Chapter 160 The Ice Age: Frozen BattlefieldAkainu snorted coldly, lava churning in his hand: "What's the point of talking now?"
Kizaru smirked, his tone exaggeratedly dramatic: "How terrifying! It scared the crap out of me!"
Meanwhile, Moria, his face contorted with morbid excitement, screamed: "We've gathered three admirals, seven warlords, and 100,000 elites! This time, I'm sure I'll collect enough powerful shadows and corpses; my zombie army will be invincible!"
Doflamingo licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism: "Is this the legendary Whitebeard? It's making me tremble with excitement!"
Then he turned to the calmly composed Mihawk beside him and said: "Are you planning to sit back and watch the show again? You're just here to kill time, aren't you?"
Just then, two massive waves, powerful enough to engulf an entire island, crashed overhead, threatening to completely submerge Marineford!
At the critical moment, Sengoku gave Aokiji a wink.
Aokiji, one of the three admirals, rose expressionlessly, leaping into the air and extending two crystal-clear ice lines that connected directly to the raging waves on either side.
"Ice Age!"
In an instant, the two roaring waves froze, transforming Marineford into a giant ice cage, completely trapping the Whitebeard Pirates in Crescent Bay!
The war horn had officially sounded!
The first to attack was Whitebeard's fleet of forty-seven pirate ships from the New World!
Responding to the attack were two superpowers under the World Government!
The onlookers were still grumbling, "Two superpowers? Those Seven Warlords seem so weak. Besides Boa Hancock leading a crew, the other commanders are just one person each."
"Those Seven Warlords are basically a bunch of bandits disguised as law. I'd say such a deformed organization should have been abolished long ago."
Those around him quickly covered his mouth, telling him to keep his voice down. The World Government's intelligence agency, CP, was omnipresent; he might get summoned for questioning!
The reporters all fell silent, intently recording the horrific battle unfolding before them.
Even news agencies lacked the technology to broadcast live video of the entire world; they could only select the most striking photos, add text, and send breaking news worldwide via telegram.
At this moment, in Marineford, looking at the sea frozen into ice sculptures, Whitebeard frowned slightly: "Aokiji, you brat, still so nosy..."
The Marines, looking at the towering icebergs overhead, breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had escaped a catastrophe.
"Eight Extremes Spear!"
Aokiji, still in mid-air, shouted, and several incredibly sharp ice crystal spears instantly materialized around him, whistling through the air as they thrust towards Whitebeard's face.
Whitebeard didn't even look, easily throwing a punch that violently shook the air. The ice spear in mid-air, along with Aokiji's body, was instantly shattered.
"Huh?" Aokiji turned into ice shards and fell directly from mid-air.
"Admiral Aokiji!" the Marines cried out in alarm.
However, they were unaware that this was all part of a script Aokiji and Sengoku had pre-written. The instant Aokiji hit the sea, the entire Crescent Bay froze into a layer of ice tens of meters thick, freezing all of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships firmly to the ice, unable to move.
Whitebeard's brow furrowed even more deeply upon seeing this. He looked up at Sengoku: "Was this all your scheme, strategist, the Buddha Sengoku!"
Sengoku stood on the execution platform, his gaze as steady as a mountain, looking down at Whitebeard on the ice, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
The two stared at each other across the ice, sparks seemingly flying as their eyes met.
The leading Marine received a death order: "Open all guns! Target: Moby Dick! Sink it!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' commanders were not to be outdone, brandishing their weapons and roaring: "Men! Charge! This ice is practically a paved road for us!"
Vista, the Flower Sword, elegantly wielded his twin swords: "Let them see the terror of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
He then led the charge, leading a tidal wave of his men towards the port plaza.
The deafening roar of artillery fire was nothing to these pirates, who had crawled through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the New World. The bombardment only slightly slowed their advance.
Soon, the Navy's field-grade officers, led by several vice admirals, jumped off the seawall and landed on the ice, engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat.
After all, in this world, warfare was still primarily based on melee combat with cold weapons. Even the legendary Ancient Weapon Pluton could only destroy an island with a single shot, which was nothing special in the eyes of top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit users or Emperor-level powerhouses.
It simply represented the pinnacle of technological power.
Meanwhile, within the Navy ranks, several furtive figures watched the meat grinder of a battlefield unfold, their faces filled with shock.
Usopp, hiding behind a cannon emplacement, trembled with fear, his legs shaking like a broken record. "My god! Are those guys monsters down there?! They're too strong!"
Then, with his eyes closed, he casually fired a cannonball. Miraculously, the cannonball seemed to have eyes, exploding precisely where the enemy was most concentrated. Even Usopp's eyes widened. "Ah? Captain Usopp is truly a marksman with perfect aim!"
The Marines firing alongside him cast admiring glances. "No wonder he's Vice Admiral Luffy's ace sniper! He hits exactly where he aims!"
Sanji, while stealing glances at the Kuja Pirates in the distance with his heart-shaped eyes, lit a cigarette and shouted to the female warriors, "Beautiful ladies! Behold my dashing figure!"
Then, using Moonwalk, he charged towards the battlefield like a lovesick fool.
Zoro, standing nearby, spat out a disgusted look: "That perverted kappa."
Then, beaming with excitement, he tied his bandana, bit down on the Wado Ichimonji, grabbed his other two swords, and charged down. As a swordsman determined to surpass Mihawk, this level of melee was the perfect place to hone his swordsmanship.
Franky, standing on the moored Going Merry, watched the chaotic battle in the bay, his jaw practically dropping in shock: "Is this a world-class war? This is so Super!"
The few Marines temporarily assigned to the ship to assist were clearly influenced by this guy, joining in with embarrassing poses and shouting, "Super!"
Following behind them were Smoker, Tashigi, and others.
The pure white cloak of justice clashed violently against the chaotic pirate attire.
"That guy with the curved mustache is Vista, the captain of the 5th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates?" Zoro stared excitedly at the man who moved among the elite Marines as if they were nothing.
Without a word, Zoro charged forward like a madman, swords in hand.