One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

So far, everything has gone smoothly, but the expressions of the Navy leaders are becoming increasingly serious. War is imminent, and there is still no news about where the Whitebeard Pirates will appear.

Zhou Ze was not worried about this, which meant that things were still developing according to the original plot.

On the contrary, Zhou Ze would be more worried if things took an unexpected turn, as it would cause him to lose his greatest support besides the system.

"Marshal Sengoku!" Lieutenant General Stolberg suddenly rushed in.

"what happened?"

"We can't find him anywhere, in Mary Geoise and Marineford. We've searched everywhere, but we can't find Blackbeard, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Strawberry looked slightly nervous. "There's one more thing. A warship without permission to set sail has arrived at Impel Down!"

"What?" Sengoku's eyes widened.

Zhou Ze was also startled and stood up, about to leave.

"Zhou Ze, stop right there!" Zhan Guo shouted, pointing to the clock on the wall.

"It's already 11 o'clock. Don't go anywhere. I have faith in Magellan's abilities, and besides, there's Shiryu with us!"

Zhou Ze retorted, "Marshal, that's exactly why I'm going. Shiryu has been imprisoned for so long, do you think he can still be a qualified warden?"

“The most important thing now is…” Sengoku shook his head.

"Marshal!" Zhou Ze shouted, interrupting Zhan Guo.

Looking at the room full of elderly people, he finally sighed, "I will come back before the execution."

Zhan Guo finally fell silent and stopped objecting. Zhou Ze nodded heavily to him, "Thank you, Marshal!"

After saying that, he pushed open the window and jumped out.

A huge eagle shadow suddenly fell over the headquarters plaza, attracting the attention of all the marines, who gasped in surprise.

Smoker looked up and said, "Hey, Tina, isn't that Zhou Ze?"

Tina was also looking at the sky at this moment. She recognized Zhou Ze at a glance and gave a faint "hmm".

"That direction leads to Impel Down, right? Could something have happened to Onigumo?" Smoker asked, a cigar dangling from his lips, his brow furrowed.

Tina had also thought of these things, and her heart was filled with worry.

"Hey Mike, look!" Sherman patted Mike on the shoulder.

"Don't touch me, I'm not blind, I can see!" Mike said, pulling away in disgust.

"He's a lieutenant general, that's right. Tsk tsk, no wonder he's Lieutenant General Zhou Ze. Every time he's deployed, he causes a sensation!"

Mike looked proud.

Sherman looked on with envy. What kind of Devil Fruit ability is this? It can actually fly!

Chapter 99 The Final Effort! Skill Freak Deploys Shiryu! (Bonus Chapter)

Zhou Ze frantically channeled his bluish-white internal energy, and the previously faint eagle-like form almost solidified, soaring through the sky at an extremely fast speed.

Just as Zhou Ze was preparing to climb higher and pass over the towering Gate of Justice, the gate that reached into the clouds opened.

Five naval warships rode the ocean currents and entered the Marineford waters.

It was Onigumo who was escorting Ace's fleet.

After a slight hesitation, Zhou Ze decided to go down and take a look.

Zhou Ze's appearance in the distant sky immediately caused a stir in the fleet. The sailors, who had been on high alert, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he landed on the deck.

"Zhou Ze, what brings you here? What happened?" Oni Spider asked in a deep voice.

"Straw Hat Luffy has caused a massive riot in Impel Down! I'm going to support Magellan!"

Zhou Ze saw Ace handcuffed to a chair on the deck and deliberately spoke loudly.

"Furthermore, an unidentified warship is heading towards Impel Down. Headquarters is worried you might encounter it, so I came to check on Ace's situation!"

Upon hearing this, Onigumo arrogantly replied, "We have five vice admirals and five warships. What is there to worry about?"

As Zhou Ze walked towards Ace, he said, "It's better to be safe than sorry. We can't be careless."

"You know, it was because of carelessness that two Shichibukai were defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates one after another."

Then Zhou Ze looked at Ace and said with a smile, "That kid is your brother, right?"

"Anyway, you're going to die soon, so it won't hurt to tell you. Your brother is still alive."

As he spoke, Zhou Ze winked at Ace, then scratched his left arm twice with his right hand. "You know what I mean, right?"

Ace looked at Zhou Ze in confusion, not quite understanding for a moment.

Zhou Ze looked somewhat helpless, then rubbed his left arm a few more times, making a final effort.

Then he turned to Onigumo, whose brows were furrowed and who was showing suspicion, and said:

"I must be crazy to waste so much time talking to a dying man. I'm leaving, Lieutenant General!"

Zhou Ze raised his left hand, waved goodbye, and then soared into the sky, continuing his journey towards the city.

Ace, that's all I can do. If you still can't control your emotions in the end and die, don't blame me!

On the deck, Ace tried his best to turn his head to look into the distance, where Zhou Ze was flying over the slowly closing Gate of Justice.

If Ace didn't react to Zhou Ze's first hint, then he would be a complete idiot if he still didn't understand the two other hints—Zhou Ze rubbing his left arm and raising his arm again before leaving.

Ace looked away and lowered his head to look at his arm. The "ASCE" tattoo on his left arm was still there, but the "S" was crossed out. This was not his name.

"Your brother is still alive!" Thinking of Zhou Ze's words and his crazy hints, Ace's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Is he still alive?

Very good!

Ace lowered his head, his eyes gradually welling up with tears as memories of the past flooded his mind, and finally, tears streamed down his face.

……

Looking down on Impel Down from the air, 20 naval warships are anchored in the waters far from Impel Down, hidden in a light mist.

Seeing that the Straw Hat Boy hadn't escaped yet, Zhou Ze didn't hesitate any longer and swooped down towards the ventilation tower of the Great Prison.

"straw hat……!"

As Zhou Ze descended into the prison through the ventilation tower, he suddenly heard a terrifying roar.

That's Magellan's voice!

It seems that Magellan is making a final pursuit of the Straw Hat crew.

Magellan was pursuing them from the fourth basement level upwards, while Zhou Ze's target was Blackbeard's crew, who were heading towards the sixth basement level.

At the end of the ventilation tower was the boiling blood pool on the fourth underground floor. Zhou Ze landed in the passage above the blood pool and then rushed towards the stairs.

"Hehehehe, slaughter to your heart's content! Only those who survive are worthy of becoming my companions. This is the choice of fate!"

Blackbeard laughed heartily and released the criminals imprisoned on the sixth floor, letting them fight each other to choose their allies.

Bazars, Lafitte, Doc Q, and Shiryu of the Rain, the warden of Impel Down, stood to the side, revealing a sinister smile.

"Hahaha, we will eventually reach the pinnacle of the world and become its kings. Don't you agree?"

"Hehehe...hiccup!"

Blackbeard, who was laughing wildly, swallowed his laughter when he saw the figure that suddenly appeared.

Zhou Ze slowly emerged from the shadows and said calmly, "I don't think it will work!"

"It's you?"

Blackbeard's face was grim, Burgess and the others were both shocked and furious, and Shiryu, with a cigar in his mouth, had a cold glint in his eyes.

Ignoring Blackbeard and his men, Zhou Ze stared at Shiryu and chuckled, "So, Warden Shiryu, you've joined Blackbeard's crew?"

Wearing the uniform of the warden of Impel Down and a flight cap, Shiryu stared at Zhou Ze. "You're a rising star in the Navy. I know you."

His tone was low and cold, "After Magellan released me to quell the riots, he still wanted to keep me imprisoned. He can't blame me for that."

Zhou Ze nodded. "Yes, that's good. That makes things much more convenient. What was that line you said again?"

Looking behind Blackbeard and his men, at the death row inmates wearing seastone handcuffs and engaging in a brutal fight with their bare hands,

Zhou Ze's killing intent surged. "I remember now, that phrase is called..."

"Kill them on sight, without mercy!"

No sooner had Zhou Ze finished speaking than Shiryu, wielding his sword with both hands, took a step forward, and slashed horizontally.

"clang"

Zhou Ze drew his sword to block the attack. Armament Haki surrounded the blade, and his inner strength filled his limbs. He then pushed Shiryu back.

"Storm Foot · Triumphant Bird"

"Cleaving Waves"

"Lion Valley"

Mihawk Slash

"One-Sword Style, Iaijutsu, Lion's Song"

The moment Shiryu was forced back, Zhou Ze seized the opportunity to leap up, unleashing a series of slashing kicks with both legs, and immediately followed up with sword moves after landing.

Zhou Ze knew very well that he was alone, while the other side had five people. If he couldn't reduce the number of the other side's members as soon as possible, the other side would become stronger after the prisoners finished fighting.

Meanwhile, Magellan was still nowhere in sight.

Blackbeard and his crew had never seen such a frenzied fighting style before, and they were all stunned for a moment.

Shiryu, who was at the center of Zhou Ze's attack, had several changes in expression as he dodged Zhou Ze's attacks in a somewhat disheveled manner.

"Ugh..."

Finally, one of Zhou Ze's consecutive attacks struck Shiryu's shoulder, causing him to let out a low howl.

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

After the initial strike, Zhou Ze, who had appeared behind Shiryu, didn't stop. He raised his arm, and a stream of bluish-white internal energy transformed into a blade, splitting the ground as it slashed at Shiryu once more.