At this moment, Whitebeard—
As the undisputed second strongest beneath Rocks, his strength had always been evenly matched with Roger's.
"That's so damn cool! As expected of Captain Newgate, one of the top monsters on these seas!!!"
Among the ordinary members of the Rocks Pirates, Gick clenched his fists, his eyes shining as he watched Whitebeard standing at the bow, looking as though he were about to destroy the world.
He had not seen that kind of power for the first time, but every time, his blood still surged with excitement.
The entire sea had been shattered!!!
And in that very instant—
A Black Spear took aim at him.
"Useless..."
Like a ghost on the battlefield, a bullet wrapped in Conqueror's Haki and Ryou appeared in midair like a phantom, flying straight for Whitebeard's chest.
As a master of Haki, Whitebeard's Observation Haki was naturally no weaker. But sensing it was one thing; blocking it was another.
Just as he was about to defend himself, the Haki bullet that was about to collide with his naginata vanished from its original position in an instant.
"Nani?!!!"
Austin did not even look. After firing a shot, he used the residual warmth inside the barrel to light himself a cigarette.
"Fwooo..."
A scarlet gleam flashed through his eyes, and the future appeared before him.
A truly powerful sniper never checked whether he had hit the target.
Because mistakes never appeared in the future.
Before Whitebeard could react, a piercing pain followed.
"Puah!!!"
A massive burst of blood blossomed across Whitebeard's chest, no weaker than Nether Hound piercing through a torso.
But Whitebeard was not yet the old man from the Summit War who needed IV drips.
He staggered back several steps.
Finally, he drove his naginata fiercely into the deck and stopped himself.