"Ha, interesting, something new!"
Upon hearing Shanks' words, Gawain gave a light snort and chuckled.
"But, tsk, you see, I'm like a flower blooming in the fog, and all I can say is guess."
And I see you in a similar light, so you guess about me, and I guess about you.
At this point, what more can I say?
In any case, all that's left is mutual resistance.
I'm saddened by your distrust of me; do you genuinely believe I'm incapable of managing this world?
I thought you would feel you had that ability.
But after listening to your words, and reflecting on what you've done...
So you don't even trust yourself!
As I attempt to reconcile the landscape, you seem to be someone from hundreds or thousands of years in the future, standing in the corrupt society I brought with me, and issuing a proclamation against me.
And you, you still have no solution, so you pin your hopes on prophecy, and you are determined to be like Roger, to reshape a wave and mobilize the whole world to come up with a solution for our future.
Even if this method is like forcing a duck onto a shelf, haha."
At this point, Gawain gently raised his hands, and with his movement, the ground around him suddenly rose up, and an endless torrent of metal surged from the earth, gradually converging on the horizon and into the boundless sea of lightning!
At the same time, countless swords were freed from the hands of countless pirates, and then rushed one after another into the torrent of metal.
Aside from those with exceptionally strong Armament Haki who could retain their weapons, millions of pirates were left unarmed!
Whether it's a gun, a knife, or even bullets and buttons, and comically, belt buckles, etc.!
In an instant, not only did the millions of pirates lose their weapons, but they even had to use one hand to hold up their pants.
The navy wasn't stupid either; seeing that the enemy was unarmed, they immediately launched a relentless attack.
This caused many female naval personnel to quietly withdraw from the battlefield.
They weren't scared; they were just disgusted.
There will be many more times when they are willing to risk their lives. The war is far from over, so why should they rush in to seize an opportunity now?
The pirates on the other side were so desperate to deal with the Navy's attack that they couldn't even hold onto their pants.
Even the most shameless pirates fight while protecting their underwear.
As for those with thick skin, or those who wear leather pants with metal buckles.
They simply ripped off their pants and, brandishing their Armament Haki blouses, went to fight the navy.
God knows how many women were pushed aside by their own men while watching the live Broadcast Den Den Mushi.
How many children had their eyes covered at that moment?
As for the men Broadcast Den Den Mushi.
They gazed upon a battlefield so vast it was breathtaking enough to last a lifetime.
He watched as Stussy, his face flushed red, turned away, unable to look at the battlefield any longer.
They are both excited and envious!
Meanwhile...
Gawain gently turned his right hand over; at this moment, he was finally unwilling to hide his true self any longer!
His face had lost its former smile, and the gentleness of the past was gone.
Facing Shanks's somber Shanks, Gawain's brows furrowed with anger as he growled in a low voice.
"If you think you can't do it, then obediently step back!"
If you can't do it, then give the position to someone who can!
You've already placed your hopes on someone else.
But the one you pin your hopes on could never be me!
You believe in the past, in a prophecy, in a Devil Fruit, and in a child!
But you don't believe me!
With a gentle lift of his right hand, Gawain unleashed an endless torrent of metal that tumbled and leaped in the sky, finally converging on either side of Gawain body. The two torrents then intertwined, forming the shape of a clock in the distance!
While manipulating the infinite metal, Gawain continued speaking.
How can I trust someone who doesn't believe in themselves? Can you even see a short-lived future?
Why don't you consider that, given your limited vision of the future, you've already altered countless unfavorable futures based on what you see?
And me!
Shanks!
Are you sure you know exactly how far I can see?
You're so arrogant!!!
The instant Gawain's words exploded, the metal bell, thousands of feet tall, finally took shape in front of Gawain.
Looking at the golden bell in front of him, Gawain clapped his hands forward, and the haori was immediately draped over his shoulders again.
Seeing Shanks' shocked expression, Gawain whispered a low shout.
"Sage Art: Wood Release, Buddha Rings the Bell!!!"
The Wood Release: Giant Buddha Form suddenly appeared and slammed its Senju into the even larger metal bell in front of it!!!
Seeing the scene of thousands of giant wooden hands about to smash the metal bell, Whitebeard quickly forced Garp back and then said incredulously.
"Wow, that's terrifying! That already dangerous Buddha Form has an even more dangerous trick up its sleeve!"
Before Shanks could even speak, Whitebeard had already flung his Murakumogiri.
He slammed the Naginata into Garp's arms, wasting a moment of Garp's time.
Whitebeard leaped wildly, actually arriving in front of the metal bell that was about to be rung!
Seeing the Buddha Form Senju to smash the metal bell, Whitebeard suddenly spread his arms wide.
At that moment, he was like a bodybuilder showing off his trapezius muscles, desperately puffing out his chest and pounding the air in front of him with his outstretched hands.
Boom!!!
The violent tremors affected the air within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and it was only at this moment that Whitebeard let out a roar.
"Quake Shock!!!"
With a roar from the Whitebeard, the metal bell was finally struck by the Senju.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The resounding bell immediately spread outwards, but its ever-expanding sound waves had barely spread when they collided with the oscillation band hastily created by the Whitebeard!
Meanwhile, not far away...
Seeing Whitebeard's actions, Shanks breathed a sigh of relief.
Just like the future they envisioned, veteran legends like Whitebeard possessed a fighting spirit that far surpassed the imagination of young people.
Even when faced with Gawain's tactic for the first time, the brain cancer patient was able to quickly find a way to counter it!
In an instant, the vibrations created by Whitebeard and the constant ripples from the sound waves collided violently!
The next moment!
Whitebeard's tightly clenched lips were fooled, and trickles of blood flowed from his nostrils and the corners of his eyes!
In the distance, Ace and Teach even briefly stopped fighting.
Ace's previously difficult situation suddenly improved slightly because of Teach's momentary lapse in concentration.
As for Teach...
He's not your typical villain.
Logically speaking, he wouldn't give Ace this kind of opportunity.
However, Teach understood very well that even though he had gradually shown his talent in the last six months, not only had he obtained his beloved Devil Fruit, but he had also received his Pops's careful guidance.
But in any case, it was ultimately just a newbie who had been working diligently for a little over six months.
He's not strong enough!
Therefore, he is currently too weak to determine the outcome of the entire battle!
Who can decide?
The only ones who can make the decision are the legendary figures standing at the very forefront of the wave!
Those legends are Ochoku, that bastard Shanks, that fat old woman Linlin, and the other members of Roger Pirates.
And my dearest, most important Pops to me now!!!
Even if he could kill Ace, he would only be facing the next enemy.
But if Pops fails...
The hope for overall victory will now go from a sliver of hope to utterly slim chance!
So, at this moment, Teach stared intently at his Pops.
He clenched his fists and kept encouraging his Pops.
Pops, you have to hold on!
If you die, all my work over the past six months will have been for nothing. I'm not capable of supporting the Whitebeard Pirates right now!
Only if you, Pops, continue to live, until I become strong enough and have more fame than I have now.
Only then can I completely turn the Whitebeard Pirates you left behind into my tools Blackbeard's tools, after your death!
Pops, you must take care of yourself!!!
Just as Teach was desperately wishing Whitebeard.
In the distance, Marco, who had been fighting Yamato for a long time, forcefully pushed Yamato back with a powerful wing strike.
At the same time, Thatch rushed to Marco's side and said with great anxiety.
"That guy Gawain actually used this inexplicable method to create a sonic attack powerful enough to detonate across the entire ocean."
If he succeeds, not only will we suffer heavy casualties, but the fish in the nearby seas, the birds in the sky, and..."
"Stop talking, I know everything, but I didn't expect that Pops would actually use the vibrations generated by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to block the sonic vibrations created by Gawain!"
If it were my Pops from ten years ago, I wouldn't be worried at all; Pops 'd be fine.
But now..."
At this point, Marco patted Thatch on the shoulder.
"Pops might still be able to keep fighting, and he might not be at a disadvantage for quite some time."
But if we keep fighting like this, even if we win completely, Pops will never be able to leave this battlefield!
Thatch, find an opportunity to meet up with Jozu and Teach's brothers.
Next, we need to shift our focus!
My Pops has carried the banner of the pirates for far too long.
Now, perhaps we should hand this banner over to Shanks!
Pops's really getting old!
But his Pops's pride wouldn't allow him to leave the battlefield.
So let's do it according to the plan that Teach originally told us!
We should at least have one or two of us seriously wounded, so that Pops will have no choice but to lead us out of the battlefield!
Teach is sometimes right.
The past of this sea belongs to Whitebeard, so we'd better hand over the present of the sea.
Only in this way can we possibly seize a bright future!
Otherwise, we can't possibly hold the past, present, and future of an entire generation in our hands!
I don't care about Teach's ambition; he likes to strive for more, so his brothers will help him strive for it!
"Since we've decided that Blackbeard will inherit everything Pops Whitebeard, then we absolutely cannot let Pops shoulder everything alone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Marco glanced with difficulty at the Whitebeard in the distance.
Right there in that visible zone of impact, the Whitebeard's hair was already standing on end, and his clothes and muscles were trembling violently with the unimaginable vibrations!
Looking at his Pops's increasingly trembling body, and seeing the blood continuously gushing from Pops seven orifices.
Marco clenched his fist tightly.
"If Pops wants to complain, I'll take all the blame. Gawain is a good person, and I actually believe he can make this place better."
That kind of future is much better than letting us pirates, who only know how to kill people, rule it!
Moreover, Teach has already put in his best efforts and is ready to take on more responsibility!
Now that our Pops has a worthy successor and is no longer just a burden to us, his incompetent sons who can never become monsters and are even less qualified to be the Emperors of the Sea.
Then the Pops should also take a good rest and try to live a few more years, until he can see the new era, at least until he can see Teach take over the banner of the Emperors of the Sea!
I don't care about the failures of pirates at all. We pirates have never truly united, and we don't need that kind of thing!
As long as Pops lives a better, longer, and happier life, that's enough!
Listen to me, do as Teach says!
We must make the injury more real!
As soon as he finished speaking, Marco patted Thatch heavily on the shoulder.
Having heard Marco's words, Thatch nodded firmly.
"I see!"
After responding, his gaze suddenly swept fiercely over some people on the battlefield.
Those seen by Thatch included Bullet, Mihawk, Aramaki, Aramaki, Gion, and others!
Those were all people they wouldn't have easily challenged in the past, and now they were being blocked by former members of the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates from Beehive Island.
But it seems the brothers will have to challenge their weaknesses next!
Only by relentlessly challenging monsters can our brothers inflict injuries quickly, yet in a natural way!
Only by using this method of withstanding maximum pressure can one inflict injury or even death on one's own members.
Only in this way can the Whitebeard Pirates achieve their plan to withdraw from the front lines of the battlefield without becoming the target of future retaliation from other pirates!
Only...
Facing those monstrous creatures, he and his brothers... might not be able to hold out for long.
More importantly, doing so may result in more than just disability.
Facing that group of guys, I'm afraid our brothers are destined to suffer casualties!
Meanwhile, behind the metal clock.
Looking at the Whitebeard bleeding from all seven orifices, Gawain remained silent for a moment, then gave him a thumbs up in admiration.
When he withdrew his hand, Gawain glanced at Shanks and shook his head.
"Look, Shanks, that was the dilemma you were supposed to face. Even Future Sight can't withstand all attacks, like sound waves, which are everywhere and nowhere to hide."
You should be thankful, thankful that Newgate blocked that attack that was supposed to shatter the ocean!
However, I have one more move to make, and I hope you can give me feedback on it!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain raised his palm in the distance.
In an instant, countless energies combining physical strength, sage techniques, and chakra surged forth from his palm.
At the same time, Shanks' pupils dilated sharply.
He seemed to have seen something dangerous.
And Gawain.
Facing Shanks, who was both shocked and exuding an aura of Haki, Gawain uttered a soft, low shout.
"Celestial Technique: Magnet Release - Pseudo- Planetary Devastation!!!"