At the center of the battlefield, Luffy's brow was tightly furrowed; even now, there was no substantial progress.
For some reason, Luffy always had an ominous premonition, as if something terrible would happen if he didn't hurry!
He had to seize the time!
Luffy's eyes were fixed on Hawkeye, and Haoshoku lightning raged.
Just as Luffy was about to make a move, a figure charged towards Hawkeye, a sharp sword light emanating from his rapier—it was Vista.
"Straw Hat, go save Ace quickly! Hawkeye... leave him to me!"
"—Clang!"
Vista's twin swords firmly blocked Hawkeye's Yoru.
"Whitebeard Pirates Fifth Division Commander, 'Flower Sword' Vista!
"Nice to meet you, Hawkeye Mihawk. Do you know me?... It's a great honor!"
"Heh!" Hawkeye casually waved his sword, sharply shaking off Vista.
A blue slash tore through the air, heading towards Vista.
Those hawk-like eyes watched the figure flying straight up, filled with shock.
"Gathering hearts, even if the factions are opposed, can they be converted into allies?"
"On this vast sea... that man possesses... the most terrifying power!"
"Go, Straw Hat!"
"You must save your brother!"
"That's the spirit, Straw Hat boy!"
Rumble!
The previously clear sky suddenly gathered large masses of ink-like dark clouds.
As the wind and clouds surged, countless lightning bolts flashed continuously between the clouds, erupting in a huge roar.
The world seemed to enter night at this moment.
The thunder that tore through the sky illuminated the horrified, pale faces of the Marine and pirates.
Whitebeard and Akainu,
Marco, Jozu, and Aokiji,
Kizaru lying in the ruins,
Sengoku standing on the execution platform,
Countless people stopped their actions, staring wide-eyed at the sky.
A terrifying aura, vast as the abyss and the great sea, suddenly erupted,
A pressure as if substantial, causing countless black and red lightning bolts to appear in the void, instantly radiating from high in the sky to the ground.
Buzz buzz buzz... The extremely oppressive aura made the void between heaven and earth seem to ripple.
They looked up and saw the fist in the sea of thunder, comparable to half of Marineford Plaza,
Armament Haki as if facing an abyss,
The forbidden thunder that brought destruction,
Haoshoku that transcended all things,
And the domineering will above that fist,
All mixed together, this strike... was enough to sink an island!
"Gear Four: Thunder God: Advanced Armament Haki: Ryuo: Ape King Gun"
The fist slowly descended; in the eyes of the Marine, it was as if the entire sky was pressing down, and the entire world—the ground, trees, architectural debris, the port—cracked inch by inch.
The impact and oppressive feeling from the depths of their souls made every breath incredibly difficult for them.
Bang... bang... bang... one after another,
Their eyes rolled back, and they fell to the ground, unconscious.
Koby watched this scene unfold, wide-eyed.
'Mr. Luffy, is he... already this powerful?'
Then his breathing also stopped, and his mind seemed to become chaotic at this moment... he fainted to the ground.
At this point, all those below the rank of General were unconscious.
Only the Generals and Commanders looked up at this "skyfall"-like apocalyptic scene.
Just then, a figure stood up.
"It's Mr. Garp!"
"Vice Admiral Garp is standing up!"
"If it's Vice Admiral Garp, he can definitely do it!"
The Marine officers were in an uproar; Garp's strength was deeply ingrained in their hearts.
Conversely, the pirates were all solemn!
"Garp, I'm leaving it to you!"
Sengoku couldn't help but feel a little ashamed; he had been so distrustful of him before, but when he was in trouble, Garp still resolutely stood up... He truly was a good friend of several decades!
'From now on, you can eat all my senbei you want!' Sengoku secretly made up his mind.
"Hahaha, leave it to this old man!" Garp gave a thumbs-up, then shot into the sky like a cannonball!
"Grandpa, get out of the way quickly! I don't want to fight you!" Luffy roared.
Garp clenched his fist, "If you don't, Ace will die!"
"—Ace!" Luffy suddenly closed his eyes, his thoughts racing.
"You must hate a terrible grandpa like me, right!"
"But Luffy, forcing you through such strict training, making you a Marine Soldier,"
"is because I absolutely don't want you to go down the wrong path!"
"This is my wish!"
"Grandpa, I'm sorry!"
Tears splattered, and Garp spat out blood, being heavily smashed to the ground, instantly creating a hundred-meter-wide pit!
"Silly boy, what's with 'I'm sorry'? You're this old man's most proud grandson!"
Garp's consciousness began to blur, and he quickly fainted.
"—Garp!"
Sengoku was so angry his beard fluttered; if you weren't going to fight, then don't jump out! ...No one would say anything if you just lay flat like Borsalino, but you had to jump out and deceive this old man's feelings!
'From now on, if this old man ever gives you senbei again, I'm a dog!'
Sengoku gritted his teeth, and his whole body emanated dazzling golden light.
Soon, a hundred-zhang golden Great Buddha rose from the ground.
Surging golden light gathered in its palm, tightly entwined with dark red Haoshoku,
It leaped into the air and pushed out a palm!
"Advanced Armament Haki: Buddha's Impact"
In an instant, the sky became as bright as day, and a violent impact shook heaven and earth.
Just then, Oars entered the inner bay.
He grinned, "Ace, we're here!"
"Oars!" Ace was stunned; he looked at the tiny yet dense scars all over Oars's body, his eyes reddening, and he roared, "I told you not to come! You'll become a living target!... And what's the use if you don't have the key!"
Ace tugged at the Sea Stone shackles, making a clanking sound.
"Who said we don't have the key!"
A familiar voice came out, and the next second, Sabo, with Mr3, jumped from Oars onto the execution platform.
It turned out they had been on Oars's body the whole time.
"Quick!" Sabo looked at Mr3.
"Okay!" Mr3 meticulously observed the keyhole and instantly fashioned a key by hand.
"Click!"
As the key was inserted, as the shackles fell, as an orange-red flame flickered,
Under the gaze of the entire world, the Pirate King's son, "Fire Fist" Portgas D. Ace, reappeared in the world.
Just then, a golden light illuminated the sky above Marineford.
"How scary, I can't let you escape so easily!"
Kizaru, who had been lying down for a long time, spread his arms, and countless golden light bullets simultaneously blasted towards the execution platform.
"Yasakani Sacred Jewel"
"Heh heh, what you say doesn't count!"
Ace's entire body ignited with explosive flames, which he gathered into his right arm, and punched out!
"Fire Fist"
Golden light bullets and a towering pillar of fire intertwined, endless explosions reverberating across the sky, yet Ace and the two others were unharmed!
"How truly terrifying, isn't it?" Kizaru teased.
Just as he was about to make a move,
"Boom!"
The air exploded, and Sengoku's golden form was violently smashed into the ground.
"Oh??" Kizaru instantly broke out in a cold sweat, transforming into a golden light, and instantly fled outside Marineford!
"—Whoosh!"
Luffy's figure landed on the execution platform.
"Luffy!"
"Luffy!"
Ace's eyes were red, "Thank you, Luffy, Sabo, truly... thank you very much!"
"Hehe!"
Luffy laughed, his shoulders heaving, and suddenly extended his fist.
"What's there to thank? We are... brothers!"
Sabo and Ace exchanged glances,
And simultaneously extended their fists, touching them together!
"That's right, we're brothers!"
"Hahahaha! I'm really happy!"
...Mr3, nearby, felt marginalized; he was clearly the biggest contributor, wasn't he?
But if he stepped forward, he'd probably get beaten to a pulp, right?