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The war has now gone beyond Bai Ye's plans.

From the very beginning, he was not prepared to fight a protracted war with the navy, but to fight a quick battle.

Just like the Navy needs Ace to stay on the execution platform all the time, whether it is the Straw Hat Pirates or the Whitebeard Pirates, as long as they can rescue Ace, they can start retreating.

The Straw Hat Pirates contain the combat forces below the rank of Rear Admiral of the Navy, Captain Whitebeard contains the elite Vice Admirals, and the three admirals are also evenly divided among the high-end combat forces of the Straw Hat Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates.

There is only one purpose for doing this, and that is to prevent Ace from being guarded by strong people.

This way, Bear, whose identity has not been exposed, and Sabo, who has never appeared, can rescue Ace.

Then, everyone can escape happily.

Things went smoothly at first, but many unexpected situations still occurred.

For example, the appearance of the Golden Lion, the time when Kizaru appeared, and the big move of the World Government.

Until now, after many coincidences, the rhythm of the battlefield has completely entered a tug-of-war.

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In the battlefield closest to the execution platform, Akainu, who possesses the greatest destructive power among the three admirals and is also the most hardworking, is now covered with lava.

The rising steam seemed to indicate that he had lost his last bit of patience.

Opposite him, Luffy and Sabo were leaning on their knees, breathing heavily.

Even with Sabo's help, after such an intense battle, Luffy had already been unable to maintain the Fourth Gear form not long ago, and even the Sky Furnace Fire was almost extinguished.

Luffy bit the pill in his mouth again, regained some strength, stood up first and stood in front of Sabo.

"Luffy!" Sabo was a little surprised.

"Leave it to me next, Sabo."

Luffy didn't look back. He activated Gear 2 and looked directly at Akainu.

Although Sabo kept gritting his teeth and persevering, Luffy seemed to be able to hear that Sabo had reached his limit.

This is indeed true. Sabo's Armament Haki gives him extremely strong attack power, but he cannot take care of his own defense.

Sabo does not have the physique of a mythical beast like Luffy. Every time he is hit by Akainu's attack, he suffers 200% real damage.

Similar to Zoro and Sanji, mental pain cannot be compensated by pills.

"Don't be ridiculous." Sabo was sweating profusely. He stretched out his bleeding arm and tried to grab Luffy. "How could I let my brother stand in front of me?"

But at this moment, Sabo couldn't even see Luffy's figure clearly.

"It's because I'm your brother that I have to stand here!"

Luffy clenched his fists and yelled, "I almost lost you once before. How can I let it happen again this time!!!"

"You and Ace! I will never let you die!!!"

[Rubber rubber jet machine gun! 】

Luffy launched a violent attack with his fists towards Akainu, instantly raising a large cloud of smoke, dust and rubble.

Then, Luffy took advantage of the smoke to attack Akainu again, and took this opportunity to take Akainu away from where Sabo was.

"Luffy!!!" Sabo struggled and yelled, but he could only watch Luffy getting farther and farther away from him.

His tears flowed wildly and his face was full of unwillingness.

But he quickly regained his composure. At this moment, he couldn't even stand up, so it was impossible for him to help Luffy.

So he sat on the ground, took out the pills Bai Ye had given him and swallowed them all.

Feeling the energy flowing almost violently in his body, Sabo's eyes revealed absolute determination.

"Humph, it's a pointless struggle."

Akainu looked at Luffy who was standing alone in front of him with a disdainful expression.

Luffy's purpose of leading him away was too obvious, but Akainu didn't care, because in his opinion:

"Whether it's you or that guy, you are destined to die today."

"When you defy justice, you should be prepared to be killed, bastards."

If I were to use one sentence to translate Akainu's mood at this moment, it would probably be: This wave, the advantage is mine!

"That kind of awareness! I already had it!!!"

Luffy clenched his right fist and looked determined: "But I will never die here!"

"I'll save Ace! And leave with everyone else!"

Luffy's voice became louder and louder. Facing the entire ocean, he once again made his declaration:

"I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

"Before that, I will never die!!!"

[Rubber Rubber Jet Gun!!!]

The heat rising from Luffy's body became more and more intense, and his feet broke through the ground and disappeared on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Akainu, and his left fist covered with armed color domineering punched towards Akainu's chest.

"One Piece?! Stop dreaming, kid!"

【Pluto! 】

The lava hound in Akainu's right hand bit Luffy's left arm hard. Its fangs pierced Luffy's skin, but no blood flowed out because the lava had evaporated them instantly.

Akainu raised his left fist, which was flowing with magma, and aimed at Luffy's head.

"The fate of a pirate is to be wiped out by justice! Die here!!!"

The giant magma fist with extreme destructive power hit Luffy's face hard, and even though it was covered with armament domineering, it was of no use.

puff!

Luffy spat out a mouthful of blood and his entire head was hit backwards.

However, Luffy's eyes became brighter.

He did not struggle to free his left arm from the lava hound's bite, or rather, he let himself be bitten on purpose.

【Entangled! 】

Luffy's left arm suddenly began to extend, binding Akainu tightly.

At the same time, Luffy's right fist has been gathering power for a long time.

The head that had been tilted back instantly bounced back, Luffy stared at Akainu in front of him and shouted loudly:

"My destiny! I decide it myself!!!"

boom!

The almost extinguished Heavenly Furnace Fire in Luffy's right fist was ignited again at this time, burning even more violently.

[Rubber Rubber Fire Fist Gun!!!]

The explosive attack, packed with anger, domineering and Luffy's belief, hit Akainu hard in the face!

Akainu's body and soul suffered a devastating blow at the same time.

A mouthful of hot blood also gushed out from his throat.

puff!

At this moment! Akainu once again became the most seriously injured of the three admirals!

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But Luffy's attack was not enough to defeat Akainu.

As Akainu closed the distance again, Luffy, who was barely maintaining the second gear form, could only start to be beaten again.

The blood soon soaked his entire body.

But even so, Luffy still didn't let Akainu get even one meter close to Sabo.

This is the promise he made, and he will keep it even if he dies!

"Luffy...Sabo...and everyone...Damn it!!!"

On the execution platform, Ace looked at the people who had fallen or were seriously injured in order to save him, and tears flowed out like broken strings.

Regret, guilt, and unwillingness surged into his heart.

At this moment, he hated the seastone handcuffs on his hands so much. He wanted so much to fight side by side with his brothers.

On the battlefield, the deafening shouts of killing were heard constantly.

On the top battlefield, the three generals and Bai Ye and the other four all sped up again at this moment, wanting to eliminate their opponents as quickly as possible.

Bai Ye, in particular, wished he could trample the three people into the ground so that they couldn't be dug out.

The same was true in other places. The pirates all looked anxious. The longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them.

But in the entire battlefield, there was one person whose status was out of tune with the others.

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ps: After laying the groundwork for so long, the ending scene I imagined is finally going to appear!!!