"The sea is frozen!"
"This gives us a perfect landing spot."
"Brothers, charge with me and rescue Ace!"
Seeing this, Vista, the Fifth Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, drew his twin swords and leaped onto the ice, shouting loudly without looking back.
"Attack!"
The pirates, hearing this, raised their weapons and followed Vista, charging towards the Marineford navy ranks like fierce tigers.
At this moment, the battle finally erupted in full force. As cannon fire roared continuously, the two sides clashed. When a marine in front of Vivian was beheaded, Kuto let out a roar and drew his sword to charge at the pirates.
To be honest, this was the first time since Vivian's arrival in this world over two years ago that he had encountered such a bloody and brutal scene.
In the anime, perhaps due to deliberate softening of the plot, Vivian had hardly seen any bloody scenes. Even after over a thousand episodes, the number of characters who died could be counted on ten fingers.
But in a world filled with war and injustice, how could it be as lighthearted as depicted in the anime?
Just like now.
Dodging the slashes of several pirates, Vivian, who had been hesitating to draw his sword, finally made up his mind after seeing his comrades fall around him. He drew his Blood Demon Blade and unleashed a powerful attack, sending several pirates flying into the air.
Electricity enveloped the pirates' bodies instantly, and in the blink of an eye, they were electrocuted, their bodies falling to the ground as corpses.
This sudden turn of events caught the attention of several division commanders.
"Is he a Logia user?"
"Doesn't seem like it, but he appears to be very strong."
"Fossa, go deal with him!" Vista shouted.
At his command, a tall, middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a flaming sword swiftly moved through the navy ranks, reaching Vivian in an instant.
"Is that the Fifteenth Division Commander, Fossa?"
Having done his homework, Vivian recognized the man immediately. Without hesitation, he raised his sword and struck at Fossa.
Blinding electricity and scorching flames intertwined, and with a series of crackling sounds, Fossa, whose hands were wrapped in Haki, was sent flying backward. He rolled on the ground and stabilized himself, looking at Vivian in shock.
"That guy..."
Could such power really come from such an ordinary-looking body?
Just as he was about to attack Vivian again, he saw Vivian turn and run towards the execution platform without looking back.
Fossa: ???
Is he… retreating?
He thought he had found a worthy opponent and was ready to fight with all his might, but...
"Wait!"
That guy doesn't seem to be running away?
Looking up, he saw Marco in his phoenix form, flying towards Ace through the cannon fire and the crowd. Then he looked at the direction Vivian was running.
"That young marine is trying to stop Marco?"
Their plan was to use Marco to delay an admiral.
"What a reckless young man," he couldn't help but sigh.
Meanwhile…
"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
Infusing power into his legs, he stepped forward with his left foot and simultaneously drew his blade, appearing in mid-air at a speed slightly faster than the Navy's Soru technique. Before Marco could stop, his flapping wings were slashed by the sudden burst of lightning.
"Hmm?"
Marco turned to see Vivian slowly descending from the air. After a moment of confusion, his eyes widened in realization, "It's him?!"
The guy who appeared on Alabasta Island a few days ago!
He's actually a marine?
"So, he was on the island that day to spy on us?"
But how did he know our base's location?
Could it be...
There's a traitor in our pirate crew?
His mind started racing with thoughts.
At that moment, Sengoku, standing near the execution platform, was also surprised to see Vivian suddenly intercept Marco.
Wasn't that kid transferred to Impel Down? How did he suddenly come back to Marineford?
But thinking about it, it's good he's back. Given his displayed strength, he could significantly boost the Navy's chances.
"Can he hold off the Phoenix?" Aokiji, still seated and not yet in action, couldn't help but ask.
"Not sure. But that kid's strength, in my opinion, should be enough to delay him for a while," Kizaru replied.
Only Akainu, sitting between them, silently watched without speaking.
Is that kid the one Sengoku mentioned, possibly connected to the Revolutionary Army?
With the ability to imbue his blade with lightning... and the courage to challenge Marco, if he's truly loyal to the Navy, he could be groomed into the next Admiral.
After all, at just over twenty, he already possesses such strength. In some ways, he might be stronger than Akainu was at that age.
He remembered that at twenty, he was just a rookie on the battlefield.
Has the era progressed?
He crossed his legs, pondering.
Meanwhile, the three Admirals continued to watch the scene unfold.
"Damn Navy..."
After searching for a while and not seeing Larvin on the execution platform, Hancock realized she had been deceived. She clenched her fists in anger.