The moment Whitebeard appeared,
an overwhelming, suffocating pressure radiated from his towering figure.
Countless young Marine soldiers, upon merely laying eyes on him, were struck with fear.
Those who moments ago brimmed with confidence in the Navy,
instantly fell silent.
Their conviction shattered, leaving behind only terror.
This was Whitebeard,
the strongest man in the world!
And he hadn't even made a move yet,
but the morale of the Marines had already been crushed in half.
"Sengoku,
my dear son, he's alright, isn't he?"
Whitebeard looked directly at Fleet Admiral Sengoku on the execution platform,
his rugged face breaking into a grin.
His deep, grating voice carried immense power,
even a casual sentence echoed across the entire island.
Compared to Whitebeard's calm composure,
Sengoku looked anything but steady.
His face darkened, his eyes full of grim intensity.
"He got this close to us without being noticed…"
Sengoku clenched his teeth and glared at Whitebeard.
To intercept Whitebeard's fleet, the Navy had deployed numerous battleships around the outer seas.
Who could've predicted Whitebeard would coat all his ships in film and come from beneath the ocean?
In other words,
all their naval deployments were now completely ineffective!
Originally, the Navy had a good shot at winning.
But now?
The outcome had become unpredictable.
Standing not far behind Whitebeard,
Vincent Fox gazed at the emperor's back and quietly sighed.
"He truly lives up to the name of Pirate King of this era. His presence, his calm… I'm nowhere near that level."
Vincent had to admit, the gap between him and Whitebeard was still massive.
But someday.
he would surpass him.
Vincent's eyes shifted to the ships behind them, scanning the pirate fleet.
He was searching for one man:
The Great Whirlpool Spider, Squard.
According to the original story,
Squard was deceived and manipulated by Akainu.
At a crucial moment, he stabbed Whitebeard in the gut with a longsword while his guard was down.
Whitebeard was already elderly, and his health was in decline.
That wound pushed him one step closer to death.
Had it not been for that betrayal,
Whitebeard might not have fallen in this war.
Or even if he did,
he might have taken the real mastermind Blackbeard down with him.
Now that Vincent stood on Whitebeard's side,
he couldn't allow history to repeat itself.
Soon, his eyes locked onto Squard.
The pirate looked calm no sign of betrayal yet.
But Vincent wasn't fooled.
Even though Squard later redeemed himself in the story by protecting the retreat,
Vincent had already made up his mind.
this man had to die.
"Pops!!"
From the execution platform, Ace's emotional cry echoed across the battlefield,
tears streaming down his face.
Whitebeard laughed heartily when he heard him.
"Hang in there, Ace! I'll be right there!"
Then.
Whitebeard planted his massive naginata into the deck,
crossed his thick arms,
and drew back both fists in preparation.
Vincent's pupils constricted.
He knew this stance all too well.
Whitebeard was about to unleash a move that shook the world.
With a low grunt,
Whitebeard slammed both fists forward.
Crack!
The sound of shattering glass rang through the heavens.
The entire ocean trembled.
On either side of Whitebeard, the very air split apart,
giant cracks spider-webbing out in all directions.
This was the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
In Whitebeard's hands,
its destructive force was overwhelming,
far beyond what Blackbeard would ever wield.
"What… What's happening?"
"The atmosphere itself is cracking?"
Many young Marines didn't understand what was going on.
But among the veteran officers,
panic spread like wildfire.
Whoooosh.
The calm ocean suddenly surged.
Far across the sea, monstrous waves began to rise.
In a matter of seconds, two massive tsunamis materialized from nothing,
towering over the Navy headquarters.
Each wave stretched over 100 meters high
a wall of water that blotted out the sun.
If they crashed down onto Marineford,
the entire city would be wiped off the map.
"It's a seaquake from Whitebeard!"
a Marine officer shouted.
"He shook the ocean itself!"
"This is his power?!"
"It's insane!"
"He's a monster! A literal monster!"
Countless Marines turned pale as death at the sight of the incoming tsunamis.
They couldn't move.
They didn't even know how to escape.
They just stood there,
paralyzed by despair.
"What terrifying power…"
Among the Seven Warlords of the Sea,
Doflamingo chuckled with excitement.
"As expected from a living legend!"
The tsunami roared closer, engulfing the entire perimeter of Marineford.
In just moments,
it would crush everything and everyone.
Terror filled the hearts of the soldiers.
Many even dropped their weapons in fear.
Just when all seemed lost
From the Marine Admirals' platform,
Admiral Aokiji leapt into the air.
High above the battlefield,
his arms erupted with freezing energy,
stretching out toward both waves.
"Ice Age!"
His booming cry echoed across the island.
Then.
A miracle unfolded.
The two enormous tsunamis,
mere seconds from impact,
froze solid in an instant.
They transformed into towering glacial mountains,
standing sentinel on either side of Marineford.
The threat had been neutralized.
"They… They stopped?"
"We're safe!"
"It's Admiral Kuzan!"
A wave of relief swept over the Marines.
They gasped for air, feeling like they had just escaped death itself.
On the pirate side,
a wave of disappointment followed.
Whitebeard looked up at Aokiji and chuckled.
"You brat… Always ruining the fun."
But Aokiji didn't reply with words,
he responded with attack.
"Twin Pheasant Spears!"
He formed massive ice spears in both hands
and hurled them at Whitebeard.
Whitebeard didn't even glance at them.
He simply threw a punch.
Crack!
The air shattered again.
The spears exploded into shards,
and the shockwave blew Aokiji apart.
Even his body split from the impact.
Such was the strength of the world's strongest man.
Even an admiral one of the Navy's top-tier powers
couldn't match him head-on.
"Ah… la la…"
Aokiji muttered as his body fragmented into chunks of ice,
falling into the sea.
The frozen pieces his true body
were infused with deadly cold.
When they hit the water,
they froze the entire inner bay solid.
Vincent watched the scene unfold,
eyes wide with awe.
Aokiji's power… If he existed in the real world, he'd be an S-Rank elite, no doubt.
But Vincent didn't envy him.
With his full strength unleashed,
Vincent could now match or even surpass that level of destruction.
This clash between Whitebeard and Aokiji
marked the true beginning of the war.
Then.
A new system message appeared before Vincent and all real-world participants.
Main Mission Activated!
Objective: Eliminate at least one enemy combatant.
Mission Note: The more enemies you defeat, the higher your mission rating.
Time Limit: 5 hours
Failure Condition: Erasure
Stages:
Basic Stage: Kill at least one enemy.
Intermediate Stage: Achieve localized victory.
Advanced Stage: Turn the tide of the battle and secure decisive victory.
Note: Completing the basic stage is mandatory. Greater contributions to the battlefield yield higher evaluations.
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