"The Five Elders!!!"
Seeing these individuals appear, Sakazuki was more excited than if he had seen his own father~~~
Of course, he wasn't excited because the Five Elders had offered him the position of Fleet Admiral in the future.
It was because with this wave of strong support, the pirates in front of him had absolutely no chance of escaping!!!
Even if some of them could escape, it would definitely result in severely heavy casualties~~~
As long as he could kill the pirates, Sakazuki would be overjoyed.
If he could kill the strong ones among the pirates, Sakazuki would be even more excited~~~
And...
This wave of reinforcements included not only the Five Elders but also the Holy Knights led by Figarland Garling!!!
This wave of reinforcements joining the Marines directly tipped the scales of victory in their favor.
"Saturn, V. Nusjuro, and Mars, you three go kill Luffy. The rest of you, stop the other enemies!!"
Just as they heard the command, Marcus, V. Nusjuro, and Saturn exchanged no unnecessary words, directly transmitting the kill order.
"Don't worry, leave it to us~~~"
Figarland Garling smiled faintly, his confidence evident.
"Damn it!! They're going to kill Luffy!"
Seeing this scene, Ben Beckman's face instantly showed a look of anxiety, and he frantically shouted, "Six-six-six!"
The sudden scene caught all the pirates off guard.
The situation on the battlefield was basically stabilizing. At this moment, the number of people who could support Luffy was very limited!!!
"Don't even think about it!!!"
Shanks' eyes narrowed violently, and an icy killing intent instantly radiated from his body~~~
He immediately charged towards Luffy's direction~~~
However...
"Shanks..., where are you going?"
A figure blocked Shanks' path, looking at Shanks with a half-smile~~~
"Garling..., don't seek death!!!"
Facing this old man whose spirit seemed to be rotting, Shanks' face was grim. His left hand firmly gripped his famous sword, Gryphon, and a powerful aura erupted from it!!!
"Oh~~~, so that little brat from back then has really gotten stronger, huh?"
Listening to Shanks' threat, Figarland Garling not only showed no fear but instead chuckled and mocked~~~
"I don't have time to waste words with you right now!!! Get out of my way!!!"
Shanks took a step forward, the blade in his hand instantly shining~~~
Carrying intensely cold flames, he swept towards Figarland Garling in front of him~~~
"Oh? This flame is rather interesting..."
...
Figarland Garling first flew back a step, then drew his famous sword from his waist!
With his armed Haki and Conqueror's Haki simultaneously surging around his body, Figarland Garling swiftly clashed with Shanks!
Meanwhile, Saturn, V. Nusjuro, and Mars had already approached Luffy. They instantly surrounded him, blocking all his escape routes~~~
"You bastards!!!"
Kizaru saw this, his eyes bloodshot, and immediately went to rescue Luffy~~~
"You, a pirate of the sea, just stay here and watch with your own eyes how your grandson dies!!!"
A wave of oppressive aura, filled with killing intent, struck, forcing Kizaru to hastily throw a punch~~~
Their two attacks clashed in the air, and the explosive shockwave instantly shook all the surrounding air!!!
The one who came to stop Kizaru was one of the Five Elders, Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro~~~
He himself was a powerful swordsman~~~
And also a Zoan Devil Fruit user!!!
Under the combined force of these two aspects, his strength was naturally beyond doubt...
He was a stable T0 level...!!!
On the other side, Ben Beckman also wanted to go support Luffy, but he was held back by another Five Elder, Shepherd Ju Peter~~~
Facing a strong person like the Five Elders, who possessed powerful physical combat skills and were also Zoan Devil Fruit users, even a Marine Admiral-level strong person would find it extremely difficult to get past them!!!
"Go support Luffy!!!"
Red Hair Shanks, seeing the situation, immediately ordered his subordinates~~~
These cadres had also watched Luffy grow up.
Naturally, they couldn't just stand by and watch Luffy die...
However, the other strong members of the Holy Knights swarmed forward, instead encircling the cadres of the Red-Haired Pirates~~~
The strength of these Holy Knights was, at most, at the level of a Marine Vice-Admiral!
And there were even more than three others at the Admiral-level!!!
Plus a stable Admiral-level Figarland Garling...
A high-level combat force from the Holy Knights had already steadily surpassed any of the Four Emperors' crews!!!
The World Government, with the Five Elders at its helm, plus such a Holy Knights, this was the true foundation for the World Government to rule the world...
At this moment, all the hiding places nearby were completely sealed off!
Luffy's side instantly turned into a super disadvantage of 1-on-3!!!
One must know...
At this moment, Luffy had indeed awakened his Nika form, and also had maxed-out Armament Haki...
But he hadn't awakened his Conqueror's Haki yet~~~
With his current example, at most, he could barely deal with one Admiral-level strong person...
Encountering two, that would be a complete loss...
What's more, there were three!!!
Three Zoan-type strong individuals attacking Luffy from all sides. Even as the Son of Destiny, Luffy only had...
He was struggling to even stand straight~~~
It was as if he could collapse at any moment!
"Hmph! —"
Jaygarcia Saturn, in his demon form, instantly pierced Luffy's arm with his sharp tail~~~
"Ah!!"
Luffy screamed in pain. His other hand transformed into a giant fist and violently slammed onto Jaygarcia Saturn's large face!!!
"CRASH!!"
Jaygarcia Saturn, who had taken a punch, had his face visibly caved in, and he stumbled back a few steps~~~
But at the same time...
Marcus Mars's attack also arrived!!!
He opened his blood-red maw, and his two rows of sharp, hideous teeth savagely bit into Luffy's head~~~
He flung him aside!!!
Luffy's shoulder was torn open, blood spurting...!!!
"Luffy!!!"
Ace's eyes turned bloodshot. He desperately wanted to rush over, but he was desperately blocked by other Marine Vice-Admirals.
"Straw Hat brat!! Hold on!!! This old man is coming to save you...!!!"
Whitebeard, in a life-or-death manner, slashed at Borsalino~~~
Borsalino was a corporate slave who clocked in and out. How could he possibly fight Whitebeard to the death?
Without much thought, he immediately dodged aside~~~
Whitebeard saw this and immediately charged over~~~
Luffy came to save Ace, so Whitebeard absolutely couldn't just stand by and watch him be surrounded and die.
What's more..., he was now very certain that Luffy was the Son of Destiny of this era!!!
To change this world, Luffy absolutely cannot die!!!
At that moment, Whitebeard even made a decision: even if it meant sacrificing himself, he had to protect Luffy's life.
But just as he passed Borsalino's position, Borsalino's playful voice came from behind him.
"Oh...., I'm a Marine Admiral. If I let you pass so easily.... it would be like getting paid for overtime, right?"
Heh heh heh!!!
As Borsalino's voice fell, several thick light beams pew-pew-pew shot towards Whitebeard's back...
No choice.
Facing this kind of attack, Whitebeard had no choice but to stop and turn around to block~~~
Clank clank clank...!!!
Cruel freezing sounds erupted around Whitebeard~~~
A sheet of ice mirrors floated up around Whitebeard~~~
"Experience my new move....!!!"
"Ice Light Prison!!!"
Borsalino continuously shot refracted light beams with both hands. Each beam landed on the freezing mirrors around Whitebeard...
Heh heh heh!!!
These refracted light beams relied on the irregular reflection of the mirrors, forcing Whitebeard to deal with them with his full power!!!
Rumble rumble rumble!
Whitebeard punched out a shockwave, shattering all the ice mirrors on his right side~~~
However, Borsalino quickly reformed them~~~
Seeing his determined look, it seemed like he was planning to "earn overtime pay" today...
"Roger!!!"
Whitebeard roared when he saw he couldn't break through.
However, Sengoku, facing the battlefield, could only fight to a stalemate. To break through under Sengoku's tiger-like gaze was simply impossible!!!
"Damn it!!! Damn it!!!"
Kizaru remembered screaming madly, but no matter what, Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro in front of him wouldn't let him pass...
Thud! Thud! Thud!!
Luffy took hit after hit, spitting out fresh blood from his mouth~~~
His body was like a ragdoll, violently thrown to the ground~~~
And Shepherd Ju Peter, Jaygarcia Saturn, and Marcus Mars were absolutely determined!
Luffy had just landed, and these three immediately slammed onto the ground!!!
Instantly encircling Luffy!!!
"Could it be...?"
Garp, who was in the thick of the battle, subconsciously stopped~~~
His eyes slightly narrowed~~~
Could the Son of Destiny's fate be about to end...?
"No way!!!"
Smoker's face was also full of bewilderment~~~
Crocus was battling Sakazuki, his brow furrowed~~~
Is the legend about to end???
Not just them...
All the strong individuals present at this moment had their eyes gathered here!!!
All the onlookers watching through the viewing system were also tightly watching the battle between Luffy and the three Five Elders...
Their hearts were all in their throats!!!
Could it be...
That the era named Luffy, which had just begun, was about to end...?
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