Just as Luffy was somewhat at a loss, the pharaoh took out a card from his pocket and casually tossed it forward.
The card spun around, and to everyone's surprise, a silver-armored knight with flames shooting from his shoulder and a black and red demonic dragon head on his chest flew out.
"Red-Eyes Steel Flame Knight"
Click.
The knight's feet touched the ground, a red light flashed in the center of his tightly closed helmet, and he instantly aimed at Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and thrust out a strike that pierced through space.
"Damn it!" Doflamingo was immediately terrified and flew into the sky without stopping to dodge the attack.
"No, Hancock is my friend. She saved me, and she helped us!" Luffy explained to Li Xuan again, looking at the powerful attack.
"Luffy boy, leave this to me!" Just then, the transvestite Ivankov grabbed Luffy's shoulder and said seriously, "We should think of a way to rescue Ace first!"
Luffy, whose attention had been diverted, immediately looked at Ace.
The marines and pirates below also began to fight, and the sound of fists hitting flesh made Luffy's gaze fall on Hancock for a moment.
"Luffy-kun, go save your brother! I can take care of myself!"
Hancock tilted her head gently, her gaze tender and loving, as she made the decision for Luffy. But in the blink of an eye, her eyes flashed with murderous intent as she looked at Li Xuan and the others: "Let me see if you can kill me!"
Li Xuan glanced at the other person and said nonchalantly, "Dill, clear a path for Luffy."
"Hmm..." Pharaoh Dale threw out another card, and four men wearing dragon-shaped helmets similar to those of the Red-Eyes Steel Flame Knight immediately jumped out of the card, appearing below the ship with spears and shields.
"The Pharaoh's Servant"
Four warriors charged forward, clearing away the marines and pirates in front of them. A path appeared before Luffy, and at that moment, he could no longer hold back and rushed out.
"Heh, what an extraordinary person. I've never seen anyone like him on the high seas..." Whitebeard was moved, and his slightly hunched back immediately straightened as he looked at Ace on the high platform again.
A group of people who made him feel uneasy, whether it was the man who shattered the ice with a single punch on the high platform, the man who killed Gecko Moria with a single glance, or the person next to Luffy who threw out a card, all of them gave him an unsettling feeling of being drawn to them.
"Dad!"
Marco fell from the sky.
"Ku... La la la, I didn't expect there to be so many powerful figures on the high seas. My title of the strongest seems a bit unreal!" Whitebeard laughed loudly amidst Marco's worry, then raised his naginata and slammed it hard onto the ship: "Let these powerful figures see the strength of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Rescue Ace!!!"
"yes!!"
Whitebeard rallied the stagnant morale, and the navy on shore immediately launched a fierce attack.
At this quiet moment, Lin Feng swiftly arrived at a high point on the battlefield and approached a naval soldier who was broadcasting the entire battlefield via video Den Den Mushi.
"Who are you?" The soldier noticed that Lin Feng's shoulder insignia were higher than those of ordinary soldiers, but soon the insignia became a blurry phantom as he collapsed to the ground with his fading will.
Lin Feng caught the falling Den Den Mushi with one hand, smiled inwardly, and immediately returned to Shizang's side.
"alright?"
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded.
Turning my gaze to the vicinity of the Whitebeard Pirates, I saw that the pirates who had emerged from Impel Down had all scattered: Crocodile, who had challenged Whitebeard, Buggy the Clown, who was hiding in the back, and some others who wanted to escape but couldn't find their way.
Tang Hong, who was standing on the shore, stared at the four Pharaoh servants who were approaching and made a slight step aside.
There's no need to rush into action; we can stop Luffy later.
The next instant, Luffy rushed over, and Tang Hong reached out and grabbed Luffy, who had crossed the ice, and threw him back under Whitebeard's ship.
"How dare you harm my man!"
"Sweet and refreshing!"
With his eyes blazing with fury as he watched Luffy intently, Tang Hong twisted his body, raised his hands to form a heart shape, and a heart flew from his fingertips, swiftly striking Tang Hong.
At this moment, most of the vice admirals and pirates looked over. Hancock's ability had always been a headache for them, but could it really work against such a strong person?
"roll!"
The next second, Tang Hong coldly glanced at her, and a murderous aura directly hit Hancock's heart, which was filled with joy as she prepared to accept Luffy's thanks, cooling down her restless thoughts.
"How dare you speak to me like that!"
"Fragrant feet!"
Startled, Hancock immediately spun around, her body radiating anger as she charged straight at Tang Hong's face, kicking his fist.
boom!
With a loud bang, before anyone could see what had happened, Hancock's lower leg snapped, and she was slammed into a pile of rubble on the shore by a punch.
“You really don’t know how to cherish a woman…” Li Xuan raised an eyebrow at the bow of the ship, a strange light flashing in his eyes: “Why torture her? Wouldn’t it be better to just kill her?”
It's such a hassle to keep her half-dead and then try to save and persuade her. As for this "seductive" character, she's nothing and completely useless.
Hearing the moderate noise, Tang Hong casually kicked Hancock, whose body was half broken, away to a distance, and calmly said, "Here you go."
"Heh..." Li Xuan chuckled coldly, then turned to look at Luffy, who had gotten back up.
"Hancock!!!"
As Luffy got up again, he was immediately consumed by rage. The sight of Hancock unconscious pierced his heart, and a fiery aura enveloped his body, causing steam to rise around him.
"Fourth gear, Rubber Rocket Launcher!"
Faced with the rapidly approaching attack, Tang Hong raised his arm, and a series of rapidly rising buzzing sounds emanated from his body, forcibly attracting everyone's attention.
"What is that...?"
"What a terrifying feeling!"
The air pressure crashed down, the gravity became chaotic, and an indescribable aura gripped everyone's hearts. Then, Tang Hong slowly extended his fist and delivered a straight punch, which shot out a beam of energy that pierced through the entire arena and vaporized one of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships.
"Straw Hat Boy!"
"Luffy!"
Amidst cries of panic, the terrifying power of Tang Hong's punch finally dissipated, revealing the gaping hole in the sky and deeply shaking the hearts of everyone present.
"Luffy...are you alright?"
It wasn't until several breaths later that people saw what was happening next to the gap: Jinbe, the knight who had lost an arm, was lying on the ice, holding Luffy.
"Jinpei! Jinpei! Jinpei!!!"
"Your arm!!!"
"ah!!!!"
"I'm fine..." Jinbe struggled to sit up. Losing an arm wasn't a major injury, but any later and they would all be dead.
After taking a few deep breaths, Jinbe looked fearfully at the figure still standing on the shore; that punch seemed to have been thrown casually.
"Straw Hat Luffy".
At that moment, Tang Hong looked at her with icy eyes, his voice even colder and devoid of any humanity: "This is just a warning. If you take another step closer, you will die."
If you take one more step closer, even destiny and the protagonist cannot escape it.
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