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Chapter 227: The Tide On The Sea Surface, The Time Has Come
"What?"
On the bow of the Marine warship, Commander-in-Chief Kong was holding a phone snail, loudly questioning the person on the other end! "Can you say that again..."
Seemingly startled by the voice of Commander-in-Chief Kong, the subordinate spoke cautiously. "Master... Your Excellency... This is the Sabaody Archipelago Marine Branch. We just discovered the Five Emperors of the New World, and they appeared in Sabaody in a daze. They're popping up from all over the place! And again, no one has ever noticed pirates logging into Sabaody before! And there are no ships of the Five Emperors nearby! But their men have appeared!"
Kong's face returned to calm, but something was wrong with this matter. "Are you sure you didn't find their pirate ships? Make sure there are no Five Emperor ships on the Sabaody Archipelago!"
It was not without reason that the Marine soldier was so sure. After all, the pirate ships of the Five Emperors were very huge, and it was not easy to hide them. Even if they were hidden, they would definitely be discovered!
Kong was silent for a long time before slowly putting down the phone. "Okay! I got it!"
Hanging up the phone snail, Kong couldn't figure out how the Five Emperors had sneaked into Sabaody without making a sound. This was totally impossible! The Marines monitoring the movements of the Five Emperors were all elite troops. Even if they couldn't beat them, they wouldn't let them slip away. It was okay to slip away one or two, but all the Five Emperors appeared in Sabaody, along with the cadres of various pirate groups! How could that be!
Not to mention that it was the elite Marines who were monitoring them, even a blind man would have noticed it. This was impossible! Unless the Five Emperors used some unknown means to leave the New World quietly. If there was such a technology, it would make Kong fearful even more. In this way, no one knew where these people would suddenly appear. If such a group of people suddenly and silently surrounded the Holy Land Mariejois, it would be terrible.
Compared with the threat brought by the gathering of the Five Emperors, Kong felt that this ability of elusiveness was even more terrifying! The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Five Emperors must have mastered some unique way of moving! Otherwise, it was impossible to easily avoid the surveillance team sent by Marine!
Now, Sabaody Archipelago!
The Five Emperors who appeared here swaggered down the street. A mighty group of people were heading towards the sea. Although they were pirates, none of the Marines on the island dared to appear here to stop them. Even the civilians who recognized Whitebeard and the others cheered one after another. Among the civilians, the pirates already had a lot of prestige.
People who saw this image through the light curtain had a strange feeling. Aren't pirates vicious? Why do they start to be happy for the appearance of pirates? It was like seeing a hero. This was the hero effect. A bad person may be hated by everyone, but if he has done a good deed, and after this deed is known, it will cover up many of his crimes. In the eyes of ordinary people, winning the world war was an act of saving the world.
When the Five Emperors and others came to the beach, they had arranged for people to prepare the boats. Yuichi and the others boarded the boats one after another, and immediately rushed towards Hashirama and the others without stopping. Such behavior earned even more points in the eyes of common people!
But Yuichi and the others did not know how they were perceived by those in the audience. Now Yuichi only knew that he was about to face those two men! No! To be precise, it should be about to face Madara in his true heyday!
Madara and Hashirama meeting without fighting? Yuichi didn't believe it. But this battle was not simply Madara trying to prove himself—a shameful act. At the same time, he should also want to get Hashirama's Sage Chakra. Madara's current power was already terrifying. If you added the Sage Chakra, then Madara's power would be... how terrifying!
"Since when did we pirates become so popular?" Whitebeard seemed to be recalling those enthusiastic civilians on the Sabaody Archipelago just now, seeming afraid of them while simultaneously shouting hard to cheer. It had been a long time since he had seen such a warm welcome. And Kaido and Big Mom felt even more uncomfortable! Even Shanks looked uncomfortable.
Their current location was only half an hour away from where Hashirama, Madara, and the others were.
And on the other side...
Marine's army! Approaching the target area. There were only a few minutes left before arrival.
However, at this moment Kong had no time to pay attention to why Yuichi and the others suddenly appeared in Sabaody. He stared at the sea, the turbulent sea. The water was rewinding. This phenomenon was not a normal situation. Looking up at the distant sea, Kong frowned, his eyes full of fear.
"It seems... the situation ahead is not simple!"
It was able to affect the seawater here to such an extent. Kong was a little worried; the situation ahead might be more complicated than they imagined. What were these intruders doing?
On the rear ship, the three Admirals also noticed the change in the sea. Everyone in the Seven Warlords of the Sea also looked solemn. Just seeing the unusual movements on the sea surface was enough to make people dreadful.
Boom boom boom!!
A series of continuous roars sounded. The explosion in the distance was very strong, and no one was seen yet, but the terrible roar was already heard. Hawkeye Mihawk stared ahead, his eyes narrowed slightly. In an instant, his line of sight crossed the vast sea and came to the place where Madara and Hashirama fought.
"Sage Art: Wood Golem Technique!"
Boom boom boom!
Under the blessing of the huge Sage Chakra, the massive Wood Golem suddenly stood up from under the sea. The Wood Golem, like a Buddha, was wrapped around a wooden dragon. Hashirama stood on top of the Wood Golem.
At the same time, Madara shouted, "Susanoo..."
Full-body Susanoo unfolded. The two titans confronted each other on the sea. The Wood Golem punched Susanoo and slashed with the lightsaber in its hand. The Wood Golem was bitten by the wooden dragon instantly, but its fist still hit Susanoo's body. And Madara did not dare to show weakness, controlling Susanoo to kick the Wood Golem.
Bang bang!
The two attacked each other frantically on the sea. For a while, the sound of explosions and compressed air sounded one after another. And the waves rolled up from the sea rushed to a height of 100 meters.
Puff puff.
Seawater fell from the sky and sprinkled on the two of them. Hashirama folded his hands together, ready to launch a stronger attack, but at this moment, Madara's eyes glanced lightly. He saw a Marine warship approaching in the distance.
Time is running out! That's it for now, Hashirama!
Madara turned his head to look at Hashirama in front of him. His figure suddenly flashed and rushed towards Hashirama instantly. Hashirama, who was saving Chakra, saw Madara rushing towards him and immediately gave up releasing ninjutsu. He raised his hand and went back to prepare for close combat with Madara.
However, a black rod pierced through Hashirama's shoulder in an instant. Madara clasped Hashirama's hands directly, and under the influence of the black rod, the flow of Chakra in Hashirama's body was disturbed.
"Madara... you..."
When he was about to say something, Hashirama found that the Sage Chakra in his body was being sucked away!
Madara muttered, "That's it for Hashirama..."