"Whitebeard! You can only block two people at most, right!"
"With the three of us attacking simultaneously, how will you defend?"
As the three of them charged towards Whitebeard simultaneously, Akainu couldn't help but sneer, uttering such words.
However, just as his voice fell, Whitebeard's lips curved upwards, his gaze fixed on him, and he chuckled.
"Who said I was going to defend?"
With that, Whitebeard suddenly charged forward, simultaneously channeling power into his hand.
A white aura immediately appeared on it, blasting towards Akainu in front.
Seeing Whitebeard suddenly charge at him, Akainu was caught off guard.
He instinctively clenched his fist to meet the attack.
Unexpectedly, just as Whitebeard's fist was about to strike him, it suddenly opened, grabbing his body tightly.
Akainu had no time to struggle before he saw Whitebeard's other fist, fully charged, already rushing towards his face.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out.
Akainu took a full-force punch from Whitebeard, imbued with vibration and Haki.
His face was instantly stained with blood, and he flew backward with a look of pain.
However, as Whitebeard chose to attack Akainu with full force, Kizaru's laser beam also shot over from the other side.
Just as Whitebeard sent Akainu flying with a punch, his body was also pierced by the laser beam.
Boom!
An explosion sounded behind him.
After piercing Whitebeard, the laser beam destroyed the mast of the Moby Dick.
A blood-hole was left in Whitebeard's chest, with blood gushing out.
Seeing this, Marco, Jozu, and Ace on the execution platform all cried out in worry.
"Father?!"
However, just as they were worried about Whitebeard, Aokiji's attack followed closely from the other side.
"Ice Ball!"
Aokiji's arms turned to ice.
Countless chunks of ice, emitting cold air, surged out and shot towards Whitebeard.
He and Kizaru attacked almost simultaneously, but Kizaru's laser beam was ultimately a step faster than his attack.
So, after the laser beam pierced Whitebeard, his ice followed closely behind.
Just as Whitebeard tried to clench his fist to attack, he was instantly frozen by thick ice.
This scene made the surrounding Marine soldiers excited.
"Whitebeard is frozen!"
"Did… did they get him?"
As these people were excited about this, Aokiji frowned slightly.
Cracks suddenly appeared in the solid ice that had frozen Whitebeard.
Then, a crisp shattering sound rang out.
Everyone then saw the solid ice completely shattered in an instant.
And Whitebeard inside regained his ability to move once again.
Seeing this, Aokiji couldn't help but sigh.
"As expected, I still can't freeze vibration!"
However, after sighing, he gave Whitebeard no chance to catch his breath.
He and Kizaru, from the other side, formed a pincer attack, launching another assault on Whitebeard.
Because only the two of them were left for the time being, ranged attacks would definitely be blocked by Whitebeard, so both chose close combat.
"Amaterasu Sword!"
Kizaru conjured a sword of light, and his figure flickered, circling behind Whitebeard and slashing directly at him.
At the same time, Aokiji appeared directly in front of Whitebeard, with cold air surging from his feet, instantly freezing the bow of the Moby Dick beneath them.
Whitebeard's feet were also temporarily trapped.
As Aokiji made this move, he also clenched his fist, and an unparalleled energy surged out from his body.
"Ice Gauntlet!"
Aokiji roared, clenching his Haki-infused fist, and charged towards Whitebeard.
This move was a powerful attack Aokiji had developed over many years of training with Garp, comparable to Garp's Iron Fist.
Although not as powerful as peak Garp, taking such a punch would definitely cause considerable damage to the current Whitebeard.
Looking at the attacks coming from both sides, front and back.
Whitebeard frowned slightly and immediately made a decision.
He exerted force with his feet, shattering the ice that had frozen him.
At the same time, he clenched his fist and blasted it forward, colliding with Aokiji's incredibly powerful fist.
He also felt a dangerous aura from Aokiji's punch, so he chose to meet Aokiji's attack first.
And just as he collided with Aokiji.
Pfft!
A sound of flesh being torn came from behind, and a sharp pain instantly struck Whitebeard's heart.
Whitebeard winced in pain, gritting his teeth.
But he chose not to bother with Kizaru behind him.
Instead, he exerted more force, temporarily restraining Aokiji with Haki to prevent him from elementalizing.
At the same time, he unleashed a vibration shockwave at him with his other hand.
Upon feeling Whitebeard briefly restrain him with Haki, Aokiji immediately counterattacked.
His free hand conjured an ice spear out of thin air and shot it towards Whitebeard.
Boom!
Pfft!
Aokiji was hit by Whitebeard's vibration, spitting blood as he flew backward.
And Whitebeard's chest was pierced by an ice spear, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Father!"
Seeing Whitebeard continuously getting injured, the Whitebeard Pirates immediately panicked, crying out in worry, wanting to rush to his aid quickly.
However, swathes of Marine soldiers blocked their way one after another, making it impossible for them to break free.
Only Marco, relying on his flying ability, finally broke through the layers of resistance and flew to Whitebeard's side, stopping Kizaru, who was still intending to slash Whitebeard.
Seeing that there were now two opponents present, Kizaru consciously pulled back, waiting for Akainu and Aokiji to regroup.
"Father, are you alright?!"
Marco asked, looking at Whitebeard's blood-soaked body, his face full of worry.
Whitebeard's complexion was slightly weaker than before, but he still had a smile on his lips, letting out a slightly breathless laugh, and said.
"Attacks of this level won't kill me!"
Saying that, he reached out and pulled out the ice spear embedded in his chest, throwing it aside.
At the same time, another blood-hole appeared on his chest, and bright red blood, like a spring, quickly flowed out from that blood-hole, staining his body even redder.
Seeing this, Marco, including all the division commanders, and Ace, all had tears in their eyes, feeling extremely distraught.
Just then, cries of grief and indignation suddenly came from not far behind the Moby Dick.
"Father! We're here to save you!"
"Father, how are you?"
"Damn Marine, to beat Father like this, kill them!"
"Kill the Marine!"
Whitebeard and his crew looked back and saw that the pirates who had been on the outskirts of the bay had finally broken through the Marine's heavy resistance and arrived near them, engaging in battle with the Marine elite soldiers.
Seeing that reinforcements had finally arrived, Whitebeard and his crew immediately rekindled their hope, their morale soaring, and they fought even more fiercely against the Marine.
Whitebeard's side also reacted immediately, shouting orders to all the pirates.
"Everyone, charge the plaza and rescue Ace!"
This was their ultimate goal for coming here, so Whitebeard did not choose to have these people guard him and cover him.
After hearing Whitebeard's command, all the pirates' morale instantly became even higher, and they passionately cheered as they charged towards the plaza.
"Charge! Break through to the plaza!"
"Rescue Ace!"
"Kill the Marine!"
Following Whitebeard's command, the battlefield situation immediately turned.
All the pirates began to charge towards the plaza, and the Marine instantly became the intercepting and defending side, preventing them from breaking through to the plaza.
However, just then, Sengoku, who had been standing on the execution platform observing the overall situation, suddenly ordered all the Marine soldiers in the bay below.
"Everyone, immediately retreat to the plaza!"
"The rest of you cover their retreat!"
At Sengoku's command, the Marine elite soldiers, who had been bravely fighting the pirates, retreated one after another, gradually moving towards the plaza.
The pirates intended to take the opportunity to pursue and intercept, but a large circle of Marine soldiers on the plaza suddenly fired their cannons in unison, interrupting their pursuit and scattering the gathered pirates, forcing them to temporarily take cover.
Because most of these participating Marine soldiers were Marine elites, their retreat speed was extremely fast.
Soon, more than half of their forces had already returned to the plaza and joined other Marine soldiers in covering, providing cover for more Marine who had not yet returned.
Seeing this sudden scene, Whitebeard immediately frowned deeply.
After the pirates from the outer perimeter entered the bay, Sengoku immediately ordered a retreat.
This made Whitebeard inevitably suspect that Sengoku must have some plan he was about to implement.
However, the Marine suddenly unleashed full firepower, which immediately slowed their advance to a crawl.
This left Whitebeard helpless, and he could only temporarily choose to observe.
Seeing that most of the Marine had already retreated and the pirates were getting closer and closer to the plaza, Sengoku immediately shouted into the den den mushi in his hand.
"Activate the encirclement wall quickly!"
Hearing this command, the Marine in the engine room immediately acted.
Suddenly, a continuous shaking came from the ice surface within the bay.
At the same time, sounds of ice breaking came from where the bay's ice layer connected with the plaza.
Such a change immediately made all the pirates confused.
"What's happening?"
"Is it an earthquake? But Father didn't use his ability?"
"This sound… it seems like there's something underneath."
Just as everyone was puzzled, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"Look ahead, something's emerging from the ice!"
And as this exclamation fell, countless more such cries continuously rang out.
"On the right too!"
"On the left too! We're going to be surrounded by this strange thing!"
"What is that? An iron wall?"
Amidst exclamations and questions, huge, thick iron walls gradually rose from where the bay connected with the plaza.
The iron walls connected tightly, completely enclosing the entire Crescent Bay.
Like a giant cage, and the Whitebeard Pirates and all the pirates under their command became trapped beasts within the cage.
Only the entrance at the back, which led into the bay, became the only gap.
Some pirates took advantage of the iron walls rising to cross over them and reach the plaza.
However, facing the tens of thousands of Marine soldiers arrayed on the plaza, they were immediately eliminated.
As the iron wall continuously rose, the pirates launched various attacks in turns, trying to break through it.
However, it was all in vain.
Seeing this, Whitebeard also clenched his fist and sent out an earthquake impact towards a section of the iron wall in front.
However, that huge iron wall only dented inward, showing no signs of being breached.
Sengoku spoke when he saw this scene.
"Don't bother!"
"This is our specially made iron wall; it won't be broken through so easily."
Just then, the ground suddenly vibrated violently.
At the same time, an extremely loud voice echoed throughout the entire field.
"Wooooooh..."
"Ace, I've come to save you!"
When this voice sounded, everyone present was attracted.
Inside the bay, a monstrous figure, incomparably huge and far surpassing the Giant Race, was rapidly rushing towards the surrounding wall in front.
The Marine on the plaza all saw that mountain-like tall figure and immediately cried out in terror.
"Waaah... What is that?"
"So big! Several times bigger than the Giant Race!"
"Are there really such terrifying races at sea?"
And the pirates in the bay also recognized the newcomer and cried out in unison.
"It's Oz!"
"No, Oz! You'll be focused on if you go alone!"
"Calm down, Oz!"
Whitebeard also spoke to stop him.
"Come back, Oz!"
"It's not your time to appear yet!"
However, Oz was already impatient, and he said with extreme worry.
"Pops, don't stop me!"
"I'm going to save Ace!"
"I want to rescue Ace quickly!"
As Oz spoke, he had already arrived in front of the rising surrounding wall.
With an easy stride, he crossed over the surrounding wall, planting one foot on the plaza.
...
Upon seeing this, Sengoku immediately ordered the people guarding the front of the plaza.
"Stop him quickly!"
Immediately, cannons aimed at Oz's massive body, continuously exploding on him.
Oz, however, endured the cannon fire, holding a giant greatsword in his hand, and swung it towards the Marine in front.
With each swing, a large group of Marine would be sent flying.
However, just as Oz was fighting with all his might, he felt his leg that had stepped onto the plaza lose all sensation.
Immediately after, his entire body uncontrollably fell forward.
"Fufufufufu..."
"Such a powerful body is truly wasted on an idiot!"
Doflamingo chuckled, releasing the blood-stained strings on his hand.
Beside him, one of Oz's legs was smoothly severed and fell to the ground.
"Oz!"
Ace and the pirates near Oz simultaneously cried out Oz's name in sorrow.
Whitebeard also couldn't help but frown, his eyes filled with grief and indignation.
But seeing that a temporary opening had been created near Oz, Whitebeard immediately ordered all pirates.
"Everyone, break through from Oz's position immediately."
At his command, countless pirates surged towards the area where Oz was located.
Seeing this, Sengoku immediately questioned the den den mushi angrily.
"Why is the surrounding wall on the pirate side rising so slowly?"
A nervous and fearful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Th-the ice there is too thick, the surrounding wall is all frozen!"
Sengoku gritted his teeth in anger upon hearing this, but he could only wait.
Although Oz had lost a leg at this moment, he had not lost his combat ability.
Using the half-raised surrounding wall beneath him to support his body with his hands, he used his other hand to swing his sword, helping the pirates who had rushed into the plaza clear out the approaching Marine.
Watching more and more pirates rush into the plaza from Oz's position, crossing the surrounding wall that was slow to reach its highest point, Sengoku grew increasingly angry and anxious.
He angrily spoke to the Three Admirals who had already retreated.
"You three! Quickly take down that demon, don't let him open up an even larger gap for the other pirates."
At his command.
Three figures simultaneously charged up and aimed at Oz.
Soon, a laser, an ice spear, and a magma bullet all shot towards Oz.
"Oz, be careful!"
Ace screamed frantically, warning Oz.
However, when Oz turned his head to look.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
His chest was consecutively pierced by three attacks.
Leaving three blood holes of varying sizes.
At the same time, countless cannon fires simultaneously blasted Oz, making him completely lose his combat capability.
"Oz!!!"
Ace cried out in extreme sorrow.
"A-Ace!"
And Oz slowly stretched his hand towards Ace's direction, but halfway through, he suddenly fell down with his massive body.
Just at this moment, the surrounding walls around Oz finally all rose, completely cutting off the path for the pirates in the bay to reach the plaza.
Except for the fallen Oz pressing down on a half-raised surrounding wall, the entire encirclement had completely formed.
At this point, Sengoku no longer bothered with that single flaw.
He immediately picked up the den den mushi and said.
"Sentomaru, you can enter!"
Sentomaru looked at the few child-like figures in front of him, and a large group of Pacifista behind him, and said excitedly.
"It's finally our turn to enter!"