"This..."
Marshal Sengoku's cloak was already soaked with cold sweat.
He knew too well what this meant. If the Marine allied with Kaido today, their long-standing image of justice would be ruined!
And the New Navy, lurking like a tiger, would surely seize the opportunity to replace them!
But on the other hand, if they didn't cooperate... Looking at the vast fleet of the Whitebeard Pirates, Sengoku clenched his fist.
This would be a brutal bloodbath. What price would the Marine have to pay?
The atmosphere on the battlefield solidified to the extreme.
Whitebeard had already raised Murakumogiri, the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit condensing on the blade; Red-Haired Shanks' griffon was three inches out of its sheath, and Conqueror's Haki began to spread; Kaido's Beasts Pirates reformed their attack formation, waiting only for a signal from the Marine.
Akainu finally couldn't help but let out a low growl: "Marshal! Now is not the time to hesitate!"
Just as tensions were at their peak,
Ron smiled,
"Hahahaha... Why make it so complicated?" His voice suddenly became incredibly clear, echoing in everyone's ears. "Have you ever thought...."
Ron's gaze suddenly turned sharp,
"Once this war starts, how many husbands will never return home? How many children will never wait for their fathers? How many parents will have to bury their own children?!"
His questions were like heavy hammers, striking hard at everyone's hearts.
The hands of some young Marine soldiers holding their guns began to tremble, and even the Pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates showed thoughtful expressions.
Kaido, however, let out a disdainful cold snort: "Ron, put away your ridiculous mercy!"
His spiked club heavily hit the deck. "Since you chose to go out to the Sea, you should be prepared to die! Otherwise, how can you rule and dominate on this Sea?!"
Ron's gaze completely turned cold: "Kaido, it seems you're determined to fight?"
Kaido's dragon eyes slightly narrowed, but quickly hardened again: "Hmph!" He turned to look at Sengoku. "As long as the Marine agrees to cooperate, what if you and Red Hair join forces?"
His gaze swept over the Marine formation, beginning to calculate their strength: "Two Admirals, Sengoku, Garp, plus me—five top powerhouses are enough to hold you back!"
Pointing to the Whitebeard Pirates, "As for that old geezer's fleet... Don't forget, my 'Three Disasters' haven't made their move yet!"
These words made the battlefield situation tense again.
Everyone's gaze focused on Sengoku once more.
Fine beads of sweat seeped from the Marine Marshal's forehead. He stared intently at the Den Den Mushi live broadcast screen in his hand. The comments had completely exploded:
"It's over if the Marine dares to cooperate!"
"The World Government can go die!"
"The New Navy is the true justice!"
"What did Ace do wrong? Why must he be killed?"
"Hahaha, Pirates are just thieves, I still have high hopes for Admiral Sakazuki!"
"Boring...."
Akainu couldn't help but take a step forward: "Marshal! Now is not the time for indecision!" His magma fist dripped with scorching lava. "Justice requires sacrifice!"
Veins pulsed on Ron's forehead. He glared fiercely at Akainu.
Does this guy have anything else in his head besides fighting?
Could it be that a Marine Admiral's daily life is just—wake up, kill Pirates, sleep, repeat?
Doesn't he even check his phone? Doesn't he watch short videos? Doesn't he play games?
His life must be too pathetic!
"Enough!" Ron suddenly roared, and the purple patterns instantly receded.
Under everyone's stunned gaze, he slowly took out the phone he used for daily entertainment from his pocket and swiped the screen with his fingertip.
Just as Sengoku was about to recover from his dilemma, he saw Ron show the phone screen to everyone: "Everyone, I have a solution that won't harm a single soldier."
The phone screen clearly displayed the login interface of 'honor of kings'. After the opening animation finished, it then entered the login screen,
"Instead of fighting a life-and-death battle with real swords and guns..." Ron's fingers slid nimbly across the screen. "How about a 5v5 fair match! Best of five!"
He turned to look at Ace on the execution platform, then looked at Whitebeard: "If Whitebeard's side wins, the Marine will release Ace on the spot, and everyone can go home."
Then his gaze swept towards the Marine formation. "If the Marine wins..."
Speaking of this, Ron looked at Whitebeard and said the same thing: "If the Marine wins, then you will retreat from here, how about that?"
The entire scene fell into dead silence.
Everyone was so shocked by this outrageous proposal that they couldn't speak.
Playing games?
honor of kings PK???
Is this real or fake!
However, if that's the case, it really could solve this problem, and without harming a single soldier.
Garp was the first who couldn't hold back, bursting into laughter with a "Pfft": "Hahaha! This is a brilliant idea!"
Akainu's face was grim. He had never played this game and had no interest in it, so of course he disagreed. But looking around, he found that even if he disagreed, it seemed... it wouldn't make much difference.
Aokiji's head was also buzzing: "..."
Kaido's eyebrows twisted into a knot: "Ron! Are you fucking messing with me?!!"
"Disagree?" Ron's gaze suddenly turned cold. Boom!
Unprecedented Conqueror's Haki fully erupted!
Dark purple shockwaves exploded in a ring, the sea surface was forcibly split into a thousand-meter ravine, and the clouds in the sky were torn to shreds!
"Then let's just unleash a full-scale war!"
Under this world-destroying pressure, Sengoku finally couldn't bear it: "Wait!" He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Ron's suggestion seems pretty good... It doesn't waste a single soldier and can still resolve this incident."
Whitebeard burst into laughter. He heavily placed Murakumogiri on the deck, shaking the Moby Dick three times: "Gurajajaja! Interesting! I accept!"
Under everyone's shocked gaze, this "World's Strongest Man" actually skillfully pulled out a phone from his pocket, its size more than three times larger than a normal phone.
He tapped open the interface for 'honor of kings'. His match history was a uniform string of victories,
"Whitebeard?!" Marco's jaw nearly dropped to the deck. "When did you..."
Whitebeard stroked his crescent mustache smugly: "Gurajajaja... I was bored during my recovery, so I soloed Kaido and Sengoku every day."
As he spoke, he provocatively shook his phone towards Sengoku: "That old brat Sengoku's Lu Ban No.7 gets chased and hammered by my Cheng Yaojin!"
Over in the Marine formation, Sengoku's old face immediately flushed red: "Whitebeard! You...!"
Garp was laughing beside him, slapping his thigh: "Hahaha! No wonder you kept poking your phone under the table during the last meeting!"
Sengoku: "...."
Red-Haired Shanks withdrew his griffon. So this was the solution Ron spoke of. He was instantly left speechless and amused: "You really..."
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