All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 187 Marineford War, Whitebeard Who Isn't Dead Yet!
The arrival of players has changed many things beyond recognition, but overall, nothing has changed.

Sengoku still gathered all his top combat power, plus an army of 100,000, and began the public execution of Ace, the son of the Pirate King, at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

As for the purpose, it was naturally to lure out Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors of the New World, and eliminate him!
Yes, that's right, the Navy's initial target was Whitebeard!

Sengoku was getting old and was about to retire. He wanted to take away Whitebeard, the "strongest man in the world" he had fought all his life, before he left the stage.

The World Government's ideas were similar to those of the Warring States period.

They were well prepared.

With the three admirals, plus Sengoku and Garp, there are five top-tier fighters on the seas alone. In addition to the candidate admirals Momousagi and others, as well as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they are enough to fight against all four emperors at the same time!

By any measure, dealing with an aging Whitebeard, whose strength is no longer what it once was, should be a piece of cake.

"Garp, the only unstable factor right now is you. I hope you remember that you are wearing a Navy uniform. Even if you are unwilling to take action because of your grief, you must stand firmly on the Navy's side!"

Sengoku said to Garp.

Upon hearing this, Garp nodded solemnly.

The day of execution arrived quickly, and under the arrangement of the strategist Sengoku, everything proceeded in an orderly manner, just like in the original story: although an accident occurred on the other side of the road, and the protagonist Luffy, who wanted to save his brother, caused a series of chaos, the outcome did not change.

Ace was still executed by Akainu.

He escaped Xingtai, but not the fist of the naval admiral.

As Sengoku had predicted, Whitebeard's brief bursts of power were still formidable, but he was old and riddled with injuries, so he no longer possessed the dominance he had in his youth.

He was severely injured by Akainu without Sengoku even having to lift a finger.

Of course, Sengoku couldn't intervene either, because he had to keep Garp under control to prevent him from losing control.

Aokiji and Kizaru, seemingly taking it easy, are actually on guard against the Shichibukai who could turn against them at any moment, as well as the other Four Emperors who might launch a sneak attack.

And then there's Chu Xiu.

Especially Kizaru.

He always felt that Chu Xiu would come and cause trouble. Just thinking about those players who dared to hunt down even Celestial Dragons made his head ache, and he stopped saying his favorite phrase, "How terrifying."

They were constantly on guard against Chu Xiu's sneak attack.

What he didn't expect was that Akainu and Whitebeard fought a great battle right up until Ace was executed.

Whitebeard shook out a crack, leaving himself alone to cover the retreat while his sons escaped. From beginning to end, Chu Xiu and the other players seemed to have never existed; not a single one of them showed up.

Little did Kizaru know that the players were not interested in this incident at all.

They killed the Celestial Dragons for the bounty, not to oppose the Navy, so why did they come to stop the execution?
However, you can pick up a "General's Medal" from Whitebeard's head.

But taking a risk like snatching chestnuts from the fire is too dangerous. The value of an Imperial Medal is only 100 million bounties. Rather than taking such a big risk to come and get it, it would be better to secretly kill a few more Celestial Dragons and increase the bounty even faster.

After all, there are limits to the level and skills of ordinary players.

Even with all three types of Haki maxed out, ultimate move awakened, and a maxed-out character template, it only requires a bounty of 1.9 billion, which is less than that of one of the Four Emperors!

Therefore, even if players arrive, they won't pop up.

"I can forgive my son for any mistakes he makes, but there is one thing I absolutely cannot tolerate: killing his partner!"

On the verge of death, Whitebeard, in a final burst of energy, knocked Blackbeard to the ground.

Then, just like in the original story, he was attacked and shot to death by the Blackbeard Pirates.

"The Great Treasure truly exists!"

Before his death, Whitebeard used his last strength to utter a sentence that shook the world.

He immediately closed his eyes, ready to face death.

His body became noticeably lighter, his previous illnesses and injuries disappeared, his mind was clearer than ever before, and his memories became clearer than ever before.

At that moment, Whitebeard felt that death was also a kind of sublimation. It felt pretty good.

"So this is what death feels like?" Whitebeard wondered.

But soon, he felt something was wrong.

He discovered that he had not lost consciousness; on the contrary, he was becoming more and more lucid—he thought he had become a ghost and wanted to fly up into the sky to silently protect his sons and watch them leave.

But when he opened his eyes, he saw a black-bearded man walking towards him.

"This is?"

With a puzzled look in his eyes, Whitebeard raised his hand and punched Blackbeard.

As a result, the domineering aura that had become sluggish due to old age and the arms that had become somewhat unruly all returned to their youthful level.

"Reflection?"

He didn't know what was going on.

But he knew he might have a chance to deal with the only person he wanted to kill!
So he jumped over and punched Blackbeard in the face.

They completely stunned Blackbeard.

"Wait, how come Dad isn't dead yet?"

Blackbeard looked at the bullet holes in Whitebeard's body, at that half-head, at the hole that pierced his heart, and felt that the other's vitality was just too strong.

She's so old, and she's still like this.

What would happen if it were when you were young?

"Father, spare me! Spare me! I was wrong!" Blackbeard hurriedly begged for mercy.

Meanwhile, Shiryu of the Rain, the second strongest member of the Blackbeard Pirates and the warden of Impel Down, suddenly thrust his sword into Whitebeard's half-rotten head, entering through the broken part and exiting from the other side.

After succeeding, he even smiled at Blackbeard.

He said, "Captain, we just decided to go on this adventure with you, so don't let it end prematurely!"

That was a very touching line that even moved Blackbeard.

He cried as he said, "Shiryu, from now on you will be the first mate of my Blackbeard Pirates, the only first mate!"

Having said that, he was about to push away the dead white-bearded figure on his body.

But when he reached out and pushed, the other party didn't budge an inch. Even after he activated the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, he still couldn't move it at all. Whitebeard's Haki boosted his body to an unbelievable level.

"Even in death, he's still so powerful. No wonder he's my father!"

Blackbeard didn't think much of it at first, assuming that Whitebeard was just having a final burst of energy before his death and had simply frozen in place.

But at that moment, Whitebeard's face showed an expression, and then he raised one hand and punched Shiryu of the Rain in the face, sending him flying out of Marineford and into the sea.

Then, he raised his hand and suddenly released a shockwave towards Blackbeard's head.

It was infused with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

Blackbeard's eyes widened, his legs kicked out, and then he froze—he had been killed instantly!

"Even in this state, is he still not completely dead?" Sengoku looked at his old rival, who was experiencing a "last gasp of life," and decided to give him enough respect by personally sending him on his final journey.

But just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

Dark clouds obscured the sun, shrouding the entire Marineford battlefield in darkness, making it seem like nighttime.

Immediately afterward, a bolt of lightning descended from the clouds, transforming into a beautiful figure. She landed beside Luffy, picked up his straw hat, tossed it into the air, and shouted, "Departed souls, follow the guidance of the God-King—return!"

(End of this chapter)