The atmosphere of war intensified, and increasingly fierce attacks continuously erupted on the battlefield.
On the execution platform, Sengoku's brow was tightly furrowed. His premonition grew stronger and stronger. The plan to execute Ace early seemed to need a change.
In the outer sea of Marineford, Whitebeard Pirates' grand fleet had barely prepared to engage in close combat with the fifty warships outside the bay.
While on the inner bay battlefield, Whitebeard had already made his move, allowing them to gain a huge numerical advantage in a short time.
Sengoku's mind raced. As the supreme commander of Marine in this war, he had to make the most correct decision in the shortest possible time.
Drops of sweat slid down Ace's forehead. At this moment, he looked at the distant battlefield, his expression even more grim than when Blackbeard defeated him.
"Pops... Damn it! It's all because of me! I'm too weak!"
Watching his former comrades fall one by one to save him, and his most respected pops, Whitebeard, being besieged by the three Admirals and in grave danger, Ace couldn't help but regret his rash actions at this moment.
Seeing Whitebeard's strained expression, Sengoku pondered for a moment and finally decided not to miss such a rare opportunity to besiege him. He grabbed a Den Den Mushi and began to shout, spitting all over the place.
"All units! Fully block the reinforcements of the Whitebeard Pirates' Commanders! We must create opportunities for the Admirals!"
"Kill Whitebeard in one fell swoop, and let the world witness us Marine's might!"
"Oh!!!"
Hearing Sengoku's roar and command, the one hundred thousand Marines also roared with earth-shattering momentum, their eyes bursting with unprecedented killing intent.
Sengoku was very satisfied watching this scene.
"Renji, that kid... I really owe him."
Sengoku's gaze moved from Renji, then he picked up a special Den Den Mushi, his eyes firm as he spoke, "Pacifista, deploy."
Facing the sudden change in the battlefield situation, Sengoku's decision was to play all his cards and go all out.
...
At this time, in Mary Geoise.
The Gorosei received the news the moment Sengoku gave the order.
Saturn, frowned. "Are the Pacifista being used so quickly? However, the battlefield situation is ever-changing, so we should give them a little trust."
The other Gorosei were somewhat silent until Nusjuro spoke first, but his point of concern was somewhat different.
"This Renji is not simple. After this battle, there will be even fewer people in the government who can restrain him."
As he spoke, he stared at Renji's dark red blade on the screen, a hint of greed flashing deep in his eyes.
The other Gorosei guessed what Nusjuro was implying.
"If he cannot be used by us... The Marine rookie performed exceptionally well in the battle against the Whitebeard Pirates, but suffered a hidden injury and ultimately sacrificed himself heroically. What do you all think?"
"Let's wait and see..."
...
Around the world, the massive war happening in Marineford was being broadcast live through the Marine's visual Den Den Mushi, not only on large screens in major areas, but also with ultra-clear 1080p special feeds for national nobles.
This war, capable of altering the world's power structure, was thus fully presented before the eyes of the world.
"Is this Marine's strength?! It's too strong."
"Those legendary Three Admirals are terrifying. They can actually suppress Whitebeard."
"And that Marine rookie, his combat power seems to be no less than an Admiral."
"Indeed, the terrifying nature of this Marine rookie, Renji, is utterly unexpected. I wonder if you've noticed, Renji was the first man to injure Whitebeard."
"And not long after the war began, he killed two of Whitebeard's Division Commanders. He didn't even fall into a disadvantage when fighting against Marco, the First Division Captain, and Vista, the Fifth Division Captain."
..
On a large tree in Shambles, Rayleigh's gaze almost entirely followed Renji. Ever since Renji unleashed Purple, his subsequent actions had been without any wasted movement. Every step dealt a heavy blow to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Rayleigh murmured, "Not only did he force Whitebeard to enter the fray early, but he also seized an opening to injure him, and indirectly restrained Marco and Vista. Hiss..."
The more Rayleigh thought about it, the more astonished he became. If a few days ago he was worried about the end of the Great Pirate Era after Renji's rise, then now, he was already certain of this speculation.
"Captain Roger... Is it that the tide of the era is not on our side?"
...
"What is that?!"
"Are you kidding me?! A guy even bigger than Giants!"
Boom... Boom...
With a series of massive thuds, Little Oars Jr., wearing a huge straw hat, approached with large strides.
His skin was dark green in colour, and his body was so massive that even the Marine's Giant Vice Admirals would appear as small as human infants before him.
"Ace, I've come to save you."
Accompanying Little Oars Jr.'s roar, his gaze swept towards a nearby warship. In the horrified stares of the Marine soldiers, he extended his large hand. With his tough skin, he was not afraid of cannonballs.
"Fire! Fire!"
No matter how the cannonballs exploded, they did not hinder Little Oars Jr.'s actions.
Crack! Crack!
Little Oars Jr. grabbed the warship, which was the size of a small mountain. This military equipment, which usually struck fear into the hearts of pirates, was actually used by him like a brick, hurled towards another warship.
Boom!
With just one move, he brought incredibly terrifying destruction to the Marine side.
"Little Oars Jr.! Bounty of 444,000,000 Berries!"
"Such a fellow, let our Giant Vice Admirals deal with him!"
Several Giant Vice Admirals, led by Lacroix, confronted Little Oars Jr.
The Giant Vice Admirals wielded giant blades. They, who had always fought with their size as an advantage, never expected that one day they would be suppressed in this regard.
"Come on!"
"Kill them! Little Oars Jr.!"
Amidst a chorus of shouts, Lacroix launched the first attack. His foot stomped on the ice, creating countless cracks. After leaping, the giant blade in his hand slashed down fiercely.
"No one, not even a fellow Giant, can withstand this strike of mine. Die!"
Little Oars Jr. merely glanced at him disdainfully and casually swung his giant blade.
Clang!
A massive force rebounded from the blade.
Lacroix's eyes were filled with disbelief, "He actually surpasses me in strength?"
Before Lacroix could stabilize himself, Little Oars Jr. delivered several more slashes.
Clang... Crack!
Lacroix's giant blade was shattered by several slashes. The broken pieces were sent flying by Little Oars Jr.'s immense strength, to who knows where. Under the former's horrified gaze, Little Oars Jr. mercilessly swung his blade one last time to end him.
"Vice Admiral Lacroix!"
Before they could mourn, the other Giant Vice Admirals saw this and rushed forward to surround him, but their end was even more tragic. They all had their weapons knocked away with a single strike, and couldn't even withstand a second.
Little Oars Jr. disdainfully said, "Weaklings. Not even worthy of being my opponents."
The moment Moria saw Little Oars Jr., his mouth split into a grin. Especially after witnessing Little Oars Jr. effortlessly cut down several Giant Vice Admirals, his anticipation had reached its peak.
"Heheheh... Such a perfect body, as long as I make him a zombie, I will be invincible."
Kuma's gaze swept towards the distant bay, and he took a step forward. "It's our turn to act."
Hancock, clad in a purple robe, sat atop her giant python.
"Go, I want to personally meet that man. To injure Luffy is simply unforgivable."