Suddenly, a dark figure emerged from the churning sea like a ghost. He was tall and powerfully built, like a moving mountain, inspiring instinctive awe.
Even more astonishingly, he had one of the massive Golden Lion's thick, powerful arms clenched tightly in his hand! Without question, this man was the renowned Jinbe.
When it came to Jinbe, he was unquestionably someone one could trust completely.
He knew full well that Moke, Enel, Shiryu, and the rest were all ruthless individuals with formidable Devil Fruit powers.
What was more, the opponent they had come to challenge this time was none other than the infamous Golden Lion, a being of terrifying strength.
For that very reason, Jinbe had chosen to remain hidden beneath the vast sea, keeping watch at all times.
After all, no one could predict how the battle would unfold. If anyone happened to fall into the deep sea, he could rescue them immediately... Yet what Jinbe had never expected was that when he finally retrieved the person who had fallen into the water, he was shocked to find that it was none other than the lifeless Golden Lion!
At that moment, Jinbe's already bright eyes revealed an indescribable reverence as he looked directly at Moke, suspended high in the sky. It was as if he were paying his highest respects to the peerless expert who had defeated a legend—after all, that had been Golden Lion, the man who had once shaken the world! The undisputed sea overlord of the previous generation!
He and Whitebeard stood on the same level. They could be said to have stood at the pinnacle.
So who exactly was Whitebeard?
Everyone knew him—he was publicly acknowledged as the strongest man in the world, an unparalleled overlord who ruled the entire New World! At that moment,