"Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!"
Marineford immediately sounded its highest alarm, and at that moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, positioned beside the execution platform, also cried out: "Enemy attack!!!"
"Gurararara!"
However, facing Fleet Admiral Sengoku's roar and the sudden alarm, Whitebeard, standing on the bow of the ship, was not in a hurry at all. He even glanced at Sengoku and then ignored him.
His gaze fell on Teach on the execution platform, and with a kind smile, he said boldly: "Teach, my son, your father has come to save you!"
Teach: "...?!"
The moment those words fell, Teach, who had been prepared to die, had tears welling up in his eyes, which turned red and filled with disbelief as he looked at Whitebeard and his... brothers on the ship.
Seeing those smiling faces made him unable to hold back his tears any longer.
Biting his lip, tears welling up, he shouted at the Whitebeard Pirates: "Why, Pops? Don't you already know I..."
Before he could finish speaking...
"Gu ra ra ra ra!"
Whitebeard's laughter rang out again, instantly interrupting his words. With a smile, he extended his hand to Teach, saying, "There's no reason why, because you are my son, we are family!"
At this point, he extended his left hand to Teach, his tone suddenly shifting to seriousness and determination: "Tell me, my son, do you want to live?!"
"I, I, I..."
Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, Teach froze on the spot, staring blankly at the hand that reached out to him.
At that moment, he was truly moved!
He never expected that even after knowing his identity, Whitebeard would still care about him as before, and everyone else... would come to rescue him like a family?!
It has to be said that even if he were a selfish guy, at this moment, one thought couldn't help but pop into his mind: "They are my family!"
Teach seemed unable to contain his emotions any longer. He smiled at his Whitebeard, who had reached out to him, and at his smiling brothers, with a smile tinged with tears, he shouted: "Pops, and everyone! I want to live!"
The moment those words were spoken, the Whitebeard Pirates cheered.
Even Whitebeard himself wore a relieved smile, and his aura surged, instantly unleashing a massive wave of Conqueror's Haki that swept across Marineford.
"Okay! Please wait a moment, I'm coming to rescue you now!"
"Stop dreaming!"
Seeing the scene before him, Sengoku could no longer contain his rage and roared. "What do you take the Marine Headquarters for?"
As he spoke, he shouted loudly to the stunned Marine personnel below: "What are you all standing there for? Continue the public executions!"
"Understood!!"
When Sengoku's voice fell, the marines also came to their senses, their faces filled with determination as they looked at the fearsome Whitebeard, who was one of the Four Emperors of the sea, and raised their weapons without fear.
"Stop these pirates!"
"For justice!"
At this moment, the war... begins!
...
"The Whitebeard Pirates! The Whitebeard Pirates are really here!"
Franky exclaimed excitedly while watching the image projection from the Den Den Mushi. "Looks like I won't have to make an appearance so soon!"
With the Whitebeard Pirates involved, they should be able to stop the Marines and might even be able to rescue Teach.
Watching the towering waves stirred up by Whitebeard, only to be frozen solid by an Admiral moments later, Franky's eyes flashed with shock. He couldn't help but exclaim inwardly: "What earth-shattering power! But why haven't Luffy and others shown up yet?"
Franky paced back and forth anxiously as he watched the projected images, wondering whether he should call the Umbrella Corporation to inquire.
"Hey, Franky, what are you doing here? And why do you look so strong now?"
A familiar voice rang out, causing the excited Franky to turn around and look at Zoro, who had appeared behind him at some point.
"Zoro, you're here?"
Franky's face lit up with joy upon seeing Zoro, but then he seemed to remember something.
"Wait, shouldn't you be in Marineford? The Umbrella Corporation said you came with the strongest swordsman in the world, but Princess Vivi said she couldn't find you. Where did you go?"
"Where could I possibly run to? I would just have to find..."
However, before Zoro could finish speaking…
"Never mind, you don't need to explain. I roughly know what's going on."
Seeing the somewhat panicked look on Zoro's face, Franky's lips twitched, and he looked at him strangely.
But when Zoro became a little embarrassed and angry, he quickly recovered, sighed, and said with a helpless tone: "Now the more important thing is to find the others. I don't know if the others have arrived yet, and I don't know how Luffy and the others are doing."
"Luffy?"
Zoro raised an eyebrow upon hearing Franky's words and said, "I know! I met them in prison, and then we came here together."
"Wait, wait, why did you go to Impel Down? Didn't that guy say you were in Marineford?"
"Impel Down? So that's what the place is called! I found a boat to hide on, and ended up sleeping on it and arriving there!"
Franky: "..."
Holy crap, how did this guy do that?
You should know that Luffy and others went to great lengths to infiltrate Impel Down!
Franky looked at Zoro in silence, his expression complex, but after a moment's thought, he realized this wasn't the time to dwell on it, and quickly asked: "You all came back together? Where are Luffy and the others? Where are they now?"
"Them?"
This made Zoro realize what was happening, and he glanced around in confusion. "Right, where are they? Did they get lost?"
"I think you must be lost. Anyway, tell me, how did you get here?"
"How did I get here?"
Zoro frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "I saw the sea was frozen over, so I jumped in. Then, as I was walking, I ran into you. Do you need me to go find them?"
Now he roughly understands what's going on.
Franky: "..."
Franky was at a loss for words. He turned to look at the projector and said irritably: "Never mind, you just stay here!"
Then, as if noticing something, he thought: "Luffy and the others seem to have already arrived over there."
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