Chapter 683

"Luffy, you guys go first, I'll deal with Akainu!" Ace shouted loudly.

"Brother Ace, you must be careful!" Luffy said worriedly.

Ace faced Akainu alone, and the two went back and forth, each having their wins and losses. But Akainu's strength was truly too strong, and Ace could not gain the upper hand. Eventually, Ace was unfortunately hit by Akainu.

Akainu mocked, "You pirate, killing and burning, guilty of heinous crimes, there is only one end for you, and that is death!"

Ace looked at the Marine general with a firm gaze; he had no cowardice or fear. He knew this might be the final moment of his life, but he would never yield, nor would he bow his head to anyone.

"Why should I apologize to you?" Ace straightened his body and, using all his strength, uttered this sentence.

"You damned pirate, you don't even know what you are saying!" The Marine general glared at Ace.

"I know, I want to fight for my dreams, I want to fight for my brothers, even if my life has reached its end, I will not regret my choice." Ace's voice was filled with firmness and determination.

A powerful aura radiated from his body; this was the energy he released using all his strength. His hands were bound by shackles, but he was not bound; he stretched out his hands and, using all his strength, tore the shackles apart.

"You Marines, you can deprive me of my freedom, you can deprive me of my life, but you cannot deprive me of my dreams!" Ace shouted, using all his strength to launch his final attack.

His body turned into flames, burning with his final power. His body became smaller and smaller, eventually turning into a small ball of flame, drifting in the air. He sacrificed his life, offered his final power, and won a chance for the Straw Hat Pirates to escape.

"Ace!!" Luffy roared, tears streaming down his face.

The Straw Hat Pirates and the Marine general were all moved by his heroism. Ace used his life to exchange for the Straw Hat Pirates' escape, and his heroic spirit would forever be engraved in their hearts.

"We must fight for Ace!" Luffy shouted loudly, wiping away his tears, rising to attack the Marines, turning the Straw Hat Pirates' anger into infinite power.

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Locke also felt the sorrow brought by Ace's sacrifice, but he knew now was not the time for mourning. He used his Teigu power, controlling the seawater and wind, to provide support for the Straw Hat Pirates. He created gale-force waves, giving the Straw Hat Pirates infinite power.

The Straw Hat Pirates, relying on Ace's heroic sacrifice and Locke's Teigu power, finally defeated the Marines. They successfully escaped from Marine Headquarters.

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Locke and the Straw Hat Pirates experienced a series of challenges and difficulties during the process of escaping Marine Headquarters. They encountered some powerful enemies, but all were defeated by Locke's Teigu power. During this time, they also built deep friendship and trust.

"Brother Locke, you are truly too amazing!" Luffy said to Locke, "Without you, we would never have been able to defeat those Marine soldiers."

"Heh, this is what I should do." Locke answered with a smile, "We must work hard together to be able to defeat those guys."

"That's right!" Zoro agreed, "We are a crew, fighting together, moving forward together."