Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

A figure enveloped in dazzling blue flames appeared instantly, as if teleporting, on Kai's escape route! Those bloodshot eyes (Wang Hao Zhao) were fixed on Kai!

It's Marco! The first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!

He witnessed Ace being killed! And in this way! The anger and grief within him had erupted like a volcano! He absolutely could not let the murderer who killed his brother escape!

"Stay here!!!" Marco roared, his claws, enveloped in blue regenerative flames, lashing out at Kai with a devastating force!

Kai's heart skipped a beat! So fast! No wonder he's the first mate of the Whitebeard Pirates!

He dared not be careless in the slightest! He immediately covered the "Tranquility" staff sword with Armament Haki, and with a backhand slash, met Marco's attack!

Clang! Blow!

A crisp clang of metal clashing rang out! Kai felt an immense force surge from the blade, making his arm go numb! At the same time, the blue flame seemed to possess some... indescribable, strange property of rapid regeneration?!

In that brief moment of collision, another aura, equally filled with anger and power, also attacked from the side!

It was "Knight of the Sea" Jinbe! His enormous fist, covered in Armament Haki, slammed into Kai's side with overwhelming force!

A pincer attack! And by two extremely powerful experts!

Kai was instantly plunged into a huge crisis!

But he didn't panic! His mind remained absolutely calm! His "mind's eye" clearly reflected the attack trajectories and power distribution of the two!

Just as Marco's claws and Jinbe's heavy punch were about to strike simultaneously, Kai's body suddenly sank downwards in an extremely bizarre way, completely defying human biomechanics. At the same time, using the recoil from the collision with Marco, he slid across the ice as if boneless! He narrowly avoided this deadly pincer attack!

"Where do you think you're going?!" Marco and Jinbe, having missed their first attack, immediately gave chase again!

At the same time, the other captains and members of the Whitebeard Pirates reacted quickly, their eyes red, and they surged towards Kai like a tidal wave! They wanted to tear this murderer of Ace to pieces!

Chapter 95 Straw Hat Madness! Now you know you regret it? Why did you frame me in the first place?!

Kai knew he absolutely could not get entangled! Otherwise, death would be the only outcome for him!

He unleashed his Observation Haki to its fullest extent! Predicting the direction and intent of every enemy's attack! His figure moved like a ghost, constantly flashing and shifting within the impenetrable encirclement! The "Tranquility" staff-sword in his hand transformed into streaks of cold light; each swing was not for killing the enemy, but for... forcing them back! To create even the slightest opening for escape!

He was like a ghost struggling to dance in a storm, every dodge fraught with danger, every block under immense pressure! He even had to forcefully activate his still-imperfect Armament Haki again to withstand several attacks! A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth!

But! He can't stop! He has to escape!

Just as Kai was about to be completely overwhelmed by the Whitebeard Pirates' angry wave, he keenly sensed that something unexpected seemed to be happening in another direction as well.

Admiral Akainu, while somewhat annoyed that Kai had "stole" his credit (killing Ace), was primarily focused on completely annihilating the remaining forces of the Whitebeard Pirates! He didn't immediately pursue Kai, but instead... aimed his destructive magma fist at Luffy, who had completely lost his will to fight and was on the verge of a mental breakdown!

"And you! Straw Hat Boy! Now that your brother is dead, you can go down and join him!" Akainu grinned maliciously, about to launch a fatal attack!

However, just then!

"Stop!!!" A roar filled with authority and anger rang out!

It's Whitebeard!

Although he was dead, his body remained standing! Even more surprisingly… under the influence of his powerful willpower (or perhaps the lingering Conqueror's Haki?), he unleashed an astonishing power! With a powerful punch, he sent Akainu, who was attempting to attack Luffy, staggering back several steps!

Although this couldn't really hurt Akainu, it did buy Luffy a chance to catch his breath!

And then! Even more variables appeared!

The Shichibukai Empress Hancock, who had been slacking off all along, suddenly appeared beside Luffy as if by teleportation, using her petrifying power to block the other Marines who tried to approach! Her eyes were filled with worry for Luffy and... a kind of fanatical emotion that Kai couldn't understand?!

And the equally mysterious Shichibukai "Tyrant" Kuma made another move! But instead of attacking, he... raised his paw again, seemingly wanting to... slap Luffy away as well?!

Further away, Blackbeard Teach, who had just risen to power and was full of ambition and dark forces, seemed to have begun his rampage of destruction and... provocation against the Navy's 637 after seizing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

The entire battlefield became even more chaotic due to Ace's death and the intervention and movements of various forces!

This chaos presents Kai with... a perfect opportunity to escape!

He astutely spotted a very brief defensive gap created by the fact that the main force of the Navy was tied down by the remnants of Blackbeard and Whitebeard's forces, while the Whitebeard Pirates' attention was mostly focused on protecting Luffy and confronting Akainu!

It's now!

Kai no longer hesitated! He poured all the remaining power in his body into his legs! At the same time, he raised his Observation Haki to its limit, anticipating all possible obstacles!

His figure, like lightning merging into the darkness, instantly broke through the gap in the Whitebeard Pirates' encirclement, created by their anger and chaos! Then, without looking back, he rushed at full speed towards the port (his previously chosen escape route), away from the center of the battlefield!

"Don't run!!!" Marco and the others roared angrily, and immediately gave chase!

However, they were temporarily held back by the Navy's renewed fierce attack, as well as... the responsibility of protecting Luffy and dealing with Whitebeard's affairs!

Kai took advantage of this precious, fleeting time difference and fled frantically across the chaotic battlefield like a stray dog ​​(but he was unusually calm inside)!

He evaded the Navy's pursuit! He escaped the pirates' interception! He even narrowly avoided several shockwaves that Blackbeard was randomly bombarding him with while testing his new ability!

Finally! Thanks to his familiarity with the terrain (from his previous reconnaissance), and his superhuman senses and speed, he escaped Marineford's main battlefield unscathed! He arrived at the secret little port he had chosen earlier!

He found the small sampan he had hidden (or, more luckily, a faster small naval patrol boat abandoned in the chaos?), and jumped aboard without hesitation!

Then, with his last bit of strength, he started the boat (or rowed) and sped off into the vast ocean, far from the island of death!

Behind them, there were deafening sounds of fighting, explosions, and... an energy storm woven from a complex mix of emotions.

But all of this is no longer relevant to him.

He accomplished what he was supposed to do.

He also paid the price (being targeted by both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy, which solidified his infamy).

As for what the future holds...

Kai didn't know.

All he knew was that he had to... survive.

Carrying exhaustion, pain, and... a heart that had grown colder and heavier after personally ending the life of an era's symbol (Ace), his figure finally disappeared into the blood-stained horizon of Marineford...

Having escaped the hellish battlefield of Marineford, Kai, piloting (or rather, "borrowing") the small naval patrol boat he had luckily found (a vessel that was fast and had some self-defense firepower, making it much safer than a small sampan), drifted aimlessly across the turbulent sea.

He needed to get away from that dangerous place as soon as possible and find a safe and secluded place to treat his injuries and process the huge impact and... gains (mainly intelligence and understanding of top-tier combat power) brought him by the Marineford War.

On the ship, he finally had time to relax his nerves, which had been stretched to the limit.

He leaned wearily against the cabin wall, panting heavily.

The previous battles and escapes had almost exhausted all his physical and mental strength.

Although none of the wounds on my body are fatal, they need to be treated as soon as possible, otherwise they may become infected and worsen.

He took out the medicine and bandages that Chopper had given him, as well as the ones he had replenished himself, and began to skillfully treat the wounds on his body.

Each time he touched his wound, the intense pain made him wince slightly, but it also reminded him that he was still alive.

It's nice to be alive.

Especially after witnessing the brutal, meat-grinding carnage at Marineford, he seemed to have gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of "living".

While treating his wounds, Kai also began frantically gathering the latest intelligence about the Marineford War using the ship's communication equipment (naval patrol boats are usually equipped with high-performance Den Den Mushi and receivers).

He desperately wanted to know what the final outcome of the war was after he left.

Did the remaining forces of the Whitebeard Pirates eventually manage to evacuate?

Straw Hat Luffy, the guy he himself pushed into an even deeper abyss of despair, what will his ultimate fate be? Will he be captured by the Navy? Or... will he create another miracle?

Blackbeard Teach, the most ambitious man who stole the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, what kind of storm will he stir up after the war?

After paying a heavy price (although it ultimately "won"), what adjustments and deployments will the Navy Headquarters make?

And... what role did Fujitora-senpai ultimately play in that war? Did he emerge unscathed?

Soon, all sorts of news, some true and some false, but all shocking enough to shake the world, began to flood in through various channels.

After paying an extremely heavy price (including the deaths of Whitebeard himself and Portgas D. Ace, as well as numerous casualties among the captains and crew), the Whitebeard Pirates, through the mediation of the suddenly appearing "Red-Haired" Shanks Pirates, finally managed to... successfully evacuate Marineford.

A legendary era has come to an end.

After suffering unprecedented blows (losing his brother, being separated from his crew, and being critically injured and on the verge of death), Straw Hat Luffy was rescued by "Knight of the Sea" Jinbe and "Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law. His current whereabouts and fate are unknown.

After demonstrating his terrifying power by possessing two of the most vicious Devil Fruit abilities simultaneously, Blackbeard Teach did not seem to engage in a final battle with the Navy. Instead, he took his group of legendary prisoners brought from Impel Down and fled Marineford amidst the chaos, disappearing into the vast ocean of the New World.

His emergence and rise undoubtedly added an enormous and uncertain threat to this already chaotic world!

While the Marine Headquarters successfully executed Ace (though the process was fraught with difficulties), repelled (or rather, severely damaged) the Whitebeard Pirates, and preserved the Navy's "face," it also paid an extremely heavy price! Countless soldiers were killed or wounded, astronomical military expenditures were incurred, and even most of the Marine Headquarters' buildings were destroyed! More importantly, the war exposed internal problems within the Navy (such as the unreliability of the Seven Warlords of the Sea), certain dark aspects of the World Government (such as the fear of Roger's bloodline), and the continuous emergence of powerful figures in the new era (especially the rise of Blackbeard), all of which posed an unprecedented challenge to the ruling authority of the Navy and the World Government!

As for information about Fujitora-senpai... Kai hasn't gathered any yet.

Perhaps it was because his senior had just joined the Navy and was keeping a low profile; perhaps it was because his role in the war was not prominent; or perhaps... he really was doing something "inconvenient" for the Navy to record, just as he had previously hinted? Kai could only suppress this worry for the time being.

After processing all this information, Kai felt extremely heavy-hearted.

Although the Marineford War has ended, its impact is like a boulder thrown into the sea, which will surely trigger an even more turbulent and enduring wave!

Whitebeard's death signifies the complete end of the old era, and also means that the seas of the New World, once firmly under his control, will fall into a power vacuum! Countless pirates will inevitably engage in even more frenzied and bloody battles for territory and the throne of the "Four Emperors"! The New World will become more chaotic and dangerous than ever before!

Blackbeard's rise is like a Damocles' sword hanging over everyone's heads! An ambitious man who possesses both the Dark and Tremor Fruits, two of the most powerful Devil Fruit abilities, is the greatest threat to the existing world order! No one knows what he will do next, but wherever he goes, destruction and disaster are inevitable!

After this costly "victory," the Navy and the World Government will inevitably adopt even tougher and more ruthless measures to maintain their rule, suppress the increasingly rampant pirate forces, and... deal with "destabilizing factors" that may threaten their core interests (such as the Revolutionary Army? or... "gray figures" like him?).

Kai realized that an unprecedented era of great storms had truly arrived!

This era is filled with chaos, danger, and uncertainty.

But it's also...full of opportunities!

The old order is collapsing, and a new order has yet to be formed.

In this era where power determines everything and rules are being rewritten, a lone wolf like him, who possesses strength yet is not bound by any force, might... find more opportunities of his own?