"The Fishman Island branch was attacked, and Jinbe was injured and unconscious?"
"A warrior with the qualities of a 'king'?"
It was already early the next morning when Tsugikuni Yoriichi received the news about the Fishman Island branch. The branch's communication equipment had been sabotaged, and King Neptune had painstakingly contacted Issho, who was stationed in Banko, and then relayed the news to Yoriichi through Issho.
At this time, dawn was just breaking, the sky was gray, and only a bright light shone through the sea level in the distance.
Holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand, Yunyi slowly walked out of the cabin and came to the deck while listening to Yixiao's narration.
The new navy on the deck were busy. Yoriichi's subordinates were placing a huge image Den Den Mushi on the deck, and a huge white curtain was placed right in front of the Den Den Mushi.
Today is the day when the Navy Headquarters publicly executes Whitebeard.
Although Yoriichirō could not stay at the Marine Headquarters to witness it with his own eyes, he was still very concerned about this matter. Of course, he wanted to watch the live broadcast of Whitebeard's execution.
In fact, it is not just the New Navy, a force involved in this incident, that will pay attention to it. With the opening of the live communication channel by the Navy Headquarters, almost all the well-known forces in the world will pay attention to it.
Even at this time on the Sabaody Archipelago, people from the Navy Headquarters were setting up broadcasting equipment, wanting to stage an execution drama for the people of the entire island.
At this critical moment, the Fishman Island Naval Branch was attacked and Jinbe was injured.
You don’t have to think about it to know where the other party’s target is!
"It should be Kozuki Oden."
"In the early years, there were samurai from Wano Country on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship."
"He even became the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division for a time, but later, for some unknown reason, that samurai joined the Roger Pirates and went to Raftel together."
"From the information provided by Fishman Island, that samurai must be Kozuki Oden."
"I heard that the man is Whitebeard's adopted younger brother?"
"The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates were led by him."
Yixiao had already started investigating after receiving the news from Fishman Island, and he also had some guesses about the identity of the attacker.
In fact, without Yixiao saying anything, Yuanyi probably guessed it.
Because the name "samurai" has a flavor of a "specialty" of Wano Country.
"It seems that many people and things in this world have undergone tremendous changes."
"After leaving Banko, did the Whitebeard Pirates go to Wano Country to seek reinforcements?"
"I just didn't expect that I would hand Whitebeard over to the Marine Headquarters."
"If it's Kozuki Oden..."
Yunyi and Yixiao shared some information. After hanging up the phone, Yunyi walked to the side of the ship, gently held the railing, and his thoughts drifted away.
A fierce figure appeared in his mind.
He had met Kozuki Oden before, and even fought against him. At that time, Kozuki Oden was already a Vice-Admiral. In fact, in a life-and-death duel, he was even stronger than most Vice-Admirals.
Because at that time, Kozuki Oden had already mastered the art of dominance.
After so many years, Oden's strength must have grown greatly.
In this ocean, a person's peak combat effectiveness is generally between the ages of thirty and forty-five. Oden can fight Kaido, who is at his peak, on equal terms, or even have a slight advantage. His personal strength is unquestionable.
The words "invincible in the world" praised by the people of Wano are not groundless.
Nowadays, if what Yoshiichi expected is not wrong, Kozuki Oden should have the combat power of the Four Emperors level.
Without Whitebeard, the Whitebeard Pirates themselves are not to be feared, because the Vice Admiral and the Emperor are of completely different levels of combat power. Without Whitebeard, Marco and his men alone may not even be able to cross the defense line of the three admirals.
But with the addition of Kozuki Oden, things are different.
Although the Whitebeard Pirates are still far inferior to the Marine Headquarters in terms of absolute combat power, their main purpose is not to fight to the death with the Marine Headquarters, but to save Whitebeard.
If the success rate of rescuing Whitebeard was zero before, then after Kozuki Oden joined, the success rate was 10%.
The specific situation depends on the direction of the war.
"Report, the equipment has been set up."
"The footage from the Navy Headquarters has been successfully projected!"
Just as Tsugikuni Yoriichi was thinking, Lieutenant Keith came behind Yoriichi, bowed, and spoke loudly.
Turning around and looking at the screen in the center of the deck, the screen was showing the scene of the Naval Headquarters naval port at that moment.
As far as the eye can see, the naval port of Malingfudo is covered in white and is full of sailors in military uniforms.
In order to deal with the possible risks of executing Whitebeard, Sengoku called back all the navy from the headquarters and even transferred several elite troops from all over the world to be stationed at the headquarters.
The elite troops assembled numbered as many as 100,000.
In the center of the naval port, there is an execution platform more than ten meters high. Admiral Zhan Guo, wearing a seagull hat, is standing quietly on the execution platform, waiting for the criminals to be escorted over.
It was a grand scene with a large number of people gathered, but no sound came out of the speakers.
Everyone was on full alert, displaying their solemn and dignified military posture to the people of the world. The entire port of Marinford was unusually quiet.
Yunyi looked at the navy soldiers on the screen, and suddenly shook his head and laughed:
"I was just worrying about nothing."
"The Navy Headquarters wouldn't need an 'outsider' like me to worry about it."
Suddenly, the scene switched to the coastal defense line near the headquarters. Various three-barreled heavy artillery pieces appeared before the audience's eyes. The scene swayed, finally freezing on a high platform.
There are three chairs in the picture.
As the live broadcast froze, Borsalino, wearing a blood-red cloak and a bright yellow striped suit, entered the picture. Then, under the gaze of the people, he sat calmly on the chair and even crossed his legs.
"Admiral Kizaru!"
Borsalino's appearance caused a stir among the new sailors on the Dawn. As Kizaru took his seat, Sakaski and Kuzan entered the scene one after another, sitting in the center and the rightmost seat respectively.
Zhan Guo treated this execution as a military parade.
The appearance of the three admirals of the navy was like an "arms display" to the outside world.
The expressions of the three generals were either lazy or serious, but as they had been in high positions for many years, the people could feel the powerful aura emanating from them even through the camera.
"When does the execution begin?"
Yoshiichi looked at the live broadcast on the deck and asked Lieutenant Keith who was standing beside him.
"Nine o'clock in the morning!"
As he spoke, Keith took out a pocket watch, opened the dial and handed it to Yuanyi. Yuanyi glanced at him and nodded.
It's still early.
But if the Whitebeard Pirates had already passed through Fishman Island last night, then...
"Whitebeard, Whitebeard appears!"
The image on the screen flashed, and the navy's camera had moved away from the platform where the three admirals were sitting and was aimed back at the execution platform.
“Dang—”
Not long after the picture froze, soft sounds came from the speakers, and heavy footsteps fell into everyone's ears.
A tall figure, escorted by two guards, climbed the stairs and slowly walked onto the execution platform.
Marlene Fodor.
The wind is quite strong in the early morning, and it makes people feel cold.
Zhan Guo stood on the execution platform, gazing into the distance at the rising sun slowly rising over the distant coastline with a calm expression.
“Dang—”
The sound of chains colliding with each other came from behind. Zhan Guo slowly turned his head and saw Whitebeard being escorted onto the execution platform by guards.
“Gulala--”
"This is what the morning in Marinford looks like."
“Looks good!”
Whitebeard's hands were tied behind his back. After he climbed onto the execution platform, he didn't even look at the desk in the center of the platform. Instead, like Zhan Guo, he looked out to the distant sea.
Looking at the sunrise scenery of Marinford, he laughed and commented.
"If you like it, take a few more glances."
"One less look is one less look."
Zhan Guo's gaze shifted away from Whitebeard and he spoke, not knowing whether it was a sigh or a mockery. Different people would have different feelings when hearing the same words.
Whitebeard glanced at Zhan Guo, the smile on his face disappeared, and he felt a little strength coming from his waist and abdomen, as if urging him to quickly walk to the desk in the center of the execution platform.
After Whitebeard was dragged to the center of the execution platform, a guard sneered:
“Kneel down!”
However, facing the guard's order, Whitebeard was completely unmoved, his eyes gazing at the sea view in the distance. After a while, Whitebeard retracted his gaze and scanned the naval port. Then, as if he had discovered something, he frowned and asked Zhan Guo beside him:
"Hey, Sengoku, why don't you see that kid Tsugikuni Yoriichi?"
"You defeated me with your own hands, so why didn't you even come to see me off on my final journey?"
"Even if I'm an enemy, I'm still a decent enemy, right?"
Whitebeard looked around but didn't see any sign of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. In fact, before he died, he remembered some things and wanted to ask Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
"It is our navy that is responsible for the execution."
"He's a criminal, how could he be in a place like this?"
Zhan Guo shook his head with a cold expression.
"Bang!!!"
Just as Whitebeard was talking to Warring States, the guard who had previously ordered Whitebeard to kneel down saw that Whitebeard had not moved for a long time and even ignored him and was chatting on his own. He was not polite at all and kicked Whitebeard hard in the popliteal fossa.
He tried to force Whitebeard to kneel down in this way.
A muffled sound was heard, and Whitebeard still stood there tall and straight, completely ignoring the guards, and said to himself:
"That's really a pity."
"Who knows, he might be interested in what I want to ask!"
Whitebeard was speaking, and the guard who kicked him saw that his attack could not force Whitebeard to kneel down. He panicked and kicked him several times quickly, trying to force Whitebeard to kneel down.
However, even though his attack hit Whitebeard who was wearing seastone shackles, it still had no effect.
Whitebeard couldn't feel that kind of force at all.
"Stop it."
Zhan Guo noticed the guard who was madly attacking Whitebeard, frowned slightly, and spoke out to stop him.
Facing a prisoner, not only did he fail to successfully pull the other person to kneel, but now he was even behaving so inappropriately. Zhan Guo was already in a bad mood.
“Gulala--”
Whitebeard chuckled and suddenly mocked:
"I'm Whitebeard, not just anyone can show off in front of me!"
"Don't affect my mood, get out!"
Whitebeard's expression turned stern, and a powerful domineering aura suddenly emanated from him. The two guards closest to him were the first to be hit. They had no way to resist Whitebeard's domineering aura at all. They were immediately hit by the domineering aura and instantly lost consciousness and collapsed.
The powerful domineering aura had a clear target, and after knocking out two guards, it slowly dissipated.
Seeing Whitebeard burst out with his domineering aura, Zhan Guo thought that this guy was planning a final counterattack before his death. He frowned slightly and said, "Whitebeard, die with dignity!"
"If you don't want to be decent"
At this moment, Zhan Guo suddenly sensed something, his expression froze, and he quickly looked up towards the inner harbor of the naval port.
"Bang——"
At the same time, five towering water columns suddenly rose from the empty inner harbor.
This sudden change immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the harbor.
“Wow—”
The sea water turned into a shower, floating down from the sky. In the empty inner harbor, five snow-colored whalebone ships wrapped in huge bubbles suddenly appeared inexplicably. The moment these large ships came out of the water, the bubbles wrapped around the hulls exploded, turned into water splashes, and fell into the sea.
The snow-colored whalebone ships that broke into the inner harbor all flew the same pirate flag. The decks of these pirate ships were densely packed with pirates.
At the same time, bursts of artillery fire were heard in the outer harbor at this moment, and the enemy was attacking the navy's outer harbor defense line.
"That's the Whitebeard Pirates!!!"
The Moby Dick appeared in the inner harbor of the Naval Headquarters. When the sailors on the harbor saw this sudden scene, they were unable to react for a while as to how the other party did it.
But there is one thing that all the navy members are very clear about, the people coming are the Whitebeard Pirates!
"Bai Xiaoji, we are here to save you!!!"
In the inner harbor, a tall, muscular figure suddenly leaped onto the bow of the central ship, the Moby Dick. The man, wearing two swords at his waist and wooden clogs, dressed like a samurai, locked eyes with Whitebeard on the execution platform, shouting excitedly.
"Who?"
"Who is that guy?"
The appearance of Kozuki Oden was somewhat beyond the navy's expectations, as most people had never heard of this person.
"Oden?!"
On the execution platform, Whitebeard was also stunned when he saw the newcomers. Looking at the several Moby Dick ships that had entered the naval harbor, Whitebeard was moved, but at this moment, his anger overwhelmed his emotion.
"asshole!"
"Who asked you to come and rescue me?"
"Get back here now!"
He had already seen through Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's plan, and he could also see how thorough the Navy Headquarters' preparations were this time.
He had great faith in Oden's abilities, otherwise he would not have entrusted his sons to him. However, Whitebeard also knew that even Oden could not be a match for the Marine Headquarters.
He is an old acquaintance of Sengoku, Garp and others. Without help, Oden cannot be a match for these two people.
"Kozuki Oden, the samurai on Roger's ship?"
Below the execution platform, Garp was leaning against the railing, eating a donut. When he saw the pirate ship suddenly rushing into the harbor and the leader of the other party, Garp felt a strong sense of familiarity in his heart. It seemed that he thought of something funny, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
After taking a look at Oden and carefully feeling the aura emanating from him, Garp licked his fingers and nodded slightly:
"This warrior has become much stronger!"
"He's a difficult person."
(End of this chapter)
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