The sudden massive change once again shocked all the Marines.
Gasps of surprise constantly echoed from all directions.
"Waaahhh…"
"What exactly is going on with this tremor? It's even more intense than before!"
"Look quickly! It's a tsunami! So big!"
"This tsunami is too exaggerated?! If this continues, the entire island will be submerged!"
Doflamingo looked at the towering giant tsunami and laughed heartily.
"This is too strong!"
"As expected of the legendary monster!"
"Fufufufufu…"
Hawkeye, though showing no expression, also frowned slightly.
Even the Three Admirals had extremely serious expressions; they too were deeply shocked by Whitebeard's power.
As the supreme commander, Sengoku's expression was incredibly solemn at this moment; he frowned and said seriously to all the Marines,
"Edward Newgate, Whitebeard, is an earthquake man who ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!"
"Although our forces are stronger, don't think we are guaranteed to win!"
"Perhaps in the end, it will be us who are annihilated!"
"Because he…"
"Possesses the power to destroy the world!"
While the Marines were shocked by Whitebeard's power, the pirates' morale was soaring.
The 47 pirate ships outside the bay swiftly sailed in.
All the pirates held their weapons, their morale high.
"Everyone, let's go!"
"The war… is about to begin!"
This war, where the strongest gathered, finally began with the world-shaking tsunami unleashed by Whitebeard.
Just as the two towering waves were about to engulf the entire island from both sides, Aokiji, one of the Three Admirals who had been sitting in front of the execution platform, suddenly flashed.
The next second, he appeared high in the air, in the center of the two converging waves.
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji shouted loudly.
His hands immediately transformed into ice, shooting towards the waves on both sides.
The moment the ice submerged into the giant waves.
The mountain-like waves surprisingly began to freeze rapidly.
The ice, like a virus, instantly spread and invaded along the waves.
Within a few seconds, those two mountain-like giant waves, and even the sea in the center of Marineford Bay, were all completely frozen by thick ice.
The entire bay in the center of the plaza had clearly become a world of frost, filled with chilling air.
Looking at Aokiji, who was blocking his attack in mid-air, Whitebeard grinned, but his brows were slightly furrowed as he said in a deep voice,
"Aokiji brat…"
Aokiji stared intently at Whitebeard, then suddenly waved both hands, conjuring several giant ice spears in front of him.
"Two-Spiked Spear!"
With a roar!
Aokiji shot all the ice spears in front of him towards Whitebeard.
Seeing this, Whitebeard merely smiled faintly.
"Hmph! Brat!"
With that, he suddenly clenched his fist.
He swung it fiercely in Aokiji's direction.
Boom!
The atmosphere was shattered again, emitting a violent roar.
An incredibly powerful shockwave surged out in the direction of the shattered atmosphere, pulverizing all the incoming ice spears.
Even Aokiji's body was subjected to an incredibly strong impact.
However, Aokiji had elementalized himself beforehand, turning into an ice sculpture.
Crack!
Aokiji, now an ice sculpture, shattered with a crash, turning into tiny ice fragments that fell onto the ice surface he had just frozen below.
Upon landing, the shattered ice fragments re-coalesced, and Aokiji was restored to his original state.
A brief skirmish, yet it allowed the world to witness the peak power of this world, and countless people were deeply shocked by the astonishing battle scene.
And an even more intense battle had just begun.
Upon seeing Aokiji freeze the entire bay, the Whitebeard Pirates immediately cheered excitedly.
"There's a place to stand now, everyone, let's go!"
"Charge! Let them see our power!"
"Rescue Ace, charge!"
Amidst the shouts, countless pirates leaped down one after another, beginning their charge towards the plaza ahead.
At the same moment!
The pirates on the 47 pirate ships outside the bay were equally excited.
"Wahahahahaha…"
"The sea is frozen! That's so thoughtful!"
"Charge into the bay!"
Amidst the shouts, the first pirates to arrive began to leap from their ships, charging inward along the ice surface.
Behind them, one pirate ship after another approached, and a continuous stream of pirates leaped from their ships, joining the charge.
The pirates began their charge.
The Marines immediately reacted as well.
Countless Marines leaped down from the plaza, coming onto the ice surface to engage in fierce combat with the charging pirates.
The entire bay was instantly covered by the roars of battle, shouts, and the sounds of clashing weapons and explosions, presenting an extremely spectacular and tragic scene.
Watching the fierce war finally erupt, Sengoku frowned tightly and murmured,
"Finally… it has begun~."
His gaze quickly swept across the battlefield, observing the overall situation.
The current battlefield was basically divided into two major areas.
One major area was the battlefield where the Whitebeard Pirates, leading the charge, were located within the bay.
The other major area was where the pirates from the 47 pirate ships were slowly charging into the bay.
Seeing that the pirates from outside the bay, after disembarking, did not directly rush into the bay to charge the plaza with the Whitebeard Pirates, but instead first attacked the Marines on the outer walls, Sengoku immediately frowned.
Picking up a den den mushi, he quietly ordered the Vice Admirals responsible for the wall defenses,
"Do not get too entangled with them; according to the plan, let them into the bay!"
Upon hearing Sengoku's order, the outer defensive line, led by Vice Admirals like Doberman, immediately adjusted.
The Marines who had been bombarding the pirates below from the city walls immediately ceased fire.
Several Vice Admirals led the way, and countless Marines leaped down, engaging the pirates while quietly retreating towards the bay behind them, gradually luring the outer pirates deeper in.
Whitebeard didn't know what Sengoku's plan was, but seeing him speak into the den den mushi, he couldn't help but frown slightly, then curled his lips and said in a deep voice,
"Sengoku the Buddha, the Strategist!"
"Are you playing some tricks?"
With that, Whitebeard immediately observed the entire battlefield.
Those engaged in combat might not notice, but he, who had remained still, keenly detected something odd about the outer battlefield.
After only a brief look, Whitebeard discerned a few clues.
He then curled his lips, smiling, and said in a deep voice,
"Are you trying to catch us all in one net?"
"How ruthless!"
With that, Whitebeard suddenly spoke to Marco beside him.
"Contact Squard and the Decalvan Brothers!"
"Have them lead their teams to break through the outer warships first."
"If they all come in, those warships will block our escape route, and we'll be completely surrounded with no way out!"
Marco immediately nodded in response.
"Yes, Pops!"
With that, he immediately went to contact the rear to inform them of the matter.
Just as Whitebeard finished speaking to Marco, Hawkeye, who had been standing at the very front of the plaza, staring intently at Whitebeard, began to stir, drawing the Black Blade from his back.
Seeing this, Doflamingo, who was beside him, immediately showed surprise and excitement in his eyes, laughing.
"Fufufufu…",
"What? You want to make a move?"
Hawkeye stared straight at Whitebeard and said faintly.
"I just want to see…"
"The true distance between us and that man!"
With that, he suddenly gripped the blade with both hands and swung it forward with all his might.
Instantly, an incredibly swift slash cleaved through the ice, rapidly heading straight for Whitebeard.
The pirates nearby who noticed this scene immediately gasped in alarm at the incredibly exaggerated giant slash.
"It's Hawkeye!"
"Oh no! He's going for Pops!"
"Watch out, Pops!"
Amidst the cries of alarm and concern, Whitebeard remained unmoving, looking at the incredibly powerful slash.
He smiled, his eyes filled with infinite confidence, exuding a powerful aura.
Just as the slash was about to strike the Moby Dick, a figure suddenly flashed out and appeared below the bow of the ship.
Boom!
A terrifying roar instantly resounded throughout the entire area.
Everyone nearby saw a glittering figure block the slash with both hands, engaging in a fierce collision with it.
The surrounding Marines were once again in shock at this moment.
"He actually blocked the world's strongest slash!"
"That person is… Whitebeard Pirates' 3rd Division Commander, 'Diamond' Jozu!"
After Jozu held his ground against the slash for a while, he suddenly let out a roar.
"Oooohhhhhh…!"
Amidst his strenuous roar, he forcefully hurled the slash into the sky, completely neutralizing the attack.
But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, a yellow flash suddenly appeared in the sky.
Kizaru suddenly appeared, his hands forming a specific gesture, aiming at Whitebeard below.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Instantly, a sky full of yellow flashes rained down, shooting towards Whitebeard.
"It's Admiral Kizaru!"
A pirate below gasped.
And just as this gasp sounded, a blue shadow suddenly flashed past, appearing in front of where those flashes were shooting from.
Swish swish swish!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The sound of lasers shooting and flames burning frantically intertwined.
Everyone only saw a mass of blue flames in the sky completely blocking the continuously exploding yellow flashes.
"He blocked Admiral Kizaru's attack!"
"His body is enveloped in blue flames?"
"That's… 1st Division Commander, 'Phoenix' Marco!"
Marco looked at Kizaru above and said faintly.
"How can you suddenly attack the 'King'?"
Kizaru, however, showed a fearful expression and exclaimed.
"Oh! How terrifying! The Whitebeard Pirates!"
Boom!
Just then, a loud bang suddenly came from below.
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw Jozu suddenly clench his fist and powerfully smash it onto the ice.
Crack!
Sounds of ice shattering echoed one after another.
Soon, a huge circular crack appeared on the ice where Jozu had struck.
Then, he inserted his hands into the ice below, following the crack.
The next moment, people watched in utter shock as Jozu actually lifted a massive, diamond-shaped block of ice, like an iceberg, high into the air.
Seeing such a sight, the Marines on the plaza in front were instantly stunned.
"Ah ah ah ah… Such a huge block of ice!"
"What kind of monstrous strength is this?!"
"The commander's strength is too terrifying?!"
Amidst cries of alarm, Jozu aimed the diamond ice block at the plaza directly in front and roared.
"If you dare, come and block this thing!"
With that, he hurled the giant ice block forward.
Looking at the massive ice block being thrown, Akainu suddenly stood up from his seat.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
The sound of rolling magma suddenly erupted, and Akainu's entire right arm transformed completely into magma.
"~Great Eruption!"
A furious roar!
Akainu's giant magma fist violently blasted towards the ice block.
The moment it made contact with the ice block, it completely pierced through it.
The next moment, thick white mist frantically billowed out from within.
That massive ice block was completely evaporated into a large amount of steam in just a few short seconds.
But Akainu's attack still didn't stop.
The giant fist suddenly exploded in mid-air.
Instantly, a sky full of volcanic bombs rained down like raindrops, smashing towards the ground below.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions continuously echoed all over the ice.
Countless pirates were sent scattering by these powerful volcanic bombs.
"Get out of the way, it's volcanic bombs!"
"Wah ah ah ah…"
"There are too many! I can't dodge them all!"
Additionally, one of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships was struck by a volcanic bomb.
Instantly, that ship burst into raging flames, and in that violent impact, the mast was instantly destroyed, and a huge crack appeared in the middle of the hull.
"Jump ship! We can't hold on!"
"The ship is going to sink!"
"Run!"
Amidst cries of panicked alarm, countless pirates leaped from that ship, jumping onto the ice below.
Watching his side instantly lose a large portion of its fighting power and a ship, Whitebeard's eyes immediately ignited with fury.
He glared fiercely at Akainu in front, extending the great blade in his hand to block a volcanic bomb.
"Hmph…"
Exhaling a breath to extinguish the fireball on his blade, Whitebeard then said in a deep voice.
"To light such a big fire…"
"Magma brat! Go light birthday candles instead!"
Akainu, hearing this, sneered.
"Whitebeard! Do you like a grand funeral?"
The war had just begun, but these few short exchanges had already stunned everyone in the entire world.
People's faces were filled with terror, covered in cold sweat, as they stared blankly at the scene on the screen like puppets.
"This kind of war looks too terrifying!"
"It's like the end of the world!"
"I never thought the Whitebeard Pirates would be so strong! Can the Marines… really win?"
"Idiot! Don't say such foolish things! You must believe in the Marines! If the Marines lose, this world will be over!"
"Marines… you must win!"
While everyone in the world began to worry and pray for the Marines, on the battlefield.
After observing the situation for a while, Sengoku suddenly noticed that pirates in the rear had begun to attack the outer warships.
Seeing this, Sengoku immediately frowned, his gaze fixed on Whitebeard, muttering.
"Have they been discovered?"
"As expected, he's not that easy to deal with!"
Muttering in a deep voice, Sengoku glanced at the time, his expression immediately becoming more solemn, thinking to himself.
"It's been over thirty minutes since Hannyabal reported the Straw Hat leaving Impel Down!"
"If we don't quickly reduce the Whitebeard Pirates' fighting power, once the Straw Hat arrives, we'll truly have a hard time fighting this war."
Thinking of this, Sengoku suddenly gritted his teeth and ordered all the Marines throughout the area.
"Attention, all units!"
"All officers above the rank of Captain in the bay are to immediately deploy and focus fire on the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Before their reinforcements arrive from the rear, take out the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates first."
At Sengoku's command, all Captains, Commodores, Rear Admirals, and the remaining Vice Admirals, along with other high-level combatants in the bay, all rushed headlong towards the Whitebeard Pirates.
And Sengoku didn't stop there, speaking to Vice Admiral Momousagi and Tokikake in front of the execution platform.
"Momousagi, Tokikake, you two also go join the battle, there's no need to guard the execution platform anymore!"
"Garp and I are enough here!"
After saying a word to the two, Fleet Admiral Sengoku sternly shouted at the Three Admirals who had already begun fighting.
"Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru!"
"The three of you, focus all your power on Whitebeard!"
"I will have others cover you."
"The three of you remember this…"
"Don't hold back anymore!!!"
Sengoku roared his last sentence.
Making everyone present feel his determination strongly.