But when he heard these discussions now, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Aokiji used to be a respected Navy Admiral, but now that he had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he was not only scorned by the Navy, but also by his 'comrades.'
Being a person who was not welcome inside or outside, he would definitely not be able to endure it if it were him, but Aokiji had endured it, and never complained. From this, it could be seen how amazing Aokiji's psychological quality was.
Marco thought to himself, "Aokiji, although I know it's not easy for you, if you sincerely want to join our pirate crew, and spell out everything for it, I will also treat you as a comrade, but unfortunately..."
Marco was very clear that this was probably difficult to achieve. Although Akira had made Aokiji the captain of the Zero Division, the Zero Division had not appeared yet, and he probably had the same idea. After all, no one wanted to install a bomb that could explode at any time under their command.
"You don't have to worry about Aokiji. He can take action, and block so many enemies for us, which is already good for us. After all, not only does he not treat us as comrades, but we also don't treat him as one of our own."
Marco stopped his subordinates' discussions, and said, "The battle has reached a critical moment. This Blackbeard guy is indeed a bit capable. He can actually recruit so many people in a short period of time. If we hadn't followed Akira's instructions to train before, it would probably be impossible to gain an advantage in this war."
Before, Marco had a bit of doubt about Akira spending several months to rectify the Whitebeard Pirates, but as the war began, he realized how correct everything he had done in the past was. Without Akira's persistence, it would be impossible to gain an advantage in this war with a large difference in numbers.
Therefore, Marco was now increasingly agreeing with what Akira said, "Value quality over quantity." Only real elite soldiers and strong generals could gain an advantage in this battle of life and death. Otherwise, if they only knew how to pile up numbers, it would not be like it was now.
Although the Whitebeard Pirates had now gained a bit of an advantage, Marco was also very clear that this was only the beginning. If it continued like this, this war would definitely last for a long time, and it would be difficult to say who would win or lose. Moreover, he didn't know if Blackbeard had any other cards up his sleeve. After all, this Blackbeard person was hiding too deeply.
"Not good, Captain Marco, several pirate ships suddenly rushed out of the seabed. They are all pirates from the Blackbeard Pirates. They appeared from the seabed, and suddenly disrupted our formation, causing heavy casualties."
Just then, a bad news came. Marco's face changed greatly after hearing this.
"What did you say? The people from the Blackbeard Pirates rushed out from the seabed? And they are on the battlefield?"
The one who came to report was one of Marco's confidants. He said eagerly, "That's right, Captain Marco. These guys are all infamous pirates in the New World. I didn't expect that they would actually submit to the Blackbeard Pirates, and launch an attack on us at this time."
"That bastard Teach."
Marco's face became very ugly, not only because he was sneak attack by the Blackbeard Pirates, but also because of the means used by the Blackbeard Pirates. As everyone knew, during the Battle of Marineford, the Whitebeard Pirates used the submarine tactic to enter Navy Headquarters, and suddenly disrupted the Navy Headquarters' formation, so that they didn't fall into a passive position from the beginning.
This was a tactic developed by the Whitebeard Pirates, but Marco never expected that this Blackbeard guy would actually use this trick to deal with them. This was simply humiliating the Whitebeard Pirates.
"When did this Blackbeard guy recruit these villains? No, that's not right. These guys are all vicious people, and it's impossible for them to be easily subdued by that Blackbeard guy. It seems that Blackbeard used some means to buy them off."
Marco guessed the reason after thinking about it a little, because all the pirate crews that suddenly appeared were very famous pirate crews in the New World. These people were not only very strong, but they were basically all lunatics.
They never submitted to any forces. Sometimes, even when facing the Four Emperor Pirate Crews, they would not be afraid. Blackbeard was not yet an Emperor, and it was absolutely impossible to subdue these pirate crews, so he must have used some benefits to buy them off.
"These guys are all villains among villains. I don't know how many lives they have on their hands, and their combat experience is also very rich. It's troublesome."
The Whitebeard Pirates had already gained a certain advantage, but after this group of pirate crews appeared, the situation immediately changed again. Although they didn't suppress the Whitebeard Pirates, they also allowed the Blackbeard Pirates to catch their breath, and began to counterattack. The battlefield suddenly became evenly matched again.
However, although Marco was whispering, he didn't show any anxiety on his face. All of this was not beyond his and Akira's expectations. Since Blackbeard dared to decide to fight this battle with them, it was naturally impossible for him to have no trump cards. If he didn't even have this reaction, how could he defeat the Blackbeard Pirates.
Marco took out a Den Den Mushi, and said, "It's time for you to enter."
After Marco finished speaking, seven or eight pirate ships emerged from several directions. Two of them were actually the Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates. In addition to the two of them, there were also several other relatively well-known pirate crews in the New World.
These were all forces that had secretly submitted to the Whitebeard Pirates. Before, they had always been kept secret, in order to catch the Blackbeard Pirates off guard. It wasn't that Blackbeard had ideas, Akira was also not stupid, and naturally knew how to use all his strength.
These pirate crews that appeared later were also all fresh troops. After appearing, they immediately launched attacks on the Blackbeard Pirates from several directions, and the momentum was very amazing. For a time, they actually made the Blackbeard Pirates very embarrassed again, and regained the advantage.
"As expected, it's still not that easy."
Blackbeard Pirates' Laffitte killed the enemy in front of him, and seeing that the Whitebeard Pirates also had ambushes, he didn't show much surprise on his face. Instead, he looked like he had expected it.
"But this should be all of you, but it's not all of us."
A gleam of light and smugness appeared in Laffitte's eyes. He and Blackbeard had planned everything, and also knew the manpower of Akira and the Whitebeard Pirates. They had calculated all the manpower they could think of, so he felt that these people now should be the last of the Whitebeard Pirates, but they still had reinforcements.
"Those guys should be arriving soon too."
The group of guys that Laffitte was talking about was naturally the Donquixote Family, who had allied with them. Before the war, they had already talked to Doflamingo. They were responsible for the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates, and launched a frontal war.
When the fighting became fierce, Doflamingo would lead his men to sneak attack from the rear. It would definitely be able to give the Whitebeard Pirates a fatal blow. The current situation was similar to what they had expected, and it was also the point where Doflamingo should take action.
Laffitte guessed correctly. Doflamingo did lead the people of the Donquixote Family to the Sapporo Strait, and prepared to launch a raid directly from the rear of the Whitebeard Pirates. However, the result was not as simple as they had imagined, because someone blocked their way when they were about to take action...
The one who blocked Doflamingo was naturally the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, who had not participated in the war and was guarding the rear.
Originally, Ace had been paying attention to the situation on the front battlefield. Seeing that the Whitebeard Pirates had not fallen into a disadvantage, he was not prepared to take action immediately. However, at this time, a subordinate suddenly reported to him that several huge battleships were coming towards them.
"You didn't see wrong, they are unfamiliar pirate ships? And they are heading towards the Sapporo Strait?"
Although the Whitebeard Pirates were fighting the Blackbeard Pirates, the people of the Second Division did not participate. Several people were arranged by Ace to scout around. He didn't expect that it would actually be effective at this time.
The pirate who came to report immediately said, "It's not completely unfamiliar, because this group of people is relatively famous in the New World. It's the Donquixote Family of that Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo."
"Doflamingo?"
Ace's face changed at once. Doflamingo was relatively famous in the New World, a Shichibukai, the king of a country. More importantly, Doflamingo had a great feud with their captain, Akira. This had already been seen by the people of the Whitebeard Pirates during the Battle of Marineford.
"He actually dares to take action at this time? Is he really prepared to tear his face with us?"
Taking action at this time was not simply a feud, but a life-and-death feud, so Ace's face changed.
"Although I don't know what's going on, it's very obvious that this Doflamingo is definitely united with that Blackbeard guy."
Several people were gathered around Ace, and they all nodded. It was useless to worry about these things at this time, but instead they had to think of ways to deal with them.
Ace said in a deep voice, "I thought the Captain was being careful, but it seems that all of this was within his expectations. Someone actually dares to kicking someone when they're down us."
Before, although Ace had persuaded his subordinates, saying that accidents might happen, in fact, he himself didn't have much confidence, because no matter what, the current Whitebeard Pirates were also a top-level force in the New World. Except for the three Emperors of the New World, only the Blackbeard Pirates could compete with them.
Under such a powerful force, even those pirate forces that thought highly of themselves would definitely not dare to provoke them, especially at the moment when the war broke out. After all, the war had just begun. If it was over, perhaps someone would kicking someone when they're down, but now that it had just begun, if someone participated with the mentality of picking up cheap, they would definitely have very poor eyesight.
Of course, this was Ace's own thoughts. He never expected that a major force in the New World would actually participate.
"Is this Doflamingo guy courting death?"
In the eyes of the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, Doflamingo was just a Shichibukai, but they were the former Four Emperor Pirate Crew. Now, as long as they defeated the Blackbeard Pirates, they would still be the Four Emperor Pirate Crew. Doflamingo, a Shichibukai, actually dared to provoke them, it was simply courting death.
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