Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

“I understand. The strategic objective has changed. We will leave them all behind,” said Sengoku.

"learn."

Looking at the seawater rushing in and Luffy and his crew flying out of Impel Down, Aokiji's eyes were icy. "Don't even think about doing that."

He slowly squatted down, placing his hands on the thick ice beneath his feet. "I didn't agree to let you leave."

“ICE AGE!”

Karaaraara!

A terrifying chill erupted from beneath Aokiji's feet, and from him, a layer of crystal-clear ice spread wildly at an unprecedented speed, instantly engulfing the entire Impel Down.

Hundreds of meters, thousands of meters!

The area frozen is expanding rapidly.

Within a few breaths, centered on the original location of Impel Down, a massive ice continent with a diameter of several kilometers suddenly appeared on the surface of the calm sea.

The upper part of the collapsed Impel Down was frozen in the ice, while the lower part was held up by the ice, temporarily halting its sinking.

The flooded seawater froze into steep ice cliffs.

Impel Down must not be destroyed.

Moreover, the Golden Lion also needs an excuse to stay.

Aokiji didn't think that the man was incapable of leaving.

This is the only way to get him to stay willingly.

"Moshi moshi, the monsters are all coming out!"

A laser beam shot from a distant warship, piercing straight through the Golden Lion's chest.

"That's terrifying, Straw Hat Boy."

Kizaru stood on the deck, having sensed a gaze directed at him the instant he launched his attack. "But this way, you won't be able to escape."

The moment the Golden Lion's power froze, everyone who was floating landed on the ice.

"How insidious! Were you aiming at me?" the Golden Lion said. "Now you have no way to escape."

With such a large group of people, they definitely can't escape.

One person can run away.

But why run?

"Hehehe, you little ice cube brat, you finally made your move!"

Golden Lion laughed loudly as he watched Aokiji approach, "That's more like it! A flat battlefield! Perfect for waging war!"

"I'm not here to create a battlefield for you."

Aokiji's gaze swept over the prisoners who had escaped from the ruins of Impel Down on the ice field, and he said, "Fine, you can't escape like this now."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud noise came from all around.

Ugh!

The deep and powerful sound of horns came from all directions of the ice field.

Immediately following were countless masts and cannons rising up like a steel forest!

One, ten, fifty, hundreds... Huge warships flying seagull flags broke through the not-yet-fully-frozen distant sea, like the most well-trained wolf packs, slowly sailing from all directions, finally anchoring at the edge of the ice field, their cannons all aimed at everyone in the center of the ice field.

The Gate of Justice stood tall on the distant sea, becoming the most solid rear support for this massive fleet.

The hundreds of heavy cannons that should have been displayed on the shore of Marineford Bay could not be moved at this moment, but the broadside guns of all the warships were already in place and aimed at this side.

One hundred thousand elite naval soldiers recruited from all over the world lined up densely on the deck of the warship, their eyes filled with murderous intent, awaiting orders.

The entire naval force originally prepared for the execution of Fire Fist Ace has been strategically relocated thanks to Sengoku's decisive decision.

This newly formed ice field has been transformed into the ultimate encirclement to wipe out the Impel Down escape group!

On a warship right in front of the Gate of Justice, Sengoku's face was extremely gloomy.

"I order that we can no longer passively wait for the Whitebeard Pirates. The Gates of Justice cannot be opened. We must use all of the Navy's forces to surround and wipe out the pirates in Impel Down. We must recapture those pirates in a short time."

The communications officer immediately relayed the order to every warship.

"Seriously, the war situation has become a complete mess." Sengoku muttered to himself with a gloomy expression.

"Hey, hey, hey, this looks like things might not be looking too good right now."

Looking at the densely packed fleet of warships on the surrounding sea, even someone as experienced as him couldn't help but grin. "With this kind of manpower and this kind of firepower, they could easily destroy a country several times over, right?"

"This kind of thing is the most useless."

Crocodile exhaled a smoke ring, his tone laced with his usual sarcasm, "They can't exactly bombard this entire ice field beneath their feet, along with the wreckage of Impel Down, with their naval guns, can they? There are still plenty of prisoners who didn't escape inside, as well as their own wounded soldiers."

Moreover, there are strategic figures in their group who must be captured alive.

“Now Impel Down has become our shield,” Ivankov said.

The navy, fearing the consequences, cannot launch an indiscriminate saturation bombardment.

"It seems the navy intends to concentrate its forces on dealing with us first."

Luffy was very farsighted; he had hidden a lot of food on him, and of course, he also had to thank the porter, Nika.

Even when facing the entire force of the Navy Headquarters, he showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he grinned and said, "It seems the biggest challenge in returning to the seas is only just beginning."

"Luffy, don't you need to rest for a bit?" Ace asked as he walked over. "It must have taken a lot of effort to defeat Blackbeard just now."

"Blackbeard is still a long way off, hehehe."

Luffy swallowed an apple, saying, "It only used up a little of my Haki, but I'll recover quickly."

Blackbeard is only tough; his attack power is far from sufficient.

If all else fails, there's always Ivankov's stimulants.

I don't know if it's because of his abilities, but he's incredibly energetic right now.

The war has only just begun!

Meanwhile, the Sabaody Archipelago.

The people gathered in front of the giant screen are caught in a state of confusion and panic.

The footage that was supposed to be broadcast live of the public execution at Marineford has recently turned into static, with the signal cut off.

"What happened?!"

"Why was there news just now that a large-scale departure of the Navy Headquarters fleet was seen?"

"Is the war over? Who won? What about Whitebeard?"

"Has the execution actually taken place?!"

There was no official news, only a variety of confusing and contradictory rumors circulating, which exacerbated people's anxiety.

Especially after the Celestial Dragons were attacked a few days ago, most of the residents of Sabaody Archipelago fled the island, and now the people of Sabaody Archipelago are mostly migrants from Marineford.

Such a major public execution event also attracted many cameramen hired by the Navy and journalists eager to get firsthand information, who planned to obtain firsthand intelligence and then spread the news around the world.

As a result, nothing happened.

At that moment, a crackling sound came from the big screen.

The giant screen lit up again!

However, the scene that appeared was not the Marineford Square that was expected, but a desolate wasteland covered in ice and snow.

The background features the massive, collapsed building ruins and a dense array of naval warships?!

"Where am I?!"

"Imperial City?! Why is it Impel Down?!"

"Those guys are Straw Hat Luffy? And there's Portgas D. Ace, who's about to be executed! How did they end up together?!"

"Wait, what's going on? Shiki the Golden Lion, Crocodile! Jinbe the Knight of the Sea! My god, why are there so many powerful pirates in Impel Down?!"

"The Navy has surrounded Impel Down?! What on earth happened?!"

The Sabaody Archipelago was instantly thrown into an uproar!

The screen was filled with naval warships and enormous giants.

The execution platform is gone.

This is no longer a public execution.

All the cameramen and reporters' eyes lit up. Although the situation was completely unexpected, this was undoubtedly a super news story that was even more explosive than the execution they had anticipated!

The signal came from the Den Den Mushi that Bucky was holding with trepidation.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi (a type of telephone loop), at the news agency headquarters, Vivi was anxiously urging them on:

"Don't let your hands shake, the only signal here is from the Den Den Mushi in your hand!"

"Don't look at the Navy, look at Luffy! Point the camera at Luffy!"

Bucky's throat bobbed; he dared not disobey.

He'll die, won't he?

I'll die.

He originally just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape with a group of prisoner underlings, but he was inexplicably caught up in this group of monsters and inexplicably picked up this Den Den Mushi.

Then, he was terrified by a woman on the other end of the Den Den Mushi who called herself Vivi. She had a nice voice but was extremely scary when she threatened him. She threatened to let him experience the torture of being slowly sliced ​​to death by wind if he didn't do as she said. He was so scared that he had no choice but to disobey her orders.

If he could, he would rather be still in his cell in Impel Down right now!

Why did you have to touch that Den Den Mushi?

Mr. 3 next to him had already retreated, trying to extricate himself from the situation.

It's obvious why all the Den Den Mushi in Impel Down have lost signal; given the current situation, the Navy certainly doesn't want outsiders to know.

This Den Den Mushi is special, but deadly!

But looking at the naval encirclement outside, Mr. 3 now wants to go back to Impel Down and lock himself up.