At this moment, less than three hours remained before the execution began.
The crescent-shaped harbor of Marineford was filled with soldiers carrying rifles and warships with their cannons raised high.
The air seemed to reek of gunpowder, and the oppressive atmosphere was almost suffocating!
It wasn't just the battlefield—even the spectators watching the scene on the screens felt an immense, heavy pressure.
Through the images projected by the Visual Den Den Mushi, they saw a battlefield of the highest possible scale.
The first person to enter their view was the central figure of this Great Event, Portgas D. Ace. Wearing shackles, he knelt before the execution platform, waiting for the moment that would decide his fate!
Then there were powerful officers from every sea. They were the backbone of this war, and even among the hundred thousand elite Marines, they stood out conspicuously.
People in front of the screens kept crying out in alarm.
"That's our G2 Branch's Rear Admiral Smoker, the one who possesses a Logia ability just like those three Marine Admirals!"
"That's Rear Admiral T Bone of Marine Headquarters. I heard he was a veteran who enlisted alongside Admiral Longinus back then!"
"Those are the Giant Vice Admirals, a powerful force from Elbaf!"
"Look, that's Vice Admiral Hiyori of Marine Headquarters. She's so beautiful! I really want to become her subordinate!"
At the very front of the battlefield stood the powerful force known as the Shichibukai, although only four of them had appeared here.
Meanwhile, guarding the area beneath the execution platform were the three Marine Admirals representing the world's Top Combat Power... Hmm? Why did something seem a little off?
"Is that Hawk Eyes, the world's greatest swordsman? His eyes really are as sharp as a hawk's!"
"She's the Pirate Empress, the world's most beautiful woman!