Chapter 95: Change! An old friend shows up!

Chapter 95: Change! An old friend shows up!

Chapter 95: Change! An old friend shows up!
"God avoids! Divine wind!"

Shanks swung his sword with a grim expression, and the pitch-black flying slash split the lava blasted out by Akainu into two. Before Spider Demon and the marines could take the opportunity to rush over, Shanks, who had cut through the lava, swung his sword again.

Countless tiny flying slashes combined together and bombarded the fastest naval team like a swarm of violent bees.

"Ten Blade Style: Spider Web Cut!"

Even among the vice admirals of the Marine Headquarters, Vice Admiral Spider is one of the strongest. Even when facing the sudden attack of Red-Haired Shanks, he still swung his sword to fight back without fear.

Using both hands and eight 'arms' made of hair to wield ten swords at the same time, and using hair as one's own limbs, this is an ability that can only be mastered by practicing the Marine Six Styles of Life Return to a very high level.

What's even more rare is that the ten 'arms' of the Ghost Spider do not interfere with each other.

The blade wrapped in armed color domineering danced flawlessly, as if it had turned into a large net, constantly blocking the dense flying slashes.

Unfortunately, Spider Demon's armament domineering and swordsmanship are far inferior to Shanks'. Even though he tried his best, he was unable to block all the flying slashes.

“Puff, puff, puff, puff…”

Tiny flying slashes pierced through the marines' bodies. Such injuries would not endanger their lives, but would cause them to lose their combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Even Demon Spider was inevitably hit directly by a dozen tiny flying slashes. The armament domineering wrapped around his body was not enough to defend against Shanks' slashes, and the whole person fell down like a bloody man.

"Red hair!"

At this time, Akainu, who had just arrived, roared. He and Onizuku were not only superiors and subordinates in the Hawkish Navy, but also comrades and companions who had fought side by side for many years.

Adding new hatred to old grudges, Akainu's hatred for Shanks is now at its maximum, comparable to Dragonite who indirectly caused him to lose his dream of becoming the Navy Admiral.

"Stop the navy! Don't let them pass!"

Shanks faced Akainu again somewhat helplessly, but fortunately he still had his companions in the Red Hair Pirates to rely on.

Ben Beckman, who had just dealt with Van Oka, sighed.

For the Red Hair Pirates, which are extremely small in number, it is not an easy task to stop the headquarters marines whose number is dozens of times their own.

But who made them have to deal with the unreliable captain Shanks? They have to bite the bullet and do it no matter how difficult it is.

"Fire!"

Under the command of Ben Beckman, the snipers of the Red Hair Pirates launched a magnificent barrage of bullets, abruptly blocking the navy's advance.

Even a lieutenant general of the headquarters who possessed a good level of armed color domineering did not dare to charge forward under the firepower of more than a dozen first-rate or even top-level snipers.

It would be difficult for ordinary marines to break through the defenses of the Whitebeard Pirates' captains without the leadership of naval officers.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

However, just when the snipers of the Red Hair Pirates successfully suppressed the navy, the ground on Marinford Square suddenly shook, and amid the angry roars of the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, a huge giant appeared on the battlefield.

"Little Oz! He's alive! I'm going to save him!"

Ace, who was covering the crew's retreat, wanted to run back immediately. Although the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates were all his family, the relationship between little Oz and Ace was the most special.

"Calm down! Ace! Little Oz is dead!!"

Captain of the Tenth Division, Kuliel, who was carrying a bazooka, quickly hugged Ace. They saw with their own eyes that little Oz fell under the attack of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. No matter how strong the vitality of the giants was, it was impossible for them to come back to life under such circumstances.

In fact, just as Kuliel guessed, Gekko Moriah was standing on the broad shoulders of "Little Oz", overlooking the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates with a gloating look.

"Come on! Little Oz! Hehehehe! Let me see your true strength!"

Moriah danced and shouted loudly. Although he didn't get the bodies of Drokas and Whitebeard that he wanted most, he had collected a lot of shadows during the previous melee.

And after getting the promise from Marshal Sengoku, Moriah did not hesitate to take out all the shadows he had kept in the bottom of his box and drove "Little Oz" to attack the defense line of the Red Hair Pirates.

Although the corpses that have not been transformed by Dr. Hobguk cannot exert the true combat power of the zombie army, with the huge body of "Little Oz", even if a bunch of miscellaneous shadows are crammed in, most of the enemies can be easily crushed.

With a bunch of shadows stuffed inside his body, 'Little Oz' reacted very slowly. It was several minutes after Moriah gave the order that the giant demon slowly moved and walked towards the snipers of the Red Hair Pirates.

"Hehehe, if one shadow isn't enough, then just stuff in a hundred! As long as there are enough shadows, even if the quality is a little worse, we can definitely make up for it with quantity!"

Moriah was so excited that he danced with joy. Ever since he was defeated by the Straw Hat Kid on the Thriller Bark, he had been thinking about how to improve and strengthen the zombie army.

It was not until now that he finally figured it out. He himself could not bear too many shadows, but zombies would not have such a problem.

Even though the number of shadows that can be crammed in is limited, there is no need to worry about cramming so many shadows that the zombies will become like him in the beginning, almost bursting.

Of course, ordinary shadows are definitely not as good as the shadows of strong ones, but now Moria doesn’t expect little Oz’s zombies to be so strong.

His real target is the body of Drokus or Whitebeard. Whether through trading or stealing, as long as he can get the bodies of these two top powerhouses and prepare strong enough shadows for them, he can seek revenge on that bastard Kaido!

"Fire!"

Looking at 'Little Oz' who was rushing towards him with rumbling steps like a hill, Ben Beckman couldn't help but frown.

With his Observation Haki, it was not difficult for him to determine that 'Little Oz' was dead, but now this big guy was controlled by Moriah of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to attack their defenses, which gave Ben Beckman a headache.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Bullets rained down on Little Oz, and the bullets wrapped in armed color domineering could even penetrate Little Oz directly.

However, injuries that would be fatal to ordinary people are no different from mosquito bites to Little Oz. Zombies have no sense of pain, so as long as they are not beaten to the point of losing the ability to move, no matter how serious the injury is, it is meaningless to them.

"Tsk, focus on its right foot!"

Ben Beckman only fired one shot and realized the difference between 'Little Oz' and ordinary enemies. Conventional attack methods were obviously not suitable for dealing with this kind of 'immortal' enemy.

Without even needing Ben Beckman's specific reminder, the snipers had already changed the form of the armament color domineering wrapped around the bullets, turning the bullets from causing penetrating wounds into causing greater internal damage.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Another series of gunshots rang out, and halfway through his walk, 'Little Oz' had his right foot cut off by a rain of bullets, and his huge body fell uncontrollably.

"Asshole! Such a useless zombie!"

Moria couldn't help but curse out loud, but he didn't have any better solution.

Not to mention that his physique had severely deteriorated due to years of lack of exercise, which had also caused his Armament Haki to weaken to its lowest point.

Even at his peak, Moriah's Armament Haki was not strong enough to cover the entire body of 'Little Oz', let alone resist the Armament Haki of so many top snipers of the Red Hair Pirates.

“咈咈咈咈咈, you are so useless, Moria! Is this all you have got?”

Doflamingo descended from the sky, pulling an invisible thread with one hand, with an extremely arrogant expression on his face.

Doflamingo has never looked down upon Moria, his 'colleague' among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

He keeps talking about challenging Kaido all day long, but he never thinks about how big the gap is between him and Kaido now!
Of course, the most crucial thing is that Moria has always refused to cooperate with him. The reason is naturally because the person behind Doflamingo is Kaido, the Beast.

But Doflamingo didn't care about the reason why Moria refused. All he cared about was how much less money he made because of Moria's refusal to cooperate.

"Asshole! If you have the guts, go over there and try! Damn clown!"

Moriah cursed loudly. Ben Beckman alone could beat him into a dead bat. There were also several top snipers whose strength was not much worse than Ben Beckman, plus a dozen first-class snipers who could pose a certain threat to Moriah.

Even the top masters would be scratching their heads when faced with such a lineup. What can an ordinary Shichibukai like him do?
“咈咈咈咈咈! Then let me show you the difference between us!”

The look behind Doflamingo's sunglasses became unusually cold, but being cunning by nature, he did not rush to attack Moria.

He also had to maintain a good relationship with Borsalino, the bastard who had "robbed" him many times. Not only because Borsalino was likely to be the next Admiral of the Navy, but more importantly, the pure gold was still in Borsalino's hands.

Doflamingo originally relied on Law's surgery fruit to obtain the key to the door to eternal life.

But now it seems that there is more than one key to the door of eternal life.

As long as he can get pure gold, he will be able to obtain eternal life, and sooner or later he will be able to ascend the throne of the king of the world!

Thinking of this, Doflamingo became more and more excited, but before that, he still had to help the marines of the headquarters break through the blockade of the Red Hair Pirates.

"Super Giant Puppet Line!"

Doflamingo's hands ejected countless invisible threads that landed on the body of 'Little Oz'.

The next moment, little Oz, who had lost his right foot, stood up directly, and countless silk threads entangled together to form the shape of 'little Oz's' right foot.

"Clown you bastard! Don't you dare touch my little Oz!"

Moria was very annoyed. Although after witnessing the appearance of so many top-level warriors, he had begun to look down on zombies like 'Little Oz'.

But he doesn't want Doflamingo to touch the zombies he doesn't want. This damn clown is Kaido's man!

Under Moriah's control, 'Little Oz' began to struggle hard, trying to break free from Doflamingo's manipulation.

No matter how magical the power of the String-String Fruit is, it cannot stop Little Oz from being a zombie. In essence, it is just a tool controlled by Moriah's shadow. Even Doflamingo cannot forcibly control Little Oz.

“Hey, hey, hey, do you want to fight here first? Don’t forget that we have all accepted orders from Marshal Sengoku. If we continue to make trouble and the Whitebeard Pirates take the opportunity to escape, guess what the consequences will be?”

Doflamingo adjusted his sunglasses and smiled very dangerously.

If it wasn't for leaving a good impression on Borsalino, he wouldn't care if the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates escaped.

But it would be nice to have a guy who can only hold them back. Compared to Moria, who is a treacherous guy, he is very loyal to the navy.

Even if it meant buying horse bones for a fortune, Borsalino had to give him a better look.

"Asshole clown... don't get in my way!"

Moriah suppressed his anger. He didn't care much about Marshal Sengoku's anger, but he was different from Doflamingo who debuted later, or to be more precise, entered the New World later.

Moriah, who had gone to sea as early as the era of Pirate King Roger, had witnessed with his own eyes how terrifying Borsalino, the "navy monster", was.

Seeing that Marshal Zhan Guo would soon step down and the person who would replace him was Borsalino, Moria felt a little worried.

Although he was not like Doflamingo, who was ready to lower himself to please Borsalino, there was no need to anger that terrifying guy because of "Little Oz".

Even the 'strongest man in the world' Whitebeard died at the hands of Borsalino, so how could Moria have the guts to offend Borsalino?

The two Shichibukai who reluctantly reached a compromise jointly led "Little Oz" to attack.

However, this time it will not be so easy for the snipers of the Red Hair Pirates to defeat "Little Oz" again. This giant demon is now entangled with Doflamingo's threads.

Even if the Jesus cloth smashed Little Oz's knee to pieces, a large number of silk threads that seemed to have life would gather together at the first moment to help Little Oz repair the wound.

"Leave this to you. I'll go deal with those two troublesome guys!"

Ben Beckman threw away the cigarette that was about to burn out in his mouth, stared at the two Shichibukai standing on the shoulders of "Little Oz" and spoke.

He didn't need to get rid of Doflamingo and Moriah. As long as they had no time to control 'Little Oz', the Red Hair Pirates' leaders would be able to stop the navy's pursuit.

"Ah, then you better hurry up, I'll cover you!"

Laki Ludu had to stop eating meat temporarily, and spoke while biting a big bone that he had gnawed cleanly in his mouth.

The fierce battle made the fat man feel the pressure.

"Don't worry, it will be quick!"

Ben Beckman showed off his skills with a gun and rushed out. As the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, Ben Beckman relies on more than just his brain that can trick the enemy.

Even in terms of pure combat power, he is one of the strongest men in the New World.

"I'm so lucky!"

However, what Ben Beckman did not expect was that before he could find Doflamingo and Moriah, another uninvited guest targeted him.

Suddenly, thick ice prisms fell from the sky and turned into an ice wall blocking Ben Beckman. It was Esdeath who started searching for his target again after losing Blackbeard, his prey.

Originally, Esdeath's best target was Red-Haired Shanks, but Akainu was fighting Shanks to death. Although Esdeath didn't know Akainu, it was not easy for her to interfere for the sake of Borsalino.

Just when Esdeath was a little confused, she suddenly found Ben Beckman, who was quite powerful. Naturally, she rushed over immediately because she was aggressive by nature. "Where did this woman come from..."

Ben Beckman's attainment in Observation Haki is quite high, even comparable to that of top-level strong men. Even before he fought with Esdeath, he could feel the fatal threat from this woman.

This made Ben Beckman somewhat unbelievable. It was true that there were many strong men in the sea, but the strong men at a certain level were limited. Where did such an absurdly powerful woman come from?

Esdeath stood on the ice prism and looked down at Ben Beckman, an excited smile appearing on her pretty, slightly cold face.

Ben Beckman's face suddenly changed when he saw this scene. The moment he jumped high with his feet, the ground under his feet had been frozen by ice.

Then, sharp ice cones rose from the ice surface, like layers of waves piercing towards Ben Beckman who was in mid-air.

"Flint fire!"

Ben Beckman tried hard to control his shock and fired a shot at the ice pick under his feet with an expressionless face.

The temperature of the ordinary bullet began to rise rapidly the moment it left the gun, igniting even the icy air, turning into a large ball of flame that instantly engulfed all the ice cones.

"Not bad! Let's try this trick again!"

Esdeath kicked a newly risen icicle and the broken fragments absorbed a large amount of moisture in the air, turning into countless fine ice cones like bullets and shooting towards Ben Beckman.

Esdeath learned this move from Borsalino. The moment the toes touched the icicle, the Armament Haki was wrapped around the fragments of the icicle. The subsequent frozen ice cone had very limited lethality, but the icicle fragments hidden in the icicle were all wrapped around Esdeath's Armament Haki. The power of each icicle fragment was no less than that of a bullet with Armament Haki attached.

If Ben Beckman's observation Haki was slightly weaker and he hadn't noticed the murderous intent hidden in the ice cone, he might really have been beaten into a hornet's nest.

"What a dangerous woman..."

Ben Beckman's mouth twitched, obviously not fooled by Esdeath's little trick.

However, faced with such a ferocious attack, he could only choose to dodge as he was not good at large-scale attacks and did not have any defensive capabilities.

Just when Ben Beckman was targeted by Esdeath, "Little Oz" controlled by Doflamingo and Moriah also broke through the defense line of the Red Hair Pirates.

Without the distraction of Ben Beckman, the top sniper, Doflamingo, who only needs to repair 'Little Oz', can even free up his hands to continuously release puppet lines to create trouble for the Red Hair Pirates.

"Tsk, what a troublesome guy!"

Jesus Bu tried to snipe Moriah, but was blocked by Moriah's Shadow Mage.

Moriah's Armament Haki is not enough to protect 'Little Oz', but it is still easy for him to protect himself.

And after being attacked by Jesus Bu once, Moria began to hide behind "Little Oz" intentionally or unintentionally to avoid being targeted by this group of crazy snipers.

"Oh no! If we keep going like this, the navy will catch up!"

"I'll stop them!"

"Fight the Navy!"

"You go first, I'll cover you!"

……

Seeing that 'Little Oz' and the navy following behind have caught up, the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates are in a dilemma.

Staying would mean death, but continuing to escape would probably result in failure and would even implicate the companions who were already on board.

After fighting for such a long time, even the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates' main team were exhausted.

No matter how strong your physique is, there is a limit.

Even a top warrior like Akainu, who had fought fierce battles with Drocus, Dragon and Shanks, began to consciously reduce his physical exertion.

What's more, the captains not only have to fight against powerful enemies, but also have to cover the retreat of the Whitebeard Pirates' companions and the Revolutionary Army's allies. If they were not strong enough, and if Whitebeard's prestige prompted them to try their best, others would not have been able to hold on until this time.

"Luffy! Stop Ace!"

Sabo, who grew up with Ace, was the first to realize that something was wrong. He quickly called Luffy to hug Ace tightly to prevent this stupid brother from running back to die.

The death of Whitebeard brought a great blow to Ace, especially since Ace always felt that the war broke out because of him. Every crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates who died on the battlefield would bring heavy psychological pressure to Ace.

Seeing that so many of his companions were about to die at the hands of the navy, Ace's sense of responsibility and guilt completely overwhelmed him.

"Hey? What happened?"

Luffy, not knowing what was going on, still followed Sabo's instructions and used all four limbs to tightly wrap around Ace. In addition, Sabo had just held down Ace who wanted to go back and die.

"Don't stop me! Sabo! Dad and everyone else died here because of me. How can I abandon them just to survive!"

Ace tried to struggle, but he was no match for Sabo and Luffy together, especially since Luffy had learned Armament Haki and clung to him like a rogue.

Even though Ace is a nature type, he can't break free from Luffy's restraints and can only struggle helplessly.

"Don't be silly! You think..."

It was even more impossible for Sabo to watch Ace go back and die, but before he could successfully convince Ace, something strange happened on the battlefield.

'boom! ’

The tall golden Buddha reappeared in the square of Marinford, and its big hand shining with golden light tried to slap to death the "mysterious man" who had taken off his hood and cloak at some point.

"That person is..."

"Are you kidding me?"

"The Pirate King's right arm..."

"Pluto Rayleigh!"

……

Rayleigh threw off his hooded cloak and nimbly avoided the attack of Marshal Warring States, revealing a face that seemed a little gentle at first glance, but with extremely sharp eyes.

Even after so many years, there are still many navy officers and pirates who recognized him at the first sight, the 'Pluto' who once followed the Pirate King Roger to fame on the sea!
"I just wanted to say a few words, why are you so angry, Marshal Zhan Guo."

Rayleigh swung his sword to cut off the shock wave coming towards him, and spoke with a calm smile.

Originally, he had no intention of revealing his identity, but seeing that Whitebeard even wanted to help Roger publicize his great treasure before his death, he, as the deputy captain, couldn't just remain indifferent.

In addition, the Whitebeard Pirates are facing the crisis of destruction. Although he didn't want to reveal his identity, there is no need to continue to hide his identity at this point.

"You'd better think it over! Rayleigh!"

Marshal Sengoku was extremely angry. Borsalino had finally managed to stop Whitebeard from spreading the word about Roger's great treasure, but Rayleigh, who was unwilling to be lonely, jumped out again.

Not being able to execute Fire Fist Ace was enough to make him angry, but fortunately Borsalino killed Whitebeard, which finally saved some face for the navy.

But what if that bastard Rayleigh spread the so-called Roger's great treasure in Marinford?

It was like a slap in the face of the Navy.

"This threat is really scary... But I'm not old enough to even have the courage to speak!"

Rayleigh chuckled, and Marshal Zhan Guo's face became even uglier when he heard this.

Especially when he noticed that everyone's attention was shifted to Rayleigh, his expression became even uglier.

The revolutionary army that hijacked the live broadcast signal also cooperated very well and immediately turned all the live broadcast cameras to Pluto Rayleigh.

When Rayleigh's face appeared on the live broadcast, all the navy who knew Rayleigh's identity realized that something was wrong.

Borsalino rubbed his forehead helplessly.

Now that Whitebeard is gone, Pluto Rayleigh pops up. These guys are really endless.

But now he is not the insignificant person he was before. If Rayleigh thinks that he can release the ship like he did in the Sabaody Archipelago, he is simply courting death!
However, just as Borsalino was about to attack, he was blocked by a burly guy.

"Hey, hey, hey, what the hell? Aren't you unconscious? Bear!"

Even though Borsalino was considered knowledgeable, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide at this moment.

Whether it was Vegapunk's report or Borsalino's own perception, they were both extremely certain that Tyrant Bear had lost himself in the transformation, but what was going on with that faint aura on him?

Moreover, this guy was clearly standing in front of him. Although he had no expression on his face and said nothing, it was obvious that he wanted to stop him.

Honestly speaking, even when Tyrant Bear was at his peak, he was not able to stop Borsalino.

But now this guy was clearly "dead" but he was still trying to stop him like a zombie, which gave Borsalino a headache.

Although Borsalino's friends can be counted on one hand, there is no doubt that Tyrant Bear is in Borsalino's friend list.

It was already a pity for Borsalino that he could not stop this guy from accepting the final transformation. If he went against this guy's "last wish", it would be a bit beyond Borsalino's bottom line.

At this point, if Borsalino still couldn't guess that Dorag was behind all this, it would be an insult to his intelligence.

But he had no choice but to watch Rayleigh continue his "performance", and he made up his mind to beat up that bastard Dorag before settling the score with Ivankov!
"Who is he? Why is he in Marinford?"

"This guy is so strong! He was able to fight the admiral and the marshal of the navy!"

"Could it be the great pirate from the past? Wait, this face looks so familiar!"

"Wait! This man can't be..."

……

People from all over the world watched the live broadcast with either nervousness or curiosity.

Many of the older generation who had already recognized Pluto Rayleigh showed fear on their faces.

Civilians do not deliberately distinguish between good and bad pirates, but usually there is really no need to do so. After all, the vast majority of pirates are evil criminals who commit murder, arson, looting and all kinds of atrocities.

All pirates are bad guys, and the most famous pirate, the Pirate King, is naturally the worst bad guy. Then, as the Pirate King's deputy, Pluto Rayleigh is undoubtedly a big bad guy who can be compared with Whitebeard, who is scarier than a demon.

New World Totland Kingdom Cake Island.

Charlotte Lingling, who was having afternoon tea, picked up a table-sized cake and devoured it in one gulp. Her afternoon tea time was already over.

However, when Charlotte Linlin saw the scene of Whitebeard's death in battle, her appetite suddenly increased and she asked someone to serve another portion.

But every time the camera turned to Borsalino, Charlotte Lingling would show an angry expression.

"Well, this man looks very familiar. Where have I seen him before?"

Seeing Rayleigh appear on the live broadcast, Charlotte Lingling swallowed the cake in her mouth, picked up a plate of chocolate biscuits, and stuffed them into her mouth while speaking incoherently.

"Mom...Mom! This man is Gol D. Roger's deputy! The right arm of the Pirate King! Pluto Rayleigh!"

The eldest son Perospero, who was serving at the side, had a trembling voice. Long before Roger became the Pirate King, the Big Mom Pirates had a conflict with the Roger Pirates who broke into the Bankai.

The final result was that the Roger Pirates escaped unscathed with the rubbing of the red historical text. It is not difficult to imagine how much loss the BIG MOM Pirates suffered at that time.

‘Crack! ’

The crisp sound of plates breaking was heard, and a terrifying sense of oppression instantly filled the entire palace. The Homies were trembling in fear, fearing that their mother would vent her anger on them.

"Pluto Rayleigh..."

The sound seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth, and Charlotte Lingling's face was full of rage and hatred.

It was Roger and Rayleigh who were the ones at the beginning. One was responsible for leading her away, while the other broke into the Cake Castle and forcibly took away the rubbing of the red historical text.

Charlotte Linlin's hatred for Roger is definitely higher.

However, since Roger is dead, this old grudge can only fall on Rayleigh.

At this time, Rayleigh, who was in Marinford, didn't know that he was targeted by his old enemy as soon as he showed up.

(End of this chapter)