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

Chapter 380 Whitebeard, Not Bad!

An ancient volcano erupted once again, and the boiling lava almost illuminated the sky and the earth!

As a result, the glacier melted, and countless pirates who approached Akainu were even burned from a distance, their bodies turning crimson. They cried out in pain as they jumped into the water, unaware that the surrounding seawater had already been boiled!
The sky and earth were crimson!

A red sun rises above the glaciers of the Naval Headquarters!
The naval admiral, bearing the title of the strongest, unleashed a destructive power akin to a natural disaster at this moment!
Those who got close, such as the Decaban brothers and Doflamingo, retreated rapidly, disappearing hundreds of meters in an instant, not even having time to pay attention to their opponents!
Even if you stay for just one more second, you could be burned directly by Akainu's explosive power, which is a force that ordinary people cannot withstand!
"Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm—!"

A suppressed, hoarse, and ferocious laugh squeezed out from Doflamingo's grinning mouth.

He leaped up, his feet resting on silk threads, hovering in mid-air, and had a clear view of the entire battlefield.

Akainu, as dazzling as a shooting star, swept past him, carrying a terrifying heat, and sped toward Whitebeard, who was standing on the Moby Dick in the distance!

"This is the strongest monster in the Navy!"

"He will also be the true number one naval figure of the next era!"

"His monstrous combat power is enough to rival that of the Emperor of the Sea, but unfortunately... he is ultimately no match for the man who is crowned with the title of the world's strongest!"

The moment the sound fell.

Akainu's attack reached Whitebeard once again, unleashing another incredibly swift and powerful attack!

The speed of the burst was even three times stronger than that punch just now!
pity.

He chose the wrong opponent.

Whitebeard, having returned to his peak, was almost invincible.

On the battlefield of Marineford, even Sengoku and Garp might have to join forces to have a fighting chance.

It's worth noting that back then, even with a ship's rudder stuck in his head, the Golden Lion still fought Garp and Sengoku for three days and three nights, destroying half of Marineford before finally being defeated.

White beard...

It will only get stronger!

"boom--!"

The same powerful punch, the same striking point, the same atmosphere instantly torn apart.

This time, Whitebeard was determined to kill, and he smashed Akainu into the glacier with a single punch!

Kakakaka—!
The cracks spread all the way, almost tearing apart all the glaciers in the port.

The sea was turbulent.

By the time everyone around them managed to regain their footing, Akainu, a Marine Admiral, had already vanished without a trace.

The inhumanly strong king stood on the deck, holding a sword in one hand, facing off against Sengoku Garp on the execution platform.

call--!
The sea breeze howled.

All eyes on the battlefield were focused on Whitebeard!
"That's Whitebeard?!"

When the people around saw this scene, and saw the man standing in the center of the battlefield, seemingly invincible, they were all speechless.

"Even that Akainu..."

"This is someone who rivals the Pirate King Roger?!"

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

Helmeppo slashed down the attacking pirate with a single blow, feeling the overwhelming aura of his attack, and his legs went weak.

Even though I had seen Garp in action before, and witnessed his earth-shattering power, none of them had the same impact as Whitebeard.

"Even if we're just caught in the aftershocks, we'll die!"

"Kirby..."

Bellemere hurriedly turned his head to look at his companion beside him, only to see a figure covering his ears and staggering away.

He had just caught up when his actions were interrupted by the pirates nearby.

In his hasty attempt to engage the enemy, Bellumeber was wounded on the spot, with a deep gash on his chest that exposed the bone.

He endured the pain, wielded his twin swords to repel the invading pirates, and then chased after Coby's figure without looking back.

He didn't believe that Koby would flee the battlefield out of fear!

But the facts are right in front of him, and he has no way to refute them!

After all, his opponent was Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world!

On the execution platform.

When Ace saw this scene, looking at his comrades who had given their lives for him in the distance, he felt tormented, but also a sense of unprecedented satisfaction.

He had felt that same feeling from Luffy!
To be needed, to be recognized, and to be saved!

But that's precisely why he's so unwilling to lose these real family members!
"Dad..."

"Everyone……"

Ace looked up at Whitebeard in the distance.

He was aware of Whitebeard's physical condition and knew that the once invincible emperor of the sea was already terminally ill and had little time left.

Therefore, the fact that Whitebeard appeared here indicates that... he has no intention of returning alive!

"Don't do anything stupid!"

"Someone like me isn't worth it—!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

A rough, firm voice rang out, interrupting Ace's self-deprecating words.

When Ace looked up at the Moby Dick again.

Whitebeard had already grabbed the Murakumogiri from the deck, his posture calm, his eyes disdainful, and his expression unwavering.
"Men, follow me into battle and rescue Ace!"

The sound fell to the ground.

Whitebeard leaped off the Moby Dick, his slash, which covered the vibrating bubbles, swept away all his enemies in front of the execution platform!
The shattered glacier cleared a large area, pointing directly at Fire Fist Ace on the execution platform.

With just one move, he defeated Sengoku, a force that the entire Whitebeard Pirates' tens of thousands of soldiers had not been able to withstand. The shock that Whitebeard brought to everyone at this moment was indescribable.

Majestic and domineering!

The former king, at this moment, lets the world witness his former power and glory!

Ace lowered his head, unable to hold back his sobs.

Snap!
Tears welled up in his eyes and shattered on the execution platform.

Garp sat to the side, his head also bowed.

He had to admit that neither Roger nor he himself had given Ace what he wanted...

Whitebeard gave it to him!
Compared to Garp and Roger, Whitebeard was a good father; at least Whitebeard only cared about his family.

Sengoku reached out and patted Capud on the shoulder, casually taking off his coat, ready for battle.

Akainu was no match for Whitebeard at his peak. In their two encounters, he was instantly suppressed. As the Fleet Admiral of the Marines and the ballast stone of this battle, he could not allow Whitebeard to advance any further!
Sengoku glanced down at his pocket watch:
"There are fifteen minutes left until the execution. We can't let that monster take another step forward!"

"Garp..."

Sengoku opened his mouth, but even he couldn't bring himself to ask Garp to make a move. Unexpectedly, the latter slowly stood up at that moment.

brush--!
With the shawls bearing the words "Justice" slipping off their shoulders, the two veterans of the old era were ready to settle their score with Whitebeard!

But their movements stopped abruptly the next moment!

On the distant glacier that Whitebeard had swept away with a single punch, a blond figure now stood, wielding a sword in one hand. "Knight... Gawain?"

"Is this guy finally unable to hold back and going to attack Whitebeard?!"

Zhan Guo inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Garp silently sat back down on the execution platform, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ace. The conflict between his beliefs and his family ties was the last thing he could do for Ace.

At this moment, he even felt a faint sense of anticipation.

I hope that Whitebeard will truly be as invincible as he was in his youth, and that he will be able to take Ace from my hands.

The young figure standing on the battlefield, Garp's expression revealed unspeakable torment.

As high-ranking naval officers, the war taking place in Britannias could not be kept secret from them.

He naturally knew that in that battle, Gawain fought against Big Mom and Shamrock together, and still won with an overwhelming advantage.

Although it had a geographical advantage, that was enough to demonstrate the overwhelming power of this monster.

Gawain was the most powerful of the countless new generation that emerged during the Age of Exploration, without exception.

Warring States period narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Although we don't know their exact purpose, the Whitebeard Pirates' offensive will be halted by that monster in any case!"

"Garp..."

Zhan Guo murmured softly, a fleeting look of guilt flashing in his eyes, but then hardening in the next instant!

Countless eyes were focused on the two men facing off in the center of the battlefield.

Doflamingo, who was toying with Whitebeard's 15th Division Captain 'Buffalo' Atmos in the distance, stopped what he was doing and turned back to look at the center of the battlefield.

When he noticed the two men, Gawain and the white-bearded Gawain, facing each other from afar, he couldn't help but smirk.

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm—!"

"Will the strongest of the old and new eras settle their differences here?!"

"On one side is a monster who once rivaled Roger, and on the other side is a combination of the Four Emperors and the second-in-command of the Knights of God, yet they still win with an overwhelming advantage!"

"Whoever wins here will determine the future!"

"The navy is declining, the seas are in turmoil, powerful nations are rising, and the world is in chaos..."

"Is this Roger's true purpose in creating the Great Pirate Era?!"

"Justice will prevail?!"

"Of course!"

Doflamingo spreads his arms, tilts his head back and seems to embrace the sky, his posture ferocious yet possessing a unique elegance!
Only the victor has the right to define justice!

"History, in the face of absolute violence, is nothing but a whore to be desecrated!"

……

when--!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted in the air, and the dissipating shockwave tore the glacier apart!

Those were two figures on the battlefield, now locked in combat!
But they parted ways as soon as they touched each other.

Bai Huxin was blasted back to the front of the Moby Dick by this attack.

Gao Wenze stood steadily on a floating ice floe, looking down at the white-bearded man below, a smile playing on his lips, and a hint of fighting spirit emanating from him.

Having reached the pinnacle of legendary status and possessing combat power comparable to Zengim and Nika, the opponents who could pique Gawain's interest were no longer the same.

Whitebeard, who has returned to his peak by using the power of the Retreat-Retreat Fruit, is one of them.

At least……

It's time to test how good the world's strongest really is!

"Do everything you can to please me!"

"I might just choose to help you!"

brush!
Whitebeard swung the Murakumogiri, shaking off the water droplets on the blade, but the edge still trembled slightly!
Do not!
It wasn't the knife that was trembling, but my own hand!

Realizing this, Whitebeard looked down and discovered that his hand had been torn apart in the brief clash.

Blood flowed freely, staining the hilt of the knife red!
The stinging sensation made Whitebeard's gaze turn serious, and he only noticed the abnormality when he looked at Gawain again.

Beneath Gao Wen's calm and composed demeanor lay a turbulent undercurrent, as unseen and intangible as a deep-sea current, but once caught in it, one would surely perish.

Even the legendary Rocks had never made him feel the pressure of facing Gawain directly.

That momentary perception wasn't an illusion; this guy is very strong, perhaps even stronger than Locke!

Roger created the Great Pirate Era, and this monster was the one waiting for him?!
Whitebeard seemed somewhat dazed, but his grip on his sword tightened, and his gaze grew increasingly arrogant. He repeated his earlier statement: this battle, for him…

There is no room for retreat!

Zheng——!
The trembling from the cloud cutter intensified, but this time, Whitebeard's hand stopped shaking.

That is an invincible will that runs through the entire blade!

"No one can stop me!"

With those words, the king's domineering aura rapidly contracted onto the blade, crimson lightning coiled around it, carrying an unparalleled power as it slashed towards Gawain!
The king who reigns supreme on the battlefield makes his first move without holding back!

The resulting airflow affected countless marines in the vicinity, blowing them even further away.

In the center of the battlefield, the figure wielding a knife moved like a dragon, delivering a fatal blow from above.

In that instant, Whitebeard even rediscovered the feeling he had when he fought Rocks, unleashing his power with sweeping, unrestrained movements!
However, what even Whitebeard himself did not expect was that this time he was the weaker party, facing the strongest monster forged by the era.

"White beard……"

"not bad!"

The voices, filled with praise, exploded in Whitebeard's ears and simultaneously reached the ears of everyone on the battlefield.

It was at this moment that they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives!
Gawain calmly swung his sword, the blade showing no sign of abnormality, yet it collided with Whitebeard's Murakumogiri in mid-air!
Kakakaka——!
The atmospheric crack spread outwards from the two of them, extending for hundreds of meters. The extremely powerful shockwave instantly destroyed everything within a radius of hundreds of meters centered on Gao Wen!
Glaciers are melting, seawater is evaporating!
Crimson lightning snakes danced wildly, dominating everything within everyone's sight!
Whitebeard felt as if the person standing in front of him was not a living person, but the sea itself!

That almost unparalleled power shocked even him!

But on Gao Wen's face, there was only one regret:
"It's not enough. It's not enough for me to break through that boundary. It's far from enough!"

Whitebeard didn't know what Gawain was trying to say, but he felt the irresistible power emanating from the sword.

The stalemate in mid-air lasted only a moment before ending with Whitebeard being sent flying backward and crashing through the deck of the Moby Dick.

boom--!
Dust and smoke filled the air.

When Whitebeard's body pierced through the Moby Dick, a deafening roar resounded.

As if waking from a dream, everyone looked at Gao Wen on the battlefield.

They then realized that the icicle on which Gawain stood was still there, and had not melted like the surrounding ice blocks.

At this moment, all was silent.

boom--!
Sengoku crushed the pocket watch in his hand, staring intently at Gawain in the center of the battlefield, unable to utter a single word for a moment.

He anticipated that Gawain possessed fighting prowess comparable to Whitebeard in his youth, but he never expected... this battle would unfold in such a way.

Whitebeard, who had regained his peak fighting strength, was powerless against Gawain and was cleaved away with a single slash!

Even Rocks, who slew an admiral back then, didn't possess such power. What kind of monster has been created by the Navy and the World Government's laissez-faire attitude?!
(End of this chapter)