"Yeah, Captain Buggy, with a big shot like you around, we can definitely seize this ship. I don't want to follow those idiots like Straw Hat Luffy to Navy Headquarters to court death."
"Captain Buggy, please give the order!"
These prisoners all picked up their weapons, staring fiercely at Luffy and Jinbe, and were even prepared to take action.
"Shut up!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, and everyone looked over. They saw Akira standing at the bow of the ship, looking at them with icy cold eyes.
"Who are you, you bastard? How dare you talk to Captain Buggy like that? Are you looking to die?" Someone shouted loudly.
Akira's gaze was cold, and he said in a cold voice, "Buggy, control these guys, or don't blame me for being merciless."
Buggy looked at Akira, his heart trembling. He knew this person's methods. He had left a very deep impression on him the first time they met. More importantly, he knew that this was a great pirate with a bounty of 1 billion, and he couldn't deal with him at all.
"How dare you talk to Captain Buggy like that? You're courting death!"
A prisoner couldn't stand Akira's tone and rushed towards him with a knife. Buggy wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
Everyone on the ship only saw a flash of a knife, and that person's head had already separated from his body. Blood splattered everywhere, scaring the other restless prisoners.
It turned out that before the man had rushed to Akira's front, Akira had taken action first, not only snatching his knife, but also killing him instantly. The speed was very fast. The expression on the man's face hadn't even had time to change when he died.
Akira threw away the blood-stained knife in his hand and swept his icy cold gaze across the faces of all the prisoners, saying in a cold voice, "If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, this will be the end."
Although he didn't release Conqueror's Haki, the astonishing aura still made many people unable to breathe.
Suddenly, one of the prisoners exclaimed, "I know! He's the one the Navy was talking about just now, Death God, Newgate D. Akira Stone, a pirate from the Whitebeard Pirates, a big shot with a bounty of 1 billion."
"What? He's Death God? I've also heard of him. He's the man who doesn't lose even when fighting Navy Admirals."
"That's nothing! I also know that at the scene of Roger's execution twenty-two years ago, it was this person who made a scene in Loguetown and stole Roger's body! You have to know that he was only a ten-year-old boy at the time."
Upon hearing someone mention Akira's identity, more and more people recognized him. After all, Akira's reputation back then was directly chasing after the Four Emperors, and he was called the most terrifying rookie. Even the Navy gave him a bounty of 1 billion, which was a great pirate second only to the Four Emperor level.
"I also remember now. That's right, it's him. A big shot, he's indeed a big shot."
"So such a big shot was also locked up in Impel Down. Now that the Whitebeard Pirates and Navy Headquarters are at war, no wonder he must go to Marineford."
"We can't resist. Such a big shot, even if all of us are added together, we might not be able to beat him."
"..."
The prisoners kept discussing among themselves, but the most certain thing was that none of them dared to say they would take action.
Crocodile snorted coldly, "I thought there would be a riot. I didn't expect it to be resolved so easily."
Buggy's expression was also constantly changing. He was originally a timid person. Asking him to fight Akira was something he would never dare to do. But now he had to maintain his majesty in front of so many people, so he absolutely couldn't show any fear.
So, Buggy shouted, "All of you shut up! Isn't it just Navy Headquarters? Of course we're going. That's where Whitebeard and the Navy's strongest forces are. This great me is just going there to make a name for myself..."
Hearing Buggy's words, those prisoners immediately shouted excitedly again. Putting aside everything else, Buggy's ability to show off was top-notch, completely deceiving these prisoners from Impel Down.
Akira was relieved to see that the prisoners had calmed down. These guys actually had good strength. If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't want to kill them all. The current situation was the best result.
After the warship boarded the revolving current, it quickly headed towards Navy Headquarters. At the same time, at Marineford Navy Headquarters, the world broadcast also slowly unfolded, and the Navy's lineup was also revealed.
Marineford!
The warship that departed from Impel Down, responsible for escorting Fire Fist Ace, had already arrived at Navy Headquarters. At this time, Ace had also disembarked and was temporarily detained, waiting to be escorted to the execution platform.
Because it was a public execution, many places in the world were broadcasting it live. Among them, the Sabaody Archipelago, which was the closest large island to Marineford, naturally had the best signal and the largest broadcast.
In the Sabaody Archipelago, an area was specially cleared and a world broadcast screen was built. The huge square could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
There were too many people from all over the world coming to watch the broadcast. Yesterday, many people had already gathered. Many people were even sleeping in the square. And early this morning, countless people gathered, filling the entire square inside and out. There was no space left even in the corners.
Under the gaze of everyone in the Sabaody Archipelago, the camera of the live broadcast finally moved. They saw the camera quickly moving between the Navy Headquarters in Marineford, allowing people to see the layout and lineup of the Navy Headquarters.
Several screens were broadcasting separately. The largest screen was showing the public execution platform. Although this was only a temporary execution platform, it was conceivable how important this execution platform would be in the near future, because the trigger for this war would be executed here. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the focus.
Below the execution platform was a large group of Navy guards, including many giant Navy soldiers, all with solemn expressions.
The other screens revealed the military deployment of the Navy Headquarters. From the bend of Marineford to both wings, there were Navy warships parked all over. These warships were full of Navy soldiers, standing there straight, gazing at the front.
These warships were the Navy's important forces. Because of the large-scale war, warships and artillery fire would exert great attack power. For experts, it might be difficult to hurt them, but for ordinary pirates, these attacks were still very deadly.
The camera slowly transferred from the bend and warship to the bay. Navy soldiers were stationed on each lookout, acting as the eyes of the Navy Headquarters. Only by looking down from a high position could they have a panoramic view of the battlefield situation.
Among them, what was most shocking in the bay was the dense, uniform Navy army standing there. Just a simple look made one's scalp tingle. They were wearing the same clothes and looked to number in the tens of thousands. Even through the big screen, one could feel an incomparably heavy pressure, making it difficult to breathe.
This time, the Navy Headquarters could be said to be desperate. The crowds in Marineford had been evacuated. Although many of these Navy soldiers were soldiers from Navy Headquarters, there were also many who had been transferred from Navy branches all over the world. All of them were elites among elites.
For this war, Navy Headquarters was fully prepared, selecting only elite Navy soldiers. Those slightly weaker soldiers had left Navy Headquarters. After all, once the war started, it would be a battle of life and death. The weak would not only be ineffective, but would only court death and affect the battle situation.
Gradually, the camera turned again to those powerful officers. There were dozens of Navy Vice Admirals, who were usually difficult for ordinary people to see, gathered together.
Suddenly, the figures of several people appeared on the big screen, immediately drawing exclamations from a large audience, because these people were all famous big shots on the Grand Line, the third largest force between the Navy and the pirates, the Shichibukai.
The World's Strongest Swordsman, Hawk Eyes, Dracule Mihawk!
The Donquixote Family, Heavenly Yaksha, Doflamingo!
The Pirate Empress of Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock!
Bartholomew Kuma!
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