Although he was already quite satisfied with surviving, he would be even happier to both survive and continue pursuing his dreams.
"I..."
"No need to say anything more!"
Ace turned around, looked at the gloomy-faced Admiral in front of him,
Then he shook his head with his back to Teach and Luffy, and said in a serious tone, "Leave with Luffy right away!"
Upon hearing this, Teach, though somewhat moved, nodded solemnly and pulled Luffy up, saying, "Luffy, let's run away quickly!"
"Escape…?"
With a grim expression, Sakazuki uttered in a dark voice, "I didn't expect the Umbrella Corporation to get involved in the end. In that case… then you all will stay right here forever!"
With that, he roared, "Execute plan B!"
At this moment, upon hearing Sakazuki's order to execute plan B, Sengoku, who had been on edge, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But seeing the figure engulfed in flames, how could he not know what had happened?
With a powerful kick, he slammed his leg into Whitebeard's weapon, then quickly created distance. His expression darkened as he surveyed his surroundings while roaring, "Zephyr, you bastard, still won't come out? Is it because you betrayed the Marines, betrayed your former sense of justice, that you feel ashamed and dare not face your former comrades?"
Upon hearing this, the Marine personnel, who had been focused on Sakazuki's plan B, immediately tensed up and turned to look around.
Zephyr… is their teacher.
Did the former Chief Instructor at the Marine Headquarters also come?
Even the Whitebeard Pirates stopped and watched this scene with curiosity and interest.
At that moment, everyone was watching this scene.
"Haha, have we been found out?"
A hearty laugh echoed throughout Marineford, forcing everyone to turn and look in the direction from which it came.
But the moment he saw that figure, Sengoku's expression turned ugly.
"Zephyr!!!"
"It's been a long time, Sengoku, and..."
Zephyr laughed loudly, ignoring Sengoku's gloomy face, and continued with a smile, "Everyone!"
"Do you even know what you're doing?"
Despite Zephyr's smile, which seemed to be a gesture of visiting a former comrade, Sengoku remained unmoved, his face grim as he roared, "Why are you getting involved? Remember, you were once a Marine, too! Have you forgotten the justice you once upheld?"
"Don't you know why I'm here?"
Unlike Sengoku, who was furious, Zephyr looked at Sengoku and sighed, "To be honest, we really didn't want to get involved in this incident."
Sengoku: "..."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku's face darkened once again.
He knew perfectly well what Zephyr was talking about.
To be honest, he didn't expect... the World Government to declare war on the Umbrella Corporation at this time.
Even though he was cursing the World Government to the core in his mind, he didn't say it out loud as the Fleet Admiral.
Sengoku looked at Zephyr with a dark expression. "Does the Umbrella Corporation really think that just two people can stop this war?"
With a hint of coldness on his face, he said, "Since you're here, then stay forever! I've prepared a secret weapon specifically for you!"
As Sengoku finished speaking, a series of explosions suddenly erupted not far away... No, more accurately, throughout the island, and…
A chorus of wails erupted from the spot where the explosion had occurred.
Everyone's expression hardened as they looked towards the sound of the explosion, seemingly already guessing what was going on: [Could that be the secret weapon prepared by the Marine Headquarters?]
But then, as if they saw something, everyone froze on the spot.
"That's... Marshall D. Teach? Why did he attack us?"
The scene suddenly became even more chaotic after they spotted a familiar figure.
"Is that your secret weapon? The ones who would maintain peace on the sea?"
Zephyr had also seen it, but he wasn't as surprised as the others. "But compared to the Marines, those guys look more like bandits who will bring chaos to the sea!"
Dark-skinned, bare-chested, and missing teeth!
Aside from their seemingly unique abilities, they are exactly the same!
"Your sense of justice doesn't seem so great right now."
"Justice sometimes requires compromise."
Sengoku raised an eyelid in response to Zephyr's words and said it without batting an eye.
Then, he continued in a gloomy tone, "Surrender, Zephyr. There are only two of you. You can't stop this war now."
"Two people?"
Zephyr still smiled at Sengoku. "Who told you it was only the two of us? Hasn't the Marine Headquarters updated its information yet? I'm not alone!"
Sengoku: "...?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku's expression changed instantly,
As if he had remembered something. Without further hesitation, he roared, "Stop him!"
However, it seems it's already too late.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zephyr instantly transformed into a massive fortress, and within the fortress... Countless soldiers wielding weapons emerged.
In the blink of an eye, more soldiers appeared on Marineford, as if they were going to fill the entire island.
This caused Sengoku's face to darken again. He charged at Zephyr while yelling, "What the hell are you doing!?"
With the addition of the Umbrella Corporation's fleet, the original balance between the two sides was instantly broken, and the Marines even seemed to be at a disadvantage, with countless cries of agony and screams rising again.
Sengoku also freed himself from Whitebeard, letting the slightly more serious Kuzan take over.
Filled with rage, he raised his fist at Zephyr, "Don't joke around. They're just a bunch of trash. What impact does having more people have? You shouldn't have come with that arsonist."
A golden giant emerged from behind him, his aura solidifying once more. He exuded the majesty of a Fleet Admiral while staring directly at Zephyr with a cold smile. "If it were your boss coming, I might have a headache, but now... Zephyr, I'm going to officially..."
However, before he could finish speaking, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and a huge pink dragon head descended from the sky, appearing directly in front of Sengoku.
A figure stood atop the dragon's head, smiling while speaking, "I think I heard someone calling me!"
As soon as he said that...
Sengoku: "...?"
The fist that was about to strike Zephyr stopped, and his whole body trembled. He stared at the dragon's head that was so close to him... No, he should be staring at the figure on the dragon's head. He was completely dumbfounded.
What the hell? How did this guy get here? Are the Five Elders eating shit?