#1455 - Chapter 1465: The Battle of Mariner (Seventy-Seven)

Akainu stared intently at Luffy, a hint of admiration in his eyes: "I must say, your beliefs are indeed commendable! However..."

His tone shifted, becoming stern.

"For the current you, wanting to step onto this stage full of strong individuals is still too naive!"

Aokiji, with his arms crossed, squinted slightly at Luffy and said unhurriedly: "That's right, with your current abilities, there's no way you can defeat us!"

After speaking, he, along with Kizaru and Akainu, locked their gazes onto Luffy.

Luffy fearlessly returned the gaze of the three admirals, then slowly moved his gaze upwards.

Finally, he saw the figure he had been longing for—Ace, who was on the execution platform.

In an instant, Luffy's eyes blazed with fury, and he roared: "Give me back Ace!"

With this roar, Luffy suddenly threw the enormous log in his hand fiercely towards the three admirals.

This thrilling scene naturally did not escape Whitebeard's eyes.

The great pirate who shook the seas merely shook his head slightly, muttering to himself: "So impulsive and reckless, truly like brother like brother!"

Then, he turned to look at the gigantic Oars beside him and shouted: "Oars, stay put for now. We will need to rely on your strength greatly next!"

Hearing Whitebeard's call, Oars tilted his head slightly and waved his thick arm towards Whitebeard's direction, indicating his response: "Okay, Old Man!"

At this time, Whitebeard issued another order: "Jozu, use your trump card!"

After receiving the order, Jozu nodded heavily.

Finally, Whitebeard raised his head and chest, raising his arm and shouting: "All soldiers, listen up! Prepare for battle and follow me into the center of the plaza!"

With his long roar, the entire battlefield was instantly filled with a tense and excited atmosphere.

And after Luffy threw the enormous log fiercely towards the three admirals, he did not stop or hesitate at all.

He shouted: "I don't have time to waste here with you!"

Before his voice faded, Luffy leaped up like a cannonball, rushing towards the execution platform at an alarming speed.

"What an ignorant and arrogant guy!"

Kizaru muttered to himself, watching Luffy's departing figure.

However, in the next instant, a dazzling light suddenly shone beside Luffy.

Luffy's heart tightened, and he quickly looked over, surprised to find that Kizaru had suddenly appeared above his head like a ghost.

At this time, Kizaru had a contemptuous look on his face, and his right leg slowly extended, as if everything was under his control.

He said coldly: "Too slow, kid!"

After speaking, he kicked out without hesitation, directly kicking towards Luffy below with the force of thunder.

Faced with this sudden blow, Luffy had no time to make any effective defensive movements.

In the blink of an eye, he was kicked away like a kite with a broken string, without any resistance.

With a scream, Luffy fell heavily in the center of the plaza not far away. The powerful impact instantly raised dust into the sky, forming a gray haze.

This thrilling scene was seen by everyone present.

Especially Garp on the execution platform, watching his beloved grandson Luffy suffer such a heavy blow, his heart was filled with grief.

His originally thick and powerful hands were now tightly gripping his arms. Due to excessive force, the veins on his right arm were bulging.

At the same time, his lips were also trembling slightly uncontrollably, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't make a sound in the end.

"Execute!"

Sengoku ordered expressionlessly.

"Yes!"

The soldiers who received the order responded in unison, and then they quickly raised the shining long swords in their hands. The sharp blades reflected a chilling light in the sunlight.

"Do it!"

As Sengoku issued the order again, the soldiers no longer hesitated and waved the sharp blades in their hands, slashing towards the isolated figure on the execution platform.

Luffy widened his eyes, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets, staring at the scene in front of him. The anger in his heart erupted like a volcano, so much so that the corners of his eyes were slightly cracked due to excessive force, and bloodshot eyes instantly filled his entire eyeball, looking terrifying.

Just as the sharp, cold blades were about to fall ruthlessly on Ace's fair and fragile neck, time seemed to freeze.

However, the next moment, it returned to normal at an alarming speed.

"Ace!"

Luffy let out a heart-wrenching roar. The roar resounded through the sky, shaking the eardrums of the people around him, and even the birds in the distance were frightened and flapped their wings to flee.

Quick as lightning, the blade that should have been砍向Ace miraculously changed direction in mid-air.

The long sword held by the execution soldier seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, suddenly reversing the blade and stabbing fiercely towards another execution soldier with lightning speed.

With a muffled "poof", the two execution soldiers did not have time to react before they were ruthlessly pierced through the chest by their companion's blade.

Scarlet blood spurted out from the wound like a fountain, splashing everywhere. The strong smell of blood instantly spread, filling the entire plaza.

"What's going on?"

Marshal Sengoku, who was standing next to him, changed his expression when he saw this. He quickly turned his head and scanned the surroundings of the plaza with his eagle-like eyes.

Then, his gaze fixed on the figure that suddenly appeared in the crowd.

A tall man with fiery red hair was stretching his arms, with a cold and cruel smile on his face.

This person is the famous Supernova—Eustass Kid!

Sengoku's brain raced in an instant, and various information about Kid flooded into his mind like a tide: "Eustass Kid... so it's him! The guy with the Magnet-Magnet Fruit ability!"

Thinking of this, Sengoku couldn't help but clench his teeth, with a trace of anger in his eyes.

At this time, Kid stood proudly in the crowd, as eye-catching as a crane in a flock of chickens.

His arrogant and unruly posture and arrogant expression seemed to be declaring his existence to the world.