Never Admit Defeat

"Hateful..."

The mask on Bastille's face had been completely shattered.

His mouth was full of blood as he cried out in resentment.

He had the will to kill the traitors, but lacked the power to Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.

That perfectly describes how he feels right now!

He also wanted to continue standing up to fight the enemy.

But...

His abilities no longer allow it!

"You... you bastards!!!"

On the other side...

Upon witnessing this, Bliss, a young Marine who could use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, gritted his teeth and roared.

But in fact...

Throughout the entire battle, he was the one who was most attacked from both sides.

The countless members of the Whitebeard Pirates present all targeted him, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

This kept him constantly in battle, severely depleting his stamina.

Even though he was quite strong, he was nearing the end of his rope.

"Father's fruit..."

With Izo sword slashing down, he said with a sharp look in his eyes, "It will never be inherited by someone like you!"

This fruit...

How can we hand it over to the navy!

They want to retrieve this fruit and bring it back to the New Whitebeard Pirates!

"Boom!"

At this time...

A violent explosion and tremor suddenly came from afar.

A scorching wave of air swept out, mixed with sharp sword intent.

Immediately afterwards...

Then came a gasp. "Marshal Sakazuki, are you alright?!"

This gasp drew the attention of many people present.

But then he saw Sakazuki kneeling on the ground, clutching his chest and panting heavily.

He clutched his chest, his hands covered in blood.

In front of him...

Ye Liangnai grinned, also kneeling on the ground, panting heavily, her left shoulder a charred and bloody mess!

"Sakazuki, it's over!"

Ye Liangnai stood up, her long sword pointed at Sakazuki's head, ready to stab him.

"That won't do!"

"I can't let you succeed!"

Fujitora and Kizaru attacked simultaneously, one Light Speed Kick and the other wielding a sword with immense force, overwhelming the entire arena.

Even Ye Liangnai wouldn't dare to face two generals at the same time.

Certainly...

There's no need for that now!

"Oh dear, oh dear, that was dangerous! I never expected a general like you to resort to sneak attacks!"

Looking at Kizaru and Fujitora, who were protecting Sakazuki, Ye Liangnai said with a smile.

Then...

He looked at the Chief of Staff Crane, who was not far away!

"Give up, Tsuru, your navy has already lost!"

"Look at the morale of your navy, it's completely useless!"

Just like Ye Liangnai said...

The morale of the entire navy plummeted the moment Sakazuki lost.

The pirates gained an absolute advantage in an instant.

"I miscalculated; I never expected your strength to have reached such a level!"

Tsuru looked at Ye Liangnai with a very solemn expression.

Really...

With Garp, Chaton, and Momousagi absent, she shouldn't continue this war.

Their navy definitely doesn't have an advantage!

Even before he could mobilize that hidden force, the situation had already begun to deteriorate.

But...

"The Navy will absolutely not admit defeat!!!"

Sakazuki's angry shout rang out.

He stood up, covered in blood, and appeared before everyone.

Only then did everyone notice that there were several wounds piercing through his body on his chest.

"Lieutenant General Tsuru, it's time to deploy them!"

"We still have the confidence to fight!"

Sakazuki said to the crane without turning his head.

"Understood!"

Crane is not one to give up easily.

Not to mention...

Just as Sakazuki said, they still have a fighting chance.