The three Five Elders successfully made it past Shanks, but the road ahead only grew more treacherous.
Although CP0's two top fighters barely held back Garen and Dragon's assault, the remaining government agents collapsed and fled in droves under the combined siege of the League and the Marines.
The three Five Elders had only been delayed for a few minutes as they rushed over from the execution platform, yet the friendly positions ahead had already been completely occupied by the League. They could run into scores of formidable enemies after taking only a few steps.
Moreover, these old men were eye-catching enough on their own.
The moment they charged into the fierce battlefield, they immediately drew the attention of the League's heroes.
"Those old thieves are here!"
"Take them down!"
The Five Elders wanted to take the enemy general's head from within an army of thousands, and the League's heroes naturally understood the principle of capturing the leader first.
They immediately abandoned the World Government's defeated remnants and surged toward the three Five Elders with blades and weapons in hand.
Leading the charge were the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates.
They had only intended to accompany Ace in rescuing his brother. Logically, their objective had already been achieved when that giant rubber ball rolled down from the execution platform, and there had been no need to involve themselves in the battle between the League of Heroes and the World Government.
But they were already here.
"Kill!"
Teach and his brothers let out righteous roars, the first to strike the evil forces with judgment's iron fist.
"Dragon Claw!"
He truly deserved to be called a powerhouse with the potential of a major boss. His development and control of Devil Fruit Ability had reached the utmost extreme.
The artificial Azure Dragon Fruit,