"Ace!!!!"
But at that moment, a terrifying aura instantly spread throughout Marineford.
Luffy's Haoshoku awakened.
Although Whitebeard no longer had the HP buff, his body was already in poor condition.
Moreover, seeing Whitebeard's vigor, Aokiji and Kizaru did not hold back too much to sabotage Sakazuki.
Only Luffy was still swimming in the sea; all other members of the Whitebeard Pirates were facing the full force of the Marine.
Crocodile was the unluckiest here; due to the rain, his elementalization effect was greatly diminished.
Next was Gekko Moriah, who was constantly getting beaten; Jinbe had sent him flying several times.
The situation was extremely chaotic.
Four Emperors-level battles lasting several days and nights are normal, just like Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage.
One must find an unexpected opportunity to defeat the enemy.
Although Whitebeard Edward's body would occasionally stiffen, his combat ability was completely fine.
However, an unexpected opportunity still appeared, and that was Luffy.
With the Marine holding back and the Whitebeard Pirates escorting him, he was finally nearing the execution platform.
And Blackbeard and his crew had gathered together again.
With Catarina Devon's earlier actions, they dared not separate again, fearing they would be picked off one by one by that monstrously powerful man.
Uchiha Tamahiko was not in a hurry; he would just occasionally use the giant cumulonimbus cloud in the sky to unleash lightning, annoying Blackbeard and his crew.
Blackbeard Teach's target was Whitebeard Edward; to achieve his ambition, he absolutely had to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability.
For someone like him, he would absolutely not miss this opportunity.
So Uchiha Tamahiko only needed to keep a close eye on Blackbeard, while ensuring that his remaining three subordinates did not escape.
Once Blackbeard Teach made his move against Whitebeard, these people would be isolated, and that's when he would strike.
As a hunter, he had the patience to continue waiting.
He only knew a part of the Dark-Dark Fruit's abilities, and who knew what other abilities it possessed, so he had to be careful.
Meanwhile, Blackbeard's crew, trapped against the iron wall, could only curse, but they were helpless, forced to let Blackbeard constantly endure the lightning strikes and absorb these attacks.
At this moment, they could only curse loudly; this kind of long-range suppression by firepower, combined with terrain restrictions, made them extremely uncomfortable.
"This is outrageous!!"
On Uchiha Tamahiko's side, although he already knew the plot.
But when he saw Luffy still using the key made by Mr.3 to free Ace, he couldn't help but complain.
Good heavens, Sengoku was just accumulating power nearby, always holding back, wasn't he?
Kizaru, on his side, was slowly and deliberately using lasers to hit ordinary Marines, not going after Luffy, was he?
Except for Sakazuki, everyone else's Observation Haki was confiscated!!
Was it really Luffy's wedding, and Marineford only had Sakazuki guarding the door?
"My sons, retreat!!"
Whitebeard Edward, on his side, was also overjoyed.
"You're dreaming!!"
Sakazuki, who was fighting for his life, never imagined he would be backstabbed by his colleagues holding back.
Such a perfect plan, why did it turn out this way, and the prisoner actually escaped?
That was a place guarded by two top Marine combatants!
Marine Hero?
Fleet Admiral?
Sakazuki was already cursing in his heart.
"Great Eruption!!"
A massive lava fist directly slammed towards Whitebeard.
"Gurararara!"
"Bang!"
Whitebeard Edward was delighted, and at the same time, he charged up a punch in return, directly striking back.
The shattered air isolated the heat of the lava.
"Cough cough cough!"
But suddenly, Whitebeard had a seizure.
He lost his strength, couldn't withstand Sakazuki's attack, and was directly hit by the lava fist, sent flying like a cannonball.
"Pops!!"
Ace rushed over at this moment.
He blocked Sakazuki, preventing him from continuing to pursue Whitebeard, and held his ground against Sakazuki.
At the same time, Aokiji Kuzan froze Diamond Jozu and charged directly towards Whitebeard Edward.
Kuzan held back against Luffy, but he would not go easy on the Whitebeard Pirates.
Only Kizaru Borsalino, besides holding back against Luffy, was just slacking off, moving slowly.
But as soon as Kuzan charged over, he immediately flew back, an impact directly sweeping over the surrounding Marines who had rushed forward.
"Icy brat, you're still a hundred years too early to defeat me!"
The re-standing Whitebeard said domineeringly.
"Marco, lead everyone to retreat; I will cover the rear!!"
Whitebeard then ordered.
Coming here, he had already prepared to die.
And Ace was his chosen new successor, to lead Marco and the others to continue on.
Even he, coming to Marineford, had to leave something behind, and he had to buy time for Ace and the others to escape!
'Pops!'
Marco immediately understood what was happening upon hearing this order and was greatly alarmed.
He was still handcuffed with Sea Stone handcuffs; although his strength couldn't break them, he still possessed some close-quarters combat ability.
"The new era no longer has a ship that can carry me!"
"Let you all inherit my will and continue on!"
Whitebeard Edward shouted heroically.
With such a group of sons, he had no regrets dying!
However, while Whitebeard was giving his speech, Sakazuki was still desperately trying to turn the tide.
Ace's strength certainly couldn't compare to his, but he wasn't an opponent that could be dealt with in a short time; after sending Ace flying with a punch, he wanted to go and eliminate another extremely evil bloodline, Straw Hat Luffy.
But when he wanted to go, he found that Straw Hat Luffy had actually scurried into a group of Whitebeard Pirates elites.
"Make a slight change, no big deal."
Uchiha Tamahiko stopped controlling Luffy with genjutsu after confirming that Luffy had run into a group of Whitebeard Pirates elites.
That guy, after finishing his task, didn't run, but went to pick up some Vivre Card; Uchiha Tamahiko directly used genjutsu to control Luffy and make him run.
Now Luffy's body was weak, his spirit was also poor, coupled with his unskillful Observation Haki and completely unmastered Haoshoku, controlling him was as easy as pie for the current Uchiha Tamahiko.
"Damn it!"
Sakazuki could only curse angrily, and then could only continue to find a way to turn the tide.
"Whitebeard is at his wit's end."
"Before he dies, he should desperately kill Blackbeard Teach, right?"
Although Uchiha Tamahiko admired Whitebeard Edward, he had no interest in risking his life to save Whitebeard again.
If it wasn't just right, he wouldn't have saved Luffy or resolved Ace's predicament, and Ace would most likely also make a move against Blackbeard Teach later.
Being able to figure out the abilities of this old schemer, the more information the better; he wouldn't be polite.
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