"Is Ace's brother exhausted?"
"Now is the perfect opportunity! While the navy is retreating, let's break through their defenses in one fell swoop..."
The captains on Whitebeard's ship Luffy, providing him with cover.
"Huff... huff... that bastard!!"
Luffy slowly stood up, but he was still quite tired. He looked at Kizaru, who was blocking his way, and panted as he spoke.
Bang bang bang...
Clang!!
Tear...
The captains, however, displayed their unique skills, defeating the Marines in front of them and closing in on Kizaru.
"Oh, this is really troublesome!!"
He said it was troublesome, but there wasn't a trace of trouble on his face. Clearly, Kizaru was just joking.
Bang bang bang...
Bullets were fired from the gun in the hand of Captain Curiel of the 10th Division, blasting away the shadow bats flying in mid-air.
"Hehehe, Captain of the 10th Division Curiel, are you looking for death to fight me?"
Once you enter the bend, no matter how strong you are, you'll die. Ace died, and so will you. None of you will escape...
I wasn't really interested in this battle, but I'm extremely interested in Whitebeard's death. If his corpse were turned into a zombie, he'd be the strongest subordinate, hehehehe...
Just thinking about it gets me excited! Go get them! Scattered Bats...
Moria didn't care that the shadow bats he had summoned had been scattered. He grinned maliciously at him and then summoned more bats from behind him.
clatter...
Swoosh...
Bang bang bang!!
Curiel took a step back, his body leaning backward, as he raised his gun, aimed at the incoming bats, and fired repeatedly.
As bullets were fired, the bats swarming around him were instantly wiped out.
clatter...
"Neither Ace nor my Pops, I will not let them die..."
After regaining his footing, Curiel raised his two pistols, pointed them at Moria, and said indifferently.
Clang!!
The umbrella blade and the Black Blade intertwined, unleashing a powerful roar. The shockwaves spread outward from beneath their swords, turning the surrounding area into an absolute desert.
Clang...
The next moment, the two were simultaneously thrown back by the recoil, creating a distance between them.
Hawk-Eye raised the Black Blade, swung it in an arc, and then held it to his chest.
"Let's stop for now, Red. We can fight this another time. I should retreat with the Navy. If you can hold out until the plan is finished, we'll fight again..."
Seeing the Navy begin to retreat significantly, Hawk-Eye knew that the Navy's plan was about to begin. He didn't intend to continue entangled with Red and spoke first.
"Hehehe, it seems the Navy—no, I mean, Sengoku's Sengoku —has come up with some new scheme? Fine, since you don't want to fight anymore, then this old man will withdraw. After all, fighting with you young people is simply too physically demanding..."
He said this, but who could know if he was just being modest? At least from the looks of it, Red didn't seem to be showing any signs of exhaustion. He still had that calm and collected expression, making it impossible to read his inner thoughts.
On the Execution Platform, Sengoku asked the people below him with a look of anxiety.
"Have you found the remaining image worm and severed the image?"
"No, no, please wait a moment, I'll have someone speed things up right away..."
The naval officer waiting to report replied with a look of fear on his face.
"Hmph, what's going on here? What kind of behavior is this, dawdling like this?"
Upon hearing this, Sengoku became enraged and roared at him.
Meanwhile, as Sengoku and his naval crew frantically searched for the remaining Image Bugs, on the Sabaody Archipelago plaza, the only one of the three remaining uncut images showed Buggy's back as he dressed like a rich man.
"Hey, what's going on here? Who is that guy? Why are there Navy's image bugs here?"
The group of people in the square originally intended to glean some startling news from this image and publish it as soon as possible, but unexpectedly, two images were cut off, leaving only one with an unfamiliar face, which immediately puzzled them, causing them to whisper among themselves.
[Let's see who this powerful and reassuring figure is... Oh, oh, oh... isn't that Captain Buggy, a member of Pirate King Gol D. Roger's crew and the legendary pirate Captain Buggy?]
At that moment, a sound finally came from the video bug—the sound of Buggy's idiot underlings packaging and filming.
[Yes, that's me. The fact that I'm a legendary pirate is a secret, isn't it?]
In the video, Buggy turns around with two streams of blood flowing from his nose, and gives a thumbs-up.
[Hey!! Wait a minute, Captain Buggy, your nose is bleeding. Wipe it clean, put the black cloth back on, and start again... YES, that's it...]
The person inside said in a comical, flustered manner.
This scene left everyone watching stunned and bewildered.
"Didn't I tell you to cut off the footage? How can the plan proceed like this...?"
When Sengoku saw the ridiculous scene, he immediately roared at him.
"This is because one of the image bugs was stolen by the prisoners in Impel Down, so..."
The soldier replied nervously.
The joke continued, with another clip of Buggy's face being played, infuriating the viewers who shouted for them to get out of there.
"Don't worry about what's behind you, just charge forward..."
The pirates continued to march towards the plaza as ordered by Whitebeard, while behind the scenes, the Pacifista carried out a brutal purge of them.
Whoosh... Boom!!
boom...
boom...
Beams of laser light blasted out, explosions resounded endlessly, and smoke billowed. Every moment, several people were killed or wounded, yet the battle continued fiercely.
clatter...
"Um..."
Just then, Whitebeard heard footsteps behind him. He looked over in surprise and saw his son Squard walking towards him with a long sword.
" Squard, are you alright? I just contacted you..."
Upon seeing him, the Whitebeard first asked with a hint of surprise.
"Yes, I'm fine, Pops. I'm sorry to have worried you..."
Squard slowly walked up to Whitebeard.
"The losses among our pirate forces are truly devastating..."
Squard first remarked with emotion, which surprised Whitebeard, but he didn't dwell on it too much, and then continued...
"Hmm... We've committed all our forces, and the enemy is pursuing us from behind. I couldn't be happier, but I also need to prepare to move out now. We can break through their lines in one fell swoop..."
I'm sorry to you, but I have to do it..."
As he spoke, Whitebeard turned his gaze to Sengoku on the Execution Platform, pondering what kind of tricks his old rival would use to deal with them.
"Don't say that, Pops. We are all deeply grateful for your kindness and would do anything for the Whitebeard Pirates..."
Clang!!
As he spoke, Squard drew his longsword, seemingly about to make a move.
Bang...
"Hmm, what's that Squard guy up to with Pops?"
Marco kicked the attacking navy soldiers to the ground, then turned to look at Squard on the ship, puzzled by his actions.
laugh...
However, Squard's next move shocked everyone present. He gripped the hilt of his sword, lightly leaped to Whitebeard's chest, and plunged the sword into him.
"..."
Even Whitebeard was unaware that his son would do this to him. As the blade pierced his body, his consciousness seemed to remain in shock, and he did not take any action.