But with the zombie army reduced by more than one-third, the remaining combat power of Whitebeard's side was directly targeting them.
Suddenly, Smoker and Tina were in danger.
At this time, it was too late for them to retreat even if they wanted to, and there were no friendly forces nearby that could help them.
Being beaten to death by the Whitebeard Pirates would most likely happen sooner or later.
but,
They must have been prepared to fight and die.
Mod looked at Smoker and Tina who were struggling hard when being surrounded by a group of pirates.
These two sailors, who fought bloody battles for justice, suffered many new wounds in a short period of time.
Strictly speaking, Smoker and Tina brought this dangerous situation to themselves.
But if it wasn't for the purpose of aiding Maud, he probably wouldn't have been trapped in a tight siege.
"Why bother."
Maud shook his head and muttered to himself, then raised the muzzle of the gun.
"This is your 'return gift' for allowing me to successfully capture Yi Zang just now. From now on, we will not owe each other anything."
Pulling the trigger, the gunfire flashed.
Bang bang!
Two shots killed a pirate who launched a sneak attack on Tina's back.
The pirate who was shot in the heart and the back of his head froze and fell to the ground in shock, making a dull sound.
Hearing the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground from behind, Tina, who was bleeding from her right eyebrow, was slightly startled.
Without bothering to check the situation, Tina raised the black sill and blocked the three machetes covered in armed colors that were coming from the front.
There was a loud clang.
The fierce force transmitted from the machete knocked Tina back for a while.
Tina stopped with difficulty, breathing heavily, her chest rising and falling violently.
"This woman is so difficult to deal with."
The pirates who surrounded her all frowned.
I originally thought that after joining forces, I could easily deal with this female marine, but I didn't expect that the other party showed extraordinary resilience.
"But it's almost time to end."
Seeing Tina's appearance of excessive physical exertion, this group of pirates who were able to skillfully use armed colors had cold murderous intent in their eyes.
When they gathered their strength and were about to kill Tina in one go.
Phew!
The lead bullets fired at the right time went straight to their vital points.
"Um?"
The faces of the pirates changed slightly, and they slashed away the incoming lead bullets with their swords.
Then, looking in the direction where the lead bullets flew, what caught their eyes was Maud, who they could not wait to pull out his bones.
Maude ignored the murderous looks they looked at, held the gun with one hand, quickly pulled the trigger, and fired at them rapidly.
With the blessing of a small amount of armed domineering, lead bullets flew over half of the square and came to the front of the group of pirates.
clang clang…
The pirates did not dare to be careless at all, and waved their swords to block the lead bullets coming from a distance.
These lead bullets are added with a small amount of armed color to increase range and accuracy.
But as long as it's not a cold shot, just in terms of power, this group of pirates who are good at using weapons is nothing to fear.
However, Moder mixed a few scattered lead bullets that were completely covered with armed colors into the barrage and were lethal.
This insidious bastard...
The pirates who were aware of this could only concentrate on resisting or avoiding the oncoming lead bullets.
Mod's long-distance support created breathing space for Smoker and Tina.
"If you don't want to die, just retreat quickly. I don't intend to cover you all the time."
As Maude fired, she muttered to herself.
He had to concentrate on recovering the shadows flying out of the zombies, so he had no energy left to cover Smoker and Tina for a long time.
Without Izo's support, the pirates were pinned down by Mod's shooting.
Smoker and Tina, who were injured in many places on their bodies, were able to breathe and quickly looked at each other.
They did not communicate with each other vocally, but retreated decisively at the same time.
Under the cover of Mod's high-frequency shooting, they successfully retreated into their own formation and were completely out of danger.
Seeing Smoker and Tina retreat safely, Maude put away his gun and stopped shooting.
High-frequency shooting at this distance consumes domineering energy every moment.
but,
Mode holds more than 500 shadows that can be used to replenish physical strength and domineering power at any time, and does not care about the consumption of physical strength and domineering power.
This is also the reason why he has taken frequent strikes since the beginning of the war.
Smoker and Tina retreated to a temporarily safe area and looked at Mod with a slightly complicated look.
This man gave them an indescribable feeling.
Sometimes they feel a sense of crisis with chills reaching all their limbs.
Sometimes it can make them feel a sense of security regardless of their position.
After Mod put away his gun, he ignored Smoker and Tina's gaze and concentrated on recovering the shadow.
"Once the white-bearded people gather together, with the strength of the zombie army, they cannot resist it."
More and more shadows were collected into Mod's palm, which also symbolized the defeat of the zombie army.
Although the zombie army also killed a lot of pirates, judging from the current rate of loss.
It won't be long before the zombie army will be wiped out.
"It's time to prepare..."
Maud had some expectations and couldn't help but look at the situation on Whitebeard's side.
The top combat forces from both sides of the war—Whitebeard and Akainu—finally faced off head-on.
As soon as Akainu appeared on the stage, with a condescending attitude, he stepped on Kumogiri, who was about to slash out a shock wave with his white beard.
The hot magma flowing out from Akainu's feet was poured tightly onto the body of Sogumo Cutter wrapped in armament colors.
The power of the kick abruptly interrupted the light ball containing concussive power that Whitebeard had placed on Cong Yunqiao's body.
"It's time to stop, Whitebeard."
"Gula la..."
Whitebeard looked down at Akainu coldly and said, "That depends on whether you are capable."
Before he finished speaking, Whitebeard's arms suddenly swelled up, and he used all his strength to turn the Congyun Cutting Blade, and then pushed Akainu away with all his strength.
At this moment when his body was extremely deteriorated, Whitebeard still had such strength.
Akainu flew into the air upside down, looking at the white beard below with an indifferent expression.
Whitebeard quickly switched Cong Yun to his left hand, then arched his right arm, and a ball of light gathered on his fist.
When Akainu, who was in the air, saw this, his right arm instantly turned into boiling lava.
The cold gazes of both sides intertwined in mid-air.
Maud kept a close eye on Whitebeard and Akainu, who were on the verge of breaking out.
He really wanted to fight Whitebeard one-on-one to experience the strength of the Four Emperors in person, but Whitebeard didn't give him the chance to challenge at all.
And when Akainu personally went out to deal with Whitebeard, the latter actually took the initiative to create a one-on-one environment.
It’s really differential treatment.
In short, we can't let Akainu steal the head.
At this extremely tense moment...
A familiar voice came from the direction of the execution platform.
"Ace, I'm here to save you!!!"
The passionate shouts that spread throughout the battlefield attracted the attention of countless people.
Maude suddenly looked back in the direction of the execution platform, and what she saw was the Straw Hats who suddenly appeared near the execution platform in some way.
"Appearing at this time..."
Maude was surprised and helpless.
Under his gaze, Straw Hat soared into the air, his body tensed like a fully drawn bowstring, and he took on the momentum of attacking Marine Marshal Sengoku.
Below the execution platform.
Zoro's long sword, covered in armor, suddenly slashed towards the steel frame supporting the execution platform -
The appearance of the Straw Hat Gang touched the nerves of everyone present.
Chapter 88 Bad timing of appearance
It seemed that he had spotted the right moment for Akainu to move out to suppress Whitebeard's offensive.
The Straw Hats appeared out of thin air near the execution platform.
Except for Maude and Fujitora, everyone present had no idea how the Straw Hats managed to get around the execution platform without anyone noticing.
This scene was beyond everyone's expectations. Even the experienced Warring States Period was inevitably shocked.
"Luffy, why are you here!!!"
Garp, who was suppressing Marco, couldn't believe his eyes after seeing Luffy appear out of thin air.
"That boy is..."
Marko saw the opportunity, fluttered his wings and soared into the sky, hoping to break through Garp's defense and fly to the execution platform.
But Garp had so much fighting experience that even though he was negligent because of Luffy's appearance, he still reacted quickly, came from behind, and punched Marco to the ground again.
"damn it."
Marco stood up quickly, waved his blue flame wings, gritted his teeth and looked at Garp who looked like a door god.
On the execution platform.
"Luffy, you...!"
Ace's reaction was rarely the same as Garp's, and he looked at Luffy who suddenly appeared in great surprise.
Warring States quickly put away his surprise and said in a deep voice: "How on earth did you get here..."
Under the watchful eyes of Ace and Sengoku, Luffy, assisted by Sanji's kicking skills, soared all the way up to the execution platform.
"Third gear!"
Looking down at Ace and Sengoku on the execution platform, Luffy took a deep breath, then bit his right thumb hard, blowing a lot of air into the gaps between the bones.
call!
The right fist and even the entire right arm suddenly became huge.
"Rubber Giant Pistol!"
Using the retraction force of rubber properties, Luffy drove his huge right fist and struck Sengoku viciously.
Facing the world-famous naval marshal, this young man who was not afraid of tigers even after he was born showed no fear at all.
"Even if you are Garp's grandson..."