Sabaody Archipelago.
The smiles on the faces of the citizens vanished with Kizaru's death.
Even the reporters holding cameras froze in place.
For them, the scene before their eyes was too shocking.
An Admiral, petrified right before their eyes, and then exploded into countless shattered stones.
First Hero Garp, then Admiral Kizaru.
In just one hour, the Marine had lost two pillars of strength.
This was not only a loss for the Marine but also the beginning of turmoil in the sea.
One must know that every top-tier combatant was an existence capable of shaking the balance of the sea.
"Damn it, this must be fake!"
Suddenly.
In the silent crowd, someone covered their temples and shouted out with a distorted face.
"It's over, another one died, why is the Marine so useless—!!"
"Hehehehe, what does it have to do with the Marine? It's all those hateful pirates' fault! What Seven Warlords of the Sea, as long as they are pirates, they cannot be trusted!"
"Damn it, Hancock actually shot from behind!"
"The Marine lost two Admirals at once, while the Whitebeard Pirates only lost Ace. Isn't this a crushing defeat?!"
"Are the Reno Pirates planning a massacre?!"
"Holy crap, Reno isn't going to slaughter Naval Headquarters, is he?!"
A single word stirred up a thousand waves!
Hearing this, countless citizens held their breath, their terrified gazes once again fixed on the large screen, their hearts growing increasingly uneasy.
Marineford, Marineford.
The Vajra Buddha's eyes were wide with fury, and Buddhist chants resonated.
"Cut the live broadcast signal immediately!!!" Sengoku suppressed his anger and gave the order.
As Fleet Admiral, he had to remain rational at all times.
At that moment, countless citizens on Sabaody Archipelago were still watching the live broadcast.
Sengoku didn't even need to guess.
Two Admirals (in terms of strength) dying one after another would inevitably shake the Marine's image in the public's eyes.
He had to act decisively.
Upon hearing Sengoku's command, the person in charge immediately cut the signal to the outside world, and the broadcast instantly ceased.
At the same time, Sabaody Archipelago.
Several live broadcast screens simultaneously went black, emitting a harsh sound.
Countless citizens and reporters were filled with anxiety.
"Why, why did they cut the live broadcast?!!!"
"Naval Headquarters is probably already out of control!"
"Damn it, will we see news of Naval Headquarters's destruction tomorrow?!!!"
"With Reno's rise, the sea is about to plunge into darkness again!"
"Can justice really not defeat evil?!!!"
"..."
The citizens subjectively speculated in a negative direction, and for a time, panic spread.
Fear, negativity, and unease quickly proliferated.
If their guesses were true, and Naval Headquarters fell, pirates would rise everywhere, and the entire sea would return to the Great Pirate Era, plunging the world into immense turmoil.
Thinking of this, the citizens looked at the large screen in front of them, clasped their hands, closed their eyes tightly, and began to pray.
After exchanging glances, the reporters quickly left the scene and rushed back to the World News Press.
Just as Reno killed Kizaru, a group of uninvited guests arrived at Naval Headquarters.
They were stealthily hiding in the Naval Headquarters building, peeking at the battlefield.
When they arrived, they happened to witness the scene of Kizaru exploding into rubble.
"Oh my god!!! Captain, Reno is here too, shouldn't we leave this place quickly?!!!"
The Big Barrel forcefully opened his bleary eyes, looked at Reno, and shrank his neck back in fear.
It was that deranged killing god again!
Although he had only met Reno once, the other party had left an indelible shadow in his heart.
Even now, he clearly remembered the scene in Impel Down where Reno would kill indiscriminately at the slightest disagreement.
Pizarro, Shiliew of the Rain, World Destroyer Byrnndi World, Demon Heir Bullet...
Any one of these names was enough to make countless Marines and pirates tremble.
What did Reno do?
Without a word, he killed them all.
If his killing of World and Barrett had an element of unfairness...
After all, one was in hibernation, and the other was wearing Sea Stone handcuffs.
What about Garp?
Solid Admiral-level strength!
They didn't see it, but they heard it!
Each Marine seemed scared out of their wits, and some of the more timid ones even started to babble incoherently.
"Captain, Shot is right, let's retreat quickly. If Reno targets us, with just a few of us, we're no match for him at all."
Champion Burgess, who was usually fearless, also cowered, his face contorted in a bitter expression.
He had rampaged across the seas for so many years, and now he had truly encountered a ruthless person.
Just thinking of the horrific scene in the Hunger Hell made him tremble all over.
Even now, he could still smell the pungent scent of blood on him.
Blackbeard's face was grim, he said nothing, but stared intently at Whitebeard.
He had endured for over a decade, and was just one step away.
Truly, just one step away!!!
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit was within reach!
Blackbeard could tell that Whitebeard was at his limit, barely clinging to life.
He really didn't want to give up such a golden opportunity.
"Zehahahahaha... My lads, don't worry, we have no grievances with Reno, and we've never actively provoked him. He has no reason to attack us."
"My only goal is Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
Blackbeard faced his crew and grinned broadly.
He was comforting both them and himself.
"Zehahahahaha... The Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates' luck has run out. As long as I get the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the future of the sea will be my era!!!"
"My lads, come out with me and make an appearance!!!"
With that, Blackbeard prepared to turn around and make a grand entrance.
However, just as he lifted his right foot, all his crew members, including Burgess, suddenly changed their expressions and pulled him back.
Blackbeard immediately looked displeased and angrily said, "What are you doing?!!! If you don't even have this much courage, how will you follow me in the future?!!!"
Burgess hurriedly shook his head, panicking, "Captain, look over there."
Blackbeard turned his head, puzzled, and the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted to pinpricks.
In his line of sight, Reno had appeared near the battlefield of Whitebeard and Akainu, he didn't know when.
Catarina Demei suddenly slapped her forehead, realizing belatedly, "Captain, I remember now, Reno also seems to have a similar ability to yours."
"What?!!!" Blackbeard frowned, puzzled.
Immediately after, Catarina Demei truthfully recounted what she had witnessed in Impel Down.
Shot corroborated her story, both of them speaking vividly.
"Damn it, why didn't you tell me such an important thing sooner?!!!" Blackbeard cursed angrily.
"Captain, we didn't know Reno would come to Naval Headquarters," Shot scratched his head helplessly.
"Damn it!" Blackbeard clenched his fists tightly, staring at Reno with an uncertain expression.
If what the two of them said was true, then Reno was undoubtedly after the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
"Let's go!!!"
After a long moment, Blackbeard reluctantly dropped a sentence and turned to leave.
Burgess and the others breathed a sigh of relief, patting their chests in relief, and quickly followed.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit was powerful, but the prerequisite was being alive to enjoy it.
Contesting something with Reno, wasn't that just asking for death?!!!
And so, Blackbeard arrived at Naval Headquarters full of vigor, only to leave dejectedly.
Rewinding time slightly, it was also the moment Kizaru died.
Over the outer sea of Naval Headquarters.
In the thick fog, from two different directions.
A pirate ship and a marine warships arrived belatedly.
On the marine warships, commander-in-chief of the three military branches Kong and Saint Somaz, a member of the God's Knights, stood proudly.
The Five Elders, after receiving Sengoku's call, immediately dispatched the two of them.
Standing beside them were Admiral candidates Momousagi and Tokikake.
Behind them, hundreds of people were all CP elites, strong individuals skilled in martial arts.
Of course, as a member of the God's Knights, Saint Somaz was not obligated to perform such a mission.
But in an emergency, specific problems require specific analysis!
"Speed up even more!!!"
Kong stood with his arms crossed, his voice deep.
The scene captured by his Observation Haki was extremely grim!
The other pirate ship was, of course, the Red Force, the main ship of the Red Hair Pirates!
"We're still too late!"
The scene relayed by Observation Haki made Shanks's brows furrow.
All he captured was endless slaughter and death.
The entire Oakes Bay was flowing with blood, and describing it as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood was no exaggeration.
The terrifying killing intent and the horrifying sight even made him feel a little shaken.
This war was even more tragic than he had imagined.
"Shanks, someone's coming." A rare look of solemnity appeared on Benn Beckman's face.
He gazed into the distant fog and reminded him in a deep voice.
Two powerful auras were openly revealed.
"Captain, it should be Marine reinforcements. How about we leave here?" Lucky Roux frowned slightly, feeling that the drumstick in his hand no longer tasted good.
Even if Shanks was one of the Yonko, rashly joining a blood-soaked battlefield might have the opposite effect.
Not only would it fail to stop the war, but it might even intensify the conflict and lead to a three-way battle.
Shanks shook his head, his gaze firmly fixed on the fog ahead: "If this war continues, it will only increase casualties, and it has no meaning!"
"It's time to end it!"
"Speed up!" Shanks commanded as Captain.
Upon hearing this, Lucky Roux no longer hesitated. The Red Force went full throttle, parting layers of waves, and rapidly approached Naval Headquarters!
Time reset!
After successfully retrieving the Pika Pika no Mi, Reno did not linger, instantly teleporting away with Nami, Hancock, and Robin.
After successfully bringing them back to the airship, Reno returned to Naval Headquarters again.
However, this time, he appeared in the combat zone where Whitebeard and Akainu were.
At this moment, Whitebeard looked exactly as he did in the original story, a truly tragic sight.
If the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates hadn't completely escaped yet, Whitebeard might have kicked the bucket the next second.
After once again sensing Reno's presence, Sengoku and Aokiji quickly pursued him.
"Kuro rororororo... My lads, speed up and leave Naval Headquarters!!!"
Even on the brink of death, Whitebeard remained bold and unrestrained.
Fists wrapped in a transparent aura landed on Akainu, blow after blow, making him vomit blood.
Unfortunately, he just wouldn't die.
Akainu didn't show any weakness, responding with scorching magma fists.
"Whitebeard, once I kill you, your sons will be like turtles in a jar!!!"
Akainu gritted his teeth, his body emanating murderous intent.
"Sakazuki, do you think everything will be fine once you kill me?"
Whitebeard looked at Akainu expressionlessly, shaking his head and saying, "Sakazuki, haven't you realized yet?! Garp is dead, Kizaru is also dead, and the man Roger spoke of has appeared!!!"
Hearing this, Akainu's pupils suddenly contracted, and Roger's dying words immediately flashed through his mind.
"Whitebeard, shut up!" Akainu said in a deep, cold voice.
Whitebeard was unmoved, speaking to himself, "People will die, bloodlines will be cut off, but the inheritance of will shall exist forever."
"One day, they will challenge this world, and what you fear will eventually come."
At this point, Whitebeard grinned and shouted loudly, "One Piece is real!!!"
"Whitebeard, you're looking for death!!!"
"Meteor Volcano!!"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Akainu went berserk, unleashing his strongest move!!
"Die for me!!"
"Akainu, get out of the way!!"
Just then, Reno's figure suddenly appeared, kicking Akainu hundreds of meters away.
Whitebeard propped himself up with Murakumogiri, looking expressionlessly at Reno who appeared before him... "You want to make a move on me?!" Whitebeard said with a calm gaze.
He felt killing intent from Reno.
"No choice, your Tremor-Tremor Fruit is too attractive to me." Reno shrugged.
"So, you can only die!!"
Reno's gaze sharpened, and the Seven Star Sword was drawn.
The sword light flashed suddenly, and Whitebeard slowly closed his eyes.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and Whitebeard's tattered cape behind him fluttered with the wind, drifting into the distance like his life.
Thus.
At the age of 72.
The world's strongest man, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, who had dominated the seas for decades and struck fear into countless Marines and pirates, had fallen!
After Whitebeard's death, Reno blocked the view, immediately retrieved the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and then teleported away without any delay.
In his Observation Haki perception, besides Sengoku, Akainu, and Aokiji, several other powerful auras simultaneously locked onto him.
Among them, four auras were no weaker than an Admiral!
The moment Reno left, a blood-red flying slash roared in, sweeping past his location, splitting the entire Naval Headquarters building, and then, with undiminished power, cutting towards the sea.
Rumble!!!
In an instant, the earth shook.
The edge of the island collapsed with a roar, submerging thousands of Marine Soldiers and White Group Pirates into the sea.
Reno killing Whitebeard and the blood-red slash arriving, everything happened in a flash of lightning.
By the time the White Group Pirates reacted, it was too late.
"No, Pops!!"
"Pops is dead!!"
"Damn it, Reno killed Pops!!"
"Why, why did he do this?!"
For a time, all members of the White Group Pirates were grief-stricken, crying out in sorrow.
The terrifying slash that suddenly appeared also drew everyone's attention.
The Marines and the grieving White Group Pirates all looked in unison towards the direction from which the slash came.
The Red Hair Pirates successfully landed on the island!
Red-Haired Shanks led the way, with other Red Hair Pirates executives standing on either side, everyone in a line.
The Red Hair Pirates faced all the Marines, White Group Pirates, and Kong, who landed after them.
A powerful aura erupted from the few individuals, instantly engulfing the entire scene.
"Shanks, it's Shanks, one of the Yonko!"
"Damn it, why is he here?!"
"Damn it, could it be reinforcements invited by the White Group Pirates?!"
"Don't be afraid, we also have help, commander-in-chief of the three military branches Kong is here, and there's also Momousagi and Tokikake!"
"..."
Seeing the two factions that suddenly appeared, the Marines discussed animatedly.
Sengoku, Akainu, and Aokiji, gathered together, looked at the deceased Whitebeard with complex expressions, then quickly rushed towards the outer bay.
Kong looked at the riddled Naval Headquarters, his face extremely grim.
Then he looked at the Red-Haired Shanks not far away with some apprehension.
Shanks coldly scanned the entire battlefield, saying with full Haki, "Whitebeard and Ace are dead, I am here to end this war!"
"Please give me some face and stop this meaningless war!"
"Of course, if anyone still hasn't had enough, we can be your opponents!"
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