Rear Admiral Oliver watched Whitebeard’s ship draw closer to the harbor, gripping his saber so tightly that sweat had unknowingly soaked the hilt.
“Listen to my order, fire!” As the pirate ship entered the cannon’s range, Rear Admiral Oliver immediately issued the command.
The boom, boom of cannon fire echoed throughout the entire harbor.
Hundreds of cannonballs flew toward the pirate ship.
In the Marine base building not far behind, Sengoku and Garp were hiding.
Seeing that Rear Admiral Oliver had ordered the fire, Sengoku looked at Garp beside him, “It’s starting, Garp.
Once they land, proceed according to plan.” Garp was uncharacteristically serious, answering with a solemn expression, “Understood, Sengoku.” Clearly, Whitebeard had put enough pressure on Garp.
— Seeing the cannonballs flying toward them, Whitebeard and his crew members were not in the least bit flustered, each preparing to use their own methods to counter the Marine assault.
Just then, a purple ring of light expanded outward from Twilight Allen’s hand, enveloping the cannonballs that were still hundreds of meters away within seconds.
After a few days of training, Twilight Allen’s Devil Fruit Ability had made significant progress.
When he first obtained the ability, he could only affect the Gravity within a 50-meter radius of himself, but now it had expanded to hundreds of meters.
Under the influence of Gravity, the cannonballs seemed to lose their momentum and fell into the sea one after another, leaving the Marines in the distance wondering if something was wrong with their ammunition.
“Hahaha, Twilight Allen, your ability is really useful.
Once we go back, you can have a good spar with the boss.” Duke, who was holding his gun and preparing to shoot the cannonballs, saw them all fall into the sea and praised him with a laugh, while incidentally digging a trap for Twilight Allen.
Whitebeard, hearing this, also became interested, “Gurarara, Twilight Allen, let’s have a few good rounds when we get back.” Twilight Allen had been happy to hear the praise, but his face fell immediately upon hearing the latter part, “Let’s talk about that when we get back.” Seeing that the round of shelling was ineffective, the Marines fired several more salvos, but each time the cannonballs approached within a few hundred meters of the ship, they acted as if they had seen a ghost and dove straight into the sea.
After realizing what was happening, Rear Admiral Oliver’s expression turned solemn, “Whose ability is this?
It doesn’t seem to be Whitebeard’s power.
I’ve never heard of anyone under Whitebeard’s divisions having such an ability.” “Forget it, it doesn’t matter.
Just follow the plan and let Whitebeard land.” Unable to figure it out, Rear Admiral Oliver stopped thinking about it.
He just needed to execute the plan well, so he ordered his troops to retreat, giving up part of the harbor and pulling back behind the pre-set roadblocks.
Seeing that the Marines were no longer shelling and had even retreated a distance, the crew members on the ship were puzzled, “What are the Marines trying to do?
Have they given up on resisting?” Seeing this, Twilight Allen became even more certain of his suspicion, “An ambush?
I wonder which one of them came: Sengoku, Garp, or Zephyr.” Twilight Allen didn’t bother guessing anyone else, because when facing Whitebeard, anyone other than these three would just be cannon fodder.
Before long, the pirate ship docked at the shore, and many crew members couldn’t wait to jump off and onto the harbor.
Twilight Allen felt both excitement and solemnity in his heart, “The first great battle since I came to this world is about to begin.” After instructing Marco to stay on the ship and not go down, Twilight Allen used Gravity to control his descent and landed beside Whitebeard.
Marco felt no dissatisfaction after hearing the order; he also wanted to fight side-by-side with his crewmates, but he understood that going down now would only make him a burden, forcing the others to be distracted while looking after him.
Clenching his fists, Marco vowed that he would train hard after they returned.
“My boys, attack!” After destroying all the roadblocks with a single quake-infused basic attack, Whitebeard shouted to his crew.
“Oh, charge!” Seeing this, the Marines also drew their swords to prepare for battle, while some used guns to fire bullets at the pirates.
Twilight Allen was not a bloodthirsty person; as he walked toward the Marines, he released his Conqueror’s Haki infused with Gravity, sweeping it over the Marines.
The black-red energy was tinged with a hint of purple, instantly sweeping over the majority of the Marines.
In an instant, nearly half of the 3,000 Marines collapsed because they could not withstand the dual pressure of the Conqueror’s Haki and Gravity.
Seeing this, cold sweat broke out on Rear Admiral Oliver’s forehead, “Damn it, since when did such a figure appear under Whitebeard?” Thinking of the intelligence he had received, the only strong figures among the pirates this time were Whitebeard, with a bounty of 1.29 billion beli, and the sniper Duke, with a bounty of 440 million beli; further down was Frien, with a bounty of 60 million.
The appearance of Twilight Allen had indeed given them a surprise.
Just as the Marines were about to fail to hold back the pirates’ assault, Whitebeard suddenly heard a shout from the front.
“Whitebeard, your opponent is me.
Take this, Fist Bone Impact!” Seeing that all of Whitebeard’s crew had landed, Garp rushed out impatiently, leaping into the air and throwing a punch at Whitebeard.
Whitebeard looked up, “It’s you, Garp.
Then come on, Space-Shattering Fist.” Clearly, Whitebeard did not dare to be careless when facing Garp, so he used a named basic attack directly.
The shockwave from Garp’s punch collided with Whitebeard’s attack, and a massive gust of wind instantly swept outward.
The tremors in the ground and the gale caused by the attack sent the surrounding pirates and Marines stumbling in all directions.
Twilight Allen couldn’t help but think that if these two punches were to land on him, he didn’t know if he could withstand them.
Just as Twilight Allen was thinking, a burst of golden light struck toward the crew members on his side.
“Buddha Impact.” With a loud boom, a shockwave exploded not far from Twilight Allen.
Twilight Allen quickly drew his sword and deployed his Gravity Ring to defend; several crew members, unable to dodge in time, were instantly blown away by the shockwave.
Looking at the giant crater in front of him, Twilight Allen, having regained his focus, felt a flash of solemnity in his eyes.
“This is troublesome, Sengoku has come too.” Twilight Allen took a deep breath, looking at the giant of light before him.
The one attacking Twilight Allen was none other than Buddha Sengoku, who held the position of Fleet Admiral after the start of the pirate storyline, and a user of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha (a Mythical Zoan type).
(Common citizen Chopper sheds tears again.) Sengoku looked at the unscathed Twilight Allen, his eyes showing appreciation, “Kid, you have no bounty, which means you’ve just become a pirate.
How about you abandon the darkness and embrace the light to become a Marine?
I can represent the Marine and pardon the crimes you have committed so far.” Twilight Allen was speechless after hearing Sengoku’s words.
“What are you acting high and mighty for?
If you go and take out Rocks right now, I’ll head back home on the spot.” “No thanks.
The Marine can protect me, but it can’t protect my hometown.
I don’t want to be a Marine, only to return home and find it razed to the ground, just like the G-5 Branch near my hometown.” Disappointment showed in Twilight Allen’s eyes.
Sengoku felt awkward upon hearing Twilight Allen’s words.
“How is this any different from taking a dump on my head?” Although he learned from his conversation with Twilight Allen that becoming a pirate was a last resort for him, Sengoku did not intend to let him go here.
Looking at Twilight Allen’s slightly youthful face, he said, “Conqueror’s Haki, decent swordsmanship, a powerful Devil Fruit.
Your potential is too terrifying.
I must stop you here today to ensure you don’t do evil in the future.
Your voyage ends here.” ————————
It might not seem tempting right nobut who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”