Chapter 391: Just announce it directly, Fleet Admiral!
As the four factions completely surrounded Marineford.
Exclamations echoed continuously from everywhere across the world.
But at the scene in Marineford, there was only silence.
"Red Hair and Dragon are one thing, but why is even Whitebeard..."
Even Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku couldn't help but furrow his brows tightly at this moment.
The World Government had long notified him that this war was highly likely to be an unprecedented "Great War".
But he never expected it to be on this scale.
"Wano Country's Seastone processing technology, plus coating. In this way, most of the preparations are..."
He pondered solemnly in his heart.
And at this time, all the Marines and World Government troops gathered in Marineford had already tightly gripped their weapons, ready for battle at any time.
But...
"Oh, oh, oh... it's Shanks!"
"And that's Ace over there? Long time no see!"
At this moment, a discordant voice rang out.
The source of that voice was none other than Luffy, who was already restrained on the execution platform.
He seemed completely unaware that he was about to be executed, looking at Shanks and Ace with a face full of pleasant surprise—if both his hands weren't cuffed with Seastone handcuffs, it looked like he clearly wanted to wave and say hello.
"..."
"..."
So at this time, Gloriosa, acting as the "executioner", also raised her foot and kicked him hard.
"Quiet."
Her calm voice carried coldness.
"Ah! That hurts—you..."
Luffy let out a cry of pain, instinctively raising his head wanting to complain to Gloriosa.
But upon seeing Gloriosa, he seemed to be inexplicably stunned for a moment.
Then, doubt flashed in his eyes: "Uh, um... have we met somewhere before?"
Gloriosa: "..."
The young knight girl glanced at Luffy, didn't answer, and merely silently kicked him again.
"Ah!"
And accompanied by Luffy's miserable scream once again.
The scene fell into silence once more.
Is this guy an idiot?
Many people had such a thought in their hearts.
But at the same time...
"Hahaha, that guy Luffy... is still the same as in the past!"
On the pirate ship burning like a flame, Ace moved his arm while grinning and speaking.
"So that's your younger brother, the one Mr. Rabbit mentioned..."
Beside Ace, Yamato also looked with great interest at Luffy, who was currently screaming miserably while constantly dodging Gloriosa's kicks: "Looks like a very interesting guy."
"Yeah, although that guy is stupid, he is indeed an interesting guy."
Ace chuckled softly.
Whoosh!
And from his body, flames had already ignited.
"Have you really thought it through? If we are the first to strike, we might face the most enemies."
Seeing this, Yamato also smiled similarly.
And what she said right now was clearly the truth.
In this short amount of time, the successive appearances of the four factions had already stretched the situation in Marineford to its absolute limit—any faction striking right now would directly signal the ignition of war, and would highly likely become the primary target of the Marines.
"That can't be helped..."
"Didn't Mr. Rabbit say our mission is to 'engage in combat' here?"
And Ace shook his head helplessly: "Besides, after all, that guy... is my younger brother."
As his words fell.
Ace's figure had already leaped up.
Whoosh!
From his body, dual-colored flames ignited—a portion of which was exactly the "Unextinguishable Fire" that had appeared in Wano Country earlier.
"Fire Fist!"
He fiercely threw a punch, and the crimson firelight illuminated the sky in an instant.
That crimson flame bombarded the Buddha light shield Sengoku had created earlier the next moment, continuously impacting it.
"Thunder Bagua: Release!"
And at the same time, Yamato also strikingly swung the kanabo in her hand.
Frost froze, and reflecting the flames, it similarly bombarded Sengoku's shield.
And under the combined attack of the two, distinct cracks began to slowly form on the golden shield Sengoku had created.
"'Fire Fist' Ace and 'Oni Princess'... truly an unexpected combination!"
And at this time, Sengoku's expression was also ugly.
"Gurararara!"
And seeing this scene, Whitebeard's eyes lit up.
"Young people, truly full of vitality!"
Thud!
While saying so, he slowly lifted the Murakumogiri in his hand: "However... the current sea is not yet for you brats to 'ignite'."
VMMM!
Intense vibrations, sufficient to shatter space, surged on the Murakumogiri.
The next moment, Whitebeard also strikingly unleashed a strike.
Rumble!
The sea caved in instantly, and the shattered space spread from the blade towards Marineford. Even the sky seemed to be distorted by that power at this moment.
"I actually think it's not bad to let the young people light the fuse."
And at this time, Shanks chuckled softly.
"Divine Departure!"
He also casually drew his sword from his waist, and then similarly unleashed a slash.
"It doesn't matter who lights it."
"What's important is that the fire is burning."
And at the same time, Dragon casually raised his hand, and fierce winds swept out.
Thus...
Crack!
Crack!
Under the simultaneous assault of those five attacks, Sengoku's expression also changed drastically.
But he gritted his teeth, his body transforming into a massive giant Buddha in an instant, the boundless Buddha light struggling to maintain the shield.
But clearly.
Facing attacks from such a lineup, even the Marine Fleet Admiral couldn't possibly defend against them with his strength alone.
Crack!
That golden Buddha light shield, in front of everyone, inevitably and unstoppably... was destroyed!
But exactly when that shield was completely destroyed, and those five terrifying attacks were about to fall into Marineford.
VMMM!
"Wave Fist: Acala."
Another golden wave surprisingly roared into existence.
VMMM!
Thus, the vibrating slash wave was offset by that wave in an instant.
VMMM!
The gathered frost and flames were eliminated without a trace.
VMMM!
The intense slashes and fierce winds also dissipated within the radiance of the wave.
And everyone could see that right now below the execution platform, a chair had been vacated.
In its place was that casually-faced figure above the sky.
Thud!
He casually tossed away the empty cola cup in his hand, and the violent wave on his other hand also slowly returned to calm.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
He scanned the surroundings with a calm face, the special coat engraved with stars fluttering fiercely in the wind.
"Since we've reached this point, we can skip the red tape and leadership speeches."
He grinned and chuckled softly.
"Just announce it directly."
And after hearing his words, Sengoku was also stunned for a moment.
But then, he clearly also understood Roy's meaning.
Thus...
"I announce."
He took a deep breath, and began to announce the fact that actually no longer needed announcing.
"The public execution."
This "Paramount War" destined to change the world.
"Officially begins!"