Because of Blamenco's death, Whitebeard was on the verge of a rampage, but not quite there yet.
Deep down, he still had a trace of hesitation, preventing him from fully unleashing himself in the battle.
The war intensified.
But things started to look bad for the pirates.
Sengoku, in his giant golden Buddha form, had gained an absolute advantage in his fight against Ranzuki and was about to win.
Of course, this result was deliberately controlled by Ranzuki.
He needed to lose, to free up Sengoku, this powerful ace of the marines.
Now that the situation was out of control, he no longer needed to deliberately keep Sengoku entangled.
Garp's battle against Kaido and Charlotte Linlin was also completely in his favor. Enraged, he used all his strength, beating Kaido and Charlotte Linlin to the point of vomiting blood.
If it weren't for their exceptionally durable bodies, far more resistant than ordinary people, they might have been beaten to death by Garp.
It was to the point that it wouldn't be long before Garp would also be freed from this battle.
Meanwhile, the battle between Kuzan and Kei Yuki was still in a stalemate.
Kuzan's ability to transform his body into ice made it difficult for Kei Yuki's attacks to be effective.
But Kei Yuki's various ice shield Sage Arts, coupled with the techniques unique to his Kekkei Genkai, completely stuck Kuzan in place, preventing him from escaping.
After all, his Kekkei Genkai technique already touched upon the realm of space.
The Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, this secret Kekkei Genkai technique, was truly fascinating.
Konan and Kizaru's battle of angel versus light was also evenly matched.
Konan was a Super Kage, there was no doubt about that.
However, Kizaru could only be considered half a Super Kage at present. The difference in strength between the two was actually quite significant.
But Konan hadn't gone all out yet. She was preparing, waiting for the optimal moment.
Anyway, her paper clones were still on a killing spree. Having her paper clones deplete the Marines' fighting strength was more than enough.
The commanders of the Three Great Pirate Crews once again clashed with the Marine Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals.
Although the Marines suffered heavy losses in the previous raid on Marine Headquarters, those were only the losses of Marine Headquarters.
This time, many Marines from various branches were deployed here, forming the first line of defense to protect Mary Geoise.
Therefore, the Marines still possessed considerable strength.
That's why this war was so intense, and an intense war meant continuous death.
People from both sides were constantly dying, blood slowly staining the ice red.
Severed limbs and shattered bodies lay scattered everywhere.
The Three Great Pirate Crews brought tens of thousands of people this time, and the Marines also had tens of thousands. But at this point, the number of dead was approaching ten thousand.
This place had become a meat grinder, mercilessly devouring lives.
In the distant waters, pirate ships slowly appeared.
They watched from afar, not daring to approach.
After all, this was the ultimate showdown between pirates and Marines. For pirates who loved to join in the fun, no matter how dangerous it was, they still wanted to witness it firsthand.
"Captain, which side do you think will win this war?"
On a pirate ship, someone looked at the distant war through a telescope and couldn't help but ask.
"What's there to say? Although the Marines seem to be in a stalemate with Whitebeard and the others, this is only the first line of defense. Once the World Government sends reinforcements, Whitebeard and the others will definitely lose."
The captain said, already convinced that Whitebeard and the others would be defeated.
Not only this pirate captain, but many pirates who were following this war through various means also felt the same way.
The World Government was indeed the World Government. Just one of their subordinate organizations, the Marines, could hold back the three strongest pirate crews in the New World.
Such power was truly terrifying.
While expressing these sentiments, he didn't forget to think of the man who made the World Government lower its head.
Indeed, not everyone could be called a god.
As the war remained in a stalemate, in Mary Geoise, the World Government was also observing the battle.
"It seems that the Marines are still on our side, and quite loyal at that."
One of the Five Elders spoke, acknowledging the Marines' loyalty.
"Do we need to send troops to support them? CP agents?"
A high-ranking World Government official asked, but the response he received was a shake of the head.
"We must concentrate our forces here to prevent the possible appearance of a god. Since the Marines can hold their own against those three pirate crews, let them fight. If the Marines are defeated, we can just rebuild them."
He spoke, his tone filled with indifference.
In his eyes, the Marines were just loyal dogs.
And in a situation where the master's life might be in danger, there was no need to be too concerned about the life or death of the dogs.
If they die off, they could just raise another one.
In the sky, Madara was observing the war below.
As the leader of the mission and guardian, he naturally wouldn't intervene easily.
Training should have the effect of training. If he needed to help with every little thing, then the effect of the training would be lost.
In another part of the sky, in a location that even Madara couldn't sense, Hui was also observing this war.
He had already guessed Ranzuki and the others' plan, because he had already seen the changes in the sea.
He also saw the strange movements of the Ninja-Pirate Alliance members.
All the people from the Sage Shinobi Nation were quietly leaving the battlefield.
But the people on the battlefield couldn't detect it at all.
Because they were leaving through the seabed.
At certain moments, they would be "knocked down" and fall into the seawater.
Then they would take the opportunity to swim away, and replacing them from the sea were paper clones that Konan had prepared on them beforehand.
This process was extremely secretive.
If one carefully used Observation Haki to sense, they might be able to discover it.
But in such a large-scale battle, who would calmly sense the changes in the sea?
Therefore, unknowingly, the participants in this war had changed.
Even the entire sea area here was slowly changing.
Starting from the edge of the sea, the seawater was turning into paper!
No, using paper to describe it wasn't quite right.
Because they were explosive tags.
This area of the sea was slowly turning into numerous explosive tags.
Just like the sea of six hundred billion explosive tags that Konan used against Obito in the original story.
Ranzuki's plan was already very clear at the moment.
He wanted to use a terrifying explosion to greatly weaken the strength of the Marines and the Three Great Pirate Crews, a massive undertaking that would weaken the world as a whole.
Not only the Marines and the Three Great Pirate Crews, but also the World Government.
He still needed to lure the people from the World Government here, though.
"Aaah!!!"
At a certain moment, the pirate disguised as Ranzuki was finally defeated by Sengoku.
With this, Sengoku's full power was unleashed.
At the same time, as if inspired by the outcome of the battle on Sengoku's side, Garp took a blow from Charlotte Linlin and, in return, knocked Kaido unconscious with a powerful punch, causing Charlotte Linlin to be startled and quickly distance herself from Garp.
With this, the Hero of the Marines, Garp, was also freed from the entanglement.
The stalemate in the war was finally broken.
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