Chapter 312

Gulando recalled his earlier self who had tried to defeat Bai Huzi; now that he thought about it, it was truly laughable in the extreme.

Hum—!

A gale swept past, and a massive amount of ash fell from the sky. Yet when everything had vanished, Bai Huzi's face darkened.

Not only Bai Huzi, but even Makarov and Gulando's expressions turned unsightly.

Setting aside the dust and smoke invisible to the naked eye, they could no longer sense Blackbeard's presence.

"He's already escaped?"

Flying down from afar, Hyiberion, who had been entangled with Marco the entire time, slowly walked over and said.

A light breeze swept past, and the sky-obscuring dust and mist scattered along with it.

And on the battlefield that had turned into wasteland, Blackbeard's figure had completely vanished, leaving only a pool of bloodstains.

Clearly, Blackbeard's earlier fierce and imposing attack had only been to mislead everyone; the instant Bai Huzi struck, he had silently escaped.

And with Blackbeard's disappearance, this war had also come to an end.

"This war no longer has any need to continue."

"If we keep fighting like this, it will only endlessly increase casualties on both sides. Although you've won now, in truth what you want isn't on us."

On the wasteland, Makarov raised his head to look at Bai Huzi and said in a low voice.

"If you try to kill us all, we won't just sit and wait for death. Although we can't reverse the situation, we can still break a few of your teeth."

Bang—!

Golden magic power blazed forth, floating between Makarov's two hands.

The terrifying magic power caused the ground beneath his feet to constantly collapse and sink, emitting astonishing waves of energy.

Super Magic · Fairy Law.

Makarov admitted he was indeed no match for Serena, and was well aware he was far inferior to Bai Huzi, but if the other side pressed him tightly, he would also fight back with all his might.

Moreover, he also believed Bai Huzi would understand the current situation.

"……"

Both armies fell silent; whether pirates or mages, everyone wore a look of silence.

No one had expected that in the end, this would develop into such an outcome.

The Magic Council lost, defeated by the Whitebeard Pirates from the Grand Line. The mage army suffered heavy losses, and even the entire Magic Council had been reduced to dust.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates won, in reality there wasn't much difference from losing.

And what about Blackbeard?

Although he got what he wanted, on the surface he was now targeted by two factions, making any future actions extremely difficult.

If one truly had to pick a winner, it was only Lin Cheng, who had been behind the scenes orchestrating everything.

……

…………

The war is over!

In the end, it concluded with the Magic Council's crushing defeat and the Whitebeard Pirates' victory!

If Makarov hadn't suddenly intervened, the entire Magic Council would likely have been completely annihilated.

And the entire process of this war was broadcast without omission through magic crystal orbs.

For a time, the entire Ishugar Continent was thrown into violent upheaval.

Before the war, no one had expected that the Magic Council, which had been full of momentum and proclaimed it would stop the outsiders, would suffer such a crushing defeat.

Throughout the entire war, facing the Whitebeard Pirates' offensive, they couldn't even mount a single counterattack, being suppressed by the opponent from start to finish.

Even when they finally unleashed the power of the Mage Spirit at the end, they still couldn't reverse the situation.

But compared to all this, what was most unacceptable was that Blackbeard, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, was actually the mastermind behind the entire war.

Secretly manipulating the two factions into waging war against each other.

It had to be said, upon hearing this news, everyone was shocked by Blackbeard's conspiracy.

From becoming a councilor, to capturing Ace, to triggering the war—all of this was the work of one person.

However, regardless of which side won, under Blackbeard's machinations, the situation of the entire world had already undergone tremendous changes.

A new era… is about to descend!

The Whitebeard Pirates' victory thoroughly confirmed the existence of another world, dispelling the last doubts in some people's hearts.

People from the two worlds can travel back and forth through spatial passages!

At the same time, for this defeat of the Magic Council, someone inevitably had to bear the responsibility.

And the one bearing this responsibility was undoubtedly Gulando, who had acted on his own accord, colluded with Blackbeard, and initiated the war; his position as Council President could no longer be held.

With the war concluded and the magic broadcast shut off, the Whitebeard Pirates also chose to withdraw, and the two major factions silently and tacitly cleaned up the battlefield.

According to the Whitebeard Pirates' backstory, a brief expedition was fine, but their original territories still needed to be guarded.

Moreover, killing everyone off was also something Lin Cheng didn't wish to see.

After all, only intelligent beings can generate emotion points; killing everyone would be equivalent to crippling one's own abilities.

Therefore, dealing with the strongest Heavenly Being Serena was enough to shock everyone.

During this period, the mages still harbored hostility toward the pirates.

Although it was Blackbeard who triggered the war in the middle, these invaders who had entered their world and killed their companions naturally wouldn't receive any friendly looks.

However, under Bai Huzi's suppression, and with their status as the defeated, these people didn't dare act rashly.

And when everything was handled, Bai Huzi led all members of the Whitebeard Pirates aboard their pirate ship and withdrew back to the Grand Line.

This war thus came to an end.

But what this war left behind was causing tremendous changes across the entire world.

At the same time, the words Blackbeard had left behind before departing sent everyone into deep thought.

What kind of existence was this 'Omniscient and Omnipotent Great Will,' and why would it drive Blackbeard to deliberately spark a war between two major powers?

Did the previous Akatsuki organization and the Monu Sect, as well as the World Government, also have some connection to it?

All of this was like a fog, veiling the eyes of the world and preventing anyone from glimpsing the truth.