Chapter 44: Whitebeard Appears (Ch 44)

At this time, a naval commander looked at the telescope in his hand with a pale face and shouted in panic: “Report to Marshal Sengoku, the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates has not been found!”
When Sengoku heard this, his heart sank. He immediately realized that things might have gotten out of control. He widened his eyes and shouted angrily, “You idiots! What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and find the main ship of the Whitebeard Pirates! How can we fight this war if we can’t find their trace?”
At this time, the 43 pirate ships under the Whitebeard Pirates were like a group of ferocious sharks, constantly approaching the Navy Headquarters, Marinford. Every ship was hung with white flags, fluttering in the wind. And those who were called “Whitebeard” were the warriors under these flags. They were strong and powerful, holding weapons, and their faces were full of desire and determination to fight.
At this time, countless navy soldiers began to feel uneasy and nervous. Seeing such a huge pirate group approaching, they couldn’t help but feel a surge of fear in their hearts.
Deep in the sea, the Whitebeard Pirates’ main ship, the Moby Dick, was quietly lurking. Inside the ship, a group of pirates in gorgeous costumes were sitting together, discussing their next move.
The captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the strongest man in the world, Edward Newgate, sat at the head of the group. His tall figure exuded an irresistible majesty. Beside him, there were several other captain-level figures, who were the core strength of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The captain of the third squad, Diamond Joz, stood up and said in a firm tone: “Then let’s start ascending!” There was a determined light in his eyes, as if he was ready to fight the enemy to the death.
The other crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates nodded in agreement. Each of them had an extremely serious expression, showing no fear at all in the face of the upcoming battle.
Suddenly, ripples began to appear on the sea surface in the bay, and huge bubbles kept popping up. The originally calm sea surface suddenly became turbulent, as if something was about to rush out from the bottom of the water.
Garp, who was standing below the execution platform, frowned slightly and whispered to himself: “Maybe the Whitebeard Pirates will show up from an unexpected place… who knows!”
Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was standing by, couldn’t help but glare at him and reminded him, “Garp, now is not the time to make sarcastic remarks. Have you forgotten our mission?”
After hearing Vice Admiral Tsuru’s words, Garp looked indifferent, but Sengoku stared at the sea in the bay with wide eyes in disbelief, thinking to himself: “Could it be…” A terrible thought flashed through his mind, and a chill surged in his heart.
At this moment, a series of huge bubbles began to emerge from the sea, and they became larger and larger. Suddenly, a huge coated Moby Dick rushed out of the water, like a ferocious beast breaking out of the water. It landed steadily on the sea surface in the Marine Headquarters Marinford Bay, stirring up a huge wave.
The huge Moby Dick hit the sea heavily, causing huge waves like a tsunami. “It’s the Moby Dick!” Many navy soldiers screamed in fear. Their faces turned pale, and their eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.
However, this was just the beginning. After the first Moby Dick ship fell into the sea, the second, third, and fourth Moby Dick ships rushed out one after another, and they fell in the front, back, left, and right directions respectively, forming a kind of encirclement.
At this time, the entire Navy Headquarters fell into chaos. The soldiers were panicked and fled everywhere. They never thought that the enemy would be so close to their base. And Sengoku gritted his teeth in anger and said fiercely: “Damn it, they actually let them invade so close!” His eyes flashed with anger, and he was determined to teach these invaders a hard lesson.
Garp looked at the Moby Dick and other ships of the Whitebeard Pirates that appeared before him and couldn’t help but complain: “They really come from unexpected places.” His expression was a little helpless, but he was more surprised by the Whitebeard Pirates’ unexpected way of action.
On the other side, Sengoku clenched his fists and cursed in his heart: “These ships are all coated and came from the bottom of the sea. Whitebeard is really good at it.” He realized that the plan of the Whitebeard Pirates was very clever, which put them in a passive situation.
In the bay, the Whitebeard Pirates on the Moby Dick were all excited and shouted loudly: “Marine Headquarters, be prepared!!” Their shouts resounded through the sky, full of fighting spirit and determination.
Then, they shouted slogans: “Destroy the navy, rescue Ace.” “Occupy the navy headquarters, destroy the navy.” These words echoed like thunder over the navy headquarters in Marinford, and were clearly heard by every naval soldier.
After hearing this, Kizaru, who was sitting in the admiral’s chair, had a dead fish-eye look on his face and muttered to himself: “How scary! The Whitebeard Pirates.”
At this time, the naval soldiers on Marinford Square also felt the strong pressure from the Whitebeard Pirates.
At this moment, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard, as if the earth was shaking. As the footsteps stopped, the majestic figure of the world’s strongest man, Whitebeard, appeared on the bow of the Moby Dick. With sharp eyes, he scanned the 100,000 elite navy soldiers on the Marinford Square. His imposing manner was so majestic that it shocked people.
“Hualalala~~” Whitebeard looked directly at Zhan Guo on the execution platform and laughed heartily: “Zhan Guo, we haven’t seen each other for decades!”
His voice was as loud as a bell, echoing throughout Marinford.
Whitebeard turned his gaze to his son Ace and asked with concern: “My dear son, are you okay?”
Sengoku on the execution platform had a gloomy face and was very surprised and angry at Whitebeard’s arrival.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Whitebeard, I didn’t expect you to be able to invade so close to us.”
At this time, a naval commander noticed the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship, the Moby Dick, and pointed out the situation on the ship.
They were surprised to find that all fourteen squad captains under Whitebeard were present.
This made the atmosphere on the scene tense.
Whitebeard sneered and stabbed the supreme sword Kusukimi-ki into the deck with his backhand.
He squatted slightly with his burly body, clenched his fists, and his eyes were firm and sharp.
The sea breeze whistled across his body, causing his cloak to flutter.
Whitebeard swung his fists violently and punched the air hard.
As he moved, cracks instantly appeared in the air on both sides of his fist, like broken glass.
Immediately afterwards, the entire sea began to shake violently, creating huge waves.
“What is that? The atmosphere is cracked?” A naval soldier looked at the scene in front of him in horror, filled with fear and awe of the terrible monster Whitebeard.