A Shocking Reversal! Whitebeard Betrayed

Nine cannon muzzles extended from the Great Red Lotus Mecha.

Violent energy fluctuations surged forth.

Every cannon muzzle lit up.

In the blink of an eye, they shone as though hundreds of millions of blazing suns had gathered together.

Then—

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!

Nine dazzling pillars of light blasted out.

The seemingly indestructible Pacifistas—

Before everyone's watching eyes—

Exploded one after another.

Shattered!

Vanished into nothingness.

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At that moment, who knew how many people sucked in a breath of cold air.

As they looked at the Great Red Lotus Mecha in the sky—

Their eyes—

Were filled with terror.

It was practically a red devil!

Luffy's friend had once again shaken the entire battlefield.

Too terrifying.

"What kind of power is this...?"

Sengoku nearly tore his own beard off.

He was completely dumbfounded.

The Pacifistas were one of his greatest trump cards.

Yet they had been destroyed in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!"

He let out an enraged roar.

"Sengoku, my grandson's amazing, isn't he?"

Garp could not help bursting into hearty laughter from the side.

Yet deep in his eyes—

A trace of helplessness flashed by.

"Activate the encircling walls!"

Sengoku let out a direct roar.

Rumble rumble rumble.

The instant his words fell, massive steel walls suddenly rose with a thunderous rumble around the frozen giant lake in Marineford Bay.

They were incomparably tall.

They enclosed everyone at the very center.

"Akainu!"

Sengoku roared again.

Akainu rose to his feet.

A terrifying aura erupted from his entire body, enough to make heaven and earth tremble.

Fire Meteor!

With a roar—

Akainu threw out his fist.

Up in the heavens—

Rumble rumble rumble.

In an instant, hundreds of massive fists condensed from magma appeared.

Every fist was like a small mountain, magma flowing across its surface.

Scarlet-red, blazing brilliantly.

Their scorching heat seared the sky.

They all came crashing down.

In an instant.

This vast frozen lake had completely melted.

Pirates and Marines had been fighting atop it moments ago.

But now that it had melted into seawater, they all fell into the sea.

BOOM! BOOM!!!

At the same time, Akainu focused his attacks on Whitebeard's Moby Dick.

This legendary ship, which had followed Whitebeard for decades, let out a mournful groan before splitting apart and sinking to the ocean floor.

It could be said that

in a single instant, the Marines had turned the tide once more.

They had regained the upper hand.

"Father."

At that moment, Squard, captain of the Maelstrom Spider Pirates under Whitebeard's command, walked over to Whitebeard.

"Oh?"

As Lin Ye watched the battlefield, his heart suddenly stirred at the sight.

He was from Blue Star.

Naturally, he knew the plot of the One Piece World.

He immediately realized that Squard was about to ambush Whitebeard.

Whitebeard would be severely wounded, making it a minor yet pivotal turning point in the Summit War.

Squard could be said to be one of the greatest driving forces behind Whitebeard's death in battle.

Whitebeard was known as the strongest man on the sea.

The Whitebeard Pirates under his command also dominated their territory, protecting the safety of countless people.

They could be considered a force that leaned toward justice.

More importantly, he possessed immense personal charisma.

Lin Ye was quite fond of Whitebeard as well. With a flash, he appeared at Whitebeard's side.

At that moment, Squard was just about to draw his blade.

Whitebeard's body had already grown old, and he could not have blocked this strike.

He would surely be seriously injured in the next instant.

But then, with a CLANG!

Lin Ye struck.

A greatsword blocked Squard's long blade.

This sudden scene

instantly shook the entire battlefield.

Whitebeard was greatly startled and looked at Squard in confusion.

Though his reaction speed had slowed greatly compared to his prime, he had still seen Squard's intention just now.

Squard had wanted to kill him!

Shocked, confused, and heartbroken, he asked, "Squard, what are you trying to do?"

Squard was stunned as well.

He had thought that strike would certainly succeed, yet it had been blocked by someone who appeared out of nowhere.

Knowing that he had failed, he showed no fear at all.

Instead, he threw back his head and laughed.

"Kill me, then! Before doing this, I had already prepared myself to die!"

Whitebeard still did not understand what was happening.

But Lin Ye barked out a rebuke.

"You idiot! You've been fooled! This is all Akainu's scheme! Use that pig brain of yours and think carefully—would Whitebeard be the kind of man to frame his own sons? He sees every one of you as family and values you all equally! How could he conspire with others to frame you just to save Ace?"

Squard looked treacherous and cruel, but his heart was in fact remarkably simple.

Hearing Lin Ye's words, he was instantly dumbfounded.

He had been deceived?

Whitebeard, listening from the side, immediately understood what had happened.

Though he had no idea how Lin Ye had learned of it, this was clearly not the time to fuss over such trivial matters on the battlefield.