Earth Release: Earth Flow Spear!

"Look everyone, it's Marshal Sengoku Sengoku's Devil Fruit ability!" a Marine exclaimed.

"What kind of ability is this?"

"I don't know, this is the first time I've seen it too."

The sailors were filled with shock as they stared at the figure that resembled a giant Great Buddha.

Although we don't know what that ability is, but... since the Marshal has made a move, there's absolutely no way that Straw Hat can survive!

Thinking of this, excitement reappeared in the eyes of the navy personnel.

Whitebeard, staring intently at the Great Buddha statue, frowned and said, "Straw Hat, whether we can rescue Ace depends on this!"

Don't be afraid just because Sengoku is there, quickly unlock Ace's handcuffs!

"Straw Hat!"

Sengoku, now transformed into Great Buddha, coldly stared at Luffy and said, "You won't escape from my grasp!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku raised his enormous fist, intending to punch the two guys.

Just then, the two executioners on the Execution platform suddenly trembled, and then they slowly got up.

"Hmm... what's wrong with me?" Mr. 3 asked, looking confused.

He came to rescue people, so how did he suddenly lose consciousness?

"Three?!"

Seeing Mr. 3's familiar face, Luffy was stunned. Why was this guy here?

"Straw Hat?!" Mr. 3 exclaimed in shock, "What are you doing here?"

"Ah, I've come to save Ai..."

Before Luffy could finish speaking, he noticed the face of another executioner.

"Bon Clay?!"

"Straw Hat!" Bon Clay exclaimed, snapping out of his daze, "You're here too?"

"Ah, I came here to rescue Ace, but why are you two here?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"It's a long story," Bon Clay said.

However, he noticed something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking.

"Um?"

Where did the golden light come from?

Looking back at the enormous creature, Bon Clay's eyes bulged in shock.

"What... what is this?!"

Why is there such a gigantic golden giant here?!

Sengoku:...

Having witnessed all of this, Sengoku was completely speechless.

It's one thing for the Straw Hat to rampage through the Execution platform, but why are the two executioners also pirates?

"Although I don't know what happened, at least we have a chance to save people!" Bon Clay struck his signature fighting pose and said, "Straw Hat, Xiao San, hurry and save them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bon Clay jumped up and kicked Sengoku.

"Clang!"

Bon Clay:...

Feeling the sharp pain in his calf, Bon Clay's expression immediately changed.

"This... it's so hard?!"

Bon Clay lay on the ground clutching his leg, his eyes filled with horror.

"I'll do it."

Luffy handed the key to Mr. 3 and then said, "Three, protect Bon Clay and Ace, and find a chance to unlock the handcuffs!"

"Clear!"

This time, Mr. 3 didn't waste any words. He immediately crouched down and activated his Devil Fruit ability, creating a candle barrier to protect the three of them inside.

Then, Mr. 3 started to pick up the key to unlock the Seastone Handcuffs.

At this moment, Luffy activated his Devil Fruit ability.

"Rubber Balloon!"

"Buzz~"

Luffy, having inhaled a large amount of gas, swelled up in the blink of an eye!

"You think you can stop me with this?" Sengoku shouted, "How naive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku threw a punch!

"Boom!!"

The powerful attack shattered the Execution platform below!

"The Execution platform has collapsed!"

"Was Straw Hat defeated?!"

Looking at the collapsed Execution platform, a hint of anticipation appeared in the eyes of the navy personnel.

The pirates were on edge, because they didn't know if Straw Hat had been killed or if Ace had been rescued!

"Fire! Blow up the Straw Hat!" a Vice Admiral shouted.

"But the Marshal Sengoku is still up there."

"Marshal Sengoku won't be killed by the bombs, open fire!"

"Yes!"

Without further ado, the navy, having received their orders, immediately launched an artillery barrage against the descending Execution platform!

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

A barrage of shells flew towards them, threatening to blow Luffy to pieces.

Just then, a flame shot out from the candle and slammed directly into the bombs.

"Fire Fist!"

"Boom!!"

With a single punch, he blasted all the cannonballs into the air!

Upon seeing this, the pirates roared in fury.

"Great! Ace is free!"

"Well done, Straw Hat!"

"Profound!!"

"Fufufufufu~"

"They actually did it!" Doflamingo said.

He was truly astonished that this Straw Hat could actually rescue someone right under the Fleet Admiral's nose!

"Hmph, it seems this kid wasn't just boasting," Crocodile said.

After saying this, the man turned and glanced in the direction of the Whitebeard, beginning to ponder when to leave.

"So he finally managed to rescue them?" Aokiji asked, frowning.

Upon hearing this, Marco glanced at Aokiji and said, "Looks like we won, Aokiji!"

"Don't be too happy yet," Aokiji said, glancing at the four figures charging downwards. "You haven't escaped yet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Aokiji created two Ice Spear, intending to attack Ace in the distance.

But it was kicked in half by Marco as soon as it was made.

"Clang!"

Marco, who had broken the Ice Spear, stared intently at Aokiji and said, "You won't lay a finger on them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Marco launched another attack, engaging Aokiji battle to buy time for Ace and the others.

"Luffy, you just love to mess around," Ace said.

Hearing Ace's words, Luffy grinned and said, "I told you, even if you scold me, I'll still come to save you!"

"You rascal..."

Ace smiled helplessly. How could he possibly curse at the other person?

This kid went through a near-death experience to save him!

After shaking his head, Ace looked at the battlefield ahead and said, "Luffy, you can still move, right?"

"Certainly!"

"Alright, let's fight our way to everyone!"

"Profound!!"

After letting out a loud shout, Luffy called out, "Three, Bon Clay, follow me!"

"They're here!"

Mr. 3, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, immediately got up and followed Bon Clay and Luffy and the Luffy they fled into the distance.

"Damn it, they still managed to escape even though I was here," Sengoku said with a grim expression.

"Marshal Sengoku, what should we do?!"

"Chase!"

Sengoku looked at the retreating figures of those men and said, "Don't let them escape!"

"Profound!!"

Upon receiving the order, the Marines roared and immediately gave chase in the direction Luffy and his Luffy were heading.

Meanwhile, Sengoku himself focused his gaze on the Xi Yan Clone was staring at him from not far away.

"Marshal Sengoku, is it?" Xi Yan grinned and said, "I can't let you go after Luffy and the others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan slammed his hands on the ground and decisively activated his Ninjutsu.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spear!"

As the Ninjutsu was activated, a slight tremor began to appear on the ground of the Navy Headquarters plaza.

Then, some enormous, sharp muskets emerged from the ground and headed straight for the Sengoku!

As the homemade gun drew ever closer, Sengoku's eyes turned cold as he said, "I really was underestimated."

Then, he jumped up and struck Xi Yan with a palm!

"Boom!!"

An incredibly terrifying shockwave erupted from Sengoku's hand, shattering those sharp earthen spears into fragments of stone!

Then, the shockwave continued its relentless charge towards Xi Yan's clone!

Xi Yan:???

As the shockwave drew ever closer, Xi Yan froze in shock.

'No, that wasn't the kind of force I used when I hit Luffy earlier.'

With this thought in mind, Xi Yan's clone was hit by Sengoku's attack and turned into white smoke, disappearing from the spot.

"Snort."

Sengoku snorted coldly upon seeing this, casually deactivated his Devil Fruit power, and returned himself to his original size.

"Whoosh~"

"Click"

After landing, Sengoku focused his gaze on Luffy's back, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.

However, this look only appeared for a moment before Sengoku concealed it.

After a moment of silence, Sengoku shouted again, "Don't let the Straw Hat escape!"

"Yes, Marshal!"

Hearing Sengoku's words, the marines charged towards Luffy with even greater effort.

"What a strange guy."

Having received all of the clone's memories, Xi Yan turned to look in the direction of Sengoku, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Just then, Borsalino said, "You sent those two imposters over, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan turned to look at Borsalino, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because you didn't attack those two this time, did you?" Borsalino said.

The first time he was to be executed, this guy decisively launched Ninjutsu attack, but this time he didn't...

This means that this kid knew who those two executioners were from the very beginning!

'I wonder when he sent the person over there,' Borsalino murmured to himself.

Was it the time it fell from the sky into the water?

Thinking of this, Borsalino narrowed his eyes.

After hearing Borsalino's words, Xi Yan nodded and said, "More or less."

Although it's unclear how Mr. 3 ended up there, it's certain that he was the one who delivered the Bon Clay.

"What a cunning little devil," Borsalino remarked.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment~"

Seeing the upturned corners of Xi Yan's mouth, Borsalino's lips twitched slightly; he wasn't praising the brat.

After shaking his head, Borsalino turned his gaze to Luffy.

But before he could do anything, the pale golden spear was already stuck next to him.

"Clang!"

"I will not allow you to attack Luffy," Xi Yan said.

As he spoke, Xi Yan's eyes gradually sharpened.

Now that the person has been rescued, the next step is to escape safely from here!

What he had to do... was prevent this Marine Admiral from chasing after Luffy!

"What a terrifying look," Borsalino said. "In that case..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt the ground shake, as if some enormous creature was rushing towards them.

"Um?"

Borsalino instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came, and was momentarily stunned.

"This is... a pirate ship?"

Seeing the massive pirate ship hurtling towards them from the side, Borsalino asked in surprise, "It moves on land using its Paddle wheel?"

This is indeed a feasible approach, but the question is, what is the other party's purpose in doing so?

Could it be... that you plan to ram them to death with your boat?

Borsalino fell into deep thought.

"Isn't this the guy who stabbed the Whitebeard Uncle?" Xi Yan frowned as he stared at Squard standing at the bow of the ship for a while. "What's this guy up to?"

"Pops!"

"Everyone!"

"You all get out of here!" Squard roared. "We'll take care of this battlefield!"

"You bastard Squard, what are you trying to do?!"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

"That's right, that's what I plan to do," Squard said with his eyes closed. "After what I did to Pops, I have no face to go back to the New World with you."

So... let me die here!

Although the Blood-Eyed Ninja healed his Pops's injuries, the fact that he stabbed his Pops cannot be changed.

So... let him die here to atone for his sins!

"Those bastards!"

Seeing Squard's resolute expression, Whitebeard's forehead veins bulged.

Does he need this kid to act like this?!

"Pops, you all get out of here!" Squard roared, "I'll hold off these marines!!"

"Damn marines, come at me!"

"I'll be your opponent!!"

Squard drew his long sword from his waist, his eyes filled with madness.

Just then, a terrifying force acted upon the pirate ship, bringing these enormous pirate ships to a complete stop in place!

"Boom!!"

"Um?"

Squard, who had almost been thrown off, paled and asked, "What happened? Why has the ship stopped?"

"Hey... look here!" a navy officer exclaimed in shock, staring at Whitebeard's retreating figure. "Whitebeard blocked that ship with just one hand!"

"What terrifying, monstrous strength!!"

Is this the power of the World's Strongest Man?

Even when severely injured, he can unleash incredible power!

"What a terrifying man," Doflamingo laughed loudly.

Even in old age, physical weakness, and severe injuries, he could unleash such terrifying power!

So... if it were a young Whitebeard, could he have wiped out the Navy Headquarters?

He was very curious.

"Squard!" The Whitebeard looked up at Squard and said, "You brat, are you planning to have an old man bury a young one?!"

"Your sword strike wouldn't have killed me, so there's no need for me to do such a thing!!"

After saying this, Whitebeard took a deep breath, then turned and left.

As Squard watched the Whitebeard gradually disappear into the distance, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

"Pops..."