Shakky said worriedly, "Whitebeard is dead, but Navy Headquarters won't let go of the rest. And with the appearance of this Blackbeard Pirates, I'm afraid it's not just to kill Whitebeard."
Rayleigh said, "No matter what that Blackbeard's purpose is, now that Whitebeard is dead, he will soon show his true colors. What I'm more worried about now is Akira and them. Whether they can escape from Marineford."
Shakky said, "They should be able to. That kid Akira is born with good fortune. He has experienced so many hardships, and isn't he still alive and well now? I don't think this time will be an exception."
Rayleigh stopped talking. Although he also hoped so, judging from the current situation, it was very unfavorable for the Whitebeard Pirates. The Navy's relentless pursuit was difficult for the defeated Whitebeard Pirates to handle. Especially since the Navy's high-end combat power hadn't suffered much loss, and the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates were basically all injured, their combat power not having much left.
The news of Whitebeard's death quickly spread out from the Sabaody Archipelago. In a short period of time, basically the entire first half of the Grand Line had received this news. Those who hadn't seen it with their own eyes were cheering excitedly. In their imagination, Whitebeard was a very terrifying villain. Now that he was dead, it was the world's good fortune.
"Whitebeard is dead. Does that mean the war will end?" The people on the Sabaody Archipelago couldn't help but mutter.
"Also, is that sentence that Whitebeard said before his death true?"
"That sentence echoes the words that Roger said back then. It will soon spread throughout the world. I'm afraid those pirates will start taking action again."
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In front of Whitebeard's corpse, Blackbeard looked at Whitebeard in horror, saying in disbelief, "He's already dead, but his body still hasn't fallen. He's really a monster."
However, after the shock, he soon laughed excitedly again. He had worked so hard for so long, and had finally killed Whitebeard. At this moment, he felt like he had obtained the entire world, like he was feeling countless admiring gazes. Both of those feelings made him excited and want to laugh.
Whitebeard had died in battle, but the reality of his unyielding body made many people very shocked. How strong of a willpower did one have to have to be able to do this? Just based on this point, Whitebeard was worthy of being a legendary pirate.
"This is really too interesting, fufufu. Whitebeard's death will undoubtedly cause a huge change in this era. But I don't think things will be able to end easily here. He brought the world's most vicious criminals. What exactly does that Blackbeard want to do?"
Because of the battle between Whitebeard and the Blackbeard Pirates, the battlefield had calmed down. The Shichibukai didn't continue to fight the remaining people of the Whitebeard Pirates either. Doflamingo laughed loudly, looking at Whitebeard and the people of the Blackbeard Pirates, being excited at the same time, and also very curious.
Hancock was also quite shocked by Whitebeard's death. However, what she was more worried about was Akira. She had seen that Akira was very wrong, so she was very worried in her heart. But under this kind of situation, she couldn't directly approach Akira either.
"Big Brother Akira, you must be well."
Rambo also muttered to himself, "Whitebeard is dead. Big Brother Akira must be very despairing. I hope you can get through this."
Former Shichibukai Crocodile was also silently looking at Whitebeard's corpse, his fists clenched tightly. He had always regarded Whitebeard as a target to challenge, a goal to strive for. He had escaped from Impel Down this time also to challenge Whitebeard. Now that Whitebeard had died in front of him, the loss in his heart was really difficult to express.
"Captain Buggy, where are you going?"
At the location where Buggy and his group were, they saw Buggy taking advantage of the fact that the others were stunned, and taking off running. His actions were seen by everyone, and they all looked at Buggy in surprise.
Buggy's upper body was flying in the air, turning his head, and shouting loudly, "Of course I'm escaping. What else can I do? You idiots, we can't get Whitebeard's head anyway."
Hearing Buggy say that he was going to escape, those prisoners all revealed looks of disbelief, exclaiming, "What? Captain Buggy, you said you're going to escape? How is that possible? How could a big shot like you say these kinds of words?"
Buggy was crying tears, his heart full of fear. Where would he dare to take Whitebeard's head? Not to mention when Whitebeard was still alive, even if Whitebeard was already dead, he wouldn't dare to go. Moreover, the appearance of the Blackbeard Pirates made him foresee something bad. Now that everyone was shocked by Whitebeard's death, it was a good opportunity for him to escape.
However, what Buggy was thinking in his heart naturally couldn't be known by those prisoners. Instead, they misunderstood him. A group of people chased after Buggy again, even leaving the Transponder Snail on the ground.
"Marco, the Navy is surrounding us. If we don't leave, there won't be a chance anymore!"
The Navy had been watching the battle between Whitebeard and the Blackbeard Pirates before. Now that Whitebeard was dead, the biggest threat was gone. They immediately freed up manpower, and began to pursue the Whitebeard Pirates.
Marco raised his head to look, and saw countless Navy soldiers surrounding them. If they didn't leave immediately, they would soon be surrounded by the Navy. So, he couldn't afford to consider it.
However, he looked down at Akira, who was in a very unstable state, and was very anxious in his heart. Akira in this state was too dangerous. If he didn't control his emotions, and took him running wildly, he didn't know what would happen. He didn't dare to gamble.
"Akira, quickly wake up. Have you forgotten what Pops said? He wants you to live well, and lead us all to inherit the pirate crew. You have Pops's expectations on your shoulders. Don't let Pops down, Akira."
Marco shouted urgently at Akira. Hearing Marco's words, Akira, who had a very dull expression, suddenly had his pupils shrink. However, Marco didn't notice, continuing to talk there. As he spoke, he finally discovered that something was wrong, because Akira's eyes had slowly regained their spirit, and his emotions weren't fluctuating as violently as before.
"Doctor, quickly check on him." Marco quickly shouted at the doctor next to him.
That doctor naturally also discovered this. He looked at Akira in surprise, saying in disbelief, "Captain Marco, his emotions have actually stabilized. He must have heard what you said."
"Really?" Marco asked excitedly.
"Marco, the Navy is catching up. Hurry up and leave. There's no time."
Before the doctor could answer, the surrounding pirates shouted one after another. Marco looked back, and discovered that the Navy was only a short distance away from them. And now that Akira's emotions had been temporarily stabilized, he didn't dare to hesitate. He immediately carried Akira on his back again, shouting at the others, "Everyone, retreat quickly. We must fulfill Pops's last wish. Everyone, return to the New World safely!"
Hearing Marco's words, all the pirates' spirits were shaken, and then they ran away quickly. This was the first time they had been chased after joining the Whitebeard Pirates Alliance. They had chased after others before, but now they were tigers fallen in the plains. But they could only grit their teeth and persevere. After all, they could only survive by escaping from Marineford. Whether it was for Whitebeard's last wish, or for their own lives, they had no choice.
"Chase, we can't let the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates escape. Everyone, chase after them!"
Whitebeard's death had lowered the morale of the pirates on the Whitebeard Pirates' side, but it had greatly increased the morale of the Navy's side. Even though Whitebeard hadn't been killed by them personally, he had died in this war after all, so it could be said that it was a victory for their Navy. Now, carrying the momentum of victory, it was naturally impossible for them to let go of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Blackbeard was covered in blood, shaking his head, and walking to Whitebeard's corpse, saying, "What a tenacious old guy. But in the end, didn't you still die in my hands?"
Laffitte next to him chuckled, "But everything is within our plan, isn't it, Captain?"
Blackbeard laughed loudly, and suddenly shouted loudly, "Then, the good show is about to begin!"
Under his loud shout, several people of the Blackbeard Pirates took out a large piece of black cloth, covering Whitebeard's corpse under the black cloth.
"That Blackbeard used a black cloth to cover Whitebeard's corpse. What does he want to do?"
Everyone was looking at Blackbeard's actions in surprise. Whitebeard was already dead. What did this action of the Blackbeard Pirates mean?
The pirates who were escaping also saw Blackbeard's actions. Many people looked back, looking at Blackbeard with angry faces. Although they didn't know why Blackbeard wanted to cover Whitebeard's corpse with a black cloth, it definitely wouldn't be anything good.
"What does that bastard Teach want to do to the dead Pops?"
"What exactly does he want to do?"
"Isn't it enough that that bastard Teach killed Pops? What else does he want to do to Pops's corpse?"
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