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He added, "It seems you're not as despicable as I thought. If that's the case, why are you so obsessed with killing? Trying to uphold justice through killing will only result in more killing in the end."

Rorschach gently shook his head, meeting Whitebeard's wistful gaze, and calmly said, "I'm not obsessed with killing, but I want to change this damn world. Killing is the fastest way I can think of to solve problems. For me, killing is not the ultimate goal, but merely a means. Whitebeard..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "Actually, if it were possible, I wouldn't want to kill you."

"Oh? Why? Didn't you want to take my head? Like you cut off Shiki's head." The white-bearded man smiled as he looked at Rorschach, not in a hurry to make a move.

Even though he knew that his time was really running out.

But Whitebeard suddenly wanted to hear what Rorschach had to say.

Rorschach said, "You may not know this, but the moment I arrested Teach, an idea suddenly popped into my head."

He looked at the white beard.

"I wonder, if I offered Fire Fist Ace as a bargaining chip, asking you to retire from the throne of the Four Emperors and promise that you would no longer be a pirate, would you agree?"

"Retire? Why?" The white-bearded man was taken aback.

"Because you were too powerful, the strongest man in the world, it's such a pity you died like this. I have a way to return you to a younger state and maintain it. Then..."

Rorschach lowered his voice, the surrounding air swirled, lightning roared, and the violent energy blocked all external Observation Haki attempts to probe.

He smirked and uttered words that sent a jolt through Whitebeard's heart.

"Then one day, we will work together to bring down that corrupt dynasty at the top of the Red Earth from the clouds, and make this dark world a little brighter."

"you……!"

Whitebeard's pupils widened instantly, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared intently at Rorschach.

"Don't look at me like that, Whitebeard. What do you think my sense of justice is? Just being a dog for the powerful and wealthy? No! Let me tell you straight..."

Rorschach leaned closer, bent down, and grinned, revealing a mouth full of fangs. He said savagely, "I killed the three Celestial Dragons in Sabaody Archipelago."

"What? You... you actually..."

Whitebeard's expression first showed a stunned look, then a shake of his head and a chuckle, and finally a loud, upturned laugh.

"Gulalalala, gulalalala!"

"This is... truly explosive information. Kid, you're telling me such dangerous information, aren't you afraid I'll tell everyone? If I just shout it out here, your fate will probably be even more miserable than mine."

"Whatever, I'll just become a pirate." Rorschach straightened up, a mocking smile on his face. "Or I could join the Revolutionary Army. I think with my current strength, I could easily become one of the Four Emperors if I became a pirate, and as for the Revolutionary Army, I don't think Dragon would refuse to be a commander, right?"

Whitebeard snorted coldly.

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense, you brat. Even if you defected from the Navy, you wouldn't become a pirate. Didn't that old man Zephyr already pave the way for your future? Gurarara, I never expected to hear such interesting news before I die. It seems the World Government really has a dangerous dog on its hands. Alright, tell me, why did you give up on that idea again? Maybe I'll agree to it."

"Of course you'd agree. Ace is very important to you. I think you'd agree even if it cost you your life. However, as Sengoku just said, Roger's bloodline is only one factor. Ace's true sin was the marines and civilians who died at his hands. I don't know about the others, but at least for me, I killed him solely for that reason. Similarly, Whitebeard, so are you. Although you seem much kinder than those great pirates like Kaido, you are still a pirate. And I..."

Luo Xia clenched his fist suddenly, making a series of cracking sounds.

"We must end this damned era of great pirates!"

Whitebeard stared intently at Rorschach, who radiated intense conviction, and suddenly Roger's confident smile flashed into his mind.

"Newgate! Do you believe me? Just watch, I will soon single-handedly usher in a new era of great pirates where everyone sets sail!"

Whitebeard chuckled softly, "Roger started the Great Pirate Era, and you, Rorschach, are going to end it. Roger, Rorschach, gurarara, if Ace's identity hadn't been confirmed as Roger's son, I might have thought you were Roger's son, and that ending the era he created was to atone for his sins, gurarara."

Luo Xia rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Stop reading those boring, clichéd novel plots, Whitebeard."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.

Whitebeard coughed a few more times, his imposing figure swaying as he became somewhat unsteady on his feet.

A hint of melancholy surfaced deep in Luo Xia's eyes.

The strongest man on this vast sea could not withstand the ravages of time. He fought for less than half a day before his body gave out.

If Whitebeard were still at his peak, there probably wouldn't be anyone in the entire Marine Headquarters who could fight him one-on-one.

He suddenly gritted his teeth, and a tremendous aura suddenly erupted from his massive, mountain-like body.

"Boom!"

As dark clouds rolled across the sky, bolts of lightning, as thick as ancient trees, shot out and converged on Luo Xia below. Guided by his outstretched hand, they released devastating energy fluctuations.

This is one of the awakened abilities of the Kirin Fruit: the control of lightning.

Whether it's lightning generated within his own body or lightning from nature, as long as it's electricity, it cannot escape Rorschach's control.

Even with Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, as long as his own strength is weaker than Rorschach's, he will be controlled by Rorschach like lightning.

"White beard!"

Rorschach raised his hand, summoning hundreds of thick bolts of lightning, and roared at the white-bearded man opposite him: "A man like you shouldn't die so tragically! Come on! Let me send you on your way!"

The white-bearded man smiled.

"Gulalalala, gulalalala!"

He laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

Loud laughter drowned out the raging thunder over Marineford Island, echoing across the sea for tens of kilometers in radius, drawing countless people to look in the direction of Marineford.

"Dad!"

Marco, Vista, and the others who were fleeing stopped in their tracks, looked back, their eyes moist, and tears welled up uncontrollably. A great sadness suddenly overwhelmed them.

In that instant, the battlefield, which had expanded to a radius of hundreds of kilometers across the sea, came to a standstill.

All eyes were fixed on the center of the battlefield.

Above Marineford Island, streaks of silver lightning, like waterfalls, cascaded down from the sky, covering the entire island.

The dazzling flashes of lightning illuminated the gradually darkening sky and sea, making them shine brightly.

The deafening roar of thunder echoed and reverberated towards the amusement park a thousand miles away.

In the heart of the island, engulfed by endless thunder, a bold and powerful voice resounded throughout the entire battlefield.

"Airquake!"

Along with this bold and powerful voice, the sky and the sea trembled.

Above Marineford Island, countless cracks spread and stretched across the atmosphere.

The auras of Rorschach and Whitebeard surged wildly like oil being poured on a raging fire, and two world-destroying storms of Conqueror's Haki erupted, as if two giant planets were colliding.

The Conqueror's Haki emanating from the two individuals spanned tens of kilometers of sea, wiping out all the low- and mid-level combatants from both sides, knocking them unconscious without exception.

The endless lightning bolts falling from the sky converged into Rorschach's right fist, causing it to radiate boundless light, like the sun rising over Marineford.

"Two Billion Volts of Power! Wrath of the Gods!"

Thick bolts of Conqueror's Hideous Lightning erupted from their fists, piercing the air several meters apart...

No, it's space!

The space between the two men's fists colliding was distorted and collapsed.

Two terrifying shockwaves erupted from their fists, blasting into each other's bodies and then blasting out from behind them.

In the center of Marineford, with the two people standing as the midline, the land on the left and right sides was blasted up layer by layer by these two overwhelming shockwaves, surging into the sky like giant waves piled up on top of each other.

A massive shockwave swept across the sea for hundreds of kilometers, blowing away countless people before slowly dissipating.

As the lightning gradually disappeared and the massive tremors subsided, the entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

The center of the island.

After coughing up a mouthful of blood, Rorschach let out a long sigh of relief, then waved his hand to compress the soil in front of him and cover the white-bearded man's naked body.

Whitebeard did not fall; he remained firmly standing on the ground, maintaining his right fist outstretched, like a king reigning over the sea.

His eyes were empty, as if gazing at the distant sea, but the grand spirit that once encompassed mountains and seas was gone.

To everyone's perception, Whitebeard's presence had vanished.

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"Whitebeard, is he gone?"

Ahead of Akainu, Rayleigh, whose body bore several charred fist marks, looked towards Marineford and sighed.

He felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

The purpose of this trip is to rescue Ace.

But now, not only is Ace dead, but Whitebeard is dead too.

The operation to save Ace can be described as a complete failure.

He underestimated the Navy's determination to eradicate pirates.

Or rather, they underestimated Rorschach's determination.

"Dad!!"

Marco burst into tears and knelt heavily, facing the location of Marineford.

He held Ace's cold body tightly, the heart-wrenching grief making him feel suffocated.

If it weren't for Whitebeard's final captain's order, Marco would almost have wanted to stay here and go to the underworld with Whitebeard.

Today, he has lost too many family members.

"Sengoku! Whitebeard is dead. Should the war continue?" Vice Admiral Tsuru walked to Sengoku's side and asked softly.

The Warring States period was somewhat hesitant.

He glanced at the devastated battlefield.

At this moment, there are not many pirates and marines left with fighting power on the vast ice surface beneath our feet.

In the final, devastating surge of Conqueror's Haki unleashed by Whitebeard and Rorschach, 80% of the mid-to-low-level fighters on both sides were stunned and remain unconscious to this day.

The pirates who still have fighting power are only about twenty pirate captains, Marco, Vista and a few other Whitebeard Pirates captains, as well as hundreds of elite Whitebeard Pirates, plus Rayleigh and Issho.

On their side, the navy also had dozens of Pacifistas, dozens of vice admirals and rear admirals from headquarters, as well as three admirals, Rorschach, and himself and Garp.

In terms of overall combat strength, their side can be said to have won completely.

But as the war has progressed, apart from him and Garp who haven't yet experienced significant physical exhaustion, almost all of the Navy's high-ranking officers are wounded.