"Boss, as you expected, Kaido has indeed taken action. Judging from his actions, he's preparing to take Whitebeard's territory in one fell swoop."
Listening to his subordinate's report, Shanks' expression was very solemn. Among the Four Emperor pirate crews, Shanks and Whitebeard had a long-standing friendship, and he was even good friends with Akira, so he was naturally closer to the Whitebeard Pirates than the other two Four Emperors.
Now that the Whitebeard Pirates and Navy Headquarters were at war, when he learned that Kaido was going to attack Whitebeard's territory, he naturally couldn't stand idly by. He said in a deep voice, "I owe the Whitebeard Pirates a favor from back then.
I must repay it this time. Immediately gather the troops and head to the Whitebeard Pirates' territory. We must stop Kaido's actions."
Shanks' attitude was very firm, because this wasn't just a personal matter. Once Kaido really entered Whitebeard's territory, it would inevitably cause a shock in the New World, which would be extremely detrimental to the others. So, whether it was for the Whitebeard Pirates or for the peace of the New World, he couldn't sit idly by.
The Beasts Pirates took action, and the Red-Haired Pirates also took action. These two great Four Emperor pirate crews were bound to have a clash. This clash would determine the future fate of the New World. Although it couldn't compare to the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and Navy Headquarters, it was also a crucial clash.
...
The pirate crews under Whitebeard saw that the surface of the sea had been frozen. They were stunned at first, but quickly reacted. The pirate ships couldn't advance, but the frozen surface of the sea had become a good foothold, allowing people to directly rush into the bay.
"Kill! Go save Ace!"
"That's right, brothers! Charge! I'm so excited that I'm about to burn up!"
...
The pirates under Whitebeard all jumped off the ships and rushed into the bay. Although only 43 pirate crews under Whitebeard had come, these pirate crews were all famous pirate crews in the New World. They were all battle-hardened pirates with extremely rich combat experience, so they didn't need Whitebeard's orders at all. These people directly and orderly attacked.
Seeing that both the Navy and the pirates had taken action through the live broadcast, all the viewers revealed excited expressions. These viewers were the most strange and contradictory group of people. They were both worried that the war between these two sides would lead to world chaos, but they also yearned to see this strongest battle, because this was a war that might only happen once in a century.
"It's started! Haha, it's finally started! The Whitebeard Pirates versus Navy Headquarters and the Shichibukai. Which side is stronger and can achieve the final victory?"
"It's really exciting! It's already so intense at the beginning. It will definitely be even more exciting next! I can't wait!"
"The Whitebeard Pirates have come out in full force, and Navy Headquarters is also fully prepared for battle. Pirates and the Navy, who will be able to rule this sea? Perhaps we will be able to see the outcome through this battle."
"I think the Navy will definitely win, because the Navy represents justice, so all pirates deserve to die."
"Hmph, that's hard to say. Whitebeard is a legendary pirate and isn't so easy to defeat."
"Regardless of who wins or loses, the world situation will definitely undergo a huge change after this battle."
"..."
The Whitebeard Pirates, as well as the 43 pirate crews under their command, numbered more than 10,000 people. More importantly, all the pirates who came to Navy Headquarters were the most elite pirate crews within the Whitebeard Pirates' sphere of influence.
Each of them was a strong person who could be worth ten ordinary soldiers. So, although they were fewer in number than Navy Headquarters, their combat power wasn't much worse.
"Marco, have you arranged it?" At the time when the war broke out, Whitebeard suddenly asked Marco.
Marco nodded and said, "It's already arranged. It's Thatch leading the people. He has a very good relationship with Akira, and he also understands the Navy. Moreover, his ability can reach many places that we can't go, so letting him find Akira is the best choice."
Whitebeard nodded. Blackbeard had secretly ambushed Thatch in order to steal the Dark-Dark Fruit, causing Thatch to lose an arm, weakening Thatch's combat power a lot. However, because of the Snow-Snow Fruit, Thatch's strength in swordsmanship had weakened, but other aspects hadn't weakened much. Moreover, as a Logia-type ability user, letting him go to Navy Headquarters to find people was indeed a very good choice.
The great battle between Navy Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates officially began. The division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates also joined the battlefield, and the vice admirals of Navy Headquarters were the same. Right now, it was just that the strongest combat power of both sides hadn't taken action yet. Basically, everyone else had joined the battlefield.
Ace on the execution platform was looking at this scene, his mood was very complicated. His heart was filled with excitement, but also with incomparable self-reproach. The Whitebeard Pirates had started this war because of him. He didn't want his comrades to die because of him, but he didn't know what to do.
Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, at the location of the Shichibukai, Mihawk suddenly walked out of the group and came to the top of the wall. His movement immediately attracted the attention of many people. The closest ones were naturally the other Shichibukai.
"Dracule Mihawk!"
The Navy soldiers below shouted in alarm when they saw Mihawk move. This was the world's strongest swordsman.
The high-ranking Navy officials were also looking at Mihawk in surprise, because although Mihawk bore the title of Shichibukai, he never listened to the Navy's orders. Calling Mihawk over this time, they didn't actually expect him to really fight hard for the Navy. They just hoped that he could help Navy Headquarters at the appropriate time.
But no one had thought that Mihawk would actually prepare to take action just as the battle had just begun. This was really a bit strange.
Doflamingo asked Mihawk in surprise, "What's wrong, Mihawk? Are you preparing to go now?"
Mihawk said faintly, "I'm just going to try it out and see how big the gap is between me and the world's strongest man."
Mihawk had never thought that he would be Whitebeard's opponent. Back then, even when fighting Vista, he had spent a lot of effort to win. He wasn't arrogant enough to be able to defeat Whitebeard.
Rambo was also looking at Mihawk with sharp eyes. Ever since losing to Mihawk four years ago, he had been working hard. It's just that for various reasons, he hadn't gone to challenge Mihawk again. So, now that he had the opportunity to see Mihawk's power, he was also very expectant.
Hancock looked at Mihawk, her eyes full of displeasure. Back then, Akira had been taken advantage of by the Navy and captured in Impel Down because of his battle with Mihawk, so she only had hatred for Mihawk. If it wasn't because she wasn't confident in defeating Mihawk, with her arrogant personality, she would have already taken action.
Navy Captain Smoker, seeing the sword in Mihawk's hand, asked Tashigi, who was beside him, in confusion, "Is that the legendary Black Blade?"
Seeing Mihawk's sword, Tashigi's eyes suddenly emitted a different kind of brilliance. She said slowly, "To be precise, it's Black Blade Yoru, one of the only 12 Supreme Grade Swords in the world. That pitch-black blade has a chaotic blade pattern, a heavy flower clove pattern. Only the world's strongest swordsman is worthy of the world's famous sword."
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Mihawk held the Black Blade with both hands, aimed at the location where Whitebeard was, and slashed down hard. In an instant, a blue blade of light radiated from the Black Blade, and then quickly grew larger, turning into an incomparably terrifying giant blade of light, passing through countless crowds and rapidly slashing towards Whitebeard.
This terrifying blade of light carried a world-destroying aura, flying quickly towards Whitebeard. Wherever it passed, countless Navy soldiers and pirates were miserably sent flying out. Soon, the blade of light arrived in front of Whitebeard.
"Pops!"
Seeing that Mihawk was actually attacking Whitebeard, the pirates under Whitebeard all shouted nervously. The world's strongest swordsman wasn't just a title. At least for ordinary pirates, Mihawk was definitely a very terrifying existence that could threaten Whitebeard.
Facing Mihawk's terrifying slash, Whitebeard didn't even frown, just standing calmly at the bow of the ship and watching.
"Boom!"
With a loud booming sound, the terrifying slash of light arrived in front of the Moby Dick, making a deafening sound. But it didn't attack Whitebeard. Instead, it was blocked when it was below Whitebeard. Then, a roar was heard, and that terrifying blade of light was actually lifted up and thrown into the air. The blade of light seemed to have split even the sky, which was extremely shocking.
Everyone was looking at this scene in horror. Mihawk's slash was really too terrifying. Because he wanted to attack Whitebeard, he had used all his strength. But even so, this slash hadn't reached Whitebeard's front and was blocked. The person who had blocked Mihawk's slash was none other than the 3rd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Diamond Jozu.
Jozu used his Devil Fruit ability to turn himself into a diamond, possessing incredibly terrifying defensive power, taking Mihawk's slash, and then transferring Mihawk's slash into the air.
"It's blocked! The world's greatest slash has actually been blocked! Who exactly? Who blocked this attack?"
Many people widened their eyes, wanting to see who had blocked Mihawk's slash. When they saw Jozu, who was completely transparent, like a diamond man, they exclaimed, "It's the Whitebeard Pirates' 3rd Division Commander, Diamond Jozu."
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