Uchiha's personal opinion

"I am willing to serve the Navy! I am willing to pledge my loyalty to Your Excellency the Admiral!"

Marshall D. Teach immediately bowed his head in submission.

At this moment, nothing matters as much as the Devil Fruit I've been longing for!

Although the title of 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' was very different from his dream of becoming the Pirate King, Marshall D. Teach had no other choice at this point in time.

Moreover, it is not shameful to be a dog for the esteemed General Sakazuki!

"Very well, then do a few things for me..."

Sakazuki chuckled and said, "After it's done, you can enjoy the good life!"

After this round of maneuvering with overwhelming advantages, Sakazuki finally experienced the beauty of mastering power and the overall situation!

This is a thrill that is completely different from conquering others by force!

……

"What a cunning moray eel!"

After a flanking maneuver, Kizaru finally led his fleet to block Ace's fleeing forces and began to command his warships to launch an attack.

Ace frowned, deeply uneasy.

All of this seems too coincidental!

The fact that a captured, unescorted pirate ship was carrying valuable Devil Fruits was already extremely bizarre, and then the Navy's inexplicable appearance in this area, not far from the Four Emperors' combined fleet, further interfered with the Den Den Mushi signal...

Ace would never believe that no one was plotting or scheming amidst this series of coincidences.

However, aside from confirming that his friend Satch was killed by Marshall D. Teach, Ace had no other leads.

Moreover, the most important thing he had to do at that moment was to escape from the siege of a Marine Admiral and his warships!

"Boom boom boom!"

The warships of both sides began to fire intensively at each other.

Kizaru's eight warships formed an encirclement, continuously firing ammunition into the encirclement.

While Ace's pirate ships also fought back with all their might, they were far inferior to the Navy in terms of both training level and combat strength.

So quickly, after being hit by several salvos from the naval warships, the pirate ship began to panic.

There was even a pirate ship whose captain was out of his mind that tried to turn its sails around and withdraw from the battle.

But soon this demoralized pirate ship was blasted into flames by another salvo from the naval warships!

Even though he was at a disadvantage, Ace calmly commanded his subordinates to fight back with all their might in order to buy time.

After all, it was impossible for the combined fleet of the Four Emperors to be completely unaware of a naval battle of such scale.

"Keep going!"

Ace leaped into the air, shooting a beam of fire from his palm to intercept a cannonball, while continuing to encourage his men: "Dad's fleet is about to arrive, and that will be our glorious moment to counterattack and annihilate this enemy!"

Although it was just an empty promise, Whitebeard's reputation at least calmed down the pirates whose morale was in disarray.

However, after the navy fired another salvo that hit a pirate ship and caused it to explode, blasting the entire ship into countless fragments, the pirates completely lost their fighting spirit.

Moreover, as they got closer, the pirates noticed Kizaru standing at the bow of a naval warship.

This is a Marine Admiral!

If it were a long-range barrage, they might be able to muster some fighting courage, but judging from the current situation, the two sides are about to board each other. These worthless fish and shrimps will be slaughtered at the mercy of the admirals!

"Boss! Please make a decision!"

Mascud Deus, a close confidant from his time with the Spade Pirates, said urgently, "Otherwise it will be too late!"

"I……"

Ace naturally understood what his confidant meant—to put it bluntly, he wanted him to abandon the Second Division's pirate ship as cannon fodder and then turn around and run away.

But this is not in line with his usual style!

"Boss!"

Mascud Deus became even more anxious.

Although he was not afraid of death, given the current situation, even though the pirate ship with external armor was better protected, the huge gap in artillery between the two sides was enough to make up for the lack of defense. In addition, there was a Marine Admiral present, so they had no chance of winning!

"Dad and the others will be here soon..."

Ace gritted his teeth and persevered.

But then a fleeting silhouette of sails appeared on the sea to the left. Ace looked closely and saw that it was another eight naval warships!

"hiss!"

Estun gasped.

Now, even if they wanted to leave, it was impossible!

But before Ace could even declare his determination to fight to the death, a vast expanse of sails appeared on the sea to his right.

"It's our ship!"

Ace exclaimed in surprise!

"Whitebeard is here!"

Marshall D. Teach, who was standing next to Sakazuki, screamed.

Chapter 550 The Pledge of Allegiance

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, this is perfect!"

Sakazuki, who had just arrived at the battlefield, was delighted to see the large and powerful Whitebeard Pirates fleet. He even joked with his subordinates, which was quite unusual for him.

After calming down a bit, the initially panicked Marshall D. Teach observed the newly arrived Whitebeard Pirates fleet and realized that it wasn't Whitebeard Edward Newgate himself who had come.

"It should be Marco's First Division and Vista's Fifth Division! I recognize their banners!"

Marshall D. Teach quickly took credit and shouted.

"Excellent! No wonder he's about to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

In high spirits, Sakazuki praised Marshall D. Teach for his pragmatism, and then told his subordinates, "Turn off the signal interference from the horned Den Den Mushi!"

"As ordered!"

The naval officers immediately took their orders and left, while the marines on the mast waved signal flags to notify the fleet led by Kizaru.

Not long after, Kizaru's fleet also replied that they had turned off the Den Den Mushi interference.

At the same time, Kizaru's fleet ceased its salvo bombardment, began to tighten its encirclement, and maneuvered toward Sakazuki's fleet on the left.

Ace could finally breathe a sigh of relief after holding out until reinforcements arrived.

"Bru bru~"

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Ace's arms suddenly started ringing.

"Mishimishi!"

Ace answered immediately.

"It's me! Why couldn't I get through to your Den Den Mushi earlier?"

Marco's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

As the first division commander and chief doctor of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco and Ace had a fairly good relationship and he often looked after Ace.

"It must be signal interference from the Navy..."

Ace let out a sigh of relief and said in as calm a tone as possible, "You guys should also be careful. The Navy's side is led by Sakazuki and Borsalino."

"Akainu and Kizaru!"

Even the most audacious Marco was taken aback when he heard that two Admirals from the Navy Headquarters had gathered in this area of ​​conflict: "What's going on? Weren't they chasing Marshall? How come they're with..."

"That guy must have defected to the Navy and become a traitor..."

Although the distance between the two fleets was relatively far and the view was not very clear, Ace was still able to confirm that among the people standing on the left side of the sea at the bow of the Navy flagship, one of them was Marshall D. Teach, the traitor of the Whitebeard Pirates!

"...If it's two generals, then we need to be cautious."

Marco's voice turned serious as he gestured to his subordinates to dial a Den Den Mushi to notify Whitebeard.

After all, with their strength, it was undoubtedly impossible for them to deal with two generals.

This vast disparity in strength cannot be compensated for by the performance of ship equipment.

"Please cover me, let's retreat..."

Ace took the initiative to request a retreat.

"it is good!"

Marco immediately agreed.

Of course, if Ace stubbornly insists on fighting, he will still fight to the end. At worst, he can just stall for time and wait for Whitebeard to come to his rescue.

But things often don't go as planned.

Just as Ace was preparing to transfer his men from the heavily damaged pirate ship to an intact vessel and carry out the evacuation, the reunited naval fleet unleashed another round of wide-range salvo!

The target of this salvo was Marco and Vista's reinforcement fleet!

"Boom boom boom!"

Although the Navy's salvo missed Ace's fleet due to the distance, it only stirred up a row of columns in front of Marco and Bicester's reinforcement fleet, but it still made their pirate ships uneasy - the Navy's gunnery was so superb that it was beyond the pirates' imagination!

This distance further demonstrates that Ace's damaged ships were already trapped, but the Navy simply didn't immediately recognize them as targets!

"This is bad!"

Marco's eyelids twitched, and he immediately picked up a Den Den Mushi, intending to contact Whitebeard himself.

But then he suddenly realized that the Den Den Mushi had no signal!

"The interception and interference have been completed..."

The naval officer in charge of managing the horned Den Den Mushi came to Sakazuki's side and respectfully reported his arrival.