Holy Land Mariejois.
The Five Elders were staring intently at the live broadcast.
Kaido's easy defeat at the hands of Whitebeard surprised them greatly.
It made them realize that the threat posed by the Whitebeard Pirates had grown to an unacceptable level for the World Government.
Now, their greatest hope was that... after Big Mom fought Whitebeard, she could take him down, even if it ended in a draw.
After all, even a draw would prove that Whitebeard was not invincible!
However...
As time passed, the Five Elders didn't know how long they had been sitting there.
It could have been two or three hours, or maybe five or six hours.
At this moment, the dark sky had a hint of dawn.
The night gradually brightened.
In the office of the Five Elders, everyone was silent.
Because the situation they had hoped for did not happen.
Big Mom, in whom they had placed high hopes, ended up with the same fate as Kaido after fighting Whitebeard for four or five hours.
Yes, Big Mom was defeated.
Defeated by Whitebeard.
The difference in strength was too great.
"Charlotte Linlin, also lost..."
Topman Warcury took a deep breath and said, "She lost to Whitebeard last time, and this time is no exception..."
"She lasted even less time this time. Last time she fought Whitebeard for a day and a night, this time it was less than five hours."
After saying this, he looked around at the other Five Elders, who were all looking grim and lost in thought.
"What should we do about the Whitebeard Pirates now?" At this moment, he asked a crucial question.
One of the Five Elders, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, said, "Wait for Imu-sama's orders..."
"..."
...
Marine Headquarters.
"Ahahaha! Whitebeard is amazing! He actually took down Kaido and Big Mom by himself. No wonder he was a legendary pirate who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Roger! Ahahaha!"
Garp, who had returned to headquarters, laughed heartily while holding a cup of tea in one hand and a bag of rice crackers in the other. "Sengoku, you probably can't beat Whitebeard now, can you?"
Sitting next to Garp was Sengoku. These two old Marines, who had dedicated almost their entire lives to justice, were now watching the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the alliance of the two Yonko crews.
Faced with Garp's tactless comments, Sengoku's old face immediately darkened. "You talk as if you could beat Whitebeard now. Ever since Whitebeard 'came back to life,' he's beyond common sense."
Sengoku stared at the now calm sea on the broadcast screen. After a few seconds of silence, he continued, "It's no longer our era. Let the younger generation deal with troublesome figures like Whitebeard!"
After saying this, the serious expression on Sengoku's face eased considerably.
He then relaxed, crossing his legs and smiling.
After all, he was no longer the Marine Fleet Admiral.
He had stepped down.
How strong Whitebeard was and how much of a threat he posed to the world didn't matter to Sengoku anymore.
Mainly because, as Whitebeard's old rival, he knew Whitebeard well.
The Whitebeard Pirates weren't the kind of extremely vicious pirate crew. As the Whitebeard Pirates grew in power, they didn't actually cause much harm to ordinary civilians.
However, the nobles were probably trembling in fear.
After all, the Whitebeard Pirates' sources of income were either robbing other pirate crews or robbing nobles.
Sengoku knew the Whitebeard Pirates too well.
He knew his old rival so well that he could even switch sides to the Whitebeard Pirates and take Marco's place.
...
Fleet Admiral's office.
A Marine Fleet Admiral and two Marine Admirals were gathered.
Kuzan sat in the Fleet Admiral's seat, looking very serious; Sakazuki turned his head away from Kuzan, his expression cold; Borsalino looked very relaxed, and one of his arms had been replaced with a mechanical arm.
Their expressions revealed their current feelings.
Kuzan felt that being the Fleet Admiral was too stressful. The timing of his becoming the Marine Fleet Admiral didn't seem very good.
One heavy burden after another was weighing him down.
Sakazuki was thinking about how to completely eliminate the increasingly powerful Whitebeard Pirates.
His expression also showed his dissatisfaction with Kuzan.
But a loss was a loss, and Sakazuki didn't say much.
Borsalino had the demeanor of an old hand just clocking in for work. As long as there were no orders from the Fleet Admiral, he would just sit in his place and daydream.
"The Whitebeard Pirates didn't seem to suffer much in this battle... None of their old members died. Even Marines couldn't achieve that."
Kuzan turned off the transponder snail and continued speaking with a serious expression: "Let's discuss... how we Marines should deal with this new threat."
Borsalino, with a sly smile, said: "How about I go to the scene and see what's going on? If Whitebeard is injured, maybe I can launch a sneak attack?"
Kuzan, with a black line on his forehead, replied: "Forget it... I don't want you to go and not come back. The Marines can't afford to lose an admiral."
He felt that Kizaru hadn't learned his lesson.
The last time Kizaru went to rescue Akainu, he almost lost his life there.
Sakazuki snorted and said: "Even if the Whitebeard Pirates haven't lost many memberss, they've gone through a major battle, and their stamina is mostly depleted."
"If we Marines can gather all our forces and launch a military strike against the Whitebeard Pirates now, we can definitely inflict heavy damage on them!"
Borsalino shrugged: "Sakazuki, what you're saying is pointless. We're too far away. By the time we get there, they'll have already recovered."
...
Red-Haired Pirates.
"Captain, do you think Whitebeard wants to become the Pirate King? Could his next target be us?" a crew member asked the red-haired Shanks, who was deep in thought.
Usually not very serious, Shanks was extremely calm at this moment. He shook his head and said: "Whitebeard doesn't seem like the type to covet the title of Pirate King. He cares more about his family than being the Pirate King."
Benn Beckman, smoking a cigarette, said: "If Whitebeard doesn't have that ambition, then what he's done today could be seen as clearing a path for us."
Beckman smiled: "After all, the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates were our competitors, and now Whitebeard has taken them out."
"Kaido of the Beasts is probably doomed, and Big Mom has been severely injured by Whitebeard. After losing to Whitebeard twice, Big Mom's spirit is likely broken."
Hearing this, Shanks also smiled: "Don't underestimate the talents of the sea! Without Kaido and Big Mom, other great pirates will emerge."
Beckman asked curiously: "Like who?"
Shanks recalled the live broadcast of the Summit War and smiled: "Like Luffy, he's a very promising young man!"
...
New World.
"Huff... huff..." Big Mom lay on Zeus's soft cloud, breathing heavily, her brain spinning with dizziness, leaving her unable to stand.
Her mouth was filled with blood, and her eyes were unfocused.
Whitebeard had hit her head with an awakened Quake-Quake Fruit attack.
The space-distorting power made her iron balloon defense useless against Whitebeard's attack.
This was her second crushing defeat at Whitebeard's hands.
The other officers of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates were also taken down by the Whitebeard Pirates' officers.
They either perished at sea or were severely injured and collapsed.
Most were too injured to fight again. With the pirates' incredible physical resilience, it was difficult to kill them unless they suffered fatal injuries.
Especially after seeing their captain defeated by Whitebeard, they had no will to fight.
Without the will to fight, how could they be a match for Whitebeard or his crew?
On the other hand, the Whitebeard Pirates were full of momentum!
The sea had returned to its usual calm, but the air was still filled with the smell of blood.
And the fish in the sea were probably all dead.
"Mama? Mama, are you okay? Mama?" Zeus kept calling out anxiously to Big Mom, but she was already unable to stand.
And Big Mom's consciousness... was shaken by Whitebeard to the point of being dazed. Even if she wasn't completely unconscious, she was close to it.
"We're doomed! We're doomed..." Prometheus looked at Whitebeard approaching with a face full of terror. "If Mama doesn't wake up, are we done for..."
Napoleon stuck out his tongue, lying next to Big Mom.
Because... during the battle between Big Mom and Whitebeard, he had clashed with Whitebeard's Murakumogiri countless times.
Napoleon was definitely the most miserable of the special Homies.
"Gurarara, Linlin, you've lost again."
Whitebeard didn't attack the three special Homies who were almost scared out of their wits.
He just glanced at them with a domineering look.
The next second, he ignored them.
Looking at Big Mom lying on Zeus, panting heavily, Whitebeard laughed loudly, "Gurarara! Last time, your two commanders were given to me! This time, give all your territories to the Whitebeard Pirates!"
...
In the distance, the ordinary crew members of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates didn't dare to approach the center of the battle.
Moreover, most of them had been knocked out by Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki at the beginning.
When they woke up, the battle in the distance was already in its climax.
At that time, they didn't dare to get close.
Then...
They watched as their captains fell one after another at the hands of Whitebeard, and their officers fell at the hands of the Whitebeard Pirates' officers.
They were dumbfounded.
Their expressions were as if the sky was falling.
"Big... Big Mom has fallen too..." A small officer of the Beasts Pirates sat on the ground, his face full of fear and confusion. "Boss Kaido fell first, and his life or death is still unknown. Now, even Big Mom, who allied with us, has fallen. Who can stop Whitebeard now?"
"How is this possible... how is this possible... How could the alliance of two Four Emperors' pirate crews not take down the Whitebeard Pirates? How can Whitebeard be so terrifyingly strong?"
"Is this the world's strongest man? Is this Whitebeard? But why was he so weak during the Summit War? Wasn't it said that this man was already old?"
"It's over... Kaido has fallen, King has fallen, and the people from the Big Mom Pirates have also fallen one after another..."
"Hiss! Could Whitebeard be planning to kill Mama?"
"Have we lost? Just like that?!"
Whether they were from the Beasts Pirates or the Big Mom Pirates, they all looked as if they had lost their parents.
...
Compared to the despair of the two pirate crews, the Whitebeard Pirates were celebrating with joy.
It's important to note that the main fleet of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't participate in this battle.
After all, the attack from the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates was so sudden that the Whitebeard Pirates didn't even have time to call for reinforcements.
The Whitebeard Pirates who fought against the alliance of these two pirate crews...
Relied purely on their core group of over a thousand pirates.
And the new Whitebeard Pirates' ninjas.
The good news is... under Whitebeard's leadership, they not only held off the alliance of the two Yonko crews but also defeated them with absolute superiority!
"Hahaha! As expected of Pops! Even two Yonko couldn't stand against Pops. This is the world's strongest man! They don't understand the weight of that title!"
"Pops! Pops! Pops! Pops!!!"
"Marco is amazing. I saw him kick King of the Beasts Pirates into the sea with my own eyes!"
"Ace is also incredible. He not only defeated one of Big Mom Pirates' Sweet Commanders by himself but also teamed up with Captain Jozu to defeat another Sweet Commander!"
"The new Whitebeard Pirates are also impressive. They managed to hold off Big Mom for so long, making her furious and helpless!"
"....."
Clearly, the Whitebeard Pirates were cheering and celebrating. Although their faces showed signs of exhaustion, they were more filled with excitement.
They began to fish out the prisoners floating in the sea, most of whom were officers from the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.
Capturing these people could bring in a lot of money!
This meant that in this battle...
The Whitebeard Pirates achieved a complete victory!
...
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