"Surely no one would save Whitebeard again this time!" Sengoku muttered softly as he watched the center of the battlefield, his gaze flickering.
The moment he finished speaking, a massive black shadow fell from the sky in front of Whitebeard, blocking the three attacks.
The aftermath of the attacks kicked up dust and sent shattered stones flying. Smoke and dust billowed out, shrouding Whitebeard and the others at the center of the battlefield. No one could see what was happening inside.
Well, damn!
By the law of no injuries when there was smoke, Ryan did not even need to look to know that Whitebeard should be fine. He then looked at Sengoku with an indescribable expression. Was this guy... some kind of jinx?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Sengoku felt uncomfortable all over after noticing Ryan's strange gaze. For some reason, although there was no mockery in Ryan's eyes—only a hint of amazement—he still felt that Ryan was laughing at him!
"No, I just think you look very handsome!"
"Hmph!" Sengoku snorted coldly and turned his gaze toward the center of the battlefield.
As the smoke dispersed, Ryan finally saw the situation clearly. The person who had descended from the sky was Diamond Jozu, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fifth Division!
With his burly body covered in dark, gleaming diamond armor, Jozu had blocked all the attacks for Whitebeard.
But how had Jozu come down? Everyone at the scene was curious, and they all looked up.
A ship hovered in the air, the flag of the Blood Sword Pirates flying above it.
Jozu had jumped down from the Soaring Dragon. He had awakened while Whitebeard was fighting, but since he had not yet recovered, he had been unable to offer Whitebeard any help.
But when he saw