One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Marine Headquarters, Marinford.

There are still three and a half hours before the execution.

In the heavily guarded and impregnable temporary prison of the headquarters, three solid black iron doors that separate the prison from the outside slowly rise. There is no extra decoration in the narrow room, and a brown bench is placed alone in the middle.

Bare-chested Ace, his hands tied behind his back with seastone handcuffs, staring at the ground with empty eyes.

"Tap! Ta-ta!"

Light footsteps sounded, and several experienced jailers transferred from Impel Down walked to Ace and squatted slowly.

Untying the chains that bound his body and feet, the jailer ordered expressionlessly.

"Stand up!"

Holding the same long sword as the one used to execute Pirate King Roger in one hand, the other hand pulled hard on the other end of the chain, signaling Ace to put on his shoes quickly.

Looking down at the shoes on the ground, Ace recalled his childhood in Windmill Village.

In the narrow and long dark corridor, there is a fully armed jailer guarding every few steps to ensure that there will be no problems with the escort.

Step by step, walking towards the end, there is a huge wooden door.

As Ace approached, the wooden door was slowly opened, and behind the wooden door was an endless stone staircase that went up all the way.

Under the push of the jailer, Ace raised his feet and climbed up.

At the same time, under the dual propaganda of the World Government and the Navy, the influence Den Den Mushi distributed in Marinford transmitted the picture to the whole world.

South China Sea.

On the street of a small town, a farmer who was selling food discussed the possibility of Whitebeard's appearance with a sad-looking customer.

West Sea.

On an island with heavy snow, the owner of a tavern was scolding several drunkards and hurriedly closed his shop.

North Sea.

An astonishing number of pirates gathered in the tavern, drinking beer and discussing Whitebeard's strength, each with different calculations in their hearts.

Grand Line.

A large number of residents left their homes and ran to the church in the town, praying that the war would not break out.

East China Sea, Windmill Kingdom.

The scene of Marinford was being broadcast on Freedom Square.

Far behind the square, eight large warships slowly entered the port, and a large number of kingdom soldiers in black uniforms boarded the warships. The thick iron pipes in the center of the ship emitted black smoke and sailed away.

Windmill Kingdom, Fishman Town.

Nearly a hundred strong fishmen bid farewell to their relatives, boarded the warship in front of them and headed away to the sea.

Above the blue sea, an extremely large black warship stood tall, the black metal gleaming in the sun, releasing a heart-pounding power.

This black warship is much larger than other warships, and its size is close to half a small island.

At the bow of the warship, an extremely huge main gun stood tall, and the hideous muzzle brought a biting chill in the sun.

This warship was naturally built by the Kingdom's Science Department. With the help of the Pluto blueprints brought back by An two years ago and the craftsmen of the Seven Waters City, a low-profile version of Pluto was built.

On the day when the warship was completed, Heath personally came to witness its launching ceremony and named it Freedom.

It means to liberate the freedom of ordinary people in this world.

On the deck of Freedom, Yixiao, Xiren, Soros, Luo, Hill, Naz, and Eudora stood at the bow, and behind them were several outstanding elite training camp students.

"Report to the commander! All fleets have been assembled and are waiting for your instructions!"

"I know, you retreat first!"

After the kingdom soldiers left, Xiren, who was wearing a black suit and a black "Zhu" cloak on his back, asked Soros to start the action.

A giant warship, eight large warships, 35 medium-sized warships, and a total of 20,000 soldiers from the Windmill Kingdom began to leave the sea under the effect of the Piao Piao Fruit and fly towards the Red Earth Continent.

These 44 warships can be said to be the strongest force of the Windmill Kingdom.

Marine Headquarters, Marinford.

In the crescent-shaped harbor, Mars and Doreen stood beside a man, and behind them were the naval elites from the South China Sea.

This burly, kind-looking man with a smile on his face was the South China Sea Admiral "Chesterton".

"Mars, why didn't Major General Sally come to the headquarters?"

Since the admiral is the supreme commander of a sea area, his position is equivalent to that of the vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, so Chesterton can call the other party by name.

"Chesterton, how do you think about my suggestion?"

"You have witnessed the brutality of the Celestial Dragons with your own eyes, so you won't still have unrealistic fantasies about the servile navy!"

Lighting the cigar in his mouth, Chesterton, who is only about 40 years old but has snow-white hair, glanced at the other party.

"Mars, if what you said is true, I don't mind joining you, but the premise is that you have to prove that you have the strength."

"Buzz--!!!"

Suddenly, just as the two were about to continue talking, a commotion came from a distance, and the navy that was originally arranged neatly suddenly consciously cleared a wide road.

"Well! That is..."

Mars realized that only the group of lawless guys appeared at this time after noticing five powerful auras suddenly emerging from the square.

"Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Hmm? Where did that sloppy-looking black guy go?"

Mars glanced at Doflamingo and others who were swaggering through the middle of the navy and heading to the execution platform directly below, but did not find the figure of Blackbeard.

Likewise, Vice Admiral Tsuru standing next to Gion also discovered this problem.

On the other side, with the appearance of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, three figures appeared in the sight of the navy at the middle of the towering execution platform at the back of the square.

——Red, blue, and white!!

Three tall, strong figures sat cross-legged on chairs.

——【Akainu】Sakaski.

——【Kizaru】Borsalino.

——【Aokiji】Kuzan.

The three highest combat forces of the navy are ready to fight the Whitebeard Pirates here.

The invisible momentum spread out, giving the navy, who were a little nervous, a shot of adrenaline.

In the Sabaody Archipelago, Zefa, who was ordered to evacuate the navy's families from the Marinford family area, was escorting them to the refugee ship near the Sabaody Archipelago with the new recruits.

Due to their strength and physical condition, Zefa and these new recruits did not participate in this war.

"Teacher Zephyr, will Whitebeard really come?"

Looking at the video transmitted by Den Den Mushi outside, some recruits who were shocked by the navy's lineup asked with some doubt.

"He will definitely come!"

Zeffer stared at the screen in front of him without blinking, and answered the other party's question affirmatively without turning his head.

"You don't know that man. He is different from other pirates. He has no desire for power and wealth, but only wants his own family."

"The navy openly declared war on him and wanted to execute his family. That guy will definitely not turn a blind eye."

"So, he will definitely show up!"

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