158: Chapter 157 The War Ends, Naval Defeat is Complete"Luffy is in your hands now," Dragon said, carrying his son to Luffy's crew.After entrusting Luffy to them, he returned to the battlefield.Akainu glared angrily at the two who had suddenly appeared."You're going against me one by one, aren't you?Every time I'm about to kill these heinous criminals, I get stopped.Your crew members are all good actors, and you always get stopped when you're about to succeed.What are you doing here?" Akainu asked, his eyes red.Aokiji stepped aside, seemingly preparing for battle, but actually trying to find a way to withdraw.He wasn't stupid.He hadn't been able to win the battle yet, and now another Yonko crew had appeared, and Shanks, whose strength was second only to Whitebeard, was coming.If they continued fighting, he wouldn't be able to lose gracefully."I told you I'm here to end this pointless battle, and also to see my daughter whom I haven't seen for many years," Shanks said, looking tenderly at Uta.Uta woke up at this moment, and when she saw that familiar figure, tears streamed down her face."Shanks." Uta called out the name excitedly, her voice filled with joy and anticipation.Her gaze was fixed on Shanks, her eyes gleaming brightly.
Shanks gave a faint smile and waved to Uta in response.His movements were relaxed and casual, seemingly indifferent to everything around him, but in reality, he was lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Dragon stood quietly to the side, saying nothing.However, when he saw Luffy, who was still unconscious, a hint of undisguised shock flashed in his eyes.He couldn't help but think to himself, "Good lad, he actually managed to win over a Yonko's daughter!He's really something!" A sense of pride welled up inside him.
Sengoku glared angrily at Garp and retorted without any politeness, "Garp, look at your so-called good family members, they're all troublesome!" His tone was clearly filled with dissatisfaction and anger.
Garp was deeply troubled by Sengoku's questioning.His grandson's involvement in the battle had already troubled him, and now his son's sudden appearance had made the situation even more complicated.Garp was caught in a dilemma, torn between family ties and duty, leaving him unsure of what to do.
Akainu, hot-tempered and unable to contain his emotions, raised his fists, ready to fight.Seeing this, Aokiji couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking, "Why is this guy so impulsive?Can't he see the situation?Does he really want to rush in and get beaten up?"
On the other side, Whitebeard stared with murderous intent at Blackbeard, who was screaming in pain on the ground.Without any mercy, he grabbed Blackbeard by the neck and lifted him up.Blackbeard's other crew members had no idea that their leader was currently powerless.Two of them were even cheering for Blackbeard.Blackbeard was about to curse.His eyes trembled as he looked at the furious Whitebeard.Just as he was about to beg for mercy, Whitebeard activated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.Blackbeard only had time to let out a scream before his head was shattered."Gah." The two who were cheering for Blackbeard suddenly seemed to have their necks grabbed.They made strange noises, their faces turned red, their eyes bulged, and their expressions became very strange.All the words they were about to say were stuck in their throats.
The two men seemed petrified, their bodies stiff, staring blankly at the now-corpse-like Blackbeard, their minds filled with shock and confusion, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before their eyes.But when they saw Whitebeard look at them, they finally snapped out of their daze, realizing the gravity of the situation, and began to panic.They howled, staring at Whitebeard with terrified eyes, as they prepared to flee the scene.
Especially those criminals who had just escaped from Impel Down, they knew all too well what fate awaited them if they couldn't escape.Their hearts were filled with fear, and they only wanted to leave this horrible place as quickly as possible to avoid returning to that dark and hopeless hell.
However, they were far too naive.Sengoku gave them no chance to escape.Sengoku struck again, unleashing a powerful shockwave that knocked them all unconscious and severely injured them.Poor Blackbeard didn't even have time to realize his ambitions before his life ended in such a muddled way.
"Main character Blackbeard has been detected dead.The host is rewarded with one Dark-Dark Fruit with no side effects." With the system's notification, Luffy, who had been unconscious, woke up.Seeing the Dark-Dark Fruit lying quietly in the system space, Luffy grinned foolishly.
Just as Whitebeard was about to attack Blackbeard, Luffy used the Devil Fruit Disabling Card on Blackbeard, which is why Blackbeard suddenly couldn't use his Devil Fruit powers.Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't kill Blackbeard with his own hands, Luffy didn't care at all.
"What on earth is going on?Why did he suddenly appear here?" Akainu belatedly roared as he asked.
The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment, none of them knowing that Blackbeard would suddenly appear here.
However, when they saw Blackbeard's corpse, they found it somewhat amusing.Did this guy even deserve to be a Shichibukai?They really didn't know how he managed to capture Ace back then.
Whitebeard was filled with doubt at this moment, because he had originally thought that Blackbeard had swallowed the Dark-Dark Fruit, but from beginning to end, the guy hadn't used any Devil Fruit power.Whitebeard cautiously stared at Blackbeard's corpse, and to ensure his safety, he raised his greatsword again and mercilessly hacked at the corpse several times, hacking it beyond recognition, so much so that even his own mother couldn't recognize it.
After completing all this, Whitebeard was about to rejoin the battle when Shanks stopped him.Shanks solemnly stated, "Both sides have paid too high a price in this battle.""There's no point in continuing this fight, everyone retreat!Ace has been successfully rescued," Shanks said solemnly.
Whitebeard turned to look at his sons who had been watching him intently, and seemed to understand something.Then, dragging his wounded body, he slowly walked back to his badly injured family and said to them, "Let's go home!Let's go back to the New World together." With that, a relieved smile appeared on Whitebeard's face.
Akainu wanted to continue the pursuit; if Whitebeard and Luffy were to escape, it would truly be a complete defeat for the Navy.However, Shanks blocked their path with his sword, and all the members of the Red-Haired Pirates were prepared."If you haven't had enough, then we'll fight you to the bitter end!" With that, Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, intimidating everyone present.Sengoku, having accepted reality, reluctantly announced the Navy's defeat.After ordering the surviving members to capture the unconscious remnants of Blackbeard's crew, Sengoku looked at the devastated Marineford and sighed, appearing several years older."Hmm?Speaking of which, where's Coby?Shouldn't he be the one to stop Akainu's attack at the end?" Luffy muttered in confusion.Little did Luffy know, Coby had already fainted from the shock of the battle and was probably being carried to the infirmary by now.