One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"To give you face?"

Akainu, his body covered in hideous wounds, stepped forward, his massive frame radiating a bloodthirsty and brutal aura as he coldly stared at Shanks, who was frowning.

"Who do you think you are? A mere pirate, who gave you the audacity to say that?"

"Akainu...aren't you stained with enough innocent blood? Do you really intend to exterminate them all?"

Shanks twisted his wrist, and the blade of Griffin in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground. Slowly, streaks of Conqueror's Haki, like black snakes, wrapped around the sharp blade.

He shifted his gaze from Akainu to Sengoku.

"Sengoku! This war has gone on long enough. If your navy continues to expand its gains, it will only amplify the losses on both sides. Those wounded soldiers will not have time to be treated and will lose their lives in vain. Ace and Whitebeard are already dead, and your navy has achieved its goal. Shouldn't you stop now? What do you think?"

The Warring States period fell silent.

Even if Shanks hadn't said anything, he had already intended to stop.

only……

"boom!"

The ice behind Shanks exploded, and Rorschach, gripping the Dragon Spear, landed with a thud, joining Akainu to block Shanks from the front and back.

Two terrifying auras emanated from the two men, pressing down on Shanks, making him feel a chill and his muscles tense.

Inside the ice hole that broke open beside Shanks, Gabu, the fishman of the Red-Haired Pirates, didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed Lu with both hands and plunged into the depths of the sea, quickly heading underwater.

Seeing his actions from a distance, Aokiji bent down expressionlessly and plunged his right hand into the ice beneath him.

Before he could release his freezing air to freeze the deep sea, Yixiao's staff-blade swept across from mid-air, slicing Aokiji into countless ice shards that shot out with a whoosh.

Hawkeye, who had long since stopped fighting and was quietly watching the battle from a distance on the ice with his long sword on his back, took a step forward, seemingly wanting to walk over here.

His actions immediately alerted Sengoku and the others.

Sengoku shouted, "Mihawk! What do you want to do?"

Hawkeye didn't reply, but simply looked at Shanks and said calmly, "Need any help?"

Shanks smiled at him, then gently shook his head: "No need, Mihawk, I can handle it."

Upon hearing this, Mihawk nodded and retreated under Sengoku's relieved gaze.

Tesoro, who had also long since withdrawn from the fight, remained a spectator throughout, showing no concern for the lives of either the Navy or the pirates.

As for Moriah, he had long since disappeared; it was unknown whether he had run away or died.

"Lan Lin, do you still want to fight?"

Shanks slightly turned his head to glance at Rorschach walking behind him, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.

It was this boy in front of him who prevented him from being stopped by Zephyr in the New World and getting there in time to intervene in the war.

Things shouldn't have turned out this way.

With a smile, Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and himself present, the Navy's public execution will definitely be stopped, and Ace will be successfully rescued.

But now...

This was the first time Shanks had ever harbored murderous intent towards a boy who was more than half his age and only older than Luffy.

Noticing the undisguised chilling killing intent in Shanks' eyes, Rorschach grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white fangs.

With the fruit awakened, all the teeth in his mouth turned into fangs, making him look exceptionally ferocious.

"Red-Haired Shanks, even if you hadn't said anything, we were already planning to wrap up the final battle."

"Oh? In that case..."

Rorschach interrupted Shanks.

"But not because of you. We didn't even give Whitebeard face, so who do you think you are? Just a mere pirate!"

As soon as Luo Xia finished speaking, his massive body vanished from the spot.

Shanks' pupils contracted, and he gripped the Griffin sword in his right hand, which was wrapped with thick black and red lightning bolts, and slashed it towards the top of his head.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning exploded above his head, and the heavy Heavenly Dragon Halberd, like a falling pillar, slammed into the longsword Shanks had slashed out with.

"Clang!"

Amidst the crackling and clashing of the lightning bolts, the ice beneath Shanks' feet exploded with a deafening roar, the violent wind pressure scattering the shattered ice fragments in all directions.

At the same time, Akainu, whose body was emitting billowing black smoke and blazing red light, also moved instantly.

His lower body transformed into a torrent of magma, propelling him upwards. Clenching his right fist, which radiated terrifying heat, he slammed it into Shanks' back.

Shanks!

Rayleigh was in a panic. He brandished his long sword and stomped his foot, ready to rush over to provide support.

Sengoku sighed inwardly, but still raised his golden hand and slapped it towards Rayleigh who was charging towards him.

But at that moment, Rayleigh, who was rushing in like a phantom, was punched on his swinging longsword by a burly figure that suddenly rushed out from the side.

With a loud clang, Rayleigh grunted as he was blasted backward by the Conqueror's Haki lightning, sliding dozens of meters across the ice before coming to a stop.

He looked up with a grim expression and saw Garp, clenching his fist with Black Lightning Flash, charging toward him at breakneck speed.

"Garp!"

"I... am a Marine!" Garp gritted his teeth, leaping up like a cannonball, his right fist shimmering with black and red magic, and slammed down on Rayleigh, whose face was pale.

"Fist Bone! Galaxy Impact!"

“Garp... you chose to join the war yourself, I didn’t force you.”

Sengoku was somewhat surprised that Garp would intervene to stop Rayleigh at this moment.

He muttered something to himself, then strode forward, charging towards the pirates who had completely lost their will to fight and were scattering about like headless flies.

Marco, Laco, and others tried to reverse the final defeat, but it was clear that they were no match for the siege by the naval commanders led by Sengoku.

Driven by grief and anger over the deaths of Strawberry, Gomir, and others due to the burning mountain, Onigumo and his companions, disregarding their severe injuries, rejoined the battle like madmen.

"Zzzzz... Boom!"

Black lightning bolts struck from afar, and Enel, covered in blood, charged forward again, heading straight for Marco.

"Hold on! Everyone, hold on! If we can hold on to this final battle, we can return to the new world!"

Marco knew that if they collapsed before Shanks arrived to help, he would completely disappoint his father and annihilate the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

This is the final battle!

They absolutely cannot lose!

But can it really hold on?

Marco glanced at the battlefield where the red-haired man was in the distance.

There, Shanks is fighting against two Marine Admirals, Akainu and Blue Scale, all by himself.

Although Akainu and Lanlin have already been severely injured by their father, can Shanks really win?

"Clang clang clang clang clang..."

The rapid, continuous clanging of weapons clashing was as dense as rain pattering on banana leaves.

Shanks wielded his Griffin sword, transforming it into a black and red light curtain, and successfully blocked Rorschach's Dragon Halberd strike.

"Gods, beware!"

A terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from the longsword, blasting a ball of black and red Conqueror's Haki lightning towards Luo Xia from a distance of more than ten meters.

"Thunderbolt!"

Before the black and red entangled slash could reach Luo Xia's body, it was struck in mid-air by a entangled lightning bolt with equally terrifying energy fluctuations.

"boom!"

Two chaotic energies clashed from a distance, creating waves of swirling air currents on the ice.

In the midst of the violent energy clash, Luo Xia's injuries were aggravated, causing his skin to crack and bleed profusely.

But he seemed oblivious to the excruciating pain in his body, continuing to swing his massive arm, gripping the bean sprout-like Heavenly Dragon Halberd, and relentlessly smashing it at Shanks.

Every strike he unleashed was powerful and heavy, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Shanks frowned slightly.

To be honest, what he hates most are opponents like Rorschach and Kaido.

Their naturally strong physiques, combined with the abilities of the mythical beast species, make their bodies as monstrous as ever.

Although his high-speed slashes could leave wounds on Luo Xia, they could not cause fatal injuries in a short time.

There are too many monsters in this world, and now there's another one, Rorschach, which makes Shanks feel a little uncomfortable.

This world is far too unfriendly to ordinary people like him.

He looked at the wisps of lightning behind Luo Xia, composed of countless interlocking bolts, and his expression grew increasingly solemn.

Shanks then realized that Rorschach's Mythical Zoan abilities had already been developed to the point of awakening.

Another Kaido.

His thoughts barely stirred before a surge of intense heat suddenly rushed towards him, as if to drag him into a scorching hell.

Shanks vanished from his spot in a flash.

As soon as he disappeared, a ball of fiery red lava blasted the ice surface where he had been standing into pieces.

The scorching lava poured onto the ice surface, hissing and burning, while large amounts of white steam billowed upwards.

As soon as Akainu's figure materialized from the magma, a long sword crackling with lightning slashed towards his neck.

Akainu's eyes were fierce. Ignoring the Griffin sword that was slashing at him, he bent over and a series of red dragons made of magma rushed out from behind him, tearing at the red-haired man who had appeared out of nowhere.

Almost the instant Shanks appeared, a thick, deep blue lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, shot towards his face like a divine punishment spear, forcing him to dodge and abandon the opportunity to strike Akainu's neck.

Akainu's face was gloomy, and his brows were furrowed.

He discovered that his Observation Haki was unable to detect Shanks' presence.

The situation was rather strange. Shanks was right next to him, but there was no trace of his presence, as if they were in a different space.