The battle at Marineford grew increasingly fierce.
Under the Navy's powerful assault, members of the Whitebeard Pirates continued to fall.
The Whitebeard Pirates had no shortage of powerful fighters. After all, they had thirty-four affiliated pirate crews, whose captains were all renowned throughout the New World. Their fame was certainly bolstered by Whitebeard's name, but it was still enough to show how strong they were.
Some of the strongest were no weaker than the division commanders and could hold off Navy Vice Admirals.
But the Navy had even more powerful fighters above the Vice Admiral level.
And Sakazuki, Garp, and Sengoku had yet to make a move, while two CP0 agents were still lurking in secret.
Marco was locked in a fierce battle with Admiral Kizaru and didn't dare let his guard down. The power of the Glint-Glint Fruit was not to be underestimated.
Haki had to be conserved and used at the right moment. One careless mistake, and one of Borsalino's lasers could leave him gravely injured.
Even though he could recover with his Phoenix Blue Flame, it would still cost him a great deal of stamina. The more severe the injury, the more stamina it took to recover.
That was especially true for an ability as stamina-intensive as his. Though it was a Mythical Zoan, he couldn't match other ability users in terms of endurance during a real fight.
Admiral Kuzan was fighting Whitebeard. The clash between ice and tremors seemed to create two separate worlds.
The spreading power of ice meant that even when it was shattered, it could quickly reform under the influence of the cold.
In a head-on clash, Kuzan's performance was every bit as impressive as Whitebeard's.
He wasn't being suppressed the way he had been during his battle with Kaido.
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