"ACE!!!!"
But at that moment, a terrifying presence instantly spread across all of Marineford.
Luffy's Conqueror's Haki awakened.
Whitebeard no longer had the damage-boosting buff, but his body had already been in poor shape.
And although Whitebeard still seemed vigorous for his age, Aokiji and Kizaru weren't going easy on him just to screw over Sakazuki.
Luffy was the only one still swimming in the sea. The rest of the Whitebeard Pirates were all facing the Marines at full strength.
Crocodile had the worst luck. Because of the rain, his ability to turn into sand had become much less effective.
Next was Gekko Moria, who'd been getting beaten up nonstop. Jinbe had already sent him flying several times.
The situation was utterly chaotic.
Fights between people at the level of the Four Emperors could easily last for days and nights, just like the battles between Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage.
You had to find an opportunity to catch your enemy off guard before you could defeat them.
Whitebeard Edward's body might stiffen from time to time, but he was still perfectly capable of fighting.
An unexpected opportunity had appeared, though: Luffy.
With the Marines going easy on him and the Whitebeard Pirates escorting him, he was now close to the Execution Platform.
Blackbeard and his men had also gathered together again.
With Catarina Devon leading the way, they didn't dare split up anymore. They felt that the freakishly powerful man from that faction would pick them off one by one.
Uchiha Tamaharu wasn't in a hurry either. Every so often, he'd use the enormous thundercloud overhead to send down a bolt of lightning and annoy Blackbeard's group.
Blackbeard's target was Whitebeard Edward. If he wanted to fulfill his ambition, then he absolutely had to get his hands on the