Chapter 168: The War Ends

"Don't move! Kizaru."

Akainu was blocked by Red Hair, and Benn Beckman aimed his gun at Admiral Kizaru, who had just arrived and was preparing to use laser beams to attack Jinbe and Straw Hat Luffy.

"Yo! Benn Beckman!"

Kizaru raised his hands in a showy manner, looking surprised.

After saying this, Kizaru leaped into mid-air, forming a shining golden cross.

Sacred Yasakani Jewel!

"Tch, I was careless!" Benn Beckman was startled and muttered to himself.

Facing the overwhelming barrage of light orbs, Jinbe gritted his teeth, activated his full-body Armament Haki, turned his back to the light orbs, and protected Straw Hat Luffy in his chest.

After Ace’s death, he had to protect Straw Hat Luffy no matter what.

Gritting his teeth and waiting for a while, Jinbe realized that the light orbs hadn't struck him.

When Jinbe looked up, he realized that a group of high-ranking officers of the Red Hair Pirates had already surrounded him and Straw Hat Luffy.

And the Sacred Yasakani Jewel that Kizaru had unleashed had already been completely neutralized by them.

Seeing the Red Hair Pirates protecting Straw Hat Luffy like this, Akainu couldn't help but squint his eyes.

This Straw Hat Luffy must not be left alive!

Because of the arrival of the Red Hair Pirates, the battlefield quickly calmed down.

The Marines stopped their pursuit, while Ivankov, Hawkins, and the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates led by Vista seized the time to flee, escaping behind the Red Hair Pirates.

Fleet Admiral Buddha Sengoku frowned as he looked at Red Hair and said in a deep voice:

"Red Hair, are you sure you want to interfere in this war?"

Red-Haired Shanks glanced at the unconscious Straw Hat Luffy and said to Sengoku in a deep voice:

"In this war, the Whitebeard Pirates have been completely defeated, and the Marines have achieved victory. I hope everyone can do me a favor and end it here, how about that?"

Akainu looked at Red-Haired Shanks before him and sneered, "Your face as Red Hair might not be as big as you imagine."

Regarding Akainu’s mockery, Red Hair didn't speak but stared at Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral of the Marines.

"What if I say no?" Sengoku looked at Red Hair and narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, when they were about to wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates and achieve an overwhelming victory over them, Sengoku didn't want to stop the war no matter what.

Red Hair said in a deep voice: "If the Marines are still prepared to continue, then from here on, the Red Hair Pirates will accompany you to the end!"

After saying this, a terrifying aura slowly rose from Red Hair, emitting a terrifying invisible pressure.

Seeing this, all the Marines and pirates nervously turned to look at Fleet Admiral Buddha Sengoku, wanting to see how he would answer.

Hearing Red Hair say this, Sengoku narrowed his eyes and calculated quickly.

Now he and Akainu were both wounded by Whitebeard, Garp had gone to pursue the Blackbeard Pirates, Kizaru and Aokiji’s stamina was also significantly depleted, and the Marines had suffered heavy casualties.

And the Red Hair Pirates, having absorbed the remnants of Whitebeard’s group, were becoming even stronger.

Starting a war with the Red Hair Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, was clearly not a wise move.

Thinking of Red Hair’s special status, Sengoku canceled his Great Buddha golden form with a blank expression, tacitly agreeing to Red Hair’s request to stop the war.

Seeing this move by Sengoku, both pirates and Marines breathed a sigh of relief.

Akainu looked extremely unhappy, Kizaru’s expression was normal, and Aokiji was expressionless.

Sengoku took out the Den Den Mushi and said in a deep voice:

"We have won the war against the Whitebeard Pirates! Start treating all the wounded now."

"The war is over!"

As these two sentences from Sengoku rang out on the battlefield of Marineford, the Marines instantly erupted in intense cheers.

They had won!

Conversely, the Whitebeard Pirates, as the losers, all burst into tears.

Red-Haired Shanks looked at Sengoku and continued:

"I hope everyone present can do me a favor and hand over the bodies of Whitebeard and Ace for me to handle."

"As you wish." Sengoku waved his hand, agreeing to Red Hair’s small request.

"Thank you very much!" Red Hair bowed to Sengoku.

Afterward, he turned his head to look at the execution platform in the Marine camp and frowned.

Noticing Red Hair’s gaze, Sengoku, Akainu, Beckman, and others all looked toward the distant execution platform.

There.

Lin Yu was sitting on a chair previously occupied by the three Admirals, crossing his legs, his right hand resting on the armrest, supporting his cheek, watching Red Hair and the others with leisure, like a loyal audience waiting for the play to end.

Beside him stood Reiju, Robin, Nami, Nojiko, Smoothie, Ulti, Vivi, and others.

After seeing Blackbeard and the others driven away, Lin Yu had rushed back without stopping, just to witness this scene with his own eyes.

As a fan of over ten years, not watching the end of the Summit War with his own eyes would always feel like a regret.

Seeing God-Slayer Lin Yu sitting on the execution platform, everyone present was stunned; the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were gnashing their teeth, wishing they could rush up and tear him to pieces.

It was precisely because of his appearance that the Whitebeard Pirates had fallen short and ended up in their current state.

Red Hair looked at Lin Yu, and Lin Yu looked at him with a blank expression.

Because of Straw Hat Luffy, he and Red Hair were destined to stand on opposite sides.

"It seems Red Hair really values Straw Hat Luffy."

"Being protected by so many people, Straw Hat Luffy, what kind of Pirate King are you? You should just be the Background King."

Looking at Straw Hat Luffy, who was currently surrounded by the Red Hair Pirates, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

At this moment, Lin Yu truly hoped that Sengoku would fight Red Hair, giving him a chance to ambush Red Hair.

However, he could understand Sengoku’s move to stop the war.

At this time, the Marines had won the war against the Whitebeard Pirates; although the casualties weren't as severe as in the original story, they were not small.

And Sengoku and Akainu were both significantly wounded facing Whitebeard in his prime, and the other Marines had consumed most of their stamina; continuing to fight the Red Hair Pirates now was indeed not a wise move.

Of course, more importantly, it was because the Red Hair Pirates, as the guide for the protagonist Straw Hat Luffy, were truly too strong!!!

Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, bounty 4 billion, special status, connected to both the underworld and the government, possessor of top-tier Conqueror’s Haki, one strike of Divine Departure, deterring the small-minded.

And Benn Beckman, as the first mate, was equally strong; in the original Vivre Card, his strength was described as being on par with Red Hair, and his bounty was as high as 2.87 billion Berries, far exceeding the first mates of other Four Emperor pirate crews.

You have to know, Marco, as the First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and possessor of the Mythical Zoan Phoenix Fruit, only had a bounty of 1.374 billion Berries.

The bounty of King the Wildfire, the first mate of the Beast Pirates, was only 1.39 billion Berries.

And Lin Yu’s brother-in-law, Katakuri, the first mate of the Big Mom Pirates, only had 1.057 billion Berries.

(Beckman’s bounty was not officially released; 2.8 billion is fictional for this work)