Sengoku's decision to publicly announce Ace's execution implied a pre-emptive strategy to counter Whitebeard's inevitable response. However,
Sengoku's decision to publicly announce Ace's execution implied a pre-emptive strategy to counter Whitebeard's inevitable response.
However, even Sengoku likely hadn't anticipated the unforeseen consequences of provoking Ignis Glow, the formidable individual who had arrived from the North Blue, in the midst of this critical juncture.
This unexpected development presented Whitebeard with an unforeseen opportunity.
While contemplating this, a sudden interruption occurred.
One of Marco's intelligence officers, his face etched with disbelief, rushed forward.
"What's happened?"
Marco's expression shifted, a flicker of concern crossing his features.
Had their departure from the New World been discovered?
Marco immediately pressed the officer for details regarding the newly acquired intelligence.
Since leaving the New World, they'd maintained contact with their external network of informants via Den Den Mushi, aiming to secure crucial information as swiftly as possible.
Their primary objective was to identify the optimal moment to execute Ace's rescue!
With this strategic goal firmly in mind, Marco pressed for a detailed explanation.
But upon receiving the update from his subordinate, even Marco, the esteemed First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, found himself momentarily speechless, utterly stunned.
"...How…?"
His face clearly betrayed his profound disbelief.
Marco murmured in disbelief.
"Marco? What is it?"
"What's got you looking like that?"
The other division commanders, noticing Marco's altered demeanor, instinctively inquired.
The nearby voices jolted Marco back to the present.
He attempted to speak, then immediately shook his head.
"No, no. I need to inform Pops immediately!"
With that, Marco approached Whitebeard, his voice trembling with a mixture of shock and disbelief.
"Pops! Something catastrophic has happened at Marineford!!"
"…Marineford?"
Whitebeard, taken aback by Marco's urgent and agitated demeanor, paused.
"What? What's happened?"
"Marco, tell us!"
The other division commanders, even more bewildered, pressed for an immediate explanation.
Marco, observing the questioning faces of his comrades and Whitebeard himself, swallowed hard, steeling himself for the revelation.
Then, he slowly delivered the news that would leave every division commander present utterly speechless.
"Th-the Navy's attempt to eliminate that man, utilizing two Admirals, has failed… again!"
"That man…?"
Wait… a man who could withstand two Navy Admirals?!
Is it that man from the North Blue who dared to kill a "Celestial Dragon?!"
"Impossible?! Two Admirals failed?!"
The other division commanders' eyes widened in disbelief.
As members of a Yonko crew, they possessed an intimate understanding of the true might of a Navy Admiral.
Each Admiral was a force of nature, a veritable "human disaster" on the sea.
Initially, upon learning that Ignis Glow was facing two Admirals, they'd assumed he'd likely escape.
After all, those were the Navy's most powerful combatants.
Yet, here they were… From the commencement of the extermination operation to this very moment, news of the operation's failure had arrived again, within an incredibly short timeframe…
The other division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates exchanged uneasy glances, each seeing the profound disbelief mirrored in the others' eyes.
Before any of them could voice their astonishment, Marco's subsequent statement left them breathless, their minds reeling as if a bomb had exploded within their ears.
"That's not the most crucial aspect, Pops!"
Marco, acutely aware of the intense scrutiny directed at him, emphasized each word, his voice trembling with shock, as their faces paled.
"While the information remains unverified, the two Admirals involved in the extermination operation…"
"Current reports indicate one is dead! The other is critically injured. Marineford's combat strength has suffered a catastrophic blow!"
Boom!
The words struck them like a physical blow, the impact reverberating through their minds.
Someone involuntarily gasped: "A-an Admiral is dead?"
"Or is it simply that man escaping the Navy's grasp?!"
The nearby division commanders' voices trembled, reflecting their profound shock.
After all, possessing Admiral-level strength, even defeating an Admiral in battle, and actually killing an Admiral… were vastly different propositions!
…
Marineford. Navy Headquarters.
"Th-the Admirals' extermination operation… failed?!"
"And an Admiral was killed…"
"Hey, hey, hey, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you've got to be kidding me?!"
Navy Headquarters received news of the Whitebeard Pirates' disappearance from the New World.
An emergency meeting of all high-ranking Navy officers was immediately convened.
Sengoku, as Fleet Admiral, immediately and bluntly revealed the information, which had been kept strictly confidential from the outside world.
Unsurprisingly, all the high-ranking Navy officers present turned deathly pale.
This time, the impact of the Admirals' defeat was catastrophic.
Since the establishment of the Navy, those who attained the rank of Admiral, throughout Navy history, regardless of their character, experience, or past, possessed one undeniable attribute: Overwhelming, unparalleled strength!
The Navy Admirals represented the pinnacle of strength in each era, meticulously selected from countless powerful individuals—the 'monsters among monsters'!
Yet, even these incredibly powerful individuals,
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