In truth, Shanks had made the right bet this time.
That was because every one of his thoughts had long since been anticipated by Ross.
Boom!!!
The moment Luffy's rubber fist touched that terrifying magma, it was instantly blasted to pieces.
His entire body flew sideways like a kite with its string cut.
"Luffy!!!"
Jace cried out anxiously.
Bang! Bang!
At the same time, two crisp gunshots rang out!
The heavy Seastone shackles around Jace's wrists were pierced and shattered by two incomparably precise bullets fired from afar by Yasopp.
Almost at the same instant, Snake flashed forward like lightning, rushed to Jace's side, scooped up his weakened body, and continued charging ahead.
As the two continued rushing forward, a faintly glowing door appeared out of thin air behind them.
They passed through the door, and in the next moment, appeared on the other side of the execution platform, where Sanji stood—and where Luffy had been sent flying and fallen.
"Success!!!"
Seeing this unbelievable sight, everyone on Whitebeard's side perked up, their faces filled with ecstatic disbelief.
Every one of them had come here prepared to die.
Yet they had never imagined that Jace would be rescued so easily.
Nor had they expected Sanji to help them rather than the World Government at such a time.
Hope!
At that moment, they saw hope!
"Ha ha ha ha! Zephyr, your World Government isn't much after all!"
Seeing Jace successfully rescued, Garp's punches became noticeably more nimble, and his aura surged once more.
Zephyr casually swung his fists, effortlessly blocking Garp's slightly disorderly attacks born of excitement one after another. At the same time, a meaningful smile curled across his lips.
"Originally, as long as Whitebeard died, Jace could indeed have left safely," he said leisurely. "But since you chose to have