Marineford, Oris Plaza.
The instant Whitebeard was struck in the chest by Akainu's Dark Hound, Sengoku immediately pulled back, moving Murakumogiri away from above his head, while Whitebeard bent one knee and half-knelt on the ground.
"Fate truly is unpredictable! Whitebeard..."
As he spoke, dazzling golden light once again flared from Sengoku's right palm as he poured every last bit of Conqueror's Haki in his body into it.
The next moment.
Boom—!
An overwhelmingly tyrannical shockwave struck Whitebeard's body head-on. Even though he desperately mobilized the Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki within him to defend himself, he was still knocked backward onto the ground. Agonizing pain coursed through every limb and bone, his head buzzed, blood flowed from his seven orifices, his vision darkened, and his consciousness began to blur.
Worst of all, the wounds in his internal organs ruptured under that blow, spilling fresh crimson blood without stop. Blood even sprayed from his chest.
Seeing that Whitebeard had only fallen to the ground after taking his full-force attack and had not yet completely died, seemingly still trying to struggle back to his feet, Sengoku hurriedly raised his right palm again, preparing to deliver the final fatal blow to his old rival.
However...
Marco, who was fighting Kizaru in his hybrid form, ignored the laser that had pierced through his abdomen from afar and forcibly broke free from his opponent's entanglement.
He violently flapped his wings and charged at Sengoku, raising his right foot as azure flames surrounding his body unleashed a flaming shockwave.
Phoenix Brand!
Sengoku was immediately blasted flying by the flaming shockwave. He crashed into the crowd of Marines, rolled several times, and with a "Pwah—!" spat out a mouthful of blood.
After his successive battles with Whitebeard, Sengoku had already suffered considerable internal injuries. Now, he