"In just a few dozen minutes, you've taken out more than half the captains under Whitebeard!"
"You've racked up more than four billion Berries in bounties!"
"Fuffuffuffuffu, isn't that enough to make up the bounty of an Emperor of the Sea?"
"Jovian, are you some kind of monster?!"
Doflamingo walked up to Jovian with a smug grin and greeted him.
"Still more than twenty left..."
"Honestly, that old bastard Whitebeard sure has a lot of men under him..."
Jovian glanced at Doflamingo, then started muttering to himself as he searched for a new target. As for Doflamingo trying to talk to him? He was too lazy to bother right now.
Then, just as Jovian was about to leave, he stopped in place. He suddenly remembered something important. Doflamingo's country seemed to have some ridiculously gorgeous women in it.
"Once the war is over, I might come visit you, Doflamingo."
Jovian looked at Doflamingo and smiled.
"Fuffuffuffuffu..."
"You're welcome anytime!"
Doflamingo burst into laughter, expressing his attitude toward a monster like Jovian at the same time. Of course, when it came to a monster like Jovian, Doflamingo's main priority was to win him over. If he could obtain Jovian's support, then with his subordinates and the strength of his allies added in, after Whitebeard died, it might not be impossible to make a push for the vacant Emperor of the Sea position. Of course, he definitely would not take over as an Emperor himself. However, if he could support a new Emperor and gain another Emperor-level ally besides Kaido, that would not be a bad thing. After all, when it came to allies, the more the better.
"The battlefield is too uncertain!"
Marco looked at the Marines constantly closing in around him, and sweat the size of beans seeped from his forehead. If he were the only one here, he would not care. After all, no matter how many small fries there were, they could not do anything to him. But the current situation was that, besides dealing with these Marine officers, he also had to protect Ace's brother behind him, Straw Hat Luffy. In that case, the workload was on a completely different level. Even Marco felt a trace of pressure.
"Listen up, my sons!"
Just as Marco felt the pressure mounting, the focus of the entire battlefield, Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, the strongest man in the world, erupted.
He swung the huge naginata in his hand and slammed it heavily into the ground.
Marineford, a base that stretched more than ten kilometers across and even had a small town behind it, instantly began shaking because of Whitebeard's fury.
"What kind of trick are you trying to pull? I'm warning you now, no matter what you do, it's meaningless. I advise you to take your men and surrender immediately. That way, your subordinates won't suffer too many casualties. Apart from you damned bastards, we will send the rest to Impel Down and imprison them together according to the law..."
Sakazuki leaped backward, creating distance from Whitebeard while steadying himself. Seeing Whitebeard about to go berserk, he had absolutely no reason to approach. Besides, unlike Whitebeard, who was old, covered in hidden injuries, and unable to stand for too long, Sakazuki was currently in his prime. Even if he had to fight someone of the same level for ten days and ten nights, it would be fine. There was no need for him to clash head-on with Whitebeard. As long as he stalled until Whitebeard could no longer endure, he would win. Besides, this was not the open sea. This was Marine Headquarters, Marineford. He was not the only Admiral here. As long as he waited until Kuzan or Borsalino freed themselves up, the two Admirals attacking together would defeat the elderly Whitebeard in no time.
"Hmph, brat, stop daydreaming..."
Whitebeard did not believe Sakazuki's words at all. He knew very well that although Sakazuki currently looked like a decent man, the moment they chose to surrender, Sakazuki absolutely would not show mercy. He would execute his sons one by one.
"My sons! Listen to me! Protect Ace's brother at all costs, save Ace, and charge!!"
Whitebeard held his naginata, pointed it at the execution platform, and roared.
"Yeah!!"
In an instant, Whitebeard's voice swept across all of Marineford like a tidal wave. One elite member of the Whitebeard Pirates after another heard Whitebeard's words, tightened their grip on their weapons, and charged toward Marine Headquarters' inner bay without regard for their lives.
Meanwhile, the division commanders under Whitebeard began advancing rapidly with great coordination.
"Arara..."
"This is a headache..."
Kuzan frowned as he watched the Whitebeard Pirates continuously push forward.
Originally, these pirates had been advancing slowly because they had been protecting their king, Whitebeard, while moving forward.
But now, all of them had abandoned their king and begun charging forward in a desperate gamble. At this point, even as a Marine Admiral, it would be very difficult for Kuzan to stop them all.
The main reason was that this was Marine Headquarters, so he could not unleash his full power. Also...
If possible, the best outcome in Kuzan's mind would be for Ace to be rescued while Whitebeard died here.
That way, the Marines could preserve their dignity while also saving Garp's grandson, Ace.
"This is troublesome..."
Borsalino's fingers flickered with blinding light.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
One laser after another shot out from Borsalino's fingertips.
Borsalino's lasers were too fast. Faced with laser blasts that far exceeded the speed of sound, the small fries who either lacked Observation Haki or had not trained it properly enough to predict Borsalino's attacks before he launched them were instantly knocked to the ground.
"That ability is pretty nice..."
Jovian watched Borsalino slaughtering enemies in all directions and nodded. He also wanted an ability that could fire light cannons directly from his fingertips. That would definitely be unbelievably cool.
"Captain Jiru..."
Just as Jovian looked at Borsalino's light cannons with a trace of envy, one pirate after another ran toward Jovian in panic.
That was because this time, Jovian had not only killed three captains under the Whitebeard Pirates, he had also taken out the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' main ship's Fourteenth Division, Speed Jiru.
"Honestly, people who never learn..."
Bzzzzzzzz...
Against these weak pirates, Jovian's eyes lit up with scarlet light. In the next second, the glow dyed the sky red, and the group of pirates instantly collapsed.
"Arara..."
At the same time, just as the Whitebeard division commanders were only one step away from the inner bay, a figure radiating endless cold air blocked their path.
"No one passes through here!"
The man wore a white cloak of justice and spoke coldly to the commanders before him.
"It's Kuzan!"
The commanders looked at the man blocking their path, and their expressions changed instantly. Sweat the size of beans seeped from their foreheads.
"How scary..."
"If I stop paying attention for even a moment, you'll all run inside..."
"Scary, scary, truly scary. You people are practically monsters..."
Borsalino stood behind the commanders with dazzling light radiating from his entire body, smiling as he greeted them.
"Kizaru..."
The commanders noticed the glowing man behind them, and the pressure on them instantly multiplied.
In front of them stood Aokiji, Kuzan. Behind them stood Kizaru, Borsalino. Two full Marine Admirals.
"Why are you wasting time talking, Kuzan?!"
Just as the commanders did not dare move, a huge blade made of sand suddenly rose from the ground and cut Marine Admiral Kuzan in half at the waist.
"Crocodile?!"
Kuzan froze for a moment. After all, since the war had begun, this was the first time someone other than Whitebeard had shattered his body. It was only after he saw who had attacked that his expression relaxed. If it had been anyone else, they truly would have been unable to do anything to him. But if it was Crocodile, then that was another matter. With Crocodile's strength, he could indeed hold him back for a little while.
"Run!"
The other division commanders immediately took advantage of the moment Kuzan was cut in half and passed around him from every side, running toward Marine Headquarters' inner bay.
"Who said you could run?"
Borsalino smiled as he extended a finger, and the brilliant light shook heaven and earth.
"Borsalino, your opponent is me!"
Vista of the Flower Swords held two swords, crossed them together, and in an instant, flower petals filled the sky and attacked Borsalino.
"Oh?"
Borsalino froze slightly as he looked at the petals filling the air. In the next second, the petals landed on Borsalino's body one after another.
"Haki?"
The instant the petals landed on Borsalino, he sensed what made them special. These petals were not real petals. They were slashes produced by Vista, slashes coated in Haki, attacks capable of harming Logia users. However...
Puff, puff, puff...
Borsalino stood in place, allowing Vista's sword energy to land on his body. As flashes of light flickered across Borsalino's body, Vista's attacks instantly missed.
"That worked, you know..."
Borsalino looked at Vista and spoke with a smug tone.
"Stop lying!"
"You clearly turned your body into light and dodged everything..."
Vista looked at Borsalino with some irritation. All of his attacks had missed.
Buzz...
Borsalino did not speak. His fingertip lit up with dazzling light once again.
Yes, even against Vista of the Flower Swords, Borsalino still had no intention of using Ama no Murakumo. Aside from dealing with legends like Rayleigh, Borsalino had no plans to use Ama no Murakumo.
"Damn it, you're looking down on me too much!"
Vista was somewhat furious. He once again coated both swords in Armament Haki and slashed toward Borsalino.
On the other side...
"Hey, hey, hey! Where do you think you're going?!"
"Honestly..."
"You don't actually think Crocodile alone can stop me, do you?"
Kuzan yawned, ignored Crocodile beside him, stretched out his arm, and aimed it at the group of Whitebeard Pirates officers who had gone around him.
"I can't just pretend I didn't hear that."
A few traces of anger appeared in Crocodile's expression. He had heard Kuzan's words loud and clear. This guy had actually ignored him.
In any case, Crocodile was a powerful man who had become famous in his youth, and he was also a man who had once fought Whitebeard. Being looked down on like this was not something he could accept.
However, as a Marine Admiral, Kuzan clearly could not be bothered with Crocodile at all. He directly launched an attack at the Whitebeard division commanders.
"Ice Block, Pheasant Peck!"
As Kuzan's voice fell, a massive ice bird attacked the division commanders.
Screech!
The enormous ice bird, hundreds of meters long, flapped its wings, shrieked, and rushed toward the commanders.
"Damn it!"
These commanders were more or less all experts in Observation Haki. They sensed the enormous ice bird charging at them from behind.
"Leave it to me!"
As Curiel spoke, he turned around, raised the rocket launcher on his back, and began firing at the ice bird.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One powerful cannon blast after another, each coated in Armament Haki, bombarded the ice bird, and a cloud of smoke immediately blocked everyone's vision.
"Did he take it down?!"
The pirates behind Curiel were delighted and shouted loudly.
"No! This ice bird's toughness is beyond what I imagined..."
Curiel shook his head. His bombardment had basically failed to cause any meaningful damage to the ice bird.
Screech!
With a bird cry, the huge ice bird instantly charged out of the smoke and snapped toward the pirates.
"This is bad!"
"We're finished!"
"If that thing crashes into us, people are going to die!"
The pirates following among the division commanders looked at the huge ice bird, and their expressions changed. The powerful pressure emanating from the ice bird made their faces pale. With their strength, they would be smashed to pieces and killed the instant that ice bird hit them.
"Leave it to me!"
Just as everyone fell into despair, a shining figure ran out and directly charged into the ice bird.
Boom!
The figure's entire body glittered with diamond. He exerted all his strength and fiercely caught the ice bird in his arms.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
With a roar, the diamond-like figure dragged the ice bird backward for about a hundred meters before barely managing to stop.
"Hah..."
After the figure shining like a diamond stopped the ice bird, he revealed a proud smile.
"It's... it's Diamond Jozu!"
Looking at the person who had come, countless pirates shouted excitedly.
"Hahaha..."
Diamond Jozu laughed proudly. Indeed, by catching an ice bird sliding forward at that speed, Diamond Jozu's strength was enough to stand above countless others.
"Arara..."
"Honestly, Whitebeard really does have a troublesome group under him..."
Kuzan looked at Diamond Jozu, who had blocked the ice bird, and spoke helplessly.
"Hahaha! No one can stop us from saving Ace!"
Jozu looked at Kuzan and spoke proudly.
"Is that so?"
Just as Jozu was basking in his pride, a figure had somehow arrived above his head without anyone noticing.
"Hm?!"
Jozu froze for a moment, then instinctively turned into diamond.
Boom!
At the exact instant Jozu transformed into diamond, a tremendous force landed on his head and pressed it directly into the marble ground of the inner bay.
"It's the pirate hunter, Jovian!"
Seeing who had arrived, the Whitebeard division commanders all turned pale with shock.
"Wasn't this guy fighting the captains under Pops?!"
One pirate looked at Jovian and spoke in panic.
"The captains under Whitebeard? I took care of them long ago. Those people, along with their pirate flags, are all right here..."
When Jovian heard this, he took a handful of flags from his chest, then let the sea breeze carry them into the sky.
As the flags flew into the air, everyone instantly panicked. There were forty-three pirate flags fluttering in the sky. Every single pirate crew under Whitebeard that had come to Marine Headquarters was represented, not one was missing.
Crack, crack, crack.
Jovian stood on Jozu's body and moved his neck, making a series of sharp sounds.
"Now it's your turn!"
As Jovian's words fell, endless killing intent instantly descended upon the pirates.
The pirates looked at that terrifying figure standing beneath the flags that filled the sky, his arms crossed before his chest, and none of them dared to breathe.
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