#1466 - Chapter 1476: The Battle of Marineford (Eighty-Eight)

The fierce battles on other battlefields never ceased for a moment.

Rayleigh tightly protected Luffy, slowly retreating step by step.

"Uncle, let me go! I must save Ace, let me go!"

Luffy struggled desperately in Rayleigh's thick, powerful hands, his voice filled with sobs and determination.

"Listen, Luffy! With your current strength, this battle is far beyond your ability to interfere. Quickly leave this dangerous place with me!"

Rayleigh firmly grabbed Luffy's arms, shouting loudly.

However, Luffy didn't appreciate it at all, still twisting his body, trying to break free from the restraint.

"No! He's my brother, how can I leave him and run away alone? Absolutely not!"

Luffy roared hoarsely, his face becoming abnormally contorted with anger and anxiety.

Faced with such a stubborn Luffy, Rayleigh was helpless for a moment.

Rayleigh sighed helplessly, turning his head to look in the direction of Ace.

At this moment, Ace, as if sensing something, also turned his gaze towards this side.

To be precise, his line of sight fell directly on Luffy, his eyes full of concern and worry.

Rayleigh stared at Ace's familiar face, and the floodgates of memory were instantly opened, with past scenes rushing to his mind like a tide.

Unconsciously, he recalled the beautiful woman he had accidentally met in the South Sea more than thirty years ago.

Her every smile, every gesture, was like a movie constantly playing before his eyes.

"So similar..."

Rayleigh couldn't help but mutter softly, his gaze always fixed on the faint freckles on Ace's cheeks.

Time flies, but some things are forever engraved deep in the heart.

"Let me go!"

Luffy glared angrily, using all his strength to suddenly struggle, and actually took advantage of the moment when Rayleigh's mind was slightly relaxed to successfully break free from the restraint.

Like an arrow released from a bow, he rushed towards the execution platform without hesitation.

"Ace!"

Luffy shouted hoarsely as he ran, his voice resounding throughout the battlefield, filled with deep concern for his brother.

At this time, Ace, who was on the execution platform, looked at his brother, who was rushing towards him selflessly for the nth time, and couldn't help but feel endless guilt in his heart.

At this critical moment, all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack like a surging tide.

Taking advantage of the gap where the Navy's high-end combat power was being held back by other forces, they advanced rapidly, broke through the Navy's ranks in one fell swoop, and quickly engaged in fierce fighting and entanglement with the Navy.

"Damn it, so many pirates have broken into the square. The old man is definitely going to be furious this time!"

Sentomaru clenched his fists, gritting his teeth and glaring at the pirates who were constantly pouring into the square, his face full of anger.

"This is an extremely chaotic battle. Everyone be careful. It's unavoidable to accidentally injure our own brothers, so try to avoid gathering together to avoid unnecessary friendly fire! Pacifistas, listen up!"

Sentomaru turned his head and issued instructions to the group of tall and mighty Pacifistas behind him.

As soon as he finished speaking, dazzling yellow laser beams instantly spurted out from the mouths of the Pacifistas, roaring with world-destroying force.

In an instant, deafening roars rose one after another.

Burning flames soared into the sky, instantly engulfing the Whitebeard Pirates who were engaged in a fierce battle with the Navy, as if to turn everything into ashes.

The same artillery fire mercilessly engulfed the Navy's own men.

In an instant, both the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates suffered heavy blows.

The entire square was as if shrouded in a sudden sandstorm, with dust rolling up into the sky, obscuring the sky and sun, making the vision of both sides instantly blurred.

"Good opportunity!"

The sharp-eyed Marco keenly captured the smoke rising around him, his heart moved, and he decisively reacted.

He saw his figure as fast as lightning, rushing into the billowing smoke without hesitation, running like the wind towards the execution platform.

"Wait for me, Ace!"

Marco sped.

Before he finished speaking, he was already close to the execution platform.

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly leaped up, his arms instantly turning into a pair of huge wings, shining with blue flames, and his whole person turned into a phoenix reborn from the ashes.

He desperately flapped his gorgeous wings, bringing a gust of wind, and roared towards the execution platform with the force of thunder.

This amazing scene immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the Navy Marshal Sengoku, who was in a high position.

His face changed drastically, and he roared loudly: "Shoot him down!"

With his order, the well-trained Navy quickly reacted, turning their guns and aiming at Marco in the air, with dense shells pouring towards the sky like raindrops.

However, these seemingly fierce shells were like scratching an itch for Marco, who had transformed into a phoenix, and could not cause any substantial damage to him at all.

With his powerful abilities and agile skills, Marco easily avoided wave after wave of shelling, continuing to charge towards the execution platform without hesitation.

At this time, Akainu and Aokiji, who were standing under the execution platform, also noticed Marco's approach, and the two looked over at the same time, with surprise on their faces.

On the other side, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were overjoyed to see Marco so brave and fearless, and their excitement was beyond words.

Watching Marco getting closer and closer to the execution platform.

Garp, with his eyes closed, frowned, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if his heart was undergoing a fierce struggle and decision.

Just as Marco rushed towards the execution platform like lightning, only a short distance away from the high platform that determined life and death, Garp suddenly opened his sharp eagle-like eyes, his eyes flashing with determination and decisiveness.

Garp flashed, leaping out like a gust of wind, blocking Marco in front of him with amazing speed.

His right hand was tightly clenched into a fist, the veins on his arm bulged, containing endless power.

With a muffled loud noise—"Boom!"

Garp's powerful punch hit Marco's head hard.

In an instant, Marco was like being hit by a cannonball, his body flying backwards rapidly, falling straight towards the Navy Plaza below.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, "Boom!"

Marco crashed heavily into the hard ground of the square, splashing rubble and dust into the sky.

The entire square trembled, as if a small earthquake had occurred.

Marco lay in the deep pit, looking extremely embarrassed.

He struggled to get up from the ground, staggering to his feet.