One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 20: Devastating News Arrives! The World's Most Exclusive War!

And ever since Ace went missing.

The atmosphere aboard the Moby Dick was as heavy as lead.

Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates is worried about Ace!

Marco was leading the group, and the unease in his eyes was even greater than yesterday. He leaned against the ship's railing, gazing silently into the distance.

Jozu and Vista, along with other squad leaders, stood beside him, seemingly calm on the surface, but inwardly they were extremely anxious!

Since Ace lost contact, every minute and every second has become torture.

Chen Ye stood not far behind them. He didn't offer any words of comfort or ask any further questions.

He knew better than anyone that what was coming was about to happen!

Just then, a shrill and urgent bird cry broke the deathly silence.

Everyone suddenly looked up.

A newspaper bird, flapping its wings with all its might, staggered in from the distant horizon.

It flew very low and with great difficulty, as if its wings were bound with the malice and weight of the whole world.

"It's a newspaper bird!"

"Quick! Bring it here!"

A crew member rushed to the side of the ship, leaped high into the air, and snatched the newspaper from the bird's leg.

He eagerly unfolded the newspaper, and the moment his gaze fell on the front page, he felt as if he had been struck hard in the chest by an invisible hammer.

His face turned deathly pale in an instant.

His pupils contracted violently due to extreme fear.

"No...this...this isn't real..."

He trembled, his lips quivered, but he couldn't utter a single word.

pat.

The newspaper slipped from his limp hands.

The sea breeze whipped up the newspaper, making it flutter on the deck like a black butterfly.

No one picked it up.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the newspaper, on the huge photograph that flashed by but was incredibly clear.

Marco moved.

His figure transformed into a blue flame, instantly appearing beside the newspaper and grabbing it in his hand.

The next second, the flames all over his body seemed to freeze.

In the photo.

The man who always shone like the sun, Ace, the embodiment of flame, was kneeling on both knees at this moment.

His body was wrapped in layers of cold, heavy sea stone chains, his former radiance replaced by humiliation and resentment.

Behind him, an unusually tall man with a mouthful of rotten teeth was grinning and letting out a silent, arrogant laugh.

Marshall D. Teach.

Black beard!

Above the photo is the title printed in the thickest, darkest, and most glaring font.

Each word was like a poisoned dagger, piercing the hearts of everyone present!

[Fire Fist Ace defeated! Blackbeard Teach will be promoted to one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!]

The second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates will be publicly executed at Marineford, Marine Headquarters, in one month!

Dead silence.

An unprecedented silence fell over the deck.

The wind has died down.

The waves stopped.

The world seemed to have been put on pause.

Everyone's breathing seemed to stop at that moment.

They saw it, everyone saw it.

A crew member's long knife clattered to the floor onto the deck.

An official clenched his teeth so tightly that blood seeped from his gums, but he was completely unaware of it.

Joz's diamond-like arm creaked under the strain, as if it might break at any moment.

Marco's face no longer held its usual languor and composure.

His face was contorted with extreme rage, and blue flames danced wildly on his body, yet he felt no warmth, only an icy killing intent that chilled him to the bone.

"Teach...that bastard..."

His voice was squeezed out one word at a time, through his teeth.

Chen Ye closed his eyes.

coming.

It finally came.

He took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, all that remained was a cold, resolute look.

He didn't look at the newspaper, but instead turned his gaze to the mountain-like figure who had remained silent throughout.

The white-bearded man sat on his throne, motionless.

One of his sons, trembling, presented the newspaper to him.

The white-bearded man slowly reached out and took the newspaper.

His movements were slow and steady, and his large hands, capable of overturning the world, did not tremble in the slightest.

He looked at the photo, at the son he had treated like his own, and at the way he had been defeated by Teach.

He stared at the lines of text that proclaimed death.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at that moment.

The whole world seemed to be waiting for this man's reaction.

Snap! Snap!

A crisp, explosive sound suddenly rang out!

The huge bottle in the white-bearded man's hand was not crushed, but was instantly pulverized into the finest powder by an invisible shockwave!

He slowly stood up.

Boom!

The entire Moby Dick, this legendary behemoth, let out a painful groan and sank sharply downwards!

An indescribable, terrifying aura surged skyward from the white-bearded man!

That wasn't a deliberate release of Conqueror's Haki.

That was the purest, most primal, and most uncontrollable rage of a sea emperor!

Centered on the Moby Dick, towering waves surged on the surrounding sea, as if even the ocean was trembling in fear and surrendering to the wrath of the "world's strongest man"!

The air on the deck became as thick as mercury, and everyone felt as if a mountain was pressing down on their chests, making it incredibly difficult to breathe.

They stared at their father in horror.

Those eyes, which usually held a gentle smile, were now filled with burning lava and endless storms!

"Marco."

The white-bearded man's voice rang out, deep and hoarse, yet containing a majesty that could change the very fabric of the world.

"...Yes, Father." Marco's body tensed, and he responded in a deep voice.

"Joz".

"Here!" Joz roared in response, his voice booming.

"Vita".

"Here!" The foil was drawn half an inch from its sheath, its ringing sound filled with a murderous aura.

The white-bearded man's gaze slowly swept across the faces of each of his sons on the deck, across the flames of revenge burning in their eyes.

Finally, he raised his head and looked at the endless ocean that led to the Navy Headquarters.

His voice, like rolling thunder, resounded through the sky and pierced the entire sea!

"All personnel, listen to my command!"

"Summon all our sons! Summon all our fleets!"

He paused, and his voice, filled with boundless killing intent, transformed into a declaration of war against the entire world!

"We're going to..."

"Let's wage the world's greatest war!"