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Chapter 121: The Paramount War is the Decisive Battle (Part 1) — Turning Against One Another
Let it begin, our war!
As Whitebeard's final words hit the ground, the First Division Commander, Marco, shifted without hesitation into a giant Phoenix and soared toward the Navy.
His action served as the signal.
The members of the Whitebeard Pirates responded collectively, shouting "Save Ace!", "Ace, we're coming!", and other similar cries as they launched a mass assault on the Navy.
The Commander had started the attack; anyone who didn't charge forward was a coward.
Sengoku, watching this, felt the corner of his eye twitching constantly. A group of wicked pirates dared to launch an attack at the Navy Headquarters of Marineford—a total violation of order.
Akainu even leaped forward without a second thought, a massive fist burning with magma launching toward the members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Great Eruption!!!
Don't you dare think about it!!! Marco flew toward him without hesitation and launched a Phoenix Brand kick.
He couldn't let his crew be bullied by a Navy Admiral.
Although his strength was still quite a distance away from a Navy Admiral's, holding back this attack was no problem at all.
Don't get too cocky, pirate!!
Akainu, seeing his attack stopped, grew even more furious. A Hellhound technique lunged out to bite Marco.
The burning magma nearly scorched Marco to ashes.
But Marco felt no fear. He used his blue flames to create a shield and withstood Akainu's Hellhound.
As the two battled fiercely in a short span of time, the Navy finally engaged in close-quarters combat with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Instantly, the sounds of slaughter shook the heavens.
All over Marineford, cries of rage and the clashing of weapons could be heard everywhere.
How terrifying, pirates.
At that moment, Kizaru Borsalino stood up slowly. With a flash, he appeared in front of Whitebeard. His right leg released an incredibly bright light as he kicked toward Whitebeard.
Light Speed Kick!
Imperial Flaming Wings!
In that instant, a man blocked Kizaru. Flames enveloped his samurai sword, slashing an oriental dragon-shaped fire. The searing heat was like magma, halting Kizaru's Light Speed Kick.
Boom!
A massive explosion rang out; the resulting shockwave was like a mountain collapsing or the earth splitting, sweeping in all directions.
Will the Beast Pirates also interfere in this battle, King?
Kizaru, who was usually lazy, had now become unusually serious.
King the Conflagration stared at Kizaru expressionlessly. These are the orders of the Master.
The Master's orders? Who is that?
Kizaru's heart suddenly felt a bad premonition, because King the Conflagration always referred to Kaido as Captain, not Master.
So, this Master was definitely not Kaido.
King the Conflagration was fiercely loyal to Kaido; how could a Master suddenly appear?
Kizaru thought about this with a sense of unease.
But even so, his attack speed showed no hesitation, and he immediately began fighting King the Conflagration.
King the Conflagration's strength couldn't quite match Kizaru's, but the difference was slight. Holding Kizaru back for a short time was not an issue.
Sengoku, standing on the execution platform, saw this and his heart sank.
Kizaru and Akainu were held up. Aokiji was no exception; he was being stalled by the leader of the Three Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, Katakuri.
To determine a winner, it would take at least an hour or even longer.
This was extremely disadvantageous for the Navy.
More importantly, since King the Conflagration, Katakuri, and the others were already fighting...
Then what about Charlotte Linlin and Kaido? Would they participate as well?
If they were coming, why hadn't they appeared? Where exactly were they hiding?
As Sengoku racked his brain over this crucial problem, a wild, loud laugh swept toward them.
Jihahahaha! Garp, Sengoku, you're dead!!
Lion: Thousand Cut Valley!!
Golden Lion Shiki had arrived. He started with his ultimate move, a series of horrific slashes flying toward Sengoku and Garp.
More than twenty years ago, the Navy announced a major news story that had never been seen before.
Pirate King Roger had been captured.
The entire world was in an uproar.
Golden Lion, with a ship's steering wheel stuck in his head, felt this news was nothing but nonsense. A man like Roger couldn't possibly be caught by a bunch of Navy soldiers.
To verify this news, he stormed the Navy Headquarters of Marineford alone.
After killing many Navy soldiers, Golden Lion Shiki finally learned from Sengoku and Garp at headquarters that Gol D. Roger would be publicly executed in Loguetown, his birthplace.
This made Shiki, who had always viewed the East Blue as the weakest place, incredibly angry. He saw it as a final insult before Gol D. Roger's death.
To prevent Shiki from causing chaos during the execution, Navy Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp and Navy Admiral Sengoku went into battle.
The battle between the three only ended after destroying nearly half of Marineford city.
After Golden Lion Shiki lost, he was thrown into Level 6 of Impel Down, the world's number one prison, in the Infinite Hell.
But not long after, news came from Impel Down that Golden Lion had cut off both his legs and escaped from the prison.
But today, as Sengoku and Garp saw Golden Lion return, his missing legs had not only grown back, but even the steering wheel in his head was gone.
His entire body looked fresh and healthy, even returning to his peak state.
This felt impossible to Sengoku.
Great Buddha Shockwave!!!
He transformed into a giant golden Buddha and released a terrifying shockwave from his palms, smashing all the sword energy flying toward him into pieces.
Shiki, you've gone too far!
Although it wasn't clear how Golden Lion Shiki had recovered, seeing his crazy actions, Sengoku was enraged.
Shiki, you bastard! Take my fist!
Garp, who had been standing below the execution platform with a face full of conflict, saw Golden Lion Shiki being so arrogant and the anger in his heart exploded. He used Moonwalk and launched himself forward, reaching Golden Lion in an instant.
Get lost and cool your head!
Golden Lion was not to be outdone. He coated his two Supreme Grade swords with Haki and slashed hard against Garp's fist.
The one who should get lost is you, old man Garp!!!
Fist Bone Shock vs Lion: Cross Cut!
Two different powers collided violently, like the impact of meteors. The massive storm produced echoed across the skies of Marineford.
Ripples visible to the eye formed circles of shockwaves, moving in all directions at high speed. It left those watching paralyzed with horror.
Without a doubt, a battle of this level was truly terrifying.
If ordinary Navy soldiers were caught in it, they were basically guaranteed to die.
Sengoku, seeing this, turned his gaze toward the Royal Seven Warlords of the Sea who were watching.
All of you, help out now!
Donquixote Doflamingo laughed coldly. Don't be ridiculous, Sengoku. You said you were going to war against the Whitebeard Pirates; you never said we'd be fighting Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom all at once.
One must realize he also operated in the New World.
Offending just Whitebeard was troublesome enough, but if he offended Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom at the same time, would he even be able to survive in the New World?
It was common knowledge that the New World was the territory of the Four Emperors.
Furthermore, there was also the Golden Lion to consider.
The Navy today would likely be in grave danger. He wasn't willing to sacrifice his life just for the title of Royal Seven Warlords of the Sea. It wasn't worth it.
Sengoku, hearing this, became furious. Doflamingo, do you want to be a traitor?
Doflamingo said calmly: I never said I was on your side.
Swoosh!
At that moment, a very bright sword energy flew toward Katakuri.
It was an attack from the Admiral Candidate, Momousagi.
She timed it perfectly, right when Katakuri was held up by Aokiji and couldn't split his concentration.
However, Katakuri's Observation Haki had reached the level of predicting the future. At the critical moment, he managed to dodge the sword energy.
But Aokiji managed to take this opportunity. A fist struck him, sending him flying, and half of his body froze solid.
His entire frame couldn't help but shiver from the cold.
Good chance.
Aokiji Kuzan naturally wouldn't miss this golden opportunity. Just as he intended to move forward and completely defeat Katakuri...
A sword energy far more terrifying than before suddenly descended, blocking Aokiji Kuzan's path and saving Katakuri.
Hawkeye, what kind of madness are you doing?
Sengoku, seeing this, immediately shouted at Hawkeye, because Hawkeye was the one who had launched the slash to save Katakuri.
Dracule Mihawk walked expressionlessly to the front of Katakuri and blocked Aokiji Kuzan.
Aokiji Kuzan's expression instantly became very serious. Do you know what you are actually doing?
He didn't understand why Dracule Mihawk chose to betray them at such a crucial moment.
I have come to repay a favor, Dracule Mihawk said with a calm expression.
Doflamingo laughed wildly. This was truly interesting. A member of the Royal Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hawkeye, had actually chosen to attack the Navy at this time.
It seemed he wasn't siding with the Navy either. Not surprising for a man once known as the Marine Hunter.
I'll be the one to face him.
Admiral Candidate Momousagi walked forward with her long legs. She stared intensely at Dracule Mihawk. As a Great Swordsman, she also wanted to challenge the strength of the World's Strongest Swordsman.
Aokiji nodded and said: Be careful.
He pulled back, preparing to help Kizaru. As for Katakuri, since half of his body had been frozen, he had lost more than half of his combat strength and was not a major concern.
But at that moment, a tall figure appeared before him and blocked the way.
My apologies, this road is closed.
Bartholomew Kuma, what are you doing?!!!
Sengoku, seeing Tyrant Kuma blocking Aokiji, felt his head nearly explode with rage.
Of the Royal Seven Warlords, Jinbe had been arrested for refusing to attack the Whitebeard Pirates. Crocodile had been arrested for involvement with the Ancient Weapon Pluton. Gekko Moria had vanished and was suspected to have been killed by a mysterious person.
The remaining four had been summoned here with great effort, but the result was that two of them immediately turned against them.
Was this intended to bury the Navy entirely?
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