Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 266 Reinforcements for Impel Down

Moments later, the entire Marine Headquarters was covered in blood-red bats, and apart from the officers with Haki under Whitebeard, almost all the other ordinary pirates were dead.

With a deafening roar, Oars Jr., the demon of the Whitebeard Pirates who was originally at the forefront, was completely turned into a dried-up corpse by the vampire bats. Only a few hundred Whitebeard Pirates officers and captains remained on the battlefield.

As for the ground of the naval headquarters, it was littered with dried-up corpses, which looked both eerie and terrifying.

Seeing such a horrific scene, even Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt a chill run down his spine. He, as Fleet Admiral, had given orders for massacres before, but those were usually just gunfire and bombardment, or Buster Call attacks.

To be able to personally slaughter tens of thousands of people without batting an eye, I estimate that only someone like Akainu in the entire Navy could do that.

"Damn it, Dad... what do we do! That vampire Devil Fruit user is terrifying."

Marco and Kizaru clashed for a moment before retreating. Now, the Whitebeard's side of the grunts was almost completely wiped out, and the battle situation was completely one-sided.

Don't underestimate these seemingly insignificant grunts. In reality, aside from Logia-type users, very few people in the pirate world are immune to bullets. As for using Haki or techniques like Iron Body, those also consume stamina.

Otherwise, why would Kaido need any subordinates? Why would the Navy need to gather 10 troops to fight the Whitebeard Pirates? And why would Whitebeard lead tens of thousands of pirates to attack Marine Headquarters?

The reason is simple: these cannon fodder are used to deplete the stamina of the enemy's elites! Once their domineering aura and stamina are depleted, they will definitely be at a disadvantage in battles of the same level.

As for the Conqueror's Haki used to clear out the soldiers, it also consumes stamina and Haki! Moreover, the larger the range, the stronger the effect, and the more it consumes.

Unless one is willing to expend a great deal of stamina and Haki, neither pirates from the New World nor elites from Marine Headquarters are easily defeated by Conqueror's Haki. But if one were to expend a significant amount of stamina and Haki, then the enemy's objective would have been achieved.

Whitebeard frowned and unleashed a powerful air blast, forcing Akainu back several steps. He looked at the current situation with a heavy heart.

Although he knew the battle was likely to end badly, and that the Navy was superior to the Whitebeard Pirates in both strength and the circumstances, Whitebeard never expected that they would encounter such a troublesome Vampire Fruit user so soon after the battle began.

But now that things have come to this, Whitebeard has no room to back down!

"Gurarararararar! It seems this situation is truly dire! But... I'm not going to give up so easily!!"

Despite being in dire straits, Whitebeard's fighting spirit was reignited, and his crew members unleashed a desperate fighting spirit in this desperate situation.

For a time, these people really forced the three admirals of the Navy to retreat step by step. Although this burst of energy was not sustainable, if they really managed to open up a passage to Ace, it was hard to say whether they could rescue Ace.

The main purpose of this execution was, after all, to deal with Ace, the son of the Pirate King. Dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates was just a side effect. At Whitebeard's age, even if the Navy didn't take action, he would probably die of old age in two or three years. Fire Fist Ace, on the other hand, possessed the Flame-Flame Fruit and Conqueror's Haki, and was also the son of the Pirate King Roger. He was the real threat to the Navy.

Once Ace is rescued, given his age and potential, he will become a powerful figure at the level of an Emperor in just a few years. Coupled with his hatred for the Navy, the Navy will likely be in real trouble.

"We can't back down any further! Drive the Whitebeard Pirates back! Also, we don't need to use the 'closing the door to beat the dog' plan anymore; bring out all the Pacifistas!"

Sengoku, standing on the high platform, was issuing orders in a methodical manner. Uchiha Tou stood beside him with his arms crossed, seemingly having no intention of taking action. Sengoku glanced at him but said nothing more.

After all, Uchiha Touyu had just defeated Diamond Jozu, one of the strongest members of the Whitebeard Pirates, and wiped out the Whitebeard Pirates' grunts. If he were to take action again, the war would simply become his personal show, and the Navy has its pride too!

Since the navy already has victory in hand, the fact that the Blood Demon doesn't make a move is more in line with Fleet Admiral Sengoku's wishes.

As for Uchiha Tou, although he wanted to wipe out the entire Marines, he didn't want to be besieged by several top-tier, unharmed marines. So, he let the Whitebeard Pirates' elite forces wear down the three admirals' stamina and inflict some injuries on them, which suited his wishes perfectly.

After the Whitebeard Pirates' henchmen were all killed, the confident Marine high command, facing an unprotected Whitebeard Pirates crew, did not use ordinary Marines to wear down Whitebeard and his subordinates. Instead, in order to minimize casualties, they chose a king-on-king battle and a general-on-general battle.

In this way, the number of Navy casualties is very small, and it will not affect Uchiha Tou's harvest in a while.

Following Sengoku's orders, a large number of Pacifistas appeared on the battlefield. Although these Pacifistas were physically bulky, they possessed pirate strength comparable to that of pirates with hundreds of millions of Berries, thanks to their beam attacks and powerful physiques. They were undoubtedly a vital force.

Under the siege of the Pacifistas, the Whitebeard Pirates' outburst was immediately suppressed, and as time passed, the entire Whitebeard Pirates were gradually driven into a desperate situation.

Uchiha Touyu slowly lowered his eyelids, his fingers twitching slightly. At this moment, the ground of the Marine Headquarters was already covered in blood, and the blood on the ground suddenly twitched slightly.

Just then, a warship suddenly appeared in the distance, and on its deck, a little boy wearing a straw hat was waving his arms.

"Ace!! I'm here to save you!!"

After saying that, Straw Hat Boy suddenly stretched out his arms, grabbed the ice, and then pulled the pirate ship across.

Although Uchiha Touyu had thoroughly slaughtered everyone in Impel Down, he didn't touch the people on level 5.5. This was mainly because those people were well hidden and few in number. Uchiha Touyu was waiting to feast on the Marine Headquarters and didn't search them carefully.

After killing everyone, the prisoners on level 5.5 felt something was wrong and ran out to find that the entire Impel Down had been turned into a dead zone.

These prisoners didn't know what had happened, but they knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—in fact, they didn't dare stay in Impel Down anymore. With such a big incident, the Navy and the World Government would definitely search the entire Impel Down thoroughly, and those people on level 5.5 might not be able to hide.

The warships outside the city were still there, untouched. Uchiha Hiyu had simply killed everyone but hadn't touched the ships or equipment, so these people could simply board the ships and leave.

However, due to the whirlpool currents, there are only two routes to leave Impel Down: one is to Enies Lobby, and the other is to Marine Headquarters. Enies Lobby was recently hit by a Buster Call, and the Gates of Justice that control the currents over Enies Lobby have long been destroyed. The only way to get there is to go to Marine Headquarters.

With Luffy and Jinbe also preparing to come to Ace's rescue, the prisoners on level 5.5, led by Ivankov, all charged towards the Marine Headquarters.

"The Whitebeard Pirates look to be in a very bad situation! It seems like with our strength, there's no way we can turn the tide!"

When Ivankov, the Queen of the Transvestites, looked at the Whitebeard Pirates, who were surrounded by the Navy and were already at their wits' end, a look of distress appeared on his face. In this situation, if his group went up, wouldn't they just be throwing their lives away?

If it weren't for the fact that Luffy is Dragon's son, Ivankov would have liked to take a group of prisoners and run away as fast as he could. Even if he did, he would still be hunted down by the fleet sent by the Marine Headquarters. But that would still be a better chance of survival than charging into the Marine Headquarters!

Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now, and bypassing the Naval Headquarters isn't an easy task. You have to understand that the coastal defense guns at the Naval Headquarters are completely different from the cannons on ordinary ships. Not to mention, the Naval Headquarters is now full of powerful people, making it very difficult to escape.

The pirates on the ship weren't stupid either; they could tell the situation was bad. But since they dared to go out to sea as pirates, they each had a fierce and courageous spirit.

After Luffy pulled the ship onto the ice, most of them didn't hesitate to take out their weapons and rush up the ice. In a short time, several hundred pirates created quite a stir.

The Transvestite Paradise is located on level 5.5 of Impel Down. Basically, those who can be brought in are prisoners from level 5 of Impel Down, and their bounties are at least 50 million.

With this kind of strength, they could probably get a captain position at the Marine Headquarters. They were a real force to be reckoned with. However, at this time, the Marine Headquarters was truly filled with strong people and experts. Before these people could even break out of the ice, Kizaru, who was flying in the sky, had already used the Eight-Span Magatama to blast away a large number of them.

"We can't let you guys get away so easily... It would be bad if you really rescued Ace."

Kizaru spoke slowly and calmly with a smile on his lips. However, it was unclear whether this person was an actor or not. Although the attack looked fierce and knocked a group of people off their feet, it did not cause many casualties.

"Get out of the way, you monkey-faced uncle! Rubber-rubber rocket launcher!"

Although Luffy shouted with great momentum and threw very powerful punches, he was still unable to harm a Logia-type Devil Fruit user who possessed elemental powers, as he did not yet know Haki. After a flurry of punches, his biggest achievement was probably that the phrase "monkey-faced uncle" made Kizaru's old face wrinkle up.

However, he did not make another move. Marco, who had been harassing Kizaru, saw him leave and flew towards Ace's execution platform. Although Sengoku and Garp were guarding the execution platform, if Marco really flew over there, Kizaru, the Marine Admiral, would lose face.

So the golden light flashed and disappeared in an instant, and Marco, who had already flown close to the execution platform, saw a lewd old face appear before him again.

"You damned bastard, get out of my way!"

"Let's face reality, Marco, the Whitebeard Pirates are finished this time!"

Indeed, even with the fresh troops from Impel Down, the situation on the battlefield is now clear: the Navy has gained an overwhelming advantage.

Standing on the execution platform, Uchiha Touyu watched the scene unfold before him, a cold smile playing on his lips:

"Since we're already doomed, let me give these guys one last push!"

The blood that permeated the entire Marine Headquarters turned into a faint blood mist and began to drift slowly. This blood, which originally belonged to Uchiha Touya's vampire bats, was clearly not something ordinary.

However, the battlefield is currently in chaos, and neither side is taking this situation seriously.

However, the situation quickly took a turn for the worse, and the Whitebeard Pirates, shrouded in blood mist, gradually revealed bloodlust in their eyes.

Then, the Whitebeard Pirates suddenly became incredibly strong and fierce, unleashing terrifying power. For a time, they forced the Navy to retreat, and many Navy officers were caught off guard and were killed by the Whitebeard Pirates' officers.

"A near-death experience surge?! No, these Whitebeard Pirates have actually gotten stronger!"

A naval vice admiral plunged a sword into a pirate's heart, shattering it. However, the pirate grinned, revealing a maniacal smile. He swung his imposing scimitar down, decapitating the vice admiral. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he tore the weapon from his heart. The fatal wound healed almost completely within seconds.

Not only that, many pirates who had already fallen to the ground and should have been dead long ago also stood up unsteadily, quickly raised their swords, and charged at the Navy.

The Navy crew looked completely bewildered, utterly clueless as to what had happened. Why had the Whitebeard Pirates suddenly become so elusive?

Standing on the execution platform, Uchiha Hiyu's eyes flickered with a faint red light as he pondered inwardly:

"The Vampire Fruit's potential isn't enough! It can't unleash a true River of Death, so this is the only substitute."

"However, thanks to this execution, the footage was broadcast almost all over the world... Otherwise, my faith power wouldn't have increased so quickly, and the power of the Vampire Fruit wouldn't have increased so much."

The terrifying power displayed by the Vampire Fruit, the horrific scene of killing tens of thousands of pirates in just over ten minutes, left a deep impression on everyone who watched the live broadcast.

Humans are visual creatures, and in the eyes of many ordinary people, Uchiha Touyu is definitely a demon king more terrifying than a Marine Admiral or a great pirate. From this point of view, their guess is quite reasonable.

It was with the surge of faith that Uchiha Touya finally developed the Vampire Fruit to its limit, gaining the Dead River ultimate move—albeit a degraded and incomplete version.

(End of this chapter)