Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 431 data has been uploaded; the "Four Emperors" battle.

"Fire Fist!"

Verbal attacks don't cause any real harm, but Akainu's words were attacking Whitebeard's reputation, which was something Ace couldn't tolerate.

Life is precious, but sometimes, some things are more valuable than life itself.

Ignoring all warnings, Ace turned back to attack, but the difference in strength made him no match for Akainu. In just one clash, Akainu brought Ace to the ground.

"Ace was burned?!"

"How could this be? He's made of fire, how could he get burned?"

Ace had obvious burn marks on his body. The other pirates knew that Ace was no match for Akainu, but they did not expect that Ace would be injured in this way.

"Those Logia-type Devil Fruit users who think they have the strongest Devil Fruits are so arrogant. You are just ordinary fire, while I am magma that can burn even fire. My abilities are not comparable to yours at all."

Devil Fruits are a special product of this world, and they follow their own unique rules. They do not abide by the laws of physics, but rather by rules unique to Devil Fruits, with the restraint between higher and lower-ranking fruits being particularly evident.

Zoan-type Devil Fruits generally don't have such a clear hierarchy; they simply have different characteristics depending on the species.

The higher-level Paramecia-type Devil Fruits have a wider range of abilities. The Weapon Fruit and the Quick-Slash Fruit are examples. Both fruits can give the user a body of steel, but no matter how hard the user of the Quick-Slash Fruit tries, they can only turn their body into various kinds of blades.

The Weapon Fruit allows the user to easily transform into various weapons, with blades being only a small part of its power.

The hierarchy of Logia-type Devil Fruits is the most severe. When their strengths are roughly equal, the higher-ranking fruit will exert absolute elemental advantage over the lower-ranking one. The Magma-Magma Fruit is superior to the Flame-Flame Fruit. This is a world rule among Devil Fruits.

Ace's strength was already inferior to Akainu's, and with the added advantage of the Devil Fruit's ability being a counter to Akainu's, his chances of winning were zero from the start.

"Ace!"

Luffy wanted to do something, but his body had already reached its limit. Ivankov from the original timeline could use his stimulating hormones to make Luffy fight for a longer time at the cost of mortgaging his future.

Without the adrenaline rush, Luffy won't suffer from side effects, but it also means his stamina is shorter. This kind of high-intensity combat is not suitable for a pirate who is still in his early stages.

Not to mention the Marine Admirals and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, even a single Vice Admiral could give Luffy a hard time. The possibility of wiping out the grunts with one blow was almost nonexistent. Before Luffy could even make a move, his legs gave way and he collapsed right there.

This also caught Akainu's attention.

"The sons of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, and Dragon, the Revolutionary, are sworn brothers. Your bloodline is already unforgivable. Anyone else can escape, but you two brothers absolutely cannot!"

Akainu and Ace clashed briefly, and Ace was already rendered unable to fight. Seeing that Ace was too weak to escape, Akainu turned his attention to Luffy instead.

Perhaps because of his past "love-hate relationship" with Dragon, who was once a Marine, Akainu's hatred for Luffy is not low at all, and at this moment, more than one figure moved.

Sabo stood in front of Luffy, Ace stood in front of Sabo, and Project: Garp stood in front of all of them.

Sizzle

The biomimetic coating on the outer layer of Project Kapp melted under high temperatures, producing a burnt smell, while the internal high-temperature resistant metal material began to change color under the close erosion of the magma.

"PX0 has had quite a few unexpected events today. Command: Reboot and eliminate the pirates immediately."

"Command failed to execute due to error"

The reason Akainu repeated this order was simple: Project Garp was too expensive, both in terms of material costs and the time it would take to develop.

Just like when an expensive appliance breaks down, before deciding to throw it away or replace it, family members will definitely take turns trying it out to see if it's really broken. If it can be fixed with a tap, a lot of money can be saved.

"Unfortunately, it seems the World Government made a mistake in choosing Garp as a model; a new series should be created for future productions."

Akainu has no problem with the Pacifista project; he's already categorized the current situation with Project Garp as Garp's own problem.

It's quite reasonable that the robots Garp brought along would have such problems, given that Garp was the most unreliable person in the Navy's top ranks.

The Logia-type bloodline factors are quite difficult to obtain. Both Oran's laboratory and Vegapunk's laboratory only have special weapons made using the bloodline factors of Aokiji and Kizaru as templates.

Ignoring the elementalization feature, Akainu even felt that he was more suitable as a template for a pacifist, since at least his clones would not defect on the battlefield.

As he spoke, Akainu increased the force of his blows. The magma in his shoulder and elbow surged and generated a powerful impact, allowing Akainu to deliver a very special "inch punch" without swinging his arm.

Project Garp released a large amount of freezing air from his hands, cooling Akainu's magma. The bloodline factor from Kuzan was much more effective than the seawater or Ace's fire.

Even with Project Garp's current strength, he can only hold his own against Akainu for a while, since he doesn't have the power of the real Garp and is just an imitator.

It is precisely because it is not the real Garp that it can do some things through its mecha that even Garp himself cannot do.

As several air holes split open on its back, a hurricane blew out, sending the three brothers flying.

It was a jet device made based on the wind shells of the Sky Island. Originally intended for instantaneous acceleration, it now had a new purpose.

Stop being so willful; this is the last time.

The familiar mechanical sound rang out again, serving as a wake-up call for the three brothers who had been blown away, or rather, for one of them.

"It's just a robot, why are you having such unnecessary emotions? As a robot created for the Navy, your behavior is tarnishing the reputation of your creator."

It's best to remove this stain as soon as possible.

I don't know either; it's just that my program thinks it should do that.

After blowing the others away, Project Garp continued to fight. This process should have been very short, as Project Garp was not designed to replace an admiral. However, during one of his punches, Project Garp hit Akainu's physical form.

"Haki. It seems your accident wasn't entirely without its benefits. As long as we prevent such accidents from happening again, pacifists who master Haki will be a new asset to the Navy."

And your service term has come to an end.

Project Garp managed to buy some time, but in the end, his core was detonated by the exploding lava, turning him into a pile of metal fragments.

In a place beyond the reach of human senses, a string of digital code was secretly uploaded to the core area of ​​Piltover, but on this battlefield, Project Karp has been officially taken offline.

"Even a body of steel can generate a special kind of domineering aura as long as it has its own heart. The source of this thing's power is truly perplexing."

Near a corner of the battlefield, Oran was also recording the data he needed. His glasses seemed ordinary, but from Oran's perspective, countless lines of code were being uploaded at lightning speed.

Combat techniques, combat habits, and database information are being rapidly updated throughout the process.

The split Zach also wandered around every corner of the battlefield, occasionally finding fragments of DNA information, such as blood spilled from the white beard.

Whenever Zack finds something valuable, his true form tells Kate the coordinates and then uses the power of the Op-Op Fruit to transfer it back.

At a time when the Seven Warlords of the Sea were all slacking off, Oran actually gained quite a lot.

"However, this war doesn't seem to be ending. This distance isn't enough for Akainu to give up the pursuit, is it? Right now, it seems only Garp himself can stop him?"

The Navy and the pirates' high-end combat forces are all tied up. Golden Lion is doing alright thanks to the Float-Float Fruit's power, but Whitebeard's situation is getting worse and worse.

The knife wound to his chest and the bloody hole burned in his abdomen by lava were already fatal injuries. In addition, Whitebeard spared no effort in trying to delay these high-level marines. His body, which was already on the verge of collapse, could not hold on for much longer.

Now, with several holes punched in his body by Kizaru and numerous frostbite marks, plus gunshot wounds and knife wounds left by other Marines, Whitebeard's defeat is only a matter of time.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

This was even before Garp and Akainu were present in the battle, and the result was due to Project Garp's defection.

Even with Whitebeard fighting to this extent, Akainu is still able to pursue Ace and the others. Analyzing the current battle situation, only by having another person turn against them can the outcome be changed.

"Garp won't make a move. His identity as a Marine binds him. He won't lose his mind for a short time unless some of his grandson dies at Akainu's hands."

But another person who could stop him arrived.

Observation Haki is more or less related to mental power. Due to his own special characteristics and large perception range, Oran has already noticed the changes on the sea surface. A new pirate ship is approaching.

"The Red Fox is here!"

"Warning! The Red-Haired Pirates have entered the outer waters of Marineford! Repeat! The Red-Haired Pirates have entered the outer waters of Marineford!! And leading the crew is Red-Haired Shanks himself!!"

"Another Yonko. Are these people coming here to play mahjong?!"

While the Four Emperors weren't all present, there were indeed four pirates of the Four Emperors' level here. It's just that Redfield has retired and isn't here to help Whitebeard fight, otherwise the Navy would have an even bigger headache.

Redfield doesn't possess the cataclysmic destructive power of the Golden Lion or the Whitebeard, but he's adept at single-target breakthroughs.

Because the Navy concentrated its forces at Marineford, they were unaware that Shanks had only just arrived because he had fought with Kaido. If Shanks hadn't stopped Kaido, then Kaido and Shanks would have arrived one after the other.

Kaido might not help Whitebeard, but he definitely won't help the Marines. He'll most likely launch an indiscriminate attack here, fighting whoever he wants.

Compared to Kaido, who is a madman, Shanks is at least more rational, but his presence here is not a good thing for the Navy.

"Ben Beckman, Lucky Roux, and the entire Red-Haired Pirates crew have arrived!"

It's not just one Yonko, but a complete Yonko crew. Although they only have one ship, everyone knows that the Red-Haired Pirates are the smallest and most balanced of the Yonko crews, like an iron wall.

The appearance of the Red-Haired Pirates was bad news for the Marine Headquarters, and even the Whitebeard Pirates were confused about what they were there for.

"Redhead, why are you here?"

"Marco, don't misunderstand, I'm here to end this war. The war should end here; continuing it will not benefit anyone."

As he spoke, the red-haired man slowly walked forward, and at that moment, he drew his Griffin sword, slicing through the long river of lava that was surging from afar.

"Let's end it here, Akainu. This war should be over."

"The end? Why end it? Whitebeard is already doomed. Golden Lion won't risk his life for Whitebeard's crew. After Whitebeard dies, his remaining followers will lose their protection."

If these remnants were scattered across the sea, they would cause a new wave of trouble. We've finally managed to gather them here; we should wipe them out in one fell swoop. You're just a pirate; do you think you can command the Navy?

Whitebeard was still fighting despite being low on health. Ace was once again shielded by Shanks. None of the Navy's strategic objectives had been achieved so far, and Akainu had no reason to stop the war.

"If you want to continue fighting, then we'll be your opponents."

Akainu faced an entire crew of the Red-Haired Pirates, a complete Yonko crew including Shanks and his officers, but Akainu did not back down. Instead, he faced the entire Yonko crew alone.

In a sense, the arrival of the red-haired man did not end the war, but rather ushered in a new phase.

"Redhead, you."

"Stop talking nonsense, Marco, take Ace away. If he dies here, all this war will have been for nothing."

I owe you a favor.

Marco pondered for a moment, but instead of refusing Shanks because of pride, he waved for the others to leave quickly.

They have already sacrificed too much to rescue Ace, and Whitebeard himself considered it his final voyage. If they failed to bring Ace out of there, it would be a complete failure.

Marco

Boom!

Marco kicked Ace, deciding to knock him unconscious and take him away to prevent him from getting carried away again. He then handed Ace to Jozu and ordered them to leave immediately, while he and several captains stayed behind.

Why aren't you leaving?

"The Whitebeard Pirates aren't all dead yet. What kind of job is it to leave the entire rearguard work to you?"

(End of this chapter)