The Battle of Edd War, Changed (7,000)

"How long do you intend to stop us?" Whitebeard asked, looking at Zephyr.

"I won't allow you to pass through in less than three or four days," Zephyr said solemnly, wearing a navy justice cloak.

"Then let's have a fight." Being blocked by the Navy and doing nothing is not Whitebeard's style, nor is it the style of the Whitebeard Pirates.

If they dare to follow their path, the navy will have to pay a price.

Zephyr sighed. A battle was still unavoidable, but he wasn't afraid of the Whitebeard Pirates. He had been mentally prepared for this. To prevent the Whitebeard Pirates from getting involved in Roger's battle with Golden Lion Shiki, some losses were to be expected.

"Gurararara, looks like I won't be able to witness Roger and Shiki's battle." Whitebeard with some regret, "Then you'll have to take one of my attacks first."

Whitebeard placed the young sword to one side, a pure white halo enveloping his hands, gathering terrifying vibrational power. Even before he made a move, the slight power he emitted caused the atmosphere to tremble and vibrate.

The Whitebeard squatted down slightly, his arms bulging with veins.

Upon seeing Whitebeard's action, Zephyr tensed up, as if facing a formidable enemy, and shouted to the surrounding navy, "Quickly, disperse the warships!"

But it was too late. Whitebeard grinned. In the battle against Whitebeard, someone had to fight Whitebeard. That way, he wouldn't dare to use those wide-range, terrifying moves, because he might accidentally hurt his own pirate's life.

However, Whitebeard, unrestrained, was terrifying. The pirates behind him quickly regained their footing, some grabbing the handrails to avoid being caught in the force and falling off the ship.

Zephyr hadn't expected Whitebeard to attack so directly, unleashing a devastating punch that slammed into the air.

Click! Click!

The atmosphere shattered into pieces, cracks spreading outwards and in all directions, like a mirror. The sky lost its color in an instant, the surging waves seemed to freeze, and space itself seemed to stand still.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying force erupted and blasted towards the Marine warship.

"Damn it!" Zephyr shouted in shock and anger, but his body had already moved. In an instant, he unleashed a powerful force that smashed a large crater into the steel deck, while he himself appeared in mid-air, using Geppo to charge towards Whitebeard.

Facing this terrifying attack, Zephyr's Haki enveloped his body, especially his hands, as he unleashed, "Rokushiki Ogi: Rokuogan - Maximum Wheel."

Zephyr unleashed the Rokushiki Ogi, a terrifying impact condensing in his hand, reaching its peak, and then exploding with a roar, directly colliding with Whitebeard's attack.

The shockwave continued to spread, and Zephyr's body was blasted away by this powerful blow. He used Geppo to stabilize himself in mid-air and caught his breath.

Zephyr withstood the attack with all his might and charged at Whitebeard once more.

The countless cracks in front of them gradually disappeared into the air, as if nothing had happened.

Zephyr's expression was extremely grim. "All warships, disperse, bypass the Moby Dick, and get behind them. That's the order."

"Haha! Annihilate them all, Marines! Kids, hold these Marines off here!" Whitebeard laughed as he punched the charging Zephyr.

The attack Whitebeard unleashed was terrifying; the previous strike was merely an appetizer, and there was more to come. Zephyr had foreseen this situation.

Although somewhat puzzled by Zephyr's orders, he guessed that some terrifying attack was brewing. After all, Whitebeard had just caused such a commotion; how could it be just a single blow?

The sea trembled, as if something terrifying had appeared. Naval warships began to sail towards the Moby Dick, with tens of thousands of naval soldiers and five Vice Admiral. The battle had begun.

Teach held a knife in his hand. Almost a year had passed. Since Oden left the Whitebeard Pirates and joined Roger's ship, both Teach and Mobius had grown a lot.

Mobius appeared even stronger, wielding the Yagami Blade, and with a single strike, he killed two of the charging marines.

Wos, dressed in black, no longer appeared thin. His cold gaze and sharp aura emanated from him as he moved through the navy, leaving corpses in his wake and blood dripping from his blade.

They had all boarded a warship, but there was no Marine Vice Admiral on board, only a rear Rear Admiral, who was being pushed back by Teach. "You, you're Black Gun? Justice will not be defeated!" The rear Rear Admiral was at a disadvantage, but his momentum was not weak. He noticed the black pistol at Teach's waist, stared at Teach and shouted, using the Marine Six Styles to attack Teach continuously.

"Hmm! That guy's finished." Upon hearing this, Mobius, who was not far away, couldn't help but laugh and killed the navy man in front of him with a single stroke.

Wos smirked slightly, then vanished from his spot, instantly piercing the throat of a navy officer.

Pito's claws crackled with lightning, and his sharp claws instantly tore through the chests of the two marines.

Teach's face darkened. Although he had kept a low profile throughout the year, he was still wanted by the Whitebeard Pirates' gunman, nicknamed "Black Gun" Teach, with a bounty of nearly 40 million. What a disgusting and ridiculous title! It had even made him the subject of ridicule from the crew for a while, and he was extremely dissatisfied.

Some wanted to crush the person who drew his portrait, and others wanted to get him a bounty and a title.

With his uncanny marksmanship and deep seclusion, many naval personnel fell to his gun. When this was discovered, he was given the nickname "Black Gun." However, his appearance was never revealed. The navy even drew a simple portrait of "Black Gun," a solitary gunslinger, for whom no one knew what he looked like.

"What a pity. I was hoping to play with you, but now you've angered me," Teach sneered, his body vanishing from the spot in an instant. The Rear Admiral couldn't even catch a glimpse of Teach before feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen—a kick from Teach. Immediately afterward, a claw grabbed his neck. Teach's hand tightened its grip, and the Rear Admiral's eyes widened. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

His eyes were fixed on Teach, somewhat shocked—shocked by Teach's strength. Seeing Teach's expression, he knew he had guessed correctly. He hadn't expected to anger Teach. At the same time, he cursed the bastard who set the bounty for Teach in his Teach. How could this be the strength of someone with a bounty of forty million?

Teach showed no mercy, snapping his neck. This Rear Admiral was the commander of the warship, its backbone. His death caused the morale of the surrounding navy to collapse instantly.

Faced with Teach and his men's attacks, they were forced into retreat, with marines dying one after another. People like Mobius and Wos were like executioners. Their strength improved by leaps and bounds. Mobius learned Shave, Tempest Kick, and Shigan. Due to the limitations of his physical body, he spent most of his time training his physique.

Wos has learned to shave and Kami-e.

Pito, having learned the Shigan, is young but has an advantage over Mobius and the others due to her Devil Fruit.

Teach didn't require him to learn all Marine Six Styles; he only needed to learn the few that were useful to him. When Teach was learning the Marine Six Styles, he only learned Shave, Kami-e, Shigan, and Geppo. He could easily perform the remaining Teach without much practice.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates were outnumbered by the Marines, they had absolute confidence.

Calling out Teach's name felt like a mockery, and soon, the entire navy on board the warship was emptied.

"Who can pilot a warship?" Teach shouted, looking around at the pirates.

"I will, so what, Teach?" One of the pirates raised his hand upon hearing this.

"Bombard the other warships, then ram this one into them," Teach sneered, revealing his idea.

"We've already dealt with one ship of marines, why worry about more?" Teach turned to Mobius and the other pirates around him and said, "Let's go to the next warship."

Teach wasn't worried about his actions being exposed because the warships he had chosen were all without Vice Admirals, and the sailors on board had already been dealt with by him and his men. Under his Observation Haki, not a single sailor would be spared.

By the time he was truly exposed, it was already a long time later. By then, the matter was insignificant. He never thought he could completely evade the Navy's intelligence network. When the Navy really wanted to investigate him, most of his actions would be discovered. However, until then, it was better for him to remain a nobody in the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Boom!" "Boom!" Shells landed on another warship, exploding violently. That warship was quite far from the Moby Dick, and there were no pirates on board. This scene puzzled the pirates, and even more so the marines.

However, shells continued to be fired from the warship, injuring countless sailors. The warship had no Vice Admiral on board and was unable to withstand so many shells.

"Damn it, who is it? Who's on that warship? Why are they attacking us?" the Rear Admiral on the warship roared.

A mournful groan filled the air. A naval soldier, holding binoculars, looked anxiously towards the direction of the captured warship. "It's bad, Rear Admiral! There are no more marines on that warship. It's been captured by the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"What? What are they doing?!" the Rear Admiral exclaimed in shock and anger. The reason why the navy always had the upper hand when facing pirates was because they had powerful cannons, which were not only more powerful but also had a longer range, thus giving them the upper hand.

These warships are now very close together, so they can basically hit their targets with a single shot.

"Quickly, fire! Sink that warship!" the major Rear Admiral shouted.

An interesting thing happened: the two warships were constantly firing at each other, and before long, with Teach's help, two traitors appeared on the warships.

Suddenly, the sea trembled, and the entire sea area began to shake. Everyone turned their heads to look at the sea and were shocked, their mouths agape. The sea had split open, revealing cracks that stretched into endless abysses. Except for the area in front of the Moby Dick, where the sea surface was intact, the entire 240-degree stretch of sea in front of them had been transformed into tsunamis tens of thousands of meters high, constantly swallowing everything in their path.

"Newgate, you bastard!" Zephyr shouted angrily. Ahead, a warship was slack and sinking deeper into the abyss. Once it fell in, it would be swallowed by the sea, and there would be no chance of survival.

Zephyr used Geppo to leave, his body appearing above the abyss. He supported the warship with both hands and pushed it towards the sea.

"Ah!" Zephyr exerted all his strength. Veins bulged on his arms and forehead like writhing dragons, and his legs pounded the air. These were the lives of a thousand marines, and he was determined to save them at all costs. As the commander of this operation, he had to be responsible for their lives.

The massive warship was pushed back step by step by Zephyr, or rather, supported by his own body. After a long time, the sea surged and the endless abyss was swallowed by the seawater. These cracks began to heal, but it was still hard to imagine whether human beings could do it.

Zephyr's arm muscles were torn, and he was panting heavily. In a short time, his clothes were soaked with blood. He was unable to exert his full strength while suspended in mid-air, and he used Geppo to its limit.

"Admiral Zephyr!" The marines, who thought they were going to die, were deeply moved that Zephyr had come to their rescue at the critical moment.

Whitebeard's move affected the entire sea area, even impacting the battlefield between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates.

The battle abruptly ceased, and Roger and Golden Lion Shiki looked in the direction of Whitebeard. Recognizing the familiar power, they immediately knew it was Whitebeard who had used it.

The thin line that divided the sea, visible in the distance, gradually disappeared, but one could imagine the terrifying power of that attack.

"Pops, a massive amount of moisture is gathering on that battlefield. The storm is getting stronger and stronger, and it will soon become a super storm that happens only once every few decades. The Roger Pirates and Golden Lion are right in the middle of it. If we don't stop them, Golden Lion's fleet might be completely wiped out, and the Roger Pirates won't be able to escape either." Teach walked to his Pops's side and warned him. "Then the New World will be in chaos, and the Navy will benefit from it. And Oden is still in there."

Looking into the distance, at the heart of the battlefield, a curtain of sky faintly appeared—a curtain of torrential rain. Here, the sun shone brightly, while there, dark clouds gathered and lightning danced wildly. One could feel the terrifying nature of the weather from afar, and this was just the beginning.

After Teach's reminder, Whitebeard took a closer look. His Observation Haki was quite good, and he could sense that the wind, rain, and giant waves over there were constantly getting stronger.

He trusted Teach's judgment. Teach's Observation Haki was stronger than his, and he had noticed it long ago. As the king of the New World, and a pirate, the situation in the New World was very important. The Navy could not be allowed to grow too strong. If Teach's words succeeded, it would undoubtedly be a blow to the power of the pirates, and the Navy's next target would definitely be the Whitebeard Pirates.

More importantly, Teach's last words were about Oden still inside. Oden was his sworn brother and family, and Whitebeard's motto was that one should never allow one's family to be harmed.

"Garp and Sengoku's naval fleet is about fifteen miles in this direction," Teach said with a smile, pointing in a direction.

Whitebeard understood Teach's meaning: he didn't want to directly intervene in the battle between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates, so he had to use other methods.

The navy has now left, the battle is over, and the losses are close to four thousand. They no longer want to fight.

However, he still sensed the Whitebeard Pirates' movements. He needed to leverage their strength; the storm, which covered half the sea, was constantly growing stronger.

The Pops stretched out his hand and actually grabbed the atmosphere, tearing it apart with terrifying, earth-shattering power. With his other hand, he gripped the child's knife and shook it against the deck, sending a powerful shockwave through the hard knife into the sea.

Standing right beside my Pops, I witnessed firsthand the immense power he wielded at Pops peak, able to unleash his full potential at will.

Teach saw through his Pops's actions, tearing at the atmosphere and causing the clouds above the storm to move constantly. The storm moved with the clouds, and the entire sea area covered by the storm was shifting towards the Marine warship, trying to engulf them. The battlefield between the two legendary pirates also shifted from the center of the storm to its edge.

This wasn't over yet. Zephyr's expression changed. At first, he was a little confused, but when he looked in the direction of the battlefield and saw the clouds in the sky slowly moving, he guessed what Whitebeard was doing. However, he was powerless to stop it because it was too late.

The earthquake triggered a tsunami, which gradually changed the direction of the ocean waves and currents. Huge waves swept towards the naval warships, pushing them toward the battlefield.

At this time, Sengoku and his companions had not yet noticed anything strange, as they were focused on the great battle between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates.

Rhine, who is extremely sensitive to air currents, noticed something was wrong. He hadn't noticed it before because he was focused on the battle, but now the changes in the air currents were too drastic.

His Observation Haki continued to spread. He possessed an extremely wide range of Observation Haki. First of all, he had a strong talent for Observation Haki. He integrated his own abilities into it. Wherever the airflow passed, it was like his eyes, spreading continuously along the airflow.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he spotted the Navy. The sight of these powerful figures gradually darkened his expression, and he frowned deeply. Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru—these were all formidable Navy personnel.

Seeing the change in Rhine's expression, Rayleigh didn't take advantage of the situation. "The war has stopped, and the Navy has arrived. Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and other powerful Navy personnel have all come." Rhine was Golden Lion Shiki's left-hand man, while Chronos was more like a henchman, and Rayleigh held a position equivalent to a chief steward, second only to Shiki.

Rhine's voice traveled through the air to everyone's ears. Upon hearing it, the members of the Flying Pirates and their affiliated pirate crews all stopped what they were doing.

The war stopped abruptly, even for Roger and Golden Lion Shiki.

"Where?" Golden Lion flew directly in front of Rhine and asked. The battle had to stop, of course. Knowing the Navy was waiting for them to weaken each other so they could reap the benefits, how could they possibly continue fighting?

The naval forces deployed were sufficient to put them on high alert.

Rhine pointed out the direction, "Eight kilometers away. However, we need to leave this area immediately. The storm is getting stronger and will soon become a superstorm. I'm losing control of the air currents. Once this storm fully forms, our entire fleet will be wiped out."

Rhine's face turned grim. He was still the navigator of the Flying Pirates, a top-tier navigator, and only then did he realize that the entire fleet was in danger.

Shiki the Golden Lion Shiki's expression changed. He had no doubt about Rhine's abilities. Rhine's abilities had already Awakening, and what he controlled was air currents. Even he was somewhat unable to control them. So how powerful would this storm be? It hadn't fully taken shape yet.

He, Rayleigh, Roger, and the others all possess top-tier Observation Haki. They hadn't paid attention to their surroundings during the battle, but now, as Rhine had said, the storm was getting stronger. The sea was turbulent, and the waves had already reached the deck of the ship. Before long, it would become an unparalleled natural disaster, capable of destroying a pirate ship in an instant.

Golden Lion Shiki's attention is not on Roger now. You see, he brought all his possessions with him. This is all the power he has built up over the years. Although he can escape, these affiliated pirate crews are not so sure. At least most of them will be lost, which is unacceptable to him. At that time, both his power and reputation will suffer a huge blow.

"Then let's call a truce, Roger. I won't let you off the hook next time," Shiki said with a smile, staring at Roger.

"Hmph! Me too." Roger laughed at Shiki, but in his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief. The Golden Lion's power was too great, and there were many strong people among them.

The words of the two kings indicated that the war was over and they needed to leave the storm as soon as possible.

By this time, the naval ships had entered the storm's area, and they realized something was wrong. "Why? We've been moving forward," a sailor asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku's expression changed. He didn't realize that the sounds of battle in the distance had disappeared, and they were being pushed forward by the waves.

At that moment, a naval officer ran out and said, "Admiral Sengoku, there's a message from Zephyr." He was holding a Den Den Mushi and handed it to Sengoku.

"Zephyr, what's wrong?" Sengoku asked, frowning.

"Sengoku, Whitebeard no longer intends to intervene in Roger and Shiki's battle, but he used his ability to shift the storm towards your side, allowing you to enter the battlefield." Zephyr said this, looking in shock at the distant, towering super storm-filled sea.

Sengoku and Tsuru's expressions darkened. They understood Whitebeard's plan. They had been trying to prevent the emergence of a third party, Whitebeard, but Whitebeard had done the opposite, turning the Navy into that third party to stop the battle and shift the conflict between the two pirate crews to the Navy.

"Run! Run! Get out of this area! This is a super storm that happens only once in a century! The warships will sink!" Zephyr shouted anxiously as he looked at the pillar in the sky. This was the first time they had ever seen such a terrifying storm, and their hearts pounded with worry for their lives.

"What? Get out of here!" Sengoku's expression changed, and he shouted, "The battle between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates stopped because of this super storm. They've already fled, leave at full speed!" No wonder the fighting had stopped; Sengoku understood now, but it was too late.

The surging waves kept crashing in, each one exceeding the deck of the warship. This was the might of nature. Sengoku's shockwave cleared the way, shattering one wave after another. Garp also used all his strength. Faced with such a natural disaster, the remaining navy was of no use whatsoever.

Kuzan's frozen ice was shattered by the huge waves behind him, and the ice fragments turned into terrifying cannonballs that blasted at the warships. Sakazuki's lava was the same, and Borsalino's energy blasts didn't even make a ripple when they hit the water.

Neither Whitebeard nor Teach anticipated this situation. They had intended to use the Navy as a third party to deflect the hatred, and to move the battlefield between the two pirate crews to the edge of the storm so that it would be easier for them to escape and reduce their losses. They never expected that Golden Lion's subordinates would have such a person.

On the Whitebeard Pirates, the entire crew was happily celebrating. Teach, in a corner, was sipping his drink. Why was he doing this? To help Shiki. His rise to power would take time, and he didn't want the seas to be stable when he entered the New World; he needed more chaos.

With Golden Lion, the two legendary figures would be able to control the seas, leaving little territory for other pirates. This would intensify competition among ambitious pirates, leading them to unite and even fight against Golden Lion and Whitebeard for land.

The following Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and other powerful pirates; they are all men with great ambitions.

The situation on the Navy's side was extremely bleak. Faced with the natural disaster, Sengoku and Garp had exhausted all their strength and were almost out of energy when they came out. Golden Lion Shiki was proud and would not allow the Navy to take advantage of him. After escaping the super storm, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw the full extent of it.

Seeing Garp and Sengoku's state, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Then, he decided to strike while the enemy was down. Faced with the Flying Pirates' attack, the Marines were powerless to hold on. Fortunately, Zephyr arrived in time to provide support, otherwise they would have been in serious trouble.

The next day's news headline read, "The Battle of Edd War, halted by a super storm!"

"An unprecedented super storm!"

"The Navy that survived a horrific natural disaster!"

"The Marines got brutally beaten by the Flying Pirates!"

This major battle, which had captured the world's attention, came to an end because of this super storm.

There were also many photos, showing the devastation suffered by the Navy and the Flying Pirates. There were many, after all, those Reporter Bird couldn't possibly have ventured into this super storm, and the Roger Pirates had already fled.

The world's focus wasn't on the two legendary pirate crews, Roger Pirates's and the Flying Pirates, nor on the Navy's heavy losses in trying to reap the benefits. What the world was most concerned about was this super storm; even just the photos were terrifying. In other places, it could easily destroy a country.