Chapter 465: Ace's Execution Day

As the day of Ace's execution drew closer, the situation on the sea was eerily calm.

The pirates had vanished, the Navy had lowered their flags and ceased their drums, and the entire world was waiting for the day of the public execution.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hat crew, having been swatted away by Kuma, were scattered across various islands. They were desperate to escape, but for various reasons, they could not get away, and they could barely even receive news from the outside world.

Except for Luffy; he had been swatted by Kuma to Amazon Lily. To be precise, the first generation of Amazon Lily, though Hancock and the others were long gone by now.

"Luffy! Calm down! I know you want to save Ace, but this war is not something you can intervene in. You are still too weak right now!"

Luffy's eyes filled with hot tears: "No, I must go save Ace. He is my brother; I cannot just watch him be executed by the Navy!"

"And I don't need to go to Navy Headquarters. Ace is still in Impel Down; I just need to break him out of prison!"

Lei Li said with a headache: "Luffy, I understand what you mean, but the problem is, do you know where Impel Down is?"

Luffy was stunned: "Uncle, don't you know?"

Lei Li thought to himself, how would he know? He had never been arrested, so how could he possibly know where Impel Down was?

"This, I really don't know. I only know that Impel Down is located somewhere in the Calm Belt, but the specific location is probably only known to the Navy."

The Navy?

A person's face instantly appeared in Luffy's mind: Karl! Aside from his grandfather, Karl was the only Navy member he knew who was relatively easy to talk to.

"Uncle, I know Karl. Can you help me contact him?"

Lei Li was shocked: "You even know that guy? Hasn't he arrested you yet?"

Luffy shook his head: "He said that for my grandfather's sake, he could turn a blind eye to me, so he has never arrested us. If only I could contact him..."

Before he could finish, Lei Li waved his hand: "Impossible. I am a pirate, he is a Navy officer; how could I contact him? And this kid isn't as easy to talk to as you say!"

Thump~

Luffy knelt on the ground, dejected: "Is there really no way? Can I not even see Ace one last time?"

Seeing Luffy like this, Lei Li felt uncomfortable, but he truly had no other way, unless...

Lei Li looked toward the distant forest. This was Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock's territory. Perhaps, for the sake of the time he and Xia Qi had saved her life, she could help?

"Luffy, wait a moment. I'll be right back."

"Sorry, Luffy. This time, I really have no way."

It was truly hellish; there wasn't a single soul on Amazon Lily. What was going on? Could it be that the island had moved?

Wait, that actually seemed possible. He vaguely remembered Xia Qi telling him a few years ago that the people of Amazon Lily hadn't come out for activities in a long time, and even if they did, it was just to buy, buy, buy everywhere.

After taking a few deep breaths, Luffy said earnestly: "There must be a way, Uncle!"

Impel Down.

"Sigh~ There's really no choice. If it weren't for you, Karl, coming to say this personally, I would never have agreed to this plan under any circumstances."

"But since Fleet Admiral Sengoku has agreed, I have nothing more to say."

Karl smiled slightly: "So, you agree?"

Magellan let out a long sigh and nodded: "I have no choice but to agree! I will take good care of the Blackbeard Pirates when the time comes, but if he goes too far, I won't sit idly by."

"Rest assured, his goal is only the prisoners in Level 6."

Magellan said gloomily: "They were all captured by you Navy members with such great difficulty, and you're just going to let them run away like that?"

Karl chuckled and patted Magellan's arm: "Isn't there still you? Just prepare Vivre Cards for everyone in advance. No matter where they run, I will kill them all, one by one!"

"Fine, then I'll listen to you."

Magellan's task was actually very simple, summarized in four words: play along with the ruse.

Whatever Blackbeard did, Magellan and the others would just cooperate and act it out. In short, they just needed to ensure Blackbeard dared to bring people into Navy Headquarters.

And this day was coming soon, because there were only three days left until Ace's public execution.

Three days later, Navy Headquarters dungeon.

The jailer removed the chains from Ace's feet and said coldly: "Stand up! Prepare to hit the road..."

Creak~

The heavy wooden door opened, and accompanied by the crisp sound of chains, Ace slowly walked up the steps, the steps leading to the execution platform.

Meanwhile, in the South Blue.

"There are only three hours left. Will Bai Huzi really break into Navy Headquarters?"

"Who knows! Even if it's Bai Huzi, he's quite old now. What's the difference between breaking into Navy Headquarters and throwing his life away? The Navy has two Navy heroes, after all!"

At this moment, an old lady reading a newspaper said calmly: "What kind of cold remarks are you making? It is precisely because he is an opponent that cannot be ignored that the Navy has transferred elites from all over the world, using all their elite forces to stand in battle formation."

"Therefore, I believe Bai Huzi will definitely appear."

"Then, if Bai Huzi appears, what will happen?"

"That, I don't know."

East Blue.

"Bai Huzi, he's a pirate from a long time ago, right! Regardless, the Navy will definitely not lose."

"Yeah! No matter what kind of pirate it is, it's impossible to defeat the Navy."

North Blue, Lubneel Kingdom.

"Come quickly! It's about to start. Vice Admiral Karl is from our Lubneel Kingdom; he will definitely defeat that Bai Huzi Pirates crew! He is a Navy hero, after all!"

West Blue, an island in the middle of winter.

"Brrr~ It's so cold! Why hasn't it started yet! Boss, bring me some more wine to warm up!"

"Get lost! Who has the heart to do business on a day like this? Once the Navy and the pirates start fighting, who knows what kind of turmoil the world will face! Everyone go back, go back! If the world still exists tomorrow, I will definitely open for business! For now! I have to go watch the live broadcast!"

Sabaody Archipelago, the gathering place for news reporters.

Because this place was closest to Navy Headquarters, the live broadcast footage was the most up-to-date. In order to deliver the first-hand news to the world, they were all standing by, as if they were the ones going to the battlefield.

At this moment, there were less than three hours left until Ace's execution. ===== CHAPTER 467 =====