On the Moby Dick, the Whitebeard Pirates had also received news of Ace's execution.
"Men, Ace will be executed in three days. Prepare for battle!" Whitebeard commanded his men with the bearing of a king.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' crewmen raised their weapons and shouted.
For a moment, their momentum shook the heavens!
Marco and the other commanders came to Whitebeard's side. "Pops, aren't we bringing Ye Yu along when we attack Marine Headquarters?" Marco asked doubtfully.
"Gurararara! Don't worry about that brat Ye Yu. He'll meet up with us at Marineford. When the time comes, we'll give the Marines a huge surprise!" Whitebeard said mysteriously.
Marco rolled his eyes. So Ye Yu and Pops had been planning something, and even he did not know about it!
Still, Marco was looking forward to the surprise Ye Yu would bring him during the coming war at Marine Headquarters!
The Sabaody Archipelago was a necessary passage for pirates from the Grand Line heading to the New World.
Rookie pirates from all over the world gathered here, but at this moment, most of them were hurriedly boarding their ships.
Among them were eleven Supernovas with bounties exceeding one hundred million, all eagerly discussing Luffy's assault on a Celestial Dragon.
"Seriously, that guy actually dared to hit a Celestial Dragon. Now they've even called in an admiral, so we'd better retreat first!" said a gangster-like man in a suit, a cigar hanging from his mouth.
"Hahaha! Anyone who dares to hit a Celestial Dragon is a real man! I won't let you leave me behind, Straw Hat Luffy! I'll definitely cause a huge mess in the New World too, hahaha!" laughed Urouge, the strange monk with white wings on his back.
"No need to rush. I've already divined it. The chance of us escaping this time is one hundred percent!" Hawkins said calmly.
As three of the Supernovas' leading figures, Hawkins, Luffy, and Law were anything but calm.
On Grove 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, the once bustling street had become a battlefield.
A boy in a straw hat stood before the auction house and shouted at Hawkins and Law, "Hey, both of you, get out of the way! You're in the way! I told you, I can handle these guys all by myself!"
Kid, with his red hair, looked impatient as he spoke disdainfully to Luffy. "Straw Hat Luffy, you're the one in the way, aren't you? I can handle these Marines by myself!"
Holding a katana, Trafalgar Law spoke coolly with amusement in his eyes. "Heh heh, I suggest you stop arguing. Deal with these Marines quickly and get out of here."
"After a Celestial Dragon is attacked, the Marines will send an admiral to suppress things. You two simple-minded idiots."
Luffy and Kid both looked furious.
"Hey, Law, make yourself clear! Who are you calling simple-minded?"
As the three bickered, the Marines aimed their cannons at them.
Boom! Boom!
Shell after shell blasted toward Luffy and the others!
The next moment, two enormous fists appeared—one rubber, the other steel—and directly blocked the cannonballs.
Law also activated his Room. Some of the shells actually struck the Marines themselves and exploded.
The surrounding Marines looked stunned.
"What kind of monsters are these three?!"
"Hold the line! We have to hold the line until Admiral Akainu arrives!" a Marine rear admiral encouraged those around him.
Just as chaos engulfed the Sabaody Archipelago, a flaming meteor appeared in the sky and crashed heavily onto the islands, causing the entire archipelago to tremble!
The impact of the flames left a massive crater in the ground, still burning with fire. A man slowly emerged from within it.
He wore a rose boutonniere and a dark red suit, with a cigar between his lips. Behind him, the special coat of a Marine admiral danced in the fierce wind.
He spotted an elderly Marine soldier fleeing toward him.
With one hand, he grabbed the soldier and lifted him up. The old Marine trembled violently in fear.
"Admiral Akainu! Admiral Akainu!... These pirates are too strong! I don't want to die!"
Akainu exhaled a cloud of smoke. Amid the swirling haze, his eyes were cold and sinister.
"Bastard! The Marines have no need for deserters! You're disgracing the Marines!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Akainu Sakazuki's arm turned into magma and directly swallowed the elderly soldier.
Sizzle—
Smoke rose into the air alongside the old soldier's screams. The man was completely melted by the magma!
The pirates who had not yet managed to flee were overcome with terror.
Admiral Sakazuki was actually this ruthless!
"There's no mistake, he's... Marine Admiral Akainu!!!"
"He even kills his own people! That lunatic!"
"Don't let him get his hands on you! Everyone, run!"
"Run! He's a monster of the Marines!"
Sakazuki stood with a cigar in his mouth, contempt covering his savage face.
"They're nothing but the world's scum!" Sakazuki cursed.
"For the Marines' absolute justice, go to hell!"
With that, Akainu raised his fist. It was still stained with the old soldier's blood, and drops of magma dripped from his iron fist onto the ground. With a hiss, they burned holes into the earth.
"Meteor Volcano!" Akainu roared.
Magma fists like a meteor shower dyed the sky red as they fell continuously, crashing down upon the pirate underlings fleeing in every direction.
Boom! Boom! The ground became a sea of flames.
Of the pirates who had screamed in terror before him, all but one were burned to ashes by the magma amid their wails!
Sakazuki walked over to the pirate underling who had been scared senseless and slowly said, "Speak! Where is Straw Hat Luffy? Tell me, and I'll let you die quickly!"
The pirate's legs shook uncontrollably, his eyes filled with profound terror.
Those people who had just tried to run had been burned alive. Their deaths had been too horrible. He did not want to die!
"I... I don't know where Straw Hat Luffy is. I really don't know! Don't kill me, please don't kill me!"
The terrified pirate underling begged Akainu desperately.
In return, Akainu merely gave a contemptuous smile.
"Hmph, just a worthless piece of scum!"
Without hesitation, he swung his magma-coated iron fist at the pirate. With a boom, the little underling who had just been begging for mercy became a headless corpse!
His head had been melted away by Akainu's magma!
Sakazuki slightly closed his eyes and activated his Observation Haki. Turning his head toward one side, he muttered to himself. Perhaps someone there knew.
At that moment, a Marine warship was gradually approaching from the southern side of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Ye Yu lay atop the warship, gazing toward the islands. What had been only a tiny black speck moments ago now had an increasingly clear outline.
It was obvious that flames were blazing across the islands.
Ye Yu smiled.
"The sound of cannon fire means the riot hasn't been completely suppressed yet. It seems Jack's unexpected incident didn't delay my progress. Sabaody Archipelago, here I come!"
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