornly withstanding the power of the quake to arrive before Whitebeard.
And Whitebeard also caught the Murakumogiri falling from the sky, attaching Armament Haki and slashing out with his sword.
Whitebeard's attack just now wasn't meant to deal with Sengoku and Garp. That move directly disrupted the entire battlefield, allowing everyone in battle to find an opportunity to break free.
Even Ace and Luffy were able to reunite with the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates, beginning to retreat from the battlefield while resisting pursuers.
"How could we let you scum of the sea escape!"
Akainu roared, turning most of his body into magma.
"Meteor Volcano!"
A large amount of magma gathered on Akainu's body, and he prepared to turn the entire battlefield into a sea of fire, especially the coastal area, so that all the pirates' escape routes would be cut off.
But don't forget that he didn't have that leisure time right now.
"Daring to be distracted while fighting me!"
Drake immediately felt looked down upon, and so he charged up and kicked Akainu in the chest with a Fire Dragon's Hook Claw.
Not to mention unleashing the Meteor Volcano with its extremely long windup, Akainu himself directly spat out blood and flew out.
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji made the same judgment as Akainu, but his attack was also stopped by Stella.
Stella, in her dragon girl form, inserted the Hiryū Tsume-tsuki into the ground, and the Sky-Burning, Earth-Scorching Dragon King Flame spewed out, directly blocking the freezing air released by Aokiji.
The two admirals' attacks were both stopped, and the pirates' retreat became even smoother.
"Gurara!"
Whitebeard knocked away Garp's fist with another slash, and at the same time used the hilt of his sword to block Sengoku's attack, saying with a hearty air, "Nothing can stop a man from heading to the sea. You two are so old, don't you understand this principle yet?"
Sengoku stared straight into Whitebeard's eyes and said, "Don't joke around. It's because the sea is full of villains like you that there are so many tragedies. How could we let you back into the sea!"
Saying this, Sengoku released a powerful shockwave. Whitebeard wanted to use force to block it, but his expression suddenly changed.
He was no longer young after all, and in recent years he had to rely on injections to suppress the hidden injuries in his body.
The intense pain in his body even made a tough guy like Whitebeard stiffen and unable to muster strength, and he was directly knocked back by Sengoku's attack.
"Garp!"
Sengoku also noticed the abnormality in Whitebeard's body, calling out to his old partner and charging up again.
Even if all the pirates escaped, as long as they left Whitebeard behind, the Navy wouldn't be considered to have lost.
Without Whitebeard, the Whitebeard Pirates were just a rabble, and the Navy could still open up the New World as planned.
Although Garp didn't want his old opponent Whitebeard to end in this way, the Navy's position still made him take action.
A wry smile appeared on Whitebeard's face. He had been prepared when rushing to the battlefield.
Although he didn't feel that there were any regrets in his life, losing due to illness was really a hard ending to be satisfied with.
Just at that critical moment, a flame descended from the sky, blocking between Whitebeard and Sengoku and Garp.
The flame dragon spread its wings, letting out a deafening roar at Sengoku and Garp, directly forcing the two back.
Drake dispersed the flames, looking at the two and saying, "Villains who create tragedy? The greatest evil in this world doesn't seem to be on the sea, does it?
If the two of you who experienced the God Valley incident still don't know this fact, then you're so hypocritical that it makes me want to vomit."
As soon as Drake said this, Sengoku and Garp's fighting spirit clearly weakened a lot.
Even the strategist Sengoku couldn't think of any rebuttals at this time.
Thirty-six years ago, the Navy played the role of accomplice in the Celestial Dragons' hunting game. If Akainu sinking the Ohara refugee ship could still be explained, then the dirty bloodstains on the Navy from this incident could never be washed away.
Even though the Navy all knew that Garp had the title of Navy Hero, few people knew how this title came about, because this incident simply couldn't be made public.
Even if the truth of the matter had been buried, Sengoku and Garp could never deceive themselves, and Garp had never admitted to the so-called hero title.
Whitebeard looked down at Drake. He felt that he had underestimated this young man. He was also a participant in the God Valley incident, so he naturally knew the World Government's level of secrecy regarding this matter.
Drake should have been unborn when that incident happened. He really didn't know how he knew such a secret.
Sengoku and Garp were both men who didn't waver easily, but the impact of their beliefs still made them forget for a moment that the war hadn't completely ended.
Just then, Marco, burning with blue flames, flew over and said, "Old Man, everyone has retreated almost completely. You should leave quickly too!"
Marco was undoubtedly the reliable vice-captain type. Although Whitebeard was already the most worry-free of the Four Emperors, he still made him work hard.
In this war, it was Marco who led a group of squad commanders to block the Navy's backbone, removing many obstacles for Luffy and Little Oars' advance.
And after Ace was freed, it was also Marco who directed everyone to retreat smoothly, and now he had come to support Whitebeard again.
Whitebeard looked up and said, "You foolish sons, it's too early to worry about me!"
Before Whitebeard could finish speaking, Drake suddenly moved, using one hand to block Garp's fist, and using his head to resist Sengoku's palm.
The two, with their firm will, also reacted, but their attacks were blocked by Drake.
It wasn't easy for Drake to receive the attacks of these two legends of the era. Garp's fist was incomparably heavy, and Sengoku's shockwave also made Drake suffer a loss.
But fortunately, Drake had been on guard all along, and had long since activated his Dragon King Armament and Dragon Flame Battle Gear, and although he retreated several steps, he still blocked the two.
Whitebeard swung his Murakumogiri, forcing the two back, and after glancing at Drake, who was working his arms, his eyes narrowed.
Then, he stuck his naginata to the side, posing in that distinctive stance.
"You two old geezers, what did you do to my benefactor!"
Saying this, Whitebeard's fist had already swung out, heavily smashing into the air, and glass-like cracks began to spread out.
With this one punch, Marineford, like a cracker that had been broken apart, turned into two halves, and a chasm-like fissure blocked the pursuing marines.
Sengoku understood very well that this was a warning. If the Navy tried to cross this line, then they would have to stake their lives.
Sengoku knew very well that the Navy had already lost this war, and that continuing would only increase casualties.
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