Whitey Bay had already started researching her build: "With Sun Ce paired with Whitebeard's Cheng Yaojin, we can go anywhere, but if I leave Whitebeard behind, I'll run!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily and took a swig of sake: "Gurara! My sons! Prepare for a big fight! Let the Marine see how powerful our Whitebeard Pirates are!"
These bold words drew a chorus of cheers from the Pirates, their morale soaring.
In contrast, Admiral Akainu's gloomy face on the Marine side looked particularly comical,
Ron watched this scene, the corner of his mouth slightly lifting—this "Summit Pesticide Tournament" was getting more and more interesting.
On the Red Hair Pirates' side, Shanks smiled and drew griffon: "Looks like we have to get serious. Beckman, Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Ben Beck, follow me."
Although Kaido was full of reluctance, under Ron's coercion, he still sent out his lineup: "King, Queen, Jack, Black Maria, I'll lead the team myself!"
Just as the tension was building, a roar suddenly came from the sky.
Everyone looked up and saw a bright red hovercraft rapidly diving down from the clouds, with the huge "World Economic Journal" logo printed on its hull.
"Folks! My dear friends!"
Morgans's signature squawking voice echoed throughout the field. This News Bird, wearing a flashy suit, excitedly lay on the edge of the hovercraft, live streaming with his phone:
"Did you see that! I risked my life to come to Navy Headquarters Marineford! Are you not going to show some support this time? Send those rockets!"
His phone camera frantically swept over the crowd below:
"Look over here! The Marine All-Star team!" The camera focused on Fleet Admiral Sengoku's ashen face,
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku is personally leading the team, and next to him is Admiral Akainu, fuming with rage!" When the close-up was on Admiral Akainu, his magma-transformed fist directly melted a large hole in the ground.
The camera turned: "Over here are the Beasts Pirates!"
Morgans suddenly burst into exaggerated laughter: "Hahaha! Look at Kaido's face! It's as ugly as if he ate a dead rat! My dear friends, type 'Kaido got owned' in the public chat!"
Kaido's dragon eyes instantly narrowed into dangerous vertical slits, his entire dragon face twisted horribly: "You're courting death!!!" He suddenly opened his massive mouth, and scorching Heat Breath condensed deep in his throat.
"Heat Breath—!!!"
A pillar of fire dozens of meters in diameter shot up into the sky, aimed directly at the hovercraft in mid-air. Morgans's feathers instantly puffed up: "Holy crap! Ron, save me!!!"
At that critical moment, a purple lightning bolt streaked across the sky.
"Boom!"
Ron's figure appeared out of nowhere in front of the hovercraft. With a casual wave of his right hand, the strange purple patterns on his palm instantly seemed to come alive,
The world-destroying Heat Breath struck the purple patterns and was completely swallowed up as if a clay ox had entered the sea!
"Morgans is the official commentator I specifically invited for the tournament."
Ron hovered in mid-air, stepping on air, retaining the swallowed ability, and then announced calmly,
"Morgans is the tournament streamer specifically invited to live stream this event from start to finish, fairly and impartially." He gave Kaido a meaningful look, "To prevent certain people... from going back on their word after the match."
Morgans, still shaken, patted his chest, but his professionalism immediately made him excited again: "Did you see that, my dear friends! Kaido got angry and embarrassed just now! If you think I'm right, type 1! If you think Kaido can't handle losing, type 2!"
Kaido was about to erupt again, but Ron pointed at Morgans's camera, "Ahem, global live stream, pay attention, everyone is watching you."
Kaido: ....!!!!
The comments section instantly exploded:
"11111!"
"222222!"
"Kaido can't handle losing? I didn't expect to see such an exciting show!"
"It has to be the great Ron! What kind of move was that? He actually crushed Kaido's Heat Breath with his bare hands! Awesome!"
"..."
Kaido's dragon face turned green and then purple, but seeing the increasingly vibrant purple light on Ron, he finally snorted coldly and withdrew his attacking stance.
Morgans immediately pushed his luck: "Thanks to 'Whitebeard is my dad' for the Super Fire!"
"Thanks to 'Admiral Akainu angela for dinner' for the rocket!"
He suddenly widened his eyes: "Wow! The boss 'Fleet Admiral Sengoku Lu Ban is trash' directly sent 100 spaceships! Boss is generous!"
Admiral Akainu: ....
Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, his fists clenched tightly. This guy was getting more and more lawless!
Garp was rolling with laughter nearby: "Hahaha! Sengoku, you got what was coming to you today!"
Morgans immediately got into character: "Dear viewers and friends!
You are now watching the Summit Pesticide Tournament, exclusively sponsored and broadcast by the World Economic Journal!
I am your old friend, Morgans!
The match is about to begin, remember to click the bottom right corner to participate in the betting!"
And so, witnessed by audiences around the world, this unprecedented maritime peak showdown began in the most unexpected way!
"The rules are simple. Two-on-two matches!"
Ron's voice spread throughout the field, "If both Red Hair and Whitebeard win, the Whitebeard faction is directly declared victorious, and Ace is released. All other situations will proceed to the final round."
Shanks rubbed his sword hilt thoughtfully: "Interesting... So, we and Whitebeard are natural allies?"
Ron gave him a meaningful look: "You could say that."
Kaido was so angry his dragon scales were about to burst: "Is this how you play? If it's us against the Marine, then what's the point? And if we all win, wouldn't we also win directly?"
"That's right. Two-on-two matches. If there's one win and one loss, then it goes to the final round. But don't worry, the draw is separate, you won't draw a match against the Marine."
Kaido was suddenly speechless. Since it was so fair, he had no objection to continuing.
Step one: Draw lots to choose your opponents!
Ron ordered a lottery box from his shopping cart, and the item arrived in less than two seconds,
"Now let's start the draw." Ron placed the lottery box on the purple platform condensed from the sea surface. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Whitebeard, Kaido, and Red Hair Captain, please draw in order."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku shook his head slightly: "Everything is by chance, it doesn't matter who draws first."
Whitebeard stepped forward with a big laugh, stirred his hand in the lottery box, and drew out a red energy ball—"VS Marineford."
Kaido's face was gloomy. His dragon claw roughly grabbed a ball—"VS Red Hair Pirates."
Shanks shrugged and said casually: "Looks like our first match will be against the Beasts Pirates."
Morgans controlled the projection in mid-air, and the match-up table appeared on it:
Round 1:
Beasts Pirates VS Red Hair Pirates
Whitebeard Pirates VS Marineford
"The first match is about to begin!" Morgans excitedly flew to the center of the field. "It's the Beasts Pirates vs. the Red Hair Pirates! My dear friends, show your support!"
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