Chapter 44 NEO establishes the navy! Akainu accidentally pursues! (Ch 44)

“The headquarters base…is about to collapse!”

“Help…Help! Stop now!”

As the former continued to swing his fists, the air seemed to be torn apart, making a “hissing” sound.

All of a sudden, all the buildings began to crumble, rubble and smoke covered the sky, and the sailors were like kites with broken strings, constantly falling into the cracks in the ground, with screams and cries for help coming one after another.

“Dad—come back soon!”

“I don’t want to abandon Dad. We agreed to go home together!”

On the other side, the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates were extremely anxious. They watched the tall figure fighting alone in the smoke and rubble, and their hearts felt like they were being torn apart.

“Why, are you going to disobey the captain’s orders?”

Whitebeard turned around suddenly, his eyes filled with bloodshot like flames:

“Get out of here, you stupid guys.”

He swung the huge naginata, and every swing was accompanied by a whistling wind, forcing the approaching marines back like wheat. But he was not careful, and a slash from the vice admiral of the navy cut his left arm, and blood instantly dyed his sleeves red.

“Dad——”

A one-armed pirate tried to rush forward desperately, but was held tightly by his companion beside him.

His hometown was once destroyed by the Celestial Dragons because it was unable to pay the Heavenly Gold. It was Whitebeard who stepped forward and protected it with his own reputation. At this moment, tears and anger were intertwined in his eyes, almost bursting out:

“Are you going to leave Daddy all alone? Are you going to forget everything he’s done for us?!”

He struggled to free himself, but another strong arm held him down like an iron clamp.

“At this point, if I continue to procrastinate, I will only embarrass my father who has already made up his mind!”

Captain Joz of the third team held back his tears and held on to the crew members who wanted to rush back to the battlefield one by one:

“If you don’t even understand this, just end your life!”

As they were talking, a more violent vibration came from the other side of the river.

In the smoke, countless figures wailed as they were blown into the air. The entire Marinford Island seemed to be torn apart at this moment. Sea water gushed out from the huge cracks, forming terrifying walls of water that swallowed everything around them in chaos.

“That damn Whitebeard, he was injured so badly, yet he still has that kind of strength left.”

Doberman, who was at the front, was nearly knocked away. He stabbed his knife into the ground, supporting his shaky body, and roared angrily:

“Does he want to take the entire island with him?!”

“The glory of the navy will never allow us to retreat here!”

Ghost Spider struggled forward against the gravel, his messy hair fluttering in the wind like a battle flag, and he instantly killed several soldiers who tried to escape with several blades:

“Don’t worry, the monster is almost at its limit, just charge at it.”

The scene changed, and the sea was surging with waves and howling winds.

Several warships were tossed up and down in the huge waves. A group of young naval elites stood on the deck, looking at the distant Marinford Island shrouded in smoke and tsunami, their eyes full of heaviness and sadness.

“Teacher Zefa, are we really going to leave at this time and do nothing?”

A woman with long blue hair tightly grasped the hilt of the sword, her voice carrying a hint of struggle and unwillingness.

Opposite her, Zefa stood at the bow wrapped in an old-fashioned navy coat, glancing at the prosthesis on his right arm with complicated eyes, his face firm:

“Ain, and everyone…”

He spoke slowly:

“I used to be just like you, full of passion and determined to defend justice. I thought that as long as I put on this suit, I could protect the peace of this sea.”

“But what was the result?”

“Those pirates who have committed all kinds of evil can disguise themselves as legal pirates just because they are strong; while those who insist on justice but lack strength can only silently endure injustice and suffering.”

Zefa’s eyes gradually turned cold:

“I tried to change the situation, but failed.”

“In that case, let them be buried with Whitebeard. This group of navy has long been corrupt. Although there are a few such as T-bone Peng En who are not contaminated, they are just a drop in the ocean after all.”

“But….”

The former responded tremblingly, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Zefa:

“No buts!”

“I have decided to rebuild the navy with you as the core, codenamed ‘NEO’.”

“Just wait, pirates of the new world. The ocean of the future will be protected by us!”

As soon as he finished speaking, half of Marinford sank completely to the bottom of the sea amid a constant roar. The sea water quickly poured into the former center of power, washing away all traces without a trace.

At this moment, a surging magma trembled violently in the cracks of the ruins, and finally gushed out, slowly gathering into a hot red river.

“You messed up this place like this, and you still want to walk away as if nothing happened?”

Along with the rolling heat waves, a figure in a bright red suit slowly stepped out from the smoke and rubble, with half of his face covered in lava-like sweat, looking extremely hideous.

“General S… Salaski, your face…”

Doberman felt the suffocating heat behind him and turned around involuntarily. With just a quick glance, he was filled with indescribable horror.

“Please move aside. It’s just a minor injury. It’s nothing.”

Akainu responded calmly, his eyes swept over the pirates who were fleeing in panic, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

“As soon as they rescued Ace the Fire Fist, they immediately retreated. What a bunch of cowards the Whitebeard Pirates are!”

He bent down, picked up a broken pirate flag, and stomped on it hard:

“But then again, if the captain is so incompetent, how good can his men be?”

“Whitebeard is, after all, just a loser from the last era.”

“loser….”

Ace, who was evacuating with everyone, paused when he heard this, and a faint flame began to jump in his hand.

“Leave him alone.”

Jinbei was keenly aware of the former’s emotional fluctuations and quickly stepped forward to dissuade him:

“If we stop now, it will play into his hands.”

“That guy is insulting my dad, how can I just sit there and watch.”

Ace roared and turned around, a raging flame erupted from his hand, but it was easily stopped by the magma on his side before it hit Akainu.

“Am I not right?”

Akainu laughed loudly, and half of his face looked even more hideous under the reflection of the lava:

“Your father, Gol D. Roger, conquered the Grand Line and opened the Great Age of Pirates with his life. As a navy officer, I cannot say much, but he is indeed worthy of the title of Pirate King.”

He paused, stared at Ace with a playful look, and continued:

“Compared to that, what is Whitebeard?”

“If you think about it carefully, he is really a pitiful guy. He is revered by a bunch of minions, called “Dad”, and he plays such a farce on the ship. But before he dies, he is stabbed by the son he is supposed to protect. It is sad and ridiculous.”

“Shut up!”

Ace roared and trembled, and a strong flame instantly gathered at the tip of his fist.

“Whitebeard is the great pirate who pioneered this era. His life and glory are beyond your imagination!”

Before he finished his words, two red streaks, one deep and one shallow, suddenly collided. Flames and magma intertwined in the air, erupting with a deafening roar.