It must be said that Sengoku still possessed some strategic foresight.
The moment he received the distress call, he immediately arranged for Borsalino and Vice Admiral Tsuru to come as reinforcements.
Before Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived, the Marines were at a disadvantage in all three battlefields—Minion Island and the two ships. If the delay continued, the executives of the BIG MOM Pirates could completely wipe out the small Marine force Garp had brought.
However, the arrival of Vice Admiral Tsuru significantly changed the situation on the battlefield.
Leaving aside the clash of gods on Minion Island, the Marines on the two ships have now formed a counter-attacking posture.
The fundamental reason was the difference in requirements Garp and Tsuru had when selecting crew members.
Confident in his own strength, Garp preferred soldiers he found pleasing to the eye when selecting crew, leaving their potential development mainly up to the soldiers themselves and fate.
Sometimes, when sailing to a certain village, he might even take along young people who wanted to join the Marines.
The average quality of soldiers who had not undergone systematic training under Zephyr was actually lower than that of regular Marines.
Vice Admiral Tsuru was different; the soldiers on her battleship were elites carefully selected from the Marine Academy, and they were in no way inferior when facing the BIG MOM Pirates.
Just as both sides were locked in fierce combat, the completely darkened sky suddenly flashed with golden light.
A shifty figure streaked across the sky, arriving above Minion Island in an instant, and a leisurely voice emanated from the newcomer:
"Oh, how scary~"
"This old man can't possibly deal with so many powerhouses~"
Clearly, Borsalino had arrived.
Sakazuki shattered half the body of the Snow Monster with a punch, then looked up at the figure flashing golden light in the sky, his expression gloomy:
"Borsalino!"
"Long time no see~ Sakazuki~"
Borsalino showed no awareness of their opposing sides, greeting Sakazuki with a smile.
Hearing that irritating voice, Sakazuki's eye twitched.
Even after such a long time apart, he still couldn't stand the guy's tone.
However, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.
Thinking this, Sakazuki suppressed his irritation:
"Borsalino, do you also want the World Government to obtain that Devil Fruit capable of eternal life?"
"Hee~ What a scary expression~ Sakazuki~"
Borsalino hovered in mid-air, hands tucked into his pockets, his tone still carrying his unique drawl:
"However~"
"This is Mr. Sengoku's order, you see~"
"This old man is just an employee~"
"Whatever the higher-ups tell me to do~ I do it~"
The moment his voice fell silent, Borsalino casually pulled his right hand out of his pocket, curled his index finger and thumb, and aimed at Charlotte Linlin.
Swish!
A slender golden laser instantly shot out, accurately aimed at her massive body, forcing her to divert her attention to defense.
Iron Balloon was not invincible either.
As mentioned before, in the original work, when facing the Supernovas, Charlotte Linlin adopted a posture of "hit me all you want, I won't fight back."
But when facing the Pacifista's laser, she chose to dodge for the first time.
In other words, in her judgment, the Pacifista's laser could damage Iron Balloon, let alone the attack from the genuine Kizaru.
Charlotte Linlin, who was fighting the God of Death, had to temporarily stop her movements, turn around, and slash the laser with a sword.
Boom!
A violent explosion sounded, and smoke completely engulfed Charlotte Linlin's massive body.
After the attack, Borsalino transformed into a golden light, descended from mid-air, and stood on a relatively intact rock at the edge of the battlefield, hands in his pockets, looking like he was saying, "You guys carry on, I'll just watch."
Seeing this scene, everyone else's eyes twitched, and the God of Death completely lost his composure and roared:
"Borsalino! Hurry up and help us seize the Ope-Ope no Mi!"
"Annoying monkey!"
Just as the God of Death finished speaking, Charlotte Linlin's furious roar came from the smoke, and the slash from her emperor sword completely dispersed the aftermath.
Borsalino stood on the rock and pushed up his sunglasses:
"Hee~ What a scary monster~"
Charlotte Linlin was furious, but the God of Death fighting her wasn't idle; while restoring his severed half-head, he raised his scythe and slashed towards her.
Clang!
The emperor sword collided with the God of Death's Scythe, and shockwaves spread outwards.
Just as the two attacks clashed and they wrestled for dominance—
Swish!
Another sound of rushing air came, and a laser flew past the God of Death's earlobe, accurately aimed at Charlotte Linlin's face, forcing her to abandon her pursuit and block with her sword.
Boom!
Smoke filled the air once again.
Just like this, Borsalino began to display his ingrained acting skills, sporadically helping the God of Death deal with Charlotte Linlin.
As for close-quarters combat?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
If he were slashed, how painful would that be? He wasn't immortal.
Besides, the mission Sengoku gave him was to support Vice Admiral Garp.
Vice Admiral Garp was currently standing aside recovering his stamina. For him, Borsalino, to even offer assistance was already extremely benevolent, wasn't it?
As for the Ope-Ope no Mi?
What did that have to do with him?
Was it going to be given to him after they obtained it?
So, just fighting casually was enough. Whoever wanted it could take it; someone should hurry up and grab it, as he needed to rush back to catch Tiger... What? You say he wants to find another place to slack off?
Slander! Absolute slander!
Although Borsalino was suspected of slacking off, the situation on the battlefield gradually began to stabilize.
Garp and Borsalino were both Admiral-level powerhouses, while the three members of the God's Knights were a tier below them.
Although the remaining four were also Admiral-level powerhouses, they consisted of two pirates and two NEO Marines, making genuine cooperation impossible. In fact, every time Sakazuki and Fujitora found an opening, they would launch an attack toward Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.
As a result, in a five-versus-four situation, the battle gradually began to tilt in favor of the World Government.
Several times, the God of Death's hand nearly touched the Ope-Ope no Mi that had fallen not far away.
On the other two battlefields at sea, the Marines also gained the upper hand.
Vice Admiral Tsuru proved that the older one gets, the stronger one becomes, showing great skill and ease while facing the combined siege of Katakuri and Cracker.
Gion completely dominated Perospero, who already had several deep or shallow blade wounds; if the fight continued like this, victory was only a matter of time.
However, the commotion caused by the Ope-Ope no Mi was not limited to this.
Just as Gion was preparing to continue her attack on Perospero, a thread blocked the path of Konpira.
Clang!
Although the thread was thin, it affected Gion's movement, allowing Perospero to release a Candy Wall to block the attack.
Gion frowned and looked up—
In the sky, a thread was wrapped around a cloud, and a tall, slender figure was being pulled by the thread, descending straight toward them.
Doflamingo had also arrived!
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