Chapter 172: Chaotic Bay/Shelling/New Hatred, Old Hatred
The area of the frozen ice breaking in the bay of Maryford's crescent moon is still expanding.
The sound of clicking makes people's scalps tingle when they hear it.
The navy and the pirates didn't care about fighting for a while, and ran towards the shore en masse.
Among them, there are also many Devil Fruit abilities who fall into the sea and cannot swim up on their own.
The relatively bulky "pacifists" fell into the water in unison, and almost all of them were wiped out.
There are also some larger chunks of ice that have just broken away and are still floating on the surface.
They were of all sizes, like octagonal cages, enclosing the navy and the pirates as if they were going to fight them to the end.
Vice Admiral Stoloberry of the Navy Headquarters originally followed the "Red Dog" Admiral Sakarsky and violently attacked "Whitebeard" Newgate, but was repelled by the members of the Whitebeard Pirates led by Marko.
However, everyone had a hunch that "Whitebeard" would not last long.
His chest was pierced near his heart, and a large piece of his left forehead was missing, and even the part of his brain could be seen.
It should be said that he was still alive, could still move, and could swing his sword and use his domineering and fruit abilities, which surprised Stoloberg.
This is no longer human.
However, while the vice admiral was still shocked by the tenacious vitality of the "strongest man in the world", the ice broke at this moment without warning.
Stoloberg, between the cracks in the ice, leapt to his feet.
He took a moon step in the air, and with the two knives in his hands, he flicked away the stray bullets that flew from nowhere, and then returned to the shore.
"What's going on?"
Stoloberg stroked his long hair, listening to the wails of those who had not been rescued in time and had sunk into the waves, and his narrowed eyes opened slightly.
What is the "Pheasant" General doing? Why did the ice frozen by him crack?
He didn't see the figure of the "green pheasant" general, and he didn't see anything of his perception.
Could it be ...... A bad feeling rose in his heart.
At this moment, a soldier immediately recognized Stoloberg, who was wearing a hat as tall as a chef's hat.
The soldier hurriedly rushed over, gave a military salute in a panic, and shouted: "Lieutenant General Stoloberg!" ”
Stoloberg nodded, then looked out to sea.
He noticed that not only the navy was running towards the shore, but some pirates were also running here, so he waved his hand: "Prepare to fire!" ”
"But...... Lieutenant General Stoloberg, we still have some people who have failed to ......"
"Execute the order!"
The soldier hesitated for a moment, but replied, "Yes!" ”
Soon, a succession of shelling sounded.
The flames of the explosion erupted, and the shells were aimed at the pirates, but inevitably spread to the navy, and the ice broke faster.
Stoloberg watched without sorrow or joy, and before long he saw a different person from the group.
It was a black-haired beauty, holding a blood-stained mace that didn't match her glamorous appearance, and a white hat hanging from her waist.
She just skated barefoot on the ice.
"'Iron Rod' Jarrita, the pirate of the Davy Jones Pirates."
Stoloberg noticed the invasion of the Black Ship and the overlord color of David Jones, so he quickly pulled out the information of all the members of their pirate group from his mind.
He was deeply impressed by the woman who had a bounty of 125 million Bailey.
There are not many female pirates with bounties of more than 100 million.
If it weren't for the fact that the main target of this war was the Whitebeard Pirates, he would have already taken action against the Davy Jones Pirates, so as not to cause a big trouble.
Now is the right time.
"Aim for that woman!"
Stoloberg shouted to the shellers beside him, without further explanation.
"Yes! Lieutenant General Stoloberg! ”
Stoloberg took a step forward, his blades downward, his jaw closed like a saber-toothed tiger, and the wind burst and slashed at Arrita, who was almost on the shore!
Hearing the whistling sound, Yarrita looked up and subconsciously waved her mace to repel the sword wind!
"Who's sneaking up on me?"
However, after such a pause, a cannonball fell under her feet!
Boom - the flames burst into the sky, the smoke billowed, and the ice cracked, revealing a huge hole, and the people around them fell directly into the sea if they stumbled.
Yarrita's figure also disappeared in the firelight.
"Those with Devil Fruit abilities are useless and fearless in the sea."
Instead of looking at the fate of the mortal man, Stoloberry turned his head to Maryford's focus.
Whether it was the sudden rainstorm, or the sudden cracking of the ice, or something else, it was impossible to take the spotlight off the man.
The dying "Whitebeard" Newgate stood alone, on the largest piece of ice floating in the bay.
Thanks to the fact that the ice was cracking, he had neither a pirate on his side nor a navy chasing after him.
He could finally take the opportunity to take a breath of relief and regroup his thinking.
All these changes came from the Davy Jones Pirates who suddenly joined the battle.
Newgate originally pinned his hopes on the "Straw Hat" Luffy's Advance City Prison Break Legion, but he didn't expect that it was another force that really changed the situation.
Others may not know, but Newgate already knows that this rebellion in the sea came from the captain of the pirates, David Jones.
It was also David Jones's overlord color before, and he stopped the execution of Ace in time.
At first, he was confused and didn't know what David Jones was trying to do, until he saw Reilly "Hades" and Bucky "Joker".
The rescuers brought in by Reilly and Bucky have changed the situation on our side.
It was this indiscriminate attack that caused many of his crew to suffer as well.
But "Whitebeard" understands that it is only a matter of time before Sakasky makes a comeback, and he also knows that dragging such a scarred body is a heavy burden on his "righteous son" and his subordinates.
Now is not the time to think about the means, who can have the perfect plan to save everyone?
The most important thing is that Ace has been rescued, and it is time to complete his final mission.
Newgate screamed at the sky, covering all the sounds in heaven and earth like thunder.
Everyone couldn't help but look at him, with a look of horror on their faces!
He even has the strength to spare?!
Subsequently, I couldn't help but say that the "Earthquake Fruit Ability" threw another terrifying punch towards the high-rise buildings, blocks, and ports of the Navy Headquarters!
In an instant, a thunderous roar accompanied by earth-shattering power slammed into Maryford Island!
It shattered everything it could touch on the road, and even the word "Navy" on the Navy Headquarters building in the distance was shattered and misplaced.
Countless people's breaths stopped for a moment at this time.
Newgate turned around and shouted to the survivors of the Whitebeard Pirates, telling them to retreat with Ace on the captain's orders.
And he himself has to stay behind and stop all the enemies who come to attack, and at the same time to attract the greatest firepower!
As long as the Whitebeard Pirates can keep Ace and keep their living power, he will die without regrets!
"Yes, Whitebeard, that's the only way you can do it." Stoloberg nodded, brushing his long hair, "You're going to stay behind and die under our siege." ”
This was to be expected at their pre-war meeting.
However, the Warring States Marshal specifically pointed out that you must be careful, and the dying "White Beard" is the most ferocious at this time.
Because now he is a desperate madman who will do anything in order to make his subordinates retreat safely.
The punch just now also really proved how sober Sengoku was with his old opponent.
"It's time to go to Admiral Akainu."
As soon as Soloberg moved, he heard the shelling and stopped, and turned around in confusion.
I saw that on the side of several cannons on the shore, all those shellers fell to the ground, blood flowed everywhere, and none of them survived.
Standing next to them was a white-haired, red-bodied, six-armed fish-man.
"'Octopus' Hachi."
"Who called me?"
Hachi, who had just jumped up from the sea, was wet and looked at the vice admiral with some hesitation.
He was stunned for a moment when he saw Stoloberg, and then stared carefully at Stoloberg's tall hat for a long time.
"A bounty of 90 million Bailey, a former member of the Sun Pirates, and now a member of the Davy Jones Pirates."
Stoloberg read what he had memorized in his head.
"The Sun Pirates, it's been a long time since I've heard a name."
Xiaoba's eyes widened: "Ah, I remembered, it's you, it's you!" ”
Back then, Fisher Tiger escorted a human slave home, only to be reported by humans in advance, which led to the Navy.
The first of them is Stoloberg in front of him! It's just that at that time he was still a major general.
"It seems that the remnants of the Sun Pirates still remember me." Stoloberg raised his double knives and ran towards Hachi, "It's a pity that I don't have any impression of you back then, is it because you are too weak?" ”
Fisher Tiger has always been a pain point in Hachi's heart, and at this moment, Hachi is very red when he sees the enemy.
In an instant, he made the six knives turn red and hot, and also rushed towards Stoloberg.
The two collided with each other, and the sound of bells was endless.
But Stoloberg is obviously better because of his domineering blessing, and Hachi is constantly forced to retreat.
"I still have the strength, but it's a pity that I can't get on the table."
Stoloberry said coldly, selling a flaw.
Hachi stabbed with a knife, but was cut open by one of Stoloberg's knives, and the other knife found the gap that Hachi exposed when attacking, pierced Hachi's abdomen, and then twisted.
Under the severe pain, Hachi suddenly pulled back, and blood was drenched all over the ground.
However, the "Seal of Contract" soon worked, causing him to stop the bleeding and the wound began to heal slowly.
Stoloberg looked at Hachi, who was covering his wound not far away, and noticed that the blood was no longer flowing, and couldn't help but glance at his long knife suspiciously.
"My long knife has been firmly pierced into you, how can this be? No matter how good the physique of the fish people is, it is impossible to stop the bleeding immediately. ”
(End of chapter)