Marineford War
The morning mist has dissipated, and the rising sun has coated the sea surface with a thin layer of gold.
The huge black and red ship broke through the waves and slowly approached the Moby Dick.
"Red Force? It's Red Hair and the others!"
"What are they doing here? Hurry up and inform Dad and Marco."
Shanks?
Upon hearing the announcement, Meli's face lit up with joy and he rushed to the deck with everyone.
"Hey, everyone from Whitebeard, I didn't expect to see you again so soon." Shanks smiled from afar, his voice clearly passing over the sea.
Merry stood on tiptoe, wrapped his tentacles around the railing, and leaned out half of his body, waving frantically: "Shanks! Uta, Beckman——"
"Huh? Why is Merry here too?" Shanks and the others only then noticed Merry's figure, and their brows softened instantly.
The two fleets were getting closer and closer. Shanks supported himself on the railing with one hand, tiptoed, and skimmed across the sea, jumping onto the deck of the Moby Dick.
"Shanks~~" Merry rushed over excitedly and wrapped Shanks with his tentacles.
"Merry~~You're wrapped too tightly." Shanks gave a doting smile, "You seem to have grown taller again."
Newgate raised his eyes and stared at Shanks, with a sense of oppression: "Red-haired boy, what do you want to do this time?"
Shanks released his hand, still smiling, but his eyes darkened. "Well, since I have nothing better to do, it might be nice to go to Marineford and join in the fun."
Merry's tentacles wrapped around Shanks loosened, his eyes sparkling: "Great! With Shanks, Beckman and everyone joining us, our combat power will double. We will definitely be able to..."
"Little girl," Newgate interrupted Merry in a deep voice, "We, the Whitebeard Pirates, are not so useless that we can't even save a single comrade."
Merry's eyes widened: "But it would be better to have an extra fighting force."
Shanks laughed: "Hey, hey, I didn't say I wanted to join, I just went over to watch the fun."
If they weren't joining, were they trying to take advantage of the situation? The atmosphere between the two sides instantly became tense; even the sea breeze seemed to carry the scent of sparks.
Merry looked at Newgate, then at Shanks, and puffed out his cheeks. "It's already late. Why don't we gather all the forces we can and solve this problem together? Ace is still waiting for us!"
After a brief silence, Newgate broke the tension with a laugh: "Gulala, the little octopus is right."
Shanks grinned his signature smile, "Since Merry asked, I wouldn't mind flexing my wrists."
"Alliance deal!"
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The Bay of Marinford
"Marco, I have controlled the current to send the fleet to the designated location. We can now surface."
"Well done, Merry-chan has been a big help again!"
"Ace, we're here!"
Boom!!!
Countless splashes of water exploded on the sea surface, and more than forty pirate ships floated up at the same time, suddenly emerging from the sea and invading the harbor of Marinford.
Whitebeard waved his arm, and the entire space shook, and the huge tsunami that was created rushed towards the execution ground.
Kuzan, one of the three generals on the platform, jumped up and opened his arms: "Ice Age!"
Crack, crack, crack—the cold air instantly froze the tsunami and the sea surface into glaciers.
What? Even such a terrible tsunami can be frozen?
Merry's pupils trembled. Oops, it looked like her plan to use sea water to stop the Devil Fruit user had failed.
Although the sea was frozen, it also provided a wide area for the pirates to stay.
“Charge!!!”
The crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates jumped off the ship, rushed to the execution platform, and fought with the naval forces.
The war officially began, all the navy and pirates showed their skills, and the square became chaos.
Merry also joined the attacking team, holding a sword in one hand and condensing water into arrows with his tentacles. With a two-pronged approach, he could easily capture the enemy from close and far attacks.
She spun around to avoid an attack, and didn't forget to look around for Luffy.
Suddenly, a murderous aura rose from behind!
Several naval captains surrounded him in a fan shape and slashed at him with their swords. Merry didn't even turn his head, and swung his two tentacles back like whips.
Bang, bang, bang—these navy men were blown away at the same time.
Out of the corner of his eye, Meli caught a glimpse of a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.
Eh? Isn't that Corazon?
Even though Corazon was no longer wearing clown makeup and was still wearing a neat navy uniform, Merry still recognized him.
Merry tilted his head and shifted his gaze to the other side. Doflamingo, who was wearing a pink feather coat, had clearly wanted to kill Rosinante back then, but now they were on the same side?
Did the two brothers reconcile?
Hey, you guys are making it seem like her behavior of cutting off one of her tentacle and desperately trying to save Corazon was stupid.
Rosinante was also taken aback when he saw Meli, but he quickly rushed over without hesitation: "I'm sorry."
Bang, bang, bang—
Rossinanti pulled the trigger at Meli without mercy, and the bullet whizzed past.
Merry's upper body reflexively bent back, dodging the attack like lightning: "Hehe, I should be the one to say sorry."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tentacles stretched out into an icy surface, and the whole person slid forward, and a fishman karate punch hit Rossinanti's chest.
Bang!
Rossinanti was like a kite with a broken string, and was knocked flying backwards.
Merry straightened up, her ears twitching in alertness, and looking back, she saw Kizaru above her head with his arms crossed, aiming at her.
"Yasakani no Magatama."
"Blue Flame Goose."
At the critical moment of life and death, Marco flapped his blue flaming wings and flew over to block the attack.
Attacks flew all over the square, and the explosions were continuous.
"Slash."
"Rose Dance."
"Pressure gun."
“Bang, bang, bang—”
"shave!"
“Dongdongdong——”
"Iron!"
More and more people fell down, screaming in agony, as if the world was ending.
Suddenly, a huge black shadow was cast in the sky, and most people couldn't help but look up.
"Was it Whitebeard's surprise attack?"
"No, it's a warship! The warship fell down!"
“Ahhhhh——”
Luffy, Crocodile, Buggy and others fell from the sky, screaming.
"Luffy!" Recognizing the familiar figure in the sky, Merry waved happily to the sky, "Here—here—"
While Merry was distracted, several navy officers nearby used "Shave" to flash and launched several attacks at the same time.
At the critical moment, Izo fired several shots from a distance: "Little Merry, don't be distracted on the battlefield."
"Sorry, thank you Izang-san for saving my fish's life!"
boom--
The warship, Luffy and the others fell and crashed into the hole where Joz had moved the ice earlier, splashing waves more than ten meters high.
"Oh no! There's an ocean down there!" Merry didn't care about anything else, and his tentacles shot out and jumped into the ice cave, "Luffy!"
The sea water was freezing, but Jinbe had already rescued Luffy who fell into the water.
"Jinbei! Why are you here?"
"Merry? You're here too."
"This is not the place to chat, let's go up first."
Three figures emerged from the water. Luffy coughed out a few mouthfuls of sea water and slowly opened his eyes.
"Ace!!" Luffy suddenly jumped up and ran around wildly.
"Luffy," Merry quickly raised his hand and pointed in the direction, "Ace is at the execution platform over there."
"It's Merry? Thanks." Luffy was stunned for a moment, then turned and ran towards the execution platform, "Ace, here I come!"
Meli also hurriedly followed, spraying out a few high-pressure water cannons from time to time, overturning the oncoming navy.
On the execution platform, Ace was bound by seastone chains and knelt on the platform. He could only watch his companions rushing towards the execution platform one after another.
"Why......"
The various attacks from the audience roared and struck his heart hard, making him feel extremely bitter.
Why? Why would anyone come to save someone like him?
He is an evil, sinful bloodline that is despised by the whole world and should not exist in this world.
"That's enough... Stop coming here... I shouldn't have been born..."
There is no point in sacrificing one's life for someone like him.
"Ace! I'm here to get you!"
Luffy's shout reached Ace's ears, and his heart trembled, and he couldn't stop his eyes from getting hot.
"Luffy..."
The navy and the Seven Warlords of the Sea rushed over to intercept.
"Don't get in my way!" Luffy bit his finger and inflated his fist to become bigger, "Rubber Bazooka!"
Boom—the navy blocking the way was blown away in an instant.
Ace, wait, we will rescue you right away!
Merry moved his tentacles frantically, following closely behind Luffy, sweeping his tentacles across to block the endless attacks.
"Luffy, run! I'll cover your retreat!"
Merry, along with Ivankov, Jinpei, and others, helped cover the attack on Luffy and cleared the passage.
"Thank you! Merry-chan~~ Ivan-chan, and everyone~~"
Whoosh——
Luffy used Merry's tentacles to bounce off and flew towards the execution platform.
"Don't let Straw Hat near the execution platform!"
"Wink——"
"Fishman Karate!"
“Boom—”
Many pacifists rushed to the battlefield, and the navy's encirclement wall was activated, surrounding the entire square.
The Whitebeard Pirates gradually fell into a disadvantage, and the fighting between the two sides became more intense.
The harbor, which was originally frozen into ice, was melted into water under the meteor volcano of Sakaski.
Everyone lost their footing and fell into the sea like dumplings, and the situation of those with special abilities became precarious.
Oops!
Merry swung out several tentacles at lightning speed, wrapped around the nearest ability users, and threw them onto the broken ice that had not yet melted, while he himself fell into the rolling waves.
At the critical moment, a huge black shadow swelled up under the harbor, and another coated pirate ship broke out of the water.
"Land!" Newgate shouted, and the crew jumped onto the side of the ship. Little Oz, pretending to faint, picked up the big ship and sent it to the square.
The Whitebeard Pirates finally succeeded in invading the square of Marinford.
But the fighting in the square became more and more brutal, and everyone was injured and paid a huge price.
"I have a good idea." Looking at the execution platform getting closer and closer, Merry proposed a solution, which immediately received Luffy's enthusiastic approval.
Merry and Jinbe used the Fishman Jutsu: Shoulder Cart together.
"Go ahead! Luffy!"
Luffy was swept by the water and turned into a human-shaped meteor. He was directly catapulted into the air and thrown onto the execution platform.
"Luffy!" Ace's pupils trembled as he looked at Luffy who was so close to him. The chains were pulled and made a rattling sound. "You bastard!"
"Ace, we're finally here!" Luffy smiled warmly, the key gleaming at his fingertips.
The face of the Warring States on the high platform changed drastically: "Hit the fire! Stop the Straw Hat Boy immediately!"
"Aim at the scaffold and fire!"
"Good job, Straw Hat! Everyone, cover him!"
......
In an instant, laser, artillery shells, smoke and other attacks all changed direction and attacked the execution platform.
Luffy didn't waste any time, inserting the key into the seastone lock, and the restraints on Ace fell off.
"Ace has been rescued!"
"Straw Hat is awesome!"
The square erupted in thunderous cheers from the pirates, and the pirates' morale soared.
Looking at the two brothers fighting side by side in perfect harmony not far away, Merry's eyes filled with tears: "Great! The rescue plan finally succeeded!"
She leaped up and quickly rushed towards where Ace and Luffy were.
Before Merry could rush to the two of them, the magma and flames in front of them suddenly surged.
Puff——
The whole world seemed to have suddenly lost its color.
The development of the situation was so sudden and hopeless that Merry watched helplessly as the lava fist pierced Ace's chest.
"Ace?" Luffy's screams echoed throughout the square, "Ace!!!"
He hugged his fallen brother in disbelief, his soul seemed to be pulled out of his body, his eyes were so desperate that the pupils completely disappeared, leaving only an empty black.
Looking at the dying Ace and the heartbroken Luffy, Merry froze in place.
Memories of the past flooded back into his mind, and Meli's vision was blurred by tears.
No! No! No!
Ace must not die!!!
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