The Marineford War Begins! V

The silent wait dragged on. The atmosphere had grown unbearably tense. More than a hundred thousand people had gathered, yet the place was eerily quiet. "Serious" no longer described it—it was frightening.

"Too quiet," Donquixote Doflamingo said.

"Woooooo!!!!"

Suddenly, sirens sounded as the lookout soldiers raised the alarm.

"They're here! All hands, battle stations!"

"Huh?" The Shichibukai standing beside Rogge looked ahead in surprise. A vast number of pirate ships had emerged from the thick fog.

"It's a huge fleet of pirate ships!" a lookout exclaimed.

With the enemy in sight, the Marines quickly sprang into action and took their positions. As one of the Shichibukai, Rogge had a different vantage point. Naturally, he could not see the same sweeping picture shown in the anime and manga.

From where he stood, he saw the anxiety and apprehension on many Marines' faces. Clearly, even these brave, battle-hardened soldiers felt nervous and afraid when facing the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, that crew was led by the strongest man in the world.

And so many pirate ships had appeared at once, all belonging to crews under Whitebeard's banner. Clearly, the Whitebeard Pirates were not their only opponents.

"Fufufufu, how interesting! So many of them. I never imagined Whitebeard had taken so many pirate crews under his wing over the years." Donquixote Doflamingo laughed excitedly.

"I can hardly contain myself! Come on, Whitebeard!" Gecko Moria cried excitedly.

"Whitebeard's here," Rogge said, looking out at the sea.

"Hm?"

Everyone turned toward Rogge. A Marine officer standing behind him asked, "Marshall Rogge, Whitebeard's here?"

"Underwater," Rogge said flatly.

"Bubble, bubble."

Suddenly, they all heard something coming from beneath the sea. They pricked up their ears and looked toward it. Before long, four enormous shadows appeared beneath the water in the inner bay, followed by a massive