Chapter 203

He didn't believe Bai Hu Zi would spend decades pretending just to trick the Navy today?

Bai Hu Zi wouldn't deign to stoop so low!

So there's only one answer—Bai Hu Zi is bluffing!

"Gurarara—Then let's see! 920!"

Bai Hu Zi laughed loudly as he planted Zounshin into the deck, clenching his fists as a white sphere the size of a man emerged around him, causing Admiral Sengoku's face to darken instantly!

This scale?

This is clearly Bai Hu Zi in his Peak Period!!!

"Boom—"

Bai Hu Zi's fists slammed into the air on either side.

"Crack—crack—crack—"

Dense black cracks crawled across space, spreading in an instant to the distant walls, causing every wall they touched to collapse thunderously, and the massive cannons on the ramparts tumbled into the ruins.

The sheer force of this casual strike had directly destroyed the Navy's carefully prepared first line of defense!

Not only that,

the shockwave had also triggered a tsunami a thousand meters high, sweeping toward the central plaza.

Was he aiming to obliterate the Navy's entire defense with a single blow?

"It's definitely Bai Hu Zi in his Peak Period!" Sengoku's face turned utterly ashen: "All three Admirals, use your full strength to stop Bai Hu Zi! Give me ten minutes—no! Five minutes!"

"Remember! Just keep him occupied!"

Seeing Kuzan moved first,

raising his hand to launch two "Frozen Time Capsules" into the tsunami, instantly freezing it solid—and also freezing the Moby Dick and its three accompanying ships on the sea surface of the Bay of the Moon.

Borsalino fired a laser beam, attempting to block Bai Hu Zi from launching another attack.

Marco, already prepared, stepped in front of Bai Hu Zi and casually kicked away Borsalino's laser beam, sending it crashing into the Navy's ranks where it exploded.

Sakazuki raised his hand and unleashed "Meteor Volcano," a torrent of molten rock and fire soaring into the sky, raining down toward Bai Hu Zi's fleet as it approached the Bay of the Moon.

This time, Bai Hu Zi's division captains couldn't handle it.

But...

"Gurarara—You really think you're small-time me?"

"I am..."

"Bai Hu Zi!!!"

Bai Hu Zi yanked Zounshin free, the half-man-tall white sphere reappearing as he swung it horizontally!

The shattering space spread, engulfing the entire Meteor Volcano, tearing it into fragments that rained down onto the Navy's lines, while the ground itself trembled violently, making ordinary soldiers unable to stand firm.

Forced to act,

the three Admirals abandoned their positions and rushed in, dispersing this overwhelming disaster.

During this time,

Bai Hu Zi shattered the ice layer of the Bay of the Moon again, allowing his fleet to surge through the opening and step onto the ground of Marineford unscathed.

Meanwhile, Sengoku activated the live broadcast,

publicly declaring that Ace's true identity was the "Son of the Pirate King," bearing a lineage steeped in sin!

But Sengoku's face was ashen—he suddenly felt reluctant to kill Ace...

Bai Hu Zi's sudden return to his Peak Period had severely disrupted his plan; if this operation continued...

It might cost them blood!

Who could stop Bai Hu Zi when he was in his Peak state and enraged?

"Those idiot CP0 fools provided utterly disastrous intelligence!"

Seeing Bai Hu Zi about to swing his blade again, Sengoku glared fiercely!

"Quick! Stop him! Don't let him attack Marineford again!"

The three Admirals, just having contained the disaster, immediately charged toward Bai Hu Zi.

Borsalino moved fastest, teleporting beside Bai Hu Zi and launching a light-speed kick without a word.

But Bai Hu Zi didn't dodge or flinch—he absorbed the kick and kept swinging his blade toward Marineford!

"You dare!"

The hot-tempered Sakazuki punched toward Bai Hu Zi's newly landed fleet, the falling molten rocks forcing Bai Hu Zi to pause; he ultimately changed his swing's direction to intercept the attack, sending the debris rolling back toward the Navy's lines, where Seeing Kuzan blocked it with ice.

"Clang—"

Borsalino's hasty kick landed on Bai Hu Zi's unprotected waist, yet it only made him sway slightly—he didn't budge a step, let alone break his defense...

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Aura is intangible, yet undeniably real.

Sima Di directly noticed his Conqueror's Haki had grown slightly.

Good!

Seeing Kuzan and Sakazuki also arrived nearby during this time, surrounding Bai Hu Zi to prevent him from destroying Marineford—and aiming to capture him directly, seizing the leader to break the gang.

But...

"Gurarara—Kids, you're still too young!"

Bai Hu Zi swung Zounshin, and the shattering slashes forced all three Admirals to give their all to counter—even so, they were blasted backward.

"Kid Di, leave the rest to you. This old man's going to cause some havoc!"

Bai Hu Zi laughed heartily as he leapt down, raising the Murakumogiri high to slash at the three Admirals, forcing them to band together to resist—and even then, they could only barely cope.

The strongest man in the world—terrifying to such a degree!

But what Sengoku was even more concerned about was......

Bai Hu Zi had just said "leave the rest to you"—what was he having Sima Di do?

Wait!

This Sima Di is the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. If he's here, then......

Sengoku realized belatedly, but it was already too late!

From within the dark clouds shrouding Marineford, the Thousand Sunny, its energy jets blazing, poked out its bow. The massive cannon at the prow gleamed with dazzling light, the might it had accumulated making even Sengoku's heart jolt!

What terrified him even more was......

The cannon's target was the rear half of the central plaza, yet the Whitebeard pirate crews that had long since landed never advanced, still facing off against the Marines.

So they had been waiting for this very moment!

Sengoku had a premonition—

If he didn't intervene, this single shot would wipe out at least thirty percent of the Marines' strength!

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea! How long do you intend to keep watching the show?" Sengoku roared.

Seeing Sengoku's fury, the four—Doflamingo included—could only charge toward the Thousand Sunny.

However......

At some unknown point, Marco had hooked his legs around "Diamond" Jozu and "Flower Sword" Vista, intercepting Mihawk, Doflamingo, and Bartholomew Kuma.

As for "Empress" Hancock, no one was stopping her......

But she had no way of reaching the Thousand Sunny, which was far up in the clouds!

Sengoku was seized by both terror and dread!

He immediately activated his "Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Daibutsu form"—

But......

Did Sengoku really make it in time?

The Lion's Roar Cannon had been charging for a long time and could have fired long ago; everything seemed more like......

A deliberate lure to draw Sengoku over!

The Lion's Roar Cannon's destructive beam collided with the Daibutsu's shockwave—the two actually held each other at a stalemate, blasting away continuously!

"Crack-crack-crack—"

More cannon ports opened along the Thousand Sunny's hull, all aimed at Sengoku.

Sengoku was utterly stunned!