Chapter 977 The War Begins
Malinjoa, between rights.
The Five Elders, who rarely go out but are always in meetings, were also watching the live broadcast. When they saw Golden Lion and others appear, the five old men fell silent at the same time.
They didn't expect that something that was originally a good thing would become such a big deal, and they suddenly had a headache.
"You actually chose to show up at this time..."
"Humph! Those restless guys really won't let go of this opportunity!"
"Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Kaido, Big Mom... Have the crew members of the Rocks Pirates gathered together again?"
"It's been so long, there aren't many people in the world who still remember that person, right?"
"It seems like they are planning to take advantage of this war between Whitebeard and the Navy to cause a big commotion and turn the world upside down!"
In Marinford, in the square, all 100,000 sailors were speechless and sweating profusely.
Whitebeard was already enough for them, but now there's another legend, two Yonko, and a bunch of the world's most vicious criminals?!
How to fight? No way!
All the navy shouted in despair in their hearts—
"Is the world going to end?"
"Is justice going to fail?"
"Are we going to die?"
Unlike the marines, the pirates were all cheering and howling like wolves. Their ferocious eyes were staring at the flock of marines like wolves, wanting to eat the marines on the ground alive.
"Look, those navy men's faces are turning green!"
"Facing an enemy of this level, it's normal to show fear, right?"
"At this point, other than shouting 'justice will prevail' and then bravely charging forward with 200 times the effort, I can't think of any other way for them to overcome the difficulties..."
"I never thought that one day I would be able to fight alongside the Four Emperors!"
"Originally I was planning to quit and go home to find an honest woman to marry, but the legendary Golden Lion invited me, and I just couldn't bear to refuse the request of an elderly man!"
"I guess you don't dare to refuse...?"
Cold sweat dripped down Zhan Guo's forehead, and the radio microphone in his hand had already cracked due to the uncontrollable force.
Although he had thought about the possibility that these people would come to Marinford and cause trouble when they gathered in the Sabaody Archipelago two days ago, he did not expect that the other party would actually attack Impel. What he did not expect was that these lawless and arrogant guys could actually live in harmony!
"Golden Lion! Kaido! Big Mom!...Are these the helpers you recruited, Whitebeard?"
Whitebeard: "Huh??"
"I didn't expect that in order to protect 'Fire Fist' Ace, you would even lose face and ask for help from an old friend you haven't seen for decades. Do you really want Roger's son to become the 'future Pirate King'?!!"
In order to preserve the most complete fighting force, Zhan Guo decided to divide them, so he started to be sarcastic and use words to sow discord. Although this method was a bit despicable, if he ignored the consequences and fought head-on, it would only cause greater casualties!
Facts have proved that Sengoku's method is very effective, and Whitebeard really can't stand the slightest provocation.
"Stop joking, Sengoku!"
Whitebeard held Kurogiri tightly in his right hand and shouted at Sengoku on the execution platform: "I am not old enough to ask for help from others!!"
"I am Whitebeard!!"
Zhan Guo: Okay! That's what I want you to say! Now we can fight!
Whitebeard: Let them fight! But I can’t control whether they interfere or not!!
On the small boat floating in the air, Kira and his group of wizards were watching the show quietly with Rayleigh, Buggy and others.
"That Sengoku guy is getting anxious!" Looking at the conversation between Sengoku and Whitebeard below, Rayleigh couldn't help but laugh out loud, looking like an old frivolous person.
"It's impossible not to panic when facing so many enemies at the same time!" Crocodile also shook his head. Now that he is the king of the Sand Kingdom, even his aura with a cigar in his mouth has become different from before.
In this war, according to the current situation, the Navy has almost no chance of winning. The only way to reverse the situation is to use words to arouse Whitebeard's arrogant mentality, stir up discord between him and Golden Lion and others, cut off the possibility of cooperation among the pirates, and then defeat them one by one, as they are doing now.
This trick is actually very easy to see through. Anyone with a brain would not be fooled. It is also useless against those with a low standard. It’s just that the opponent is Whitebeard, and Whitebeard has his own pride, so it is effective.
So after a brief exchange, Sengoku and Whitebeard tacitly ignored the pirates and attacked each other.
As old rivals, they knew very well that this war belonged to them, and no matter what the others planned, they could only stand aside.
Whitebeard led the way, hammering the air with both hands, the space shattered, and a huge tsunami swept across the battlefield. Aokiji leaped up, releasing ice with both hands that extended into the tsunami, freezing the two huge waves into ice in an instant.
"Double Thorn Spears!!"
The ice fruit froze the air, and Aokiji created a bunch of ice spears out of thin air to attack Whitebeard, but was shattered by Whitebeard's punch. His entire body turned into ice and fell into the sea in the harbor.
However, the moment it came into contact with the sea water, the harbor had been frozen into ice by the cold air. The ice fragments condensed into a shape. A hand was gently placed on the ice surface, and then the ice surface began to extend outwards -
"Ice Age!!"
With a loud shout, the entire port and the sea outside the port were frozen into solid ice. All ships were stuck and unable to sail, but the pirates could use this to attack the land.
From then on, the battlefield was set and the two sides began a real confrontation.
"Sons, bring back Ace!!"
"Justice will prevail!!"
In an instant, the cheers shook the sky and the shouts shook the earth.
Looking down from the air, the navy and the pirates were like two hostile ants, rushing forward and fighting desperately. The sounds of swords, guns and cannons were terrifying.
"Is this war? It looks really uncomfortable!"
Since they had never experienced the "Battle of the Albareth Empire's Invasion of the Kingdom of Fiore", wizards such as Natsu, Gray, and Erza were witnessing a real war for the first time, and they all felt a little scalp-tingling at the moment.
This was the second time Lucy and the others had seen such a scene. The first time was the war in Alabasta where the rebels attacked Albana, but that war never broke out in the end.
Although they had experienced the 'Cake Island Attack and Defense' before, because of , they all hid safely in the castle, watching Kira's operations like watching a tower defense game, and there was no feeling of war at all.
Moreover, in the end, most people didn't take action at all, and even if they did, it was a one-on-one fight in the ring, which was completely different from the close combat of more than 100,000 people.
"Kira, what are you going to do? Are you going to help the navy or the pirates?" Erza suddenly looked at Kira.
These words made Rayleigh, Buggy, Crocodile, Law, Zoro, Sanji and others around turn their heads and stare at Kira with wide eyes.
“Wait… Wait!!!”
Buggy was more outspoken and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't we together? Why is there an option to help the navy?"
Usopp, Nami, and Chopper all nodded immediately: "Yes! Yes! We are together! We should help Whitebeard and rescue Brother Ace together, right?!"
"Sorry, sorry... I'm the only one who wants to save Ace. It has nothing to do with them."
Gildarts on the side suddenly touched his head and laughed: "Although we are partners in the same guild, I can't control what they want to do!"
In fact, Gildarts knew clearly what was right and wrong.
Ace had only been with him for a few days. Although they had similar interests, Gildarts was, after all, a wizard from "Fairy Tail" and a person from another world; while Ace was a pirate from the "Whitebeard Pirates".
Pirates, no matter how you whitewash them, are not good people after all!
The current situation is like meeting a wizard from a dark guild who is easy to talk to. Although you want to save him emotionally, you still hope that he can accept judgment and turn over a new leaf rationally.
Just like in the Six Demons chapter of the original work, even though the Magic Alliance had become "friends" with Jellal, Erza still chose to let him accept the punishment of the Council.
As half a parent, Gildarts is naturally more mature and stable than Erza in this regard.
This is the tutor of 'Fairy Tail'!
