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For a moment, everyone on the battlefield stopped what they were doing.
Xia Chen, who had just knocked Garp into a hole again, also looked in the direction of Sengoku with a puzzled expression.
The execution was brought forward? He remembered that the execution time announced by the Navy hadn't arrived yet!
However, Xia Chen only hesitated for a moment before figuring out the reason.
"It seems they felt the situation was getting out of control, so they carried out the execution early to prevent any unforeseen circumstances later?"
Just as Xia Chen was pondering, Sengoku continued speaking without giving anyone a chance to react:
"Execution begins!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the four executioners standing on the two Execution Platform for Ace and Franky began to swing their knives.
At that moment, everyone held their breath.
Ace and Franky both couldn't help but close their eyes.
Whitebeard, standing some distance away, also changed his expression drastically. He hadn't expected that old bastard Sengoku would be so shameless, giving them less than ten seconds from the moment he said the execution would begin to the actual execution. He didn't give them any chance to react at all.
Even now, he is powerless to overcome this distance!
However, Whitebeard did not remain idle. Instead, he threw a punch with all his might towards the Execution Platform, hoping to influence the executioners.
Cracks appeared in the air where Whitebeard punched, followed by an incredibly powerful shockwave that hurtled toward the Execution Platform.
However, this was destined to be ineffective. The three Admiral of the navy appeared simultaneously in front of the attack wave and raised their hands in unison.
A powerful burst of Armament Haki erupted, colliding with Whitebeard's shockwave.
Upon seeing this, the Whitebeard's face darkened, and he then turned his gaze to Xia Chen on the other side.
He was at his wit's end. If there was anyone on the battlefield who could stop the execution, he felt that only Xia Chen had that ability.
This young man has surprised him too much; now he can only place his hopes of saving his son on him.
" Ace!"
Luffy was terrified when he saw the executioner swing his sword. He instinctively wanted to unleash his Conqueror's Haki, but before he could make that move, a fist slammed into his face.
His body was sent flying backward like an arrow released from a bow.
Purple Rat glared at Luffy with a sinister look, grinning maliciously as he said, "Want to Fire Fist Ace? Dream on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Purple Rat charged towards Luffy.
He realized that Straw Hat Boy was distracted during Ace's execution, and attacking him at this moment was undoubtedly the best option.
Furthermore, if Ace dies later, it will definitely be a huge blow to Straw Hat Boy, and then he will be able to win this battle.
Purple Rat was getting impatient. In fact, he probably didn't even realize that he was panicking after failing to defeat Luffy for a long time and witnessing Luffy -like vitality and slowly increasing strength.
He was afraid that if things continued like this, he might really be defeated by Luffy, which was something he absolutely could not accept!
In that brief moment, the two knives on the Execution Platform were less than twenty centimeters from Ace and Franky's heads.
Sengoku, who was standing to the side, smiled.
finally...
Once these three—no, two—are dead, then the navy will have won today!
He didn't believe these pirates would still fight to the death for the dead. Even if they wanted revenge, they had to consider whether it was worth it!
But his smile froze on his face after only a few seconds.
The two knives were only ten centimeters away from Ace and the others' necks, but those ten centimeters were like an insurmountable chasm, impossible to advance an inch!
Ace didn't feel anything for a long time, so he curiously opened his eyes and turned to look.
But as he turned his head, he was met with an extremely sharp blade, which startled him so much that he quickly lowered his head.
Although he didn't know what was happening, they didn't continue chopping.
But he knew that if he had turned any wider, he would have been the first person to willingly walk onto the Execution Platform and die.
Sengoku, standing nearby, instinctively rebuked, "What are you doing?"
But the two executioners seemed completely unresponsive to the outside world; they didn't speak or even move their bodies.
Upon seeing this, Sengoku quickly realized something and thought of CP0's battle report from the Battle of Water 7.
" Demon King Xia Chen possesses the ability to immobilize his opponents. During that time, the opponent can only think, and cannot perform any other outward actions!"
Immediately afterward, Sengoku Guo turned his gaze to Xia Chen, who was standing not far away. He saw that Xia Chen's lips were slightly upturned and he had a strange smile on his face.
At this moment, Sengoku was certain that Xia Chen was behind this situation, so he made a decision in the next second.
He extended his hand from his sleeve, and as it approached his palm, it immediately changed from flesh color to golden yellow.
He flashed behind Ace and slammed his fist down on Ace's head, saying at the same time:
"Then let this old man personally escort you down!"
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and a few drops of cold sweat trickled down the face of the Sengoku.
His hand was positioned not far from Ace's head; a closer look would reveal that it was at the same distance from Ace's neck as the two knives.
The same ten centimeters, the same insurmountable barrier!
The difference was that the swords held by the two executioners were suspended in the air, while Sengoku had a black rod pressed against the ground beneath his palm.
It was precisely because of the presence of this stick that Sengoku's hand was unable to continue downwards.
Sengoku stared at the man before him with a dark expression and asked, " Demon King Xia Chen, when did you arrive?"
Xia Chen smiled faintly and said, "Who said I came over? Isn't the one down there still there?"
Upon hearing this, Sengoku Guo immediately turned to look at the spot where Xia Chen had been, and found that Xia Chen was indeed still in that position. His expression darkened further.
"So you've finally shown it? Your Clone Ability!"
"Was there some limitation to this ability that you didn't use it before?"
"There's no need to try and trick me now, Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
"If I told you it has no side effects or limitations, and I only didn't use it earlier because I wanted to try it out, would you believe me?"
"Heh!" Sengoku let out a cold laugh.
He didn't say he didn't believe it, but that sneer said it all!
To create multiple Clone of oneself with similar strength and claim there are no limitations? Even a crocodile would dream of becoming a crocodile if it heard that!
Xia Chen looked at Sengoku's helpless expression and said, "See, you don't believe me when I tell you the truth, you always question my honesty!"
Instead of continuing the verbal sparring with Xia Chen, Sengoku said directly:
"I don't care about your situation, since you're here, you might as well stay!!!"