Paramount War

As the Blackbeard Pirates discussed matters again and again, laying out plan after plan, Teach assigned each of his companions their respective duties. Under the watchful eyes of countless people across the world, the Paramount War had finally arrived!

On the vast dock, countless Marine HQ elites stood in tense formation. As thick fog rose, unease slowly surfaced in the hearts of a few, then spread through the ranks. After all, the opponent they were about to face was the Whitebeard Pirates led by Edward Newgate, known as the "Strongest Man in the World"! And Whitebeard had forty-three pirate crews under his command! Their forces were no weaker than the Marines'!

As time passed, the Shichibukai appeared. Six of them stood at the front of the battlefield, each radiating a dangerous aura!

"The Shichibukai! I never thought we would really have to cooperate with such vicious pirates!"

"But they are indeed a force that cannot be ignored! With them here, our chances of victory will greatly improve!"

"But pirates are pirates! They will never be righteous Marines like us!"

Teach watched the sea in silence, quietly waiting for those familiar figures.

A moment later, Marine HQ's Vice Admirals appeared. Their arrival was undoubtedly a reassuring pill for the hundred thousand Marine elites present. If the Admirals of Marine HQ represented the Marines' highest combat power, then its Vice Admirals were the pillars of the entire organization!

"That's Admiral Sakazuki!" "Admiral Kuzan is as handsome as ever!" "Wow! Admiral Borsalino's calm expression is really reassuring!"

Three chairs stood beneath the execution platform. Amid the cheers of every Marine present, the three Admirals slowly made their entrance!

"One hundred thousand Marine elites, countless HQ Vice Admirals, and the Marines' three Admirals, their highest combat power! On top of that, there are Sengoku and Garp, remnants of the old era! The Marine lineup is truly terrifying!" Teach's heart tightened. Faced with such a lavish formation, even if the Whitebeard Pirates could win, they would lose the vast majority of their forces!

"Bring up the prisoner, Thatch!" Sengoku stood atop the execution platform, holding a Den Den Mushi as he shouted.

Thump, thump! The heavy footsteps seemed to trample on Teach's heart. With every sound, his fists clenched tighter. Under the escort of all the Marines, the prisoner at the center of this war, Thatch, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' 4th Division, appeared! What shocked everyone was that the man kneeling on the execution platform showed not the slightest trace of fear!

The instant Thatch knelt on the execution platform, all of Marine HQ fell into an eerie silence. Everyone tightened their grip on their weapons and stared tensely at the sea before them!

An hour passed.

"The Whitebeard Pirates still haven't appeared?"

"Are they afraid of us? This is Marineford, after all—the headquarters of us Marines!"

"That's possible! Whitebeard seems to be over seventy years old! He's already old!"

"Hmph! So what if Whitebeard comes? The final victory will definitely belong to us Marines!"

At the same time, people watching the broadcast all over the world began discussing it. Some believed that this execution would not bring the Whitebeard Pirates here, while others felt that the so-called family the Whitebeard Pirates spoke of was nothing but a joke!

Suddenly, the crowd began to scream!

"Hey, hey! Something seems to have appeared on the sea!" "Why are there so many shadows?"

"The Whitebeard Pirates could arrive at any moment! Stay on high alert!" Sengoku shouted through an amplified Den Den Mushi.

Every cannon equipped by Marine HQ was loaded and ready, prepared to unleash a barrage at any moment!

All the Marines on the dock stood ready for battle, while the Vice Admirals calmly maintained order, determined to deal the Whitebeard Pirates the heaviest possible blow!

The three Admirals also sat quietly in their chairs, slowly awaiting the arrival of war!

Suddenly—

Countless pirate ships emerged from the fog! The Marines who spotted them froze for a moment before hurriedly shouting warnings to everyone else.

"Prepare for battle!" Sengoku, standing high above, naturally saw everything. He calmly issued his orders, and at his command, every Marine entered a combat-ready state.

"Strange, why don't we see the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick?"

"Could the Whitebeard Pirates' ship be behind those pirate crews?"

"Wait! Why has the water level suddenly risen so much?"

Quite a few Marines stared in shock at the rapidly rising water. Slowly, beneath their watchful eyes, an enormous shadow emerged from the depths of the sea!

"Could it be?" Standing on the high platform, Sengoku suddenly felt an ominous foreboding rise in his heart.

In the instant everyone was left dumbfounded, a massive pirate ship burst straight out of the sea! Then, three smaller pirate ships appeared beside it! These four pirate ships shared one striking feature: their whale-head figureheads!

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

The coating covering the surfaces of the pirate ships burst apart all at once! Then, familiar figures appeared before everyone's eyes!

"1st Division Commander Phoenix Marco!"

"2nd Division Commander Fire Fist Ace!"

"3rd Division Commander Diamond Jozu!"

"The 4th Division commander is kneeling on the platform!"

"5th Division Commander Flower Sword Vista!"

One infamous pirate after another from the New World appeared in everyone's sight, yet their captain, Whitebeard, was nowhere to be seen!

"Why isn't Whitebeard here?" a Marine could not help asking. The moment his words fell, a distinct set of footsteps cut through every sound at Marine HQ!

Everyone stared fixedly at the bow of the Moby Dick. Slowly, a tall and imposing figure emerged!

"My dear son, are you all right? We've come to take you home!" A crescent-shaped white mustache, a towering figure, and a distinctive Naginata!

"Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates! The great pirate, Edward Newgate!" A Marine lieutenant commander could not help crying out. His voice seemed to ignite a fuse, and all of Marine HQ erupted into an uproar!

"Shi shi shi! The strongest man in the world? I really want to turn him into a zombie!" Moria carelessly remarked. Then, one of the horns on his head was punched off...

"It hurts! Damn it! Blackbeard, what the hell are you trying to do?" Moria glared furiously at Teach beside him, who had just withdrawn his fist. Teach gave him a calm glance!

"A fly just landed on your head!"

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