Feeling the pain on his body, Twilight Allen grew angrier the more he thought about it.
“How insidious.
I almost fell for his trap.
No, I can’t just let it end like this.” “Everyone, group up.
Duke, come over here and hold off Sengoku for a moment,” Twilight Allen said to the group.
Although they were confused, they didn’t ask questions and quickly gathered together.
Duke also raised his muzzle and aimed it at Sengoku.
Sengoku watched them, puzzled.
“What are they trying to do?
Oh no.” Realizing their intent, Sengoku immediately attacked the gathered group, but Duke’s bullets managed to distract him for a few seconds.
In those few seconds, the gathered crowd had already ascended into the air, reaching a height of one hundred meters above the ground.
“Damn it, start shooting!” Watching everyone ascend, a bad premonition arose in Sengoku’s heart, and he issued orders to the soldiers.
Bang, bang, bang.
Watching the countless bullets flying toward them, Twilight Allen used his Gravity interference, causing the bullets to instantly lose momentum and fall.
“Brother Newgate, it’s time to work.
Let’s settle our scores.” Seeing everyone in the air, Whitebeard laughed heartily.
“Gurararara, what will you do now, Sengoku?
Watch this: Quake—Crustal Roar!” After mocking Sengoku, Whitebeard braced himself and punched the air on both sides of his body with all his might.
Crack, crack.
Chilling fissures instantly filled the air on both sides, and the entire island began to shake irregularly.
Sengoku looked at Whitebeard with a livid expression, then shouted to Garp, “Garp, hurry back and protect the soldiers!
The rest of you, group up quickly!” With that, Sengoku transformed into his Great Buddha form and rushed toward the soldiers, shielding more than half of them with his body.
Seeing that Whitebeard had finished his attack, Twilight Allen quickly controlled the Gravity to lift Whitebeard into the sky as well.
Under the terrifying tremors, the entire island began to crack, and buildings collapsed one after another.
This island was likely ruined; it was just a matter of how many people Sengoku could save.
Twilight Allen couldn’t help but marvel at the terror of Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit; he had sunk the island with two punches.
“Boss is mighty!” “Boss is the strongest!” In the air, the crew members were excited to see Whitebeard display such great power.
Whitebeard looked toward the island and smiled slightly.
“Gurararara, lads, let’s head back.” “Ooh!!!” Twilight Allen used his Gravity to place everyone back on the ship, then his whole body went limp as he collapsed onto the deck, breathing heavily.
At this stage, using his Devil Fruit Ability like this was still too draining for Twilight Allen.
He still needed to improve his physique and strengthen his control over his fruit.
Marco, who had been watching the entire battle from the ship, ran over excitedly.
“Pops, Big Brother Twilight Allen, you guys were so cool!” With the greatest hype-man back in position, the Whitebeard division set sail on their return journey.
On the other side, at the Collins Branch, several hours had passed since Twilight Allen and the others left.
The ruins and debris told the tale of the war’s cruelty.
“Cough, cough.
Damn brats, damn Whitebeard.” A disheveled Sengoku pushed aside the giant rock covering him and cursed Twilight Allen and his group.
Even with his abilities, he hadn’t been able to ensure everyone remained unscathed during the earthquake.
It was worth noting that many soldiers had been knocked unconscious by Conqueror’s Haki during the battle.
This time, the Marines’ ambush could be described as trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice.
Sengoku commanded the soldiers he had protected to carry out search and rescue operations, doing his best to save the colleagues buried under the rubble.
Looking at Garp, who was standing not far away with his head lowered and silent, Sengoku felt a surge of self-reproach.
“He must be blaming himself for failing to stop Whitebeard.” He walked behind his old partner and patted him on the shoulder.
“Garp, this failure isn’t your fault.
It was I who didn’t anticipate the existence of that brat.
One day, I will arrest him with my own hands.” Garp shuddered.
“Sengoku, it’s over.
I…
can I go back on vacation now?” Garp turned his head, revealing a goofy face.
Dense veins instantly appeared on Sengoku’s forehead.
“Go to hell, Garp!
Buddha Impact…” The Tom-style scream made another appearance.
“Vice Admiral Sengoku, Admiral Kong is calling and needs you to answer.” Rear Admiral Oliver arrived, looking at the two brawling men with black lines of exasperation on his forehead.
Sengoku immediately stopped fighting with Garp, straightened his tattered clothes, and came before Rear Admiral Oliver.
“Understood, leave it to me.” “Sengoku, this is Kong from Headquarters.
How is the situation at the branch?” Looking at the mohawk-styled den den mushi, Sengoku was silent for a long time before replying, “Mr.
Kong, we failed.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the branch has been dealt a devastating blow.” There was a wave of shock from the den den mushi.
“What?
Sengoku, how could this happen?
Did other officers reinforce Whitebeard?
Otherwise, with your and Garp’s abilities, even if you couldn’t keep Whitebeard, ensuring the safety of the branch shouldn’t have been a problem.” Sengoku felt incredibly awkward after hearing this.
After all, being outplayed by a wet-behind-the-ears brat wasn’t exactly something to be proud of.
“Apologies, Mr.
Kong.
There were no other reinforcements.
This was my oversight.
A very troublesome brat has appeared under Whitebeard.
He possesses Conqueror’s Haki, extremely strong swordsmanship, and a Devil Fruit Ability that can send Whitebeard’s entire division flying into the sky.
I suspect it is the Gravity Fruit, so…” After hearing Sengoku’s words, Kong was silent for a long time.
“Understood, Sengoku.
After finishing the rescue work, return to Headquarters as soon as possible.
All personnel at the branch are to withdraw as well.” Sengoku asked anxiously, “What?
Why must the branch personnel also withdraw?
Then our deployment in the New World…” Before Sengoku could finish, Kong interrupted him.
“Sengoku, this is the will of the World Government’s Gorosei.
They have agreed to let us expand our military armaments and have also allowed us to establish three Admiral positions.
I will be assuming the position of Fleet Admiral.” “At the same time, they require us to shift our focus to the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Blues to fully safeguard the rights and interests of the Celestial Dragons.
In other words, our focus will not be on the New World for the time being.” Sengoku understood that once the focus shifted to the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line, the Marines’ reach would temporarily not extend to the New World, making the Collins Branch a useless burden for the time being.
He replied, “Understood, Mr.
Kong.
I will return to Headquarters immediately after the rescue is finished.” Strengthening the Marine lineup and shrinking the scope of the Marines’ influence would be enough to solidify the World Government’s rule in the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line.
However, this also meant that the Marines would completely withdraw from the New World, and Rocks would become the sole hegemon of the New World.
In the year 1483 of the Marine Calendar, Rocks officially became the King of the World.
Three days had passed since the Great Battle of Collins.
Twilight Allen and his group’s ship was sailing toward Hachinosu.
After several days of recuperation, Twilight Allen’s injuries had completely healed.
He had gained a deeper understanding of his Devil Fruit and swordsmanship, and his strength had significantly improved.
Indeed, major battles make people grow.
At this moment, Twilight Allen was on the deck doing physical training, with nearly 10 times the Gravity applied to his body.
After experiencing the battle with Sengoku, Twilight Allen dared not slack off.
He absolutely loathed that feeling of deep helplessness.
“Captain Twilight Allen, we’re in the news!
Hahaha, you’ve become famous too.” A member of the Third Division walked up to Twilight Allen holding a newspaper.
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!”