Then, a muffled sound came from the dark abyss below. Although the sound couldn't reach the surface of the sea, the entire Marineford shook violently.
"Done!" Adrian smiled. In the next second, his figure dove into the sea and disappeared. His attack was never meant to seriously injure Marco. It was to send him to the bottom of the sea so he could take advantage of a devil fruit user's weakness and get rid of this troublesome guy once and for all.
"It's not good! Captain Marco fell into the sea! Merman brothers, hurry up and save him!"
"Leave it to us!"
It took a while for the Whitebeard Pirates to react. A dozen of the closest mermen rushed into the harbor and jumped into the water. But their bodies had barely touched the water when a huge slash rose from below, splitting everyone in half. Blood instantly stained the ice red. Then, to the astonishment of the crowd, a luxurious golden coffin descended from the sky. A column of water, nearly 100 meters high, rose from the sea again.
"This..." Everyone was stunned.
"Marco!" Whitebeard panicked. He hadn't expected Marco to lose to Adrian. He immediately yelled at the commander of the eighth division, Namur, who was confronting the Vice Admiral Momonaga. "Namur, don't worry about your opponent! Hurry and save Marco! He won't last long!"
"I understand, Father!" Namur replied, dropping Flying Squirrel and rushing to the harbor.
"Vice Admiral Momonaga, I'll be your opponent!" The commander of the fifth division, Vista, stopped Flying Squirrel, and the two immediately began to fight.
"Hey, Whitebeard! As a Yonko, do you still need me to remind you to pay attention to your enemies on the battlefield?" Just as Whitebeard was distracted, Akainu's tyrannical voice rang out. Almost at the same time, Akainu used his "Three Thousand Red Dogs of Misery" attack, which directly hit Whitebeard's face. The scorching magma dog heads bit down on the steel-like body. After one hit, Akainu immediately backed away, not giving Whitebeard a chance to fight back. No way. Although Akainu was fierce and tough, he was still human. A direct punch from Whitebeard would hurt, and it could even kill him!
"Ooh, Whitebeard, you're showing your weakness~~" Kizaru's wretched voice came from mid-air. After waiting for a long time, he finally found a good opportunity to make a contribution. A laser beam pierced through Whitebeard.
"Ugh..." Whitebeard spat out several mouthfuls of blood. He slammed Murakumogiri onto the ground, barely managing to stand. But his body was already covered in blood.
"Father!" Diamond Jozu, who was fighting Aokiji, let out a mournful cry and prepared to rush to his aid, but Aokiji didn't give him the chance.
"When you're fighting me, it's best not to be careless!" A blast of cold air shot out, instantly freezing most of Jozu's body. Seeing that there was nothing to gain from fighting Whitebeard, Aokiji became a little more serious and decided to make up for it by defeating Jozu. As long as he wasn't too far behind that bastard Kizaru, he could still report his achievements to Sengoku after the war.
On the other side, after seeing Whitebeard's injury, the Revolutionary Army, who had been wandering around the plaza, prepared to go and support him. But all of them were stopped by Dragon.
"Hey, Dragon! Whitebeard is injured! If we don't help in time, I'm afraid they won't last long!" Ivankov said worriedly.
"No, you stay here and guard our retreat," Dragon said decisively. "Whether it's the Whitebeard Pirates or us, our main goal is to rescue those three kids! Right now, the high-level combatants of Marine and the three Admirals have all been drawn in by Whitebeard and his subordinates. This is a good time for a surprise attack. I'll take on this difficult task myself!"
Seizing the right moment to act had always been Dragon's strongest suit. A whirlwind erupted around him as he shot toward the execution platform.
Almost at the same time, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed. A burly figure slowly stepped onto the execution platform. Sengoku turned around, and his pupils shrank. "Garp! Why are you here?! I sent someone to lock you up!"
"What a joke! Do you think those guys can stop me?" Garp replied with a gloomy expression. He then sat cross-legged next to Ace and Luffy. Looking at the three scarred boys, his thoughts went back to Foosha Village ten years ago. A scene of happy memories flashed before his eyes.
"Sengoku... what should I do?"
"Bastard! What are you doing?!" Sengoku rolled up his sleeves and glared. "If you act rashly, I won't show you any mercy, Garp... Don't force me to do anything to you!"
Before the war, Sengoku and Tsuru had decided to put Garp under house arrest. After all, his two grandsons were the targets of the public execution, and his son, Dragon, was also involved. It was hard to guarantee that Garp wouldn't do something to damage Marine's honor. But unexpectedly, this old guy had run out on his own. Sengoku suddenly felt a sense of dread.
"Shut up! I'm just staying here for a while, what's wrong with that?!" Garp replied fiercely. He then looked at Ace and Luffy with teary eyes. "Damn it, you two brats, why can't you just live like I told you?"
"..." Ace felt a wave of sadness. While Luffy, at his side, still innocently said, "I don't want to be a Marine! I want to be the King of Pirates!"
"Luffy, Ace, look! Mr. Dragon is here to save us!" With a single arm, the pale Sabo suddenly yelled excitedly.
Sengoku's heart tightened. A golden light appeared behind him, and he prepared to transform into his Buddha form.
"Let me do it!" Garp suddenly stood up.
"Have you thought about it?" Sengoku asked, his eyes filled with suspicion. "I'm not forcing you to do this!"