Chapter 42: The Battle of Marineford Begins (Ch 42)

No matter what! Since Captain Durant of their group was able to trap Magellan with a trick, it was also a skill. Although Magellan was very powerful, he was not invincible after all.
And now, Durant and his companions have successfully escaped Magellan’s pursuit and found a relatively safe passage. This is a great victory for them and also proves Durant’s courage and wisdom.
When Durant and his companions arrived outside the city, they saw a military ship approaching slowly. The ship looked very majestic, and the flag on the ship fluttered in the wind, which was particularly eye-catching.
At the same time, Van Oka, a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, shouted, “Captain, all the ships outside Impel Down have been invaded. There is not a single ship left.”
Hearing this, Blackbeard Teach’s face became solemn. He realized that the matter might be more serious than he thought.
However, Blackbeard Teach immediately laughed wildly: “Thief hahaha~”
“Hahahaha, it looks like someone invaded Impel Down before us. How interesting! I want to know who is so crazy as to dare to challenge this impregnable prison? But it’s better this way. It saves us the trouble. Let’s log into Impel Down directly!”
Hearing Blackbeard Teach’s words, the Blackbeard Pirates’ Balsas, Lafitte, Poison Q and Van Oka answered in unison: “Yes!”
For Blackbeard Teach, no matter who is invading Impel Down, as long as it does not interfere with his plans, he does not care. After all, he only cares about whether his goal can be achieved.
After observing through the telescope, Van Oka reported to Blackbeard Teach: “Captain Teach, there are a large number of escaped prisoners on the run, and that Durant should be the one who invaded Impel Down. In addition, famous pirates such as Sea Knight Jinbe and Crocodile are also among them.”
“Oh?” Hearing this news, Blackbeard Teach’s face instantly turned gloomy. Because the purpose of his coming to Impel Down this time was to recruit new crew members. If Impel Down was already in chaos, or those crew members he wanted to recruit were taken away by Durant, then he would probably get nothing. Thinking of this, Blackbeard Teach couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Yuzhi Xilu said in a cold and ruthless tone: “It seems that someone has robbed the military ship and wants to invade the city of Impel Down.” There was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Durant narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.
Durant’s mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a confident smile. He said with a contemptuous tone: “If Blackbeard dares to provoke me, then I will let him see what true despair is!”
Durant’s words were full of dominance and confidence, as if he had already controlled everything.
On the side, Xiliu Yu looked at Durant quietly, thinking about the strength and ambition of this new captain. He knew that Durant was no ordinary person, and perhaps he could really lead himself and others to a higher peak.
At this moment, Durant’s gaze suddenly turned to Yu Zhi Xi Liu, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes. Yu Zhi Xi Liu’s heart tightened, and he felt the powerful aura emanating from Durant.
However, Durant just smiled faintly and didn’t say much. He turned and looked at the sea in the distance, where the warship that Blackbeard Teach had robbed was sailing towards him.
“Don’t pay attention to them.” Durant said softly, then waved his hand to signal everyone to follow.
Durant’s steps were firm and powerful, and his figure stood out in the sea breeze. Yuzhi Xilu followed him silently, and he was more and more in awe of the new captain.
As Durant activated his ability, a military ship and a pirate ship thousands of meters in the sky slowly descended under the control of Durant’s Float-Float Fruit ability.
“Is this the ability of the Floating Fruit?”
“It’s amazing how powerful this is.”
“He might really become the Pirate King.”
“Don’t be silly, Captain Buggy is the real king.”
“Anyway, this time we have witnessed the true strength of a strong man.”
“Yes, if we follow Captain Buggy, we will one day become famous pirates on the sea.”
The prisoners talked a lot, but no one dared to take action rashly because they knew they were no match for the opponent.
At this time, Bucky, who was standing on the bow, finally came to his senses. He looked at the situation around him and his face became extremely ugly.
“Damn it, I was tricked by these idiots.”
Bucky cursed in his heart. He thought he had the situation under control, but he didn’t expect that he might be killed by these idiots in the end.
“But it doesn’t matter. As long as we can board that military ship, we can escape from here.”
Bucky secretly comforted himself in his heart, and looked at the warship with expectation in his eyes. But he could only ask Durant for help. Otherwise, there was no way to escape from here.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
In a spacious and bright admiral’s office, Admiral Aokiji was lying on the floor and sleeping soundly, as if all the noise outside had nothing to do with him. Suddenly, a navy soldier ran in hurriedly and reported to Aokiji breathlessly: “Admiral Aokiji, it’s time to assemble!” After hearing the voice, Aokiji slowly opened his eyes, stretched his waist, and muttered: “Alala~ It’s time so soon…” Then he stretched out his hand to scratch his messy hair and stood up.
Aokiji threw the general’s cloak off his body, draped it over his shoulders casually, and walked out of the room with big strides.
At the same time, Admiral Kizaru was sitting in his office leisurely, concentrating on trimming his fingernails, with a relaxed and happy expression on his face, without any trace of the tense atmosphere of the upcoming war. At this moment, another navy soldier hurried in and reported to Kizaru nervously: “Admiral Kizaru, the time to assemble has come!” Kizaru slowly put down the nail clippers in his hand, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and muttered: “Really, they don’t even leave me a lunch break, this overtime is really tiring.”
The navy soldier next to him couldn’t help but feel a little worried after hearing this, and quickly reminded: “Admiral Kizaru, please stop joking, we are about to go to war with the Whitebeard Pirates.”
However, Kizaru didn’t seem to care. He put his hands in his pockets, looked dead, and walked slowly towards the door, muttering, “I have to find Marshal Sengoku later and ask for a few more days of leave.”