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However, in this "Marineford War," Wood used his strength to prove that he could become one of the giants of the sea, and that it was not just because he had mastered advanced weapons technology.

Rather, as an "ancient weapon," its strength is that of a top-tier powerhouse on the high seas.

Having first defeated the world's greatest swordsman, he is now evenly matched with, and even suppresses, a Marine Admiral. This is the immense power possessed by the man known as the Ancient Weapon.

Wood's displayed strength caused the Navy to frown, as the participation of someone with Wood's combat power in the Marineford War was completely unexpected.

In contrast, the Whitebeard Pirates and the prisoners in Impel Down were all in a state of high spirits.

The stronger the Ancient Weapon Woods are, the greater their chances of defeating the Navy.

Even many members of the Whitebeard Pirates were wondering when their father had secretly invited Wood to join the crew.

Moreover, the fact that Wood is fighting with Admiral Aokiji will affect far more than just Wood himself.

Both were on the battlefield, but the pirate empress Hancock, who had been mostly just going through the motions, and Russ, the vice-captain on Wood's side, changed their stance immediately upon seeing Wood fighting Aokiji.

Wood and Aokiji are fighting, which means Wood is on the side of the pirates.

Upon learning this, Hancock immediately changed her original neutral stance and, with a single "fragrant kick," utterly destroyed the Navy's "pacifists."

As for Russ, he was even more decisive, transforming directly into a gigantic mosasaur, nearly a hundred meters in size, and then rampaging through the Navy's ranks.

The Revolutionary Army officers Ivankov and Inazuma, who were protecting Luffy as he approached the execution platform, along with the Shichibukai Jinbe, were quite surprised to see Wood appear on the battlefield.

Ivan even looked at Luffy beside him and asked, "Does Fire Fist Ace know the Ancient Weapon Wood?"

As a cadre of the Revolutionary Army and a confidant of Dragon, Ivan naturally knew of Wood's identity as the logistics minister of the Revolutionary Army.

So after learning that Wood and Ace had a mediocre relationship, he now suspected that Wood was helping Luffy save his brother, just like him, because Luffy was Dragon's son.

As for Jinbe, they believe that Wood's reason for forming a team might be because of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Because Wood has an extremely good relationship with Fishman Island, and before Wood rose to prominence, Fishman Island was always protected by the Whitebeard Pirates.

So Wood is now helping Fishman Island repay the Whitebeard Pirates for their past kindness.

However, regardless of what Ivan or Jinbe were thinking, they both looked at Luffy beside them and said, "Since even Wood (the boss) has decided to help rescue Ace, then our success rate this time is quite high."

Because once that man gets serious, there are very few people in this world who can defeat him!

Chapter 466 Animals with Colors Aren't Ordinary Lieutenant Generals

Both Ivan and Jinbe had a certain understanding of Wood's strength, so they were even more confident in rescuing Ace.

Because Wood and Marco were primarily drawn to the firepower in front of the execution platform, Luffy and his crew encountered little hindrance and advanced towards the platform without any obstruction.

With Revolutionary Army officers and Shichibukai clearing the way, Luffy and his crew are virtually unstoppable, unless they encounter some well-known figures in the Navy.

However, sometimes things go too smoothly and unexpected things happen, just like Luffy and his crew are experiencing now.

As Luffy and his crew approached the execution platform with the key Mr. 3 had created using candles, several figures wearing naval justice cloaks suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

Along the way, Luffy and his crew beat up many of the Marines who tried to stop them. The simple-minded Luffy didn't have much of a concept of the Marines' ranks, but he still managed to defeat quite a few Marines wearing cloaks of justice.

So when Luffy saw the few marines blocking his way, he didn't pay much attention and just wanted to rush up and take them down.

He even knocked down his fellow countryman and friend Coby with one punch before, which shows that Luffy only wants to save Ace right now. No matter who stands in his way, whether it's his grandfather or someone else, he will knock them all away.

However, this time, as Luffy charged forward, Revolutionary Army officers Ivan and Jinbe pulled him back.

"Don't be impulsive, Straw Hat Boy, they're not ordinary marines."

"Brother Luffy, I know this Marine Vice Admiral. If we want to defeat him, our strength alone might not be enough..."

At this moment, there were only three Marines blocking Luffy and his crew's way: a group of two women and one man. Luffy recognized the man.

The other party was a mad dog-like Captain Smoker who had chased them all the way from Loguetown into the Grand Line.

As for the other two female marines, Luffy didn't recognize them. However, judging from the fact that Captain Smoker, whom he knew, had to stand behind this long-legged female marine, it was not difficult to see that her status and strength were probably higher than Captain Smoker's.

Moreover, Luffy was just stunned, not really stupid. It's not hard to see from Ivan and Jinbe's gazes that the person they valued was the woman in front of them, who was holding a long sword, wearing a pink suit, and had a mole on the corner of her mouth.

That's right, the two women and one man blocking Luffy's way right now are Smoker, and the women are Ain and Momousagi...

With the support of Gion, and the fact that she was Wood's adopted sister and a prized disciple of Admiral Zephyr, Ein became a naval lieutenant right after graduating from naval school.

He then rose to the rank of Navy Captain in just a few years.

Looking at Momousagi in front of him, Luffy's instincts as a martial artist told him that the opponent was a formidable enemy and not to be trifled with.

But when he thought about how he had come this far, having defeated two Shichibukai Crocodile and Gecko Moria, and even Rob Lucci, who was known as the strongest CP, he really had no reason to be afraid of a Marine Vice Admiral.

Yes, vice admirals are awesome, but the Straw Hat Pirates have seen them before. The person who led the Navy fleet during the Buster Call was a vice admiral.

Thinking of all this, Luffy's confidence instantly returned, and ignoring Ivan and Jinbe's attempts to stop him, he activated "Gear Second," his skin turning completely red and steaming as he charged towards his opponent.

Compared to when he first met Smoker in Loguetown, Luffy is now far, far stronger.

Especially during the battle with CP9, Luffy even developed the so-called "Gear Second" and "Gear Third" using his own imagination.

The second gear utilizes the characteristics of a "rubber man," using the feet as pumps to accelerate blood flow and enhance the body's strength.

When Luffy is in Gear Second mode, his skin turns bright red and steam rises from it, as if he's been given a stimulant.

Luffy in Gear Second uses the "Shave" technique he stole from CP9, and his speed can easily surpass most Marine Admirals. At least now, Smoker feels that if he doesn't use his Devil Fruit ability, he has no way to deal with Luffy when he sees him moving at high speed.

"Rubber Jet Pistol!"

In Gear Second, Luffy's "Gum-Gum Pistol" technique transforms into a jet pistol at an even faster speed, comparable to the speed of sound.

Since he didn't intend to get entangled with Smoker and his crew, Luffy planned to use his Gum-Gum Jet Pistol to clear a path for them, and then use the speed advantage of "Shave" to quickly shake them off.

The idea was good, but unfortunately, Luffy underestimated the strength of Gion and his crew, so he was already thwarted in the very first step.

His "rubber Jet pistol" did not achieve the expected effect of clearing the way, because Gion and the others did not dodge at all.

It's not because the speed was too fast to dodge, but because there was simply no need to!

The red fist, hurtling at supersonic speed, was firmly grasped by Gion's outstretched hand as it approached her.

Throughout this entire process, Gion's body remained completely still, without even blinking. A wave of energy exploded in front of her, and the next second, Luffy's fist was firmly grasped in her palm.

Seeing his fist being caught, Luffy remained calm and instead used the elasticity of rubber to pull his body along with his arm, crashing into Gion's location.

"Rubber Jet Headbutt!"

The fighting style of headbutting the enemy, which inflicts heavy damage on both sides, is not something that ordinary people would use.

Since Luffy is a rubber man, he has a very strong resistance to physical attacks, which is why he thought of using a headbutt attack.

Luffy in Gear Second is already incredibly fast, and with the contraction of the rubber, he's now so fast he's practically a blur.

"You're quite skilled at using the 'Shave' move of the Navy's Six Styles, but now that I have your fist in my hand, even if rubber has the characteristic of high-speed retraction, the landing point doesn't seem too hard to predict."

Seeing Luffy flying towards her at high speed, Gion remained incredibly calm. She simply extended her other hand, and Armament Haki, as black as metal, visibly and rapidly covered her fist.

"clang------!"

A crisp sound echoed through the air. Luffy, who was usually completely immune to physical blows and incredibly resilient, felt as he headbutted Gion's fist. He felt as if he were hitting not flesh and blood, but an incredibly hard piece of steel.

Moreover, if it were just hard, that would be one thing. The moment Gion's fist hit his head, Luffy felt as if his head had been struck by a giant hammer. The powerful impact and pain almost made him lose consciousness for a moment!

Luffy had experienced the same feeling with his grandfather Garp.

As a rubber man, he shouldn't be afraid of physical attacks, but whether it's his grandfather Garp or the woman in front of him now, their punches make him feel like he's being hit several times harder.

Seeing that Luffy had almost been knocked unconscious by her punch, Gion raised the hand that was holding Luffy's fist and then slammed him headfirst into the ground in front of her.

"boom------!"

With a loud explosion, a crater of moderate size appeared on the ground of Gion, and Luffy, who had been charging forward with great momentum, was now unconscious in the crater, his eyes rolled back.

"Although you are Mr. Garp's grandson, a pirate is a pirate, especially since you are the son of Dragon, the world's most notorious criminal."

So I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to ask you to die here..."

As Gion spoke, she slowly drew her dagger from her waist, preparing to end Straw Hat Boy's life with a single stroke.

At the same time, a blue figure with an unusually large body but extremely agile movements suddenly rushed in front of Gion and unleashed a powerful punch.

"Murloc Karate·Akara Sowa Shoken!"

The powerful punch even created a shockwave, sending all the rubble flying and carving a deep mark into the ground.

Seeing the unstoppable punch coming, Gion had no choice but to abandon her original attack on Luffy and instead use Kinpira to block it.

"clang------!"

A muffled thud, like the striking of a great bell, echoed through the air. Gion, holding the Kinpira sword horizontally, slid several meters across the ground, but otherwise remained almost completely unharmed.

However, that was enough. Jinbe didn't expect to defeat the famous Vice Admiral "Momosasa". As long as he could defeat him, the others would have time to rescue the people.

Almost at the same time that Jinbe defeated Gion, Lightning, with his flamboyant hairstyle, had already picked up the unconscious Luffy from the pit and was preparing to run away.

Gion originally wanted to give chase, but the revolutionary army cadre, the transvestite Ivan, suddenly delivered a "death wink" towards Gion's location, and the huge explosion instantly enveloped Gion's figure once again.

"Lightning, you take Straw Hat Boy and retreat first. The opponent is Vice Admiral Momousagi of the Navy. That level of attack just now couldn't hurt her at all. We will buy you enough time."

Upon hearing Ivan's words, Lightning, who was holding the scissors, nodded and prepared to run away with the other transvestites.

However, before they had run very far, a thick cloud of white smoke enveloped them and captured many struggling transvestites.

On the other side, as a peach-colored light emerged from the white mist, many transvestites turned into children on the spot, staring blankly at their bodies.

Needless to say, the people who stepped in to stop Lightning and the other members of the transvestite group were Smoker and Ein, who had been following Gion earlier.