"How is this guy... even stronger than he was back then!"
Sengoku thought anxiously to himself.
With El acting this way... Marine Headquarters was in grave danger today!
At this moment, the impulsive Luffy had already sprung into action!
In an instant, he rushed straight up onto the execution platform!
"Aceeeee!!!!"
He roared at the top of his lungs, holding a set of keys, and moved to unlock Ace's shackles!
Sengoku was shocked!
Ever since El had arrived, everyone's attention had been completely focused on him.
They had almost forgotten the true purpose of this operation!
Sengoku immediately launched an attack on Luffy himself!
"I won't let you have your way, you brat!"
He shouted furiously!
His body instantly grew to gigantic proportions, radiating a brilliant golden light!
Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Model: Buddha!
It was rare for Sengoku to reveal his true power in front of everyone like this!
He gathered a spherical blast of white energy between his hands!
And prepared to strike Luffy down!
"LUFFY, WATCH OUTTTTT!!"
Ace screamed at him!
But Sengoku's attack was about to land!
"Sengoku... you stay right where you are."
El's calm voice echoed across the platform.
The moment he spoke, a wave of overwhelmingly domineering Conqueror's Haki surged straight toward Sengoku!
Black lightning crackled and struck Sengoku's body!
A drop of cold sweat rolled down Sengoku's forehead.
He found himself completely unable to move!
The Fleet Admiral of the Navy!
One of the strongest men in the Marines... Sengoku!
He had actually been overwhelmed and paralyzed just by El's Haki alone!
Everyone watching the battle had their mouths wide open in shock!
This is absurd... El is a monster!
What terrifying power this Haki possesses!
The Haki of others could only intimidate and knock out foot soldiers...
But El's Haki could suppress even top-tier masters like Sengoku!
Or perhaps... in El's eyes, Sengoku was no different from a common soldier!!
During the brief pause where Sengoku was frozen...
Luffy had already unlocked the Seastone handcuffs and set Ace free!
Waves of bright orange flames ignited and burned fiercely!
Ace... had escaped!
"ACEEEE!!!!"
Countless pirates cheered with wild joy!
"Hmph! Do you really think we are beneath your notice?!"
The three Admirals were not to be trifled with either!
They immediately sprang into action!
At the same time, Whitebeard let out a thunderous roar!
"Listen up, lads! Follow Lord El... and let's turn this whole place upside down!!!!"
If El hadn't arrived, Whitebeard's only thought at this moment would have been to retreat!
But with El here... Whitebeard's mindset had changed completely!
Why fear the Navy?
Crush them until nothing is left standing!
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
The pirates charged forward as if injected with pure adrenaline!
In this instant, the Marines had actually become the weaker side!
From the moment El appeared, his terrifying Conqueror's Haki had already knocked out tens of thousands of Marines.
The balance of power had shifted drastically in an instant!
Ace grabbed Luffy, and the two of them leaped down from the execution platform...
Rushing back toward their pirate allies!
"When all is said and done, Whitebeard is nothing but a loser from the old era!"
Standing behind them, Akainu spoke out.
A cold smirk appeared on his face.
"You lowly pirate scum... have no right to even exist!"
Upon hearing this, Ace — who was currently fleeing — suddenly stopped dead in his tracks!
His aura flared with intense rage!
"Shut your mouth! Don't you dare insult Father!"
He turned around, furious and blazing!
"Whitebeard will die as a failure!"
"And that is how his story ends!!!"
Akainu persisted relentlessly!
Speaking like this was entirely part of his plan.
He needed to provoke Ace into turning back and fighting him!
If Ace managed to rejoin the main pirate force, then all the Navy's plans today would have failed completely!
And indeed... Akainu's scheme worked perfectly.
Blinded by rage, Ace charged straight back toward Akainu!
Seeing Ace consumed by anger, a faint smile appeared on Akainu's lips!
The plan worked!
Throughout this Summit War, it seemed as though Sengoku was commanding everything...
But in reality, Akainu had devised many strategies behind the scenes.
His previous ploy was to incite a mutiny among Whitebeard's captains, successfully causing a sneak attack that severely wounded Whitebeard!
And now... his target was Ace directly!
You want to leave?
It's not going to be that easy!
"Whitebeard is a great pirate who created this era!"
"This era... belongs to Whitebeard!"
Ace roared, gathering massive amounts of fire in his hands!
Blazing flames erupted all around his body.
In his right hand, he condensed a high-density, blazing fire fist!
And hurled it directly at Akainu!
Akainu remained expressionless, his arm transforming into dark red, bubbling magma!
Rolling lava and raging flames collided violently!
"Whether it is Whitebeard... or fools like you who admire him..."
"...you are all nothing but failures!"
Akainu declared sternly.
BOOM!!!!
Flame and magma clashed — and instantly, the magma swallowed the fire whole!
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