Chapter 105

Simultaneously, on the chaotic battlefield of Marineford...

Carnes, locked in combat against the formidable forces of Whitebeard, Garp, and Sengoku, suddenly detected an incoming force hurtling his way—a swift gust of energy.

In response, his attention shifted momentarily towards the source of this powerful burst of aura.

And then, abruptly with a swift and resounding strike, the trio of Whitebeard, Sengoku, and Garp were all forcefully thrusted back by a single overwhelming strike, sending shockwaves resonating through the air.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The resounding shockwave reverberated through the three stunned figures, who could only marvel at Carnes' explosive display of strength and immense power, leaving them dumbstruck once more.

"This guy?!"

Yet, amidst the upheaval, Whitebeard, though pushed back, didn't shift his gaze towards Carnes.

His eyes were fixed to something else—he caught sight of his son making a dash toward their location.

Before any words could escape Whitebeard's mouth, Blenheim lunged forward with an abrupt burst of speed, his elongated blade aimed squarely at Carnes' unprotected back, with a slashing force in motion!

"Swift!!"

However, swift as Blenheim's attack was, his but swiftness met an even swifter force in Carnes.

Before Blenheim's blade could find its mark, Carnes abruptly turned around, and with a single step closed the gap in an instant.

His fist connected with blinding speed, bringing an abrupt end to the clash!

"Boom!"

In the fraction of a moment, Carnes' fist delivered an astonishing blow that collapsed Blenheim's chest, it caused his chest to cave in entirely, followed by the piercing of Carnes' fist through his body.

"Puff!"

"Ack!!!"

"Cough!"

"Ugh..."

Viscous crimson blood spewed forth from Blenheim's mouth and nose, splattering across the ground, decorating the ground with its macabre hues.

As Blenheim had barely any chance to register this attack, his gaze met Carnes as the latter casually delieverd a backhanded slap to him, knocking him onto the icy terrain.

"Plop~"

"Thump~"

Observing the dying Blenheim, Carnes' voice remained placid, almost monotonous,

"What made you believe that you could alleviate some pressure off Newgate, or even help him?"

As the gruesome sight of Blenheim's demise unfolded, seeing the image of him being pierced by Carnes' fist, a seething rage took hold of Whitebeard.

Blue veins surfaced on his forehead and arms, testimony to his escalating fury.

Clasping his fists with a vice-like grip, Whitebeard's bloodshot eyes widened abruptly, as his clenched fist, brimming with wordless wrath, hurtled into the void, with silent menace.

"Boom!"

"Crack..."

The shattering of the air barrier heralded the release of invisible shockwaves, hurtling relentlessly towards Carnes.

In contrast to previous encounters, this time Carnes held nothing back, compelled by circumstances.

The depletion of energy during his Sage of Six Paths state demanded a swift conclusion to the battle.

It refrained from holding back.

With deliberation, Carnes raised his right hand, then a sizzling sound accompanied the materialization of a black spear, with its menacing tip poised like a deadly arrow, seemingly conjured from thin air.

With a sharp sound the spear shot forth, a swift missile meeting the approaching shockwaves head-on.

Confronting the onslaught of successive shockwaves, the black spear pierced through the invisible shockwave barrier as though puncturing fragile balloons.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

A series of shockwaves rippled through the air, each more intense than the last.

The black spear hurtled straight towards Whitebeard, closing the gap swiftly, its ominous presence undeniable.

"Swish!"

"Shua!"

His armament Haki promptly covered his fist, like a shield against the impending clash, an instinctual reaction.

Without hesitation, Whitebeard raised his mighty fist, colliding it head-on with the oncoming black spear.

"Boom!"

An echoing collision resounded, sharp and crisp.

Initially, Whitebeard had anticipated he could deflect the hurtling black spear with his formidable strength.

However...

What caught him entirely off guard was the outcome of his fist meeting the black spear head on.

In a moment, it felt as though his very Armament Haki was being suppressed, fading visibly to the naked eye.

"What!"

Taken aback, Whitebeard tried to quickly retracted his fist.

Yet, even with his swiftness, he was a fraction too late—the black spear pierced through his fist as if it were butter with the force of a colossal cannonball, crashing onto the ground with a resounding impact.

"Boom...

Thud...

Blood trickled incessantly onto the ground, drop by drop.

Despite the bloodied state, Whitebeard's focus was fixed to the black spear now embedded in the earth.

What in the world...?

What was this??

The instant he made contact, his Armament Haki inexplicably disappeared.

This uncanny occurrence mirrored the encounter between a Devil Fruit's power and seastones.

Time was a luxury Whitebeard didn't possess to ponder over this.

Because at that very moment, Carnes already launched his offensive assault.

The sight spurred Whitebeard into action—his fist enshrouded with a spiraling aura of Haki, along with the power of his Shock Shock Fruit both of them surged forth. He advanced, closing the distance with Carnes.

Nonetheless... it all amounted to naught, it was all in vain.

It proved to be futile infront of Carnes strength.

Before the presence of the Sage of the Six Paths, Whitebeard found himself utterly powerless.

In under a minute, Whitebeard's injuries accumulated, his wounds multiplied, the black rods of Carnes piercing his flesh.

Through sheer determination, Whitebeard rose to his feet once again.

Yet... Carnes sensed it keenly—Whitebeard's aura waning, growing fainter.

He could distinctly sense his vitality fading away.

Thus revealing that the tale of Whitebeard, the self-proclaimed strongest man, was veering toward an unforeseen future.

Still, Carnes exhibited no restraint. Raising his right hand once more, a gaping hole manifested in his palm, yielding the reappearance of the ominous black sticks.

"Swish!"

An ear-splitting sonic boom ripped through the atmosphere.

The black rod hurtled downward with startling speed, aimed squarely at Whitebeard.

"Boom!"

The residual force of the collision of the weapon against Whitebeard's chest, unleashed a violent explosion, injuring Whitebeard to even greater extent.

"Urk!"

"Puff!"

A splatter of searing blood gushed uncontrollably from Whitebeard's mouth.

"Pops!!!"

Witnessing this scene, the Whitebeard Pirates' members descended into a frenzy of panic.

Right after that, a frantic cry of despair echoed across Marineford.

Then... a formidable and massive contingent of Whitebeard Pirates surged toward that very direction.

Whitebeard's expression darkened, his brows furrowed, and he swept his hand to unleash the Shock Shock Fruit's ability, to cleave the ground, rending it apart. His voice was strained as he uttered,

"Stay back…!"

"Boom!"

The ground suddenly split open, huge cracks blocked their advance.

Confronted by the insurmountable abyss of horror gully, before them, their eyes turned to the figure of Whitebeard on the opposing side.

Members of the Whitebeard Pirates shouted in distress.

"Pops!!!"

Upon hearing their anguished cries, Whitebeard merely regarded them with a desolate, somber smile.

Turning his head, he glanced once more at the execution platform, his voice weighed down by sorrow,

"Ace, I apologize, for I have not been the father you deserved, unable to secure your freedom, sorry I couldn't rescue you."

"Pops..."

Upon the execution platform, Ace was already in tears.

"Now, I, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and your father above all, commands everyone of you to evacuate and survive this battlefield..."

With this exclamation, tears streamed down the faces of all the Whitebeard Pirates.

As Whitebeard roared those final words.

"Pops!!!"

"Pops!!!"

"Let's move!!!"

A majority of the Whitebeard Pirates departed while shedding tears.

Nearly all the main forces remained ensnared by the crew of Gale Emperor Pirates, making escape a daunting task.

However, Carnes has no interest in these shrimp soldiers and shrimp generals.

Once his commands were enacted by his crew members.

Whitebeard lifted his head slightly, exhaling a profound sigh,

"There is only so much I can do..., and the rest is in your hands my childrens...."

His gaze shifted towards Carnes, suspended in the mid-air.

"Ca...r..nes!"

As his voice fell.

He slowly closed his eyes, and his breath became weaker and weaker until it was gone entirely.

Today, one of the Four Emperors, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates... Edward Newgate —was declared dead.

Even up until Whitebeard's demise, Carnes's face scarcely showed any emotion.

In the clash at the God's Valley, he found himself in an even more dire situation than Whitebeard was now.

Although he transmigrator, he only comprehended that the Battle of God's Valley was the site where Rocks had fallen, and the Rocks Pirates had met their downfall.

…

However, at that time because the anime was yet to finish, he couldn't see the true ending of One Piece and uncover all the mysteries.

So, he believed that in the God's Valley's the biggest enemies of Rocks Pirates were Garp and Roger Pirates.

However, reality unfolded in an unexpected manner.

He had planned for the betrayal by his crew members, especially Whitebeard.

But never had he fathomed that the Celestial Dragons' Knights or so-called Holy Knights would intervene and protect those scums.

Even... as he stood on the verge of death, Carnes still hadn't figured out how many powerful entities the World government was hiding.

He believed this to be the main reason why him and Rocks lost in that battle.

Now, Carnes wasted no further time; he turned his body deliberately, his gaze sweeping across his surroundings until it finally settled upon Garp.

"You'll be next, Garp!"

Simultaneously, on the opposite coast from Marineford, Blackbeard and his crew made a covert landing.

"You bastard, why didn't you just sail right into the port?"

Bullet's frustration was evident in his voice, as he was displeased with Blackbeard's sneaky approach.

He was highly against such sneaky attacks.

"Ze ha ha ha ha..."

Blackbeard's grin widened.

"We haven't had the chance to meet those guys yet."

Blackbeard remained exceedingly cautious in his actions, approaching matters with meticulousness.

First and foremost, he was still unaware of the current situation in Marineford.

Rashly revealing himself and rushing in recklessly could only lead to unfavorable outcome for him and his crewmembers.

In order to determine the most suitable course of action, he needed to fully comprehend the ongoing events in Marineford.

Should the circumstances prove unfavorable, he would not hesitate to retreat back.

As Blackbeard contemplated, he acknowledged the necessity to gain a clear understanding of the ongoing situation in Marineford.

Bullet cast a disdainful glance at Blackbeard; he had never encountered someone who thought with such precision and clarity before.

"Then take the time you need to discern the optimal moment to enter Marineford."

With these words, Bullet departed swiftly, striding toward the primary battlefield without glancing back.

On the other side of the conflict, Sengoku and Garp were embroiled in the chaos of battle, they stood amidst the battlefield.

Their prior fight against Carnes even with Sengoku, Garp and Whitebeard had yielded no advantageous outcome to them, and without Whitebeard on their side, now the prospect of winning seemed even more grim.

In front of Sage of Six Paths Carnes, who was such a strong adversary, they found themselves utterly powerless, they weren't even able to defend themselves properly.

Following a brief but intense confrontation, both Garp and Sengoku sustained varying degrees of injury.

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