"Finally making a move, huh."
Watching Meiser on the battlefield, Aokiji slowly began to move.
At that moment, a communications soldier ran over and said: "Admiral Aokiji, Fleet Admiral Sengoku requests your presence."
"Hmm?!"
Aokiji, who had been about to charge forward to intercept Meiser, visibly paused before nodding: "Understood."
With that, the man glanced up at Sengoku on the elevated platform, his eyes filled with confusion.
What could this summons be about at such a time...?
Baffled, Aokiji quickly headed toward the execution platform.
"No admirals coming to stop me?" Meiser raised an eyebrow. "Are they looking down on me?"
In that case... they only had themselves to blame!!
Just then, a large group of Marines charged toward Meiser, their eyes gleaming with murderous intent.
"Don't let him near the execution platform, or he might use ninjutsu to take Fire Fist Ace away!"
"Attack! Kill the Blood-Eyed Ninja!"
"Slaughter him!!"
"Charge!!"
The Marines roared before surging toward Meiser like a tidal wave.
"Coming at me with such numbers?" Meiser grinned. "Interesting."
It seemed these guys didn't believe he had the strength to face an admiral.
Hmm, probably because Sengoku hadn't had time to inform them about his Undying Body.
After chuckling, Meiser turned to Luffy beside him: "Luffy, you guys go ahead. I'll handle these clowns."
"Got it!"
Without hesitation, Luffy accepted Meiser's suggestion and immediately led his group away.
Watching them leave, Meiser turned his gaze back to the approaching Marines.
Then, step by step, Meiser began moving—faster and faster until he was sprinting!!
Seeing Meiser charging toward them without fear, some Marines faltered: "He's actually charging at us... Could he really be admiral-level...?"
"Don't be ridiculous! No way this punk can match an admiral!" a Marine rear admiral snapped.
Marine admirals were monsters—beings capable of annihilating entire nations single-handedly.
This brat only had a 400 million berry bounty. How could he possibly compare to an admiral?
There was absolutely no way he possessed that kind of strength!
The other Marines fell silent before rallying: "Rear Admiral Ekas is right!"
"Let's take him down together!"
"Charge!!"
Watching the Marines screaming as they rushed him, Meiser smirked. "Interesting."
In the next instant, Meiser's speed skyrocketed. In the blink of an eye, he was amidst the crowd.
"Armament - Super Strength Fist!!"
A Haki-infused strike smashed toward a Marine commodore!
Sensing lethal danger, the Marine commodore immediately activated his strongest defense.
"Iron Body - Steel!!!"
"Too slow~!"
With the activation of his ability, his body rapidly hardened, becoming as tough as steel!
The next moment...
"BAM!!!"
A fist imbued with Haki slammed fiercely into his abdomen, instantly shattering his Iron Body defense and breaking all his ribs!
"ARGH!!"
After a scream of agony, the man was sent flying like a cannonball, plowing through an entire row of Marines behind him!
"BOOM!!"
After soaring through the air, he crashed onto the icy surface, spitting blood before losing consciousness.
"Commander Tad!!"
Seeing their comrade taken down, the Marines' eyes burned with fury.
"You Marines are really something," Meiser said, shaking his wrist. "Why do you all love using Iron Body so much?"
Despite its name, the actual defensive power of Iron Body was mediocre at best—far inferior to Haki.
He truly couldn't understand why these Marines were so fond of it.
Ignoring Meiser's question, the Marines charged at him with weapons drawn.
"Attack! Kill him!"
Seeing this, Meiser wasted no more words and immediately rushed forward to engage.
"Whoosh~"
"BAM!!"
Dodging a slash with a sidestep, Meiser countered with a punch that sent the ambushing Marine flying.
Then, with a backflip, he evaded several sword strikes, kicking away multiple Marines the moment he landed.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Meiser pushed off again, his fist sending several more Marines soaring.
Like a dancer, Meiser weaved through the Marine ranks, sending bodies flying every second.
Just then, a Marine lunged from Meiser's blind spot, managing to grab hold of him.
"Got you!"
The Marine's eyes lit up with triumph as he seized his enemy.
Then, he declared, "Pirate, I've eaten—"
Before he could finish, he realized something horrifying.
Why hadn't his ability activated?
"You thought I didn't notice you?" Meiser sneered. "How naive!"
"Dammit, why isn't my ability working?" the Marine panicked.
"Have you never heard of Haki?"
"H... Haki?"
The Marine paled—he'd completely forgotten about that.
Dammit, I'm dead!
As Meiser's Haki-coated fist closed in on his face, despair filled the Marine's eyes.
The next moment...
"BAM!!"
The fist struck his head with brutal force, sending him flying.
"Whoosh!"
"BOOM!!"
Another group of Marines was taken down.
"Forward! Don't retreat!" a Marine roared.
"Oorah!"
Facing the fearless Marines, Meiser showed no mercy, felling several with every strike.
In no time, more than half of the Marines sent to capture him had been defeated.
"Damn it, why is this guy so agile?" a Marine panted angrily.
For a moment, he felt as though they weren't fighting a warrior—but a dancer.
However... this dance required them to pay with their lives to participate!
At that moment, Rear Admiral Ekas charged toward Meiser, roaring as he swung his blade down.
"Die, pirate!"
"Clang!"
"What...?!"
Seeing Meiser effortlessly block his weapon with a reverse grip, Rear Admiral Ekas' pupils visibly contracted.
Even from this angle of ambush, his opponent could still react.
Could it be... that his Observation Haki was also incredibly powerful?!
Thinking this, Rear Admiral Ekas attempted to retreat.
But before he could move, Meiser seized him by the throat and lifted him into the air.
Watching the struggling rear admiral trying to break free, Meiser coldly asked, "Do you wish to dance too?!"
"Cough—"
Staring into Meiser's icy eyes, Rear Admiral Ekas desperately tried to speak, but the crushing grip on his throat rendered him speechless.
"Bastard, let go of Rear Admiral Ekas!" some Marines shouted angrily.
They then rushed forward, intending to rescue their comrade.
Seeing this, Meiser smirked. "Very well... then I'll return him to you!"
As he spoke, his Sharingan spun, forcibly controlling the rear admiral with the Pupil Power of his Mangekyō Sharingan!
He then hurled the man back into the crowd.
"Thud—"
Several Marines caught Rear Admiral Ekas, skidding backward before coming to a stop.
"Rear Admiral Ekas, we—"
"Guh!"
"What...?!"
The Marine's eyes widened in disbelief as Rear Admiral Ekas impaled him with his sword.
Why would he attack him?
Weren't they... on the same side?
After coughing up blood, the Marine collapsed lifelessly to the ground.
Watching Rear Admiral Ekas charge toward his other comrades, the dying Marine's eyes filled with confusion before he lost consciousness.
"Ahhh!!"
"Rear Admiral Ekas, why?!"
"Stop! We're allies!"
"Agh!"
Faced with this situation, the remaining Marines were overwhelmed, unsure how to respond.
Seeing the Marines no longer attacking him, Meiser taunted, "Giving up already?"
"In that case, let Rear Admiral Ekas deal with you instead!!"
With that, he commanded the rear admiral to attack the Marines before turning away and dashing toward Luffy's location.
The pirates who witnessed this were utterly stunned.
"This guy is that strong?" one pirate gulped. "No wonder he dared to say those things."
"Did you notice? He didn't even use Ninjutsu!"
"True," another pirate nodded. "I never expected his close combat skills to be this formidable."
"More importantly, why did that Marine suddenly turn on his own men?"
"No idea, but it works in our favor, right?"
"Who cares? Let's charge toward the execution platform together!"
"Whoo!!"
The pirates exchanged glances before following Meiser's lead, charging toward the distant Marines!
"Charge! Kill these Marines!"
"Ooooh!!"
Meanwhile, in the highest authority chamber of the Holy Land, the Five Elders were observing the events of the Summit War.
"Is this his hypnosis ability?" Saint Nusjuro frowned. "To instantly control a Marine Rear Admiral..."
This hypnosis ability was terrifying!
If this man intended to threaten the Holy Land, the losses would be catastrophic!
At this thought, Saint Nusjuro's expression darkened.
"It seems we've all underestimated him," Saint Saturn remarked. "I even suspect he could control a Vice Admiral."
The others' expressions shifted immediately at these words.
"A Vice Admiral...?" Saint Warcury pondered for a moment before asking, "Is that possible?"
Though there was only one rank difference between a Rear Admiral and a Vice Admiral, the gap in strength was significant.
Whether in Haki or willpower, Vice Admirals far surpassed Rear Admirals.
So... he doubted the likelihood.
"Whether it's possible remains to be seen," Saint Shepherd said.
"True enough."
The others nodded in agreement.
"Regardless, the fact remains that he can control Marine Rear Admirals," Saint Mars stated. "We must remain vigilant!"
"Why not just have him die at Marine Headquarters?"
"You make it sound so simple."
Saint Mars shot Saint Saturn an exasperated look. "Have you forgotten this boy has an Undying Body?"
"Do you really think the Marines stand a chance against him under these circumstances?"
The Whitebeard Pirates weren't to be trifled with!
If all three Marine Admirals were to attack the Blood-Eyed Ninja simultaneously, Whitebeard would undoubtedly intervene.
As for Sengoku and Garp...
Garp was unreliable, and Sengoku?
He had to oversee the entire battlefield—he couldn't act recklessly.
So... it was highly likely they wouldn't be able to keep this boy here.
"An Undying Body... That is indeed a troublesome issue," Saint Shepherd frowned.
Fortunately, the boy showed no intention of targeting the Holy Land, or they would suffer heavy losses.
But since he'd killed a Celestial Dragon, who's to say he wouldn't turn against us? Saint Shepherd thought grimly.
As a disturbing possibility crossed his mind, his expression darkened further.
"Then... should we deploy the God's Knights?" Saint Saturn suggested.
Mobilizing that force should be enough to capture this boy with his suspected Undying Body.
After all... they too possessed Undying Bodies!
If several God's Knights with Undying Bodies were dispatched, even the Blood-Eyed Ninja with similar powers would be subdued!
"No, I disagree," Saint Nusjuro shook his head. "The God's Knights shouldn't be exposed on such a battlefield."
"Absolutely correct," Saint Warcury nodded in agreement. "The God's Knights are our Celestial Dragons' secret weapon - they must never be exposed to public view."
"Moreover..." he continued, "...with someone like Whitebeard who possesses supreme Haki present, deploying the God's Knights would be inadvisable."
Although these individuals had received Imu's blessing and obtained Undying Bodies...
If one mastered the supreme Conqueror's Haki, they could still be completely countered.
This was precisely why they rarely engaged in battles against top-tier fighters - they could truly be killed!
Saint Saturn fell silent for a moment before nodding. "You make a valid point."
Though Whitebeard was already quite advanced in years, who knew if he could still use Advanced Conqueror's Haki Infusion?
If possible, sending the God's Knights might indeed result in their deaths there - an unacceptable outcome.
"Let the Marines try first," Saint Mars suggested. "It would be ideal if the Marines could capture or eliminate that boy on this battlefield."
"If they fail..." Here Saint Mars paused, his eyes turning cold. "...then after this war concludes, we'll dispatch CPO to track that fellow down."
"Afterwards... we'll send the God's Knights to capture him!"
Without top-tier Haki users like Whitebeard present, the God's Knights would be invincible!
Even if that boy possessed an Undying Body, he still wouldn't escape his fate of being captured!
The others remained silent for a moment before nodding. "Seconded!"
"Then it's settled," Saint Mars declared.
For now, it depended on whether the Marines could get the job done.
With this thought, Saint Mars turned his gaze to the live battlefield feed.
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