War Begins

"It's a tsunami!" Sengoku shouted. "Stay alert! He's a Tremor-Tremor Fruit user!"

"What a nuisance." Aokiji spoke lazily. "Ice Age!"

The towering waves were frozen by Aokiji, forming a wall of ice.

"Aokiji, you brat..." Whitebeard looked at Aokiji approvingly. At this level, even if they were enemies, Whitebeard would not stint on praise. That was the bearing of a king.

"My, my, old man, don't make such a huge mess." Half of Aokiji's body turned to ice in midair. "Ice Lance!" Several ice spears shot toward him.

"Hmph." Whitebeard sneered disdainfully. With a casual wave of his hand, the air shattered, blocking Aokiji's attack. The cracks then raced toward Aokiji, who turned into shards of ice and fell. The instant he landed, all of Marine Headquarters was frozen over by Aokiji.

"At least we have somewhere to stand now!" the pirates said excitedly. "Let's go too!"

"Fire! Destroy the Moby Dick!" The Marines opened fire as one, but the commanders aboard the Moby Dick also began appearing one after another.

"Too naive." Flower Sword Vista casually sliced the cannonball in two.

"The commanders have appeared too. It's our turn as well." Seeing the commanders take the field, the Marine vice admirals could no longer hold back, and their fighting spirit surged.

"Grandma Tsuru, step back a little." Hōshō said gently. "It's going to get dangerous here soon."

"Stop talking nonsense. Bring the warship closer to the ice." Grandma Tsuru replied irritably. "Even if we retreat, where would be safe?"

"It's finally begun." Sengoku watched the battlefield roar with cannon fire. "A war that will decide the course of the world."

Among the Shichibukai, Hawkeye Mihawk gripped the hilt of his sword.

"Oh? You're going to make a move?" Donquixote Doflamingo looked mockingly at Mihawk. "You really are the most