Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

Finally, "Moonlight" Moria seized the opportunity! He wielded his giant scissors and forcibly cut off Little Oz Jr.'s blurred shadow, which had become blurred due to his severe injuries!

He lost his leg, lost his shadow, and suffered a fatal penetrating wound!

"Ugh..." Little Oz Jr. let out a final groan filled with resentment and pain. His enormous body could no longer hold on, and like a felled giant tree, he crashed backward with a deafening roar! He slammed heavily onto the ice, sending up a shower of ice shards and...despair!

Chapter 88 It's time to settle the score from back then! Luffy!!!

Oars Jr.'s sacrifice not only failed to break through the Navy's defenses, but instead built an even more insurmountable "high wall" of his body in his path of attack! His fall greatly fueled the anger and grief of the Whitebeard Pirates, and also boosted the morale of the Navy!

The hatred between the two sides was completely ignited at this moment! The war became more brutal, more... without any way out!

Kai silently sensed all of this.

He felt a pang of regret for Oars Jr.'s courage and sacrifice, but also realized more clearly that in this Marineford War, the power of an individual, even the power of the giants, sometimes seemed so insignificant.

To change the course of the battle, we need... an even more powerful force, one capable of overturning the rules!

Just as Little Oars Jr. fell, the Whitebeard Pirates were plunged into grief and anger, while the Marines' morale soared, a terrifying aura... scorching hot, as if capable of melting steel and burning souls, erupted suddenly from the Marine Admirals' ranks like hellfire!

Kai's "sharp eye" immediately turned in that direction!

It's Akainu! Admiral Sakazuki! That admiral who believes in "complete justice" and uses the most ruthless methods has finally... lost his temper and made his move!

With a single step, Akainu's towering figure emerged, and his entire right arm instantly transformed into churning, boiling, and destructively hot... viscous lava!

"You're such a nuisance! You pirate scum!" Akainu's voice was cold and cruel, devoid of any emotion. "Let this old man clean up the battlefield for you trash!"

Before he finished speaking, his enormous claw (or fist?) that had transformed into lava swung violently towards the sky!

"Big fire!!!"

boom--! ! !

One after another… no! They were massive lava fists, larger than houses in diameter, falling from the sky like a meteor shower, trailing long black plumes of smoke, like an apocalyptic catastrophe! They slammed into the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet, frozen in the bay! And… the vast ice field that had supported the countless pirates' charges!

Kai's senses instantly captured this earth-shattering scene!

Those enormous lava fists contained unimaginable heat and destructive power! They easily smashed through the thick ice layer, melting huge holes in the ice surface! The scorching magma flowed into the cold seawater, making a hissing sound and sending up clouds of steam!

Several massive lava fists struck the Whitebeard Pirates' ships, frozen to the ice! The sturdy wooden hulls burned, melted, and disintegrated like paper the moment they touched the lava! Explosions echoed everywhere! Countless pirates who remained on board or were preparing to provide support were swallowed by the scorching lava and turned to ashes before they could even scream!

Even Whitebeard's flagship, the Moby Dick, was struck on the hull by a massive lava fist, causing a violent explosion and fire!

With just one strike, Akainu unleashed the terrifying power of his Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit, capable of incinerating everything! He not only destroyed part of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships, causing massive casualties, but more importantly... he melted the once solid ice field battlefield into pieces, filling it with scalding magma and dangerous holes, greatly hindering the Whitebeard Pirates' follow-up advance!

"Sakazuki!!!" Kai could clearly sense that Whitebeard, after seeing his ships and "sons" so badly damaged, let out a deafening roar like a wounded lion! An even more terrifying shockwave erupted from his body, seemingly wanting to tear Akainu and the entire Marineford to shreds!

Akainu, on the other hand, stood fearlessly facing Whitebeard from afar, a cold smile on his face and a ruthless will to destroy in his eyes, upholding "complete justice"!

Kai silently sensed all of this.

Akainu's power and ruthlessness once again refreshed his understanding of the strength of the Marine Admirals.

The determination to carry out large-scale destruction and slaughter without hesitation in the name of "justice" made Kai feel a twisted sense of identification (with its determination and power to maintain order), as well as waves of unease and anxiety (with its cruel and inhuman methods).

He realized that Akainu's type of "justice" was a completely different extreme from the "righteous justice" pursued by his senior Fujitora.

And he himself... seems to be struggling to find a balance between these two, or rather... is slowly sliding towards a direction closer to Akainu?

Akainu's powerful intervention and the destruction of the Icefield battlefield undoubtedly created a huge obstacle for the Whitebeard Pirates' attack.

The navy's morale soared again, and their defenses were reinstated.

However, just when the naval commanders thought they could temporarily halt the Whitebeard Pirates' offensive, a terrifying aura, as powerful and vast as a sleeping lion awakening, suddenly erupted from the bow of the Moby Dick!

It's Whitebeard!

Kai could clearly sense that this legendary emperor, who had stood atop the sea for decades, was finally... no longer merely giving orders from the bow of the ship!

His seemingly aged body jolted violently, and he forcefully pulled out the medical tubes inserted into his body! An aura far more violent and full of vitality than before erupted from his body like a tsunami!

Then, he raised the enormous naginata and leaped! Like a falling meteor, he jumped from the high bow of the Moby Dick directly onto the icy battlefield filled with cracks and lava!

boom! ! !

The moment he landed, the entire ice field trembled violently! It was as if even the earth itself was shaking at the arrival of this emperor!

"Daddy!!!"

Seeing Whitebeard personally engage in battle, all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates erupted in even more fervent and fearless shouts! Their morale instantly soared to its peak!

Whitebeard ignored the cheers behind him.

He simply slammed the naginata, which was like a pillar stabilizing the sea, onto the ice, then raised his head and scanned the dense naval lines ahead with his eyes (as perceived by his senses), which were filled with both majesty and rage!

With each step he took forward, it seemed as if he were stirring the pulse of the earth! His aura was so immense and vast that the naval soldiers around him could hardly stand, and they were all intimidated by the invisible pressure and retreated one after another!

"Kurarararar... You brats from the Navy! You want Daddy's head?! Then... bring it on!!!"

With a bold and domineering declaration, Whitebeard brandished his naginata!

Those weren't some sophisticated moves, just seemingly casual sweeps and slashes! But each swing contained a terrifying power capable of shattering space itself!

An invisible force of vibration spread outwards! Wherever it passed, the ice surface shattered like a spider web! The air groaned in agony, unable to bear the weight! Hundreds upon hundreds of naval soldiers were easily sent flying like leaves in a storm! They couldn't even get within a hundred meters of him!

Is this... the oppressive power of "the world's strongest man"?!

Kai, perceiving all of this from his vantage point high above, was once again deeply shaken! Whitebeard's strength lay not only in his devastating Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, but also in his battle-hardened physique and skills, and that... supreme domineering aura that reigned supreme over all!

He was like an insurmountable moving mountain, single-handedly tearing a huge gap in the navy's tight defenses!

Kai realized that with Whitebeard himself joining the battle, the Marineford War was truly entering its most crucial, brutal, and climactic phase! What followed was bound to be an earth-shattering head-on clash between the Marine Admirals and this Emperor of the Sea!

As an observer, he must concentrate even more to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the clash of the world's top combat forces!

While Whitebeard personally took to the field, crushing the naval defenses like a bulldozer, various other incidents were unfolding in other corners of the battlefield.

Kai's attention was once again drawn to the proud and aloof Shichibukai, the "Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock.

This empress, renowned for her unparalleled beauty and petrification abilities, has a truly... unique performance on the battlefield!

Logically, as a Shichibukai who was forcibly recruited, she should (at least ostensibly) assist the Navy in attacking the Whitebeard Pirates.

But Kai clearly sensed that she seemed to have no interest in the pirates attacking the Whitebeard Pirates.

Instead, when some naval soldiers, due to confusion or orders, try to approach her or involve her in battle, she mercilessly unleashes her "Sweet Breeze" or "Prisoner's Arrow," turning those poor naval soldiers (male and female) into lifelike stone statues! She keeps complaining in an extremely arrogant tone: "How an eyesore! How dare they approach me!" or "A small fry should act like a small fry!"

When pirates who were clearly under Whitebeard's command and were fighting bravely passed by her, she would often ignore them. In fact, sometimes she would "unintentionally" petrify several marines chasing the pirates with a flying kiss or a flirtatious wink, thus objectively "helping" the pirates!

What puzzled Kai even more was that Hancock seemed distracted the whole time.

Her senses (which Kai could feel) weren't entirely focused on the battlefield before her; instead, they were always subtly, with an extremely complex and contradictory emotion (worry? anxiety? anticipation?), directed towards a specific direction in Marineford Harbor!

That direction… Kai sensed it carefully, and it seemed… to be the area where the naval encirclement was relatively weak, and also the most likely place for an “accident” to occur?

What is she waiting for? Or rather... who is she waiting for?

Kai was very puzzled by the unusual behavior of this Shichibukai.

Her stance is so strange! She neither helps the Navy nor the pirates (she's even attacking the Navy), but instead seems to be... waiting for a specific person to appear and secretly clearing obstacles for them?

Could it be... that she has some unknown connection with a key figure in this war?

Kai kept this question in mind.

He knew that this pirate empress was probably a huge variable.

Just as the battle at Marineford intensified and became even more heated due to Whitebeard's personal involvement, with both sides frantically committing troops and engaging in a fierce tug-of-war—

suddenly!

Kai's "Mind Network" jolted! He clearly sensed a huge, extremely abnormal commotion coming from directly above Marineford's seemingly impregnable defense system! High in the sky!

Next!

With a deafening whoosh and the horrified screams of countless naval soldiers, a massive warship, adorned with naval insignia, plummeted from the sky like a meteorite! It crashed heavily into the area behind Marineford Square, near the execution platform!

Boom——! ! !

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth! The massive warship smashed the buildings and ground in that area to pieces! It kicked up clouds of dust and shockwaves!

What... what's going on here?! How could a Navy warship fall from the sky?! Could it be a surprise attack by the Whitebeard Pirates?!

Kai immediately focused his senses on the point of impact!

The smoke gradually dispersed.

Kai was shocked to "see"! From the wreckage of the naval warship, which was already smashed to pieces, a large group of people jumped out one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot... Their auras were extremely mixed, but each one of them was absolutely not to be underestimated!

The one in the lead had such a familiar aura, full of sunshine, freedom, and a... even more resilient and furious will!

It's Straw Hat Luffy!!! He actually... appeared in the heart of Marineford, Marine Headquarters, in this way, like a surprise attack from the heavens?!

Behind Luffy followed a huge group of... a "luxury lineup" that even Kai found terrifying!

There was Crocodile, the former Shichibukai! His aura was still cold and full of ambition!

There was also Jinbe, the captain of the Fishman Pirates, who was also a Shichibukai! His aura, as broad and benevolent as the sea, yet containing immense power, was exceptionally striking!

There is a… gigantic head, with an extremely strange aura, androgynous appearance, brimming with hormonal energy and revolutionary ideology?! (Ivankov, the Transvestite King!)

There's a... red-nosed guy who looks like a clown, whose aura isn't particularly strong but who's incredibly slippery and lucky (?)! (Buggy the Clown!)

And even... Mr. 1 (Daz Bones) from Baroque Works, the one he fought in Alabasta before?! And Mr. 3 (Garr Dino)?!

In addition, there were hundreds of prisoners, each with a different aura, but all exuding a strong sense of ferocity and excitement at regaining their freedom...?

This...this is practically...the Impel Down escape army?!