"Wow!"
Sakazuki coughed up blood after being punched by Whitebeard Newgate. He felt like his internal organs were about to shatter. If he hadn't used his elemental powers to avoid 90% of the damage, he might have been dead from that punch.
However, his desperate punch seemed to give Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Blackbeard a false impression, causing them to rush towards Whitebeard Newgate without hesitation.
"Hahaha, Pops, long time no see. I'll take your Tremor-Tremor Fruit, of course."
Blackbeard, grinning maliciously, charged into the center of the battlefield. The Impel Down fugitives who came with him also grinned maliciously, wanting to announce their return with Whitebeard Newgate's head.
Seeing this, Sakazuki took a deep breath and, ignoring his injuries, attacked again. Although he disdained joining forces with pirates, he wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.
Upon hearing Fleet Admiral Sengoku's order, Mihawk and the others, except for Hancock, quickly rushed towards Whitebeard Newgate.
To outsiders, at this moment, Whitebeard Newgate was in grave danger, and even Bullet and Redfield frowned, showing great disdain.
"That old codger Whitebeard Newgate is finished. If he doesn't have any other backup plans, even he can't withstand being surrounded by so many powerful figures."
As Redfield spoke, he glanced at Lin Yuan and, seeing the smile still on his face, couldn't help but click his tongue in surprise.
Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Lin Yuan smiled and looked down.
"Haha, don't rush, the real show is just beginning."
Upon hearing this, Bullet and Redfield immediately turned their gazes toward the battlefield, their eyes filled with anticipation.
At this moment, Whitebeard Newgate looked around and saw Sakazuki, Blackbeard with his crew, and Mihawk and other Shichibukai all charging towards him.
There were twenty or thirty of these people, all of them powerful individuals, especially Sakazuki, Blackbeard, Mihawk, and Bartholomew Kuma.
If he were truly surrounded by these people, he might have retreated or even fought desperately. But at this moment, Whitebeard Newgate showed no signs of nervousness; instead, he wore a smile.
"Hahaha, come on, I'm Whitebeard!"
Murakumogiri shuddered, Whitebeard Newgate assumed a fighting stance with his left hand, seemingly preparing to use Air Quake.
At this moment, the three groups rushed forward, but then, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.
"Clang..."
" Desert Grande Spada..."
" Shadow Asgard..."
" Fish-Man Karate - Five Thousand Tile Hand Knife..."
" Pressure Cannon..."
Of the Shichibukai, only Mihawk still used basic attacks; the others all unleashed their ultimate techniques.
What's shocking is that their target has changed.
Bartholomew Kuma struck Sakazuki directly with a palm strike, leaving him completely unprepared.
Mihawk and the others launched their attacks at the pirates brought by Blackbeard.
As for Blackbeard, he was facing Whitebeard Newgate, who had been waiting for him all along.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom..."
Almost instantly, Blackbeard's men were all slaughtered. Caught off guard, these dozen or so guys who had just escaped Impel Down were all killed.
Sakazuki reacted quickly, but Bartholomew Kuma was even faster, teleporting to Sakazuki's side and slamming his massive hand directly into his back.
"Wow..."
Sakazuki barely managed to parry before being blasted away, spitting out another mouthful of blood, severely injured.
As for Blackbeard, he was also completely stunned by this turn of events, but he had already arrived in front of Whitebeard Newgate.
At this moment, Blackbeard was devastated. What on earth had happened?!
" Mihawk, Jinbe, Crocodile, Gecko Moria, Bartholomew Kuma, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of losing your Shichibukai status?"
The Fleet Admiral Sengoku's previously excited face turned completely dark, and he roared at the group.
He sent Ace with a single blow, completely enraged, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind.
"Heh, Sengoku, we're pirates, not people you can boss around. If it weren't for the usefulness of our Shichibukai status, do you think we'd even bother with it!"
Crocodile said nonchalantly, showing no respect for Fleet Admiral Sengoku, even though this was Marine Headquarters.
As for the others, they didn't even bother to explain; after killing the pirates Blackbeard brought with him, they surrounded Blackbeard.
The Fleet Admiral Sengoku was utterly disheartened at this moment, and almost collapsed.
Just then, his gaze fell on Hancock, the only one who hadn't moved, only to be met with her cold expression.
At this moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku finally realized that not only he, but the entire navy was shrouded in an invisible net, and someone wanted to deal with the entire navy.
It seems that he was caught up in a huge conspiracy from the moment Ace was captured.
"All naval personnel, listen to my command! At all costs, capture these men. This is a matter of life and death for our navy."
"I will join forces with you to eliminate these people."
As he spoke, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was about to charge down, but Hancock and Ace, who had been silent until now, attacked at the same time and blocked Sengoku.
"Hmph, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I advise you not to participate in the war, otherwise I can guarantee that the entire Marine Headquarters will be completely annihilated."
Hancock's cold voice rang out, and a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from her body.
Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived before Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and both of them were filled with shock!
Meanwhile, Blackbeard, who was surrounded, was also filled with horror. He looked around in disbelief as all the men he had just managed to recruit were slaughtered in an instant.
Looking at the Whitebeard Newgate in front of him, Blackbeard felt as if he had entered an ice cave, his heart turning ice-cold. Even though he was surrounded by lava and flames, a bead of cold sweat appeared on his face.
"Thump!"
" Pops, I was wrong! I'm Teach, your beloved son! Please forgive me!"
Whitebeard Newgate stared coldly at Teach kneeling before him, completely unmoved.
" Teach, I can overlook everything else, but the one thing I can't forgive is a traitor who harms his own brothers!"
Whitebeard Newgate didn't want to continue, and a ball of light appeared in his left hand—truly the prelude to Air Quake.
" Pops!"
Blackbeard's face was filled with horror, but his eyes were filled with coldness and cruelty.
Just as Whitebeard Newgate's fist was about to strike him, a black substance burst forth from his hand, blocking Whitebeard Newgate's Air Quake force.
"Hahaha, Pops, I'll call you one last time. But you think a Tremor-Tremor Fruit can take me down? I possess the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit, the bane of all Devil Fruit."
Watching the vibrational power in his hand being absorbed by the black substance in Blackbeard's hand, Whitebeard Newgate's expression remained unchanged, and he coldly said...
"Just because you have a Devil Fruit, you think you're invincible? Now I'll show you why I was once called the world's number one."
" Conqueror's Haki Coating - Shock and Kill!"
Suddenly, an even more powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from Whitebeard Newgate, and black and red Inazuma crackled around the fist that Blackbeard had just blocked.
Blackbeard tried to use his ability to defend himself again, but he discovered that Whitebeard Newgate wasn't using his Devil Fruit ability; instead, he was using Conqueror's Haki in his fist.
"Boom..."