Creed looked toward the distant island.
A seagull-shaped massive building appeared faintly through the haze.
Although it was still two to three hundred li away, from high in the sky he could already make out the outline of the New Marine Headquarters.
"Creed-niichan, look!"
At that moment, Ain pointed down at the sea below.
The surface was trembling and churning—more than that, it was rapidly rising!
Creed had noticed as well.
Because he was extremely sensitive to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, after all, he also possessed that ability.
The vibration hidden beneath the sea was on a higher level than what he had mastered.
A fully awakened Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
Whitebeard… had arrived at the New Marine Headquarters!
And the range covered hundreds of li. He was probably unleashing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit at full power right now?!
"Can I still make it in time to stop all of this…?"
Creed actually had some goodwill toward Whitebeard. If it was within his ability to save him and let him live a few more years, he was willing to reach out and do it.
And Luffy and the others—were they okay?!
As Creed thought, he flicked his hand and released a sheet of lightning, making the Ark Maxim's speed suddenly double!
New Marine Headquarters—
At this moment, it was already a scene of utter ruin.
Shouts of slaughter shook the heavens. Pirates and Marines were locked in brutal melee, warships blasting each other, the battlefield stretching at least a hundred li.
The entire sea had been dyed red with blood!
With the Whitebeard Pirates going all out, their numbers weren't much less than the Marines'. And with the thirty-eight-meter-tall giant Little Oars leading the charge, several defensive lines had already been smashed through, throwing the Marines into chaos.
But as the Marines' own giant troops appeared, the situation stabilized slightly.
As more and more pirates pushed closer to the execution platform, the three Admirals guarding beneath it finally stood up—no longer lounging around like before.
Aokiji!
Kizaru!
Aramaki!
The Whitebeard Pirates' advance was far too fierce, and the Marines didn't have good countermeasures prepared against the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Little Oars. They failed to bring their intended advantage into play, leaving the three Admirals irritated.
"Hey, hey, hey… Kuzan, you go first. Freeze them all into ice pillars, then I'll launch Yasakani no Magatama," Kizaru suggested.
This guy was obviously trying to avoid direct contact with Whitebeard.
"Heh-heh… let me go meet Whitebeard. The world's strongest man—just how strong is he?"
Aramaki, on the side, looked like he couldn't hold back anymore!
Before he even finished speaking, he turned into a streak of green light and shot into the sky, diving straight toward the Moby Dick where Whitebeard was.
"BOOM!"
But he didn't even make it halfway—he was blocked by chaotic vibrations in the air, then blasted back at an even faster speed.
"Heh! Even the sky is filled with vibrations… looks like Whitebeard's going all out today! We can't let him finish charging everything up, or Marine Headquarters will be destroyed today!"
Kizaru sprang upward, becoming a flash of light, and released blazing radiance across the sky.
Yasakani no Magatama!
Countless light bullets shot out from that brilliant flash, raining down like a storm toward the Moby Dick!
"Gurararara! Little monkey flying so high… be careful you don't fall and hurt yourself."
At the highest point of the Moby Dick's prow, Whitebeard gripped his bisento, awe-inspiring and dominant. Facing the countless light bullets Kizaru fired, he didn't even look—he simply clenched his fist and hammered the air.
"CRACK!"
It sounded like glass shattering.
Countless air fissures spread outward—at the same time, countless air fissures appeared above as well!
The vibrations Whitebeard had laid out in the sky instantly linked together, pulling open numerous spatial cracks, like ten gigantic nets wrapping up and trapping Kizaru!
"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!"
"Truly terrifying… Whitebeard, you're way too scary!"
Facing those spatial cracks, even though he could elementalize, Kizaru played it safe and turned into a streak of light, retreating back.
With two Admirals striking one after another and still failing to gain any advantage from Whitebeard, the Marines' morale took a noticeable hit.
But at this moment—
Sengoku stepped forward.
"Whitebeard! Take my shockwave—let's see if you still have your strength from back then!"
Sengoku transformed into a massive golden Buddha, shining in every direction. He thrust out a palm, and a violent, surging transparent shockwave swept across everything!
The Blackbeard Pirates had once suffered terribly under this single move!
Sengoku's strength now wasn't below Whitebeard's—and with peak stamina, choosing a head-on clash was the smartest approach for him.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!"
The shockwave arrived instantly. Its power was so brutal it twisted the void, sweeping away all the scattered vibration forces Whitebeard had set up earlier!
"Interesting!"
Whitebeard released his bisento, clenched both fists, and with a low "dark" sound, two huge pale-blue halos appeared around his fists.
Then—Whitebeard punched out!
"CRACK!"
With that punch, space itself split with countless fissures!
The incoming shockwave was swallowed piece by piece by those spatial cracks. By the time the remaining force reached Whitebeard, not even four or five tenths of it remained!
"BOOM!"
Even so, the collision still blasted apart most of the Moby Dick's prow beneath Whitebeard's feet!
"Brats—charge with me!"
With the Moby Dick broken, Whitebeard, finally stepped off the ship and joined the close-quarters slaughter against the Marines.
"Pops!!"
On the execution platform, Ace couldn't hold it back anymore when he saw this.
"Don't you all—!"
(End of Chapter)
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