Chương 1438: On top of the war (5)

After saying this, Napoleon burst into laughter again.

Seeing this, Rachel, who was standing by, looked at her nephew with a smile on her face and said, "Haha, that's great! You came at the perfect time!"

"Oh?"

Napoleon narrowed his eyes slightly and followed the hurried figures of his uncles and aunts.

He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and asked, "Where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Tesla, who was standing nearby, suddenly turned serious with a calm expression after hearing Napoleon's question.

He took a deep breath and slowly uttered a few words: "Navy Headquarters!"

At the same time, on the battlefield far away at the Navy Headquarters, the situation was at a fever pitch.

At the moment when Luo Hanran made his move, Zhan Guo, who had been closely following the development of the battle on the execution platform, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Sengoku naturally still remembered what happened last time in the Sabaody Archipelago - at that time, Law was unfortunately captured by Kizaru and was ruthlessly thrown into Impel Down.

However, because Sengoku needed to devote all his energy to dealing with the aggressive Whitebeard Pirates at that time, he was unable to meet Law in the end.

But who could have thought that fate would play such a trick on them that they would meet for the first time in such a tense situation.

Thinking of this, Zhan Guo's expression became increasingly complicated, with both regrets for the past and solemnity in the face of the current tense situation.

At this time, Luo was like a ferocious beast, rushing around on the battlefield and killing everyone.

Those ordinary marines were simply vulnerable in front of him and were completely unable to stop his progress.

On the other side, Kizaru, who was standing leisurely with his hands in his pockets, also cast his gaze towards the chaotic battlefield.

Looking at the prisoners that Luffy successfully brought back from Impel Down, Kizaru secretly sighed in his heart: "These guys are all powerful officers!"

Seeing that the originally stable battle situation had undergone a dramatic reversal due to the addition of this group of new forces, Kizaru's eyes gradually became cold.

"This battle is going to be difficult!"

Kizaru frowned and said worriedly.

When he said it was difficult to fight, he didn't simply mean that the fighting situation was difficult, but because there were too many casualties on the navy side.

Their original plan was to lure the Whitebeard Pirates into the bay and then capture them all in one fell swoop with lightning speed.

However, in order to avoid revealing their strength too early and scaring off the Whitebeard Pirates, which would result in some pirates slipping through the net, the navy's top brass remained on the sidelines and only sent generals and soldiers of the rank of vice admiral and below to engage in fierce battles with the Whitebeard Pirates, trying to use this to wear down the enemy's strength.

But at this point, the scale of this war of attrition has far exceeded the navy's expectations.

Even though they might be able to successfully wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates in the end, the tragic casualties paid by the lower ranks of the navy would surely be an unbearable burden.

The battlefield was filled with smoke and shouts of killing. People fell down every moment and the blood dyed the ground red.

"Ace!"

Luffy's eyes widened, and he rushed towards the execution platform with an anxious look on his face, shouting Ace's name over and over again.

At this moment, Ace was kneeling on the execution platform. He opened his mouth wide to respond to Luffy, but no sound came out. He could only stare silently at the tragic battlefield in front of him with his eyes full of pain and helplessness.

Seeing his comrades and brothers who had fought side by side with him falling in a pool of blood one after another, Ace's heart felt as if it was pierced by thousands of sharp blades at the same time, and it was heart-wrenching.

Especially when he saw Luffy surrounded by many marines and in danger several times, the deep sense of self-blame and guilt surged into his heart like a tide.

Finally, Ace could no longer endure the inner torment, and his eyes widened in anger.

"Don't come over here, Luffy!"

Ace roared at the top of his lungs, and the roar resounded throughout the entire square like thunder, and could even be heard clearly in the Crescent Bay not far away.

For a moment, the originally noisy and boisterous crowd stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to where Ace was.

Even Marshal Sengoku, who was standing high up, and Vice Admiral Garp, who had a serious look on his face, couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Ace.

Ace clenched his teeth tightly, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly because of extreme pain.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Luffy who was running towards him, his heart full of conflict and struggle.

"You should know that you and I are both pirates. We have chosen our own paths from the beginning. I have my own adventures and companions who accompany me through life and death. You have no right to interfere in my affairs, let alone save me! What qualifications do a useless guy like you have to be here? This is a pure insult to me! Get back, Luffy! Why on earth did you come here to ask for trouble!"

Ace's emotions were completely out of control. He screamed hysterically at the top of his voice, as if he wanted to vent all the anger, unwillingness and despair in his heart.

After shouting this, Ace seemed to have used up the last bit of his strength. He slowly lowered his head, closed his eyes tightly, and did not dare to look at Luffy again.

At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart: "Please, Luffy, don't come closer, don't let you be implicated by me. All this is mine."

However, Luffy turned a deaf ear to Ace's roar. He still ran forward desperately, with firm determination in every step.

Those navy soldiers who tried to block his advance were easily knocked to the ground one by one by him and were completely unable to stop him at all.

"I'm your brother! No matter what, I won't abandon you!"

Luffy sprinted forward and shouted to Ace.

There was an unprecedented gleam of determination in his eyes, which was a persistent belief that his loved ones would never leave him.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap exploding in the crowd, and the whole audience fell into an uproar in an instant.

Everyone was whispering to each other, their eyes all turned to Luffy and Ace, trying to find more clues about their relationship from them.

People have always been full of speculation and doubts about the confusing relationship between Luffy and Ace.

However, when everyone heard Luffy say the word "brother" in person, they suddenly realized what was going on, but then their faces were filled with horror.

"Just now, he did say brother!"

A marine with an afro said with eyes wide open in disbelief.

"So, is he also Roger's son?"

Another marine holding a musket asked with some uncertainty in his tone.