One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

But Shanks' reaction was clearly the fastest among them.

The moment Shanks saw Luffy and Uta with spears piercing their chests and abdomens, his killing intent surged to its peak.

He had never wanted to kill anyone as much as he did now.

Shanks has never been a bloodthirsty person, but now he only wants to kill Enel with his own hands.

On Griffin's longsword, the vast and powerful Conqueror's Haki compressed and transformed into bolts of deep red lightning, which shattered the void and crushed the atmosphere at a speed that exceeded the perception limits of 99% of those present.

At such close range, even Enel couldn't dodge. With a soft thud, he was sent flying backward by Shanks's slash, a deep, bone-revealing wound bursting open on his body, from which blood gushed out like a fountain.

"Enel!" Zephyr exclaimed in shock, rushing over from afar. He used his Float-Float Fruit powers to manipulate the earth, creating a giant mud hand that grabbed Enel, who had been sent flying by Shanks's attack, and brought him to his side.

At that moment, he also saw Barrett, Garp, Kizaru, and Magellan appear around him.

Kizaru and Garp were stunned by the scene before them as soon as they appeared.

Garp's eyes widened immediately when he saw Luffy, whose body was pierced and covered in blood.

"Luffy!" He moved his feet, wanting to go forward to check on Luffy's condition, but when he noticed the terrible state of G5 out of the corner of his eye, he stopped involuntarily, his body frozen in place.

Kizaru immediately flew in front of Hibari and the others, paying close attention to Shanks and Beckman ahead.

With a smile, he descended from the sky and stood in front of Shanks. An invisible gravitational field spread out from his body, covering an area of ​​several thousand meters in radius, subtly pushing away all the Marines.

Kizaru looked around, and when he saw the corpses of G5 warriors scattered all over the ground, his usually lazy and seemingly indifferent expression turned serious.

His eyes were fixed on Shanks and Beckman across from him, but he asked the somewhat listless Lark beside him, "Little Lark, what exactly happened here?"

Kizaru wasn't the only one who wanted to know the answer to this question; Garp, Magellan, and others also wanted to know the answer.

Hibari was severely injured by Issho's gravitational field. Hearing Kizaru's question, she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and quickly said, "Law sacrificed himself in the battle with Vista. Enel killed Yasopp, Lucky Strike, and other crew members of the Red-Haired Pirates. Now the conflict between us and them is irreversible and has reached the point of no return."

"Law, is he dead?" Kizaru was shocked at first, then thought of Sengoku far away in Marineford, and involuntarily clenched his hands hanging at his sides.

Kizaru knew how deep Sengoku's feelings for Law were. Although they were not related by blood, Sengoku had always regarded Law as his own grandson and placed great hopes on him. He transferred the same concern and expectations he had for his adopted son, Rosinante, onto Law.

When they were in Marineford, Sengoku often talked to him about Luo's excellence, always with a gratified smile on his face.

Kizaru didn't even dare to imagine how heartbroken Sengoku would be if he knew what was going on here.

When Rosinante was shot and killed by Doflamingo, even Sengoku, who was known for his composure, lost his composure and wept bitterly.

"Has there been a complete breakdown? Both sides have suffered heavy casualties, and this is really going to be difficult to resolve peacefully."

Despite his anger, Kizaru did not lose his composure.

He glanced at Garp, who was standing not far away, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

Vista is now under Straw Hat Luffy's command. He killed Law, and Luffy is Garp's grandson. Enel killed members of the Red-Haired Pirates and nearly killed Luffy. Shanks is also Straw Hat Luffy's mentor and benefactor...

The relationships between the parties are complex and intertwined, making them difficult to unravel.

But without a doubt, Garp seems to be facing the same predicament he faced back in Marineford.

Back then, he witnessed his grandson Ace, whom he had raised for more than ten years, being executed and killed by Rorschach. The struggle and pain in his heart were indescribable.

And now, that same struggle and hesitation is even stronger than before.

Luffy is his grandson. If he helps Luffy, then all the justice he has upheld throughout his life and his stance on the Navy will become a joke.

However, if he insists on standing on the Navy's side, it means he will have to personally take action against Shanks and the others who want to protect Luffy.

No matter which side he stands on, it is an immense torment and torture for Garp.

He stood there, lost in thought, completely disoriented.

"Lieutenant General Garp, you go deal with that Barrett guy. We'll handle things here." Magellan had also noticed this and, worried that Garp might run into trouble, offered his suggestion.

Rusty red venom armor emanated from his body as he swiftly moved to Kizaru's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

He also noticed the heavy casualties of G5 behind him, and upon hearing of Luo's sacrifice, his already fierce face became even more ferocious and terrifying.

“I told you, pirates are all untrustworthy. Rorschach was right. Impel Down shouldn’t be used to imprison those vicious criminals. Those guys who have wreaked havoc on countless innocent people don’t deserve to be locked up. They should be executed when they are captured to save resources and prevent such disasters from happening.”

Behind them, Barrett, who had entered first, was already expressionlessly swinging his six enormous arms, attacking Zeff, who was closest to him.

The terrifying offensive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was displayed to its fullest extent at this moment.

It's unclear whether this world, constructed by Uta with her song, is less stable than the main world's space. As Barrett's two arms slammed down, a white shockwave erupted from his fists.

The next moment, cracks appeared in the sky within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, centered on the point where his fist landed.

The floating islands and rainbows in the sky were shattered and plummeted downwards with a thunderous roar. The ground beneath their feet cracked and tilted, as if a magnitude 10 earthquake had occurred, and the world was turned upside down in an instant.

Barrett's power was too terrifying. Caught off guard, the violent shockwave slammed into Zephyr, shattering the earthen barrier in front of him and slamming him heavily into the sloping ground.

Enel, who was caught by his muddy hand, was once again attacked by the music demon Totemjika.

At the same time, Shanks swung his hand and severed the golden spear that was piercing Luffy and Uta's bodies. Instead of pulling the spear out, he carefully placed Luffy and Uta on the ground and observed their injuries.

Sensing that the two men's auras were weak but still relatively stable, he felt a little relieved and said to Beckman, "Beckman, keep an eye on them."

Shanks' eyes were as cold as a knife, like a block of ice, radiating a killing intent that could freeze everything.

Even without Beckman's explanation, Shanks knew that his worries had become a reality before he even discovered Yasopp, Lacky, and the others.

In a short span of time, he lost a group of companions who had been with him for more than ten years.

As Shanks recalled the happy times he had spent with Yasopp, Lappieo, Drogon, Snake, and Punch over the past ten years, his friends' voices and smiles, the adventures they had gone on together, fighting side by side, entrusting their backs to each other without reservation, Shanks' eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.

He personally invited each and every one of them onto the ship.

Having witnessed the captain's execution, he was all alone when he set sail again from Loguetown.

He started from scratch, traveled all over the world, to Paradise and New World, searching for outstanding partners around the globe. After many years, he finally assembled this powerful team.

Every individual in the team plays a crucial role.

The pirate crew cannot function properly if any one of them is missing.

Yasopp is a highly skilled sniper with strong battlefield support capabilities, able to use his sniper rifle to support his comrades in danger at the most critical moments.

Dege was the best doctor on the ship. Every time they were injured, Dege could always give them the best treatment, so that they could charge forward and fight without any worries.

Lucky, Snake, and Punch are the backbone of the ship, powerful combatants, and are comparable to the Three Disasters of the Beasts Pirates, the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, and the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Gabu's strength is relatively weak among the group, but he is still very important to Shanks.

He was the strongest support for the Red-Haired Pirates during their naval battles with pirates in the New World. Whenever a comrade accidentally fell into the water, Gabu would always be there to rescue him immediately.

The thought that he had lost them forever filled Shanks with a suffocating pain that seemed to be tearing his body and soul apart.

He didn't know why things had suddenly turned out this way.

Suddenly, he felt as if he had returned to the day the Roger Pirates announced their disbandment, with familiar people leaving him one by one, and he was once again surrounded by loneliness.

Rayleigh, Shakky, Yasopp, Lucky Strike...

Now, Enel also wants to take Luffy and Uta away from him!

Shanks now only wants to kill, only wants to use Enel's blood, the blood of the Marines, to wash away the anger, pain, sorrow, and overwhelming hatred in his heart.

After entrusting Luffy and Uta to Beckman's protection, Shanks vanished instantly. He unleashed his unique Observation Haki technique, his entire body enveloped in Conqueror's Haki, and he disappeared from Kizaru and the others' Observation Haki perception as if he had vanished from the world.

"Oh no! He's coming for us! Everyone be careful and stay alert!"

Kizaru sensed a chilling killing intent and charged straight at G5 behind him. It was Shanks' killing intent. He didn't go after Enel immediately, but instead wanted the Marines to experience the pain of losing their comrades.

His targets are Hibari, Smoker, Drake, Yamato, and others—the backbone of G5!

Kizaru's reaction was incredibly fast. The instant Shanks appeared out of nowhere beside the G5 members, Kizaru unleashed his speed to its limit, transforming into a golden streak and appearing in front of Shanks to try and stop him.

But Shanks in his current enraged state is unstoppable by himself.

The Griffin longsword, imbued with surging killing intent, roared with Conqueror's Haki. Its incomparably sharp strikes tore through the void, ruthlessly shattering the Heavenly Cloud Sword wielded by Kizaru, and unstoppablely slashing towards Hibari and the others.

"Get out of the way!" Yamato shoved aside the heavily injured Hibari and charged forward, grabbing his spiked club.

"No! Yamato! You are no match for him!" Hibari exclaimed in alarm.

But Yamato had already rushed forward, her body shrouded in icy mist, and her spiked club crackling with Conqueror's Haki. She unleashed her fastest attack, Divine Speed ​​White Serpent Drive, at Shanks's incoming blade.

But the next instant, a loud bang rang in everyone's ears. Yamato, who had just rushed forward, was sprayed with blood as he flew backward like a cannonball, rolling and plunging a trench over a thousand meters long into the ground.

"Yasakani no Magatama!" Endless laser beams rained down from the sky like a storm, blasting Shanks' back and sending him flying.

Magellan charged forward with a cold look in his eyes, unleashing a venomous cannon at Shanks.

Even a smile could move.

A purple light erupted from his staff-sword, and a gravity field a hundred times stronger spread out, covering an area of ​​several thousand meters in radius. Under the pull of gravity, Magellan's venom aimed at Shanks was suppressed and could not take off normally. Even Kizaru, who was also flying in the sky, was affected. His laser beam was pulled down by gravity and lost its aim, which Shanks easily dodged.

Shanks exchanged several lightning-fast blows with him, the pace quickening with each exchange. It was a style of fighting where each blow was a trade of injury for another, completely disregarding the fact that his body was being hit by Kizaru's laser. To Kizaru's horror, Shanks slashed at his left shoulder with his sword, nearly severing Kizaru's entire left arm from his shoulder.

In an instant, the vast battlefield descended into chaos.

One by one, top-tier combatants joined the battle, making the scene even more chaotic than before.

Amidst deafening explosions, the land within a radius of hundreds of kilometers collapsed and shattered as Barrett frantically used his power. Countless people were caught in the crossfire, some falling into the sloping cracks, their fate unknown.

Some were crushed by the collapsing earth, while others were thrown hundreds or thousands of meters into the air, only to fall back down and crash to the ground, turning into radiating splatters of flesh.

Barrett was too ferocious, forcing Aokiji, who originally wanted to heal the innocent people controlled by the song, to step aside and help Zeff resist Barrett's attacks. Otherwise, Zeff would probably have been beaten to death by Barrett in no time.

Everyone was fighting, including Hibari and the others, who were working together with Kizaru to desperately resist Shanks and Issho's frenzied attacks.

Only Garp remained frozen in place for a long time without moving.

Garp stared intently at Luffy, whose body was pierced by the golden spear and covered in blood.

His eyes held worry and pain.

He could sense Luffy's weakness, and Garp desperately wanted to rush over, check on Luffy's condition, or immediately send him for treatment. But the deafening shouts of battle, the clash of weapons, the splattering of blood, and the sounds of flesh tearing apart all around him made it impossible for him to move.

The navy is fighting, and casualties are occurring. If he still has a sense of justice, then what he should be concerned about now is not the safety of his pirate grandson, but stopping Barrett, stopping Uta, and stopping the increasing number of innocent people who are involved in this matter from suffering more casualties.

Therefore, he should immediately take action against Shanks and Barrett.

Shanks, who is an enemy, is actually protecting his grandson.

But his comrade-in-arms, the navy, was willing to risk his life to kill his grandson.

Garp looked left and right, seeing Zephyr locked in a bloody battle with Barrett, and the G5 Marines suffering heavy casualties from Shanks' relentless attacks. A memory flashed through his mind: on the battlefield of Marineford, Ace kneeling before him, kowtowing to him.

Tears streamed down Ace's face, but a happy smile graced his lips.

He recalled the complaints from the disabled and severely wounded sailors after the war about his inaction during the war.