When the Whitebeard Fleet arrived at Ink Tide Island, the entire black tide seemed to be pressed down by an invisible giant hand.
The Moby Dick lay at the forefront of the sea.
Its massive white whale figurehead split the waves, and the ship's shadow covered half the harbor.
One affiliated pirate ship after another emerged behind it, densely filling the horizon.
Countless cannons turned, their pitch-black muzzles aimed at Ink Tide Island's harbor.
In that moment, every Marine clearly felt the oppressive force of an Emperor-class pirate crew.
At the harbor, Karma's corpse had been nailed to a black stone wall, charred bloodstains drying down its surface.
Smoker and T Bone stood at the front, while Kuma stood silently beside them like a mountain.
On the deck of the Moby Dick.
Marco's expression was grim as his gaze swept back and forth between Karma's corpse and the Marines.
Jozu could barely contain his fury. His thick arms tensed, his knuckles emitting dull cracks.
Vista gripped his twin swords, his eyes cold.
Whitebeard stood at the bow, his enormous figure weighing upon the sea like a mountain as Murakumogiri struck the deck heavily.
"Thud—!"
The dull sound spread outward, as though even the sea had trembled.
Whitebeard's gaze fell upon Karma's corpse, and his expression darkened completely.
Before Whitebeard's flag, the Marines had actually executed one of his subordinate captains.
Whitebeard slowly raised his eyes, his voice low.
"Marine brat, you dared kill my son?!"
The words had barely fallen.
A terrifying Conqueror's Haki crashed toward the harbor.
"Boom—!"
An invisible shockwave swept across the harbor, and the Marine formation instantly shuddered.
Many Marines turned pale, their knees weakening as even the guns in their hands began to shake.
That was the majesty of a monster who stood at the