Clang!
A crisp ringing sound rang out.
What followed was a violent shockwave that nearly knocked the surrounding Marines and pirates off their feet.
That was right!
Whitebeard had made his move!
At the instant Big Mom attacked Roya, Whitebeard moved as well, raising his naginata to block Big Mom's strike.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
No one understood why Whitebeard had stepped in to stop Big Mom.
Logically, Roya was Whitebeard's enemy too. Big Mom attacking him should have been a good thing for Whitebeard. After all, Big Mom and Whitebeard had formed a temporary alliance not long ago.
However.
Whitebeard had now blocked Big Mom's attack for Roya, which was truly difficult to comprehend.
"Whitebeard." Roya glanced at Whitebeard and sneered.
Roya actually understood very well.
Whitebeard was not trying to help him. Rather, Roya's suppression of his power just now had deeply humiliated him, making him want even more to reclaim the dignity of the strongest man from Roya.
The reason Whitebeard had acted was simply because he felt Big Mom was getting in his way.
"Whitebeard!"
"What do you mean by this?"
Big Mom loudly questioned Whitebeard.
"Charlotte Linlin!"
"This is a battle between Roya and me!"
"It has nothing to do with you. Get the hell out of here!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for dealing with you first!"
Whitebeard glared viciously at Big Mom, showing her absolutely no respect.
Just as Roya had guessed, Whitebeard had acted solely because he wanted to fight Roya again, defeat him, and reclaim his dignity.
"Damn it!"
"That Whitebeard actually dared attack Mama!"
Perospero, the eldest son of the Big Mom Pirates, could not stand it any longer. He activated his Candy-Candy Fruit power and tried to launch a sneak attack on Whitebeard.
But then.
Boom!
Marco suddenly appeared and directly