Boom!
Ryokugyu's entire body was blown backward, crashing into the cabin of a warship like a cannonball, triggering a violent explosion!
"Aramaki!"
Akainu was taken aback, then immediately turned around and roared angrily, "Who gave you the permission to act on your own!"
He could choose to fight Whitebeard alone first, but that was with the confidence of not being at a disadvantage.
And Ryokugyu's strength, after all, was slightly inferior. Getting blown away in just one encounter was a disgrace to the Navy!
This guy...
In other respects, he suits his taste, but his temperament is just too careless, without even a shred of military discipline!
Just as Akainu finished speaking, Ryokugyu, who had been blasted into the warship below, suddenly broke through the wall and leapt back up, stepping on vines.
On his face, from his left ear all the way to his shoulder, a giant crack had opened up, revealing wooden textures inside.
But with one deep breath from Ryokugyu, these cracks immediately healed with a series of crackling sounds.
"Hiss, that really hurt..."
Ryokugyu wiped away the blood and grinned wickedly, "I didn't quite expect the force to be this strong. Truly worthy of the monster once known as 'The World's Strongest Man'. But, Senior Sakazuki, there's no need to worry about me. This level of injury can't take me down!"
The Woods-Woods Fruit bestowed his formidable healing powers, not to be underestimated!
Especially under the blazing sun at noon!
It's really impossible to reason with this guy...
Akainu frowned, said no more, and after giving Ryokugyu a look, the two separated, moving in different directions to widen the battle line, and in the next instant, they simultaneously attacked with tacit understanding!
"Inugami Guren!"
"Wood-Wood: Strangling Vines!"
The giant lava dog and countless Haki-entwined vines wove a net, attacking Whitebeard from the left and right!
"Gurarara! Both coming at me together? Now that's more like it!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, thrusting Murakumogiri into the deck, his arm muscles twisting as he punched out with both fists toward the incoming assaults!
Boom! Boom!
The power of the Quake-Quake Fruit brutally collided with magma and forest!
A terrifying shockwave swept through the area, tearing a massive abyss into the sea's surface, even scattering the clouds in the sky!
"Marco!"
Whitebeard shouted sharply.
"Got it, Pops!"
Marco, in his Phoenix form, transformed into a blue flaming bird, soared into the sky, and laughed as he charged toward the Navy fleet, "It's time, brothers! Both Navy Grand Admirals are held up by Pops, so it's our turn to crush the Navy!"
"We're coming!"
"Wait for us, Marco!"
The captains on the Moby Dick had been unable to hold back any longer and immediately leaped off the deck!
Dozens of imposing figures streaked across the sea like meteors, charging straight at the Navy fleet!
"That's... the First Division Captain, Marco the Phoenix!"
"And the Fifth Division Captain, Flower Sword Vista!"
"I see Diamond Jozu too!"
"Damn, just the captains with bounties in the billions of Berries are this many. The rest aren't to be underestimated either!"
On the side of the Navy fleet, the Marines couldn't help but fall into chaos.
Even though they were elites, many were young and had never participated in such a massive scene, let alone seen so many world-renowned great pirates at once!
"What's there to panic about!"
Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Doberman yelled sternly, "Only a dozen of them are charging at us, are you scared already? Don't forget, we have over fifty thousand troops!"
"Yeah, that's right!"
"Nothing to worry about, everyone, charge with me, let's surround those pirates!"
"Surround, huh?"
High in the sky, Marco seemed to hear this and smiled, "That's correct, but unfortunately, it's us who are surrounding you."
Hmm?
Doberman's expression changed as if realizing something, and he glanced into the distance.
Sure enough!
Unnoticed until now, all around the sea's horizon, tiny black dots appeared and quickly enlarged in view.
At a glance, there were a whopping forty-three pirate ships of various shapes, speeding toward them!
"Pops! We're here!"
"Squad here, the Maelstrom Spider Pirate Gang has come to support!"
"Rawr, Little Oars is here with the whole crew too!"
"Wahaha, how could we miss out!"
Forty-three captains, standing on the heads of their respective ships, shouted loudly, and each ship was packed with crew.
They surrounded from all directions, disembarking onto the wooden ground created by Ryokugyu, weapons drawn as they charged in with shouts.
Their aggressive momentum quickly reversed the encirclement on the Navy fleet.
In total troop strength, they also number in the tens of thousands, no less than the side of Navy Headquarters!
"It's the subordinate pirate gangs under Whitebeard!"
Doberman stood on the shaking warship, his expression grim, "Damn it, they're all here, not a single one missing..."
This wasn't something accomplished in just a couple of days!
This means the intel had been leaked long ago!
Damn, even though this time the Headquarters' actions were quite secretive, even the Seven Warlords of the Sea just found out who the enemies were. Why...
"It's your turn now, Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
Doberman turned around and yelled furiously, "What are you waiting for? Wasn't it agreed that these division captains and those pirate gang captains would be dealt with by you!"
"Hee hee hee hee, what's the rush..."
Amidst eerie laughter, the huge figure of Moonlight Moriah emerged from the shadows,
"Of course, I'll honor the alliance. I just didn't expect that the opponents were the Whitebeard Pirates, huh? Is there also an ancient giant, rumored to be an offspring of Oars... Hey, that guy's corpse is mine, no problem, right?"
"No one's competing with you."
A cold voice rose from the side, as Hawkeye Mihawk, with his broad Black Blade on his back, walked step by step past Moriah to the forefront.
"Dracule Mihawk..."
Midair, Marco had no reaction when he just saw Moriah, but upon seeing Hawkeye, his expression turned serious, and he couldn't help but shout:
"It's really surprising; even someone with your personality got called here!"
"Apologies, this wasn't my intention."
Mihawk replied flatly, then looked at the Radio Snail in his hand, speaking without a hint of emotion:
"Marshal Kong, I don't recall you mentioning on the call that our target was Whitebeard. Now, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"