One piece :Nox ( Before Dawn)

Sal finished his conversation with Brynnid, who nodded in agreement and headed straight for the rear of the battlefield.

"The main event is about to begin," Sal whispered, "I don't want any losses among the Whitebeard forces on the flanks. As long as the rear is secure, they can maneuver freely."

Looking around, he noticed that Rayleigh and two others were pointing at him.

"What is it, Rayleigh?"

"Oh, nothing, just that Buggy suspects you're Roger's son, and the reinforcements you mentioned should have already arrived. Can you share your plan?"

"... It should begin soon."

Sal shot a fierce look at Buggy, who, just having taken to the air, nervously swallowed. After all, this man was exactly like Captain Roger. It was overwhelmingly daunting.

" ... "

Time to act. Luffy, who had just arrived, was already eager to jump into battle. Activating Gear Third, he unleashed a giant iron fist, knocking down a massive giant general. Following him were Ivankov and Jinbe, covering his moves.

This assault group immediately attracted enemy artillery fire. Vengeful Gekko Moria was the first to attack, but Jinbe easily deflected him. Even Doflamingo wanted to join the battle, but Crocodile stopped him.

Sal, addressing the distracted Buggy, suggested:

"Buggy, I'm asking you to capture three Den Den Mushi that the marines use for live broadcasting. If you control them, the marines won't be able to do whatever they please, and you'll become famous."

"Of course, leave it to me... Leave it to Buggy."

Buggy was happy to agree. He had no intention of getting involved in this chaos. Let those who want to go, go. Just leave him, Buggy, alone.

Sal asked Buggy to capture the Den Den Mushi in advance because he feared the butterfly effect might cause Buggy to be late, and he wouldn't manage to capture even one. Action was needed now; all measures to prevent possible changes were already in place. Sal turned and shouted to Whitebeard:

"Newgate, it's time to warm up. Or are you too old for a fight? I doubt you have enough strength. And watch over your children. If they switch to the enemy's side, you'll suffer a true defeat."

Hearing that Sal looked at his children with suspicion, Whitebeard's expression became serious. His children were his Achilles' heel. No one dares to insult them.

"Gurarara, don't worry about me, take care of yourself."

Whitebeard's fists once again gathered the white energy of vibration, and with two blows, he shattered the towering ice mountain, clearing a path to the harbor for his children.

At the same time, in the rear of the battlefield, Pacifistas, resembling Tyrant Bears, suddenly appeared. Under the command of Sentomaru, 50 Pacifistas surrounded the pirates.

Both sides froze in tense silence, shocked. Even the elite marines were unaware of the existence of such a trump card in the Fleet as the Pacifistas.

Many pirates were stunned by the army of Pacifistas.

"What... What the hell are those? Where did so many Kuma's come from? Can we even handle them?"

Suddenly, the air was filled with smoke. Sengoku's original plan was to execute Ace in advance, luring the entire Whitebeard crew onto the ice in the harbor, and then cutting off their retreat with the Pacifistas, trapping them in a mousetrap to destroy all the pirates at once.

Now, Whitebeard wasn't planning to concentrate his forces. After being warned by Sal, he immediately dispersed his fighters across the battlefield, causing the "Iron Prison" plan to fail halfway.

Sengoku could wait no longer. Numerous unexpected reinforcements had appeared from the other side, and the situation was about to spiral out of control. He could only throw the Pacifistas into battle and slowly deal with the pirates using absolute force.

Fifty lasers fired simultaneously. The pirates and marines, still fighting on the outskirts, were instantly stunned. The terrifying destructive power scraped off the top layer of soil.

Many pirates and a few marines perished in the explosion. The rear guard, which initially could hold against the marines, was on the verge of collapse.

When some pirates had completely lost their will to fight, several massive shells were suddenly launched from a great height. Bombs over 10 meters tall exploded with terrifying force, creating several mushroom clouds.

Pacifistas caught in the epicenter of the explosion, even if not destroyed, were rendered inoperable. They would need to be returned to the factory for repair.

Sentomaru, commanding the tech forces, instantly grew nervous.

"Where did those cannons come from? Pacifistas, find it immediately!"

The Pacifistas began their search and quickly discovered the source of the attack. It was Brynnid, hiding near the cannon barrel.

"Brynnid Waldo, the World Breaker," had fired more than ten beams at the enemy simultaneously, forcing Brynid to flee in panic. Even clad in armed Haki, Bondi sustained significant damage from the terrifying lasers.

Brynidi greatly regretted agreeing to Sal's request. He was hurling huge nuclear shells at the Pacifistas.

There were fifty Pacifistas in total. No one, except the Admirals and the Four Emperors, could be sure of survival against so many laser cannons. The simplest and most effective method was to fire from a long distance.

Although Bondi was in poor condition, his presence became the only bastion that could hold back the Pacifistas after the Great Spider's disappearance. This significantly reduced the strain on the rear crew and prevented its rapid defeat.

At the same time, Sal, who had been urging Whitebeard to leave the battlefield, was also infuriating the marine leaders. Because of this, Kizaru turned into light and set off once more.

"What a frightening person."

Before Kizaru could reach Sal, Rayleigh, who was fully prepared for combat, intercepted him with his sword, forcing Kizaru to use the Kusanagi Sword to counter the attack.

"When..."

"Dark king Rayleigh," he had stumbled upon yet another troublesome opponent.

"Kizaru, young man, I should say this to you, but I can't allow you to complicate my admiral's life right now."

"Truly terrifying, even the legendary old man can command them."

The light sword and the long sword clashed with extraordinary speed. The two dueled for several rounds, but no victor emerged. Suddenly, the immortal phoenix flew in at tremendous speed and struck Kizaru with its claws.

The sudden attack of the Phoenix Seal, even Admiral Kizaru could not completely avoid the damage and turned back into golden light, retreating. When he transformed back into a human, he saw that his clothes on his back were torn, and the skin underneath was red and swollen, clearly a bit damaged.

At this time, Sengoku couldn't pay attention to the sudden loss of contact with the Den Den Mushi, and the Pacifista, which didn't operate according to plan. Even if he had committed embarrassing acts on live broadcast and faced criticism worldwide, he needed to execute "Fire Fist" Ace first to secure a victory in the war.

"Execute 'Fire Fist' Ace."

Two executioners with long swords slowly climbed onto the scaffold, ready to kill Ace just as they had killed his father, Roger.

The shameless change in execution timing by the marines stirred unrest among Whitebeard's pirates. But even Marco, who could fly, couldn't get close to the scaffold.

Sal was not as agitated as Rayleigh, who stood beside him, but instead kept his hand on the grip of Ace the "Supreme Blade". Roger's weapon responded with a gentle thrill, as if yearning to fight alongside its master.

Roger's determination and the power that had been simmering in Ace's sword for twenty years burst forth at this moment.

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