Chapter 718 The battle begins
the other side.
"Luffy has already taken action, what should we do, Boss?" Jessop asked with a smile.
"Needless to say? Let us see Luffy's growth!"
As he spoke, the red-haired man walked out first.
The others followed closely behind.
"It's finally starting!"
"Look, the captains of both sides are currently leading their crews towards the center of the island."
"Today, the fate of the Pirate King will be decided!"
"let us wait and see!"
In mid-air, Morgans danced excitedly, his voice cracking due to his excessive excitement.
The audience before the live broadcast was so nervous that their palms were sweating.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Luffy and Shanks in the picture without blinking.
Luffy and Shanks stood facing each other.
"Shanks, I finally see you!" Luffy pressed his straw hat lightly and grinned.
Shanks praised sincerely, "Well done, Luffy!"
Hearing this, Luffy's mouth curved even further.
"Here's what I give it to you!" Luffy took off his straw hat and handed it to Shanks.
Shanks took it casually and looked at the straw hat, memories flooding his mind.
A few moments.
Shanks put the straw hat on Luffy's head, "This now belongs to you."
Luffy was stunned, then accepted it with a smile.
Twisting the brim of his hat slightly and putting it back on, Luffy looked up at the sky.
The sun is almost overhead.
Shanks and Luffy looked at each other and tacitly distanced themselves.
The interaction between Shanks and Luffy confuses many people.
Morgans spoke up at the right time to answer the audience's questions.
Shanks is Luffy's guide.
This news shocked everyone like a thunderclap.
"Damn it! How can this guy be a pirate with such a background?"
Many pirates were so jealous that their faces were distorted.
"Damn Shanks, as a Celestial Dragon, he actually created such a powerful enemy for the World Government." The Five Elders were furious.
Who would understand! Their natural enemy was actually brought out by their own people.
Now, the Five Elders can only hope that Red-Haired Shanks won't let them win on purpose.
No, Red-Haired Shanks is not a reliable guy at all.
The [Five Elders] immediately gave orders to prepare for the attack, and all members of [CP0] and [God's Knights] must also be dispatched.
Thinking of this, the [Five Elders] stood up and prepared to ask Im for instructions.
"allow!"
Yim uttered a word lightly and said no more.
......
Under the nervous gaze of the crowd, time came to noon.
Everyone held their breath and stared at the screen, not daring to blink.
On [Beehive Island], Luffy and Shanks stared at each other.
Suddenly, both of them burst out with great energy.
The powerful [Conqueror's Haki] collided and tore the sky apart, and the white clouds disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The shock wave generated by the collision spread out in all directions, causing flying sand and rocks and waves.
After a stalemate of about a minute, both sides put away their [Conqueror's Haki].
Red-haired Shanks raised the corners of his lips and his eyes narrowed.
This is a sign that he is serious.
Luffy grinned and patted his chest: "Here it comes! Here it comes! Here it comes!"
In the blink of an eye, Luffy entered Gear 5 directly.
Shanks suddenly pulled out "Griffin", with [Conqueror's Haki] wrapped around it.
boom!
In an instant, Shanks and Luffy collided with each other.
The battle officially begins!
"kill!"
Both sides shouted and rushed towards each other.
Zoro approached Hawkeye and said, "Today, I will take the title of the world's greatest swordsman."
"Can you do it?" Hawkeye Mihawk accepted Zoro's challenge with a smile.
Sanji stopped Beckman.
Usopp faced off against his father, Jessop.
"Let me see how you grow, stupid son!" Jesus said with a smile.
"Okay!" Usopp was not afraid at all at this moment, but was eager to try.
Brook, Jinbe, Franky and others also found their opponents.
On [Beehive Island], shouts of killing were deafening and explosions occurred one after another.
"Get down, Shanks!"
"Rubber White Bazooka!"
Luffy dropped from the sky and headed straight for Shanks.
"It's not that easy, Luffy!"
"God avoids!"
Shanks swung his sword with all his strength, and the powerful shock wave threw Luffy away.
However, due to Luffy's [Devil Fruit] ability, the effect of the shock wave on him was greatly weakened.
"Santo-ryu·Black Rope Great Tornado!"
Zoro took a stance, shook his body slightly, and a terrifying tornado appeared out of thin air.
"Heh~, just a trifle!"
Mihawk swung lightly, and the tornado was cut in half.
The battle instantly entered a white-hot stage as soon as it began.
"Guys, kill! We can't let the Straw Hat Boy take the [One Piece]!" Buggy shouted, holding a dagger.
"Yes! Master Buggy!"
On this day, 90% of the world's population was paying attention to this battle.
As time goes by, the bottom-level strength of both sides is constantly being depleted, but there is almost no loss in mid-to-high-end combat power.
Xia Jieren just felt that it was a bit ironic that the mid and high-end combat forces of both sides would not kill each other, but the lower-level minions might not be the same.
Even if they die, it will not affect the feelings of the top leaders.
"Oh! How cruel!" Xia Jieren couldn't help but sigh.
Although he is now at the top of society, Xia Jieren has not forgotten his past, so he can't help but sigh.
Throwing away unnecessary thoughts, Xia Jieren looked at Kerrigan: "Have the Navy and the [World Government] taken any action?"
"80% of the navy's forces have been assembled and are stationed thirty kilometers away from Beehive Island. The World Government has dispatched a total of 60 large warships and approximately ground forces, led by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Cyborg Sora." Kerrigan reported as she presented the captured footage to Xia Jieren.
"Yes!" Xia Jieren nodded slightly, "Be prepared, and let them catch the mantis while the cicada is waiting behind."
"The final victory will definitely belong to us."
"If this sneak attack succeeds, the World Government will certainly be seriously injured."
"Yes!" Kerrigan replied seriously.
"That's right!" As if he had thought of something, Xia Jieren asked, "How is the research on 'Mother Fire' going?"
"I'm so sorry!" Kerrigan shook her head slightly and apologized, "We haven't come into contact with Vegapunk's technical route yet. It will take some time."
"Okay, I understand!" Xia Jieren was a little disappointed.
It seems that it will not be possible to obtain sufficient energy points in a short period of time.
"Master, the Navy and the [World Government] have taken action!"
A curtain of light suddenly popped up in front of Xia Jieren.
In the picture, the joint fleet composed of the Navy and the [World Government] is slowly approaching [Beehive Island].
At the same time, they kept sweeping out the pirates passing by.
Under the laser beams of Borsalino and the Pacifist, the pirates could only be ravaged.
