Chapter 214: Who's Sailing the Ship?
A large number of Marine warships surrounded the outside of Marineford Bay.
Further out, several ships of various designs were anchored. A few figures stood at the bow of each ship, observing the battlefield from afar.
"What's that?"
"A ship?"
Bepo, fluffy and white, tried his best to widen his eyes, carefully observing the sailboat that was slowly approaching Marineford in the distance.
Unsure, Bepo said, "Captain, is that the Straw Hats' ship?"
"It's their ship, alright. It seems they're preparing to retreat," Law nodded faintly, then asked:
"What's wrong?"
Glanced at by him, Bepo seemed to be startled by something and waved his hands, exclaiming, "Ah! Um, I was just curious who was sailing the ship, because aren't all of them on the field?"
"Hmm?"
Now that it was mentioned, Law also became curious. He thought about it for a moment but couldn't come up with anything, so he turned his head back to continue observing the battlefield. "Forget it. It's probably a friend like Knight of the Sea Jinbe."
Marineford was filled with the smoke of gunpowder, and the entire Oris Plaza was a mess.
The pirates under Whitebeard's command were retreating towards the bay one after another, with a large group of Marines in hot pursuit.
Although the war was still ongoing, the final result was already obvious.
The fate of the two people the whole world was most focused on, Ace and Whitebeard, was already set in stone.
Aokiji, who had a chance to pursue Ace, was held back by Jinbe and Ivankov's interception, and Jozu and Vista also arrived to block him.
As long as Reiner didn't recall Sukuna, Kizaru also had no chance to go after them.
Both Sengoku and Reiner were clear on this point.
As for Whitebeard...
Several commanders had joined forces to hold back the Admirals, and in turn, they were also firmly held in place by the Admirals, unable to retreat.
Whether it was Marco, Jozu, or Vista, just holding their ground took all their effort. It was not easy to escape safely from an Admiral's grasp.
Unless someone could cover their retreat, someone with both the strength to threaten the opponent and force them to take it seriously, and the willingness to stand up for them.
And that person...
Reiner scanned the battlefield, his gaze firm as he took a step forward, preparing to run.
That person is of course Whitebeard, how could it be me?
To hold back so many Admirals, he didn't have that kind of strength anyway.
Besides, the Marines were already powerless to pursue Ace, so it was even more impossible for them to let Whitebeard leave. What he would face next would be a siege by the three Admirals plus Garp and Sengoku.
Reiner shook his head. Nope.
"You don't think you can leave, do you, Black Snake Reiner?"
A sacred and solemn light emanated from Sengoku's body, his diamond-hard eyes wrathful.
How could he be satisfied with the results of the war so far!
Although there was basically no hope for Ace, the threat of this blond man before him was in no way weaker than the other!
"In that case, you can just die in his place!!"
"Buddha's Impact!!"
A golden airwave expanded from Sengoku's palm, the light it emitted even more dazzling than before, the energy it contained even more violent.
The War Ogre held its greatsword horizontally at its feet. The surrounding air instantly froze, and a majestic aura spread out from it as the center.
The greatsword chopped diagonally upwards, and the impact, like two intertwining beams of azure and crimson light, tore through space and viciously pierced the golden airwave!
Boom!!
The exploding turbulence swept out frantically, causing the entire execution platform to shake and sway on the verge of collapse.
"You can still fight pretty well, Sengoku."
The Bullet undead stood in front of him, blocking the aftershock of the impact. Reiner looked at Sengoku with great interest.
At this time, the other's Buddha body had become even more massive, and the afro on his head had turned into clumps of dense fleshy knots.
He had to split his attention earlier to observe the entire battle situation. Now that the situation was set, Sengoku clearly intended to go all out to keep Reiner here.
He rested his arms at his chest, then his palms rapidly pushed out one after another, releasing shockwave after shockwave that pressed down on the execution platform.
"No matter what, you will not leave Marineford today!"
"Then you might be disappointed early, Sengoku."
Reiner sneered contemptuously, and several undead charged forward to meet the attack.
Although he had just been preparing to retreat, after Sengoku's sudden outburst, Reiner's actions seemed to have been abandoned.
At the edge of the plaza, carrying Ace and charging forward with his head down, Luffy finally leaped onto the completely frozen ice surface.
"This way! Bring Ace over, Straw Hat!"
A man with a monkey on his shoulder, wearing a red bandana and holding dual swords, shouted at Luffy.
Ace looked up and, having recognized the person, turned to Luffy and said, "That's Knight Doma. We'll follow him."
"Okay, got it!"
Luffy nodded and immediately veered from the straight path, running along the edge of the crescent-shaped bay.
Soon, wave after wave of pirates jumped down from the plaza.
Led by their respective captains and commanders, they all coincidentally avoided the center of the ice and ran towards the sides, as if avoiding something.
Bang!!
Bang!!
Suddenly, a series of dull impact sounds were heard. The ice surface also began to tremble continuously, and with a crack, a fissure appeared on the ice.
Crack!
Crack!
That fissure rapidly spread and grew larger, and soon the surrounding area was covered in a dense web of cracks.
Bang!!
Splash!!
A giant arm suddenly broke through the ice! It rose to the sky, carrying a huge wave.
"I'm here, Ace!!!"
A loud and excited shout echoed through the heavens!
Splash!
Two splashes of water, like giant waves, were kicked up. Little Oars Jr.'s massive body and a coated white sailboat broke through the water surface and emerged at the same time!
"Little Oars!"
"The ship is here! Get on quickly!"
"Pops! And the commanders! We can retreat!!"
Seeing Oars's appearance, all the pirates cheered in wild delight.
A Moby Dick sub-ship.
"Whoa! What a big giant!"
Luffy couldn't help but cry out in amazement. He quickly ran towards the ship. "He must be several times taller than Mr. Dorry and his group! I didn't expect you to have such a companion!"
Ace looked at the massive figure climbing out of the water in the distance and couldn't help but grin. "His name is Little Oars. He's a descendant of the ancient demon Oars. He's a super nice guy."
"I see."
"Oars? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere."
Luffy tilted his head as if thinking about something, then straightened up again and continued to run forward as if nothing had happened. "Well, never mind."
"Whoa! I see you, Ace!!"
Little Oars seemed very excited. He bent down and spread his hands to embrace both sides of the ship. "Get on quickly, Ace! I'll hold you and throw you out!"
"Eh! Throw us out?!"
"That sounds really unreliable, you bastard!"
"Ahahaha! Charge onto the ship!"
All the pirates were laughing and cursing at the same time, their feet not stopping as they rushed towards Oars's position.
On the plaza.
Seeing Oars's appearance, and then looking at Sukuna and Marco blocking his way, Kizaru couldn't help but frown, his voice slow.
"Yare yare, it seems the outcome is set. I really have to admire you."
Marco grinned. "Give up, Kizaru. you have no chance."
"It seems that's the case. However, Ace has escaped. What about you guys?" Kizaru looked at Marco with great interest.
Marco's expression didn't change, as if he didn't care about his own situation at all. "Someone has to stay behind to cover the rear. We're not so arrogant as to look down on Marine Headquarters."
How could Marco not understand the current situation?
He was using all his effort to hold back Kizaru, but Kizaru could hold him back with ease. It was the same on Aokiji's side.
Someone had to stay behind to cover the rear. Whether the few of them could survive could only be left to fate.
Before going to the battlefield, they were all mentally prepared for this.
Pops must have thought the same way.
(End of chapter)
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