The Beginning and End of the Great War

"Marco, there's really no need to continue."

Standing atop the waves, Red-Haired Shanks urged Gu Sheng to give up on continuing. "Destroying Marineford won't be good for the world. The World Government absolutely won't stand by and watch this happen. They'll relentlessly hunt down the Whitebeard Pirates. You don't want Whitebeard and Ace to be in danger again, do you?"

"They won't. They won't have the chance."

Gu Sheng shook his head at Shanks, then declared to Marineford below, "The rotten and brutal Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for eight hundred years, but the arrival of the Great Pirate Era is the omen of their downfall.

"Roger began it all, and Dragon's Revolutionary Army pushed everything to its climax. And I will usher in the prelude to a brand-new era.

"From today onward, the World Government's prestige will no longer exist."

At that moment, the whole world was thrown into an uproar.

To enhance its authority and maintain its rule, the World Government had publicly broadcast everything happening at Marineford during Ace's execution. The plan had been perfect, but this time, it seemed they had dug themselves a deep hole. The Whitebeard Pirates had successfully rescued Ace, already slapping their face swollen.

The Whitebeard Pirates' affair was not over yet. Now Gu Sheng had announced through the worldwide broadcast that the Great Pirate Era would enter a brand-new phase and that the World Government would lose all face. This was no different from setting off a storm that swept across the entire world.

If an ordinary person had done this, the World Government would certainly have eliminated them. But the Marine Headquarters, one of the World Government's strongest military institutions, was currently under threat and on the verge of collapse. This left them unbearably frustrated.

"It's over!"

As Gu