Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Perhaps they heard the white-bearded man's voice.

Blenheim, who had been half-awake and half-conscious, suddenly perked up, raised his head, and shouted:

"Dad, you guys go quickly, don't worry about me."

Blenheim knew that the G5 branch navy had contacted the main navy, and the main navy would soon come to support them.

The best course of action is to leave now.

But doing so was not in Whitebeard's character, which is why Blenheim yelled to remind Whitebeard.

"Hehehehe, silly son, how could your father abandon you?"

The white-bearded man looked at Blenheim, who had been arrested, with a doting expression.

"Dad!"

Blenheim shed tears of emotion.

This touching scene did not evoke any empathy from Sakazuki; he stared intently at the white-bearded man opposite him with a serious expression.

At the same time, he asked the adjutant beside him:

"How long until the Sengoku general arrives?"

The adjutant left, opened his laptop, and looked at the time on it, saying;

"According to the information communicated with General Sengoku an hour ago, General Sengoku and Lieutenant General Borsalino will be able to provide support in another half hour."

Lieutenant General Raleigh may be a little late, it may take him an hour to get here.

Sakazuki nodded, then gestured to his soldiers to gag Blenheim.

Seeing the Navy treat his son so roughly, Whitebeard was naturally enraged, but for his son's sake, he forcibly suppressed his anger. "I'll make a condition, Navy. Wealth, resources, even Devil Fruits are all acceptable, as long as you can bring back my good-for-nothing son."

Sakazuki chuckled; he had never intended to make this deal with Whitebeard in the first place.

However, the Whitebeard of the New World arrived too quickly, putting Sakazuki at a disadvantage in terms of time.

However, delaying for half an hour is not a problem. "What use are the wealth and resources you can offer to our navy? The wealth and resources we need are far beyond what your pirate crew can provide."

Devil Fruits, tell me, what Devil Fruits do you think could be used to trade for this person?

Whitebeard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Sakazuki's words; at least there was something to talk about.

Currently, the ship only possesses a few Zoan-type Devil Fruits: the Rhinoceros Fruit, the Cat-Cat Fruit (Form Type), and the Paramecia Fruit, the Slash-Slash Fruit.

"If you need, I can find you some other Devil Fruits, as long as it can get my silly son back."

Sakazuki didn't think much of it. These Devil Fruits weren't top-tier, and although they were worth much more than Blenheim's bounty, he had no intention of exchanging them.

Lava brat, you're not trying to stall for time, are you?

Whitebeard wasn't stupid; he noticed something amiss in Sakazuki's expression.

Congratulations, you answered correctly, but there's no reward.

Although the Warring States period hadn't arrived yet, Sakazuki wasn't going to continue fooling Whitebeard.

He reached out, grabbed Blenheim's head, and lifted him up, facing the Whitebeard Pirates.

Meanwhile, the naval soldiers, who had been prepared, picked up the pirate prisoners beside them and placed them on the wall.

"No!

Lava brat, I swear if you dare lay a hand on me, no one in this base will survive.

The Whitebeard Pirates cursed angrily. Seeing this scene, Sakazuki showed no fear; instead, his gaze hardened.

Raleigh is right. How could our navy be threatened by a bunch of marine junk?

"kill!"

At a single command, the naval soldiers brought their swords down instantly.

Pirate heads were swiftly severed, falling along the wall to the ground.

This includes Whitebeard's self-proclaimed title for this trip: Captain Blenheim, the 9th Division Commander!

The atmosphere on the Moby Dick suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the white-bearded man standing at the very front of the deck.

The white-bearded man, who had been so confident just moments before, now had eyes filled with murderous intent.

He could never allow Sakazuki, who killed his own family, to be alive.

Lava brat, you've angered me. You'll see what the consequences will be.

"I will make every single person on your base pay for my son's death!"

Whitebeard's aura suddenly erupted, unleashing his world-class Conqueror's Haki.

The naval soldiers were under immense pressure, both physically and mentally.

However, Sakazuki had already stepped forward, raising his hands high, also releasing his aura.

The white-bearded man held a knife in his right hand and clenched his left fist. A semi-transparent white vibration circle enveloped his left fist. Without even looking, he aimed a powerful punch at the air in front of him.

!

The air seemed to shatter like glass with a casual strike from the white-bearded man.

From this crack, one can see an extremely powerful and domineering shockwave emerging.

It took less than five seconds from the moment it appeared to the moment it struck the fortress's sturdy walls, which were tens of meters high.

Boom!

The wall, which was clearly built of giant rocks, suddenly developed several cracks.

The rocks that were directly hit were horribly dented inwards.

The fortress shook violently at that moment, and the naval soldiers above clung tightly to whatever they could hold onto to prevent themselves from being knocked over by the shockwave.

Sakazuki's figure remained unchanged; he was strong enough that the white-bearded man's probing attack had no effect on him.

However, Sakazuki's expression wasn't much better.

He had to admit that he had somewhat underestimated the strength of the world's top experts.

Although he was confident that he would become a world-class powerhouse in the future, he was not one now.

Moreover, there's quite a difference between him and the white-bearded man.

Taking a deep breath, Sakazuki did not show any signs of panic.

The Sengoku general and Borsalino will arrive soon; even if they are no match for Whitebeard, they can still hold out for a few minutes.

While the pirates are unaware that they have reinforcements, we must keep all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates occupied.

This way, when the Warring States period arrives, they can achieve the greatest results.

The only point of contention is whether the G5 branch's marines can withstand the Whitebeard Pirates' onslaught.

Just then, Sakazuki spoke:

Fellow sailors, before I came to G5 Branch, G5 Branch was known as the worst navy branch, but I want to say that's because they didn't understand us.

"We in the G5 branch show no mercy to the enemy, like autumn leaves swept away by the wind, but we are loyal and devoted to our comrades."

So this time, facing one of the top pirate crews in the New World, we don't need to hide anything. Our only goal is to wipe them out. Do you have confidence?

"have!!!"

Most of the naval soldiers on the city wall were shouting wildly, while a few silent naval soldiers were also setting up their muskets and aiming at the pirates to fire.

They have forgotten how long they have been misunderstood by the outside world.

Despite being repeatedly slandered by the outside world, they disdained to refute it, and instead used even more cruel methods to deal with Hai Jie.

Until Sakazuki and Raleigh appeared.

Sakazuki's willingness to lead from the front and his ruthlessness towards pirates earned them immense respect, which is why he was able to take control of the situation in the G5 branch so quickly.

Raleigh was their spiritual mentor, and many of his sayings were regarded as the Navy Bible by them.

boom! boom! boom!

Countless bullets flew towards the members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The Whitebeard Pirates, shields in hand and swords in hand, followed closely behind Whitebeard.

"Open it!"

Whitebeard's left fist once again gathered a shockwave; this time, he intended to smash the fortress gate open with a single punch so the pirate crew could enter and wreak havoc. "You won't get away with it!"

Having already suffered a loss once, Sakazuki was not about to let Whitebeard launch an attack. He instantly appeared in front of the fortress gate.

"Hound of the Underworld!"

His right arm quickly transformed into magma, rapidly extending to attack Whitebeard.

"Kuroko! Die, you magma brat!"

On a speeding naval warship, Sengoku stared nervously into the distance.

Although he didn't see anything, he sensed an unusual fluctuation just now, which he judged to be the fluctuation emitted by Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit. This meant that the Whitebeard Pirates had already clashed with the Marines of the G5 branch.

Sengoku, worried about the safety of Sakazuki and the G5 branch navy, quickly summoned Borsalino:

Borsalino, Sakazuki is already engaged with Whitebeard. You're fast, go help Sakazuki first.

Borsalino nodded; if it were someone else, he might have had to wait a while.

But since it's Sakazuki, and they have a pretty good relationship, I'll naturally help him out.

"Mr. Sengoku, could you please help me throw a cannonball?"

Borsalino said to Sengoku.

His Glint-Glint Fruit doesn't actually allow him to fly; he usually stands on cannonballs and dashes off into the distance.

Sengoku happened to be there, and the cannonballs he threw were much faster than those fired from artillery.

"Um."

Sengoku nodded, then picked up a cannonball, his arm muscles bulging, and threw it with force.

Watching Borsalino ride away on a cannonball, Sengoku felt a temporary sense of relief.

Two elite vice admirals, close to the rank of admiral, and top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit users—even if Whitebeard is incredibly strong, he couldn't possibly kill them both in a short time. "Hold on, Sakazuki!"

"For justice!"

Sakazuki fought with all his might to defend against Whitebeard's attack.

Even the veins on his neck were clearly visible.

!

Two powerful forces exploded in the air, sweeping everything around them away. "Come on, magma brat!"

Although the attack failed, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer. Whitebeard raised his sword high above his head, and the blade covered with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki appeared in front of Sakazuki in an instant.

Sakazuki's pupils suddenly dilated, and at the same time, both of his arms transformed into magma.

The intense black smoke from the burning fire constantly irritated Whitebeard's eyes and made him breathe, but it did not affect his movements in the slightest.

"A massive fireball!!!"

A gigantic magma fist, covered in Armament Haki, slammed into Whitebeard's sword.

Both sides have reached the pinnacle of their application of Armament Haki. Although they appear to be clashing, their attacks actually create a vacuum space in the middle.

A translucent sphere appeared instantly from the center and rapidly expanded.

"Aaaaaaah! I'll kill you, Whitebeard!"

Lava brat, stop talking big!

Both sides increased their forces without prior agreement.

The surrounding fighting crowd instinctively avoided the area where these two powerful figures were battling.

boom!

Sakazuki and the white-bearded man vanished from their spot in an instant.

A blinding white light shone from the battleground, followed by a powerful shockwave that swept outwards in all directions.

Even the naval soldiers on the naval base walls were knocked off their feet by the impact.

Rumble!!!

The sound of the explosion was second only to the speed of the white light, ringing in everyone's ears and giving them a taste of what temporary deafness meant.

A gigantic mushroom cloud rose from the spot.

Sakazuki wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

The white-bearded man opposite him was completely unharmed.

Silently mobilizing his abilities, his skin had transformed into the shape of hardened magma, with magma flowing faintly visible in the cracks.

This move was developed after communicating with Raleigh, and Sakazuki calls it Hellfire Magma Form.

In this form, his attack and defense are greatly enhanced, but the downside is that his stamina is consumed much faster.

Thick black smoke rose from Sakazuki's body, his eyes fixed on the white-bearded man's movements.

Suddenly, Sakazuki's dark red skin instantly turned bright red.

boom!

Sakazuki's speed increased by another 50% compared to before, and he appeared unexpectedly behind Whitebeard.

"Hound of the Underworld!"

clang!

Whitebeard reacted with exceptional speed; the moment Sakazuki started, he quickly turned around and held his knife across his chest.

At that moment, it was the blade of the knife that blocked Sakazuki's attack.

"Lava brat, take this punch!"

Sakazuki's attack failed, and the battle-hardened Whitebeard instantly switched from defense to offense.

His left fist, once again imbued with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, attacked Sakazuki.

Sakazuki's originally bright red skin instantly turned dark red.

boom!

Sakazuki took a direct punch, but thankfully he was protected by Armament Haki and his special form; otherwise, he would have broken a bone.

"Aaaaaah! Whitebeard, let me show you what real power is!"

Sakazuki thrust his hands forcefully into the earth, connecting with the magma beneath the island.

After arriving at the G5 branch, he spent most of his time channeling lava from other areas to the area below the G5 branch.

Because he trains faster in a magma environment, and it can also serve as a defensive measure should a powerful enemy attack.

Now that the white beard has arrived, this is naturally the best tool to deal with the white beard.

Kap-a-mah! Kap-a-mah!

The earth kept cracking, and fissures several meters wide appeared, through which the flowing magma could be faintly seen.

"Pillar of Earthly Fire!"

Sakazuki channeled all his magma from the ground, and pillars of magma, seemingly about to pierce the sky, appeared among the pirates.

Everywhere was filled with magma emitting black smoke, filling the entire world.