The Name of Homelander Spreads Across the Seas

Crocodile had been caught completely off guard.

Whitebeard was already dead, so what was the point of coming to Marineford?

Not only Whitebeard, but even two of Whitebeard's commanders, Marco the Phoenix and Diamond Jozu, had died.

How long had the war even been going on?

Had the Marines really become this formidable?

Crocodile's heart was filled with doubts.

However, while the Marines' strength had greatly surprised Crocodile, there was one thing that was beyond doubt.

The Whitebeard Pirates were likely facing an exceptionally grim situation.

Crocodile's guess was correct.

Looking around, the Whitebeard Pirates were being beaten by the Marines like helpless dogs.

They were being completely suppressed, unable to even catch their breath.

Without Whitebeard holding the line and without Marco charging into battle, the Whitebeard Pirates could not withstand the Marines at all.

Judging purely by the numbers, the Whitebeard Pirates had only lost three core members, but that was already fatal enough.

Aahhh!

Amid the constant screams ringing out around them, one Whitebeard Pirate after another fell.

And that was with the Three Admirals barely making any moves.

"Ace!"

"Ace!"

Meanwhile, Luffy was burning with fighting spirit, throwing everything he had into charging toward the execution platform to rescue Ace.

For a time, all of Marineford was plunged into this incomparably fierce war.

Aahhh!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The great battle continued for a full two hours before all of Marineford finally became quiet again.

Looking around.

Marineford was now littered with horrifying corpses, both pirates and Marines alike.

But comparatively speaking, there were more pirate corpses.

After all, with Whitebeard and Marco gone, the Whitebeard Pirates no longer had anyone capable of confronting the Three Admirals head-on.

There was no need to elaborate on the destructive power of the Three Admirals. Every one