How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 378 The Power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

boom!
boom!
boom!
One after another, warships rose from the seabed, the sound of their coatings cracking echoing through the air, like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of all the marines!

Furthermore, dozens of pirate crews broke through the outer perimeter, pierced through the naval defenses, and entered the port!

among the crowd.

Koby, with his pink hair, couldn't help but swallow hard. Looking at the flag that had emerged from the seabed in the harbor, he suddenly realized that this battle was different from all the battles he had participated in in the past!

"The Whitebeard Pirates' four flagships have arrived!"

Helmeppo, standing to the side, trembled violently. He was utterly intimidated by the sight of the Whitebeard Pirates in the distance, having only glanced at them.
"Third Division Captain Diamond Jozu, Fifth Division Captain Vista, First Division Captain Marco the Phoenix... Each of them is a major figure worthy of the Navy's attention and the attention of an Admiral!"

"Even the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates is comparable to a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters!"

On the USS Moby Dick, the captains of the hundred squads stood side by side, facing off against the powerful navy forces, holding their own.

Each of them exuded an aura no weaker than that of a Navy Vice Admiral, and the three leaders even possessed the formidable combat power to briefly contend with an Admiral-level opponent!
In the center of the Moby Dick was an unusually tall old man.

He wore a coat over his shoulders, held an exaggeratedly designed naginata, and his eyes revealed a disdainful look. The domineering aura emanating from his body swept across the entire battlefield like a whirlwind!
Their unbridled, kingly power caused the naval flags in the harbor to flutter wildly, almost causing the flagpoles to topple.

Some of the weaker marines couldn't even stay conscious in front of this man!
"This is... the strongest in the world?!"

Bellumeber opened his mouth wide, his face was pale, and he staggered a few steps before he could barely stand.

If they hadn't undergone the corresponding training under Garp's command, neither he nor Koby would have been able to remain sober in front of this man.

Even so, his legs went weak, and his fighting strength was already seven-tenths weaker before the battle even started!

"This is... Whitebeard?!"

at the same time.

Within Marineford, countless new-generation marines simultaneously harbored this same thought.

But at this moment.

Click——!
A crisp sound echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

Everyone turned around and looked at the execution platform behind them, which was where the voice had come from.

Sengoku slowly put away his pocket watch and calmly looked at the white-bearded man in the distance.

A similarly powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body, sweeping across the battlefield in an instant, clashing with Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki, and then dissipating in the next instant!

The impact, as if it were real, spread in all directions, causing countless marines to lose their balance and fall to the ground, but they avoided the crisis of losing consciousness.

That tingling, unsettling feeling has also disappeared!
As everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a newfound confidence appeared in their eyes, and their grip on the knife became even stronger!
"Whitebeard is a legend of the last era, but the Navy has its own legends too!"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp have fought Whitebeard countless times and never lost. They can do it again this time!"

"That's right!"

"The three admirals, the highest combat force of the Navy Headquarters, and the Seven Warlords of the Sea have all gathered here!"

"We will win this battle!"

……

As everyone cheered, Sengoku on the execution platform narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the figure standing on the deck of the Moby Dick, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

It was completely different from the image of a seriously ill, old and senile man he had imagined.

Even just standing there, Whitebeard exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.

It even feels like facing the strongest person in the world twenty years ago, the one who clashed with Roger and fought for supremacy with the Golden Lion!
"You're getting old!"

"Warring States!"

The white-bearded man's deep voice reached Sengoku's ears, making him feel a sense of unease.

But Sengoku understood even more clearly that, apart from the Five Elders who sat high on the throne of Mary Geoise, no one in this world could resist the power of time.

Aging is inevitable.

The golden lion is old and frail, and although its old injuries have healed, it will never be able to return to its peak.

Garp's spirit remains formidable, but judging from his recent sparring match, his power has inevitably begun to decline.

Perhaps in a few years, perhaps in a decade or more, they will eventually succumb to time.

The strongest is only temporary; they will become stepping stones for the stronger to reach the top!
Just like Lockes back then, just like Redfield back then, and even more so like the white-bearded man standing before him now.

"And how much better are you?!"

The Warring States period was marked by a soft sigh.

Without him needing to speak, Kizaru, who was guarding the execution platform, couldn't contain himself any longer and stood up, lazily looking at Whitebeard in the distance:

"If I had a choice, I really wouldn't want to fight this kind of monster."

call out--!
Golden light shone before the execution platform, and the moment everyone saw the brilliance, Kizaru had already reached Whitebeard.

His fingertips emitted a dazzling golden light, illuminating the entire battlefield, like an even more brilliant sun rising in the sky!

But anyone could sense that what he was gathering at his fingertips was an unimaginable killing move!
Such a move is enough to move any powerful figure on the high seas!
Whitebeard merely smiled faintly, his tone as if he were joking:
"It's a little too bright for my eyes~"

"Kid!"

The moment Whitebeard spoke, Marco made his move. His body was engulfed in azure flames, and he instantly transformed into a phoenix, flying in front of Whitebeard and taking full effect of all the lasers that Kizaru had unleashed!
Boom boom boom——!
A dense barrage of laser beams rained down on Marco, causing ripples to spread across his burning azure body as his flesh melted and reformed in an instant!

Marco withstood Kizaru's attack and kicked the latter, sending him crashing heavily into the Marine Headquarters building.

boom--!
The roar resounded through the sky, leaving everyone present with only indescribable shock.

"Zoan type - Bird-Bird Fruit - Mythical Zoan - Phoenix Mode!"

"An ability even rarer than a Logia-type ability, a near-immortal body, and azure karmic fire that heals any injury!"

"Isn't that practically immortality?!"

"How can we possibly defeat such an opponent?!"

……

Discussions gradually arose within the naval camp.

Sitting in front of the execution platform, Akainu glanced at the direction where Kizaru had landed, but ultimately did not speak. He simply closed his eyes and continued to doze off, but in the next instant, he opened his eyes and looked at Whitebeard in the distance!

The atmosphere itself stirred at this moment, as if something dormant was gradually awakening, and the ocean itself was about to be overturned.

The air on the entire battlefield thickened at that moment, as if one were emerging from the sea!
Sengoku's pupils constricted on the execution platform. In the split second, he could only manage a desperate roar: "The strongest man in the world... is about to unleash his power!"

As the sound of the Warring States period faded away.

In the distance, the white-bearded man raised his hand and placed Murakumogiri on the deck, his hands clenched into fists and crossed in front of his chest!

His arms were covered with bulging veins, and his body was surging with a powerful force that he had not felt for a long time.

I can do anything!
This is the invincible belief forged by Whitebeard at his peak, the invincible path paved with the corpses of countless powerful warriors.

Even Whitebeard himself had to admit that, with the passage of time and the weakening of his body, he had long lost the belief that he once had of facing the sea alone!

But at this moment, this body, which has returned to its peak, once again allowed him to feel this power!

Whitebeard swung his fists and slammed them heavily into the void on either side.

Gu——!
Kakakaka—!
The atmosphere was torn apart, and transparent cracks, like a spider web, spread hundreds of meters around Whitebeard!
The powerful impact propelled the hurricane outwards!
Several warships standing in the harbor capsized, and the marines on board were swallowed by the sea on the spot, but no one had time to reach out to rescue them!
With the burst of Whitebeard's power, a violent shockwave was transmitted throughout Marineford via the seawater!

Cracks appeared on the solid ground, and a corner of the port collapsed and sank into the sea.

Located in the center of Marineford, the tall building was teetering on the brink of collapse, with a conspicuous crack spreading towards the top floor, tearing the word "Justice" engraved on it in the middle!

"No way?!"

The Sengoku people standing on the execution platform were all filled with astonishment!
He felt that the monster standing in front of him was still the same invincible monster from back then!

"Whitebeard still has this kind of power?!"

Garp, standing to the side, also had an extremely gloomy expression.

If the domineering aura they felt earlier only made them realize that although the white-bearded man was old, his tiger-like might was still there, then at this moment they had a misconception.

Standing before him was not a weary white-bearded man, but a pinnacle of sea emperor power, the man closest to being king!

"The strongest in the world!"

When these words were uttered during the Warring States period.

The distant sea was already distorted by the roaring earthquake, and the turbulent seawater stirred up giant waves as high as a thousand meters, pressing down on Marineford!
The sheer pressure from the falling seawater caused cracks to appear in many buildings. If this attack were to land, the entire Marineford would be swallowed by the sea!
The only one on the scene capable of stopping all of this is Aokiji!

One of the three admirals of the Navy Headquarters!

But it was precisely this that made the Warring States period feel frustrated.

The war at Marineford was a trap set by Whitebeard to annihilate the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

Once Whitebeard storms the port, the surrounding protective barriers will rise, trapping the Whitebeard Pirates.

At that time, with endless seawater beneath their feet and the Navy's furious firepower above, aside from the high command, the vast majority of the Whitebeard Pirates' fighting force would face certain death.

But now all of this planning has been ruined by Whitebeard's attack. Even though Aokiji's action of freezing the sea can stop the seawater from falling, it has also set up a battlefield for the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Ice Age!"

As silence fell over the surroundings, Aokiji, who was sitting in front of the execution platform, leaped up.

midair.

Aokiji stretched out his hands to the sides, and two ice pillars extended along the seawater pressing down from his palms. The moment they made contact, the towering waves, thousands of meters high, froze instantly!
The endless chill spread further, freezing the sea area within a radius of tens of kilometers!
In Marineford Harbor, Whitebeard's ships and the Navy's ships were all frozen, and from this moment on, the battle consisted only of the most brutal hand-to-hand combat!
Countless pirates jumped off their ships and fought fiercely with the marines inside Marineford!

Swords flashed, blood splattered, and bullets flew across the battlefield!

Standing on the execution platform, Sengoku's brows furrowed:
"trouble!"

Facing his former adversary once again, the feeling of having his schemes exposed was unpleasant. What made him even more uncertain was how much of his fighting strength the man standing on the deck in the distance had recovered!
And through what means did they restore their fighting strength?!
Only when he looked at the white-bearded face did he realize that it was not the face of an old man over seventy years old and suffering from serious illness!

Compared to him, he seems more like a white-bearded man in his early sixties, right at the end of his prime!

She looks younger?!
and many more……

The fruit of retreat!

Zephyr!

The moment he thought of this, Sengoku's expression changed drastically!

Ever since Zephyr declared independence for the Neo Navy, his personality has changed drastically. Even his longtime comrade-in-arms can't figure out what Zephyr is thinking!
"If it really is Zefa, then what is he plotting?"

Zhan Guo felt a vague, deep-seated unease.

Zephyr is no longer the merciless general he once was; he is now a madman determined to drag the world into a quagmire!
However, the war at Marineford left little time for Sengoku to think things through.

When the melee began, even Aokiji and Kizaru, who were standing on the execution platform, had to take action to intercept the White Team leader who was attacking from afar!

The most brutal war since the Age of Exploration has begun!
Of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, only Gawain and Hawkeye remained standing on the high platform, looking side by side at the distant port.

No.

He was the white-bearded man who stood calmly at the bow of the ship, surveying the battlefield with disdain!

Hawkeye reached for the long sword on his back, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation.
"Don't you want to see it?!"

"The gap between us and the world's strongest?!"

Gawain shook his head:

"There's no need for that. If Whitebeard is only this good, it doesn't mean much to me."

Hawkeye paused for a moment, then a smile crept onto his lips:

"Then I'll see just how strong Whitebeard really is!"

Zheng——!
The black blade hummed as it slashed fiercely towards the white-bearded figure in the distance!

laugh--!
The emerald green blade slicing through the battlefield, cleaving through the ice layer tens of meters thick, and slashing towards the white-bearded man standing on the bow of the ship with unparalleled power!
Vista, the foil fencer, swung his sword forward, attempting to block the attack single-handedly, and even harboring the idea of ​​challenging the world's top two fencers.

Hawkeye's strike was delivered without any reservation; his combat power surpassed that of his counterpart in the original timeline, and he instantly sent Vista flying with his flower sword!
The speed of the flying slash did not decrease in the slightest, and it was still unstoppable as it rushed towards Whitebeard, but it was crushed by the latter the moment it touched the Moby Dick!
Snapped--!
The blade energy shattered and scattered in all directions, tearing open an iceberg and cleaving a warship in half!
"Hawkeye?!"

Whitebeard glanced sideways at Hawkeye, but didn't pay much attention.

The so-called world's greatest swordsman may have his merits, but they are of little significance to him.

On the contrary, Gawain, who was standing next to Hawkeye, gave Whitebeard a feeling that he couldn't quite figure out.

"Are you going to try it too?!"

"Knight Gawain!"

(End of this chapter)