When Golden Lion's Flying Fleet breached the skies above Marineford.
Neither the Marines nor the Whitebeard Pirates had expected Golden Lion to have hidden such a move on the island.
After tens of thousands of berserk creatures charged onto the battlefield, the Marines faced their most difficult situation since the war began.
It was not only because of the astonishing combat power of the berserk creature army, but also because of the Whitebeard Pirates driving straight in from the harbor, as well as the Flying Fleet, composed of dozens of pirate ships that had yet to enter the fray.
Pressure came from the sea, land, and air.
The berserk creature army rampaged across the plaza, making Sengoku frown deeply.
His gaze shifted toward the Whitebeard Pirates charging toward the plaza.
The true turning point might not have been Whitebeard shattering the island with all his might.
It might have been Maud's attempt to move the island and execute the Whitebeard Pirates in one stroke.
That very action had created an opportunity for the Whitebeard Pirates to launch a counterattack from their desperate situation.
If not for Maud's several dazzling performances since the beginning of the war...
They might have suspected that Maud had been putting on an act.
"Now that things have come to this, we can only decide the victor head-on."
Sengoku sighed deeply inwardly.
Once the encircling wall plan had fallen apart halfway through, all schemes would lose their meaning.
The two sides participating in the war could only determine the outcome through a straightforward contest of combat power.
Inside the harbor.
"That bastard Golden Lion..."
Seeing the berserk creature army rampaging across the plaza, even Whitebeard, who had weathered countless storms, could not help feeling astonished at this moment.
Recalling what Golden Lion had said when he