Chapter 28: Did Luffy Fall?

And in the meantime, this kid has already made it to the Grand Line. It's very likely that he won't be able to defeat him in the future, and even if he can, it'll just bring more trouble.

Krieg was considering fleeing on the spot. His luck was just too terrible. Just after arriving at the Grand Line, he encountered Warlord of the Sea, Mihawk, and was chased all the way back to the East Blue. His crew suffered heavy losses, and he barely managed to escape from Mihawk's clutches. And now, he runs into this legendary figure.

He couldn't help but think, if fate really wanted him dead, couldn't it just strike him with a lightning bolt? Why play with him like this?

But he didn't run away. The footage wasn't finished yet, and who knows what other big secrets lay ahead. How could they, as pirates, miss out on such things while sailing the seas?

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"Ace, is your brother really the son of that revolutionary, Dragon?" Marco couldn't believe it.

"Well, I know some things, but Luffy doesn't know, and he hasn't met his father either," Ace replied.

"It's unbelievable if it's true. Such a remarkable coincidence. One brother is the son of Pirate King Roger, and the other is the son of revolutionary leader Dragon. Incredible, truly incredible..." Marco couldn't help but be amazed.

Ace shook his head helplessly. If given the choice, he would rather not be Roger's son, he would rather not have this burden of guilt.

He couldn't help but think about Luffy. Now that Luffy's lineage was also exposed, he wondered what the future held for him. The Marines would definitely not overlook this revelation. Luffy's situation would become even more dangerous from now on.

However, he couldn't contact Luffy at the moment and had no idea where he was. He hoped that Luffy would see all this and be alert.

Ace himself was in a precarious situation. He felt immense guilt as he watched the Whitebeard Pirates, his brothers, being killed one by one in the Battle of Marineford while trying to save him.

He couldn't let go of the self-blame in his heart.

If it wasn't for him being Roger's son, if he hadn't been captured by the Marines, the Battle of Marineford wouldn't have happened, and the Whitebeard Pirates wouldn't have charged into the Marine Headquarters trap to save him.

It was all his fault.

He dared not make any rash moves now, for fear of causing harm to them.

His own death didn't matter to him, but bringing harm to his brothers in the Whitebeard Pirates would be an enormous burden.

He only hoped that things wouldn't unfold as they did in the footage, and he would do his best to prevent it from happening for real.

The most important thing now was not to get caught.

Ace was puzzled as to why he had been captured by the Marines. His strength was not weak, and ordinary people couldn't handle him. Moreover, he usually stayed within the Whitebeard Pirates, so others didn't have the opportunity to target him.

Who could have accomplished this?

Ace fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, in the footage, Luffy continued to push forward, overcoming the obstacles of the Warlords of the Sea but getting pushed back repeatedly.

They were amazed to see the accumulating injuries on Luffy's body. How could this kid endure so much?

What surprised them even more was that whenever Luffy was about to suffer a fatal blow, someone would always come to his rescue, saving him from danger.

Luffy, now free from danger, continued to charge forward.

He was finally close to reaching the platform where the execution was taking place.

However, at that moment, Vice Admiral Onigumo rushed forward and cut Luffy, and before they knew it, Vice Admiral Dalmatian followed up with a swift strike, sending Luffy flying.

Struggling to get up from the ground, Luffy was suddenly struck by a beam of laser that pierced through his body, preventing him from standing again.

At that moment, a man appeared in front of Luffy, and it was Vice Admiral Kizaru.

This unexpected attack caught everyone off guard.

Just moments ago, they witnessed Luffy's courageous journey of breaking through numerous obstacles and saving his brother, getting closer to his goal. How could he suddenly collapse like this?

And you, Kizaru, a high-ranking Marine Admiral, taking advantage of someone trying to stand up and launching a surprise attack on a young rookie. That's dishonorable.

They wondered if Luffy would just temporarily fall and then get back up to continue the fight, as he had done before. However, Luffy remained unresponsive on the ground, except for the sound of his heavy breathing.

If it weren't for Luffy's audible gasps for air, they would have thought he was already dead.

Now, they were truly in a critical situation. There was no one around Luffy, and the Marine Admiral stood before him. He was completely isolated and without any support.

Ace had not been rescued yet, and now Luffy had been struck down. What was going on?

The main protagonist had fallen, so what was the point of saving anyone?

The viewers of the footage were puzzled. Kizaru now stood by Luffy's side, and with a single laser beam through his heart, it could all be over.

Would this young man, with the tainted bloodline of the Revolutionary Army leader Dragon, meet his end here?

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