Dangerous Situation, Helpers Arrive!

"Kuzan, what are you waiting for? Come and help!"

In the forest, Akainu clutched the wound on his arm and yelled at Aokiji.

After a flurry of combat, Akainu already bore several injuries.

There was no helping it; at this moment, he was simply no match for Rayleigh, and continuing to fight would only destroy this forest while he was guaranteed to lose!

Hearing Akainu's words, Aokiji snapped back to his senses and joined the fray.

For a time, sword qi, magma, and ice constantly clashed within the forest.

Grand Line, Marine Headquarters - Marineford!

At this time, the Marine Fleet Admiral was not Sengoku, but Steel Bone Kong!

Sengoku was still a Marine Admiral, and Garp remained a Marine Vice Admiral.

"The Dark King - Rayleigh, what is he doing in Ohara?!"

Looking at the news that had just arrived from the World Government, Steel Bone Kong was completely baffled.

Ohara, the sacred land of scholars—what business did that pirate Rayleigh have there?

"I don't know, but right now Kuzan and Sakazuki are already engaging him in combat, and the situation doesn't look too optimistic!"

"Even a Buster Call probably won't be able to stop Rayleigh!"

Steel Bone Kong, Garp, and Sengoku all knew Rayleigh's strength very well. Akainu plus Aokiji truly wasn't enough; unless the Buster Call fired all its cannons directly at Rayleigh, the latter would definitely seize the opportunity to escape.

After pondering for a long time, Steel Bone Kong issued an order.

"All Buster Call ships change course! Target: The Dark King - Rayleigh. This time, we absolutely cannot let him get away!"

"Sir!"

"Understood, sir!"

The three Marine Vice Admirals on the sea immediately received the order, then directed all warships to sail toward the other side of Ohara!

Soon, they found their target.

After all, the commotion caused by the battle between Rayleigh, Akainu, and Aokiji was simply too massive to go unnoticed.

Because Aokiji had been injured earlier, Rayleigh still held a slight upper hand for the moment.

"Fire!"

Bang, bang, bang!

The next instant, countless cannonballs launched into the air, all targeting the same person!

Seeing this, Rayleigh cursed inwardly, and the next second, the entire man was swallowed by the blinding flash of the explosion.

Witnessing this, Akainu and Aokiji immediately distanced themselves from the battlefield, wanting to let the Buster Call exhaust Rayleigh as much as possible!

The Marine cannonballs seemed endless, hurling down onto Rayleigh in a relentless wave, connecting seamlessly without giving him a single chance to catch his breath!

Yet the warships were parked far out at sea, and Rayleigh had to swim across to launch any counterattack.

But in the sea, what could he possibly use to withstand that sky-full of cannonballs?!

Left with no choice, Rayleigh defended himself while retreating backward!

"Don't stop! Keep firing! Capture him at all costs, and do not let him escape!"

On the other side, Saul had already taken the others and departed Ohara.

Professor Clover and Olvia had made up their minds to stay, leaving Saul with no other choice but to do his utmost to protect everyone else.

Yet before they had gone far, several warships unexpectedly arrived, directly surrounding them!

Catching sight of Saul's massive figure, a Marine Vice Admiral immediately contacted Sengoku!

"What? You found Saul?"

"That's right, there are still many people on the raft, and they all look to be Ohara scholars!"

"I understand. Cease the bombardment; I am going to talk to Rayleigh, and you are to force those people back to Ohara!"

Sengoku spoke immediately.

At this moment, he had a plan!

"Sir!"

Soon, under the coercion of the warships, Saul had no choice but to pilot the raft back to the shore.

Just like that, everyone was surrounded by the Buster Call.

Witnessing this situation, Rayleigh ran out of options.

"Mr. Rayleigh, take your son and Robin and escape! I'll hold them off for you!"

"No, you can't hold them off, and how am I supposed to evade a warship blockade out on the open sea?!"

In an instant, they fell into utter despair!

Right at that moment, a Marine walked over carrying a Den Den Mushi.

Seeing this, Rayleigh understood.

The Marines wanted to talk to him!

Sure enough, a somewhat familiar voice rang out from the Den Den Mushi.

"Rayleigh, I never expected that after Roger was executed, you would actually hide out in a place like this. It really surprises me."

"Hahahaha, I originally wanted to find a quiet place to retire, but I never thought I'd run into something like this."

Rayleigh couldn't help letting out a sigh.

"Sengoku, cut the crap. What do you want?"

Sengoku had called off the Buster Call, so he undoubtedly had an agenda.

"Rayleigh, you know very well what the situation is like now. Neither you nor the people behind you can escape!"

"As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, I give you my word as a Marine Admiral that I will spare the lives of those behind you!"

"Otherwise, you might manage to escape, but those people will only be reduced to ashes under the firepower of the Buster Call!"

Hearing this, Rayleigh's face showed no particular expression.

As expected, Sengoku's words were entirely within his expectations!

Then, Rayleigh glanced back at the people behind him, finally fixing his gaze on Mislanda, who had yet to break free from his frozen prison.

"Sigh, am I truly getting old? I can't even protect my own son."

Rayleigh thrust his sword into the ground. He had already made his choice in his heart.

Seeing this, the Marine side also breathed a sigh of relief.

If Rayleigh insisted on resisting, then even if they managed to defeat him, they would surely suffer heavy losses.

After all, no one wanted to die!

Whoosh!

Just as Rayleigh was about to voice his decision, a gust of breeze swept across, interrupting his actions.

He turned his head to look, only to see a massive tidal wave rapidly approaching!

The wave stood dozens of meters high, roaring forward!

"Everyone, be careful and hold on tight!"

Noticing the colossal wave, the three Marine Vice Admirals on the warships immediately barked orders.

With a wave of such magnitude, their warships would undoubtedly capsize!

"Leave it to me, nobody else move!"

Aokiji immediately leaped into the sea, preparing to freeze the towering wave using his abilities.

Yet the moment he placed both hands onto the water's surface, an axe descended from the sky, forcing Aokiji to retreat from the water.

Immediately after, a figure suddenly materialized, gripping another axe in hand and slashing toward Aokiji.

Before he could react, Aokiji took a direct hit to the shoulder and crashed heavily onto the ground!

Aokiji stared at the newcomer, clenching his teeth as he spat out a name!

"Scopper Gaban!"

"Hahahaha, Marines! Bullying my brother—have you prepared yourselves for the consequences?!"

The man named Gaban raised his twin axes, glaring imposingly at the gathered Marines!

Meanwhile, lacking Aokiji's obstruction, the towering wave directly swallowed all the warships whole!

Every single warship was dragged onto the shores of Ohara by the surge and flipped completely upside down!

Behind the wave, a ship bearing a dragon emblem drew closer, and standing at the bow was none other than Monkey D. Dragon!

That's right, he had arrived!