Death of the Deserter King, the Beginning of an Epic Battle

Wearing frog -Koby glasses, Coby waved his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs, "All Marines, speak your minds with me! End this war! There's no need for us to fight any longer!"

He cried out with heartfelt emotion, tears and snot streaming down his face.

He believed himself to be the savior of the navy, and that the wounded sailors would survive because of his words.

Not only was their own safety guaranteed, but they were also able to save many injured colleagues.

He smells so strong!

What is he saying?

Upon hearing Koby's shout, the Marine Headquarters fell silent, questioning their own ears.

Then a huge discussion broke out throughout the navy, and the more than 60,000 surviving sailors were in an uproar.

"Vice Admiral Garp's disciple has stepped forward and surrendered!?"

"He didn't go out to fight, he went to surrender?!"

"Did I hear that right?!"

The sailors stared in disbelief at Koby standing in the center of the battlefield.

They thought Koby was going to declare war on Luo Wen on behalf of the Navy, but he turned out to be the leader who led the charge.

Even if the World Government is bad, that's something that will happen after this war is over.

The disciple of a dignified naval hero actually stood up and shouted for the navy to surrender, to surrender to Luo Wen who had infiltrated the Marine Headquarters!

They're representing the entire navy? Don't they realize they want to surrender?

"Bullshit! Don't speak for me! I'd rather die here, die eight hundred times over, than surrender like a coward like you!"

"Who do you think you are, daring to represent the entire navy! There are no cowards like you in the navy!"

"Don't speak for us, we are not deserters!"

Tens of thousands of sailors were outraged.

The wounded navy man raised his arm and punched Koby, not caring that blood was flowing from his wound.

They protested against Koby's representatives, demonstrating their will with blood.

The Navy's sense of justice was dismissed as worthless by Luo Wen, and now even their last remaining source of pride—their bravery—is to be erased. This is something they absolutely cannot tolerate.

Without justice and courage, are they still soldiers?

That's a coward, a deserter, the most shameless person!

"How could you all do this! Aren't you afraid of dying? You all have families and children too!"

Koby was bewildered by the furious reaction of the large group of marines.

This was different from what he had imagined. He had envisioned a rallying cry that would bring everyone's support.

Life is so precious, how come these guys don't know how to cherish it?

"Deserter, stop talking!"

Onigumo stared at Koby with a sinister gaze, radiating a terrifying killing intent.

To disrupt the morale of the army before a major battle is already a death sentence. Even being executed a hundred times wouldn't be too much.

However, out of respect for Vice Admiral Garp, this person cannot be killed, or rather, someone of higher rank should be allowed to kill him.

"Yes, yes, Vice Admiral General~"

Koby cowered under the murderous aura, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He felt deeply aggrieved. He had acted out of kindness to save everyone, so why had it come to this?

"It seems your men have realized my power." Luo Wen looked at the Five Elders and laughed heartily. "Want to surrender? He said I could give you a cell as a place to live!"

With Whitebeard's entire army wiped out, Shanks had no will to fight anymore, and he didn't deliberately attack the Marines.

He had thought that under these circumstances, the famous scene of the Deserter King would disappear.

Unexpectedly, the Deserter King maintained his composure and put on a spectacular show in front of him.

He didn't know if he could save the wounded naval soldiers, but it certainly boosted his prestige.

"You bastard! Coward!" Saint Saturn, in his Ox Demon form, roared angrily, "The Navy doesn't need a coward like you!"

His anger towards Koby at this moment was no less than his anger towards Luo Wen.

Without hesitation, he spat a venom ball at Koby.

"Ah!"

Koby screamed in terror as he watched the Venom Ball hurtling towards him at breakneck speed.

He didn't even have time to lose control of his bladder and bowels before he was hit by the venom ball.

In an instant, the pink-haired clown who had shouted "surrender" in public was melted into nothingness.

Garp watched Koby was killed, making no move, only closing his eyes in anguish.

Those who disrupt the morale of their troops before the battle deserve to die.

Seeing Koby killed, he couldn't even muster any anger; there was simply no reason for it!

"Sengoku! This is the marine you trained! He has disgraced the entire Navy and the World Government!" Saint Nusjuro shouted at Sengoku.

The footage from Marineford is still being broadcast live to the world.

The navy, which surrendered before the start of the war, also made a significant appearance on the world stage.

He was already condemned as evil by Luo Wen, and now he's showing cowardice.

The prestige that the Navy and the World Government had built up by killing Whitebeard and coercing Shanks vanished in an instant.

"Yes, Saint Nusjuro."

The Sengoku lowered his head and accepted the scolding without offering any rebuttal.

He was extremely frustrated and couldn't understand why Koby would do that.

If you're scared, then run away on your own. Why do you have to jump out and embarrass the navy in front of the whole world?

He could easily imagine how people around the world viewed the navy: evil, cowardly, bullying the weak and fearing the strong—all negative.

The navy is completely ruined.

Akainu, watching Sengoku being scolded, felt both angry and upset.

He was furious that the Sengoku period had produced a notorious deserter.

He was distressed that he was going to take over an unprecedented mess, and that he might have to be a grandson of the Five Elders like in the Sengoku period.

Amidst the turmoil within the Navy, Luo Wen finally spoke up again.

"Thank you all for treating me to such a show, but I don't have time to watch you deal with all this mess."

"Continuing the previous battle, the World Government's defeat today is not just a matter of reputation!"

As he spoke, Luo Wen raised his golden divine Divine Spear and fired a golden-red beam of light at the Five Elders.

The beam of light scorched the air, producing a crackling and popping sound.

In the blink of an eye, it traversed hundreds of meters, and the beam of light, carrying an aura that could penetrate everything, slammed into Saint Saturn, who had transformed into Ox Demon.

Boom!

The beam of light struck the massive body of the Ox Demon.

It created a two-meter-deep spherical crater.

"Roar!"

The Ox Demon roared in pain, and a black aura enveloped its wounds, causing them to heal at an extremely fast speed.

Saint Saturn was shocked by the power of Luo Wen's attack; what seemed like a casual strike was comparable to his full strength.

Fortunately, the black energy healed his body, making him invincible.

"Luo Wen, you can't kill me!" The Ox Demon grinned menacingly at Luo Wen, "Let's all come at him and bury this menace here!"

Ox Demon charged ahead, followed closely by Horse Bone, Fengxi, Itsumade, and Sandworm.

The five Mythical Zoan demons each displayed their terrifying and bizarre abilities, all seeking to kill Luo Wen at Marine Headquarters.

Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku also attacked simultaneously, supporting the Five Elders' assault.

Luo Wen wielded both a sword and a spear, with a majestic and ferocious Azure Dragon behind him.

Marineford: An unprecedented epic battle was about to unfold.