Chapter 99 Tragic
Above the sky, two figures transformed into the embodiment of the law—
Kizaru's body completely photonized, billions of golden light particles reflected countless afterimages in the air, as if the wrath of the sun was pouring down!
"Yata Mirror·Light Speed Kick——"
He raised his right leg high, and photons condensed into a golden torrent that penetrated the sky and the earth. A light-speed kick tore through the clouds, like a judgment from the gods, and cut off Shanks' head!
Shanks' pupils constricted slightly.
He didn't dodge.
"God avoid!"
The moment Griffin drew his sword, the blade did not move, but the space itself seemed to be torn into a scarlet crack by an invisible hand!
That wasn't sword energy, but pure—the Conqueror's embodiment of "rejecting everything"!
"boom------!!!"
The collision of light and darkness caused space to collapse, splitting the sky of Marineford in two:
Left side: Golden light streams seethe and swirl like a liquid sun;
Right: Abyssal darkness emerges from the crimson cracks.
The shockwave crushed all buildings within a kilometer into dust, and even Sengoku had to deploy his Marine, who was a substitute of the Great Buddha, to withstand the aftermath!
On the battlefield below, Garp's fists were stained with blood.
Sakazuki's giant magma fist smashed through his shoulder blade, the high temperature burning his flesh and blood, making a sizzling sound;
Enel's Thor's Spear pierced his abdomen, sending lightning raging through his internal organs.
"cough...!"
Garp knelt on one knee, but grinned, "Two little brats... quite capable."
Sakazuki's lava right arm dripped hot magma: "Old man, your time is over."
Garp didn't answer, just looked into the distance -
Luffy collapsed in the rubble, his straw hat shattered and his eyes as empty as death.
At that moment, Garp remembered the silly boy who shouted "I want to be the King of Pirates" under the sunset of Windmill Village...
"What a...failed education." He murmured to himself, and suddenly jumped up!
"Fist Bone·Meteor——!!!"
His fists were wrapped in black and red lightning, and he actually struck Sakazuki and Enel at the same time!
Garp glanced at the dying Luffy in the distance, his eyes trembling slightly, his heart a mixture of fighting spirit and confusion...
Just then!
——"Boom!!!"
Rogge swept across with an ultimate killing move in the air!
"Sky Realm·Slashing the Sky!!!"
A huge air blade traversed the battlefield, an invisible terrifying edge seemed to split the sky and earth directly, sweeping towards the Red Hair Pirates' defense circle!
Just as the Red Hair Group was about to accept the challenge, they couldn't help but recall the tragic past.
A few years ago, Rogge challenged the entire Red Hair Pirates alone, broke through the defense line in a battle, and killed Yasopp, who was once known as the "King of Snipers"!
"revenge!!!"
Laqi Lu roared, blood and flesh flying all over his body, and the huge axe in his hand rushed towards Rogge with a roar!
At this moment, the seriously injured Usopp was lying on the broken stone pile, struggling to open the only eye he had left and looking in the direction of the red-haired group with difficulty.
"Dad?"
He murmured, as if he wanted to see the familiar figure he had been thinking about day and night, but in the end he did not find that familiar figure.
In this moment of confusion, Lachi Lu's heart-wrenching roar reached his ears -
"Revenge for Yasopp!!!"
Usopp stiffened, the remaining light in his eyes completely shattered.
"Dad...is gone?"
He lowered his head in despair, tears mixed with blood flowing, as bitter as a torn soul.
"A boring farce."
Rogge was suspended in the air, his right hand clenched, and the air within a radius of one kilometer was compressed into a huge transparent blade.
"Empty Void Slash!"
There is no gorgeous trajectory, only a "disappearing slash" -
The Red Hair Pirates' masts snapped silently;
Beckman's bullet annihilated in mid-air;
Lachi Lu's giant axe shattered into iron chips!
Laqi Lu charged forward covered in blood, but was chopped away by an invisible air blade, with a huge wound on his chest gushing out blood!
The smoke of gunpowder has not yet dissipated between heaven and earth, but the situation of the war has already tilted.
On the Square of Justice, the Red Hair Pirates were defeated by Rogge. Even the usually arrogant Lachi Lu was severely injured by Rogge and fell in the ruins.
High in the sky, the battle between Kizaru and Shanks was filled with light, sword energy and light-speed punches intertwined, streaking across the sky like a meteor shower at doomsday!
[Simultaneous live broadcast around the world]
"Oh my god...that's red-haired Shanks...being suppressed by Marine?!"
"After the Whitebeard Pirates were defeated, are the Four Emperors Red Hairs going to be defeated now?!"
"Marine... is so strong! This is true justice!"
The old village chief of East Blue raised his pipe tremblingly, tears welling in his eyes: "Xuanlin Rogge... this is the iron-blooded justice in the hearts of us ordinary people!"
For a moment, countless cheers and shouts broke out from all over the world.
Shanks, who was fighting with Kizaru, noticed that his team members were injured, and the Marines behind Rogge had already arrived and launched an attack!
Just when Shanks was ready to continue fighting to the death at all costs——
Garp's whole body was filled with Haki, and he finally burst into an extremely suppressed roar!
"Shanks!!!"
Garp's roar was like a morning bell, carrying a sense of desolation and sorrow, shaking the ruins of Marineford.
"Since you led that kid down the path of Pirates—"
His bloody teeth chattered. "Use your life now... to take him away!!!"
With a roar, Garp's whole body exploded with energy, and he suddenly broke free from the siege of Sakazuki and Enel, and his bloody fist flew straight into the sky!
"Iron Fist: Collapse!!!"
Sakazuki's giant lava fist grazed his back, and Enel's lightning spear pierced his shoulder blade, but neither could stop this fatal blow!
Kizaru was caught off guard and was shattered into thousands of light particles by Garp's punch, and the light dissipated in the air.
Shanks' eyes flickered, and he finally seized this only opportunity. His cloak fluttered like a flame tearing through the haze of the battlefield!
He rushed into the center of the battlefield, holding the seriously injured and unconscious Luffy in one hand, then took the limp Nami and Chopper into his arms, and strode back!
The other members, including Hongo, Snake, and Punch, quickly picked up Zoro, Robin, and Usopp and fled!
"Beckman, Lachi Lu!! Cover my retreat!"
"knew!"
Beckman gritted his teeth, raised his flintlock rifle and blocked the pursuit of Rogge. Lachi Lu endured the serious injury and dragged his heavy body to block the end of the road of justice.
"Want to leave?"
Rogge sneered, clenched his five fingers, and the atmosphere shook violently.
"Air Pressure·World Annihilation Cannon!!!"
The terrifying compressed air cannon bombarded the Red Hair Pirates' retreat—
The air within a thousand-meter radius wailed as if it could not bear the heavy burden, and even the live broadcast of the Den Den Mushi became blurred due to the distortion of space.
There was no gorgeous trajectory, only a transparent shock wave with a diameter of 100 meters. Wherever it passed:
The Marine warship disintegrated silently;
湾岸岩壁化作齑粉;
The Red Hair Group's retreat route was completely blocked!
At this critical moment!
--"Bang!!!"
Garp used his flesh and blood to block the bombardment, and the explosive blast of air blasted a horrific bloody mark on his abdomen!
"This old man's grandson...it's not your turn to judge!!!"
He used his chest to withstand the devastating blow, leaving a hole the size of a bowl in his abdomen and exposing his spine to the air.
But the veteran's iron fist also smashed into the ground at the same time, and the resulting crack in the ground forced Rogge back three steps!
Even so, his body still stands like a mountain.
"I've already said... Don't even think about touching Luffy today!!!"
The Red Hair Pirates took advantage of this gap and quickly reunited. Beckman and Lachi Lu dragged their brothers in one hand and held weapons in the other to intercept the elite Marines who were charging towards them.
The flagship "Red Force" sets sail!
At this moment, Kizaru in the air had once again condensed his form, and a rare solemnity finally appeared on his cold face.
"Oh my...still want to escape?"
"Yasakani no Magatama—"!!
Countless blazing white light bullets poured down like a meteor shower, chasing the fleeing red-haired fleet!
However--
"Ice Age!"
"Boom——!!!"
A frost swept across the sky and earth, and a huge ice wall rose from the ground, like a thousand-foot cold river stretching between the sky and the sea!
All the light bullets were blocked by the ice wall, causing a large amount of light rain to dissipate in the sky.
Kizaru was slightly stunned and looked back, only to see a bandaged figure standing alone in the ruins in the distance, with its tattered cloak fluttering in the wind.
That is... Aokiji Kuzan!
One of the frozen prosthetic hands was slightly raised, and the remaining eye looked at him indifferently through the afterglow of the battlefield.
Kizaru sighed and took off his sunglasses. "Really... one or two of them, they're all restless..."
Sengoku looked at the familiar marks of the moves on the ice wall and suddenly understood everything:
This war... Marine has long been divided.
[The live broadcast freezes on the ice wall, and the Red Hair Pirates struggle to evacuate.]
The surviving mothers of South Blue fell to their knees and wept;
All members of the Revolutionary Army Headquarters stood in silence;
Garp knelt on one knee, using his spine to support his body;
At the end of the ice wall, the sails of Red Force disappeared on the horizon;
Rogge wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and crushed the live-streaming Den Den Mushi.
"The era of Marine heroes... has ended."