chsdbacks Chapter 222 The Battle of Marineford, Whitebeard's Golden Age!
Chapter 222 The Battle of Marineford, Whitebeard's Golden Age!
Marineford.
Along the crescent-shaped shoreline, sixty large warships and 120,000 elite troops form a snow-white ring.
Only four of the Seven Warlords of the Sea stood before the formation, like a row of tombstones with distinct styles.
Doflamingo, the Heavenly Demon.
Hawkeye Mihawk.
Tyrant Bear, and...
"You're a Shichibukai?"
Allen looked at the gray-bearded Green Pepper and almost forgot about him.
Green Pepper scratched his head awkwardly: "Haha, the World Government wanted Fire Fist to replace me before, but he was almost eliminated by Blackbeard this time. Crocodile and Moria just mysteriously disappeared."
"It's all luck, just luck!"
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The World Government had long disliked Green Pepper and had wanted to replace him several times.
He even considered re-recruiting Hancock and becoming her ultimate lapdog, but Hancock refused.
The Shichibukai spot that was supposed to be given to Blackbeard was actually Chinjao's, but before that, Moria was arrested by Smoker on trumped-up charges.
What crime did Smoker accuse Moria of? Looting merchant ships.
Are you kidding me?! The privilege of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is legal plunder!
By a twist of fate, Chinjao still arrived with the title of Shichibukai.
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The others...
Jinbe was imprisoned for refusing to fight Whitebeard, and Crocodile was also arrested. Those in the know know where he went.
As a result, there are only five registered Shichibukai at present, and all of them are here except for Blackbeard, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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"Foo woof woof woof... This can't be luck, can it?"
Doflamingo gave a sinister smile, his gaze shifting between Chinjao and Allen: "You have a powerful backer who will clear away any obstacles for you..."
Green Pepper, recalling the rumors she'd recently heard, was deeply moved: "Major General Allen, could it really be that you did this for me...?"
"Are you crazy?"
Allen scoffed, "Just die today, so Old Cai and the others won't have to take bereavement leave."
He turned to Hawkeye: "Do you have some kind of 'join-the-fun' trait? You're everywhere."
"Aren't you one?" Hawkeye retorted mercilessly.
With a slight smile, he said calmly, "This time it won't just be about watching the show... I will definitely take action."
"Whether it's Whitebeard or you, you're both targets I want to challenge!"
Allen nodded, walked up to the bear, and looked it over for a while.
Big Bear pretended that his emotions were about to be erased and showed no reaction.
"A newbie... but he seems pretty strong."
After exchanging greetings, Allen saw the escort ship approaching and walked away.
From beginning to end...
He didn't even glance at Doflamingo, and pretended not to hear what he said.
click -
Doflamingo gritted his teeth, his fists almost crushed.
Damn it... how dare you ignore me like that!!!
No one can ignore me! I'll make you regret this!!!
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"If you're thinking of some kind of revenge plan, I advise you not to do it."
Hawkeye said slowly, his dark golden eyes looking calmly at Doflamingo: "If the number of people continues to decrease, and the World Government abolishes the Seven Warlords system, this rare peace will be gone forever."
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Damn it!! Can't I even think about it?! You even underestimate me like this!!
I'm Doflamingo!!
pop-
Green Pepper patted his shoulder, his smile carrying the kindness of an old man: "Harmony brings wealth. I don't want the system to be abolished either. No ordinary pirate earns as much as the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"Take your hand away!"
Doflamingo's forehead veins throbbed; he really wanted to cut off that hand, but after glancing at Allen not far away, he forcibly suppressed his anger.
"You old codger, you and I are not on the same level!"
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"Alright, alright, you're a pirate one level above me, okay? Don't be angry."
This coaxing tone almost made Doflamingo lose his temper.
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slam-la-
The chains rattled as he walked, and the guards on either side stopped. Ace slowly raised his head.
He was covered in wounds and weak, yet he still managed a smile.
"We meet again, haha... Won't coming here at this time cause you trouble?"
Allen glanced at the escorts and said calmly, "You go ahead, I'll bring him here."
"Rear Admiral Allen..." A marine was about to say something when he was pulled back by another.
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Allen was already a head taller than Ace, and now Ace was hunched over due to weakness, his gaze looking down.
After a moment of silence, Ace spoke first.
"I don't regret my decision, it's just..."
Then, he deliberately lowered his voice.
"I know this will bother you... Could you please kill me now? It's all because of me..."
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Allen reached out and grabbed the chain around Ace's neck, saying indifferently, "Don't take yourself too seriously."
"No matter what happens, don't disturb the stage I've set up."
Allen dragged the chains toward the execution platform, the force with which he pulled the wild dog made Garp on the platform grit his teeth.
"What do you mean by what you've built...?"
Allen did not turn around.
"The weak have no right to know; they should just go with the flow."
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Sengoku was already in position on the execution platform. He glanced at the red mark on Ace's neck, then looked at Garp, whose eyes were red.
"Ahem... Allen, even if you're a criminal, you should still be careful in public..."
He turned to look at where the three generals were, and deliberately left a seat next to them.
"You should sit there. Garp and I will watch over things here."
Peng——
As if in response to Sengoku's words, Allen swung the chain and threw Ace over.
Garp could no longer contain himself. He quickly caught Ace and roared, "This is too much of a spectacle for someone about to be executed!!"
"No……"
Ace shook his head and said with a wry smile, "It's alright, Allen must be angry that I didn't listen to him..."
Allen...Big Brother?
Garp raised an eyebrow, grasping the key point.
Is there any connection between these two? Oh right, they met in Dressrosa!
What happened back then?
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With his brain overloaded, Garp's eyes lit up as he recalled Allen's experience of "infiltrating" the Whitebeard Pirates!
Just as I was about to say something, Allen spoke up.
"Marshal of the Warring States Period, prepare yourselves."
"Um?"
Sengoku frowned and pointed at the soldiers arrayed in formation: "Haven't I made enough preparations? With a numerical advantage of twice that of our troops, even Whitebeard..."
"What if it was Whitebeard in his prime?"
The Warring States period was startled.
"What...what do you mean?"
Allen grinned: "I gave Whitebeard a secret medicine that can cure all ailments except for those caused by aging. It lasts about two hours..."
"Aging has the biggest impact on physical strength. Two hours... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a white-bearded man in his prime."
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Sengoku's pupils constricted sharply, his voice trembling: "Do you know what you're saying...do you know what you've done?!"
"How can you say something like that with a smile if you've never seen Whitebeard in his prime?!"
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"I've never seen it before, so I'm really eager to see it..."
Allen was still laughing, and his madness even terrified Garp.
Snapped--
With his hands clasped together, azure chakra surged and rose wildly, like rising smoke.
Just then—
tumultuous!!
A huge bulge of water rose in the middle of the bay, and the behemoth-like Moby Dick surged out!
The wind stopped.
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The coating on the ship's hull had just broken, and Whitebeard looked at the execution platform through the curtain of water.
Before I could say anything...
roar!!!!!
The seawater surged and coalesced into a wolf's head larger than a giant pirate ship, its mouth open as if to swallow the entire ship!
The white-bearded Murakumo stepped forward and laughed loudly, "Gurarararar!! Kid, your greeting is too noisy!!"
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Allen rushed down from the execution platform without exchanging any pleasantries.
His eyes, like tomoe, swirled and connected into a circle, while an endless sea of fire surged from his mouth, engulfing the entire bay and harbor!
Water and fire are merciless!
Peng!
In an instant, both the overwhelming waves of fire and the colossal beast formed from seawater were shattered!
The smoke dissipated, turning into a sky full of white mist.
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The man stood there with a knife in his hand, his strong presence entering everyone's field of vision with a fierce impact.
Right now,
Everyone clearly realized this.
The world's strongest man, "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate...
They're here!!!