Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Instantly, the Sea King, now a corpse, was swallowed by the whirlpool, and together with Sabo, they rushed towards the Blood Plate, which had grown from a pure gold lanternfish.

As he watched helplessly as Sabo was swallowed by the whirlpool and about to fall into the gaping maw of the pure gold lanternfish, Ace roared at Sabo without any hesitation.

"Damn it! Sabo, how can I allow you to disappear from my sight again?!"

The next moment, the small boat Ace was standing on spewed flames of unprecedented intensity from its stern, propelling Ace like a meteor straight into the center of the whirlpool before disappearing into the seawater, following closely behind Sabo.

When Sabo discovered Ace's foolish and impulsive behavior, Sabo's eyes widened in shock.

'What is this guy... doing?'

'He's a Devil Fruit user, why would he commit such a suicidal act by rushing into the sea?'

In the turbulent, chaotic, and dark currents at the center of the whirlpool, the light source in front of the pure gold lanternfish illuminated the dim seawater, allowing Ace and Sabo to see each other clearly in the water.

Ace's mouth was slightly open, his eyes fixed on Sabo's direction. He maintained his sprinting motion and stretched out his hand towards Sabo, as if he wanted to say something, as if he wanted to hold onto something, or as if he wanted to protect something.

Ace couldn't make a sound in the seawater, but Sabo somehow understood Ace's lip movements.

He... was calling my name.

'Sabo!!!'

Sabo stared wide-eyed, not understanding why this suddenly appearing boy was so persistent in his pursuit of him, even willing to follow him into the abyss of the whirlpool without the slightest hesitation.

why?

Have we met before?

Who are you???

next moment……

Sabo felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his head, and his pupils trembled violently.

The person in front of me is... Ace!!!

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

A series of bubbles emerged from Ace's and Sabo's mouths respectively. However, unlike Sabo's excited expression, Ace, a Devil Fruit user, rolled his eyes and helplessly watched as his body was swept away by the turbulent current and quickly fell into the gaping maw of the pure gold lanternfish.

In that split second, Sabo's strong fingers firmly grasped Ace's outstretched hand.

In Ace's final, completely unconscious state, he saw eagerness and concern in Sabo's eyes, as if he wanted to convey something.

'I've got you, Ace!'

The next moment, Sabo, who was holding Ace's hand tightly, hurriedly took out some unknown special device from his body and put it on Ace's face. Then the two of them were completely swallowed by the gaping maw of the pure gold lanternfish.

……

The entire process was witnessed by Enel and Yan, who were hidden in the sky.

Seeing Ace, a Devil Fruit user, recklessly rush into the mouth of the pure gold lanternfish along with Sabo, Enel asked in confusion.

"Hmm? Lord Yern, could it be that Sabo has some kind of connection with that fire brat?"

Yann adjusted his glasses and answered ambiguously, "Who would know about something like that?"

but……

As Yann recalled Sabo's actions of disappearing completely into the mouth of the pure gold lanternfish, he vaguely guessed that Sabo might have regained his memories under Ace's stimulation.

Otherwise, no matter how gentle and polite Sabo is, he would never have unhesitatingly put that special device that allows one to breathe underwater on Ace's face to ensure the life of Ace, who should have been a stranger in the eyes of the amnesiac Sabo.

As for Sabo's safety, Yann wasn't too worried.

The breathing mask, developed by Luo based on the physiological characteristics of fish-men who can breathe underwater, is sufficient to ensure enough oxygen even when used by two people taking turns.

"It went surprisingly smoothly..."

Yann murmured something, then looked toward the "Moby Dick" not far from the gradually calming whirlpool.

Or perhaps, they were watching Edward Newgate, the "white-bearded" figure standing at the bow of the ship!

Chapter 668 The Brothers Swallowed Up

[668. Chapter Six Hundred and Sixty-Nine: Celestial Appearance - Snow]

anger!

Even from a considerable distance, Yann could still sense the anger emanating from Whitebeard.

At this point, the "Battle of Marineford" in the original timeline still had more than four years to go, and Whitebeard's condition was far from the terrible state that Arn remembered from his previous life, where he was covered in needles.

Perhaps Whitebeard's physique was already beginning to decline, but he was still the monster who could sit firmly on the throne of "the strongest man in the world".

And this was exactly the kind of reaction that Yann had been hoping for, having meticulously planned this scene.

Rather than letting Whitebeard become an obstacle in his fight against the Pure Gold Lanternfish, it would be better to let Whitebeard take the initiative to deal with the Pure Gold Lanternfish.

Given how much Whitebeard valued Ace, even though Ace hadn't truly become Whitebeard's son yet, Whitebeard would never allow Ace to be swallowed by the pure gold lanternfish.

Immediately, Yann also instructed Enel to manipulate the Ark Maxim to stop releasing thunderclouds, causing the man-made storm that covered the sea and obstructed everyone's view to gradually subside.

In an instant, as the storm subsided, the enormous body of the pure gold lanternfish that slowly rose from the sea was completely exposed to the Moby Dick.

Even with the massive size of the "Moby Dick," a behemoth among pirate ships, it's still smaller than a single tooth of the pure gold lanternfish.

At that moment, the sheer awe caused by the pure gold lanternfish was almost as great as the sudden emergence of a massive island from the water.

Especially the lantern hanging above the head of the pure gold lanternfish, the golden light it emitted was like the sun rising from the sea in a storm.

Meanwhile, in the Spade Pirates, not far from the Moby Dick, Ace's companions were almost all speaking with expressions of despair.

"It's over...it's over, the captain has been swallowed."

"How...how can there be such a huge sea king! What kind of monster is this?"

"Is this the ferocity of the 'New World' seas? Ace!! Can you hear me? Get out of here!"

Just then, an angry and domineering voice resounded throughout the sea.

"You worthless beast... air tremor!!"

Suddenly, the crew of the Spade Pirates seemed to hear a series of chilling cracking sounds!

Starting with the Murakumogiri sword that Whitebeard was wielding, large cracks appeared in the air, seemingly covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye.

"boom!!!"

The next moment, a deafening roar that shook the sky resounded, and the air cracks that had spread to the body of the pure gold lanternfish suddenly erupted with extremely terrifying impact and tearing force.

And under Arn's expectant gaze, the scales of the pure gold lanternfish, which had left Tiger somewhat helpless, began to shatter in large patches, and blood, almost like a waterfall to humans, gushed out from multiple wounds on the pure gold lanternfish's body.

"Worked! Whitebeard, well done!"

Arn's eyes lit up slightly as he sincerely admired Whitebeard's terrifying destructive power.

No wonder he was feared by the old man for so many years and was considered to be a man with the "power to destroy the world".

The power of the "Tremor-Tremor Fruit" was indeed brought to its absolute limit by Whitebeard, shattering the sky and conveying such terrifying destructive force...

'In that case, it's not certain that the plan we made on the spot will actually come to fruition!'

With that thought in mind, Yan took a white mask from Xiao Jin and put it on his face.

"Swastika: Dairedren Hyōrinmaru!"

In an instant, an incredibly terrifying chill erupted from Yann's body, and even Enel, the user of the "Rumble-Rumble Fruit," seemed to feel the activity level of his electrical ions decreasing.

As the dense, cold air gradually dissipated, it seemed as if a giant ice dragon had appeared on Arn's body. Its magnificent, crystalline ice dragon wings were spread out, and twelve ice flowers floated above it, giving people a dreamlike feeling.

Enel, who witnessed this scene, was deeply shocked.

No... as expected of Lord Arn...

Besides wielding the blazing flames that can incinerate everything, it also possesses the extreme cold of ice.

Immediately, Yann pointed the Soul-Slaying Blade he held toward the sky.

Unlike the "Zanpakuto: Ryujin Jakka" which destroys almost everything with terrifying flames when in its Bankai state, the "Zanpakuto: Hyōrinmaru" can perfectly control climate changes by freezing the moisture in the air and manipulating cold air pressure.

The thick, pitch-black clouds that Ark Maxim had created in advance above the sky concealed all of Arn's unusual manipulation of the weather.

"Heavenly signs descend - Snow!"

The next moment, as the pure gold lanternfish was struck by Whitebeard's furious "Air Shock," its body bleeding from multiple wounds, it seemed to be enraged and charged toward the "Whitebeard Pirates" with its enormous body. In an instant, dense snow fell all over the world, and the temperature of the entire sea area dropped sharply.

The seawater... is also showing signs of freezing rapidly.

Marco caught a snowflake that landed in his palm, his eyes filled with confusion. "What's going on with this weather?"

Marco had lived in the New World for decades, and even though the New World was known for its extreme and unpredictable climate, he had never heard of such a sudden and heavy snowfall.

in particular……

Marco's gaze fell on the rapidly freezing sea surface around him, and a sense of vigilance instinctively arose in his mind.

Is there something wrong?

'How could the sea surface freeze so quickly? What a coincidence that it created the perfect stage for Dad to fight the pure gold lanternfish.'

However, just as Marco was about to speak to remind Whitebeard, Whitebeard, wielding the Murakumogiri, had already jumped off the Moby Dick. His massive body moved with incredible agility and lightness, leaping back and forth across the ice floes that had appeared on the sea surface, quickly heading towards the Pure Gold Lanternfish.

"I'm going to kill this beast today!"

Whitebeard's resolute voice echoed across the sea, and many of the Whitebeard Pirates' officers were eager to follow him.

Hunting such a massive sea monster was enough to excite these men of the sea.

"Tsk..."

Marco frowned slightly, quickly weighed the situation in his mind, and made a decisive choice, giving the order.

"The entire fleet shall retreat and leave the snow-covered area to avoid the ships freezing or being caught in the crossfire. The Fifth to Tenth Divisions shall remain on the ships, and the rest of you shall take your weapons and come with me to support Father."

Chapter 669 Heavenly Phenomenon Arrives - Snow

[Chapter 669. You Can Continue]

Snow……

Like an avalanche, it poured down from the sky, turning the entire sea into a vast expanse of white.

In a matter of moments, the sea surface froze into an ice layer large enough for humans to stand on at will.

Facing the pure gold lanternfish that charged at him like a giant island, Whitebeard stood proudly directly in front of it. His arms, gripping the Murakumogiri in reverse, visibly swelled up, and a terrifying halo of light condensed within the blade of the Murakumogiri.