As the new battle formation took shape, the entire battlefield instantly entered a state of high tension.
Just waiting for an order, the most intense all-out war would completely erupt.
Just then, Whitebeard's voice suddenly rang out from behind Luffy.
"Kid! Are you Ace's brother?"
Luffy turned to look at Whitebeard and nodded.
"Yes! I am!"
Seeing Luffy with his own eyes, Whitebeard couldn't help but smile.
From Luffy, he saw the Haki and confidence that only top-tier powerhouses possessed.
"That Straw Hat of yours looks familiar!"
Whitebeard suddenly focused his attention on Luffy's Straw Hat and said this.
Luffy responded truthfully upon hearing this.
"Shanks gave this to me!"
Upon hearing this reply, Whitebeard's eyes lit up.
He thought to himself.
"As expected, it's Roger's Straw Hat?!"
Roger's figure suddenly appeared in his mind, along with words Roger had once said to him, making Whitebeard feel a certain expectation for Luffy at this moment.
He asked Luffy very seriously.
"Kid! Can you rescue Ace from Sengoku's hands?"
Luffy's gaze was firm, and he confidently uttered two words.
"Of course!"
Seeing Luffy's performance, Whitebeard smiled again, his eyes filled with appreciation.
He suddenly gripped 叢云切 in his hand and, with all his might, said to everyone.
"Everyone!"
"From now on, fully cover Straw Hat!"
Upon hearing Whitebeard's command, the pirates around him felt strange and puzzled.
"Cover Ace's brother?"
"Why?"
While they were confused, Whitebeard had already gripped 叢云切 in his hand and began to gather power.
A white halo quickly appeared on it.
He aimed at the closest group of Marine, gritting his teeth, and thought to himself.
"Kid! Just try it!"
"If you are truly the one who inherited the Will of D, then let me see it!"
"Let me see…"
"If you are the person Roger has been waiting for!"
As the voice in his heart faded, Whitebeard's great sword in his hand swung out fiercely.
Boom!
An incredibly powerful shockwave blasted out, instantly knocking down a large number of Marine.
The nearby pirates, seeing that Whitebeard had started to act, no longer hesitated.
They spontaneously charged towards the Marine on both sides, intercepting the Marine coming from the flanks for the Straw Hat.
"Follow the old man's order, cover the Straw Hat!"
"Just advance, Straw Hat! We'll hold off the nearby Marine for you."
"Go! Ace's brother! Rescue Ace!"
Amidst passionate shouts, the true war finally began.
The surrounding Marine swarmed forward, instantly engaging in battle with the charging pirates.
At this moment, Luffy also no longer hesitated, his gaze fixed on the execution platform directly ahead, and he said to the Straw Hat beside him.
"Let's go!"
Everyone responded in unison with an "Oh!"
And followed Luffy's footsteps, charging together towards the highest execution platform.
Seeing the pirates launch their biggest offensive wave, Sengoku immediately became extremely serious, rolled up his sleeves, and gritted his teeth as he said to Garp, who had arrived on the execution platform and was standing on Ace's other side.
"Garp, it seems we can no longer stand by and do nothing!"
Garp did not respond, but kept staring intently at Luffy's figure, his eyes filled with hesitation and struggle.
He looked pained, gritting his teeth and struggling.
"Why?"
"Why won't you listen to me?"
"What should I do?"
Ace and Sengoku, who were right beside Garp, both heard his voice.
They both turned their heads at the same time to look.
When they saw Garp's pained expression, they were both startled.
This legendary Marine hero showed a vulnerable side for the first time.
Ace's eyes held concern and worry, and he murmured.
"Stinky old man…"
Sengoku, however, frowned even more tightly, gritting his teeth and saying in a deep voice.
"Garp! Don't forget your identity."
"We absolutely cannot lose this battle!"
"Do you want to see the Marine trampled underfoot by pirates, letting this world be taken over by pirates?"
Sengoku's words were like a sharp thorn, piercing Garp's heart and making him tremble internally.
The Marine was his lifelong reliance and belief; he could not stand by and watch the Marine be trampled underfoot by pirates.
This war could be said to concern the future of the Marine; they truly could not afford to lose!
With this reminder, Garp's eyes visibly firmed up.
He took a deep breath, nodded, and said in a deep voice.
"I understand!"
Sengoku, seeing that Garp seemed to have regained his composure, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he focused his attention on the battlefield below.
Watching Luffy and the Straw Hat rapidly rushing towards the execution platform, Sengoku loudly ordered all the Marine in front of him.
"Don't let Straw Hat get away!"
"He is also a future 'Harmful Factor'!"
"This sworn brother who grew up with Ace since childhood."
"He is actually…"
"The biological son of Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the entire scene, including the whole world, was once again in an uproar.
Countless Marine and pirates who were fighting exclaimed in surprise.
"What?! Ace's brother is actually…"
"Straw Hat is actually the son of the Revolutionary Army leader!"
"It seems Straw Hat is also a sinner who inherited an extremely evil bloodline!"
"Charge! Kill Straw Hat!"
"Go! Cover Ace's brother!"
The Marine and pirates instantly became even more frenzied because of this news, both igniting a stronger fighting spirit.
At this time, Luffy and his group also began to face interception from the high-level Marine combatants directly in front of them.
The first to attack them were several Giant Race Vice Admirals blocking the very front of the execution platform.
"This is as far as you go, Straw Hat!"
"Dragon's son, die here!"
"Oh ah ah ah…"
Several Giant Race Vice Admirals roared with powerful momentum, then simultaneously raised their huge weapons and swung them towards Luffy.
Seeing the extremely conspicuous Giant Race in the battlefield make their move, nearby Marine immediately had their attention drawn.
"It's the Giant Race Vice Admirals!"
"The Giant Race are born warriors, and these Vice Admirals are among the elites. With them here, the Straw Hat won't be able to break through so easily."
"That's right! Their strength combined with Haki isn't something that can be easily stopped."
However, just as these Marine were boasting about the Giant Race Vice Admirals, they suddenly saw arms drilling out of the surrounding ground.
The arms were densely packed, as if rapidly growing and merging.
In a flash, they formed over a dozen arms comparable in size to an entire Giant's body.
This scene stunned everyone nearby.
"What is this?"
"Arms… arms? Why are they so big?"
"Is it a Devil Fruit ability?"
"So hard! Can't cut through it at all!"
"It can't even be penetrated by bullets, what kind of terrifying defense is this?"
The moment these arms appeared, due to their massive size, they immediately attracted the encirclement of countless surrounding Marine.
However, what shocked these people was that their bullets and slashes simply couldn't break through the defense.
And what further elevated these people's shock was that the attacks of those few Giant Race Vice Admirals all stopped halfway through their swings.
Looking closely, one could see that giant-sized arms, as thick as a Giant Race's arm, had grown on each of them.
Furthermore, these arms tightly restrained their joints, making them unable to move.
The several Giant Race Vice Admirals realized the danger and instinctively used Armament Haki to protect their joints, and exerted all their strength, intending to break free from the restraints.
However, at this moment, the giant arms that had grown around them simultaneously clenched into fists and swung violently towards them.
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
A series of violent roars erupted, and several Giant Vice Admirals who had just appeared were simultaneously sent flying, soaring towards the densest concentration of Marines, knocking down a large number of them.
"It's the Straw Hat's 'Devil Child,' Nico Robin!"
At this moment, someone finally noticed the person responsible for this action.
Immediately, countless people looked towards Robin, letting out gasps of surprise.
"She actually sent several Giant Vice Admirals flying at once!"
"Everyone, be careful, this woman is very strong!"
"You must use Haki or powerful abilities to attack those arms; ordinary attacks won't even scratch them!"
Amidst the exclamations, some Marines who had mastered Haki or possessed special powerful skills intended to rush towards the giant arms and attack them.
However, at this moment, those arms simultaneously vanished, leaving them swinging at empty air.
On a battlefield like this, the larger the target, the easier it is to be surrounded.
So Robin only used her ability when necessary, then immediately deactivated it.
Then, she said to Luffy,
"Leave them to me!"
Although she had just sent several Vice Admirals flying, such an attack certainly wouldn't incapacitate them.
So she volunteered, deciding to stay and deal with these Giant Vice Admirals.
Luffy nodded at her upon hearing this, saying,
"Be careful!"
Then, he turned to Bonney and Brook and said,
"Bonney, Brook, you two cover Robin!"
Even though there were Whitebeard Pirates around, the number of Marines was simply too overwhelming.
If Robin were to fully intercept several Giant Race Vice Admirals, she would definitely need someone to cover her from Marines who might slip through.
Receiving Luffy's command, the few of them nodded in unison.
"Leave it to us!"
Robin and the other two stopped here.
Meanwhile, Luffy and the rest continued forward without stopping.
Soon after they continued forward, a series of explosions and wails suddenly erupted from both sides.
"They're here again! It's the Government's artificial weapons, Pacifista!"
"Damn it! There are too many of these Pacifista! There are over 50 of them."
"Not good! Their attack power is too strong, we can't hold them back!"
Boom!
Suddenly, an explosion occurred near the Straw Hat.
Looking in that direction, they saw a Pacifista had already broken through the Whitebeard Pirates' defenses on both sides and launched an attack on them.
And as they saw this Pacifista, several more Pacifista also broke through the defenses and rushed towards them.
"Target the Straw Hat, stop them!"
It was Sentomaru who spoke, having broken through with the Pacifista.
"Leave it to me!"
Without Luffy needing to say more, Franky eagerly charged forward.
His eyes gleamed with excitement as he said enthusiastically,
"I'm very interested in their lasers."
"Maybe I can integrate this weapon into my body!"
With that, he suddenly removed the skin glove from his right hand, revealing the steel fist underneath.
As he clenched his fist, Armament Haki covered it, and he swung it with all his might at the first Pacifista that charged at him.
"Strong Hammer!"
Boom!
A loud bang.
The Pacifista was instantly sent crashing into the ground by Franky's punch, creating a huge crater.
He already possessed the strength to fight Pacifista alone back on Sabaody Archipelago.
After Luffy's special training and the added boost of Haki, he scrapped this Pacifista with a single blow.
Then, he immediately activated his ability, beginning to disassemble and fuse the metal and weapon modules within the Pacifista's body.
Seeing Franky's hand transform into a mysterious dark purple, and this dark purple spreading into the Pacifista's body, completely covering it,
It immediately attracted the attention of some people nearby.
"What is he doing?"
"Is that a Devil Fruit ability?"
While some were puzzled, Sengoku, who was always at the highest point, suddenly widened his pupils the moment he saw Franky use his ability, subconsciously exclaiming,
"That ability..."
Garp, beside him, also had a look of shock in his eyes, exclaiming in surprise,
"There's no mistake!"
"That's Bullet's Combine Fruit ability!"
"It seems he took that ability from Bullet!"
No sooner had Garp finished speaking than Sengoku suddenly shouted orders to the numerous Marines below.
"Quick, stop that iron man!"
"Don't let him activate his ability!"
"He's combining with the Pacifista."
Sengoku and Garp, being from the same era as Bullet, were all too familiar with Bullet's ability.
And Sengoku immediately determined Franky's intention to combine with the Pacifista's ability.
Upon hearing Sengoku's words, the surrounding Marines immediately exclaimed in unison,
"No way?! He can actually combine with a human weapon?"
"He's already strong enough; if he combines with a Pacifista, that would be too terrifying!"
"We absolutely cannot let him succeed in combining, stop him quickly!"
Immediately, countless guns and cannons aimed at Franky, blasting at him.
And Sentomaru immediately commanded the several Pacifista who had broken through nearby, making them aim their lasers at Franky.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh..."
Just then, an extremely high-pitched beastly roar suddenly echoed through the battlefield.
Countless people looked in the direction of the sound.
They saw a giant deer-shaped monster, comparable to a Giant Race, suddenly appear on the battlefield.
The monster roared and bellowed.
Then, it surprisingly spoke in human language.
"Franky, I'm here to help you!"
Just as people were shocked that the monster could speak,
They were even more shocked to see the monster suddenly flash.
The next moment, it appeared in front of those Pacifista and Sentomaru.
"How is that possible?!"
Sentomaru subconsciously widened his eyes, exclaiming in disbelief.
Then he saw the giant deer Chopper clench his fist and sweep, sending all those Pacifista flying.
At the same time, he attacked Sentomaru again.
Sentomaru retreated, dodging Chopper's attack, while exclaiming in disbelief,
"You guy..."
"You weren't this fast just a few days ago!"
Chopper's mouth curved into a smirk upon hearing this, his eyes filled with smugness, as he spoke in that beastly voice,
"I'm not the same as before!"
"Now... I am a true monster!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh..."
Roaring excitedly again, Chopper launched a storm of attacks at Sentomaru.
As for Franky, he himself was an iron man, so ordinary Bullets couldn't harm him at all.
Moreover, he had mastered Haki, and under the defense of Armament Haki, he was invulnerable to blades and guns, and even ordinary cannonballs couldn't break through his defense.
After a barrage of gunfire, Franky's ability suddenly deactivated.
However, the moment his hand returned to normal,
People were incredibly shocked to see.
In his palm, there appeared a laser cannon identical to that of a Pacifista.
It was currently flashing with a dazzling yellow light, aimed at a large wave of Marines in front.
Boom!
A laser beam suddenly shot out from Franky's palm, causing a violent explosion in the crowd, instantly wiping out a large number of Marines.
Seeing that he had successfully combined, Franky laughed excitedly.
"Wahahahahaha..."
"This ability is really good!"
"And the metal of this Pacifista is much harder than ordinary metal."
"It seems I can achieve an evolution on this battlefield!"