Chapter 1810: Deterrence

The blood aura floating in mid-air dissipated, and a giant semicircular crater appeared on the ground. The crater was filled with sprayed bloodstains. Akainu, lying at the bottom of the crater, had a deformed head, and more than half of his body was shattered, with flesh and bone fragments splashed far away.

Su Xiao's talent ability, Blood Beast, had nothing to do with being magnificent or cool. It was blood-colored all over, and the moment it formed, it pounced on the enemy, first causing impact damage to the enemy, then exploding. The final blood aura explosion was the most terrifying. Akainu hadn't survived this move, which was why he died miserably at the port.

Su Xiao pressed one hand on his shoulder and stepped into the giant crater, picking up the treasure chest beside the corpse.

Dozens of pirates rushed past the giant crater. Upon seeing the broken corpse in the crater, they all stopped in their tracks.

"Akainu... seems to be dead."

The pirate who said this swallowed his saliva. Even though Akainu's corpse was already broken, this pirate still felt that Akainu might stand up. The previous bombardment of magma fists had already given him psychological trauma.

"Should be... dead."

These pirates only stopped for a moment before quickly fleeing toward the outside of the port.

Inside the giant crater, Su Xiao dragged Akainu's Navy coat and dragged the corpse out of the crater. Just as he reached the edge of the giant crater, countless Navy soldiers rushed toward him.

"Watch the formation, don't let Kuqulin Bai Ye charge into the crowd."

Just as the Navy soldiers were about to surround him, a corpse flew toward them. With a thud, it fell to the ground. The word "Justice" on the white Navy coat was now blurred by blood.

"This... impossible."

The few Navy soldiers closest to the corpse stopped, their pupils gradually widening, their eyes filled with undisguised terror.

The charging Navy soldiers suddenly stopped. The soldiers behind didn't know what had happened and nearly bumped into the crowd in front.

Akainu's corpse lay there, and no Navy soldier dared to step forward. This was the benefit of killing an enemy general; it would cause a devastating blow to the enemy's morale.

Blood dripped along Su Xiao's arm. Even though he was seriously injured, no Navy soldier stepped forward. Whoever dared to take a step forward would die.

Below the execution platform, Sengoku, who was standing on a pile of rubble watching the battle, looked somewhat puzzled. The team of Navy soldiers charging at the very front had actually stopped; those were the elite of the elite.

"Marshal."

Sengoku's adjutant ran over with a panicked expression. Seeing his expression, Sengoku's heart sank.

"According to accurate combat reports, Admiral Sakazuki died in battle 3 minutes ago at the hands of Kuqulin Bai Ye. That is all."

"..."

Sengoku was stunned for a moment, then turned his gaze toward one person. Noticing Sengoku's gaze, Garp lowered his head.

"Garp, the Navy Headquarters is handed over to you. Tsuru, you will serve as the temporary battlefield commander."

Sengoku tore off his Navy coat and walked toward the front battlefield with his upper body bare.

"Leave it to me."

Garp spoke in a low voice. His old friend didn't force him to participate in the battle, but instead let him guard the Navy Headquarters to prevent the "mad" Whitebeard from destroying this iconic building.

Sengoku participating in the battle now was a very wise decision. Not to mention the high-end combat power vacancy after Akainu's death, just the blow to morale was something the Navy side couldn't bear. Therefore, Sengoku had to participate in the battle personally to let the Navy soldiers regain their fighting spirit.

"All Navy soldiers, listen to my orders. You must not let a single pirate escape. Sakazuki sacrificed himself to uphold the philosophy of justice. Do you want his sacrifice to be in vain?"

Sengoku's shout came from behind the large group of soldiers. They all turned their heads and saw Sengoku in his Buddha form.

"The next Navy Admiral is among you. Carry Sakazuki's legacy. If even we fear pirates, who will protect those who cannot fight!"

A few simple sentences made all the Navy soldiers regain their fighting spirit. Sengoku's shouting was very skillful. The first few sentences glorified Akainu, giving the Navy soldiers a sense of tragedy and shared hatred.

The last few sentences were even more powerful. You don't have to be afraid that Akainu is dead; now one Admiral position is vacant, and someone among you might be the next Navy Admiral. The last sentence stirred up the heroic complex in the soldiers' hearts: protect the weak and fight for the civilians who cannot fight.

"Avenge Mr. Sakazuki."

A roar came from the Navy. Hearing this roar, Sengoku felt both gratified and a sense of "the rabbit dies and the fox grieves."

The soldier who shouted this would definitely not be a small character in the future. He directly changed Akainu from "Admiral" to "Mr.", which contained too much meaning.

"Don't be afraid, Marshal Sengoku is behind us."

It was still that same Navy soldier. Sengoku saw the soldier's appearance and kept it in his heart.

"Kill them!"

"Right, we can't let these pirates go. We represent justice."

The Navy soldiers whose charging speed had slowed down all accelerated. However, one group of Navy soldiers didn't move at all—the group in front of Su Xiao. They were also stirred up by Sengoku's words, but after seeing Su Xiao holding the long sword, they immediately calmed down, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over their heads.

A large group of Navy soldiers swarmed out, but just as they rushed through the middle of the plaza, a rumbling sound came from under their feet.

A muffled sound came from the large group of Navy soldiers. It was the blood-covered Whitebeard. His chest was covered in sword wounds and bullet holes, and two officers holding sword hilts were still hanging on his body. These two were full of terror.

Whitebeard hadn't been besieged to death by the Navy, but he was already very weak.

Whitebeard curled his right arm, his fist raised to his other shoulder. The blood vessels all over his body bulged, and because the power within his body was too terrifying, blood sprayed from his wounds.

Whitebeard swung his fist sideways, hammering into the atmosphere. The Navy soldiers within a hundred meters were sent flying backward.

Whitebeard roared, and the cracks beside him spread rapidly until they stopped after spreading across half the battlefield.

Boom! The ground with Whitebeard as the center point shattered. Those Navy soldiers who had just regained their footing and were preparing to pursue were sent tumbling by this punch, and even Sengoku stopped in his tracks.

"Whitebeard... this bastard."

Sengoku immediately guessed what Whitebeard was going to do, but unfortunately, it was too late.

Crack, crack, crack...

The ground under Whitebeard's feet cracked rapidly. He leaped forward a few steps with great difficulty to avoid falling into the gradually splitting ground.

The entire Marineford began to shake. The Navy and pirates in the plaza were all squatting on the ground, hands pressed to the ground. The island was in an earthquake.

When the strong shaking stopped, a few stones fell into a deep trench. This deep trench was at least thirty meters wide and bottomless, splitting the entire port plaza in two, like an abyss.

The pirates who were just preparing to continue fleeing stopped, because most of the Navy soldiers were separated on the other side of the deep trench. Even if those were elite Navy soldiers, it was impossible to leap directly over such a wide deep trench. The officers could indeed leap over, but doing so was meaningless and was instead sending themselves to death.

The outside of the deep trench was filled with pirates. A small portion of Navy soldiers had their backs to the deep trench, caught in a dilemma. As for the other side of the deep trench, it was densely packed with Navy soldiers, with only one pirate: Whitebeard.

Whitebeard held his naginata, standing there with his back to the crowd of pirates. He didn't look back, because this was a farewell. He had brought the Whitebeard Pirates to the battlefield, and now, he was going to send away these sons he loved deeply. Each of these sons was special in his heart, whether it was Ace or the others who had died on the battlefield.

"Navy, your only opponent now is me!"

Whitebeard hammered his fist toward the atmosphere in front of him, and a large area of air cracked. ===== CHAPTER 1811 =====