"Ace, don't fall for his provocation. Once we get back to the Grand Line, there will be plenty of time to get revenge on Teach."
Marco, who was flying in the sky, quickly reminded him that he didn't want Ace to walk back into the Navy's encirclement.
In an effort to rescue him, at least tens of thousands of Whitebeard Pirates' affiliated pirate crews perished.
The number of injured is countless, and we are nearing our limit.
Although the naval forces also suffered heavy losses, their population base was large, with a total of 100,000 naval soldiers.
In addition to the Inner Gulf landings, the navy reduced its manpower significantly by relying on artillery batteries and pacifists.
The navy is now stronger than them in both numbers and morale.
Fire Fist Ace gritted his teeth, eager to kill Blackbeard Teach right now.
After all, it was he who killed Thatch, and it was he who handed himself over to the Navy, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of his brothers.
It all started because of him, Blackbeard Teach.
However, after his solitary confinement in Impel Down and his reflections on the execution platform, he knew clearly that he was no match for Blackbeard Teach.
Go up and fight him to the death; there's absolutely no way you'll win.
This would not only cause tens of thousands of brothers to die in vain, but would also put Whitebeard in danger.
"Sabo, let's go!"
Suppressing his murderous intent, Ace lowered his head and spoke to Sabo.
Sabo sighed, nodded, and rushed into the inner bay with him.
Marco, who was in the sky, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He was really afraid that Ace might do something rash and turn around to attack Blackbeard Teach.
The same applies to Whitebeard; if Ace stubbornly goes back, everything will be in vain.
Blackbeard was visibly panicked upon seeing this.
If he can't bring Whitebeard down with him, then his plan will fail.
"Ace, you're a coward, a piece of trash!"
"A person like you, worthy of being the son of the Pirate King Roger, you are a calamity!"
However, his insults had no effect on Fire Fist Ace.
He considered himself a coward, believing that if he had committed suicide in Impel Down, there would have been no war.
But in the end, he was too scared to commit suicide.
As for claiming to be the son of Pirate King Roger, he himself did not want to be the son of Pirate King Roger.
Compared to Roger, Whitebeard was his father.
Therefore, Blackbeard's insults really didn't bother Fire Fist Ace.
He charged forward headlong, wanting nothing more than to get out of Marineford as quickly as possible.
Suddenly, a calm voice accurately reached Fire Fist Ace's ears.
"They retreated as soon as they rescued Fire Fist Ace. The Whitebeard Pirates really are a bunch of cowards."
Upon hearing this, Fire Fist Ace stopped in his tracks, his entire aura becoming terrifyingly gloomy.
You can criticize him, but you can't insult Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates.
He turned around and stared intently at Akainu, who had somehow appeared behind them.
Some hot-tempered pirates were extremely angry.
Of course, some rational pirates warned, "Don't pay attention to his obvious provocation. If you stop, you'll be playing right into his hands."
Akainu looked at the fleeing pirates, took off his navy hat, revealing a buzz cut, and said as if he had let go of his worries.
"After all, that's the kind of captain we're all like, there's nothing we can do about it! Whitebeard, in the end, was just a loser from the last era."
These words struck a nerve with Fire Fist Ace.
He hates it when people say that Whitebeard is not as good as Roger. Akainu's words were implying that Whitebeard was inferior to Roger.
The loser is the one who mocks Whitebeard for being inferior to Roger, isn't he?
There is only one Pirate King, but there are four Emperors!
Blackbeard hadn't expected that his swearing skills were actually so poor.
He didn't even know what Ace's weakness was, and he just hurled a bunch of useless curses.
Akainu's few words nearly drove Ace to the brink of madness.
"loser?"
Fire Fist Ace's fists erupted with yellow flames as he turned to stare grimly at Akainu: "Take back what you just said!"
"Stop, Ace, don't stop!" Sabo quickly reminded him, knowing how strong the Marine Admirals were.
Moreover, Akainu is a veteran admiral of the Navy, and his strength is slightly greater than that of the four new admirals.
"Let him say whatever he wants. As long as we're alive, we can always make a comeback," Sabo continued to advise him.
However, Fire Fist Ace was blinded by rage, his body engulfed in blazing flames, and he walked step by step toward Akainu.
"That guy dares to look down on Dad!"
Seeing this, Akainu added fuel to the fire: "You want me to take back what I just said? I absolutely refuse. Was I wrong?"
He deliberately crossed Fire Fist Ace's line and continued to mock Whitebeard: "Your father, Gol D. Roger, dominated the Grand Line and even sacrificed his life to usher in the Great Pirate Era. This is the beginning of a new era."
"Although it's a bit inappropriate for me, as a Marine, to say such things, he truly deserves the title of Pirate King."
Akainu knew that Portgas D. Ace hated Roger and admired Whitebeard, so he deliberately compared the two to provoke Ace.
"Compared to him, what is Whitebeard? It's even a question of whether he would dare to face Roger head-on."
"He'll probably find a safe place and enjoy ruling over his sons."
Fire Fist Ace gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke, and the flames on his body grew even hotter.
However, Akainu's mouth hadn't stopped; he was still babbling his white beard.
"Although many idiots would say that many islands in the world are only at peace because of Whitebeard's name."
"But if you ask me, all he does is show off to those lowly pirates. He has the nerve to pretend to be a hero. It's laughable!"
Akainu raised his head and continued to mock Whitebeard: "Even when Roger was alive, he was always inferior to him. Even after he died, he could never become a true king."
"In other words, he could never beat Roger, he would always be a loser. That's Whitebeard for you. Where did I go wrong?"
He really knows how to talk a lot; even the pirate who had just been trying to persuade Fire Fist Ace was now so angry that veins were bulging on his forehead.
However, after he became a naval admiral, his mouth stopped working.
Fire Fist Ace was so hot he was like a pressure cooker emitting steam, ready to explode at any moment.
"Shut up!"
He walked step by step toward Akainu, his body engulfed in flames that had reached a terrifying temperature.
However, because of his laziness, the flames could not be compressed, and the temperature was much lower than that of lava.
"Ace, don't do anything stupid!" Sabo quickly reminded him, not wanting Ace to go up and serve the food.
However, Ace, who was still angry, wouldn't listen to anything anyone said.
He unleashed his prized fist, slamming it down heavily on Akainu while roaring angrily.
"The name of this era is Whitebeard!"
Akainu also threw a punch, and the result was self-evident.
His fiery fist was easily swallowed by Akainu's lava, without giving him any chance to resist.
Akainu used a shave to get in front of Fire Fist Ace, his right arm covered in lava.
"Whether it's Whitebeard or you who consider him your father, in the end, you're all the same kind of losers. Now, you can end your sinful life!"
Seeing this, Lu Renjia said calmly to Lockes.
"You can make your move now. Remember what I told you. I've found out who died at whose hands."
"Otherwise, I'll show Lox what it truly means to be worse than dead."
Lox grinned and said excitedly, "Of course, I'm itching to get started!"
He turned to Roger and gave him the order: "Go, save the son who's about to fall, and you know what to do next, right?"
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