#1491 - Chapter 1501: The Battle of Marineford

"Right now, Second Brother has to deal with Huang Yuan's fierce offensive with all his might, and on the other hand, he has to protect Luo's safety at all times. Therefore, he can't use his full strength to fight the enemy at all, and as a result, he is entangled by Huang Yuan!"

As she spoke, Richel, with her powerful Observation Haki eyes, stared intently at the battle in the sky, taking in everything that was happening.

"What! How could this happen?"

The others couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing this.

Then, Tina frowned, first casting her gaze towards the sky, and then towards the equally intense battlefield scene on the Navy Plaza not far away, and said worriedly: "But Dad has expressly forbidden us from participating in this war between the Navy and Whitebeard. Napoleon's unauthorized participation in the war before was already a violation of the order, but fortunately, he might be able to shirk responsibility by claiming ignorance. But we are different. Once we are discovered to have intervened privately, Dad will be angry!"

For a time, the entire Golden Ship fell into silence, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety and helplessness.

Seeing this scene, Richel couldn't help but frown as well.

Her gaze turned to Napoleon, who was at a disadvantage, being beaten back without any power to fight back by Akainu.

Especially when she noticed Napoleon's embarrassed appearance, her heart sank even more.

Facing Akainu, Richel didn't have full confidence in defeating him, let alone the already injured Napoleon.

At this tense moment, a loud shout suddenly came: "Golden Empress Richel!"

Richel looked in the direction of the voice and saw Sengoku standing majestically at the port, naked to the waist, revealing a strong and muscular body, and draped in a coat symbolizing the Navy's justice.

Richel couldn't help but frown again, because judging from Sengoku's posture at the moment, he obviously wanted to stop them and not allow them to intervene in this fierce battle.

Faced with this situation, Richel shouted without hesitation: "Hand over Luo, and we will leave immediately!"

In fact, deep down, she didn't want to get involved in the grievances between the Navy and Whitebeard.

Although the Navy has always been an enemy of the Rockefeller Kingdom, as the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy may become a friend.

However, the actual situation is not that simple, because the Whitebeard Pirates and the Rockefeller Kingdom themselves have no small gaps, and there is a lack of trust between each other, let alone joining hands and cooperating.

After hearing this, Sengoku frowned tightly, forming a deep ravine.

He raised his head and looked solemnly at the two figures fighting fiercely in the sky.

Huang Yuan flashed, shuttling through the void like a ghost, and golden rays shot out from his hands, heading straight for Luo.

Tesla dodged left and right, trying her best to resist Huang Yuan's fierce offensive, protecting Luo in her hands.

However, as time went by, Sengoku keenly noticed that Huang Yuan's attacks seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally targeting Luo, with each move precisely aimed at Luo's vital parts.

This situation gradually put Tesla in a passive situation. Although she tried her best to fight back, she still seemed a little overwhelmed under Huang Yuan's targeted attacks.

Sengoku's face instantly turned gloomy.

But he didn't say anything.

Sengoku turned his head and stopped paying attention to the battle in the sky.

Then, he shifted his gaze to Richel on the side, and said with a firm and serious expression: "No, Trafalgar Law, as one of the masterminds of the Impel Down escape, the Navy will never hand him over!"

Sengoku's voice was as loud as a bell, echoing in the air, as if to announce his determination to everyone.

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around him.

Everyone understood that Sengoku had made up his mind to severely punish Luo, and give him an unchangeable crime, so as not to leave any handle or let people find an opportunity to take advantage of.

In fact, Sengoku had his own considerations deep in his heart.

On the one hand, since Luo chose to become a pirate, then according to his responsibility as a Navy Marshal, he naturally cannot turn a blind eye and let it go; on the other hand, because of the deep guilt for Rocinante that always lingered in his heart, Sengoku felt conflicted about how to deal with Luo.

He really didn't want to see the person saved by Rocinante's precious life eventually embark on the path of a pirate.

Now that he had finally caught Luo, Sengoku thought that he must imprison him in Impel Down forever, so that he could no longer harm the world.

However, if possible, Sengoku had also considered recruiting Luo and making him a Shichibukai, so as to restrain his behavior and be used by the Navy.

It's just that the pros and cons of this need to be further weighed.

Everyone's eyes flashed with perseverance and determination, as if they were ready to pay any price to maintain justice.

Seeing this, Richel couldn't help but frown again, thinking to herself: This Sengoku is simply a stubborn rock, impervious to reason, and won't listen to anything.

Just as she was feeling troubled by this, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.

Akainu was fully suppressing Napoleon, and the two sides launched a thrilling and fierce confrontation.

And Whitebeard, who had rushed towards Akainu before, had quietly detoured behind Akainu.

Just as Akainu was unaware, Whitebeard suddenly launched an attack like lightning.

He glared angrily, exuding endless coercion, and then his right arm muscles suddenly bulged, gathering the strength of his whole body, like a cannonball, he slammed a heavy punch at Akainu with lightning speed.