The Outbreak of Total War

"Begin!"

Sengoku, standing atop the Execution Platform, issued further orders at that moment.

"The Fleet Admiral has given the order!"

The messengers quickly relayed the command. "Frontline forces, reorganize your formation according to Fleet Admiral Sengoku's instructions! Each unit will engage its own opponent while slowly retreating!"

The pirates engaged in battle noticed the enemy ahead slowly retreating. Naturally, they chose to pursue them relentlessly. At that moment, a sizable fleet of warships appeared along the sea to both their left and right, apparently preparing to encircle the pirates and cut off their retreat.

"At this rate, we can continue breaking through the defensive line!"

Gu Sheng suddenly leaped into the air and surveyed the entire battlefield from above. His gaze swept across the scene, naturally noticing the Marines' movements. However, he did not pay them much attention, focusing instead on the defensive line directly ahead.

"What are you planning to do, Whitebeard?"

Sengoku's gaze pierced through layers of mist and distance to meet Whitebeard's. He desperately wanted to know how this old opponent would respond next. Unfortunately, Sengoku did not realize that the one playing chess against him now was not Whitebeard at all.

"This is the sea! You never know when the sea will turn restless! Even the legendary Golden Lion lost to Roger's luck."

After landing, a smile spread across Gu Sheng's lips. Then... rumble, rumble, rumble... A sudden upheaval of the sea brought terrifying whirlpools. The ice itself trembled, while the waters outside Marineford suddenly churned with surging waves and turbulent currents.

The more than one hundred warships moving in to encircle them pitched and rolled. Surging waves, whirlpools, and turbulent currents—one unimaginable disturbance after another struck this patch of sea at this incredibly opportune moment. Nearly all the warships were swept into it, and towering