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With a single hand, he completely overwhelmed the Navy Headquarters' top combat power, and with just one strike, he almost paralyzed the entire Navy Headquarters. Whitebeard at his peak possessed such terrifying combat power.

So much so that when Whitebeard unleashed his final attack, even though he stood still, no one from the Navy dared to step forward rashly.

In the end, Akainu was thoroughly defeated. After a brief period of unconsciousness, he unleashed a "magma fist" that pierced Whitebeard's chest without hesitation. Only then did everyone realize that the "strongest man in the world" had already died.

The opponent did not die at Akainu's hands, but rather Whitebeard, who had used his final blow to clear the way for his adopted son, had already died standing up before Akainu could make his move.

Pulling out his scorching magma fist, Akainu's face was covered in blood. It could be said that he was definitely the one who fought the hardest throughout the entire Marineford War.

Even Whitebeard's final attack just now—if he hadn't used Armament Haki in time and then transformed into an elemental form under the impact wave, his head would have exploded like a watermelon.

Looking at the lifeless Whitebeard before him, Akainu was quite annoyed. He had fought so hard, but failed to get the kill.

Based on his current performance, the MVP of the match should not be him, but Wood, who just defeated the world's number one swordsman and then fought two admirals.

Having injured himself but failed to gain enough merit, Akainu was naturally unhappy. So, seeing Ace almost successfully escaping in the distance, Akainu began to employ his specialty of psychological warfare, spouting so-called trash talk.

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates all worship their father, Whitebeard, as a god, especially Ace, who had just been rescued.

So when Akainu started insulting and slandering Whitebeard, the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew, who had originally planned to leave, became furious.

Especially when Ace was mocked by Akainu for only being able to run away like a weakling, just like Whitebeard, Ace, who greatly admired Whitebeard, finally couldn't bear it anymore and chose to turn around and charge at Akainu.

Seeing Ace turn back and charge towards Akainu, Wood remained calm and showed no intention of intervening or helping him.

When they saw this scene in their previous lives, many people felt regret and pity for Ace, but in Wood's view, Ace's death was his own fault.

We are all adults, and whatever we do, we need to bear the consequences ourselves.

Being hot-blooded isn't a bad thing, but you have to be mindful of the situation. Ace's current hot-bloodedness is a sure way to get himself killed.

Why would the Whitebeard Pirates take such a huge risk and fight the Marine Headquarters to the death? Did they really think they were tired of living?

Ultimately, it was all because Fire Fist Ace had been captured and was about to be executed. In order to save their families, they had no choice but to risk their lives and fight the Marine Headquarters to the death.

From the moment Ace escaped, his life no longer belonged solely to him.

Countless people died trying to rescue him. Not to mention the well-known figures like Little Oars, countless pirates and marines also perished as a result.

Even Whitebeard, in order to allow his remaining adopted sons to leave, used his last strength with a death wish and ultimately died there.

But Ace, that guy, was something else. After everyone went to so much trouble to save him, he was provoked by a few words and went back to his death!

What meaning does this behavior have other than betraying those who died for him?

Chapter 472 Blackbeard: My secret has been exposed?

Does this prove that Whitebeard was not a coward, but a true strongman?

Does Ace really need to rush in and prove something like this? Whitebeard's reputation, built up over decades on the high seas, will crumble because of a few words from Akainu?

Wood never sympathizes with fools who don't understand the weight of their own lives and betray the good intentions of others.

If Ace were the true protagonist, then his occasional moments of impulsive, hot-blooded rage might have allowed him to survive thanks to the protagonist's halo.

Unfortunately, Ace was not the true protagonist. His act of turning around and rushing towards Akainu not only failed to avenge Whitebeard, but also proved nothing. He died at Akainu's hands not long after.

The statement that the Magma-Magma Fruit is a superior fruit to the Flame-Flame Fruit sounds somewhat absurd to Wood, because magma has a specific temperature, but the temperature of flames has no upper limit.

However, it is an undeniable fact that the Marine Admiral's strength far surpasses Ace's.

Ironically, the protagonist of the entire "Marineford War," and the man who stirred up this storm, was ultimately killed by Akainu's punch through the chest.

This frozen image is also one of the most widely circulated JPGs online from Wood's previous life.

The so-called "Marineford War" seemed to have been a fruitless battle. The Navy fared better, at least they managed to take down Whitebeard, causing one of the Four Emperors to fall from grace.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates were somewhat speechless. They risked everything to rescue the people, but paid a heavy price, and even their captain died as a result.

They finally managed to rescue the person, but that person rushed in alone to their death, making everything the Whitebeard Pirates had done pointless.

According to the usual script, Ace should inherit Whitebeard's will, continuously grow stronger, and one day return to Marine Headquarters to seek revenge; that would be the classic storyline.

Unfortunately, Ace wasn't the main character, so he wasn't given enough opportunities to show off, and that's why he knew he was going to die here.

Whitebeard is dead, Ace is dead, and the real villain finally makes his appearance at this moment.

When Wood saw Blackbeard appear with Burgess, Doc Q, Lafitte, Van Augur, and Shiryu of the Rain, Catelyn, the Evil King, San Juan Wolf, and Basque Jot, who had been released from Level 6 of Impel Down, he looked at Fleet Admiral Sengoku and asked, "Didn't Gion report what I said to you?"

Upon hearing Wood's question, Fleet Admiral Sengoku also showed an unpleasant expression. He then took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, attempting to contact someone.

Unfortunately, no matter how he fiddled with the Den Den Mushi, it remained in hibernation, blowing large snot bubbles and showing no signs of waking up.

"All the men I sent out to keep an eye on Blackbeard have lost contact..."

Even if Fleet Admiral Sengoku hadn't said anything, Wood could have guessed what was going on after seeing his expression. Because of his reminder, Fleet Admiral Sengoku must have been paying attention to Blackbeard, but the forces he had sent out were clearly insufficient to keep an eye on Blackbeard and his crew.

"It seems my previous warning was in vain. I told you Blackbeard is a very dangerous person, but you obviously didn't take it seriously enough."

Upon hearing Wood's words and looking at the infamous Impel Down criminals surrounding Blackbeard, Sengoku's face was filled with displeasure.

"Considering that the other party has the strength to subdue Fire Fist Ace, I sent out two Marine Commodores and one Marine Vice Admiral to monitor him."

Moreover, this was just surveillance; I didn't order them to take action against Blackbeard. I only hoped that they would contact me promptly if any special circumstances arose.

But what I didn't expect was that, with their formidable lineup, they weren't even given a chance to warn me when Blackbeard attacked them.

With two Marine Rear Admirals and one Vice Admiral, their strength is more than enough to challenge a "Shichibukai" (one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea).

Moreover, their mission was merely to monitor, but to Sengoku's surprise, these three, who were not weak fighters in the Navy, were dealt with silently by Blackbeard and his crew.

He was now beginning to believe what Wood had said earlier: Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach was a rather dangerous fellow.

But now that he knows this, it's obviously too late.

"The person in charge of surveillance was probably discovered by that Van Augur."

He was a sniper in the Blackbeard Pirates, possessing a very strong and unique Observation Haki, which is probably why he was discovered by the enemy.

But none of that matters now. The important thing is to stop Blackbeard from getting close to Whitebeard's corpse, or something terrible will happen.

As Wood finished speaking, he also rushed towards Blackbeard's location at high speed. Because of his previous mistake, Fleet Admiral Sengoku dared not underestimate Blackbeard again, so he followed him.

According to the original storyline, Blackbeard was supposed to appear when Whitebeard was dying, and then be thoroughly humiliated by the enraged Whitebeard.

The reason Blackbeard appeared late here is mainly because of the several marines that Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent to monitor them.

Because he was dealing with two commodores and a vice admiral, Blackbeard arrived a little late, just in time to witness Whitebeard's death.

In other words, Sengoku's actions not only failed to hinder Blackbeard, but also saved him from a beating from Whitebeard.

"Akainu, don't let Blackbeard get close to Whitebeard's corpse!"

Although it is unclear what Blackbeard could do by getting close to Whitebeard's corpse, the current Fleet Admiral Sengoku has an unusual level of trust in Wood's private information.

While everyone else was ignoring Blackbeard, the newly appointed "Shichibukai," only Wood maintained a high level of attention and vigilance towards him.

And as it turned out, Blackbeard was indeed such a dangerous guy. Although Fleet Admiral Sengoku didn't know what Blackbeard wanted to do by approaching Whitebeard's corpse, Wood must have some information that they didn't know since he was in such a hurry.

Since the outbreak of the battle, Akainu has been at the forefront of the battlefield, and his opponent is known as "the strongest man in the world".

First, he was under pressure from Whitebeard and was repeatedly humiliated by him. Then he took down Fire Fist Ace. It would be impossible for Akainu not to be tired right now.

But now he was closest to Whitebeard's corpse, and with Fleet Admiral Sengoku's reminder, Akainu had no doubts. He forced himself to stand up despite his tired and wounded body and unleashed a "Great Fire Breath" attack on Blackbeard and the others!

"Damn it! Those guys in the Navy, do they know something?! Dark Water—!"

Seeing the surging molten lava coming, Blackbeard could only extend his arm, which transformed into a bottomless black hole, and used the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit to swallow all of Akainu's molten lava!

To be fair, although Akainu is not as strong as he is at his peak, he is still a major force in the Navy.

That "fire breath" just now could easily wipe out some pirates with bounties over 100 million, but now it was so easily neutralized by Blackbeard. This has made many people present start to pay attention to this unassuming, pot-bellied man.

However, Blackbeard was not happy at all about the special treatment given to him by the admiral.

He felt that some of his hidden secrets might have been exposed beforehand, or even known to the navy.

Previously, he had been incredibly low-key, yet he not only defeated Fire Fist Ace but also became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Logically speaking, as a force under the World Government, the Seven Warlords of the Sea should not be under the Navy's surveillance, even if none of them are honest. With the Marineford War imminent, they should be subject to the Navy's surveillance.

Moreover, the people monitoring them were actually two commodores and a vice admiral. Now that the Whitebeard Pirates had directly attacked headquarters, the Navy's combat strength was also in dire need of repair.

At this critical juncture, the fact that the navy has deployed this level of military force to monitor us is enough to show that they take us very seriously.

At first, Blackbeard didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After all, he had given Portgas D. Ace to the Marines, and the Marineford War was started because of Portgas D. Ace. As the instigator of this incident, it was not too strange that he would be under close surveillance.

But when Fleet Admiral Sengoku ordered Akainu to block him from getting close to Whitebeard's corpse, Blackbeard suddenly realized that something was wrong.

How did the Navy find out what I could do with Whitebeard's corpse?

The secret of stealing other people's Devil Fruit abilities has always been his biggest secret, and also the foundation of his existence.

Blackbeard's original plan was to steal Whitebeard's "Tremor-Tremor Fruit" ability before revealing to the world that he could possess multiple Devil Fruit abilities at the same time. However, before he could achieve his goal, his secret had already been discovered.

"Help me stop Akainu! I will never go back on my word!"

With Whitebeard's corpse right in front of him and the "Tremor-Tremor Fruit" he planned to obtain nearby, Blackbeard didn't have much time to think about how much the Navy knew. Instead, he quickly ordered Shiryu of the Rain and the others to stop Akainu, while he himself had to complete his own objective.

While Akainu is indeed the Navy Headquarters' top fighting force, none of the men Blackbeard brought with him are easy to deal with.

In a one-on-one fight, Shiryu of the Rain and his companions might not be a match for Akainu, but when they attacked together, Akainu, who was currently in poor condition, was actually suppressed by them.

"Hahahaha, Dad, the power of your Tremor-Tremor Fruit is mine now!"

With Akainu no longer an obstacle, Blackbeard walked towards Whitebeard's corpse with a smug smile. To prevent others from discovering his secret of stealing Devil Fruits, he even prepared a large black cloth.