Chapter 298: The Final Battle at the Top: I have a choice, do you?
The Soul Army automatically opened a path for Yaluo, leading directly to the location of Kobi and Belumebear.
"Where did you go just now? There was no one on the battlefield!"
"Yalo, what are you going to do!?"
"What do you think I'm going to do? Before the war, you two kept making big promises, but once you got to the battlefield, you turned into deserters. Of course I'm going to kill you!"
"Aren't we partners, Yaluo!"
"Wrong, cowards like you don't count as partners! I've found what I was looking for!"
Faced with Bellemer's questioning, Yalu denied all of them.
In his mind, the definition of comrades-in-arms is that only those who have experienced life and death together can be called comrades-in-arms.
These two guys are not worthy. They are just full of lofty ambitions, but they stand down when the critical moment comes.
As Yaluo and Bellemer were alternating between their fists and scrapers, Coby was awakened by the scent of battle that was blowing in his face.
"Meng... Stop it, Yaluo!" Coby yelled at him with a horrified look on his face, "We surrender... We surrender, there is no need to add to the unnecessary killing!"
He raised his voice to the highest pitch, and his resounding voice echoed throughout the battlefield.
"Deserters cannot represent the Navy! Now that I know my father is such a powerful person, I have a choice. Do you have a choice now?!"
Coby was stunned and dazed for a moment.
It was Luffy who helped him join the navy, and then he was recommended to the headquarters by Vice Admiral Garp. Otherwise, how could he have become a navy with his identity?
Faced with Yaluo's fierce attack, he was forced to fight back without any choice.
After being injured, Yalo discovered during his battles with Kobe and Bellumeber that power was flowing out of his limbs.
Fighting with injuries, Arthur's genetic bloodline was fully activated.
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At other battlefield locations in Marinford, Akainu was besieged by the five people brought by Arthur and was in a desperate situation.
No matter how hot magma he erupts and how stubbornly he struggles, no matter how hard he persists, he cannot change the navy's current defeat.
Arthur stopped by a frozen human sculpture.
The person lying in front of him was none other than Marco, the captain of the First Division of the Whitebeard Pirates.
He was exhausted, seriously injured, and frozen by his forced abilities.
On the huge inward-curved ice surface, there are many captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, but they have all died in battle.
"I changed a lot of things. The war was supposed to last about four hours, but it was ended by the navy in half an hour."
"Garp betrayed the faith he had upheld for decades for the sake of his family...otherwise it wouldn't end so easily, right?"
Arthur thought about it, and used brute force to break the ice and pulled Marco out of the ice.
"Whitebeard and I don't have any deep hatred. As a pirate, I still think it's better to respect his will, Phoenix Marco."
He turned Marco to the Seraph Bear behind him and ordered:
"Send him to Area 13 of the Sabaody Archipelago. I will also deal with Whitebeard's body after the war."
The smoke and dust from the Navy Headquarters Building cleared, and not far from the collapsed building, an old woman with gray hair and a wrinkled face walked out.
It was Staff Officer Tsuru, the aged figure of Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, who came alone to see Arthur.
When the Seraphim discovered that the lieutenant general was still missing and rushed towards her, Arthur reached out to stop the Seraphim's attack.
She was wearing a cloak of justice, and her calm eyes looked back and forth between the group of navy corpses and the half-armed Sengoku in the air.
"Granny He, long time no see." Arthur's eyes were cold, but the corners of his mouth were raised. He picked up a navy duckbill hat on the ground and put it on his head, then bowed slightly to greet her.
He Canglao's expression was very solemn. Before the war, he had not expected that the situation would be so biased towards one side.
Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed by Arthur like ornaments, which was an unacceptable loss for the navy.
"It really makes me feel uncomfortable to see you wearing that hat again, Arthur." He was not afraid of Arthur. Judging from his behavior, Arthur would not hurt her, and teased him about wearing a navy hat.
"Why do I feel uncomfortable? I am still the same me, it's just you who have changed, Grandma Crane." Arthur lowered the brim of his hat and smiled in a deliberately gentle manner.
"No, you are not that naive guy anymore. Stop playing tricks on me."
"Gion is waiting for you in the Sabaody Archipelago, Granny Tsuru. You have been very good to me. At least you have never attacked me or used any tricks against me.
"I won't hurt you, and Gion doesn't want to see me carrying your head back... ahem... I've said too much... I'm used to it... I'm sorry.
Please understand me, who has always been on the brink of life and death, saying such things...
After all, I see many dead bodies every day...
I really want to take care of you in your old age, for the sake of the relationship between Gion and me."
Arthur showed his human side to the crane.
Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru are known as the Iron Triangle of the Navy, but she is the only one who has never laid a hand on him.
Garp has caused very serious damage to Arthur using moves such as Seabed Fall and Galaxy Impact.
The Warring States period has forced Arthur to the point where he has no choice but to turn evil and completely hate this world.
Only Tsuru had never done anything to him and even supported Gion in being willing to be with him.
Crane spoke to Arthur: "Arthur, stop it. Isn't the river of blood behind you enough to satisfy your revenge? The navy is already... riddled with holes."
"It's far from enough, Granny Crane. This is just the tip of the iceberg," Arthur responded.
"How far are you going to go?" He stared at Arthur, feeling regretful and powerless.
If Arthur could have stayed, how could the world be in this situation now...
Her eyes were fixed on the door of the soul cage in the sky.
All creatures killed by Arthur will become his soldiers. There is no doubt that this force is enough to destroy the entire world.
As long as all the strong ones are eliminated, the world will fall completely into Arthur's hands.
"You don't have to worry about this. Put aside your naval political stance and identity and enjoy your old age." Arthur continued to persuade out of Gion's feelings, and his personality had become very restrained.
"I am the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Arthur. If I give up my position... how will the world view me? Garp is used to being casual, but I am completely different from him. I can't give up..."
When He was in a dilemma about his position, he was suddenly interrupted by Arthur.
Arthur interrupted with a hint of amusement in his tone, his mouth slightly raised:
"Don't worry, the new era is coming, and the people you mentioned will no longer exist. Your worries are unnecessary, Granny Crane.
You are not young anymore, it is time for you to retire. Your niece is waiting for you in Gion, I don't want to kill you and bring your head to her, if that happens...she will be sad."
Crane looked shocked, but now she knew that Arthur was trying his best to control himself, giving her enough time to respond.
It also gave her the opportunity to put aside the trivialities of the navy and live a normal life.
"Then let me..." He lowered his head, his face dark and his expression unclear as he approached Arthur step by step.
As if saying goodbye to the past, he used his Observation Haki to check the current situation of Marinford.
The pirates and navy combined suffered approximately 9 casualties.
The Whitebeard Pirates' large fleet suffered approximately 30,000 casualties.
The navy has about 60,000 people, and Marinford at this moment can only be described as hell on earth.
A large part of the navy became part of Arthur's soul cage.
