The sudden end of the footage caught everyone who was eagerly anticipating the continuation off guard.
As they watched Akainu about to strike Luffy, who had already lost consciousness, the enormous blow from Ace's death had left him unresponsive to the outside world.
If no one came to save him, Luffy would undoubtedly meet the same fate as Ace under Akainu's fist.
However, all of this remained unknown as the scene abruptly stopped.
Such a result was obviously unacceptable.
Because the Summit War had not yet ended, and now that Ace was dead, what would happen next?
What would be the fate of the Whitebeard Pirates?
How would Whitebeard react upon seeing Ace's death?
Would the enraged Whitebeard lose his sanity and take the Marine Headquarters down with him?
Would Luffy also die here? Would Garp defect from the Marines due to the tragic deaths of his two grandsons?
And could it be possible that Akainu, the one who killed Ace and Luffy, would be killed by Garp?
All these questions remained unanswered.
They were burdened with countless doubts that needed resolution.
Seeing Ace's death and witnessing Luffy's breakdown, the hearts of those present couldn't help but sigh in sorrow.
Although they had long anticipated that the outcome for the two wouldn't be favorable, they never expected it to be so tragic.
Luffy, disregarding everything, had rushed to the execution platform to save his brother. However, in the end, Ace sacrificed himself to intercept a fatal blow aimed at Luffy.
Listening to the final words exchanged between the brothers, a profound sadness lingered in their hearts, unable to be relieved for a long time.
Perhaps this was the bond between brothers. Even though they were pirates, people couldn't help but feel deep sympathy for them.
As for Akainu, while some held dissatisfaction with his cunning tactics—provoking Ace, infuriating him to make him stay and fight, and then taking advantage of Ace's distraction to attack Luffy, forcing Ace to intercept the attack in order to save his brother.
Such methods could certainly be seen as despicable.
However, from their standpoint, Akainu was killing pirates, and no matter how despicable his methods, they were directed at pirates. They couldn't find fault with it, especially considering that the Marines capture pirates for the sake of their own safety.
In the end, they could only lament over such an outcome.
But what pained them even more was Garp. Helplessly watching his grandsons being killed before his eyes, the grief he experienced was immeasurable.
They could only sigh and wish that if those two boys hadn't become pirates but had joined the Marines instead, things would have been different.
With a grandfather like Garp, they would definitely have become outstanding Marines.
Under such circumstances, this situation would never have occurred, and the tragedy would never have unfolded.
All of this was that man's fault!... People pointed their fingers at the person who led Luffy onto the path of a pirate in Garp's absence, considering him to be the root of all evil!
At this time, Shanks was still unaware that he had become the most hated pirate in the hearts of people worldwide, surpassing even the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, as the most detested figure of this era.
But Shanks had no time to worry about such matters.
His expression was grim as well because he found this outcome hard to accept.
Ace, who had died, was the son of his captain, Roger, and his beloved Luffy's fate was uncertain under Akainu's fist.
Both of them held significant importance to him, and seeing them end up in such a state, Shanks couldn't pretend to be unaffected.
He couldn't let such a thing truly happen... Shanks thought with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Everyone could feel that Garp, who had been restraining himself all along, was now like a volcano on the verge of eruption, ready to explode at any moment.
And when Garp saw Luffy lose consciousness and witnessed Akainu making a final assault, he couldn't hold back anymore.
Garp couldn't bear it. He roared, "Akainu!"
He was about to punch Akainu in the face, but at that moment, Sengoku, who had been watching him closely, rushed forward and restrained Garp.
At the same time, Aokiji and Kizaru, two of the Three Admirals, immediately stood in front of Akainu, ready to prevent an actual confrontation between the two.
Because it's not just Garp who has become enraged and lost control, Akainu on the other side is also steadfastly looking at Garp.
They were clearly in a "if you want to fight, I'll accompany you" kind of stance.
If these two individuals were to engage in battle at Marine Headquarters, it wouldn't wait until the Summit War arrived; the Marine Headquarters would likely be destroyed by these two before that.
Kizaru and Aokiji remained vigilant, keeping Garp and Akainu at bay, not allowing them to get closer.
"Garp calm down!" Sengoku shouted at Garp.
"How can I calm down?!"
How can I calm down?
"Seeing Ace killed by him, and Luffy's fate unknown, how can I calm down? I am their grandfather!" Garp exclaimed angrily.
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