Arc 13The Battle of Marineford

Lorne joined the battle at Marineford and overwhelmed the assembled forces, defeating Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and Teach. As the fighting seemed to turn in his favor, a cold, arrogant presence approached through the lingering dust.

  • Soren united the Rocks remnants and led more than two hundred ships toward Marineford, while Big Mom and Kaido also mobilized their fleets.
  • Lorne redirected the Fearless to Marineford as Whitebeard arrived to rescue Teach and the allied fleets began their assault.
  • Kaido and Big Mom broke through the Encircling Wall, but Lorne descended in dragon form and withstood the Rocks remnants’ attacks before striking back.
  • Lorne fought Garp, revealed his plan to expose the World Government’s hidden forces and overthrow the Celestial Dragons, then faced Kaido and Big Mom together.
  • Lorne survived the Emperors’ combined assault, healed through Battlefield Valor, and unleashed a charged blow that severely injured Kaido and Big Mom and devastated Marineford’s fortress.
  • Whitebeard fought Lorne while Marco and Vista helped Teach escape, but Lorne endured Whitebeard’s tremors, defeated him, and exposed Teach’s betrayal.
  • Teach returned to kill Whitebeard, but Lorne shattered his musket, seized him, and crushed him into the plaza, destroying the Execution Platform and leaving Teach dead.
  • Lorne’s allies celebrated as the Rocks remnants despaired and Marine leaders admitted they could not stop him, while a cold, arrogant presence approached through the dust.
Chapters 301–325 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 301The remnants of Rocks assemble

Soren rallied the remnants of Rocks to rescue Teach from Marineford and rebuild the Rocks Pirates, while Barre began gathering Captain John's former followers to raid the Marine Headquarters treasury. The news spread through the Underworld as pirates prepared to assemble at Deadman's Bay.

  • Soren rallied the remnants of Rocks, arguing that Whitebeard’s mobilization proved Teach was Rocks’s son and ordering the fleet to gather at Demon Strait.
  • Soren and Blacktooth agreed to unite their ships before heading to Marineford, despite their rivalry over command.
  • Barre planned to exploit the Marine and Whitebeard conflict by gathering Captain John's former followers to rob Marine Headquarters.
  • Barre spread claims that Teach knew the location of John's treasure and called pirates to assemble at Deadman's Bay in three days.
  • Arms dealers, Slave Traders, and information brokers across the Underworld sprang into action as news of the planned raid spread.

Ch. 302The Marines Spread Thin, Pirates Rise

As Marine forces were stretched thin, pirates converged on Hachinosu to join the assault on Marineford. Soren organized the gathering fleet, but its numbers and conflicting motives kept growing as it prepared to sail.

  • Pirates exploited the Marines’ depleted defenses, while rumors about Rocks’s treasure and Marineford’s wealth spread across the seas.
  • Soren stopped a fight over a Hachinosu dock and proposed a route to Marineford based on records left by Captain Rocks.
  • Blacktooth agreed to follow Soren’s fleet arrangements until they rescued Teach, and Soren ordered 107 ships to resupply and depart within three hours.
  • Barre’s crew agreed to draw Marine gunfire in exchange for the treasury and half the armory, and Soren warned the pirate factions not to attack one another before reaching Marineford.
  • More pirate crews arrived with conflicting goals, bringing the gathering fleet to over 200 ships as Soren ordered the bell rung before Marine scouts could discover them.

Ch. 303The New World Descended into Utter Chaos

Pirates across the New World mobilized amid the Marines’ preparations for war, swelling the fleets heading toward Marineford. As the massed ships pressed toward the Red Line, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin received newspapers bearing the names of Rocks and Teach.

  • Soren organized the ships leaving Hachinosu, while Barre and Blacktooth rallied the remnants of Captain John and Ochoku under their old flags.
  • Pirates across the New World seized abandoned docks, bought weapons, attacked shipping, and joined fleets converging on Marineford.
  • A Marine Branch reported that the Hachinosu fleet was absorbing pirates, but Headquarters ordered it to preserve its forces and monitor their movements.
  • Marine staff estimated that more than six hundred pirate ships were converging, including Ochoku’s and Captain John’s remnants and Whitebeard’s subordinate fleets.
  • After scouts reported Marineford’s Encircling Wall and the presence of the Three Admirals and Shichibukai, Soren ordered the fleet to keep moving and reach the designated waters before Whitebeard attacked.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin received newspapers bearing the names of Rocks and Teach.

Ch. 304Brothers on the surface, plunder at heart

Soren led a fleet of more than two hundred pirate ships from Hachinosu toward Marineford, where the pirates planned to retrieve the Young Master and plunder the Marine treasury. On Whole Cake Island, Big Mom learned that Marshall D. Teach was Rocks's son and decided to exploit the war to seize Whitebeard's territory and bring Teach into her family.

  • Soren ordered the fleet to sink a Marine reconnaissance ship so it could not warn Marineford, then directed the ships to follow Rocks's route around the Calm Belt.
  • Barre told the pirates that Marineford's treasury was lightly defended, while Soren urged them to rescue the Young Master and rebuild the Rocks Pirates.
  • Big Mom read that Marshall D. Teach was Captain Rocks's son and mocked Whitebeard for keeping his bloodline secret.
  • Katakuri, Daifuku, and Oven discussed Lorne's fight with Red-Haired Shanks and his mastery of advanced Haki.
  • Big Mom declared that she would make Teach her son-in-law and use the war to take Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, territory, and wealth.

Ch. 305The Beasts Pirates Mobilized in Full

Big Mom, Kaido, and the allied forces of Rocks's remnants mobilized for Marineford as Whitebeard's fleet advanced, turning the execution into a gathering of the world's top powers. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku recognized that the coming battle was far more than a simple execution.

  • Big Mom rejected Mont-d'Or's warning about Marine Headquarters and ordered Katakuri to lead the vanguard and capture Lorne and Whitebeard.
  • Katakuri, Daifuku, and Oven set out from Totto Land with its main fleet bound for Marineford.
  • Kaido learned that Big Mom and Rocks's remnants were mobilizing, then declared that the Beasts Pirates would join the battle and seek a grand death.
  • Kaido transformed into an azure dragon and led the Beasts Pirates' forces out of Onigashima toward Marineford.
  • Whitebeard's fleet, Big Mom's fleet, Kaido's fleet, and more than two hundred ships belonging to Rocks's remnants converged on Marineford.
  • Sengoku surveyed the assembled Marines and recognized that the gathering forces had made the execution into something far greater.

Ch. 306The greatest catastrophe in history

Sengoku prepared for the Navy’s battle against Whitebeard as Kaido, Big Mom, and Rocks’s remnants joined the fight. After defeating Beasts Pirates patrol ships, Lorne learned of the gathering forces and redirected the Fearless toward Marineford.

  • A messenger told Sengoku that Kaido and Big Mom’s fleets had crossed the Red Line security perimeter, prompting the Navy to reinforce Marineford’s defenses.
  • Lorne intercepted three Beasts Pirates ships, defeated Monte with one punch, and used gravity to smash the other two vessels together.
  • Lorne ordered Ryan to distribute the recovered treasure to the wounded Marines.
  • A newspaper reported that Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, and Rocks’s remnants were heading to Marineford, and Lorne decided to join the battle.
  • Lorne ordered the Fearless to change course for Marineford, and Kuina and the crew prepared to face the gathered powers.

Ch. 307The Paramount War erupts

Lorne and his crew sailed through a violent storm toward Marineford, where Teach faced execution for being Rocks’s son. Whitebeard arrived to rescue Teach and unleashed a tsunami, leaving the Marines in chaos as Kuzan moved to stop it.

  • Lorne ordered the Fearless to keep sailing at full speed toward Marineford, and his crew prepared for the coming battle.
  • Teach pleaded with Sengoku to release him, while Sengoku declared that Teach’s revealed identity as Rocks’s son meant his bloodline could not continue.
  • Whitebeard surfaced inside Marineford’s bay aboard the Moby Dick and promised to take Teach home, insisting that Teach was his son and family.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines to prepare as Whitebeard struck the air with Murakumogiri, creating two enormous tsunamis that surged toward Marineford.
  • Kuzan leaped into the sky and began using Ice Age to confront the oncoming tsunamis.

Ch. 308Ice Age, three Emperors gather

Kuzan froze Whitebeard’s tsunami, but Kaido and Big Mom arrived at Marineford and joined the battle, plunging the battlefield into chaos. As the Marines fought the Emperors and Big Mom’s Homies, remnants of the Rocks Pirates attacked to rescue Teach and raid Marine Headquarters.

  • Kuzan froze Whitebeard’s tsunami into two enormous glaciers, giving the Marines hope.
  • Kaido appeared in the thunderclouds and declared he would help kill Whitebeard and destroy the Marines.
  • Big Mom arrived, claimed Teach for her Totto Land, and sent her Homie army charging at the Marines.
  • Sengoku ordered Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino to engage as Sakazuki attacked Kaido with Great Eruption.
  • One-Armed Soren, Blacktooth, and Barre led the remnants of the Rocks Pirates into Marineford, launching attacks across the ice.

Ch. 309The Marine Defense Line Collapsed

The Marines and the Shichibukai fought the allied pirates as the Admirals unleashed their full power, but the attackers overwhelmed the defenses. The third defense line fell, leaving the Marines struggling to hold back the advancing army.

  • Momonga ordered the coastal cannons to fire as the pirates charged, and the battle became a bloody melee.
  • Akainu attacked with magma, but Blacktooth challenged him before Vista intervened to fight the Admiral.
  • Kizaru bombarded the pirates with light and fought Barre, while Kuzan froze a wave of Rocks remnants before Jozu charged him.
  • Doflamingo controlled Marines with his strings, while Hancock, Moria, and Mihawk attacked combatants on the battlefield.
  • A messenger reported that the third defense line had fallen, and Doberman, Yamakaji, and Onigumo saw the Marines being overwhelmed by the allied pirates.

Ch. 310The Navy's Crisis

The Navy’s defenses faltered as Sengoku raised the Encircling Wall, but Kaido and Big Mom smashed it open and let the pirates storm into Marineford. With the Navy near collapse, a sudden change occurred in the sky above the battlefield.

  • Sengoku ordered the Encircling Wall activated despite Tsuru’s warning that it would trap Marines inside the bay.
  • Kaido and Big Mom arrived, joined forces, and blasted a breach hundreds of meters wide through the Encircling Wall with Hakai.
  • Soren urged the pirates to charge through the breach, and they surged toward the Execution Platform.
  • Sengoku, Garp, Akainu Sakazuki, Kizaru Borsalino, and Kuzan recognized that the Navy’s defenses were on the verge of collapse.
  • Teach taunted Sengoku as Marines fell and despair spread, but a sudden change in the sky interrupted the battle.

Ch. 311Stunning the battlefield, the Dragonmancer

Lorne arrived at Marineford in a colossal Azure Dragon Form, commanding terrifying lightning that struck the battlefield and stunned both Marines and pirates. He landed in the middle of the battlefield, where Teach recognized him as the one who had crippled him.

  • Black thunderclouds gathered over Marineford, and Garp recognized the approaching presence as his grandson Lorne.
  • Lightning from the clouds vaporized several of Big Mom's Homies, while Zeus admitted he was too afraid to challenge it.
  • Lorne burst through the clouds in a ten-thousand-meter Azure Dragon Form, shocking Kaido and the assembled Marines and pirates.
  • Lorne ignored Teach's furious, fearful shouting and released his dragon form above the battlefield.
  • Lorne crashed into the ice, creating a massive crater and sending nearby fighters flying, then stood up and calmly brushed off the dust.

Ch. 312Small fry trying to shake a mighty tree

Lorne arrived at the battlefield and challenged Kaido, while Big Mom demanded that he return Perospero. As thousands of Rocks Remnants surrounded him, Lorne stood unharmed after a pirate struck his shoulder, and Soren ordered the warships to fire on him.

  • Lorne told Sengoku that he had come to test how many punches the strongest man in the seas could take, then exchanged greetings with Whitebeard.
  • Big Mom threatened Lorne over Perospero, and Kaido claimed him as prey and demanded to know where his Azure Dragon power came from.
  • Kaido ordered Jack to stand down, while One-Armed Soren rallied the Rocks Remnants and sent thousands of pirates to surround Lorne.
  • A pirate's axe struck Lorne's shoulder without leaving a mark, and Soren ordered more than a dozen warships to fire their cannons at him.

Ch. 313The despairing pirate army

Lorne endured the pirate army’s cannon fire and attacks, converting the damage into strength before tearing through the attackers with overwhelming speed and power. As the pirates fled and Lorne continued his assault, the Marines recognized that his punches could destroy even Armament Haki defenses.

  • Soren’s pirates bombarded Lorne with cannonballs and struck him with weapons and Haki, but he emerged unharmed as his strength grew.
  • Garp praised Lorne’s durability while Whitebeard Newgate, Sengoku, Big Mom, and Kaido watched his golden aura intensify.
  • Lorne announced that it was his turn, shattered the ice with a burst of force, and shook off a storm of bullets with his Haki.
  • Lorne used Decimating Smash to crush a pirate’s chest and send a shock wave through dozens of others, breaking their defenses and killing many.
  • The terrified pirates scattered, but Lorne raced among them and continued attacking as Sengoku, Akainu Sakazuki, Kizaru Borsalino, and Kuzan assessed his power.

Ch. 314Everyone here is trash!

Lorne unleashed a crushing gravitational attack that destroyed the Rocks Remnants' vanguard fleet and thousands of pirates. As Sengoku ordered the Marines' strongest officers to stop him, Akainu attacked Lorne with magma.

  • Lorne used Crushing Blow to drag dozens of warships and thousands of pirates together, destroying them and leaving a vast hole in the ice.
  • Whitebeard Newgate and Marco assessed Lorne's strength, while Garp told Sengoku that Lorne's destructive power was beyond their control.
  • Sengoku ordered Kuzan, Kizaru Borsalino, and Sakazuki to prepare to stop Lorne from destroying Marineford.
  • Akainu descended toward Lorne and launched Dog Biting Crimson Lotus into the smoke.

Ch. 315Lorne's mad plan began

Lorne fought Akainu and then clashed with Garp, revealing that he had drawn the Emperors and Rocks Remnants to Marineford to force the World Government to expose its hidden forces. After Garp let himself be knocked away, Lorne stood alone and turned toward the Four Emperors.

  • Lorne repelled Akainu's magma attacks, and Garp leaped in to confront him.
  • Garp and Lorne traded blows with Galaxy Impact and Haymaker, their Haki clash devastating the battlefield and disabling the Pacifistas.
  • Garp questioned Lorne's plan to make the Marines and pirates clash, and Lorne explained that he wanted to expose the World Government's hidden forces and overthrow the Celestial Dragons.
  • Garp agreed with Lorne and deliberately withdrew some of his Haki, allowing Haymaker to send him crashing through an ice wall.
  • The Marines and pirates reacted in shock as Kaido and Big Mom focused on Lorne, who turned his murderous gaze toward the Four Emperors.

Ch. 316Thunder Bagua meets Ikoku

Kaido and Big Mom joined forces against Lorne at Marineford, unleashing their Conqueror’s Haki while he stood firm. They attacked him simultaneously with Thunder Bagua and Ikoku, leaving Lorne surrounded by their devastating strikes as he spread his arms and erupted in azure lightning.

  • Lorne challenged Kaido and Big Mom, provoking them to attack him together while Whitebeard agreed not to interfere.
  • Kaido and Big Mom unleashed their combined Conqueror’s Haki, forcing nearby Marines and pirates to retreat while Lorne remained standing.
  • Marco, Vista, Whitebeard, Sengoku, Tsuru, and the Navy admirals watched as Lorne withstood the Emperors’ Haki without flinching.
  • Kaido charged Lorne with Thunder Bagua as Big Mom launched Ikoku, trapping him between their attacks.
  • Lorne refused to dodge and spread his arms as azure lightning erupted around him.

Ch. 317The Two Emperors' Combined Attack

Lorne faced Kaido and Big Mom’s combined attack head-on, using his Dragonmancer Form and Decimating Smash to meet their blows. Their attacks badly wounded him, and the chapter ended with Kaido and Big Mom intensifying their assault.

  • Lorne transformed with azure lightning and challenged Kaido and Big Mom to attack him.
  • Kaido and Big Mom launched a combined strike, while the Navy, Lorne’s crew, and Whitebeard’s crew watched in alarm.
  • Lorne refused to dodge and punched at the descending attacks with his dragon-headed fists, shouting “Decimating Smash!”
  • Thunder Bagua and Ikoku struck Lorne, tearing his flesh, breaking his bones, and severely damaging his internal organs.
  • Kaido noticed Lorne had caught Hassaikai with his body and urged Big Mom to use more force, so she intensified Napoleon’s flames.

Ch. 318You Picked the Wrong Person to Mess With!

Lorne survived Kaido and Charlotte Linlin’s combined attack and recovered through Battlefield Valor, turning his injuries into power. As he prepared a devastating punch, the fighters across the bay scrambled to retreat.

  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin blasted Lorne through the ice, and pirates and Marines assumed he was dead.
  • Whitebeard sensed that Lorne was still alive, and a thunderous heartbeat sounded from the ruins.
  • Lorne rose from the rubble as Battlefield Valor rapidly healed his wounds and restored his broken bones.
  • Lorne’s second Blood Reservoir, Grit, filled with power from his injuries, surrounding him with a golden shield.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin tried to stop Lorne, but his shield blocked Kaido’s Hassaikai while Whitebeard and Sengoku ordered everyone to evacuate the bay.
  • Lorne unleashed a blinding golden aura as he prepared to strike the Two Emperors.

Ch. 319Golden protection, unbreakable by anyone

Lorne endured Kaido and Charlotte Linlin’s combined attacks behind an unbroken golden shield, then gathered his powers into a devastating punch. Kaido and Linlin realized they could not evade the attack, and Kaido raised Hassaikai to defend.

  • Kaido struck Lorne with Thunder Bagua while Charlotte Linlin attacked with Ikoku slash, but Lorne’s golden shield remained unscathed.
  • Lorne told Kaido and Linlin that their attacks were adding power to his fist, while Sengoku, Garp, and the other Navy officers watched in alarm.
  • Whitebeard ordered Marco to lead the Whitebeard Pirates away from the battlefield, and Kuina urged the Fearless crew to trust Lorne.
  • Lorne fused his fully stacked Grit, Divine Dragon Lightning, and Conqueror’s Haki into his right fist.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin sensed that Lorne’s attack had locked onto them, and Kaido raised Hassaikai to block.

Ch. 320Dragon scales and the Iron Balloon

Lorne struck Kaido and Big Mom with one overwhelming punch, severely wounding them and smashing them through Marineford’s fortress. As their crews and the world watched in shock, Lorne declared that he now ruled the seas.

  • Lorne unleashed a red-and-blue pillar of force that shattered Kaido’s dragon scales and pierced Big Mom’s Iron Balloon, severely injuring both Emperors.
  • The impact hurled Kaido and Big Mom through Marineford’s ice walls and into the fortress, collapsing more than half of it.
  • Marines and Sabaody spectators reacted in disbelief, while Sengoku, Tsuru, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino recognized Lorne as a grave threat.
  • Morgans ordered the World Economy News Paper to make Lorne’s victory its front-page headline.
  • King and Queen rushed toward Kaido, while Katakuri, Daifuku, Oven, and the other Totto Land pirates watched Big Mom’s defeat in shock.
  • Lorne’s body trembled as Battlefield Valor repaired his injuries, and he declared that he now called the shots on the seas before a powerful tremor erupted behind him and to one side.

Ch. 321Whitebeard's obsession

Whitebeard attacked Lorne to protect Teach, and Lorne chose to face the World's Strongest Man with only his fists and body. As both sides watched, the battle became a life-or-death test that Lorne hoped would strengthen him.

  • Whitebeard struck Lorne with a tremor wave, and Lorne blocked it with his Haki-coated fist.
  • Teach escaped the Execution Platform as Marco and Vista fought past Onigumo to get him back to the Moby Dick.
  • Sengoku condemned Whitebeard for saving Teach, while Garp argued that Lorne might grow stronger by enduring Whitebeard's attacks.
  • Whitebeard declared he had to stop Lorne, and Lorne dispelled his lightning defense and challenged him to test his tremors with bare fists.
  • Lorne's crew and the Beasts Pirates watched in alarm as Kuina and Bakel believed he was risking his life to break through a bottleneck.

Ch. 322Blackbeard escaped amid the chaos

Lorne fought Whitebeard head-on, enduring devastating tremors as Battlefield Valor rapidly healed and strengthened his body. While their clash continued, Teach escaped toward the Moby Dick under the Whitebeard Pirates’ cover.

  • Akainu urged Sengoku to let him attack Lorne and Whitebeard, but Aokiji and Kizaru warned that entering their clash would be dangerous.
  • Lorne blocked Whitebeard’s Murakumogiri with his bare fist, then suffered severe injuries as Whitebeard’s tremors damaged his muscles and organs.
  • Whitebeard unleashed Air Quake, and Lorne countered with Decimating Smash, using Battlefield Valor to heal and grow stronger through the damage.
  • Lorne and Whitebeard continued trading blows as Whitebeard’s commanders worried about his illness and helped Teach escape his chains.
  • Marco covered Teach as he fled toward the Moby Dick, while Lorne kept challenging Whitebeard to strike harder.

Ch. 323Faith shattered, a desperate pursuit

Lorne overpowered Whitebeard and exposed Teach’s betrayal, leaving Whitebeard to accept that his era was over. As the defeated pirate crews fled and the world recognized Lorne’s dominance, a hidden conspiracy began to emerge.

  • Lorne used Crushing Blow to disrupt Whitebeard’s attack, then battered him with a relentless Rokushiki assault until Whitebeard crashed onto the ice.
  • Lorne’s Battlefield Valor rapidly healed his wounds, while Marines, admirals, and spectators watched in fear as he stood unscathed.
  • Lorne condemned Teach for betraying Whitebeard and using a wounded comrade as a shield; Marco and Vista saw their faith in Teach collapse.
  • Whitebeard acknowledged Lorne’s argument and admitted that his era had ended, leaving the new era to Lorne.
  • The Beasts Pirates, Totto Land Pirates, and Whitebeard Pirates began retreating as Lorne’s victory spread across the battlefield and the world.

Ch. 324An unforgivable sin

Teach returned to the battlefield and tried to kill the crippled Whitebeard for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but Lorne intervened. Lorne destroyed Teach’s gun and lifted him by the throat, leaving his fate in Lorne’s hands.

  • Teach returned to Whitebeard and declared that he would kill him, while the Rocks Remnants restrained Whitebeard’s commanders.
  • Whitebeard expressed grief over Teach’s betrayal as Teach aimed a musket at him and prepared to fire.
  • Lorne decided to intervene, then crossed the battlefield at tremendous speed despite the Rocks Remnants’ efforts to hold him back.
  • Lorne shattered Teach’s musket with a touch, injuring Teach’s hands, and seized him by the neck.
  • Lorne lifted Teach into the air and told him that he did not deserve to live.

Ch. 325Death

Lorne killed Marshall D. Teach by carrying him high above Marineford and smashing him into the Execution Platform ruins, leaving a massive crater and ending Rocks's bloodline. The battlefield fell silent, but Lorne’s allies warned that the war was not over as a cold, arrogant presence approached.

  • Teach begged Lorne for mercy and offered to reveal secrets, but Lorne crushed his throat and launched them into the sky with The Show Stopper.
  • Lorne and Teach plunged back toward Marineford like a lightning-wreathed meteor as Marines and admirals fled the impact site.
  • The impact destroyed the Execution Platform and half the plaza, pulverizing Teach and leaving Lorne unharmed in a vast crater.
  • The Rocks Remnants despaired, Whitebeard felt relieved, and Marine leaders admitted they could not stop Lorne.
  • Carrot celebrated Lorne’s victory, while Kuina and Bakel warned that the fighting was not finished.
  • A cold, arrogant presence approached from the edge of the battlefield as the dust still lingered.
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