"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Doflamingo laughed wildly with glee on his face, and retreated to a farther safe zone while jumping up and down. He wasn't going to stay here with the Marines and die.
"Sakazuki..."
Garp, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead in the distance, suddenly got up, his iron fists creaking. He walked heavily towards the direction where Akainu was.
"Idiot, I will never let you discredit the Marine again!"
Sengoku had been closely watching Garp's movements, and when he saw that he was acting abnormally, he rushed over immediately and pressed him heavily to the ground. The Marines had just achieved a phased victory in this battle. He couldn't let Garp mess around.
Sengoku pressed Garp with one hand, took out the phone bug with the other, and announced loudly, "Fire Fist Ace is dead, the execution is over!"
Sengoku no longer had the luxury of executing both Luffy and Sabo at the same time, because he knew that now since the restriction of Ace is lost, Whitebeard would definitely go berserk. If Dragon and Garp got involved at this time, the situation would be completely out of control.
"Long live... Justice!!"
After a short silence, the Marine camp erupted in cheers resounding across the sky. Although the war with the Whitebeard Pirates was not over yet, successfully executing Ace meant that the Marines, in front of the whole world, had successfully defended their reputation in the confrontation with the world's strongest pirate group. It was significant!
However, in the next second, a roar that made the whole island tremble brought the complacent Marines back to reality. The strongest man in the world... had gone berserk!
"Ace!!!"
Whitebeard's voice was pathetic and furious.
Boom!
A backhand punch sent Kizaru flying with his hands in his pockets. Kizaru's old face was so angry as he suffered from an indiscriminate disaster. Whitebeard, did I mess with you? I had my hands in my pockets, don't you understand what that means?! You have to give me a punch to make yourself comfortable! Sakazuki, you bastard, I took this punch for you!
"Sakazuki, give me back Ace's life...!"
Whitebeard dragged his sword with one hand and rushed to Akainu in the blink of an eye like a demon god. There was a buzzing sound from the giant fist lingering in Whitebeard's halo. He immediately smashed down heavily. However, Akainu did not show any weakness. A terrifying magma erupted from his right arm, and he said with a ferocious smile, "Whitebeard, you also die with this useless piece of trash... you 'Red lotus!!' "
Boom!
The violent shock wave collided heavily with the unstoppable scorching lava. It was as if a small nuclear bomb had been dropped on the square. With the two of them as the center, within a range of nearly 100 meters, it instantly turned into a hell on earth. The Marines and pirates who had no time to escape were directly buried in it, with no bones left. It was like a forbidden zone of death. Anyone who ventured near that area died!
Although Whitebeard's physical condition had deteriorated, Ace's death directly detonated the anger in his heart. In addition, he hadn't been pierced by Squard's sword as in the original. At this moment, Whitebeard looked to returned to his prime and was almost like a demon god's wrath to the world. He showed the world his long-lost peak power that made the whole world tremble. Fruit ability, physical skills, and his skills as user of one of the twelve supreme sword, all were used by Whitebeard in the most efficient and concise way—it was a perfect combination. The surrounding space twisted and trembled with each of his attacks. The scene was as terrifying as if it was the end of the world.
"... the sinful generation of you old fellows is doomed to end today, Whitebeard. Let me send you on your way!" Akainu growled angrily. Even though he was initially at a disadvantage in the collision with Whitebeard, the "Strongest Man", he didn't have the slightest intention to back down. This cold-blooded and powerful man, in order to eradicate pirates, would not hesitate to die here. This was the "absolute justice" that Akainu believed in!
Compared to Akainu's performance, those old bastards Kizaru and Aokiji were nothing.
Boom!
Boom!!
...
The figures of Whitebeard and Akainu kept intertwining and colliding in the square of Marineford. The earth was shattered inch by inch, and lava spewed and splashed. The battle, comparable to a natural disaster, was still heating up. Both of them were committed to fighting to the death.
Now, whether it was the Marines or pirates present, or the viewers who were watching live at Sabaody Archipelago, everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them. This was the battle between the world's strongest man and the Marine's strongest Admiral.
"For a long time, the world believed that Whitebeard's title of 'World's Strongest Man' was obtained because he ate the 'most destructive power'."
Looking at the breathtaking battle, Adrian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "But today, even without the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Whitebeard is definitely worthy of the words 'world's strongest'!"
Whitebeard, whose body was already decaying, could still unleash such terrifying combat power. His peak period was simply unimaginable.
"Yeah, in fact, it should be said that after meeting Whitebeard, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit deserved to be dubbed the most destructive fruit by the world!" The Empress nodded in agreement.
At the same time, inspired by Akainu, a new round of battle had begun between the Marines and Pirates. This time the dead criminal had been replaced by Luffy and Sabo. Even though Sengoku had announced the end of the execution, if he just let the two of them go, where would the Marines' respect be?
And the Whitebeard Pirates, having lost their command from Whitebeard and Marco, were still the same as in the original. Luffy and Sabo, the two troublesome brothers, were being protected as Ace's living "will."
"Hancock, you immediately retreat to a place farther away. The battle here is not for you to participate in. I will collect a corpse first, and then I will come back."
A strong fighting spirit flashed in Adrian's dark eyes. His fighting spirit had been completely ignited by Whitebeard. If he couldn't confront such a man head-on once, then even if he was called the world's strongest in the future, what would be the point?
The next second, Adrian's figure turned into a blue arc and he disappeared instantly.
"Ah, is Lord Adrian concerned about my safety? Could this be the... marriage proposal told in legends?!"
The empress held her hot cheeks, and in an instant, she had already imagined the picture of herself giving birth to Adrian's tenth child. Back off, don't let anyone stop the empress, I can still give birth!!
"Sabo, Straw Hat boy, let's get out of here quickly! Dragon is already waiting for us at the harbor!" Emporio Ivankov urged anxiously. Although he could understand the sadness of the two brothers at the moment, this was a battlefield, and the danger multiplied with every extra second they stayed. Besides, the Whitebeard Pirates who had lost their command had battle formations that were visibly disorganized. Anyone with eyes could see it: losing was just a matter of time now. If such a good opportunity to escape was missed, it would be difficult to leave again.
"No, I'm not leaving! I want to avenge Ace!"
Luffy stubbornly wiped away tears, stood up, and looked at Sabo. "Sabo, let's go! Let's avenge Ace together!"
"Avenge...?" There was a wretched, wry smile on Sabo's face. He looked down at his absent right arm and his severely burned, almost crippled left arm, and shook his head. "I am like this now. What can I do to avenge Ace?"
"Sabo, what's wrong with you? That's Ace... If I had lost my hands? I would definitely bite that bastard to death!" Luffy called out in an odd tone with bloodshot eyes.
However, the next second, a joking voice sounded above his head.
"Oh? Straw Hat, is this your wish? Do you want me to help you achieve it?!"