Capítulo 200: Whitebeard's arrival!
The final defiant laughter of the Golden Lion seemed to echo continuously in the wind over the ice.
The gale intensified, the waves grew larger, and amidst the howling wind, other sounds were mixed in.
"Crash!"
Faintly, a sound rang out, echoing in the ears of the crowd, carrying a heavy atmosphere.
"It's a tsunami!"
Suddenly, the Marines turned towards the direction of the sound and saw in the distance a vast white line surging towards them.
Although it didn't look large from a distance, as seasoned sailors, they knew well that what appeared to be a mere white line was, in fact, a colossal tidal wave, towering over a hundred meters high, capable of crushing everything in its path when it drew near.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Accompanying the white line, everything in the air seemed to vibrate incessantly, buzzing.
"It's the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Someone who had once participated in chasing Whitebeard exclaimed as they heard the buzzing, their face changing dramatically, then immediately shouted loudly.
With this shout, the jubilant Marines, who were celebrating the defeat of the Golden Lion, also had their expressions changed.
"The Whitebeard Pirates are here!"
"We're saved!"
"Whitebeard! Thank you so much!"
"If I were a woman, I'd let Whitebeard fire a couple of shots!"
"Hehehe, Marines, your trouble is here!"
Unlike the tension among the Marines, upon hearing the news of the Whitebeard Pirates' arrival, the pirates exclaimed in awe, and many of them showed expressions of joy as if they had survived a calamity.
Though they usually dreamed of taking down Whitebeard's head at sea to become famous overnight, at this moment, Whitebeard's arrival filled them with excitement, making their emotions complex. Some even began to consider whether to acknowledge Whitebeard as their "dad."
Meanwhile, Garp and Sengoku turned to look into the distance, where they saw the Whitebeard Pirates and over twenty other pirate crews allied with Whitebeard, all standing on the bow of their ships, gazing solemnly at the battlefield.
On the largest ship, the Moby Dick, Whitebeard, draped in a white cloak, stood with his Murakumogiri raised, exuding a presence as massive as a mountain.
The arrival of Whitebeard weighed heavily on the Marines. Like the Golden Lion Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates were also one of the top pirate crews in the New World. Comprising mostly elites, Whitebeard's personal charm and the lenient rules of his crew attracted a large number of New World pirates to join them, including many mid-tier powerhouses.
This was an extremely formidable pirate crew!
Especially since the Marines had just finished a battle with the Golden Lion and several other pirate crews, without even having time to recover. If they were to continue fighting against the Whitebeard Pirates, they would face tremendous pressure.
In the distance, the furious tidal wave, which was over a hundred meters high, was already emitting a deafening roar as it surged forward.
If not stopped effectively, this gigantic tidal wave would annihilate ninety percent of the Marines' combat capability in an instant.
This wasn't an exaggeration. On a battlefield composed of ice, a tidal wave of this magnitude could directly sweep over it. Faced with such a massive tidal wave, aside from a few powerhouses, everyone else could only rely on luck.
As the pirates, who had initially felt relieved at surviving, watched the monstrous waves approaching, their expressions turned numb.
Tired, let it all be destroyed.
Just then, a figure leaped high from the ice, landing in the sky above the Marines' rear.
"Ice Age!"
A low voice sounded, reverberating on the ice.
"Crackle!"
Following that, an incomparably icy breath burst forth, and everyone felt the temperature plummeting as bone-chilling cold swept over them, causing involuntary shivers.
Simultaneously, a streak of ice extended towards the approaching tidal wave. Almost in the blink of an eye, the hundred-meter-high wave began to freeze the moment it came into contact with the ice beam.
The speed at which the ice spread was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, before everyone's eyes, a wall of ice stretching over hundreds of kilometers and several hundred meters high appeared, like a ferocious beast frozen in mid-attack, emitting a silent roar.
The cold wind blew, scattering ice chips, which spun and disappeared into the air.
Kuzan slowly descended, standing on the ice, exhaling a white breath, surrounded by a piercing cold aura.
This scene left countless pirates wide-eyed, feeling incredibly shocked.
The power of the Logia-type Devil Fruit was demonstrated to its fullest extent at this moment.
Even the pirates under the Whitebeard Pirates' flag hadn't reacted yet. They didn't expect the tidal wave triggered by Whitebeard to be easily neutralized by the Marines.
Sengoku narrowed his eyes, looking at the ice wall above. There, on the Moby Dick, Whitebeard stood on the bow, overlooking the entire battlefield from a high vantage point.
"Gurarara, many formidable youngsters have emerged in the Marines in recent years, huh, Sengoku, Garp!"
Whitebeard scanned Kuzan with a glance.
"Whitebeard, what are you trying to do!?"
Squeezing the head of a pirate with his magma hand and melting it, Sakazuki, with molten lava still flowing from his neck, threw the headless corpse aside and looked at Whitebeard, asking.
"Gurararara!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, then paused, his gaze becoming incredibly solemn.
"Magma Brat, are you asking me? I'm sorry about that. This is the New World, not a place where you Marines can run wild! And today is our pirates' celebration. It's your fault for disturbing us!"
Whitebeard's words were powerful and threatening, causing the entire Marine force to be stunned.
"Is Whitebeard's crew declaring war on us, the Marines!?"
Sengoku looked at Whitebeard seriously and asked.
"Gurarararara, you can interpret it that way if you want!"
His gaze shifted, then settled on the lonely Oto and Kogarashi stuck in the ice below, his tone icy.
As Whitebeard's words fell, on the Moby Dick and the other pirate ships on both sides, all the pirates drew their weapons, smiling grimly down at the battlefield below. It seemed that as soon as Whitebeard gave the order, they would launch their attack without hesitation.
This was an outright coercion. If Sengoku and the Marines still wanted to fight, undoubtedly, the Whitebeard Pirates would join the battle.
As the sound of weapons being drawn echoed on the ice, the tense atmosphere instantly pervaded.
Silent, the Marines fell into silence.
"Newgate! Do you think you can make us leave like this?"
"Just your pirate crew alone isn't enough!"
Sengoku's resolute words echoed on the ice, and the expressions of the pirates froze instantly.
The Marines didn't retreat, nor would they choose to retreat!
The Golden Lion Pirates had already been completely dismantled by the Marines, and their leader, Shiki the Golden Lion, had been killed. Even though Garp and Sengoku were injured, if they were to face only Whitebeard alone, the Marines held an absolute advantage. However, facing Whitebeard's whole crew was different...
"Is this your choice, Sengoku?"
With Whitebeard gripping his halberd, he suddenly pointed towards the deck.
"Crackle!"
A faint sound rang out, followed by vibrations from beneath the Moby Dick, and then cracks appeared, causing the ice wall created by the tidal wave to instantly collapse.
As the Moby Dick also followed the disintegration of the ice blocks, it flowed downstream, heading towards the battlefield.
"The strongest man in the world is coming!"
Golden light surged around Sengoku's body, his expression extremely serious.
Although they had just slain the Golden Lion, a renowned pirate on par with Whitebeard and Roger, Sengoku didn't doubt Whitebeard's combat prowess.
Compared to the unexpected decrease in strength encountered when facing the Golden Lion, Whitebeard, currently at his peak, possessed terrifying power that could overturn the entire ocean once unleashed!
War was about to erupt again.
The Marines, who had fought against the Golden Lion, were about to engage in battle once more.
And this time, they would face Whitebeard!
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