The slash from underground flew almost past Garp's body and directly hit the sky.

The clouds that had accumulated over Marinford were suddenly cleared away at this moment, revealing a slightly dim sky.

Garp flew back several meters and landed on the ground.

And just as he landed, Vista and Joz came from both sides, rushing towards Garp from the left and right. In just a blink of an eye, the two men had arrived at Garp's side and launched a powerful attack towards Garp.

Half of Diamond Joz's body was already covered in sparkling diamonds. As he charged forward, he aimed his shoulder at Garp's ribs and pushed forward towards the weak part of the human body.

Flower Sword Bista's attack was even more fierce, and the long sword in his hand chopped directly towards Garp's head.

The two men's attacks came almost at the same time that Garp landed.

"Whitebeard's little bastard!"

Garp let out a low roar, and quickly stretched out one hand, pressing hard on Joz's shoulder. The other hand was quickly wrapped in armed color domineering, and directly grabbed the long sword that Vista was slashing at, and held the long sword in his hand accurately.

“Bang!!”

A muffled thud echoed across the battlefield. What seemed to others like a "deadly combined attack" was surprisingly easily blocked by Garp. From beginning to end, Garp's body did not move even a bit, his terrifying power far surpassing that of Jozu and Vista, the two White Squad captains.

“This old guy!!!”

The long sword was caught by Garp with one hand, and Vista's eyes showed a hint of panic. He had never encountered such a scene before.

Even his father never fought bare-handed when facing his attacks.

Without any hesitation, Vista quickly released his right hand that was holding the knife, and then grabbed the long knife in his left hand with both hands. He changed his body shape and flashed to the side of Joz's burly body. Taking advantage of Joz's body to cover himself, he passed under Joz's armpit and stabbed the knife towards Garp's heart.

Rich combat experience!

Even the most stringent naval combat instructor would inevitably express admiration when seeing Vista's on-the-spot reaction.

Garp, who also spent some energy on training young navy officers, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes after seeing Vista's actions.

But facing the impending danger, Garp didn't care at all.

Garp grabbed Joz's shoulder with his big hand and exerted force suddenly. Joz's huge body covered with dazzling diamonds was directly lifted up and hit Vista hard.

Before the long sword in Vista's hand could touch the corner of Garp's clothes, he was blown away by the huge force.

The two people flew out and fell directly to the ground.

“Bang!!”

At the moment when Vista and Joz were knocked away by Garp, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground under Garp's feet, and a cold light shot up directly from the ground.

A long knife with a cold and sharp light directly broke through the ground under Garp's feet and stabbed towards Garp's lower body.

Karp noticed the abnormality under his feet and reacted quickly. He kicked his feet and moved sideways away from his original position.

The next moment after Garp left, the ground was broken by someone, and the figure of Kozuki Oden holding a knife suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

The attack missed, and Kozuki Oden ignored Garp who dodged. After returning to the ground, his eyes went straight to Sengoku and Tsuru who were holding Whitebeard in the distance. His body quickly turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Sengoku.

Oden's two-sword style: Togen Shirataki!

Kozuki Oden did not dare to underestimate these old sailors guarding the execution platform. He had just suffered a great loss at the hands of Garp. If it were not for his terrifying physical fitness and if he had not used the armed color domineering to protect his body in time, Garp's attack would have been enough to take his life.

Even now, when Oden was using all his strength, he could still feel the severe pain in his body.

He didn't know what injuries his body had suffered from Garp's attack.

He only knew that if he wanted to leave the Navy Headquarters alive, there was only one way.

That is to rescue Whitebeard at any cost. Kozuki Oden noticed that it was the seastone lock that bound Whitebeard. He was confident in his attack power. With all his strength, he should be able to cut through the seastone tool of that thickness!

Kozuki Oden's idea was right. Now the only person who could help their Whitebeard Pirates escape from the predicament was Whitebeard.

But he seemed to have overlooked one thing.

If he doesn't go to find Garp, will Garp let him go?

No way!

"Swish!!! A sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded behind Kozuki Oden who was rushing forward. Garp actually caught up with Kozuki Oden who was charging at full speed and appeared behind Oden.

When Kozuki Oden hurriedly turned around, Garp had already fallen from the sky. He grabbed Oden's head with one hand, kneeled Oden on the back of his neck, and kneeled Oden on the back of his waist. The terrifying power suddenly poured out on Oden's body.

"boom!!!!"

Two figures plummeted from the sky, landing on the ground less than two meters in front of Zhan Guo and the others. Thick smoke and dust rose from the battlefield.

Sengoku and Tsuru, the two men targeted by Oden, seemed to have anticipated this situation and remained calm. As the hurricane passed, the cloaks of justice draped over them fluttered in the wind.

"Naive guy"

After a while, the shockwave weakened, and the smoke and dust covering the battlefield dissipated, revealing a large pit. At the bottom of the pit, Kozuki Oden, who had been so aggressive just a moment ago, had already fallen to the ground, pinned down by Garp. Blood flowed from the corner of Oden's mouth and dripped onto the ground.

Oden, who was clamped by Garp, still held the long sword tightly in his hand, struggling to resist the terrifying power of Garp suppressing him. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Whitebeard who was so close yet seemed far away.

"Bai Xiaoji" Oden's eyes widened with anger, and he gritted his teeth and shouted out the "nickname" he gave to Whitebeard.

"Idiot." When Whitebeard saw Oden being restrained by Garp, his miserable and embarrassed appearance made even someone like Whitebeard, who had seen many ups and downs in life, tremble in his heart, and his face was full of gloom.

"Whitebeard, we won this war."

"it's over!"

It was not until now that Sengoku released the hand that was holding Whitebeard, slowly walked to the front of the pit, and lowered his head to look at Kozuki Oden at the bottom of the pit.

With Kozuki Oden being subdued by their navy, no one in the Whitebeard Pirates could cause any trouble anymore.

"Dad, Mr. Oden!!!"

Jozu and Vista, who had been thrown away by Garp before, rolled on the ground several times before they managed to stabilize themselves. When they realized that Kozuki Oden was subdued by Garp, their faces suddenly changed and they roared and rushed towards the direction of Garp and others.

But before they could get closer, a bright golden light suddenly appeared in the corner of their eyes.

Joz and Bista hurriedly stopped. At the same time, a laser flashed past them and hit the ground not far away, causing a violent explosion.

The blazing flames lit up the sky.

Borsalino, who had been paddling for a long time, now appeared beside Vista and Jozu with his hands in his pockets. Marco, in mid-air, tried to support Kozuki Oden, but just as he made a move, Borsalino raised his hand and pointed at Marco, sending a laser streaking through the air, piercing Marco's body.

Although Marco, who had transformed into a phoenix, had his body pierced by the laser, the wound left behind was instantly covered by blue-green flames. His movements were not affected at all, and he flew rapidly towards Garp.

"We old guys are really underestimated!"

Sengoku Garp and others were the first to notice the attacking Marco. Garp, who was suppressing Kozuki Oden, saw that the opponent's target seemed to be himself, and had no intention of moving at all, still pressing on Oden's back.

Zhan Guo, after murmuring softly, loosened his neatly-tied tie.

"Stop it! Marco!"

“Get out of here!!!”

Upon seeing this, Whitebeard couldn't help but let out a loud shout.

Sengoku and Garp were his contemporaries, and he knew very well how strong the other was.

Although Marco is the captain of his ship and a user of the Mythical Beast Devil Fruit with unlimited potential, he is simply too young.

He is still far from growing to the level where he can be compared with people like Zhan Guo.

But Marco was so eager to save people that he obviously didn't listen to Whitebeard's words and continued to charge forward.

Zhan Guo had already taken off his suit, revealing his solid muscles.

Under Marco's slightly surprised gaze, Zhan Guo suddenly transformed into a golden Buddha tens of meters high, and slapped Marco's body with his huge palm as if slapping a fly.

How fast Marco flew in was how fast he was knocked away.

Marco's figure turned into a stream of green light and flew backwards for a thousand meters. He actually passed the high wall on the coast and crashed into the vast ice field in the distance, making a loud roar.

The sound of Marco being knocked away attracted a lot of people's attention. The pirates in the battle only had time to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield until now.

They found that the captain of the First Division was knocked away, and the other two captains who rushed to the execution platform were also stopped by the navy admirals. In the open sea, the pirate fleet was actually blocked by Aokiji alone. Even Kozuki Oden, whom they regarded as "hope", was restrained by the navy hero Garp.

The one-sided disadvantage caused the pirates' morale to plummet.

As their faith wavered, the navy's offensive intensified.

In this war, there was no "Deserter King" who stood up and said "Don't chase us anymore". The navy who had the advantage also smelled the opportunity for victory. As their momentum soared, their offensive became more and more fierce, and they soon seized the initiative.

The other captains of the White Group were respectively resisted by Momotogi, Chaton, Dor and other generals, and Sakaski roamed around the battlefield, clearing out those "troublesome" characters in the pirate camp.

Sakaski's attack is fierce, and his magma fruit can be said to be one of the most powerful devil fruit abilities in the world. Any pirate who is targeted by him will not be spared.

Although the navy suffered heavy casualties, the situation on the battlefield was still firmly under their control!

Whitebeard looked around the battlefield of Marinford. The roars and screams of his sons flooded into his ears, and the tragic scenes everywhere on the battlefield came into his sight.

Even someone as resolute as him felt deeply saddened at this moment, and he couldn't help but roar to the sky:

“Sons!!!”

Whitebeard's roar, carried by the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi in the ruins of the execution platform, instantly spread across the battlefield. The pirates in the battle heard that familiar voice and turned their heads to look in Whitebeard's direction.

Taking a deep breath, Whitebeard was about to order his children to evacuate as the captain when dense clouds suddenly obscured the rising sun above the sea level.

A violent hurricane suddenly blew into Marinford from the distant sea, bringing with it the cool air from the ice field, causing the people on the shore to shiver slightly.

The sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds.

Two indescribable terrifying auras suddenly emanated from the dense clouds. At this moment, both the pirates and the navy felt the terrifying oppression descending upon them.

“It’s really ugly!”

“MAMAMAMA——”

A burst of sharp laughter came from the sky.

Hearing this voice, Whitebeard's face was slightly startled, and he quickly raised his head to look up at the sky. At this moment, Sengoku, Garp and others also felt the terrifying pressure from the air, and looked up at the sky with solemn faces.

Under the gaze of everyone, a dragon head suddenly emerged from the clouds, with its black dragon whiskers gently floating. Above the dragon head stood a fat woman in a pink dress. The woman laughing wildly was her!

"Hey, Lingling, we're already here, why don't you get off me?!"

The dragon head opened its mouth slightly, and a complaining voice came out from the air, interrupting the woman's laughter.

"Kaido! Even pirates have to respect each other!"

"Have you forgotten that I was the one who snatched your Fish-Fish Fruit from you?!"

The man and the dragon that appeared above Marinford at this time were actually two great pirates in the New World, BIG MOM Charlotte Linlin and Kaido!

The laughter was interrupted, and Charlotte Linling slapped the dragon horn beside her with a little dissatisfaction and shouted sharply.

"I saved your life!"

"Your kindness should be repaid!"

The blue dragon slowly floated down from the clouds towards Marinford, and half of its huge body also appeared in the clouds. Kaido swayed his dragon tail lightly, waving the clouds surrounding him, and spoke in a firm tone.

After hearing Kaido's words, Charlotte Linlin's expression eased slightly. She didn't continue the topic, but looked towards Whitebeard, who was wearing shackles on the land, and laughed shrilly again:

“MAMAMAMA——”

"Newgate! I haven't seen you for so many years. How did you become like this?!"

“It’s so ugly!”

“MAMAMA!!”

Whitebeard looked up at his two old companions who suddenly appeared above Marinford. After a brief moment of surprise, a slight smile finally appeared on Whitebeard's face.

Whitebeard actually didn't care at all whether these two people came to save him or not.

What made him happy was that before he died, he was able to see Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, his two former shipmates. Before that, Kaido disappeared and there was no news of him; as for Charlotte Linlin, there were even rumors that she died in the battle with Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

Although the Rocks Pirates were brought together because of common interests, he got along well with the crew members before the Rocks Pirates disbanded.

The relationship between the strong men in the Rocks Pirates is actually very good. This can be seen from the fact that BIG MOM is willing to give the mythical beast-type Fish-Fish Fruit to her "little brother" Kaido.

Seeing his old friend at this time, how could a sentimental person like Whitebeard not be happy?

"Are you here to laugh at me or to see me off?"

"No matter what your purpose is, haha, you have achieved your goal!"

"If you have nothing to do, then get out of here."

Whitebeard's smile faded as he drove away Charlotte Linlin and Kaido.

(End of this chapter)