Godslayer Pirates vs. Marine Headquarters

"With a lineup like that... how could we possibly beat them?"

"So many legendary pirates... Is the world really coming to an end?"

"Justice... is going to be crushed!"

Faced with the unprecedented Godslayer Pirates, a force that had gathered several legendary Great Pirates...

Even the Marines who believed in justice fell into a panic. Many of them shrank back!

Marine morale plummeted in an instant.

Who could blame them? That lineup was enough to make anyone's head spin!

No amount of talk about justice could change that.

"Marines! Do not retreat! There is a profound reason we are stationed here at Marineford, the center of the world!"

"The people of the entire world are counting on us!"

"If we retreat, who will protect the defenseless?"

At that critical moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku stepped forward!

"That's right! Fleet Admiral Sengoku is right!"

"No matter how powerful evil becomes, justice will prevail!"

"We can't retreat here! We Marines are the symbol of justice!"

His speech struck a nerve, and Marine morale steadied somewhat.

But stirring words could only do so much. They still had to face reality!

Whitebeard, Rayleigh, Bullet, Red Count, Byrnndi World—so many legends!

And on top of them, Shichibukai powerhouses like Hawk-Eye, Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Jinbe!

Then there were the Whitebeard Pirates' many Division Commanders and forty-three captains!

No matter how high their morale rose, it meant nothing if the gap in strength was too vast!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Whitebeard, Rayleigh, Bullet, Red Count, and Byrnndi World—five legendary pirates of Emperor-Admiral Level—led the charge straight into the Marine ranks!

It was like tigers loose among a flock of sheep!

Even with a hundred thousand elite troops, the Marines could only take the blows of these five legendary Great Pirates!

In an instant, nearly a thousand Marines fell to