One Piece Thundergod Marine

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"Get lost!"

The drizzling rain of blood splattered on Squard's face as he gazed at the long gash on Whitebeard's back, feeling a surge of emotions within.

Struggling to shake off Rowen, a few sickly smiles appeared on Squard's face.

"I... I succeeded?!"

"I killed Whitebeard!!!"

It was well-known that Whitebeard had never left a scar on his back.

No matter the circumstances, he had always swept aside his opponents with an invincible front and then turned away calmly.

But today, he bore a new scar on his back!

The scar on his front came from the enemy, and the scar on his back... came from his family!

"Oyaji!!"

Seeing this scene, Marco cried out in anguish.

Taking the opportunity, Kizaru kicked him away. As he landed from a height and looked back, he smacked his lips and said, "Well, it's natural for those two to succeed given their schemes."

Recalling the person who proposed this scheme, Kizaru couldn't help but shiver.

"What a terrifying guy."

"Wū Wa...!!"

Whitebeard spat out a mouthful of congealed blood as the blade left his shoulder.

At the crucial moment, he turned his body, using the hardness of his ribs to buy time, allowing the blade's edge to slide over the bone without cutting into more of his internal organs.

But even so, Whitebeard was gravely injured.

At that moment, only one question lingered in his mind...

"Why?! Squard!"

Why would his own family, his own son, stab him in the back? 

"Stop pretending, you fool!!"

Awakened by Whitebeard's words, Squard, in despair, waved his long blade, resembling a mad dog, drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.

"You lied to us, Whitebeard!"

Squard looked at him with a mix of fear and rage, suddenly raising a finger to point at the execution platform.

"You know whose son Ace is!!"

"''Asshole!!!''"

The blue flame bird shot toward them, and Rowen lightly retreated to avoid Marco's charge.

However, the latter's primary target was not him...

With a thud, Marco tackled Squard to the ground, grabbing his collar with his left hand and raising his right hand high.

"Stop it, Marco!"

Suddenly, Whitebeard roared, halting Marco's next move.

"Oyaji! He..."

Marco shouted anxiously; regardless of the reason, attacking a comrade was a grave taboo aboard Whitebeard's ship!

Especially at such a crucial moment, to stab the Captain in the back.

Facing this scene, Whitebeard slowly shook his head, suppressing the excruciating pain surging through his chest, and gradually stood up.

"Tell me, Squard, what did Sengoku say to you?"

After a moment of thought, Whitebeard understood. 

This was undoubtedly a plot orchestrated by Sengoku.

After all, only "Resourceful General" Sengoku could uncover Ace's true identity while accurately grasping the mindset of his subordinates and crew.

Outsiders could not comprehend Squard's actions, but Whitebeard understood; he had been deceived!

He had been used!

"Why didn't you say it yourself?!"

Squard said with tears inhis eye while being pinned to the ground, "We trusted you so much, Whitebeard."

"Why did you lead us to our deaths?!"

"Ace is the son of Roger; you knew this all along, why didn't you tell me?!"

''Ace is... Roger's son?''

Upon hearing Squard's roar, the battlefield fell silent, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

Whitebeard's Second Division commander was the son of the "''Pirate King''" Gol D. Roger.

In that instant, many recalled the moment three years ago when Ace first set sail.

When he was captured by the ''Soryu (Azure Dragon)'' on ''Jaya Island'', he surprisingly drew "''Red Hair''" Shanks, that monster, to help him escape. At the time, they hadn't understood, thinking Red Hair was merely passing by and stirring up trouble for the Marines.

But if he was Roger's son, then everything... seemed to make sense.

"That's right; Ace is indeed Roger's son." 

At that moment, Sengoku suddenly proclaimed loudly, dropping the hammer: "Because of the last incident, with two wicked bloodlines appearing consecutively, it was implausible... that's why I concealed this information and treated him as an ordinary pirate for execution."

"But!"

"But... Whitebeard made no deal with the Marines to exchange your lives for his and Ace's."

Rowen walked over with a light laugh, dragging the thunder halberd on the ground. The stone slab floor appeared soft as dough, easily scratched by the crescent blade.

"Think about it, Squard. If the Marines really intended to let Whitebeard go, why would Admiral Akainu reveal such top-secret information?"

"How do you know?" 

Squard turned to look at Rowen, surprised.

But the next moment, he immediately realized: "He deliberately didn't kill me?!"

"Of course!"

An Admiral, wanting to kill a small pirate with a bounty of 200,000,000 who is merely relying on Whitebeard, he wouldn't miss, would he? Rowen chuckled and raised the thunder halberd.

"But you really are useless; you couldn't even kill an unguarded Whitebeard in one blow."

"You're too naive; you're not cut out for the sea... In your next life, remember to be a shut-in at home."

The live Den Den Mushi had been destroyed by Rowen at the moment Whitebeard smashed the Headquarters Fortress. At this point, no matter what was said, the outside world wouldn't hear anything.

Looking at the bewildered Squard before him, Rowen could only say... never underestimate anyone! 

Even something as seemingly unrelated as "Akainu's performance."

With that, ignoring Whitebeard's furious glare, Rowen swung the thunder halberd, which suddenly transformed into a black line, charging forward.

Pū Chī!! 

The thunder halberd pierced through the chest, spraying a pool of blood.

However, the one who was pierced was not Squard, nor Marco.

Instead, it was Whitebeard, who had lunged forward in an instant to shield both of them with his body.

"Cough... Cough Cough!"

A series of coughs accompanied by congealed blood splattered onto Squard's face as Whitebeard swung the naginata, forcing Rowen back with a powerful blow.

During this process, the thunder halberd was pulled from flesh, causing more blood to splatter on the ground.

With a muffled groan, Whitebeard endured the sharp pain and breathed heavily, his face contorted in agony.

"You fool!" 

"Squard!"

Tears slid down Whitebeard's face as he said heavily, "On my ship, your birth means nothing at all."

"Once you step aboard my ship, you have only one identity: that is my family, Whitebeard's family."

"Have you forgotten? Squard!!!"

The last sentence was a roar that Whitebeard forced out, his voice strained.

Upon hearing this, not only Squard but most of the Pirate Captains under Whitebeard's crew were stunned.

Indeed, at one time, they had all been a group of outcasts, the scum of society, detested by everyone, a plague that no one wanted to look at.

In their darkest hours, when they had lost their souls, it was Whitebeard who welcomed them with open arms, treating them as precious family.

Why does everyone call Whitebeard "Oyaji"? 

Because he called us "sons"!

"I..." 

Squard opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Hatred, anger, regret, guilt— when these emotions that can drive a person mad intertwined, Squard felt as if he wanted to die.

Suddenly, he pushed Whitebeard away, picked up the nearly two-meter-long blade that had fallen to the ground, and crazily charged at Rowen.

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

"Don't!"

''Meigo - Nether Hound!!''

In the midst of Whitebeard's panicked shout, a lava wicked hound descended from the sky, devouring half of Squard's body.

The scorching magma flowed down, and the charred body fell to the ground due to inertia, eventually stopping just ten centimeters away from Rowen, lifeless.

This time, even Whitebeard had no chance to stop it.

"Hum! Stupid pirate!" 

Akainu landed with a Geppo, his right-hand swelling with bubbling magma, dripping to the ground.

Rowen looked at him mockingly and asked, "Admiral Akainu, doesn't this count as killing someone to silence them?"

Although the plan was laid out like that, what was actually said to Squard to ensure the plan's smooth execution was known only to Akainu himself.

Oh, wait.

The second person in the know was Rowen.

Under his Heavenly Network surveillance, Akainu's rare explosive acting performance was deeply etched in Rowen's mind.

(End Of Chapter)