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

After an unknown amount of time, the island where the G5 branch was located was now riddled with craters, filled with lava and large craters formed by the explosion. Sakazuki and Borsalino, supporting each other, panted as they looked at the white-bearded man opposite them.

The Warring States period had already begun, but Sakazuki and Borsalino did not want him to interfere in the battle between the three.

"What a terrifying bunch of lunatics."

Sengoku looked at the island that had been completely destroyed and said that half of G5 Island was now occupied by lava and photons, while the other half of the island was in a state of disarray.

This is a battle between the strong, where the surrounding environment can be altered at any moment.

Endless dust and toxic black smoke from lava rose into the clouds, forming a thick, impenetrable fog.

Sakazuki and Borsalino, shrouded in smoke, continued their battle against Whitebeard, relying on their powerful Observation Haki.

Every moment, they would clash with each other.

Lightning and roaring sounds spread through the dark clouds. Not far from the island guarded by the G5 branch, a distinctive naval warship appeared on the sea.

On the deck, a tall man was watching with great interest the clouds in the distance that were constantly flashing with lightning.

A shirtless navy man walked over.

Brother Raleigh, that's where Lieutenant General Sakazuki and Whitebeard fought, right?

Although Raleigh and his group had not yet approached that sea area, both Raleigh's and Enel's Observation Haki could sense the terrifying power within those clouds.

That's incredibly destructive power!

Raleigh nodded:

"If nothing unexpected happens, that's where Sakazuki and Whitebeard fought their battle."

Enel was somewhat tempted, and then asked:

Shouldn't we hurry up and get involved? Lieutenant General Sakazuki probably can't beat Whitebeard.

Enel is in a period of rapid growth in strength, and this expansion of strength has made him increasingly arrogant, wanting to try out any kind of battle.

Raleigh glanced at Enel, then struck back;

Enel, if you go in now, you might not even be considered cannon fodder.

"Don't even mention Whitebeard; even if Lieutenant General Sakazuki wasn't paying attention, he could easily take you down in a moment of carelessness."

Enel immediately bristled upon hearing this.

He couldn't believe he was that weak.

He thought Raleigh was definitely bragging.

"Impossible. Even Admiral Zeff said my strength is improving by leaps and bounds. Besides, if I were that strong, I'd be instantly killed. Has Brother Sakazuki already reached the Admiral level?"

Enel was somewhat unconvinced.

Raleigh stroked his chin and said, based on the aura he sensed:

In terms of sheer aura strength, Vice Admiral Sakazuki isn't quite at the Admiral level yet, but the two of them together reach Admiral level.

That's right, Raleigh has already seen traces of Borsalino using the Glint-Glint Fruit.

"Should we charge in now?"

Raleigh waved his hand:

"Let them fight it out for a while first. There's no need for us to rush things."

It's impossible for top-tier powerhouses to determine a winner so quickly. Besides, if Borsalino has arrived, it means that Sengoku's general has also arrived.

The issue now isn't whether Sakazuki and Borsalino can hold off Whitebeard, but whether Whitebeard can escape from several powerful Marines.

Brubru—Brubru

The sound of a Den Den Mushi suddenly interrupted Sengoku's thoughts.

While directing the soldiers on the warship to bombard the remaining members of the Whitebeard Pirates with artillery fire, Sengoku took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

The moment the Den Den Mushi was connected, the voice of the Air Marshal was heard.

Warring States, how are things going on your side?

Sengoku glanced at the battlefield before him, then scanned the distant battlefield with his Observation Haki before saying:

"Admiral Kong, we've almost captured all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates on this battlefield."

Sakazuki and Borsalino have also successfully held Whitebeard back, waiting for me to finish and for Raleigh to arrive before they can implement their plan to capture Whitebeard.

Inside the Marine Headquarters's division commander's office, Kong nodded in satisfaction.

As expected of his capable lieutenants and outstanding members of the Navy, they can now join forces to deal with a legendary pirate crew.

There is no such thing as an Emperor-level pirate crew on the high seas now; most pirate crews are still divided into large, medium, and small categories.

A legendary pirate crew refers to a pirate crew that has one or more members who are known as legendary pirates.

However, thinking of the information he had just received, Kong said nervously;

"Warring States period, I think you should be careful."

I just received intelligence.

There have been some unusual movements among the great pirates in the New World, including the Roger Pirates, who have already set off for the waters of the G5 branch.

"The other great pirates haven't set off yet, but they're making preparations in secret."

I hope this battle can end quickly. Even if we can't capture Whitebeard, we should at least wipe out the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates, and ideally, severely injure Whitebeard.

Upon hearing Kong's intelligence, Sengoku immediately envisioned countless scenarios, and his wise eyes gleamed with light.

After a moment's thought, Sengoku solemnly said, "Fleet Marshal Kong, if Roger arrives, capturing Whitebeard will be very difficult."

"But we will fight with all our might to severely damage the Whitebeard Pirates!"

After listening to Sengoku's words, Sora involuntarily frowned in the Navy Headquarters office.

He has fewer people he can send out now.

Sengoku is now the only admiral in the navy.

That unreliable Garp has no idea where he's chased Roger all over the Grand Line.

If Roger managed to shake off Garp and head to the G5 branch of the Marines, then Garp would have been unable to keep up with Roger's speed of support.

Zephyr has just experienced the death of his wife and is currently depressed. Sora can't think of any way to help Zephyr get back on his feet.

"Alright, Sengoku, do your best to arrange this battle. We lack top-tier combat power."

Furthermore, the safety of Sakazuki and Borsalino must be ensured; they haven't fully realized their potential yet.

Zhan Guo nodded solemnly.

Everyone can see how important Sakazuki and Borsalino are.

They are still lieutenant generals, yet they already possess strength comparable to generals. The two of them working together could even withstand the attacks of the world's strongest man, Whitebeard.

Such an important naval figure would be protected even if it weren't for Sengoku.

After all, Sengoku will definitely take over the position of Marshal after the vacant position, so the position of General will naturally be held by Sakazuki and Borsalino.

After hanging up the empty call, Sengoku thought for a moment and then dialed Raleigh's number.

Brubru—Brubru—.

Raleigh reached into his pocket and pulled out a Den Den Mushi. Looking at the Den Den Mushi, Raleigh was curious as to why Sengoku would call him at this time.

"Hey, General Sengoku. What's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, the Warring States period laughed and cursed.

"You brat, if I'm not mistaken, you should have arrived here a while ago."

Sengoku's expression was very confident; his research on Raleigh far surpassed that of others.

In this situation, Raleigh must have arrived.

And Raleigh will definitely find a quiet place to watch the game, but not too far away.

This would allow him to gain the upper hand whether it's rescuing someone or trying to get a piece of the pie, just like what he's doing now in the Warring States period.

However, Sengoku did not see Raleigh's ship while capturing members of the Whitebeard Pirates on the east side, so Raleigh was most likely on the west side of the island. Raleigh scratched his head, looked at the marines who were on alert all around, and looked confused.

"Who? General of the Warring States period? You can't falsely accuse me! I really haven't arrived yet!"

"If you don't believe me, I can have Enel call you."

Raleigh said he could have Enel testify, but in reality, he held the Den Den Mushi tightly to his ear, afraid that the sounds of the battle would reach Sengoku's ears.

Sengoku coughed twice and lowered his voice to speak;

"You little brat, I don't care what you did before, but now you have to go in and help Sakazuki and Borsalino."

"Because we don't have much time left, many great pirates in the New World have already received the news, and the Roger Pirates are among those who have already set off."

The Roger Pirates!

Hearing this name made Raleigh feel a bit of a headache.

Last time, when they attacked the Golden Lion, they encountered the Roger Pirates who were exhausted, and even then, Raleigh almost died.

So now, facing the fully-fledged Roger Pirates, it's impossible not to be nervous.

Besides, the current naval experts combined are roughly enough to deal with Whitebeard.

A general and three elite lieutenant generals can still defeat the world's strongest man.

However, it would be extremely difficult for a pirate crew like the Roger Pirates, which consisted entirely of elites and had two legendary members.

Are you kidding me? What are Roger's Pirates doing getting involved?

"Is he crazy? He himself doesn't even have many days left to live, yet he still has the time to care about the life or death of another legendary pirate."

After ending the call with the Den Den Mushi, Raleigh felt a little depressed.

There's no way we can slack off now; we have to launch a high-intensity attack on Whitebeard before the Roger Pirates arrive.

Even if they couldn't kill or capture Whitebeard, they had to break his condition as soon as possible, to the point that even the Roger Pirates could only take Whitebeard away.

"Hopefully that bastard Roger will arrive a little later."

"Messenger! Immediately notify the other naval personnel to run the propulsion system to maximum. You all go to the other side of the island and rendezvous with Admiral Sengoku."

I'm going to meet Whitebeard and see if he's really as strong as the legends say.

Upon hearing that Raleigh planned to go alone, Enel suddenly became very interested, and his eyes lit up.

"Brother Raleigh, let's go together."

Raleigh glanced at the somewhat excited Enel, initially intending to refuse outright, but after thinking about it, he nodded.

With him around, Enel shouldn't get cleaved in two by Whitebeard's sword.

Being defeated by a top-tier expert early on allows one to recognize the gap between oneself and others sooner.

"Okay, you can just attack from a distance later."

Raleigh agreed.

After hearing this, Enel excitedly ran to the Ark Maxim and jumped onto it.

Raleigh followed Enel's lead and jumped onto the Ark Maxim.

In the Marine Headquarters' rank-and-file office, after much deliberation, Sora finally made a decision.

Faced with Whitebeard's attack, he wanted to respond with the strongest possible attitude to show the world the choice. After understanding this, Kong directly contacted Garp and asked him to go to the waters of the G5 branch to stop Roger's Seashell Ring.

At the same time, he ordered his messengers to relay the latest orders to their subordinates.

Not long after.

Woo-woo-woo-!!

A rapid alarm sounded at the Naval Headquarters, and all the naval soldiers on Marineford immediately stopped what they were doing.

Even naval soldiers and officers who were already on leave put on their naval uniforms and went to the training ground to assemble.

The other residents of Marineford returned to their homes and awaited orders from headquarters.

At the Naval Academy, Gion and Kake, who were teaching lower-grade students, were stunned when they heard the alarm. After announcing the end of get out of class, they hurried to the training grounds at headquarters.

The situations in Gion and Kakei were just a microcosm; countless naval commanders, upon hearing the alarm, all went to the headquarters training grounds without prior arrangement.

Dozens of warships of varying sizes were originally docked at the main port.

At this moment, Staff Officer He is directing the logistics personnel of the headquarters to move various supplies onto the warship.

Including but not limited to weapons, ammunition, medicine, and daily necessities.

Once a warship was loaded, it was immediately sealed and awaited the departure of naval commanders. At the naval training ground, thousands of naval elites quickly lined up neatly, waiting for the air marshal to give orders.

Kakei and Gion also stood together at the garden. What happened this time that they gathered so many people?

After looking around and not finding Tsuru, Garp, or Raleigh, Gion shook her head.

"I don't know, Sister He didn't tell me."

Seeing Gion's expression, Kakei guessed that she was looking for Raleigh, but he knew that Raleigh was not in Marineford at the moment.

So he patted his chest and said;

"It's alright, Gion. No matter what kind of mission it is, I will stand in front of you and take all the danger."

Gion glanced at Kakei in surprise.

She was deeply moved that Jiaji could say such manly things.

However, Gion does not need additional protection at the moment.

Before Gion could answer, Sora spoke first:

Soldiers, our G5 branch is under heavy attack from the Whitebeard Pirates. Vice Admiral Sakazuki, the branch leader, and his troops have already engaged the Whitebeard Pirates.

"However, according to intelligence, the Roger Pirates have already gone to the G5 branch area, and others such as Charlotte Linlin and Kaido of the Beasts have also made unusual moves."

"Justice needs you, traveling day and night. Justice needs you to shatter the pirates' bones!"

"No matter how many legendary pirate crews appear, our mission is the same: to take the head of Edward Newgate, the strongest man in the world, and use it as our crown of victory!"

"Set off!!!!

Under Kong's command, several thousand elite naval officers and soldiers boarded a warship laden with supplies and sailed towards G5.

The branch's sea area.