Whitebeard intended to stop the Moby Dick outright with that hand.
The Marines had still been eager to fight, thinking the Dragon Emperor Pirates were a spent force.
They had not expected Whitebeard to appear out of nowhere.
They held their breath, unable to believe someone was trying to stop a massive ship with one hand.
An object's force only grew more terrifying after it accelerated.
Boom!
Whitebeard exerted strength through one hand, spreading his five fingers.
His hand touched the cliff just as the Moby Dick was about to crash into it.
Could he succeed?
They all knew Whitebeard was a born monster with unmatched strength.
But they had never seen it firsthand and had merely assumed the legends were exaggerated.
Besides, he was a Tremor-Tremor Fruit user, and that Devil Fruit was said to possess the greatest combat power among the Paramecia types.
"Leave him to me!"
Whitebeard addressed those words to Shane, but also to the Navy.
He pressed his palm against the cliff, both feet planted on the bow.
His muscles tightened, veins bulging.
He did not use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, only his monstrous strength!
He grunted, and the bow tipped slightly before coming to a firm stop.
The ship did not move forward another inch.
"He did it!"
"Can a human really possess such monstrous strength?"
"Even the Giants would be stunned!"
Stunned was an understatement!
The Blue Ogre and the Red Ogre were still on the battlefield. They exchanged a glance; they really had spent too long on Little Garden.
They had never known the powerful figures on the seas were this formidable!
Although Whitebeard was extraordinarily tall, he could not compare to a Giant.
But his strength alone commanded their respect!
In terms of strength, they too could cleave gigantic Sea Kings apart!