One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

With three earth-shattering explosions, the three meteorites that were about to hit the marines' heads shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the sky.

After shattering the falling meteorite, Rorschach didn't stop. He then turned to the several tornadoes spinning on the sea surface and used his wind control abilities to stop the raging storms one by one.

By the time he finished dealing with the meteorite and the storm, Rorschach was exhausted and dizzy. His massive body shrank rapidly, returning to human form. He didn't even have the strength to use Moonwalk anymore. He lay back and fell sprawled from the sky, causing a gasp of surprise.

Before the other naval officers could rush forward to catch Rorschach, a white cloud had already floated into the air and steadily supported Rorschach's falling body.

On the ground, Sengoku used Moonwalk to land on an approaching warship. Looking around at the ravaged sea and Marineford in the distance, he calmed his complicated emotions and took out a Den Den Mushi.

"The war is over. Turn on the live broadcast and tell the world about our victory!"

Chapter 683 Great Victory

"Why is there still no signal? Can anyone tell me how far the war in Marineford is going?"

"Will the righteous Navy win, or will Whitebeard, who's more terrifying than a demon, win? Navy! Hurry up and restore the live broadcast signal! I'm sure I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't know the final outcome of this war! This concerns the future of this world!"

Across the globe, countless viewers watched the black screen with bated breath, eager to know the outcome of the war between the Marine Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates.

The live broadcast to the world was interrupted shortly after Ace stepped onto the execution platform, resulting in a long period of black screen.

The live stream has been dark for most of the day now, and as we approach Marineford, it's almost dusk.

Meanwhile, in the new world on the other side, it was almost dawn.

Countless people waited anxiously, without even eating or drinking.

On St. Tin Island in Alabasta, Vivi clasped her hands together in front of her chest, closed her eyes tightly, and silently prayed, "May the desert god protect Brother Rorschach and keep him safe."

Looking at her anxious daughter, Cobra felt a pang of pity and couldn't help but say gently, "Weiwei, it's getting dark. Do you want to eat something first? I think Luo Xia is a lucky guy and he'll definitely be alright. We don't know when the live stream will be back on. If you don't eat something, you'll ruin your health."

"No need, Father, I can't eat."

Weiwei shook her head, but still dared not open her eyes, fearing that if she did, she would see the terrifying images that had been flashing through her mind for the past few hours.

It's not that Vivi lacks confidence in Luo Xia.

Rather, it was Luo Xia's habit of always being the first to engage in battle that made Vivi truly worried for him.

Over the years, she had seen news of Rorschach's near death in the newspapers several times.

What infuriated her most were the writers at the World News Agency. They were a bunch of scoundrels who loved to stir up trouble. Whenever Luo Xia had a minor injury, those reporters would write sensational news like Luo Xia was dying, messing with people's mental state.

While Weiwei was lost in thought, she suddenly heard a series of exclamations.

A light seemed to appear in front of his tightly closed eyes.

"Look! There's a picture!"

"Great! Did the Marine Headquarters win, or did the Whitebeard Pirates win?"

The drowsy crowd instantly became excited by the lit-up images, craning their necks and staring intently at the screen.

Vivi, however, dared not look. Instead, she quickly turned her head to look in the direction of Cobra and said urgently, "Father, please check if Brother Rorschach is here."

"The live stream is no longer fluctuating, just open your eyes and see for yourself," Kobra said with a wry smile.

Vivi shook her head vigorously, listening intently to the commotion behind her, but she didn't dare to look. She insisted that Kobra find Luo Xia and see if he was alright.

Cobra had no choice but to strain his old eyes and search left and right in the lit screen.

After a while, with Bell's quiet reminder, he found a corner of the picture. Rorschach was being supported by a white cloud, his eyes closed as if he were asleep, but his whole body was covered with terrible wounds.

Seeing Rorschach's white military uniform stained red in the picture, Cobra's heart clenched instantly.

He looked at his daughter, opened his mouth, and for a moment didn't know what to say to Weiwei.

However, before Cobra could dwell on it for long, Vivi quickly opened her tightly closed eyes and looked at the scene before her because of the exclamations from the Alabasta residents behind her.

The three live-stream screens on the city wall in front of us showed the appearances of Sengoku, Whitebeard, and Rorschach.

In the middle scene, Sengoku is holding a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone) and giving a passionate speech.

On the left is a white-bearded figure covered in blood and wounds, standing like a sculpture on the sinkhole-like island of Marineford, still in a fist-pumping pose.

On the right, Rorschach, also covered in blood, lies with his eyes closed on a white cloud.

Seeing Luo Xia's miserable state, soaked in blood, Weiwei's pupils widened instantly. "You're kidding, right? Brother Luo Xia, he..."

Her eyes quickly reddened, and tears were about to well up.

Just then, Zhan Guo's deep and resonant voice came from the live broadcast.

"I apologize for keeping you all waiting. I am Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I will now report on the results of the battle against the Whitebeard Pirates."

"In this battle at Marineford, our Navy achieved a tremendous victory, annihilating the Whitebeard Pirates. Detailed battle reports will be released to the world in a few days. Let us pay the highest tribute to the marines who fought bravely and selflessly in this battle..."

After the Warring States period finished speaking, the audio from the screen switched to Brannew repeating the same message over and over again.

"We hereby announce to all naval branches worldwide that our navy has achieved victory in the Battle of Marineford. Justice has once again triumphed over evil..."

Vivi couldn't hear a word Brannew said anymore.

All she wanted to know was how Rorschach was doing.

She looked helplessly at Cobra and sobbed, "Father, Brother Rorschach... he'll be alright, won't he?"

Seeing his daughter's tears fall like broken kite strings, sobbing and choking with worry, Cobra felt a pang of heartache. He quickly got up to comfort her, while asking Bell to bring over a Den Den Mushi. "Of course, Rorschach isn't so easily defeated. I'll contact Marine Headquarters right now to inquire about Rorschach's situation. Don't worry, that kid's an unkillable cockroach. Haven't you seen situations like this many times before?"

Kobra's words only made Vivi cry harder.

This made Cobra sweat profusely with anxiety, while at the same time he looked at Rorschach being held by Lark in the screen with a headache.

"Oh no, if Vivi is so interested in that kid Rorschach, where am I going to find a desert prince that Vivi will take a liking to in Alabasta? Rorschach, you've really put me in a difficult position."

Marineford.

"Lark! Is Rorschach alright? Let me check on him quickly."

A one-armed naval rear admiral, covered in blood and carrying a medical kit, arrived swiftly using Moonwalk and landed in front of Hibari.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Lark, who was holding Rorschach, could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down his face.

"Doss! Brother Rorschach... he's bleeding a lot."

"Yes, I know. Calm down, I'll handle it. Luo Xia will be alright."

The person who arrived was none other than Dawes, who hadn't seen Rorschach and Lark for a long time.

His appearance has changed a lot compared to before.

However, his face, though in his thirties, showed wrinkles and scars etched by the passage of time, and many white hairs had sprouted in his short black hair, making him look much older than before.

Doss comforted the flustered Lark, then quickly knelt down, opened the first-aid kit, and rapidly examined Rorschach's injuries.

As Dawes examined the area, the shock and worry in his heart continued to surge.

Rorschach's injuries were really serious.

The horrific, deep wounds on his body that exposed bone were enough to send chills down one's spine, not to mention the damage accumulated inside his body.

Excessive blood loss is just one of the many injuries on Rorschach's body.

Tears, contusions, shock injuries—all sorts of shocking wounds made Doss's heart sink to the bottom.

But his face remained calm, as if everything was under control, which reassured the worried Yun Que.

Just as Doss grabbed the blood bag from the medicine box to give Rorschach a blood transfusion, Rorschach, who had been keeping his eyes closed as if in a deep coma, suddenly opened them and stood up from his lying position to the astonishment of Doss and Lark.

Seeing the dumbfounded Doss, Rorschach paused for a moment, then smiled and greeted him.

"Oh, it's Doss. Long time no see."

"You...you're alright?"

Doss was stuttering, and his face looked like he'd seen a ghost.

If Luo Xia had suffered those injuries, he would probably be dead by now.

He thought Luo Xia had already fainted, but to his surprise, Luo Xia suddenly stood up from the ground.

"What could possibly happen to me? Don't worry about me, just go and treat the others first. I won't die."

Rorschach waved his hand, then pointed to the blood bag in Doss's hand, "Are you going to give me a blood transfusion?"

"Yes, you lost too much blood..." Doss was a little confused.

"So, someone here has type F blood, just like me?"

“Hmm.” Doss nodded.

"very good."

Rorschach smiled with delight. Under Doss's bewildered gaze, he reached out and took the blood bags from Doss's hand. He brushed past Doss, cutting open the blood bags as he did so, letting the crimson blood inside, as if it were alive, automatically seep into Doss's exposed wounds and be precisely delivered into his blood vessels.

Although these few blood bags were only a drop in the bucket for Luo Xia's physique, they did relieve the fatigue surging wildly throughout his body and gave him some strength.

After a moment of stunned silence, Lark quickly abandoned Doss and ran towards Rorschach.

"Brother Luo Xia! You're injured like this, where do you want to go? What you need most right now is rest..."

"Now is not the time to rest; there are still many marines to be found."

Rorschach looked around at the drastically changed Marineford Island and the shattered sea beyond.

During the previous fierce battle, many marines also fell into the sea or into the cracks in the ground on the island.

According to his powerful Observation Haki, some marines had already perished, but others with strong vitality were either struggling in the sea or buried by the soil on the island.

Every marine participating in this battle is an elite member of the navy, and losing even one of them would be a huge loss for the navy.

The war is over, and we cannot allow the losses to continue to escalate. We must rescue all the survivors as quickly as possible.

As for rescuing people, Rorschach felt that probably no one here had the ability to do so as conveniently and quickly as he did.

However, he didn't know if his current physical condition could withstand it.

Even without him saying it, marines were already conducting rescue operations all over Marineford, rescuing those who had fallen into the water and digging out those who had been buried.

On the distant sea, tens of thousands of marines who had been waiting outside Bubble Harbor were rapidly approaching.

But the rescue speed was still too slow.

Rorschach took a deep breath, and a sudden electrical noise surged through his heart.

"Zizzizi..."