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Chapter 167 Ain's Calmness
When the Onigashima War broke out, the Marine Headquarters, the highest operations meeting room
The heavy steel door was tightly closed, isolating the outside noise from outside, but the room seemed to be in a stormy state due to the constantly surging battle scenes.
Deep in the conference room, at the oval conference table, the Marine's highest commander, Marshal Sakazuki, sat in the main seat.
The crimson cloak of "Justice" fell behind him like lava, heavy and fiery.
He said nothing, slowly tapping the table with his right index finger, and faint traces of hot lava flashed between his knuckles.
In front of him, the projection Den Den Mushi installed by Maxim continued to play the battle scene -
——Ghost Island Front.
The "air pressure" released by Rogge and the "heat breath" of Kaido collided violently in mid-air, causing a storm that was enough to tear apart the clouds.
Zephyr transformed into a phoenix, and the sea of blue fire and the holy flame of Cinders intertwined and swirled, and the flames dyed the sky red.
Rhett has entered the mythical beast form, the Titan Ape, and is engaged in a life-and-death battle with Jack in mammoth form. Every punch and kick he makes is enough to shatter mountains!
In the projection, every frame is like a battle between gods and demons, which makes people's blood boil!
After a moment of silence, Sakazuki finally spoke, his voice as deep as a volcanic omen:
"The situation is very clear."
His burning gaze fell on the light screen of the tactical map.
"The elite G5 led by Rogge—enough to crush the Beasts Pirates head-on."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tactical map responded immediately, automatically showing the most recruiting deployment diagram, and the light spots quickly converged and adjusted.
With a flick of his fingertips, he called up the deployment order for the second front.
——Kizaru and Fujitora will lead their respective armies to the holy land of Mariejois to perform World Summit security missions, with the organization specifications being "Super Buster Call Class Fleet".
Two days ago:
Flying Squirrel and Doberman have received the task of escorting Dressrosa Rikuwang into the venue to prevent the remaining underground forces from taking the opportunity to seek revenge.
Stolo Berry and Huoshaoshan are escorting Elizabello II of the Kingdom of Prodens. Due to their involvement in the Dressrosa incident, they are easily targeted for assassination.
Fujitora personally escorted Neptune and Princess Shirahoshi from the Dragon Palace Kingdom.
There is still deep-rooted prejudice against the Murlocs among the world's nobles. Although hanging the "G5" flag can block 99% of the dangers, the current wartime situation does not allow for luck!
"Headquarters."
Sakazuki glanced at everyone. "Gion and Kake will follow the command of Vice Admiral Tsuru and lead the headquarters Vice Admiral. Full alert!"
After that, the whole audience fell silent.
The light curtain flickered slightly, and everyone's faces became solemn.
Suddenly, Kizaru pushed up his classic sunglasses, his tone still lazy, but with a hint of teasing:
"Hey Marshal Sakazuki"
He put his hands in his pockets, leaned sideways, and raised the corner of his mouth with a faint arc:
"This deployment~ Could it be... you, old man, want to go out yourself?"
The conference room fell into a brief, dead silence.
The eight short swords on Ghost Spider's waist trembled imperceptibly, not out of fear, but a resonance of oppressed fighting spirit.
Even the usually calm and composed Vice Admiral Tsuru frowned rarely and slowly turned to look at Sakazuki.
Sakazuki didn't shy away.
He calmly withdrew his gaze and looked towards the blurry projection in the distance - the direction of Ghost Island.
He clenched his fist slightly, and lava seeped out from between his fingers, dripping onto the surface of the conference table, instantly burning a charred mark on the alloy material and emitting acrid smoke.
"I have a feeling..."
He whispered, his tone heavy but extremely firm.
"This war is not that simple."
"Even Rogge might encounter variables that even he can't predict!"
His voice suddenly became sharp, like the roar of a volcano just before it erupts.
"No matter how strong he is, he needs someone to back him up!"
As soon as one sentence was spoken, the whole audience was shocked!
The generals were filled with emotion. They had never seen this marshal, known for his extreme coldness, evaluate someone so carefully.
Even if this person is his nephew!
In the midst of the mountainous silence, Vice Admiral He suddenly smiled softly, breaking the deadlock.
"Go ahead."
There was a deep flash in her eyes, the corner of her mouth raised, and her voice was gentle but unquestionable.
"I'm at the headquarters, along with Gion and the others."
"Even if there's some trouble at World Summit, we can handle it."
Kaji scratched the back of his head, showing his usual silly smile, but suddenly said seriously:
"Besides—"
"If you miss the chance to beat Huang away...Rogge Admiral will definitely be beaten by you for half a year when he returns."
"…Maybe it will take more than half a year."
Everyone in the conference room couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Sakazuki was stunned for a moment, then grinned, revealing his white teeth, with hot magma flowing at the corners of his mouth, revealing a rare heroic spirit.
He slowly stood up, his cloak fluttering, and his voice struck everyone's heart like a hammer:
"I hope that b*****d..."
He looked intently at the battlefield of Ghost Island in the tactical projection, which was a sea of fire and thunder. His voice was low but full of power.
"Leave one or two for me to stretch my legs!"
The Sea of Nations
The originally silent battlefield suddenly changed after the encrypted intelligence that had just been delivered was opened.
Ian stood at the bow of the ship, her fingertips tightly grasping the thin secret letter, the paper trembling slightly in her hands.
Her originally calm eyes suddenly shrank at this moment!
"Big Mom herself...isn't even in Banko?!"
Her heart skipped a beat, her breathing stagnated, and her face instantly turned as gloomy as ice.
These three warships... are just a cover!
She raised her head suddenly, anger blazing from her eyes. She quickly grabbed the communicator and said in a cold and decisive tone:
"Aramaki! Headquarters has confirmed the intelligence. These three ships are bait. Big Mom has other plans!"
"Don't waste any more time, attack directly and find out the real strength!"
On the other end, Huang Mu was stunned at first, then grinned, revealing his row of cold fangs:
"We should have done this a long time ago!"
His body shook violently!
"Forbidden hatred!"
--boom!!!
The entire warship trembled, and countless vines broke out of Huangmu's body, roaring like living creatures, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a "vine giant" that was a hundred meters tall!
Vines wrapped around the hull, branches as thick as the roots of ancient trees, covered with thick Armament Haki, and shining with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight.
"Forest Forest - Giant Tree Tide!!"
Fujiki the Giant's fierce double-armed attack!
Dozens of giant wooden stakes with a diameter of more than five meters rushed towards the three egg tart boats like divine punishment from the sky, with a roar that tore through the air!
——Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The sea surface exploded, and the waves rose hundreds of meters high!
"Wha…what?!?"
Perospero was horrified, waving his candy cane and speaking sharply:
"Candy Wall!!"
A huge colorful sugar wall suddenly rose up to block the way!
However, Huangmu's giant tree attack was like the collapse of heaven and earth, crashing into it with a loud bang!
——Ka-ka-ka!!
The candy wall was smashed to pieces, sugar crystals splashed everywhere, and cracks spread like a spider web!
"Demon Colossus!!"
Daifuku roared and released the Demon Shadow, violently lashing out with his arms to try to block the attacking wooden stakes!
But one of the Fujiki giant's hands suddenly stretched out, grabbed the demon's arm and tore it apart on the spot!
"Get off!!!"
With an angry roar, he threw Dafu and the demon away for dozens of meters and crashed into the sea!
"Steaming Storm!!"
Owen's fists burst out with rolling heat waves, the air twisted, and the floor was charred!
A high-temperature shock wave gushed out, trying to burn the vines!
But the black Armament Haki on the vines was like heavy armor, blocking the heat wave.
"Bang!!!"
A whip came and hit Owen in the chest!
——Bang!!
Owen was blown away directly, crashing through the deck, bleeding and gasping for breath!
And at this time——
Ai En raised his hand coldly, his eyes sharp as a blade:
"All Ships Fire—Salvo!"
——BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The two warships roared together!
The main guns, secondary guns, and Vulcan guns of the "Buster Call-class" battleships all fired!
Dozens of artillery shells, energy bombs, and explosive bombs turned into a stream of light that covered the sky and bombarded the three BIG MOM Pirates' battleships!
Fire, explosion, and flames!
The sound of explosion resounded through the sky!
Perospero rolled and dodged in fear, but his candy armor was shattered by the explosion and he fell to the ground!
Dafu's demon shadow was shattered, and he was knocked over by the shock wave, crashing heavily into the mast, vomiting blood!
Owen struggled to stand up, his red body was burnt black, the deck was riddled with holes, and seawater was pouring in frantically!
The three egg tart boats were riddled with holes in a matter of moments!
Aien stood at the bow of the ship, the light of the "Reverse Fruit" in her palm slowly rotating. She looked down at the beleaguered enemies, her tone extremely cold:
"really..."
"You...are just pawns used to delay time."
Perospero staggered to his feet, licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled sinisterly:
"You only discovered it now?"
"It's too late, Perolin~"
"Mom has already taken the real fleet to carry out that plan. Just wait and collect Rogge's body!"
Before he finished speaking, the three egg tart ships were already running frantically towards Wanguo!
Ai En's eyes flashed, and he turned around and ordered:
"All ships, full speed ahead! Pursue and annihilate, leaving no one behind!"
boom!!!
The two warships opened their motors at full speed, huge waves rose from their hulls, and they rushed towards the three defeated egg-tart boats like unbridled war beasts!
Aramaki's "Fujigi Giant" roared and ran across the sea, and the vines were swung out again to lock the escape route!
But he contacted Ain through Den Den Mushi: "Is everything really okay with Rogge Admiral?"
Ai En replied calmly: "The Marshal has gone."
After hearing this, Huang Mu's mouth twitched, and then he grinned and launched a more fierce attack on the three fleeing people!
The three fleeing Perospero looked terrified:
"Wha… what the hell?!?"
"Why are you still chasing us? Aren't you worried about Onigashima at all?!"
Ai En smiled coldly, his cloak blew up by the wind, his eyes sharp:
"In our G5, every battle we've fought has our all."