Akainu believed in Absolute Justice because he wanted to kill all pirates to avenge the hatred of the past. Even if it meant becoming a butcher's knife in the hands of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, it did not matter. Only by becoming a Marine Admiral, and then Fleet Admiral, could he personally wipe out all pirates.
Aokiji chose to act with Lazy Justice. His style was not much different from Kizaru's, except that the latter lacked even more subjective initiative. Aokiji still had the heart to explore and find true justice. That was why he chose to join Luo Chen, to see if he could realize the aspirations in his heart.
Kizaru, on the other hand, was just working for a paycheck and would not take sides casually. If Luo Chen hadn't displayed sufficient strength, and if the World Government wasn't showing signs of decline, he definitely would not have switched allegiances.
Luo Chen's words reminded the three of them of their original intentions. Perhaps in the Jinghai Army, they would not experience the conflicting choices they faced during their time in the Marines. Luo Chen was not a Celestial Dragon. From the current perspective, he would not become a Celestial Dragon either.
Shimotsuki Ryuma and Douglas Bullet remained silent. Regardless of their previous identities or experiences, they had only one identity from now on: Jinghai Army Admirals. They would fight to protect the common people and crush the wicked and criminal. Luo Chen had warned them in advance about this. Anyone who dared to defy the core purpose of the army would be executed immediately.
Monkey D. Garp was distracted, frequently glancing at Luo Chen. He was waiting for Sengoku's resurrection. Among the remaining three Admiral seats, one was reserved for Sengoku.
Luo Chen opened the Kamui dimension.
Three coffins slowly floated out and stood vertically in front of the reviewing stand.
This scene caused the ten thousand Jinghai soldiers on site to look confused. The audience watching the live broadcast around the world was equally puzzled. Why were three coffins suddenly summoned during such a proper ceremony?
The Kamui dimension did not close immediately; instead, three figures tumbled out of it and fell onto the reviewing stand.
The expressions of some people changed slightly, their gazes filled with astonishment.
The three people who appeared subsequently were remarkably Catarina Devon, Avalo Pizarro, and Vasco Shot.
These three had appeared during the Summit War. They had appeared at Marineford together as Luo Chen's subordinates. Today, they appeared again, but they were bound by Seastone chains and kneeling on the reviewing stand.
Luo Chen scanned the soldiers below, his voice icy cold. "A few days ago, the World Government united with the Marines and sent over ten powerhouses to attack the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub."
"Although I repelled the incoming enemies, Shiryu of the Rain, Byrnndi World, Catarina Devon, Vasco Shot, and Avalo Pizarro—these five defected to the enemy on the battlefield and committed treason."
"Traitors will be executed according to military law."
He swept his gaze over the crowd. "In my hands, there are methods more painful than death."
As his voice fell, the lids of the three vertically placed coffins slowly slid open.
People gazed with anticipation, curiously looking inside the coffins.
As sunlight shone into the interior, driving away the darkness, the remains were revealed to the world.
In the coffin on the left slept a burly old man with a black bandana wrapped around his head. The most striking feature was the white mustache curved upward like a crescent moon on his face.
Among the Admiral Candidates, Marco, and among the Vice Admirals, Ace, Jozu, Vista, and the other commanders looked extremely excited.
They had finally waited for Pops to be resurrected!
Last night, they received the news that their Pop's corpse had been sent back to the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub. Today, he would return to the world of the living through Impure World Reincarnation.
For the high-level officials of the Jinghai Army at the rank of Vice Admiral and above, Impure World Reincarnation was no longer a secret. They all knew clearly that Luo Chen had the ability to resurrect the dead in a special way. Akainu, Shimotsuki Ryuma, Ryokugyu, and the four hundred-plus undead soldiers were all results of Impure World Reincarnation.
To the right of Whitebeard's remains, inside the central coffin, was a sight that shocked everyone.
A middle-aged man wearing a dark red captain's coat. His black hair was thick, and his handlebar mustache curled slightly upward. Even with his eyes closed, Marco and the others could recognize the identity of the corpse when he was alive.
The Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!
Ace trembled all over, staring tightly at Roger's remains, his expression complex and indescribable. This was his biological father. He had started the Great Pirate Era and created countless sins. He had always believed that the blood of sin flowed within him and was unwilling to acknowledge his blood relationship with Roger. But soon, Roger would be resurrected. Ace was not yet prepared to meet him. He moved his body silently, hiding behind the person in front of him.
On the far right, inside the third coffin, was an old man wearing a Marine Fleet Admiral's uniform. His hair was grey and white, draped over his shoulders. Although his appearance was slightly different from what was usually shown to the public, it was not hard to recognize that this person was Sengoku, who had hanged himself.
On the reviewing stand, Luo Chen cut a piece of flesh from the three corpses of Whitebeard, Roger, and Sengoku.
He came before the kneeling trio of Catarina Devon and the others. The flesh in his hand slowly flew to the top of the three people's heads.
Luo Chen pointed his finger forward in the air.
In the next moment, dense black runes spread from the foreheads of Catarina Devon, Vasco Shot, and Avalo Pizarro. The runes, about the size of tadpoles, crawled over their entire bodies in an instant.
Their bodies began to tremble; seeming to foresee what would happen, the despair on their faces deepened.
During this period, the three had begged for mercy many times, but to no avail. They already understood that death was unavoidable.
Sheets of grey-white paper appeared out of thin air around their bodies, and in the next moment, pounced on them like locusts.
In the blink of an eye, Catarina Devon, Vasco Shot, and Avalo Pizarro were completely covered by the grey-white paper.
Shrill howls of agony came from their invisible mouths, making many soldiers below the stage feel their hair stand on end and get goosebumps.
One had to know that Catarina Devon and the others were once heinous great pirates. Ordinary pain would definitely not make them lose their composure like this. Luo Chen's methods were definitely not something ordinary people could endure.
Some of the combat personnel left over from the old Totto Land forces thought more about it. Was Luo Chen using this public execution to warn them? Traitors would absolutely have no good end.
A moment later, the paper covering the bodies of Catarina Devon and the others dispersed.
When the ten thousand soldiers and the audience around the world saw the three figures clearly after the paper cleared, everyone's eyes widened, their breathing stagnated, and they were shocked endlessly.
Inside the three coffins, the remains of Whitebeard, Roger, and Sengoku still lay quietly.
But the previous trio of Catarina Devon had transformed into their appearances.
Although their faces and exposed skin were covered with cracks, the spirit and confusion in their eyes were no different from the living!
"How is this possible? Pirate King Roger has been dead for more than twenty years."
"The footage of Sengoku hanging himself was circulated throughout the world."
"Is it really them?!"
Let alone the audience around the world, even Luo Chen's subordinate soldiers dared not believe it. especially the more than six thousand soldiers left over from the Big Mom Pirates. They had not participated in the battle of the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub before and had never seen the undead army.
Luo Chen put away the coffins containing the corpses of Whitebeard and the other two.
Looking at the shock on the faces of the ten thousand soldiers, he smiled. "What you see is not an illusion."
"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, died a few days ago in the attack on Mary Geoise."
"Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was executed twenty years ago."
"Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, hanged himself in Impel Down not long ago."
"Today, I used the lives of three traitors to call them back to the human world."
"These three are the final three Admirals of the Jinghai Army."
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