Whitebeard's Final Swan Song
Even Whitebeard would be shocked and stunned by such news. He didn't think Nightmare would lie about something so proud, but if it was true, the implications were terrifying!
Putting everything else aside, even at his peak, he wouldn't be confident of killing Kaido. After all, defeating and killing are two completely different concepts, and their levels of difficulty are incomparable.
"Franken, the Four Emperors, the Navy, the 'Government,' is this your ambition? It's truly terrifying!" Doflamingo shook his head and sighed. Fortunately, he had already lost his desire to fight for supremacy under the relentless attacks from the other party. Otherwise, competing for supremacy with such a monster would have been truly despairing!
"After the Four Emperors, is it our Navy's turn?" Sengoku felt a chill in his heart, his eyes filled with an intense killing intent. "Today, no matter the cost, we must completely destroy Nightmare!"
"Bah! Whether he wins or loses, Whitebeard is doomed. It's unbelievable that Four Emperors reigned over the seas for decades, has come to such an abrupt end!" Scratchmen Apoo said, swinging his long arms. "So, captains, shall we continue our alliance?"
"Haha, why not? It's just shifting the target from the Four Emperors to Nightmare. If you want to compete for maritime supremacy, he's an unavoidable obstacle anyway." Kidd, still in the Sabaody Archipelago, said with a Kid lick of his lips.
"I refuse. You two look like you're doomed. I've decided to withdraw from this alliance," Hawkins replied indifferently, fiddling with the Tarot Cards in his hand without even looking up.
"Hawkins, you bastard, do you know what you're saying?" Kid clenched his right hand so tightly that the air itself seemed to crack under the strain.
"Hey, Captain Hawkins, you're from the North Blue, right? I've heard that people from the North Blue worship Nightmare like a god. You wouldn't be saying this for such a foolish reason, would you?" Scratchmen Apoo teased.
Hawkins remained unmoved, seemingly unconcerned about their opinions. He simply said in a low voice, "I had the honor of meeting him once five years ago when I was still in the North Blue. It was that experience that drove me to embark on the path of piracy. Therefore, I know some things better than you do. That man's strength far exceeds your imagination. Facing Four Emperors is not entirely insurmountable, but if you were to face him, the only outcome would be death."
The battlefield at Marine Headquarters has been broken and rebuilt countless times. Even with Aokiji freezing the sea time and time again, it is difficult to find any symbols that once belonged to Marineford in these sea ruins.
It must be said that Whitebeard truly deserves the title of the World's Strongest, as he was able to barely withstand Roy's attacks in this state.
It's important to understand that with Roy's current strength, even his weaker clone could suppress or defeat Red Hair. This strongest clone, however, overwhelmingly killed Blackbeard, who had grown to the level of Four Emperors. Whitebeard, on the other hand, was able to fight this strongest clone to a standstill, which is something to be proud of.
Of course, this was only Roy's perspective; for Whitebeard, it was a devastating blow that he could not accept.
"What a joke! You actually managed to suppress me, you brat? I earned this power with my life, not to play such childish games with you!" Whitebeard launched a furious counterattack. Wherever his blade struck, ice, sea, and sky shattered, tearing the surface of the world apart with the most violent and savage power.
"Don't you understand the difference between us? Fine, come to think of it, your life is almost over anyway, so let me send you off with a lavish fireworks display!"
Facing the overwhelming spatial rifts, Roy neither dodged nor avoided them. The Dream Power surged forth, causing the world to spin and everything around him to vanish in an instant. The folds of space were smoothed out, as if the entire world had been distorted, and he arrived in a colorful and bizarre dream world.
A volcano erupted from the sky, its lava transforming into Meteor Fire Rain that rained down upon the earth and crashed into the sea. The white mist that escaped drifted across the surface of the sea, and from time to time, cheerful songs and painful wails could be heard from within the thick fog. Upon closer listening, one could also hear the sounds of bones cracking and teeth chewing hidden among the mist, as if a monster that devoured life was lurking in the fog. Everything seemed eerie and absurd.
Faced with this strange illusion, even Whitebeard was momentarily stunned, but he quickly regained his senses and looked at the unfamiliar world with a grave expression. "An illusory world, a dream?"
Whitebeard swung his Naginata horizontally and slashed backhand, destroying all the attacks from the shadows. But the monster seemed to be inexhaustible, relentlessly attacking from the thick fog, beneath the sea, and above the sky. "This can't go on. We must destroy this dream."
Immediately, a domineering and Conqueror's Haki erupted from Whitebeard's giant-like body, frantically impacting the boundary between illusion and reality, causing this bizarre world to tremble violently, as if the world were collapsing and the end of the world was coming.
The thick fog dissipated, the sea separated, and the sky cracked, but it was still that illusory world, and it was not destroyed by the impact of Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki.
Seeing this, Whitebeard's competitive spirit was also aroused. A black metallic luster appeared on his raised right fist, followed by a milky white halo that kept flashing, even the dream world began to tremble. Finally, at the moment of the Conqueror's Haki explosion, he punched the space in front of him.
Click!
The bizarre and fantastical world collapsed with a roar, and the dream finally shattered.
The outside world was eerily quiet.
After Whitebeard and Nightmare fought in turn, demonstrating to them what the power to destroy the world was, it fell into a deathly slumber.
"They... could they have fallen asleep while fighting like you?" Sengoku was a little unsure and nudged Garp was equally confused, with his elbow.
"Impossible, there are no bubbles in their noses!" Garp explained earnestly, drawing on his own experience.
Sengoku: "..."
Suddenly, the two opened their eyes, and their extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki clashed violently in the void. The clouds drifting in the sky turned into dark clouds, with purple-black lightning flashing among them.
"I never thought you could escape my dream. It's a pity. How wonderful it would have been to die peacefully in the dream, at least... you could have left with a whole body!" Roy said with a sigh.
"Nightmare Brat, are you kidding me? Mercy is the greatest insult to a pirate!"
"I understand. I will send you on your way with my strongest attack!" Roy took a deep breath, gripped the Seven Star Sword tightly with both hands, and raced across the ice at a speed beyond his limits. In an instant, he arrived in front of Whitebeard and slashed down with unstoppable momentum.
"Kurarara, that's the kind of spirit you need! Don't forget, I'm Whitebeard!" Whitebeard knew the potion was almost ready, so he didn't hesitate any longer. He held his Naginata horizontally, stomped his right leg forward, and the earth shook and the ice shattered. He used all his strength to unleash his strongest strike.
A milky-white air shield and a seven-colored sword beam cleaved the sea in two, and the dazzling light covered the entire sea area. The ruins of Marineford were completely destroyed in this attack. The released shockwave traveled to seas dozens of miles away, and the towering waves it stirred up even fell like a torrential rain on the sacred land of the Red Line.
The brilliance has faded.
Roy sheathed his sword and stood there. A line of blood appeared on his Whitebeard between his eyebrows. Then, his giant body was cut in two and collapsed with a crash.
The great pirate Edward Newgate has fallen!