bookbashuk Chapter 224 Shocking News for the World!
Chapter 224 Shocking News for the World!
Chapter 224 Shocking News for the World!
Looking at the man standing on the execution platform, Sengoku narrowed his eyes and said, "Alright, Whitebeard, let's see if you dare to come here to save people!"
After saying this, the Warring States period planned to go up to the execution platform to announce some news.
"Marshal of the Warring States Period, we have important intelligence!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing the communications soldier's words, Sengoku instinctively stopped in his tracks, then frowned and looked at the soldier, asking, "What is it?"
"Speak."
"Just now, the Gate of Justice opposite Marineford suddenly opened for some unknown reason," the communications officer said with a grim expression. "And we've lost contact with the control room."
"What did you say?!"
Sengoku's expression immediately changed. Could it be that the people in the control room had already been killed?
Was it done by the Blood-Eyed Ninja?
However, he rejected this idea as soon as it appeared in Sengoku's mind.
After all... if the Blood-Eyed Ninja could leave the Basin Sea Flow, there would be no need to open the Gate of Justice; he could simply lead his people around the side of the Gate of Justice!
If that's the case... it was Whitebeard's gang who did it!
Sengoku carefully considered the information about the Whitebeard Pirates and immediately thought of those fish-men.
"Did those guys sneak into the control room and take it over?" Sengoku muttered to himself.
It's not impossible.
However, this also confirmed one thing for the Warring States period.
That means... the Whitebeard Pirates must be almost at Marineford!
"Marshal Sengoku, what should we do?" the communications officer asked.
"Proceed with the public execution as normal." Sengoku suddenly raised his head, looking sharply at Ace's retreating figure, and said, "Whitebeard should be here soon."
"Huh?!"
The communications officer paused for a moment, then said in shock, "You mean, the control room belongs to the Whitebeard Pirates...?"
"It's pretty close to the truth," said Zhan Guo.
Then, the man ignored the communications soldier and turned to walk towards the execution platform, quickly arriving at Ace's side.
Sengoku glanced at Ace, who was being forced to kneel on the ground, and said, "Bring me the Den Den Mushi."
"yes!"
After casually taking the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku said, "The video Den Den Mushi is already activated, right?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I understand," Sengoku nodded.
Then, the man walked up to Ace with a Den Den Mushi, looked down at the 100,000 elite Marines below, and said, "Gentlemen, I am Sengoku."
"Now, I have something to tell you all."
"Portgas D. Ace, this man's identity is not simple," Sengoku said. "And letting him die here today also has a very significant meaning!"
"Gurgle~"
Hearing Sengoku's words, the navy below subconsciously swallowed, feeling that Fleet Admiral Sengoku was about to say something that would shock the world.
Sengoku, who had taken in the reaction of the navy below, nodded, then looked at Ace and said, "Ace, tell me your father's name."
Ace paused for a moment upon hearing this, then resolutely declared, "My father is Whitebeard!"
"No, that's not right!"
"How could that be wrong!" Ace shouted. "My father is Whitebeard, there are no others!"
"Is that so?" Sengoku said calmly, "But unfortunately, we have now investigated all the intelligence."
Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Ace's pupils immediately contracted.
Ignoring Ace's reaction, Sengoku said, "More than twenty years ago, we received an important message!"
"On some small island, there might exist a man's bloodline!"
"The World Government has invested a great deal of manpower and resources in finding this existence, but ultimately it has failed."
"Even at the very end, we thought it was impossible for this man to have any descendants left in this world!"
At this point, Zhan Guo stopped and closed his eyes.
A moment later, he opened his eyes again and said, "Until we got a woman's name...: Portgas D. Rouge!"
Glancing at Ace, whose body was beginning to tremble, Sengoku continued, "This woman, with an extraordinary willpower that defied common sense, kept the child in her womb for a full 20 months to protect it!"
"Twenty months later, the woman gave birth to the child with all her might, and then died from exhaustion."
"Thus, this child, who inherited the most evil bloodline in the world, was born!"
"And that person is you, Portgas D. Ace!"
"You couldn't possibly not know that, could you?" Sengoku said coldly, "That your father is the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"
Upon hearing Sengoku's words, the entire Marine Headquarters meeting hall fell into a deathly silence.
They never dreamed that the man who caused this major incident was actually a descendant of the Pirate King Roger!
"Fire Fist Ace is actually a descendant of the Pirate King?!" A reporter watching the live stream on Sabaody Archipelago stared at Sengoku on screen with disbelief. "This is absolutely shocking!"
"Hey, does that man even have descendants in this world?"
"Big news! This is huge news!"
"Quickly, notify the newspaper!"
"Hehehe, what surprising information!" Moria grinned and said, "I didn't expect that man to have a son."
"That's truly astonishing," Absalom said. "Captain, do you want to go and see what's going on?"
"Maybe we'll have a chance to take down that Akainu!"
As he spoke, Absalom revealed a bloodthirsty expression.
He remembered the conflict between his captain and Akainu, and it would be great if he could get the chance to take down Akainu with the help of Whitebeard!
That way, not only would they get revenge, but they could also make their captain famous at sea!
"Forget it."
Moria shook his head and said, "I have no interest in being Whitebeard's pawn."
This is a war between Whitebeard and the Navy, and he has no interest in being cannon fodder for Whitebeard.
Furthermore, given the speed and capabilities of their pirate ships, it would be impossible for them to reach Marine Headquarters before the public execution.
As for Akainu.....
"I see."
Absalom nodded and didn't bring it up again.
"Hmph, if I had known this sooner, I would have assassinated this guy," Capone Becky said.
If he had the chance to kill the son of Pirate King Roger, he would definitely become famous throughout the seas!
Upon hearing Capone Becky's words, the others instinctively moved away from him, clearly not wanting to provoke this madman.
"Interesting, this is really interesting!" Ap laughed. "I'm getting more and more excited for this war."
After laughing, Apoo glanced at Hawkins, who was fiddling with cards not far away, and said, "Hey, Hawkins, did you see how Fire Fist Ace died?"
"I'm watching," Hawkins said casually.
But as he looked at it, his brows furrowed.
"What happened?"
"What's wrong?" Ap asked curiously, leaning closer. "Is there something wrong with your cards?"
"Hello!"
Hawkins' men were dumbfounded as they watched Ap approach so brazenly. How could this guy have no sense of boundaries?
Hawkins, however, didn't seem to care and simply waved his hand to signal his men not to worry about Ap.
"Tell me, what happened?"
"His chances of survival and his death record are both astonishing," Hawkins said, glancing up at Ap. "Ninety-nine percent."
"What do you mean?"
Ap paused for a moment, clearly not understanding what he meant.
Hawkins sighed upon hearing this, then put away the card, saying, "The fact that the probability of death is just as high as the probability of survival means that a very special variable has emerged."
"And this variable directly affected Fire Fist Ace's life or death!"
Ap burst out laughing upon hearing this, then said, "Isn't that obvious?!"
"Everyone knows the Whitebeard Pirates might show up at Marine Headquarters now."
Anyone who isn't an idiot can figure this out.
Hawkins fell silent; he was somewhat unwilling to engage with this guy.
Ap didn't pay any attention and walked away on his own, saying, "Hey, let's find a higher place to watch the game."
"Doflamingo!"
Looking at the Marine Headquarters on the screen, Law muttered, "I hope you can leave Marine Headquarters alive, so I can personally kill you!"
Thinking of the memories that man brought back, Luo's arm veins bulged.
"captain?"
Seeing Law like this, Bepo's face showed a hint of worry.
"I'm fine."
Forcing himself to calm down, Luo slowly said, "Let's watch the live stream."
"profound!"
Meanwhile, in a building not far from them, Shakky and Rayleigh were sitting.
"I never imagined Ace was the captain's son," Rayleigh muttered, holding a flask. "Why didn't that bastard tell me back then?"
"Only he himself probably knows the answer to that question."
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh paused for a moment, then picked up the flask and began to drink.
Seeing this, Xia Qi shook her head helplessly, then looked at the monitor and said, "I wonder how Xiao Xiyan and the others are doing now."
Since Ace has appeared at Marine Headquarters, it means that the rescue operation by Xiao Xiyan and Xiao Shibu has failed.
At least they didn't rescue anyone from the underwater prison.
"Now there are only two possibilities," Xia Qi murmured to herself.
The first possibility is that the World Government took Ace away beforehand, so Xiao Xiyan and the other two missed their target. They might then try to go to the Marine Headquarters to participate in the battle!
The second possibility is that those two people have already died in the underwater prison!
"I hope it's the former," Xia Qi murmured to herself.
Just then, Rayleigh stood up and walked away into the distance without saying a word.
"What are you going to do?" Xia Qi asked.
Rayleigh glanced at Sengoku, who had loudly proclaimed, "Even if it means a full-scale war with Whitebeard, Ace must be publicly executed," and said with a stern face, "Isn't that a rhetorical question?"
"Do you think you can make it in time if you go now?" Shakky retorted. "Have you forgotten how long it takes for ordinary ships to reach Marine Headquarters?"
"I can steal warships!"
"Steal a warship...::" Shakky shook her head and said, "Do you think the Navy wouldn't consider you, the vice-captain of the Pirate King?!"
"Have you forgotten what happened to you when you appeared before the general a week ago?!"
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's expression immediately changed.
Could it be...?
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"Yes." Shakky nodded and said, "I received news yesterday morning that all the warships in the Sabaody Archipelago have left here, obviously not intending to give you the opportunity to seize warships."
After saying that, Shakky sighed again and said, "Don't lose your composure just because that man is involved, Rayleigh,"
This isn't like you at all.
"This matter involves that man, I..."
Before Rayleigh could finish speaking, he heard the sound of a Den Den Mushi coming from Shakky's arms.
"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"
"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"
"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"
As Xia Qi took out the Den Den Mushi, a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes.
Who would call her at a time like this?
Could it be...::..Little Xiyan?
With that in mind, Xia Qi answered the call without hesitation.
"Kaka~"
"It's me," west Yan said.
Hearing that it was west Yan's voice, Xia Qi visibly breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "It seems you're all alright."
"Yes, we all fought our way out of Impel Down alive," west Yan said. "Now, we're planning to head to Marine Headquarters to rescue people."
Xia Qi nodded upon hearing west Yan's words.
It seems her earlier assumption was correct; the Navy did indeed take Fire Fist Ace away ahead of schedule.
Then she said, "You'd better be prepared, because the entire navy's fighting force is concentrated there."
"I know," west Yan said calmly, sitting alone in the cabin, "but that's no reason to stop us."
"That's true," Xia Qi said with a smile.
Given their courage, they certainly wouldn't be afraid of the Navy Headquarters.
"west Yan".
Rayleigh, who had just returned, looked at the Den Den Mushi and said, "I just received news that Ace is...::"
"Ah, I know." west Yan nodded and said, "Luffy just said that."
Rayleigh paused for a moment upon hearing this, then sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I can't get there in time."
It would be impossible to reach Marine Headquarters in a short time using ordinary pirate ships.
"Ah, I guessed it too."
west Yan revealed an expression of "I knew it," indicating that it was indeed impossible to rely on this person's combat power.
Then, west Yan said, "Don't worry, with the help of the Whitebeard Pirates, we will definitely be able to rescue Ace."
"Whitebeard, huh?" Recalling the man's strength, Rayleigh nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
With them there, the chances of rescuing Ace are indeed very high.
"Okay, just wait for my good news."
"Kaka~"
Looking at the Den Den Mushi that had been disconnected, Rayleigh let out a long sigh.
"Xiao Xiyan made this call to reassure you," Xia Qi said, "so you won't do anything irrational."
She could tell that west Yan still cared about them quite a bit.
Rayleigh nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the live stream in the distance and said, "I hope they can successfully rescue the person."