El fixed his gaze firmly on Akainu.
At that moment, Akainu suddenly felt a wave of intense tension rising within him!
Finally, the memory of the terror the Marines felt under El's domination came flooding back!
In El's hand, the blade Slayer of Gods turned pitch black in an instant.
It was coated in Armament Haki!
At the same time, the overwhelming aura of Conqueror's Haki also coiled around the blade.
He swung the sword!
This slash, like a streak of black lightning, struck Akainu's body instantly!
Akainu roared with all his might, his body clad in Haki and his Devil Fruit power raised to its absolute limit!
But that wasn't all!
Sengoku, who was nearby, also rushed forward!
He tried to intercept the strike and shield Akainu!
BOOM!!!!
One single slash struck both Akainu and Sengoku with devastating force!
Pfft!
Sengoku immediately vomited a mouthful of blood and was sent flying through the air!
"AGH!"
Akainu's body was nearly split in two right down the middle!
He was blasted backward violently and fell straight into the ocean...
His life or death completely uncertain!
Silence fell over the entire battlefield.
Countless people were too shocked to even speak.
El had made his move.
As the saying goes: "He who says nothing, yet achieves greatness when he acts."
This was the first time he had truly taken action in this war!
And with just one single slash... He had left Fleet Admiral Sengoku wounded!
And Marine Admiral Akainu was so severely injured that no one knew if he was still alive!
With one blow, he had nearly taken out the two most powerful combatants of the entire Marine force!
In that instant, the truth dawned on countless people.
Someone like El... was the true strongest man on the sea!
Seeing this scene, Kizaru and Aokiji — who were still fighting — felt their hearts sink in dread.
Only moments ago, they thought they could still hold their ground and fight.
But now... how could they possibly fight back?
If El turned his attention and attacked them next, the Marines would undoubtedly lose instantly!
As for the common soldiers and sailors, their morale completely crumbled.
If even the mighty Akainu and Sengoku couldn't withstand a single strike from him...
If they went up against him, wouldn't that just be throwing their lives away?
At this moment, the ones regretting the most were the remaining Warlords of the Sea.
We never should have gotten involved in this mess!
On the Marine side, their morale had hit rock bottom.
On the contrary, the pirates were filled with explosive fighting spirit!
All the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates cheered loudly.
"This is perfect!"
"Ace is safe, Akainu is heavily wounded... could things possibly be going any better for us?!"
Other pirates also felt their ambition ignite in their hearts.
They all looked toward El's position.
Following El... today, they might actually achieve things they never even dared to dream of!
Like... completely destroying Marine Headquarters!
Whitebeard stood tall at the bow of his ship.
He let out his signature laugh: "Gurararara!"
"Excellent!"
He shouted loudly: "Listen up, lads! Follow El's lead... and crush Marine Headquarters to the ground!"
"CRUSH MARINE HEADQUARTERS!"
The pirates screamed in excitement!
Massive waves of them charged toward the base.
Whitebeard straightened his massive body.
In his hands, he gathered a sphere of brilliant white light!
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit... activated!
Using this immense power, Whitebeard struck directly at the Marine Headquarters fortress!
Instantly, massive, irreparable damage was inflicted!
RUMBLEEEE!
Cracks and fissures spread across the gigantic structure!
The ground beneath the Marines' feet shattered and split apart...
As if a magnitude 12 earthquake had struck!
Whitebeard pulled his hands violently apart!
CRACK!
Under the gaze of thousands...
Nearly half of the massive Marine Headquarters fortress...
Collapsed completely!
Huff... Huff... Huff...
Having done this, Whitebeard began breathing heavily and gasping for air.
After all... he was old now.
Although this display of power seemed earth-shattering and incredible to everyone else...
Whitebeard himself felt it was far from satisfactory.
If he hadn't been suffering from illness and injuries... He could have easily crumbled the entire base into the sea with one move!
That would have dealt an unprecedented, devastating blow to the Marines!
What a pity... Whitebeard thought to himself.
"Whitebeard... your physical condition doesn't look too good."
El had appeared beside Whitebeard without anyone noticing.
He spoke calmly and plainly.
Seeing his old friend, Whitebeard smiled.
"Hahaha... Cough! Cough!"
"I am old, after all. There's no use denying it!"
"Come find me after the war is over," El said to Whitebeard in a tone that allowed no argument.
Then he lifted his eyes, looking toward the now ruined headquarters.
"But for now... let me give you a hand."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished instantly!
Whitebeard smiled with deep relief.
"That's right... with El here, we have this in the bag."
Meanwhile, Sengoku and the others were feeling incredibly lucky.
"Thank goodness Whitebeard didn't manage to bring down the entire base... otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!"
The wounded Sengoku said to Aokiji.
Aokiji nodded, sharing the exact same thought.
Just as they were breathing a sigh of relief...
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