One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

The Navy was right; this man named Tesoro was indeed no weakling.

"Hmph! Disgusting man." Hancock sneered inwardly, then her face flushed slightly as she thought of Luffy. "Luffy is so much better. I wonder where he is now?"

As Hancock was thinking, several more massive warships came sailing across the distant sea.

With war approaching, it was a common occurrence for the Naval Headquarters' inner harbor to see a large number of warships coming and going every day.

However, among the five warships that came side by side, the dragon-headed warship in the middle was the most eye-catching, drawing everyone's attention.

Even Tesoro and Hawkeye, who had maintained a cold expression throughout, stopped in their tracks because of the arrival of these warships.

"So they've finally arrived? The key figure who started this war, Fire Fist Ace," Hawkeye said softly.

Tesoro's gaze was deep as he watched the Kirin speeding into port.

Upon seeing the fleet escorting Ace arrive, a wide passage immediately opened up on this side of the plaza for the escorts to pass through.

At the same time, several tall figures draped in cloaks of justice strode in from the direction of the fortress, heading towards the port.

Leading them were none other than Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji.

From afar, the deep voice of the Warring States period rang out.

"Rorschach! Where's Jinbe? Did you capture him?"

As soon as Sengoku said this, the vast Marineford suddenly fell silent, all the clamor stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.

All eyes turned to Luo Xia, who had appeared at the bow of the Qilin.

Including Tesoro, Hawkeye, Hancock, and Moria.

"Yeah, I almost couldn't stop myself. But luckily Luo went with me, and after a bit of effort, we finally managed to rescue him."

Rorschach's answer prolonged the silence over Marineford.

It wasn't until the mountain-like Pamel, together with Bepo, brought Ace, Teach, and the unconscious Jinbe off the Kirin and followed Rorschach to Sengoku and the others.

The entire Marineford Square was finally ignited by the horrific state of Jinbe, who was being carried on Bepo's shoulder.

"Jinpei?!" Moria's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Hawkeye's sharp gaze locked onto Rorschach in an instant. "To be able to beat Jinbe like this in the sea, Rorschach, just how strong are you?"

Rorschach glanced at him and chuckled, "I'm still far behind you, Mihawk. After all, my weapon hasn't become a Supreme Grade Sword yet."

He brandished the black halberd in his hand.

Hawkeye's gaze sharpened several times in an instant, as if it could pierce through steel, locking onto the Heavenly Dragon Halberd held in Luo Xia's hand.

"You've mastered the Black Blade? And not just any ordinary Black Blade. Not bad. When shall we have another match?"

"Sure, here's the deal: in three days, you hand me Vista's head, and after we defeat Whitebeard, I'll fight you. How about it?"

Rorschach spoke casually, but the words that came out of his mouth made the marines present gasp.

Vista the foiler is no ordinary player.

The fifth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, a renowned dual-wielding swordsman in the New World.

Hawkeye didn't reply, but gave Rorschach a deep look before turning and leaving.

Seeing Hawkeye leave, Rorschach glanced at Tesoro, ignoring Moria who immediately shrank back when he saw him. He gave Hancock a half-smile and then left without lingering. He joined Sengoku and the others in taking Ace and Teach to the cell beneath the fortress.

Hancock didn't have time to look at Ace more than a few times.

The lingering, fierce killing intent emanating from Luo Xia sent a chill down her spine.

Whether it was her imagination or not, Hancock felt that the Bluescale Lieutenant General in front of her seemed much more dangerous than he had been a few months ago.

The location of the prison below the fortress.

Sengoku ruthlessly rejected Ace's request, who looked dejected and pained, to be locked up with the unconscious Jinbe, and instead separated the three of them into three completely enclosed cells.

After watching the jailers lock the cell, Sengoku personally put away the key, then turned to Rorschach, his expression grave, and said:

"I heard from Hibari that you also killed Namur, one of Whitebeard's captains?"

“Yeah, that fishman was too fragile. He couldn’t even withstand the aftershock of the lightning I blasted at Jinbe.” Rorschach nodded, neither confirming nor denying.

"Alright, alright, I know you're something else, you're getting all cocky."

Zhan Guo quickly waved his hand.

“I’m just telling the truth.” Rorschach rolled his eyes.

"With Namur dead and Jinbe so badly injured, Whitebeard must already know. He can't possibly not have their Vivre Cards. Do you think Whitebeard might launch an attack beforehand?"

The Warring States period was filled with anxiety.

Aokiji glanced at Garp, who was sitting silently outside Ace's cell, and said in a deep voice, "That possibility cannot be ruled out. An angry Whitebeard is capable of anything. His son, who has followed him for many years, is dead. He can't possibly not seek revenge."

"How did he launch the attack ahead of time? Did he use his abilities to create a tsunami?"

Before Sengoku could nod, he saw Rorschach directly refute his own guess, saying, "Impossible. If the tsunami is launched prematurely, not only will Uncle Kuzan's presence prevent us from suffering much damage, but their own painstakingly assembled fleet will also be affected, possibly scattered by the tsunami. Then there won't be time for them to regroup. Therefore, I think Whitebeard will only suppress his anger, and then..."

Rorschach clenched his fist and made Whitebeard's classic gesture, swinging it in front of him, which made Sengoku's eyes twitch.

"He will vent all his anger on Marineford."

“While what you said makes some sense, we can’t let our guard down. Here’s what we’ll do: the people at headquarters with the widest range of Observation Haki are you and Enel. I’ll have to trouble you two to work hard these next few days and keep a close watch on the surrounding seas to prevent Whitebeard from launching a sneak attack.”

After some thought, the Warring States period issued its instructions.

Rorschach nodded.

He certainly had no objection; even if Sengoku hadn't given the order, he would have done it anyway.

It wasn't just to defend against Whitebeard; there were several other forces involved as well.

In short, Rorschach had a premonition that this war would probably not be so easy to fight.

If this isn't handled properly, many people could really die this time.

Thinking of this, Luo Xia couldn't sit still any longer.

He looked at Lark and asked, "Lark, is that thundercloud you got from Big Mom dead?"

"Huh? You mean Zeus?" Lark was a beat slow to react.

Seeing Luo Xia nod, she pointed to the Kirin at the port.

“Zeus isn’t dead, he’s just weaker than before. If his lightning energy isn’t replenished in time, he feels he will dissipate, so I put him in the Qilin’s battery. This also has its advantages, namely that Zeus can act as the Qilin’s ship spirit. Even if there’s no one on board, his intelligence will allow him to keep the ship running. Moreover, we can also use him to create thunderclouds.”

Rorschach was quite pleased with Lark's explanation. He couldn't help but pat her head and sigh, "Not a bad idea. My little Lark has finally grown up and learned to exploit Palu's labor force."

"Palu?"

Lark didn't understand what Luo Xia meant by "Paru," but he could tell that Luo Xia was teasing him, so he immediately puffed out his cheeks.

Rorschach pinched her cheek and beckoned Enel to join him, saying, "Enel, come here, let's add some more defenses to Marineford. Also, I'm a little worried about your safety, Hibari, so I need to fully charge your Palizet so you can use it as your Pokémon Pikachu."

Luo Xia spoke very bluntly, but Yun Que wasn't unhappy at all. On the contrary, her face turned slightly red, and she felt very happy.

The three of them arrived on the Kirin. Rorschach raised his hand and unleashed a burst of magnetic force. The Kirin, which was standing on, soared into the sky from the inner bay, rising under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of marines, and heading straight into the depths of the clouds above Marineford.

Chapter 654 Tsunami! Whitebeard's Wrath!

Countdown to execution: Four hours!

As dawn breaks and the sun rises, the first rays of sunlight break through the darkness.

Hundreds of kilometers away from Marineford, in the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters, pirate ships of all sizes, enveloped in bubbles, rushed toward the surface above them, like hundreds or thousands of large jellyfish, leaving trails of white waves in the deep sea.

Normally, even a ship surfacing so blatantly would attract the sea monsters lurking in the darkness, who would then mercilessly swallow the coated vessel whole.

But at this moment, as hundreds and thousands of ships rose to the surface simultaneously, creating a series of bubbling sounds, not a single large sea monster appeared to be watching.

It's not that there are no sea kings in the deep sea around here, but rather because...

At the very bottom of these hundreds of pirate ships, on that large ship shaped like a white whale, there was an aura of suppressed rage, radiating a murderous intent as violent as a resurrected underwater volcano.

That immense aura, seemingly capable of destroying the world, would instinctively instill fear even in the largest sea monsters in the deep sea, causing them to retreat.

On the deck of the Moby Dick, a white-bearded man holding the supreme grade sword Murakumogiri stood straight like a javelin, his eyes filled with suppressed sorrow and anger.

"Namu, Jinbe, Ace..."

His large hands gripped the hilt of the Murakumogiri tightly, and a flame seemed to burn fiercely on his broad chest.

"Dad! Should we continue heading towards Marineford on the seabed?"

Marco's voice, equally suppressed with anger, came from behind him.

"No need! Just surface! We'll ride the current! Let Squard and the others keep the helm steady!"

"Yes, Father!"

Marco responded loudly, immediately took out a Den Den Mushi and connected to the public communication channel, informing the captains of the 57 vassal pirate crews who were sacrificing themselves to follow Whitebeard to attack the Marine Headquarters and rescue Ace.

Since the death and downfall of Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, the Whitebeard Pirates, known for their benevolence and righteousness, became the second biggest beneficiary after the Beasts Pirates, following the disintegration of the Big Mom Pirates.

A large number of pirate crews poured into Whitebeard's territory and joined his ranks.

Whitebeard only considered loyalty when recruiting vassal pirate crews; he didn't care about anything else.

Whether they are human traffickers or warmongers, as long as they do not attack their comrades, Whitebeard will treat them all equally and recruit them into his ranks.

Therefore, in the past year or so, the number of pirate crews affiliated with the Whitebeard Pirates has increased by more than a dozen to over a thousand members, bringing the total number of skilled and combative New World pirates to more than 20,000.

Whitebeard's title as the world's strongest man inspired these pirates to have an almost blind worship and trust in him, believing that as long as they followed Whitebeard, they would be invincible and defeat any opponent.

Therefore, this time, almost all of Whitebeard's affiliated pirate crews mobilized and came from the New World in great numbers to join Whitebeard in attacking the Marine Headquarters.

They want to make the Whitebeard Pirates' title as the world's strongest pirate crew shock the world once again!

With a crisp 'pop', the bubble wrap covering the entire hull of the Moby Dick burst as it broke through the water.

Whitebeard leaped up, his massive body jumping from the bow of the Moby Dick to the stern in an instant.

He took a deep breath, raised his right fist high, and punched the air towards the stern of the ship.

"Men! Hold the helm! Stand firm! Follow me into Marine Headquarters to avenge Namur! Rescue Ace and Jinbe!!"

Beside him, from the mouth of the large public communication Den Den Mushi that Marco was holding, came a series of enthusiastic responses.

"Dad! Make your move! Let the world see the power of the world's strongest man!"