War Engulfs the Battlefield: Luffy and Roman

"Hahaha, just as the legends say, he's as strong as a monster."

Wearing a pink feather coat and cropped trousers, and sporting red sunglasses, Doflamingo laughed wildly as he looked at the naval position next to him that had been pierced through by Whitebeard's punch.

"But what does it mean that old guy didn't rush over, but instead established a foothold on the side?"

Could there be traps or ambushes hidden in this naval port...?

"Damn it, this is a secret known only to a few of us. Could it be that Garp— "

He was so angry that his hair stood on end... Well, Sengoku, who already had an afro, rubbed his forehead.

"I lost my temper. Garp, you wouldn't do something like this... right?"

Faced with Sengoku's question, Garp simply watched calmly as the Whitebeard Pirates began their assault on the left side of the island's fortifications, establishing a foothold, and calmly pointed to the positions of the four enemy warships.

"They've completely abandoned any plans for a direct assault. It seems Whitebeard really knew about your scheme..."

Lure the other party into the harbor, raise the Seastone steel plate, and then unleash a shock of ice and fire!

Unfortunately, this plan ended before it even began, but:

"War is ever-changing; nothing goes smoothly. Since they insist on breaking through our left flank, fine—let them try!"

With a wave of his Sengoku ordered large groups of naval soldiers to begin converging on the island to the left! Meanwhile:

"The captains are on the move! Keep up—"

Led by Vista, the tall, strong captain of the Vista Whitebeard Pirates, known for his curly black beard, dark blue top hat, ripped dark blue shirt revealing his chest hair, cape, White Gloves, and wielding two Flower Swords, the captains launched their attack, sweeping through enemy lines with unstoppable momentum. Ordinary elite Marines and officers were no match for them, until—

"The Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters have been mobilized!"

Doberman, Onigumo, Strawberry, Hiken, and Momonga, who had once "drifted along" on Enies Lobby, strode in, their Haki surging like waves! The bullets and weapons flying around on the battlefield couldn't even leave a mark on their suits! Their powerful demeanor was on full display.

There's also Dalmatian, who always maintains his half-orc form, and Bastille, wielding a giant shark-slaying sword, and so on...

"It's a rare sight to see Vice Admiral gathered together! Hahaha~~"

Don't underestimate Vice Admiral. Under normal circumstances, a Vice Admiral! They are a terrifying presence that countless pirates, even those with hundreds of millions of Great Pirates, would have to flee at the mere sight of them.

"Compared to before, the so-called 'Buster Call' is nothing."

"Charge!!"

Since they dared to come, they must have known they would be facing such a formidable enemy. Besides, the Vice Admiral had their captains and ship captains to deal with them; it was a matter of soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. This was the established rule of this world, and everyone began to fight each other in pairs.

In an instant, the entire Marineford was plunged into the vortex of war!

The deafening roar of gunfire and battle cries filled the air! Although it was unclear why Whitebeard had ordered the capture of the landing point, his pirates relentlessly charged towards the left-hand fortress. The defending marines, of course, fought back fiercely. The clashes erupted in bursts of flame, smoke, blood, and severed limbs; every second stretched to its limit as countless men fell on the battlefield.

The entire battlefield echoed with the furious, blood-pumping fighting, the desperate screams, the booming of cannons and the whistling of bullets cutting through the air, the flames engulfing the timber on the ship's hull, and the creaking of the sails and ropes.

However:

It's pointless.

Roman slowly closed his eyes. These 'appetizers' were nothing more than minor skirmishes. Aside from the battles fought by the captains and Vice Admiral, the real masters were all conserving their energy and wary of each other...

We need to Luffy an opportunity—?!

"Charge!!"

' Ace, I'm here to save you—'

A small dot in the distance slowly grew larger; it was a warship sailing from the direction of Impel Down. However, Luffy's familiar voice had already reached Roman, startling him.

!!

Hey, hey, I was only paying attention to this area for a short while, how did you all end up here?

Roman closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and then:

"What happened?"

The White Knight, who had been resting against the mast, suddenly 'awoke' and immediately saw:

"Brother Luffy asked me to drive faster, so I asked them for help—"

Surrounding the warship were whale sharks, propelling it through the waves with their bodies! This was undoubtedly Jinbe's masterpiece.

"Ha ha ha ha,"

When the white knight's eyes fell on the opponent, this whale shark man with storm-like eyebrows and sideburns, lightning-like scars at the corner of his left eye, a fat figure, and two large teeth in his lower jaw gave a "simple and honest smile".

"You're welcome."

I thank you so much!

Rushing into battle at this point... Oh well, we're already here.

"Turn the helm to the left side of the island; the Whitebeard Pirates are breaking through from there. We'll land there too—"

"The Yasakani no Magatama!"

On the battlefield, the experts began to test each other's strength.

As Kizaru, flew above Whitebeard, a series of dazzling beams of light shot out from his hands, dense as a rainstorm, fast as meteors, carrying a thunderous roar like a thousand troops moving in unison, sweeping towards Whitebeard.

Phew!!

With a clear cry, a figure radiating a blue light rushed forward, blocking the beams of light unleashed by Kizaru.

"Boom boom boom..."

The thunderous sound was deafening, and the halos of the explosion spread out in layers through the air. After the light faded, the figure of Marco, the 'birdman' whose body was engulfed in blue flames from the explosion, was revealed.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Seeing Marco rapidly recovering amidst the blue flames, Admiral Kizaru curled his lip.

"Who are you kidding?"

Meanwhile, Admiral Akainu was also preparing to make his move.

"Great Eruption!"

A massive Magma Fist slammed into the mountain-sized block of ice that 'Diamond' George had thrown at it, instantly engulfing the solid ice!

Immediately following, waves of lava and fire surged, and countless sparks of heat sprayed from the explosion toward Whitebeard's side, like a volcanic eruption. As the golden, blazing lava flames fell, they burst into dazzling sparks!

Hundreds of pirates who couldn't dodge in time were touched by the hot and sticky lava and instantly ignited, turning into torches and screaming as they turned into charred remains. Even a tiny spark would leave a horrifying hole in their body.

Oh, what a pity.

As the saying goes, the onlooker sees most of the game. Roman's gaze swept across the battlefield. Although the battle raged on and Whitebeard's forces continued their advance, their disadvantage was too great! Most of his captains were only at the level of Rear Admirals, with only a few and the division commanders able to rival Vice Admiral. Their numbers of skilled fighters were simply incomparable to those of the Navy.

With Little Oars. being toyed with and defeated, the Whitebeard faction's lack of large-scale destructive capabilities became even more apparent.

Aside from his opening punch, Whitebeard's main role was to stand on the bow of the ship and intimidate Sengoku and Garp —though these two powerful figures didn't actually need his intimidation.

On the Marines, the opposite was true; Three Admirals were like human-sized natural disasters. If they weren't afraid of accidentally harming their own people, each of them could have wiped out most of the Whitebeard Pirates if they had gone all out.

The number of top-tier combatants is too disparate—

"Ace!!!"

As Luffy's signature loud voice burst into the battlefield, their warship, which had crashed into the fray, attracted a lot of attention. And when the people on the battlefield looked over:

Luffy, Buggy, Crocodile, Jinbe, Ivankov the Okama King)...

And behind them were Mr. 1, Bon Clay, Mr. 3, Inazuma... and those prisoners who, though they looked like grunts, possessed their own 'aura' and clearly exuded a rudimentary kind of Haki presence!

Where did these guys come from?

"The leader is..."

"Luffy!!"

Ace's voice identified the other party, causing the already furious Sengoku to look to the side.

"Garp, it's your kid again!?"

"I·······"

"Hey, hey, hey, Straw Hat Kid Crocodile..." Smoker, caught up in the battle, couldn't help but exclaim, "What kind of weird combination is this?!"

Brush,

In the instant everyone was shocked, Crocodile flashed by, his golden hook aimed at the back of the neck of the World's Strongest Man!

"Long time no see, Whitebeard— "

Bang!

Instantly entering Luffy Second Gear, Luffy struck first, kicking away the crocodile's attack. At the same time, a figure in pure white armor landed on the deck of the Moby Dick.

Um?

"That straw Straw Hat... you're Ace's brother?"

So that's how it is. You're the person Shanks values, and the captain of that Celestial Dragons kid's ship.

"That's right!"

Whitebeard lowered his head slightly when facing Luffy, who was barely knee-high.

"You want to save Ace? You should know very well who your opponent is, right? Be careful, your life might be in danger—"

"Stop nagging, I don't need you to worry about me!"

Luffy looked fearlessly at the 'giant' beside him.

"I'll save Ace! I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!"

!

"Roman Saint!!"

On the other side, on the Execution Platform, Sengoku, his face twitching, Guotou to look at Roman beside him.

"Can you explain?"

The direction he was pointing to was none other than the White Knight standing next to Luffy!

"Does that mean?"

Roman sighed as he faced the enraged Sengoku.

"What does the Straw Hat crew Pirate 'White Knight' have to do with me, the Celestial Dragons Saint Roman?"

?!

Just as Sengoku couldn't resist transforming into a giant Buddha Form to slap Roman, a burly figure stepped between the two.

"Hahaha, isn't that Luffy's 'White Knight'?"

The old man laughed heartily and scratched his short silver hair.

"I heard that under his helmet is a face so scary it can make people lose their appetite. I wonder if it's true?"

"Garp, you—!"

Enraged, Sengoku was about to attack, but when he saw his old friend's wrinkled face and tear stains at the corners of his eyes, he slowly lowered his raised hand.

"Saint Roman, you'd better not go too far!"

In response to Sengoku's words, Roman calmly rubbed his temples.

"Don't panic,"

"Maybe that 'White Knight' is just here for a cameo?"

We're saved!

Roman, who appeared calm on the surface, breathed a sigh of relief. If Garp hadn't blocked Sengoku's aura for him, he probably would have fainted from the Conqueror's Conqueror's Haki at such close range.

Forget it, let's not upset him. As long as Luffy is safe, that's all that matters.

As Luffy off Whitebeard's flagship, the Moby Dick, the White Knight silently followed, instantly plunging into the chaos of battle!