Hearing Ace shout his name from his knees atop the towering Execution Platform, Whitebeard burst out laughing. He reversed the enormous blade in his hand and plunged its sharp end into the Moby Dick's deck. Slowly bending forward, he crossed his bulging, muscular arms before his chest, then punched fiercely out to either side!
The instant his arms swung out, the entire space seemed to freeze. Whitebeard's fists seemed to strike the very boundaries of space itself, and cracks like those in a shattered mirror spread from the points where his fists struck!
Crack, crack, crack!
Creak, crack!
The piercing sound of shattering rang through the air. A battle-hungry grin spread across Whitebeard's face as his sharp eyes locked onto Sengoku, standing atop the Execution Platform!
"What? The air... split apart?"
The Marines present cried out in shock at Whitebeard's attack. Sengoku's face even contorted. Having dealt with Whitebeard for decades, he knew exactly what that blow would cause...
"Seaquake!"
Just as Sengoku spat out that word through gritted teeth, enormous explosions suddenly erupted beneath the sea around the Moby Dick, and even behind it!
The tremendous tremors from the depths sent enormous waves surging across the previously calm sea! Countless ripples rose like overlapping fish scales, while behind the Moby Dick, a massive tsunami was brewing, as though the end of the world had come...
"What was that explosion?"
"This is bad... the water's so high!"
"On the other side, too..."
The Marines were all stunned by Whitebeard's display. Terror covered their faces as they watched the enormous waves rise.
What kind of monster are we fighting...?
That was the thought they all shared at that moment...
Barn, who had moved behind Whitebeard to give him room to act, still wore a smile. Looking at the man before him,