The surroundings were as silent as the grave.
Whitebeard, known as the world's strongest man, had actually been imprisoned by Apophis in another way.
That was an alternate-dimensional space. If Apophis didn't open the door, wouldn't that mean the world's strongest man, Whitebeard, would be exiled forever?
At this thought, the pirates around them looked at Apophis with wary and horrified eyes. This man truly seemed impossible to gauge.
Even Red-Haired and Kaido's expressions turned solemn.
However, there was not much joy in Apophis's eyes.
Every existence and every thing had its limits. Even alternate-dimensional space was no exception.
After all, it wasn't a space in the real world. Breaking it apart wasn't impossible.
From Apophis's perception, that violently trembling alternate-dimensional space probably wouldn't last much longer before shattering.
This wasn't because Aokiji's strength was vastly inferior to Whitebeard's. It was because ice naturally leaned toward control, and its offensive power was simply too far behind that of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
"But this amount of time is more than enough!" Apophis calmly walked toward Katarina, a trace of heat flashing through his scarlet eyes.
This Devil Fruit was a necessary part of his plan, but because of the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit's characteristics, he hadn't wanted to alert her before he could be completely certain.
If he attracted her attention and she hid among the crowd, he truly had no way to find Katarina, who could even mislead Observation Haki.
He hadn't expected her to deliver herself to his doorstep. In that case, he would feel embarrassed not to accept her.
On the other side, the petrified members of the Whitebeard Pirates finally awoke from their mental shock.
"Bastard, release Old Man!"
"Damn it, what are you trying to do to Old Man?"
Didn't Marco and the others know the gap