"Are you guys looking for him?"
A weary voice suddenly rang out.
Before anyone could react, a shadow suddenly descended from the sky without warning, crashing heavily onto the deck in full view of everyone.
Boom!
A dull impact echoed loudly, causing the heavy deck to tremble violently.
Faced with this sudden explosion, Marco and the other division captains immediately tensed up.
They were about to spring into action, aiming to capture this intruder.
But once they saw clearly who was lying on the deck, they froze in place, stunned.
"It's Ace!"
"He… how come his eyes are swollen and his face is all bruised… isn't he a Devil Fruit user with the natural-type?"
"Could Ace be dead?"
One cry after another rang out, urgent and frantic.
Even Whitebeard and Shanks, who had been opposing each other, were instantly drawn to the scene.
Seeing the battered and unrecognizable form of Fire Fist Ace, everyone's pupils shrank sharply.
Ace's clothes were torn and tattered, his face swollen and bruised, and he was covered in dust and blood.
This was completely different from the spirited young man they usually saw.
Most importantly, in their eyes, Ace was a bounty of 500 million Beli, a Devil Fruit user with the Gura Gura no Mi.
Against a powerful opponent, even if he couldn't win, he should be able to escape easily.
But now, he was returned to the ship in such an utterly miserable state.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe all of this was real?
"Dad… that's… that's a monster!" Ace, who was heavily slammed onto the deck, struggled to open his swollen eyes and muttered intermittently.
As soon as he said this, everyone present was stunned, including Whitebeard and Shanks.
"A monster?"
Marco was the first to rush to Ace's side, quickly activating the Phoenix Fruit ability to heal him.
The shimmering green light poured over Ace like a waterfall, enveloping him completely.
The swelling and bruising on his body healed at a visibly rapid rate.
Ace, whose breathing had been unstable, gradually regained consciousness, but his face still reflected lingering fear and dread.
"Ace, did that guy Teach hurt you? If so, I'll personally cut him down!" Whitebeard roared, gripping his sword tightly and slamming it down onto the deck.
Bang!
A tremendous force instantly created a massive shockwave, sweeping outward.
Watching Whitebeard's furious expression, all the division captains knew very well— Their old man was truly angry.
"I am called Saitama, an ordinary person who became a hero out of interest," a calm yet unexpected voice suddenly spoke.
Soon, everyone saw a figure approaching across the water.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, he leapt onto the Moby Dick.
He was dressed in yellow tight-fitting clothes, a red cape, and a shiny bald head under the sun.
His face, with dead fish-like eyes, looked completely disinterested and exhausted.
And there was that one face—out of place with his persona—lying on Vladimir's back, stunningly beautiful, far too perfect.
In an instant, Jozu's pupils dilated, and a deep memory was triggered from the depths of his mind.
"It's him… it's him! The strange man chasing after Ace—Saitama!"
"He's the one pursuing Ace?" Whitebeard's eyes flickered, locking onto Vladimir.
If this strange, disheveled, utterly indifferent-looking man with dead fish eyes really had been chasing Ace all along,
Then Ace's sudden disappearance could be explained.
But thinking of Ace's battered state and his concern for his family, Whitebeard's expression darkened, and he roared with anger.
"Damn it, you bastard! How dare you hurt my family and come looking for me? That's going to cost you blood!"
Poof!
It was as if the air was torn apart in an instant.
Whitebeard's sword, in his hand, was suddenly swept up and swung fiercely.
In the next moment, with no hesitation, he aimed a powerful strike directly at Vladimir.
This sudden attack made Shanks's expression change drastically.
He shouted urgently, "Dad, don't be impulsive!"
"Whitebeard, don't do anything reckless!"
Shanks also called out anxiously.
In their eyes, bringing Ace back alive was already a good outcome.
Most importantly, they still didn't understand what stance this bald man before them held, or what his intentions were.
And what secrets might be behind him.
Now, Whitebeard's rash move was clearly reckless!
But the arrow was already nocked on the bowstring—there was no turning back.
Moreover, Whitebeard, as the strongest of the Four Emperors, had emerged from the era of the Great Pirates with his own pride.
He would not hold back now.
Without a pause, his swinging sword, infused with violent aura, shot toward Vladimir at lightning speed.
This attack was truly imposing!
Seeing the rapidly enlarging attack in his pupils,
The next moment, everyone's pupils shrank sharply.
Clang!
The crisp sound of metal collision exploded like thunder, echoing across the vast deck of the Moby Dick.
Under this powerful collision, a huge wave of energy surged outward, rolling in all directions.
Even the calm sea surface was disrupted by this storm of force.
From a distance, Garp and others hiding behind the rocks were also stunned.
Their eyes nearly bulged out in disbelief, staring at everything happening on the deck, unable to believe what they saw.
"God… God! Vice Admiral Garp, that punch monster Saitama actually caught Whitebeard's attack with one punch! What kind of teeth does he have?!" one navy soldier couldn't hold back, trembling.
In their eyes, this was Whitebeard's furious strike—an attack capable of killing sea kings instantly.
Most ordinary vice admirals would have been overwhelmed by such a blow.
But what was happening before their eyes was completely beyond their understanding.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it was real.
"This is truly a monster among monsters. If this isn't handled properly, Whitebeard might also get into trouble," Garp, still stunned, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
As soon as he said this, the navy soldiers present froze.
This was the first time they saw Vice Admiral Garp, a hero of the Navy, give such an evaluation of Whitebeard.
"Vice Admiral Garp, are you saying that this punch monster Saitama is even more formidable than Whitebeard?" one rear admiral couldn't help but ask urgently.
After all, in their eyes, Whitebeard was the strongest overlord of the sea, even the Navy Headquarters had to be cautious.
If what Garp said was true, then perhaps the future enemies of the Navy would have one more monster to deal with.
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