Chapter 791 Execution!
Not only Whitebeard made progress, his captains were also making efforts. An icebreaker under the command of a female pirate rushed into the bay, broke through the bay wall, and created a passage there.
Whitebeard shouted an order, and all the pirates rushed towards the passages with great morale. They wanted to attack the square, they wanted to kill the navy and rescue Ace!
When Sengoku saw this situation, he knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he immediately conveyed an order to Crane, who then took out his Den Den Mushi and notified everyone. Many navy officers on the ice in the bay also took out their Den Den Mushi to receive the order, and then called on the surrounding navy to retreat. They had to retreat to the square for a defense.
After all the navy retreated to the square under the cover of artillery fire, Zhan Guo immediately ordered the iron wall in the bay to be raised.
Don't you, Whitebeard, want to open up a passage? Even if we open up a few for you, so what? As long as we raise the iron wall, these passages will disappear, and your previous efforts will be in vain. It will be a foolish dream to open up a passage again. Can anyone break through a several-meter-thick iron wall?
However, although Warring States' idea was beautiful, the reality was cruel. Because the bay was frozen by Aokiji, the iron walls that had been hidden underwater for many years could not rise at all and were all pressed down by the thick layer of ice.
If they go full throttle without hesitation, the mechanical transmission devices that lift the iron walls will inevitably be damaged. When these iron walls were designed, such a thick ice layer was not taken into consideration, so this battle plan can only be deadlocked.
Sengoku even complained to Aokiji, "Why did you build such a large ice surface? Not only did it give the pirates a platform to land, but now the iron wall used for defense can't be raised!"
However, Sengoku was still very rational and did not suspect Aokiji of betrayal. He quickly figured it out. If Aokiji had not done this, the naval base would have been cleansed out by the tsunami. It really couldn't be blamed on Aokiji. There were really not many ways to deal with it at the time!
When Sengoku was worried, Akainu stood up. Without saying much, he pointed his fists at the sky and created a volcano. Lava flew into the sky like crazy.
Then, countless lava drew parabolas and turned into huge flaming fists that fell from the sky, as dense as a meteor shower.
These giant lava fists smashed onto the ice, the pirate ship, and next to the pirates, illuminating the entire bay red. Coupled with the large amount of steam produced by the evaporation of ice water under high temperature, the scene in the entire bay felt somewhat unreal.
Akainu's large-scale attack is not weak. Of course, it has little effect on strong people, but there are not many strong people like the Whitebeard Pirates, so many pirates were burned by the splashing of boiling lava, and their howls were endless!
As a large amount of lava fell on the ice surface, the ice in the bay had melted a lot. The pirates who had not yet rushed to the port square fell into the water and swam hard towards the opened passage under the bombardment of artillery.
"Now!"
Akainu shouted, and someone immediately passed the order to the control room. Under the operation of the machinery, the iron walls rose out of the sea piece by piece to form the new bay wall.
But there was an exception, which could not be lifted no matter what, because Oz was standing there. With Oz's huge body, the weight was much greater than the ice layer, and the equipment really could not lift it. Therefore, the area under Oz became the only passage. A large number of pirates swam towards Oz, and those who were close had already entered the square.
When Kizaru saw that Oz had a flaw, he wanted to fly into the sky to kill Oz, but before his Yasakani no Magatama could be launched, he was kicked by Marco who had been staring at him.
The attack entangled with Armament Haki instantly kicked Kizaru back. Marco also knew the importance of Oz, so he naturally would not let Kizaru make trouble!
Aokiji also wanted to take action, but when he saw Diamond Joz staring at him hungrily, he did not move. Joz's ability was slightly inferior to his. After turning into diamond, he was not afraid of his freezing at all. Coupled with his domineering aura, it took a while for the two to determine the winner, so Aokiji did not waste his efforts.
Although there is a passage in Oz, which gives the pirates in the sea a hope, the bay is really not small, and there are quite a lot of pirates swimming in it. Moreover, there are many gun muzzles on those raised iron walls, which are firing at the pirates swimming in the sea. Therefore, the situation is not very good for the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Oz!"
Of course, Whitebeard is not without a backup plan. The situation is already so urgent that if he doesn't take action now, he will never be able to do so.
A pirate ship similar to the Moby Dick, wrapped in soap bubbles, rushed out from the bottom of the sea. "Didn't you, Akainu, melt the ice? Now I can release the pirate ship that has been hiding in the sea."
Whitebeard jumped onto the pirate ship with broken coating and shouted. The pirates still in the water jumped onto the pirate ship. At this time, the pirate ship happened to fly near Oz. Hearing Whitebeard's call, Oz directly reached out to lend the ship strength and sent the pirate ship to the square.
At this time, most of the Whitebeard Pirates who could still move had come to the square, and this place became the final battlefield!
Whitebeard brought his men to the square, and a standoff broke out between the navy and the Whitebeard Pirates. Now all the strategies were useless, and the only thing left was a real fight with real guns.
Before, what Whitebeard had been doing was landing and entering the square, while what the navy had been doing was defending, not letting any pirates enter the square area and consuming the pirates' manpower. Both sides made their moves for their own strategic goals.
Now that things have come to this point, the brain is no longer of much use. What matters is real strength. Will Whitebeard crush the Marine Legends and rescue Ace, or will Whitebeard suffer in vain at the Marine Headquarters?
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Luffy, with the help of Jinbe, hugged a mast wrapped in sea water and rushed to the three admirals of the navy.
Luffy's determination to save Ace remains firm, even if he is facing the three admirals of the navy. As long as his companions are not around, he is not afraid of anyone!
Even if it was Kizaru who had made their entire pirate group despair before, he had already been prepared to face life and death, but his partners were more important to him than life and death. At this moment, Luffy's fighting spirit had reached its peak!
"Your persistence is commendable!"
Even Akainu, who has always wanted to kill Luffy, was extremely impressed by the determination of the man who was forced to retreat again and again and then rushed forward again and again. He was also amazed at his courage to not retreat in the face of the three admirals of the navy. He is worthy of being the grandson of the hero Garp!
"But it's too early for you to enter this stage!"
Aokiji sighed, with some admiration and some speechlessness. There are too many people who can control the Straw Hat Boy on this battlefield, but this boy keeps rushing to the front. Does he think he is the main force? But as Akainu said, which man doesn't have some persistence in his heart? He is worthy of being Mr. Garp's grandson. How should he act later?
"You can't possibly defeat these old men!"
Kizaru continued talking, as if he would be out of place if he didn't speak. He had come into contact with the Straw Hat Pirates before, and they were very different from the pirate groups he had fought against in the past!
The other pirate groups scattered and fled when they heard he was coming, but the Straw Hat Pirates were different. They were so selfless that they wanted to die for each other! Is this really a pirate group? The team led by this man is so scary. He is indeed the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp!
Luffy certainly knows his own strength. He was covered in wounds and faced many difficulties when he came here from the bay. He met countless powerful enemies along the way. But the one to be slaughtered on the execution platform is his brother!
How could he watch Ace being executed? He could only try his best to fight for a glimmer of hope, and he could not retreat even a step when facing the three most powerful admirals of the navy!
"Give Ace back to me!"
Looking at Ace on the execution platform, Luffy roared stubbornly, then turned the mast in his hand a few times and smashed it towards the three admirals in front of him.
However, before the mast flew over, it was frozen by Aokiji's frost air, and Luffy didn't expect to hit a natural ability user with just a mast.
He jumped up and kicked his legs, kicking the frozen mast piece by piece. His target was naturally the three admirals of the navy who were blocking the way ahead.
However, facing the Nature Type, physical attacks were completely ineffective, and all of the ice cubes passed through the three people and smashed onto the ground around them, which was exactly what Luffy wanted.
The ice cubes hit the ground, creating a lot of dust. Luffy took advantage of the moment when the dust blinded the three admirals' eyes to leap over.
Luffy's goal is not to defeat the three admirals of the navy, he just wants to get close to the execution platform and rescue Ace. Hancock had previously given Luffy the key to Ace's handcuffs. That was something Hancock ordered Python to steal from the headquarters, so Luffy now just wants to set Ace free!
In the eyes of the three admirals, the Straw Hat Boy was just playing a childish trick, running here to cover up his mistake. Kizaru instantly disappeared and blocked Luffy's way. He kicked Luffy back, and the kick landed right in Whitebeard's arms, and Whitebeard caught him.
Isn't this a coincidence? It was just a purely physical kick, and the direction was aimed at Whitebeard. This is definitely the way of the world!
The old man is still watching nearby, so it is really difficult for Kizaru to kill him. Even if he lets the boy go, Sengoku won't say anything. After all, he would have let the boy go if he met him. It's enough that he knows it all. The Straw Hat Boy will not have any influence on the outcome of this war.
Kizaru didn't care, but Akainu was quite angry. He originally wanted to intercept and kill a guy wearing a straw hat, but he was not as fast as Kizaru.
Kizaru is also a smart guy. He obviously sensed Akainu's strong killing intention. How could he let Akainu take action? What if he angered the old man? Would the navy have to face two legends? That's not a good situation, so I'd better do the hard work.
"Now! Begin the execution!"
"Ace!"
"Mr. Ace!"
"Ace!"
"Ace...!"
At this moment, Sengoku issued the order for the execution, the main purpose of which was to catch the enemy by surprise. Anyway, Whitebeard had no way to retreat now, and Ace's life or death was no longer important, so the most correct choice was to strike a blow to the enemy's morale and then annihilate him in one fell swoop.
The executioner followed orders, raised his long-handled knife and chopped at Ace's head. Ace closed his eyes as if he accepted his fate!
Below the execution platform, Victor's eyes flickered. Garp turned his head away, unable to bear to watch. Whitebeard, Jinbei, Marco and others shouted in worry. Luffy also roared. The heartache and fear of his loved ones' imminent death surged into his heart, making it hard for him to accept it!