Chapter 788: Difficult Breakthrough
Just as Whitebeard was paying attention to the battle in the front square, a giant vice admiral wearing a metal mask approached Whitebeard. Seeing that Whitebeard was not looking at him, he thought that Whitebeard had revealed a flaw and chopped at Whitebeard's forehead with an axe.
How could he know that Whitebeard actually didn't care about his existence at all, so what if he got close to him?
Whitebeard used the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to shatter the giant axe that was coming at him. He then jumped again, grabbed the giant's head and smashed it under his feet, killing him. Relying on the fact that he was a giant, he didn't know his place. He even dared to launch a sneak attack on Whitebeard. He was simply throwing his life away.
At this moment, a huge explosion was heard, and then a warship and a group of pirates who made instinctive calls fell from the sky, accompanied by large and small pieces of ice.
The people who came were Luffy and his crew who escaped from Impel Down. In fact, they had already arrived at the battlefield with Whitebeard's tsunami, but were frozen on the waves by Aokiji's ice and could not get down.
If it weren't for the Den Den Mushi on the warship that sent the battle plan to execute Ace, Luffy might have waited a little longer, but now he couldn't wait any longer, so Luffy, together with Jinbe, Ivankov, and Crocodile, smashed the ice with their heels, directly cracking the waves that had frozen into icebergs.
Although Buggy also made the same move, he was just a makeshift one. The power of Luffy and the other four was enough, which led to the famous scene of warships and pirates being like dumplings.
Luffy and his crew were also lucky, as they fell exactly where Joz had previously blown an iceberg off the ice surface. Then the warship crashed down from the front, causing the ice surface, which was not very thick, to shatter.
When Luffy and his crew fell, they all fell into the sea. Otherwise, except for a few powerful pirates, the other pirates would have fallen on the ice and turned into meat patties.
Luffy finally arrived at the battlefield in the form of a "divine soldier descending from the sky". Luffy's determination to rescue Ace remained firm. Even though he knew that the headquarters of the Navy was a dangerous place, he still did not hesitate for a moment.
Whitebeard later realized that Luffy's strength and determination were completely mismatched, so he treated him differently. Otherwise, he would not have ordered others to assist Luffy in saving people. This is the charm of Luffy, which makes people unconsciously trust him and help him!
The appearance of Luffy immediately caught the attention of Akainu who had rushed back to the battlefield. He still remembered that Garp had beaten him up for Vic, even though more than ten years had passed!
Now that Luffy is a pirate again, Akainu doesn't want to let Luffy go for both public and private reasons. He is already thinking about how to kill Luffy.
No one knows what happened between Crocodile and Whitebeard, but the first thing he did when he arrived at the battlefield was to target Whitebeard and immediately launch an attack, but he was stopped by Luffy.
In fact, even if Luffy hadn't taken action, Crocodile wouldn't have been able to hurt Whitebeard at all, because when Whitebeard saw Crocodile flying towards him, he just stood there without moving.
However, Luffy's appearance made Whitebeard notice the straw hat on his back, and reminded him of the straw hat on Shanks' head and the left arm he lost in the East China Sea. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Whitebeard treats Luffy differently!
What Red Hair was worried about Ace before did happen, so was it right for him to bet his arm on the new era? So Whitebeard valued Luffy even more.
"Kid! That straw hat of yours is very similar to the one the red-haired guy wore before!"
"Uncle! Do you know Shanks? Shanks asked me to keep this."
"Come to rescue your brother?"
"That's right!"
"You should know who your opponent is, right? With your limited ability, you will die!"
"Shut up! This is not something you can decide. I know you want to be the Pirate King, right? But the one who wants to be the Pirate King is me!"
"Damn it! If you are so arrogant and dare to hold me back, I won't let you off, you bastard!"
"I'll do it my way! I'll save Ace!"
Whitebeard and Luffy stood on the bow of the Moby Dick and had an equal conversation. It was from this time that Whitebeard began to admire Luffy.
The equal dialogue between Luffy and Whitebeard shocked countless pirates and navy officers present, and made Akainu determined to kill the Straw Hat Boy.
Kizaru also wanted to kill these pirates who escaped from Impel Down, and even asked Sengoku if it was okay for him to kill them. Given the current situation, Sengoku couldn't care less. It was up to them to kill or injure them, as long as the other party lost their combat effectiveness.
After communicating with Whitebeard, Luffy led the people in Impel Down to rush to the square, and the first person to block Luffy was the Navy Admiral Kizaru.
Because he let the Straw Hat Pirates escape in the Sabaody Archipelago, they have been harassed by the Celestial Dragons for the past few days, and he is getting annoyed. If he pretends to be helpful here and injures the Straw Hat Pirates, then he can give an explanation to the Celestial Dragons.
However, he was blocked by Marco before he could make a move. The Straw Hat Boy directly passed them and rushed forward. He encountered some marines blocking him on the way, but with the speed of the second gear, ordinary marines could not stop him. In addition, with the army of pirates following behind him, no one could bother him.
Ordinary general officers are not a big deal for Luffy, but once they reach the rank of major general or above, they are no longer something Luffy can deal with immediately. On the way, he encountered some such navy opponents, and he defeated them after a long fight and suffering some injuries.
Ace on the execution platform felt very upset when he saw all this. He didn't know at this time that Wick was also going to save him, so with such a lineup of the navy, he thought he was definitely going to die this time, so he didn't want to drag Luffy into the same fate as him.
So he shouted on the execution platform asking Luffy not to save him and to leave this place. He had also shouted this to Whitebeard before, but Whitebeard ignored him.
So will it work if he yells at Luffy now? The answer is no. Luffy is the one who can have an equal dialogue with Whitebeard. What Luffy has decided will not change. He must save Ace by his own efforts, so he continues to move forward and approaches the execution platform.
Sengoku did not take Luffy seriously. With Luffy's current strength, he had no impact on the entire battle situation, so he did not send anyone to keep an eye on Luffy. His attention was always on Whitebeard and those captains. This was one of the reasons why Luffy was able to pass many obstacles, as well as the support from other pirates such as Jinbe and Ivankov.
With the addition of criminals from Impel Down, the battlefield became more chaotic and noisy, and Whitebeard was also instructing his pirate groups to implement certain tactics.
After Luffy passed Kizaru, he immediately encountered Moriah. It was not a coincidence that the two met. Moriah came to block Luffy on his own initiative. It was because he was defeated by Luffy before, and now he wanted revenge.
But Moriah was unable to fight Luffy, Jinbei faced him first, and then it became a battle between two Shichibukai.
This is a battlefield with many people and corpses. It is a good battlefield for Moria. He immediately grabbed the shadows of a row of navy soldiers, cut them off and stuffed them into his body, making his body size grow a little bigger again.
However, Jinbe is not weak. With a punch from the fishman's karate, he spit out the shadow that Moria had just stuffed into his body. The fighting power between the two is obvious at a glance.
After passing an old rival again, Luffy faced another old rival, that is Smoker and Tashigi. Now Luffy still has no way to face Smoker. Seeing Smoker rushing towards him, Luffy can only run away, but in the end he was caught up by Smoker.
However, Luffy was only hit twice when he was seen by Hancock not far away. Then Hancock rushed over with flaming eyes and kicked Smoker's ten arms off with one kick. Of course, she used the ability of the fruit. Then Hancock replaced Luffy and became the opponent of Smoker and Tashigi.
"You are the only one who fights the navy in the navy's camp, haha!"
After Luffy came to the battlefield, Victor had been paying attention to him. Victor had long felt Akainu's deep hostility towards Luffy. If Akainu attacked Luffy regardless of his image, Victor would attack Luffy in advance. Everyone can fix a match. He also didn't believe that Akainu would come and interfere when he and Luffy were facing each other.
Anyway, the old man is here, Aokiji and Kizaru will definitely give him face and will not kill Luffy. At most, they will kick Luffy out of the battlefield. They still know their limits in this regard.
Kill Garp's grandson in front of him? Even the enemy would not do this. In their eyes, Luffy is not a threat at all. Such a small person is not worth their attention, so turning a blind eye is the best way to deal with it.
But Akainu is a bit of an exception. He doesn't care whether your grandfather is a naval hero or not. As long as he is a pirate, he will not let him go. Add to that some personal grudges, and he will be a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh. You have to be on guard against Whitebeard's rage, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.