"Whitebeard!!!"
"Is that really Whitebeard? His presence is as terrifying as the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
"No... He might be even stronger than the Seven Warlords."
"Even though he's old, he still looks so fearsome."
"Is this the strongest man in the world?"
"Seeing him with my own eyes is even scarier than the legends!"
"If this truly happens, how will this war end?"
On the Bubble Islands, people were anxious and filled with dread.
At Marineford, on the Moby Dick within the inner bay, amidst the uproar, the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates gathered at the bow.
They stared down the Marines and looked at Ace.
The First Division commander, Marco, spoke, "In these seas, everyone knows one thing."
"The consequences of attacking our crew are severe."
"No one who harms you will walk away alive, Ace."
"Just wait, we're coming to rescue you!"
"Prepare yourself, Marine Headquarters!!!"
With the Whitebeard Pirates, a proud voice echoed across the sea. Out of nowhere, a strange sound began to reverberate.
The elite Marines were bewildered, looking around in confusion.
Where was this sound coming from?
Below the execution platform, the three Admirals had already pinpointed the source.
Aokiji remarked, "We've attracted a real monster..."
Akainu, with a scowl, added, "What do you have to say now?"
Kizaru, ever nonchalant, commented, "This is quite a nuisance."
Despite their differing reactions, all three Admirals wore grim expressions. Even though the man before them had aged, his terrifying reputation from his younger days still haunted their minds.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea standing in the defensive line were equally puzzled.
"Where is that humming noise coming from?" Moria asked, turning his head in confusion.
Doflamingo quickly scanned the area, searching for its origin.
The Warlords, though formidable, were weaker than the Admirals and the Four Emperors, and even they had no clue what was unfolding.
Garp, too, wore a grave expression. "He's created a tsunami."
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
The Earthquake Man.
Whitebeard.
It didn't take long for the Marine elite to grasp what was happening.
"That is…"
"The ocean…"
"A tsunami!!!"
"Whoa!"
"What a gigantic tsunami!!!"
Chaos erupted among the elite soldiers as they began to panic.
On the execution platform, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face darkened.
"Don't think that having the numbers advantage means you'll win."
Sengoku coldly declared, "We could very well be facing the end of the world... That man... has the power to destroy it."
Back on the Bubble Islands, the people watching the scene unfold grew increasingly alarmed.
"The tsunami..."
"Is this the power of Whitebeard?!"
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
"Was that massive wave caused by Whitebeard? It's enormous!!"
"This man could destroy Marineford in an instant!!"
"Is this even human power? Does this still fall within human limits?!"
"Is this what it means to be the strongest man in the world?!"
"He's more terrifying than the devil!!!"
As the battle was broadcasted to onlookers, many turned pale, overwhelmed by despair.
They could see the tsunami on the big screens. Waves surged from both sides of Marineford, ready to engulf it.
The tsunami towered over the Navy Headquarters, twice as high as its tallest points. If the waves crashed down, the entire Marine Headquarters would be submerged beneath the sea in an instant.
With Whitebeard's mere appearance, such devastation was already set in motion.
How could this not lead to chaos? The elite Marines were panicked, but powerless.
Who could handle two tsunamis of this magnitude? All they could do was watch as the apocalyptic scene unfolded.
On the Bubble Islands, people's hearts were gripped with fear.
Though they weren't physically at the war, they knew if the Marines were defeated, the world would fall into chaos. Pirates would reign unchecked, enslaving, killing, and selling innocent people—many on the Bubble Islands could share that fate.
Their fear was justified.
The tsunami inched ever closer.
"Tsunami!!!"
"What do we do?!"
"How could Whitebeard summon a tsunami this massive? This power can devour everything!"
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
The waves were upon Marineford, descending rapidly.
If they crashed, countless elite Marines—100,000 strong—would be wiped out in an instant. Many of them were Devil Fruit users, completely helpless against the sea. Even those who weren't were no match for Whitebeard's overwhelming might. They would be crushed by the sheer weight of the waves.
Desperation was etched into their faces.
"This... is Whitebeard..."
Doflamingo laughed with excitement.
He wasn't afraid.
Of course not.
He knew the strength of the powerful individuals gathered here all too well.
A tsunami?
That wouldn't happen. He was certain.
Doflamingo's confident attitude brought some comfort to many watching the battle unfold from the Bubble Islands.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea were truly powerful.
They weren't afraid of Whitebeard at all.
In fact, they were still excited, even in the face of a disaster caused by him.
It gave the onlookers a sense of hope.
Perhaps the Seven Warlords of the Sea could defeat Whitebeard and put an end to this chaos.
At Marineford.
Under the execution platform, near the Admirals' position.
Aokiji suddenly vanished from his seat.
When he reappeared, he was high in the air.
"Ice Age."
With Aokiji's voice, two streams of ice shot out, touching the massive tsunamis surging on either side. The monstrous waves that had the potential to engulf everything were instantly frozen solid, locked in place.
There was no longer any threat of them crashing down.
The crisis was averted.
The sudden resolution of the catastrophe made the Marine elites feel as if they had narrowly escaped a disaster.
"The tsunami… stopped?"
"Frozen?"
"Admiral Aokiji!!!"
The elite soldiers of Marineford erupted in cheers.
Aokiji had moved too fast for them to follow, and it was only now that they spotted him. They shouted his name as if they had been saved.
"Aokiji boy," Whitebeard muttered indifferently as he gazed at him.
The sea remained frozen, even the waters of the inner bay were completely iced over.
The Moby Dick, now stuck in place, could no longer move.
But this, in turn, created the perfect landing ground.
Whitebeard's commanders charged forward, disembarking one after the other.
The allied pirate crews under Whitebeard's banner were also advancing toward the Marine Headquarters.
The frozen sea granted them an opportunity to disembark and push forward.
Countless pirates descended and stormed the headquarters.
Cannons from both the navy and pirates opened fire.
Amidst the chaos, something peculiar happened.
The cannonballs fired by the pirate fleet, aimed at Marineford, were suddenly sliced apart in mid-air.
The shells exploded harmlessly, failing to cause any damage.
Then, the figures responsible for cutting them down began to land one after another, their identities revealed.
"They're the Vice Admirals of the headquarters!"
"It only takes five Vice Admirals to initiate a Buster Call… But this is the first time I've seen such a complete formation of Vice Admirals. This is like launching several Buster Calls at once!"
"The Vice Admirals won't let Whitebeard's men set foot here!"
The Marines' spirits lifted.
However, the Whitebeard Pirates were undeterred by the threat of the Buster Call or the Vice Admirals.
A Buster Call?
That was just a tool to terrorize civilians.
"Kill them!!!"
The Whitebeard Pirates roared as they charged forward.
The flames of war erupted in full force, engulfing both sides.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, overseeing the battlefield, observed grimly. "It's finally begun."
This was how the battle was destined to unfold.
Both sides had come prepared for war.
The Navy Headquarters had taken every precaution possible.
But then—
"It's getting lively down there, mind if I join in?"
A voice echoed down from the clouds above.
Most of those present weren't familiar with this voice.
It was strange.
How could there be a voice coming from the sky?
But those who knew it, without exception, all turned pale at that moment.
"That voice…"
"The Four Emperors…"
"Kaido!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?"
"He's really here?!!!!!"