Chapter 82 Durant’s dirty tricks (Ch 82)

At this time, the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates finally worked together and successfully opened the passage to the execution platform. However, the navy soldiers were squeezed to the sides and could not stop them from moving forward.
Faced with this situation, the vice admirals tried to break through the defense line, but were blocked one by one by the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates.
At the same time, Marco led Straw Hat Luffy, Ivankov and others and continued to sprint forward.
Under this tense situation, even the Navy’s Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Tsuru, had to personally join the team to fight against the Whitebeard Pirates.
Sengoku on the execution platform saw that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to the navy, and shouted angrily: “What are you doing? Break through the pirates’ defense line quickly!”
Upon hearing Sengoku’s order, Vice Admiral Doberman raised his sword high and shouted, “Focus and break through the pirates’ defense!”
A point between the two rows of pirates was instantly breached by the concentrated force of the navy. Despite this, the Whitebeard Pirates still did not flinch and fought bravely.
At that moment, Diamond Joz suddenly started running and slammed his fist into the crowd of marines, sending a large number of marines flying.
He shouted loudly: “Don’t even think about interfering with Marco and the others!” The powerful strength of Diamond Joz shocked the navy, and they realized that the battle was far from over.
Imazuna ran to the bottom of the execution platform first, she gently touched the ground with her hand, and then inserted the scissors into it. As she moved, the scissors began to deform and expand rapidly, eventually turning into a huge pair of scissors.
Then, Yimazuna began to cut the road surface vigorously, cutting out pieces of road surface one by one as easily as cutting paper. The cut pieces of road surface flew in the air, forming a beautiful arc.
Eventually, they landed between the execution platform and the Straw Hat Pirates, forming a bridge between the two. This bridge not only allowed the Straw Hat Pirates to pass smoothly, but also allowed them to reach the execution platform more quickly.
“Great!” Seeing that the road was open, the tired Straw Hat Luffy laughed excitedly. He took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and prepared to face the next challenge.
However, at this moment, Marco on the side reminded: “Don’t relax yet, there is also Admiral Sengoku above.”
Hearing this, Straw Hat Luffy’s smile instantly froze on his face. He raised his head and looked at the tall figure on the execution platform, his heart filled with tension and uneasiness.
“Garp’s grandson.” Sengoku muttered on the execution platform, with a flash of anger in his eyes. He originally thought that the execution would go smoothly, but he didn’t expect that Straw Hat Luffy and his group would run up the slope, which made him very angry.
Sengoku once again used the ability of the Human-Human Fruit’s Mythical Beast-type Buddha form. He was seen emitting dazzling light all over his body, and his body gradually became extremely huge, and finally turned into a giant Buddha shining with golden light.
This giant Buddha is tens of meters tall and stands on the execution platform like a small mountain, giving people an insurmountable feeling.
Straw Hat Luffy looked at the giant Buddha in front of him in shock, and a strong sense of shock surged in his heart.
He had never seen such a powerful enemy before. Straw Hat Luffy could clearly feel that kind of power was not something he could contend with at the moment.
He realized that his strength was far behind that of Zhan Guo, which made him feel a little desperate.
Marco stood beside Straw Hat Luffy, looked at Sengoku firmly, and shouted, “Straw Hat boy, leave Sengoku to me. I’ll leave the rescue of Ace to you.”
Marco knew that with Straw Hat Luffy’s current strength, it would be difficult to defeat Sengoku, so he decided to go out and fight Sengoku himself.
“Okay, no problem, leave it to me.” Straw Hat Luffy’s eyes became firm again, he clenched his fists and responded.
Although he was well aware of the many difficulties ahead, he still chose to believe in himself and his partners and move forward courageously.
“Charge! Straw Hat boy, rescue Ace.” The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates shouted in unison.
Zhan Guo stood on the execution platform, he raised his hand and slapped it down with all his strength.
“Big Buddha Shockwave!”
This is the ability of Sengoku’s fruit, which has enormous power and can cause powerful impact and damage.
“Sengoku, I won’t let you hit Ace’s brother.” Faced with the huge shock wave, Marco immediately transformed into a phoenix and flew up, using his body to block Sengoku’s Buddha shock wave to buy time for Straw Hat Luffy.
There was a loud bang!
The Buddha’s shockwave hit Marco’s phoenix form’s body, making an explosion sound.
Facing the shock wave of the Great Buddha from the Warring States Period, Marco did not flinch at all and persisted with gritted teeth.
He knew that if he didn’t block the attack, Straw Hat Luffy would be hit by Sengoku and Ace would not be saved.
Zhan Guo saw that the situation was getting worse, and his heart sank. He immediately shouted to the two executioners, “Execute Fire Fist Ace immediately.”
Zhan Guo no longer cared whether the footage of the early public execution would be broadcast all over the world. He just wanted to kill Ace as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.
As long as the navy wins, it is worth it even if it gets some infamy.
He could not tolerate anyone to ruin the outcome of this war, even if that person was Marco, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The two executioner soldiers raised their long knives and were about to stab Ace. The sharp blades flashed with cold light, which made people shudder.
This scene directly frightened the Whitebeard Pirates and Straw Hat Luffy and others. They stared with their eyes wide open, unable to believe what they saw. Straw Hat Luffy was even more anxious and wanted to rush over to save Ace, but it was too late.
The Whitebeard Pirates were also terrified, their eyes fixed on the two executioners, their hearts filled with despair and anger. Even Whitebeard himself, regardless of the threat from the three admirals in front of him, clenched his fists tightly.
At the same time, Garp and Rayleigh also stopped fighting at the same time, and their eyes were also fixed on the two execution soldiers.
At this moment, something unexpected happened! Suddenly, two long knives flew out from nowhere and pierced the bodies of the two executioners. Blood splattered everywhere, and the scene was extremely tragic.
This sudden scene stunned everyone. Zhan Guo was completely stunned. He widened his eyes and shouted angrily: “What happened? Who did it?”
Suddenly, Zhan Guo seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes quickly turned to Durant in the distance. The ability to manipulate objects just now could only be possessed by the user of the Float-Float Fruit.
Among the people present, only Whitebeard, Garp, Sengoku, Rayleigh, Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru and Hawkeye noticed Durant’s little move. The others were still immersed in shock and did not react.