"Prepare for the execution!" Sengoku suddenly commanded.
"Sir!"
The two executioners responded, raising their long blades.
Garp ground his teeth nearby, while Aeridar's lips curled into a wicked smile.
"Do it!" Sengoku roared.
Swoosh!
As countless eyes watched, the blades swung high and plummeted downward.
WHOOSH! CRACK!
High-speed jets of water exploded on their chests, soaking their robes. The two executioners coughed up blood, were severely wounded, and instantly tumbled backward, falling from the platform.
"Jinbe!"
Sengoku's eyes were bloodshot. He bellowed, "Are you truly determined to fight the Navy?!"
Jinbe leapt to stand beside Luffy, taking a Fish-Man Karate stance. He stated firmly, "I will absolutely not allow you to kill Ace-san!"
"What's this? Is there no time for me to make an entrance?" Marco fluttered his blue-flamed wings, landing atop a nearby tower.
"Jinbe!"
Luffy grinned fiercely, scrambling to his feet from the rubble.
"Jinbe…"
Ace looked at Jinbe, deeply moved.
"Honestly, that guy…" Similarly, Aeridar watched Jinbe, his eyes narrowed, contemplating whether the Fish-Man intended to leave the alliance.
"Swim across the bay toward Oars!"
"We must reach the plaza, no matter what!"
"To the plaza!"
"Advance!"
At this moment, the pirates in the bay, carrying their weapons, desperately leaped into the water and swam toward Little Oars Jr.
Boom, boom, boom, boom…
The Marines' heavy coastal defense cannons relentlessly bombarded the water. Cannonballs slammed into the sea, sending plumes of water dozens of feet high.
However, the pirates, enduring heavy casualties, did not lose morale; they seemed to have thrown caution to the wind.
Gurgle… Gurgle…
Suddenly, bubbles continuously surfaced on the sea, and a huge black shadow appeared beneath the water.
SPLASH—
The seawater churned and surged. Astonishingly, another Moby Dick subsidiary ship burst through the waves, fully loaded with a large number of ferocious pirates.
"I never said all my ships were here!" Whitebeard stood at the bow, with a horde of roaring, savage pirates behind him.
The Marines were shocked and quickly tried to block them with heavy artillery fire, aiming to destroy the ship, but it was useless. The ship easily punched through the line of fire.
"Ooh!"
Little Oars Jr. embraced the charging pirate ship, and an incredible burst of strength erupted from his massive body. He literally dragged the entire ship into Marineford's plaza, knocking over countless Marines in the process.
"The Whitebeard Pirates have invaded the plaza!" A Marine soldier yelled a warning.
"Save Ace!"
"Take over Marine Headquarters!"
"Ace! Wait for us!"
The pirates on the ship cheered with excitement.
"Well, now, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. You've been outmaneuvered!" Aeridar said gleefully.
"It was just a mouse hole, yet it was skillfully exploited. The Encircling Wall is now becoming our own stumbling block," Garp said slowly, his expression a mix of emotions.
THUD!
As if completely exhausted, Little Oars Jr. crashed to the ground, falling unconscious.
Rumble~
Whitebeard's eyes were frosty. Tightly gripping his naginata, he leaped off the ship, landing heavily on the ground.
"My sons, fall back!"
His gaze grew even colder. Whitebeard raised his naginata. Activating his power, a pale white dome of air pressure appeared around the blade.
"Hraaah!"
With a mighty roar, Whitebeard swung his naginata down.
CRACK!
The air fractured, shattering like glass.
RUMBLE—
The terrifying, invisible tremor instantly spread through the air, immediately kicking up countless clouds of dust and shockwaves, physically lifting and throwing countless Marines into the air.
The Division Commanders gathered, standing in front of Whitebeard.
Whitebeard raised his arm and bellowed, "My sons! Rescue Ace! Annihilate the Marines!"
"GRAAAAH!"
The Whitebeard Pirates let out a thunderous, ferocious roar.
On the execution platform.
"Garp!"
Sengoku rolled up his sleeves and said gravely, "This time, we can't stand idly by!"
Moments later, the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates resumed a fierce battle in the plaza, and the sounds of slaughter filled the air.
Whitebeard, gripping his naginata, walked forward step by step.
"Stay out of my line of fire!"
Voom!
The dome of air pressure reappeared on the blade.
"Here it comes again! That attack!"
The Marines were terrified.
"Ice Partisan!"
A voice cut through the chaos. Kuzan leaped into the air, launching five icicles rapidly toward Whitebeard.
POP!
Seeing the battle reignited, Aeridar had no intention of staying on the execution platform. He vanished instantly, appearing in mid-air.
At this moment, Marco was skirmishing in the air, exchanging blows with Borsalino.
Jozu, with the help of several Division Commanders and pirate captains, had temporarily broken free from Doflamingo and Crocodile, and had even injured Kuzan with a flying impact.
Sakazuki had personally engaged Whitebeard to prevent the Marines and Marineford from being attacked by the Yonko's powers again.
"Damn Aeridar!"
"You bastard brat! I'll kill you!"
Two familiar voices rang out again, and the figures of Chinjao and Moria appeared in Aeridar's sight.
Aeridar pressed his fingers to his brow, a headache setting in. He called out to Doflamingo, who was nearby: "Doffy, block one for me. I have something else to do!"
He then turned to Hancock. "Hancock, take care of him!"
"Fufufufufu~ Honestly, Jozu found out some things… Oh well, do as you please!" Doflamingo smiled wickedly, not declining. He knew what Aeridar was planning.
"Leave it to me!" Hancock nodded.
"It doesn't matter what Jozu knows. Today is my day to once again make a name for myself in the world! Hehehehe..." Aeridar chuckled in a low, dangerous tone.
"Hmph. I don't want to see those guys get cocky!"
Crocodile sneered, then drifted away on a gust of sand.
"Hehehehe~ What a troublesome guy!" Aeridar glanced at him but didn't pay it much mind.
In the plaza, Sakazuki and Whitebeard fiercely clashed, neither giving an inch.
"Magma brat! You won't stop me! Hrrr!!"
Whitebeard growled. The air pressure dome formed by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power appeared on his naginata, and he swung it forward violently.
Tremor Blade: Slash!
CRACK!
The atmosphere was torn open, lines of cracks appearing in the air. The intense, invisible tremor rapidly spread through the air, kicking up huge plumes of dust and shockwaves.
"Don't get cocky, Whitebeard!"
Sakazuki's arms became rolling, high-temperature magma, spewing out massive magma fists that rained down directly on Whitebeard.
Dai Funka! (Great Eruption)
BOOM—
A blast of air surged skyward, and dust rose everywhere. Rolling magma splashed all around.
"Die! Inugami Guren!!" (Hound Blaze)
Bursting through the smoke, Sakazuki appeared before Whitebeard. His magma-transformed arm took the shape of a ferocious magma dog, viciously lunging toward Whitebeard's chest.
"Gurararara~ Get out of my face!"
Whitebeard, gripping his naginata, was like a god of war, sweeping his blade out horizontally, infused with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
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