One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Whitebeard glanced back, his tone calm, "No need for further explanation, Ace. Let me ask you a question..."

Am I a good enough father to you?

Ace's tears instantly welled up. "Of course!"

"Goo la la la la!"

The white-bearded man threw his head back and laughed.

Zhou Ze felt deeply saddened by this scene, but was powerless to do anything about it.

For a powerful figure like Whitebeard, dying on his sickbed in the end would probably be an even harder thing to accept!

Chapter 120 Akainu's Taunt! Ace's Desperate Strike! (Seeking Silver Tickets)

Whitebeard was laughing heartily, while Sengoku was being held back by Dragon. Seeing the pirates about to escape, he roared in fury:

"Garp, Borsalino, Kuzan, defeat Whitebeard quickly!"

"Sakazuki, Zhou Ze, you two continue the pursuit of Ace!"

Enraged, Sengoku repeatedly ordered, "The entire fleet, blockade the sea! No ship is to be allowed to escape!"

After laughing heartily, the white-bearded man looked at the dragon and said, "Although I don't know why you're here."

"However, I owe you a favor for rescuing Ace."

"But perhaps we can't repay it."

A sudden gust of air rose, and once again withstood the heavy blow from the Warring States. The dragon calmly replied, "I have already explained why I am here."

"As for Ace, he was just a side effect!"

Upon hearing Sengoku's order, Zhou Ze's heart sank. Did Sengoku order Akainu to pursue because he knew Akainu's hawkish nature, or because he realized that Zhou Ze was holding back? Perhaps, it was both!

Akainu was very efficient; before Sengoku had even finished speaking, he had already turned into lava and was giving chase.

"They ran away as soon as they rescued Fire Fist Ace. The Whitebeard Pirates really are a bunch of cowards!"

Akainu landed beside Zhou Ze, watching the fleeing pirates and launching into a taunting attack.

"Don't fall for his obvious provocation, keep running!"

There were still some sensible people among the pirates who immediately offered advice.

"However, even the captain is like that, there's nothing we can do about it."

"In the end, Whitebeard was just a loser from the last era."

As soon as he said those words, Zhou Ze knew he was in trouble.

Sure enough, Ace, who had run some distance, stopped. Flames shot from his hands, and he turned around, glaring fiercely at Akainu.

"Loser? Take back what you just said..."

Before Ace could finish speaking, Zhou Ze had already caught up with him like lightning, raising his right leg and kicking out.

Armament Haki instantly enveloped him, followed by a surge of internal energy that condensed into a ball of vibrational energy on his feet.

"Flash Kick"

Zhou Ze let out a low cry and kicked Ace squarely in the neck.

You idiot, you still think you can change anything just by being angry.

Wake up, you're not the main character!

"cough"

Ace coughed up another mouthful of blood and was kicked away by Zhou Ze. With a "bang," he crashed into the iron wall of the encirclement and fell down.

Zhou Ze's kick was filled with anger, not only at Ace's obsessive choice, but also at his frustration at his own powerlessness.

The war has dragged on for so long, and no one has died here yet; it's impossible for it to end.

The World Government needs an explanation, and the ordinary civilians whose lives are threatened by pirates also need an explanation.

If Whitebeard dies here, the common people will not feel the slightest sadness; on the contrary, they will drink heartily and celebrate wildly.

This world is just so messed up!

Does that mean that if I defect in the face of battle, no one will die?

Garp earnestly hopes that Ace and Luffy can choose to walk their own paths in pursuit of their dreams.

But Zhou Ze came into this world alone. It was Garp who brought him into the Navy and helped him gradually integrate into this world.

This debt of gratitude weighed heavier than the Red Line itself in his eyes; how could he let Garp down?

As long as Garp remains in the Navy, Zhou Ze will not give up his identity as a Navy officer; this is the path he has chosen.

A resolute glint flashed in Zhou Ze's eyes.

Akainu, standing behind Zhou Ze, was very displeased with Zhou Ze's sudden attack and was about to speak when Zhou Ze spoke first.

"Admiral Sakazuki, why waste so much breath on pirates? That's not like you!"

Zhou Ze was afraid that Akainu would continue to mock him, and that impatient guy Ace would rush over recklessly again. If that happened, no one could save him from dying.

Upon hearing this, Akainu's face darkened. He didn't believe that Zhou Ze, who usually appeared shrewd and capable, wouldn't see through his intentions. He stared intently at Zhou Ze's back.

Zhou Ze didn't dare to turn his head. He secretly circulated his internal energy and pretended to be calm. He only breathed a sigh of relief when Akainu looked away and slowly walked towards Ace.

When Luffy saw Ace being kicked away, he immediately rushed over to check on Ace's injuries.

Ace forced himself to his feet and, ignoring Luffy and his fellow pirates' attempts to stop him, staggered back a couple of steps.

Zhou Ze felt like dying. "Are you ever going to stop?!"

Seeing this, Akainu was overjoyed and started babbling again, "Your father, Gol D. Roger, conquered the Grand Line..."

"Compared to him, what does Whitebeard amount to..."

"In other words, he will never be as good as Roger, he will always be a loser, that's Whitebeard..."

Akainu's taunts were so offensive that even Zhou Ze, let alone the Whitebeard Pirates, wanted to punch him.

Ace was even more enraged. He clenched his fists, flames erupting from his entire body. He squatted down, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

Instantly, dozens of spiraling flames appeared, covering an area of ​​several tens of meters around him.

"Great Flame Ring - Emperor Flame"

Ace roared angrily from within the flames.

"Whitebeard is a great pirate who created this era. You are not allowed to insult my savior."

"This era is called Whitebeard!"

Countless flames gathered in his hands into a giant fireball that resembled the sun, and then he smashed it towards Akainu.

[Great Flame Ring - Emperor Yan Successfully Learns]

Seeing that Ace was seriously injured and forced to use this move, Zhou Ze knew that this was Ace's desperate attack.

After that attack, Ace probably wouldn't even have the strength to move.

The strange phenomena on this battlefield also attracted the attention of others.

Whitebeard, already covered in wounds from the combined assault of two admirals, a dozen vice admirals, and countless marines, glanced at Ace's attack and realized that Ace's situation was not good.

Despite facing Ace's spectacular attack, Akainu showed little panic.

He stomped his feet hard, instantly creating several cracks in the ground. Hot magma gushed out from the cracks, and he instantly turned into lava, swinging his right arm with all his might.

"Big Fire"

This eruption was much larger than the previous one. The enormous magma fist collided with the fiery sun, and the two violent forces exploded, whipping up a howling gale.

"bang"

The magma fist exploded with a deafening roar, like fireworks bursting forth, and countless magma projectiles rained down.

The enormous fiery sun was also split in two, its core pierced, and flames scattered in all directions.

Half the square was affected by the splashing lava bombs and flames, and countless marines and pirates scattered and fled for their lives, howling as they tried to avoid the attack.

After that attack, Ace could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground with his legs giving way.

In a moment of panic, Luffy was about to rush over and hug Ace, but as soon as he reached Ace's side, his legs gave way and he collapsed to his knees.

The aftereffects of the forced injection of "excitement hormones" became apparent, and Luffy's exhaustion and weakness rendered him unable to move.

Chapter 121 Thunderclap! The Dragon's Heaven-Reaching Cultivation! (Seeking Silver Tickets)

"Whitebeard and you who admire him as your father are ultimately nothing but losers!"

Akainu roared angrily, leaped high into the air, and slammed his lava arm toward Ace and Luffy, intending to kill the two pirates with demon blood.

Zhou Ze also knows this move from Akainu; it's called "Ghost Dog," and its power is astonishing.

In the original story, Ace died from this attack.

Whitebeard raised his arm, about to unleash a powerful shockwave punch to rescue Ace, but Kizaru seized the opportunity and shot a laser beam through his arm.

"Hey, you got hit head-on, Whitebeard. I'm not letting you get in my way. You can't be distracted during a fight!"

Zhou Ze was shocked that after all his hard work, things had turned out this way. Frustrated, he clenched his fists and cursed, "Damn it!"

Then, in an instant, he drew Thunderstorm and slashed down with his sword.

"Mihawk Slash!"

A sharp sword aura slashed straight towards Luffy, attempting to stop Akainu's pursuit.

Zhou Ze knew that with this strike, his undercover identity was now irrevocably exposed, but with Ace and Luffy's lives hanging by a thread, he couldn't care less about that now.

"Boom!"

At this critical moment, a thunderclap resounded, but there was no collapse of the sky or the earth, nor any golden hammer.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Luffy, his dark green coat flapping wildly in the wind.

It was Monkey D. Dragon!