Though he stood alone against a host of top-tier fighters, Whitebeard showed no fear. Instead, his imposing presence surged, as though he were the one with the advantage.
He truly lived up to his name as the former World's Strongest Man, Whitebeard!
The sight of Whitebeard's arrival sent an uproar through the people watching the broadcast. This was Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors of the New World!
Ordinary people knew little else, only that Whitebeard was terrifying, so they grew worried. Could the World Government hold him off?
What they did not know was that the World Government's side had more than a dozen people only slightly weaker than Whitebeard. Even a battle of attrition would be enough to kill him.
But seeing Whitebeard appear, seemingly intent on disrupting the execution, made them somewhat believe the World Government's earlier claim that Su Yu was a villain. They had not believed it at first, since the news about Su Yu had never mentioned him doing anything bad.
After all, Whitebeard was a vicious pirate. The public did not care what someone was like as a person. If you were a pirate, you were a bad person. It was that simple a question of right and wrong. So, since Su Yu apparently had ties to pirates, he was very likely an utterly evil man himself!
The Shichibukai summoned there-Dracule Mihawk, Empress Boa Hancock, Tyrant Kuma, and the Fish-Man Jinbe-also stared at Whitebeard in shock. Jinbe, in particular, had never expected Whitebeard to come here. At that moment, he somewhat regretted answering the summons.
Whitebeard said, "Gurarararara! What a lively gathering! You can't have a gathering this lively without me, Whitebeard!"
Even the Five Elders were at a loss. *You're a pirate. How can you be this brazen? And what exactly are