Chapter 72: Salary?

Boom Boom—

At this moment.

Marineford, which had been reduced to ruins, shook violently again!

I see.

Admiral Akainu, whose arm was chopped off by Shiro in midair, was on the verge of landing when another heavy blow from the Emperor, Whitebeard, struck! With this blow, the ground cracked and the plates collapsed. The attack of the Emperor Whitebeard directly triggered a strong earthquake!

After all, that guy Akainu had obliterated half of Fire Fist Ace's arm. This was naturally intolerable for Whitebeard. Therefore, he didn't hold back much with this punch!

On the entire battlefield, when Admiral Akainu fell into the cracked ground in embarrassment, everyone—whether it was the Navy, Shiro's troops, the pirates, or even the Seven Warlords of the Sea—was shocked once again.

Akainu, who symbolizes one of the highest combat powers of the Navy, had an arm cut off by Shiro! Though aided by Whitebeard, being able to do this is enough to prove Shiro's super strength!

After all, the arm of a dignified Admiral is not so easy to sever, especially Akainu, a top-level powerhouse with extremely strong Devil Fruit abilities.

"What a man with terrifying strength. It seems that the sea in the future will be very exciting!"

At this time, the swordsman Mihawk, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, couldn't help but sigh again. As the world's greatest swordsman, his perception of swordsmanship was particularly acute. The slash that Shiro had unleashed just now even made Mihawk admire him. The power and will behind that single slash indicated that this man named Shiro had the potential to become a great swordsman in the future!

At the same time, in addition to his super strong swordsmanship, Shiro also possessed various other powerful abilities. Whether it was his mastery of Haki, physical prowess, or the mysterious Devil Fruit abilities, they had all reached the super-class level of the sea! At such a young age, his strength was even more terrifying than Shanks back then. Since Shanks lost his arm, Mihawk has never fought him again.. Perhaps the promised battle with Shiro in the future would be even more thrilling!

While the audience was still reeling from the sight of Akainu's dire situation, Sengoku the Buddha was anxious. The current situation was very bad for the Navy, especially after Akainu was hammered by Whitebeard and Shiro. Although the Navy's heritage was still strong, the outcome of this war was now uncertain.

"Garp, at this time, we can't let Marineford be completely captured by pirates. Even if only ruins remain at Naval Headquarter, as long as our Navy is here, justice will not disappear. You understand, Garp. Make up your mind. This war is no longer just about the execution of Fire Fist Ace!"

Sengoku the Buddha came to Garp's side, looking at his old friend with very complicated eyes. The Navy's current situation wasn't directly Garp's fault, but now that things had come to this, whether it was Sengoku, Garp, or Kuzan, they couldn't shirk their responsibilities!

"Ah, I know, Sengoku. If Whitebeard and Shiro don't give up, we'll have no choice but to fight hard!"

The Naval hero Garp also had deep eyes at this time. He threw off his Vice Admiral cloak of justice, rolled up his sleeves, exposing his still muscular arms, and stood side by side with Sengoku the Buddha.

"Kizaru, come with me. What's the point of being an Admiral, earning tens of thousands of Beli a day, what are you fighting for?"

At the same time, high in the sky, Shiro also noticed some changes in the momentum on the Navy's side. When Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp stepped into the fray together, the sailors on the field visibly gained a renewed sense of determination. If the war continued like this, it was hard to say who would win or lose. After all, only Shiro and Whitebeard could carry the fight on their side, and while the rest of their comrades were strong, they were still a bit weaker compared to the Navy's Admiral-level powerhouses.

But for Shiro, the benefits of this war had been abundant enough. The key now was how to take Hancock and lead the more than 30,000 gathered subordinates to retreat safely. But before leaving the battle with Kizaru, Shiro suddenly wanted to 'talk' to him.

"Kizaru, I'll give you ten times your salary! How about it? Think about it."

While fighting, Shiro continued to tempt him.

"Yo~ What a big offer!" Kizaru replied, pretending to be surprised.

"A hundred times your salary, paid daily, and one billion Beli as a signing bonus before you start!"

Hearing the offer of a hundred times his salary, Kizaru was stunned for a moment.

"..."

With Shiro's "sincere" offer, even Kizaru was momentarily taken aback. The condition was undeniably tempting. After all, in this world, strength wasn't the only thing that mattered—Beli was essential too. Especially for those with a sense of justice, they couldn't just go around looting like pirates. So Shiro's offer was indeed shocking. Even Kizaru couldn't help but pause for a moment.

But… that's all.

Forget everything else; Kizaru was almost certain. The kid in front of him must be talking big! Based on what he knew about Shiro, the latter would never stoop to looting and pillaging. And even if he did, how much could he possibly gather?

As for Shiro's own financial resources—don't make him laugh. The Bely that Shiro could save as a Navy officer in ten years wouldn't surpass what Kizaru could earn in just one year as an Admiral. Even if the Pirate Empress went mad and gave the entire Amazon Lily Kingdom to Shiro, it wouldn't be enough to pay Kizaru a hundred times his salary!

Shiro, this kid, was definitely bragging!

"If you don't speak now, you'll never have a chance!" Shiro sneered. Anyway, he'd given him a chance. He'd better not regret it in the future!

Rumbling—

Before he finished speaking, Shiro threw out a spear of lightning to contain Kizaru. Immediately after, his figure flashed and he returned to the battlefield. At this time, the old comrades Sengoku the Buddha and Garp had joined the fight together. Shiro needed to discuss strategy with Whitebeard.

...

At the same time, on the edge of the Marineford ice battlefield, a huge commotion suddenly erupted among the seamen and the pirates of Whitebeard's fleet. Another pirate crew had landed in Marineford! Its dominating presence far exceeded that of the Blackbeard Pirates, who had fled in embarrassment earlier!

And just like the Blackbeard Pirates, this pirate crew from the New World was also confused upon landing. The situation now was, as expected, completely different!

"The... the Emperor!!"

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