Chapter 252

"Zhan Guo, what should we do?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru turned to ask Zhan Guo, who had transformed into a giant golden Buddha beside her.

Zhan Guo understood what she meant.

Should they concentrate their forces to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates first, or concentrate their forces to deal with Luo En—who had killed Huang Yuan, displayed terrifying strength, and publicly declared war on the World Government?

Zhan Guo clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, finding it somewhat difficult to judge.

And at this moment.

Someone had made the decision for him.

"Meteor Volcano!"

Akainu punched toward the sky, countless magma boulders like meteors smashing down toward Luo En and the Whitebeard Pirates simultaneously.

Luo En slashed out with a sword.

Whitebeard blasted out a punch.

The magma filling the sky was sliced apart and blasted away.

Immediately after.

The great battle resumed.

"Ace!"

Diamond Jozu roared, leading the members of the Whitebeard Pirates in a massive charge toward Aokiji ahead of them and the Marine elites behind him.

Hawk Eyes Mihawk, gripping his black blade, unleashed a slash capable of splitting a ten-thousand-meter stretch of sea, cleaving horizontally toward Whitebeard.

Whitebeard gripped his naginata Murakumogiri in both hands and swung it out carrying the force of tremors. Though he blocked that slash, he also let out a muffled grunt, his breathing somewhat weakened, his condition difficult to maintain any longer.

"Dad..."

Ma Erke noticed this, a flash of anxiety and worry in his eyes.

Dad's physical condition was about to give out—they had to rescue Ace quickly!

But...

His gaze looked forward.

Jozu had taken on Aokiji.

Apart from that troublesome Fujitora, the Navy's top combat power also included Fleet Admiral Zhan Guo guarding Ace, and Garp standing over there.

The Revolutionary Army and the Straw Hat's squad of surprise troops didn't seem to be a match for that Green Bull and Tsuru either.

That Traveler Luo En appeared to be standing on their side, but didn't seem to have come for the sake of rescuing Ace—wonder what he was plotting...

A flash of unwillingness passed through Ma Erke's eyes.

Even with one Huang Yuan dead, they still couldn't make up for the gap in combat power between the two sides?

If this kept going... Dad...

He glanced at Whitebeard beside him, who had just taken another slash from Hawk Eyes, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but clench his teeth.

"We have no choice but to go all out!"

He stomped his foot, transformed into an undying phoenix wreathed in blue flames, flapped his wings, and flew swiftly toward the execution platform.

Garp, upon seeing Ma Erke flying toward him, clenched his fist, his eyes filled with extreme inner conflict.

As a veteran Marine bearing the weight of justice, he wanted to shoulder his duty and throw this punch, but thinking of Luffy's miserable state...

Garp chose not to throw this punch, allowing Ma Erke to fly over his head.

"Garp..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru looked down at Garp and sighed.

Zhan Guo didn't even look at Garp, gave a cold snort, and raised his hand to blast out a palm strike toward the incoming Ma Erke.

"!"

A powerful shockwave that even distorted the air blasted toward Ma Erke head-on.

Powerful beyond expectation.

Ma Erke was blasted away directly, crashing heavily onto the plaza in front of the execution platform, most of the blue flames covering his body blasted out.

"Dammit! Just a little more!"

Ma Erke gasped for breath, looking at the execution platform not far away, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Just at this moment.

Above Marineford, dark clouds suddenly gathered, black clouds descended, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Luo En looked toward the distant sky, a flash of surprise in his azure-blue eyes.

"That is..."

Upon seeing the massive figure within the distant black clouds, Zhan Guo's pupils contracted sharply.

"Could it be...!!"

"ROAR!!"

Accompanied by an earth-shattering dragon's roar.

Under the stunned gazes of all the Marines.

A massive, domineering dragon's head poked down from the black clouds filling the sky, looking down upon this Marineford.

One of the Four Emperors—Beasts Kaido!

Has descended upon Marineford.

218, it's been a long time, Traveler...

Countless Marine elites and pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates stared at the massive dragon head in the sky, and the colossal dragon body faintly visible within the black clouds filling the sky, all with mouths agape, eyes wide, expressions blank.

"Ehhhhhhhhh?!!!"

"Dragon, a drag-dragon-dragon… a dragon!!!"

Usopp and Chopper stared at the giant dragon overhead, their eyeballs nearly popping out from fright.

"An actual dragon?! This really is… enough to make your eyes fall out of your head!"

Brook said in awe: "Although I don't have any eyeballs!!!!"

Nami stared blankly at the giant dragon in the sky: "This has to be a joke… this is already beyond the pale, isn't it?"

Franky stared at that giant dragon, swallowed hard, cold sweat streaming down his face.

"This… could it be…"

"One of the Four Emperors, Kaidou?! Why would he appear here?!!!"

Spider shouted in horrified alarm.

No one could answer him.

"Kaidou… another of the Four Emperors — is he really planning to completely destroy this Marineford?"

Smoker ground his teeth.

Tina and Tashigi's expressions were equally solemn.

At this moment, the entire world watching this battle through the image-transmission snails was thrown into an uproar.

"One of the Four Emperors, Kaidou, has appeared at Marineford?!"

"That can't be real…"

"Two of the Four Emperors, plus the Traveler Luo En — are they trying to wipe out the Marines completely?!"

"Is the world going to be destroyed?! Oh gods."

"What on earth is going to happen?!"

…………

Sengoku, Tsuru, and the others stared at the giant dragon weaving through the sky-black clouds, their expressions grave.

"Kaidou, what have you come here to do?!"

Sengoku demanded in a stern voice.

"Of course I came here to throw down!" The giant dragon Kaidou's voice rang through heaven and earth: "Such a lively war — how could I, your old man, possibly sit this one out?!"

"And besides…"

The giant dragon Kaidou's pair of dragon-eyes, brimming with fierce murderous intent, looked down at a single figure on the plaza below: "Long time no see… Traveler Luo En!"

Every gaze in the place fell upon Luo En.

Luo En raised his eyes to look up at the giant dragon Kaidou in the sky and smiled: "So, you've come looking for me?"

"That fight we had back on Onigashima was a real rush, but it's a shame we never settled a winner. Have another go with me, your old man — Traveler Luo En!"