#1454 - Chapter 1464: The Battle of Mariner (Part 76)

"Ace, old buddy!"

Suddenly, a muffled thunder-like voice exploded, breaking the brief silence on the battlefield.

Ace's body trembled upon hearing the shout, his eyes snapping open with disbelief, staring downwards.

Oz, who had collapsed and seemed lifeless, began to stir.

His massive, mountain-like body trembled slightly, as if a long-dormant beast was awakening.

Then, Oz slowly but surely straightened up.

This astonishing scene widened the eyes of the marines present, their faces showing surprise.

"Little Oz, he's not dead?"

The surrounding marines gaped, unable to believe what they were seeing, muttering to themselves.

Oz struggled to lift his face, covered in hideous scars, his gaze passing through the crowd and settling on Ace.

His huge eyes shone with determination and unyielding light, then he stretched out his thick, powerful left arm and shouted, "Ace, old buddy!"

"Oz!"

Ace was stirred by the sight, unable to help but shout loudly.

"Oz!"

At the same time, Whitebeard, who had been watching the battle, frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Oz is still alive!"

The Whitebeard Pirates were stunned, then erupted in deafening cheers.

They were shocked and delighted by Oz's tenacious vitality, shouting his name.

"What an amazing guy!"

A Whitebeard pirate grinned, praising him.

At that moment, Jinbe dashed to the sea, quickly dived in, and rescued Luffy, who was submerged in the water.

"Are you okay, Luffy!"

Jinbe asked with concern.

"What a mess!"

Ivankov grumbled with worry.

At the same time, Sengoku, on the execution platform, stared intently at Oz, who was slowly standing up, his brow furrowed, and a trace of gravity flashed in his eyes.

After a moment, he decisively gave the order: "Prepare to fire!"

The surrounding marines acted quickly, their well-trained cannons and sharp spears all aimed at the huge Oz.

"Fire!"

With the commander's roar, a deafening roar rang out.

Countless cannonballs streaked across the sky like meteors, slamming into Oz with fierce momentum; at the same time, dense bullets poured down like a rainstorm, forming a dense barrage, whistling towards Oz.

"Oz!"

Ace was anxious, staring at Oz with worry.

Oz's immense body was now the most conspicuous target, so the Marines didn't need to aim to easily cover him with firepower.

However, to everyone's shock, Oz was still sitting firmly in place after the storm of artillery fire, as if these fierce attacks were just tickling him.

"What a stubborn guy!"

Kizaru, who was watching from afar, crossed his arms and joked casually.

"Even if he can barely stand up, he's just lingering on his last breath. Keep firing!"

A marine waved his arms and shouted, apparently unable to believe Oz's tenacious vitality.

Hearing the marine's words, Kizaru frowned slightly, then slowly took two steps forward.

"Hey, don't worry, leave this little thing to me!"

Kizaru said, glancing at the excited marines around him.

His narrow eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze fixed on Oz, then he slowly raised his right index finger, moving gently as if afraid of disturbing something.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Kizaru's raised right hand.

His index finger was pointing at Oz's huge head, and a dazzling yellow light gradually appeared at his fingertip.

The light grew brighter and brighter, like a small sun about to explode, emitting a chilling energy fluctuation.

"We must speed up this execution!"

Kizaru muttered to himself expressionlessly, his voice soft but clear to everyone present.

Kizaru's index finger, shimmering with dazzling light, became even more dazzling, its brightness constantly rising, so that the huge Oz could hardly open his eyes to look directly at the light.

"It's all going to end!"

Kizaru said coldly, ready to launch a fatal blow.

However, at this moment, a roar came from afar: "Fish-Man Karate: Sea Current Shoulder Throw!"

It turned out to be Jinbe!

He held the raging sea water tightly in his hands, then used all his strength to throw it towards the execution platform.

Instantly, the originally calm sea water seemed to be given life, leaping high and crossing Oz's huge body at an astonishing speed, suddenly appearing in front of the three admirals, numerous marines, and Ace, who was about to be executed, like a blue lightning bolt.

Then, the sea water poured down like a waterfall, and finally slammed heavily not far in front of the three admirals.

As the sea water gradually receded, an unexpected figure emerged - it was Luffy!

At this time, Luffy was holding a thick giant tree, standing firmly in the sea water.

When Ace saw Luffy for the first time, he was stunned, opening his mouth but unable to say a word.

Even the always calm Garp couldn't help but hold his head, his face full of disbelief.

Thus, Luffy appeared in front of the three admirals without warning, the distance between them being less than five meters.

Luffy gritted his teeth, slowly raised his head, and stared at the three admirals with firm and fearless eyes.

At this time, Aokiji was still expressionless, just looking at Luffy faintly, muttering to himself: "Oh my, I didn't expect you to come here after all."

Akainu, on the side, also had a somber face, staring at Luffy coldly, and said slowly: "As expected of Dragon's son, he is indeed fearless!"

"To have such strength at such a young age is truly terrifying!"

Kizaru's expressionless face, his eyes coldly staring at Luffy, said faintly.

At this time, the other two people - Akainu and Aokiji - were also watching Luffy.