For such a deep brotherhood, Whitebeard was naturally happy for Ace. His biggest dream was to have a family that truly loved each other. This dream had been realized, and now he only wished for his children to live freely and safely. Seeing that Ace had two powerful brothers, Whitebeard felt very relieved. Even if he were to die suddenly, he knew Ace would be safe.
Ace did not know what Whitebeard was thinking, but he called out to Sabo loudly and greeted him through the air. Sabo only had time to wave back to Ace before he had to turn his attention to Fujitora. Now was not the time for reunions.
Is that Sabo, the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army? Now that you are here, do not even think about leaving! Akainu shouted. Smile, leave all the pirates to me and Borsalino. Take Sabo with all your strength and do not let the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army escape!
Fujitora smiled as he caught a meteorite thrown by Sabo and agreed. Leave it to me.
As he spoke, he manipulated gravity again, and more meteorites flew toward Sabo. Sabo dodged at first, but Fujitora's gravitational control was very precise, and meteorites quickly surrounded him. Sabo had no choice but to smash a few with his Dragon Claw Fist, taking the opportunity to rush out of the encirclement.
I have been waiting for you for a long time! Fujitora's laugh sounded suddenly from behind him.
Fujitora swung his cane-sword, which was wrapped in a purple glow. Sabo quickly used his Dragon Claw Fist to meet the attack, but he suddenly felt his body sink. The cloud he stood upon could hardly support his weight. The Gravity-Gravity Fruit was truly powerful. Sabo did not dare to be careless and began to fight with all his strength.
High above the sky, Blackbeard controlled a large wooden plank and fled quickly into the distance. Behind him, Kizaru gave chase, firing a barrage of lasers from his Eight-Foot Mirror technique that made one's scalp crawl. Originally, one Admiral should not have been able to threaten Blackbeard and his crew. However, the situation had shifted. Blackbeard and his men had just finished a exhausting battle with the Straw Hats, and they were surrounded by warships. Blackbeard did not dare to stay any longer. If he became trapped in a prolonged fight with Kizaru, and Akainu caught up, it would be impossible to escape. Blackbeard understood this well, so he ignored the embarrassment of being chased by an Admiral, prioritizing his own life and the survival of his core crew.
Kizaru felt helpless. Because Blackbeard refused to fight and only wanted to run, it was difficult to stop him.
Akainu continued to rain down magma with his Great Eruption attack, targeting the Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, and the Straw Hat Pirates. However, the power of his volcanic rain was weaker than Fujitora's meteor strikes. Whitebeard did not move, letting his captains block the magma fists. The Straw Hats did the same. Except for Sanji, who was busy controlling the ship, everyone else used their abilities to block the magma. However, Akainu was incredibly strong, and after a while, only Luffy, Zoro, Marco, and Jinbei could keep blocking the attacks. Many others were scalded by the magma, showing how dangerous the technique was.
Where is Teacher Carl? Sanji asked. He was in a hurry to steer the ship and could not help but think of Carl, who usually handled the steering with perfect stability and speed. The gap in skill between Sanji and Carl was obvious.
Over there, Robin said, pointing in a specific direction. It was common for her to keep an eye on her man on the battlefield. While others might ignore Carl, she always tracked his movements.
Everyone followed her finger and was stunned. Carl had moved from the front of the Big Mom Pirates to a new location. He wore a Marine officer's uniform and stood on a small warship not far from Akainu's vessel. If not for the massive, door-sized sword following him, they would not have recognized him.
What is Teacher Carl doing? Luffy tilted his head in confusion.
Stupid Luffy, obviously Mr. Carl wants to sneak attack Akainu to cover our retreat! Usopp and Chopper scolded him.
Is that so? Hahahaha, that sounds exciting! Luffy laughed. Everyone knew, however, that with Luffy's personality, the plan might be ruined in two seconds.
Huh? The one wearing heart-shaped glasses next to Teacher Carl is Jango, right?
That guy Jango is mysterious. He ran over there at some point, and we did not even notice.
So the people on that small warship are under a hypnosis spell? No wonder the sailors there did not recognize Teacher Carl and Jango!
The Straw Hat crew buzzed with excitement. Marco and Jinbei did not know what to say. They first complained about the Straw Hat crew's lack of focus, then expressed their admiration for Carl and Jango. In the middle of such chaos, stealing a Marine warship and its crew was a feat Akainu would never expect.
On the smaller warship, 910 sailors were now under Jango's hypnosis.
Jango, thank you for your hard work, Carl said with a smile.
It is nothing. Now is the time for me to show my talent! Jango pushed his glasses up proudly. For him, this secret mission was much more exciting than the battle against Lafayette. When the Marines were in chaos, Carl had sent a message to Jango, asking him to cooperate. After reading it, Jango slipped away without anyone noticing. He had even used a piece of Blackbeard's broken ship as cover to reach the water's surface unseen. Once there, Carl's black sword was delivered to the ship. Jango easily hypnotized the entire crew, including the Rear Admiral in charge. By the time Carl arrived, Jango had already taken full control of the warship.
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