Chương 1525: On top of the war (137)

"Ace..."

Whitebeard's voice was low and hoarse, filled with endless fatherly love and expectations.

"From now on, the Whitebeard Pirates will be entrusted to you. You must shoulder this responsibility, lead everyone to move forward, and protect every one of your brothers and sisters. Live well with my faith and courage!"

After saying that, Whitebeard stared at Ace, his eyes like a loving father looking at his beloved child.

At this time, Ace was already in tears. He held back his grief, bit his lips tightly, and tried hard not to let the tears escape from his throat.

Tears sparkled in the corners of his eyes, reflecting the pain and reluctance deep in his heart.

"Don't cry, kid. A real man won't cry so easily!"

A kind and determined smile appeared on Whitebeard's face covered with white beard.

He stretched out his rough but warm big hand and gently wiped away the crystal tears from the corners of Ace's eyes.

Then, Whitebeard slowly turned around, and his tall and mighty body stood there like a mountain.

His piercing eyes scanned the remaining members of the Whitebeard Pirates around him.

"Whitebeard Pirates, listen to my orders!"

Whitebeard suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar.

The sound was like thunder, resounding throughout the entire battlefield.

The crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates, who were originally scattered everywhere and fighting fiercely with the enemy, almost subconsciously stopped what they were doing after hearing this familiar and majestic shout, and turned their heads to look where Whitebeard was.

At this time, the navy was in chaos for a while because their Marshal Zhan Guo had just been knocked out.

Many naval soldiers stopped attacking and quickly moved towards the marshal.

The captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, who were in the midst of a fierce battle with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, also withdrew without hesitation and cast their eyes eagerly towards Whitebeard.

It is worth mentioning that the Seven Warlords of the Sea and others did not take any action to stop the actions of these captains.

Marco was covered in wounds and looked at his beloved father with a miserable look on his face.

"As the first captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, I will now issue the last order of my life!"

Whitebeard straightened his back, held his chest high, and said loudly: "After I die in battle, Portgas D. Ace will take over my position and become the second captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and lead everyone to continue galloping across this vast ocean!"

Whitebeard's words impacted everyone's heart like a torrent, and his voice was so loud that even people watching the battle from a distance could hear it clearly.

At this moment, all the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates held their breath and listened quietly to their father's last words, with sadness flashing in everyone's eyes.

\"Dad! \" Marco, Joz, Vista and other crew members stared at Whitebeard in front of them, and everyone's eyes revealed an unconcealable sadness.

\"Dad, I don't want to be a captain. I just want to be your son forever! Let's rush out together. We will definitely be able to break out of the siege! \" Ace shook his head desperately and shouted at the top of his lungs. Tears had already blurred his eyes.

Whitebeard smiled slightly, and that smile showed both kindness towards Ace and calmness and composure when facing life and death.

"Children, you are still young and have a bright future ahead of you. The future is destined to belong to young people like you!"

After saying that, Whitebeard turned to look at Rayleigh beside him. Rayleigh's eyes were very complicated, with admiration, regret, and more helplessness.

\"Take them and leave quickly. Leave this to me! \" Whitebeard took a deep breath, straightened his hunched body again, and faced the navy resolutely.

At this time, Sengoku, Garp and Aokiji slowly walked out of the crowd.

Zhan Guo's face was as pale as paper. It was obvious that he was seriously injured in the previous battle. But even so, he still gritted his teeth and forced himself to continue to fight in this fierce battle.

\"Everyone, please pay attention. There is something wrong with Whitebeard's strength. The thing he drank just now was probably a potion that forcibly increased his strength at the cost of his own life. Now the effect of the medicine is about to disappear. He definitely can't hold on for too long! \" Sengoku said while covering his chest with his hands and breathing heavily.

\"Understood! \" Garp and Aokiji looked at each other and responded in unison.

Then, the two of them attacked at the same time and pounced towards Whitebeard.

"kill!"

All that was heard was a roar from Zhan Guo that was as loud as a bell, resounding through the sky.

In an instant, all his aura suddenly exploded, and the ability of the fruit was instantly stimulated to the extreme.

Its originally tall and mighty body expanded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a towering, radiant golden Buddha.

However, what is shocking is that this once majestic golden Buddha now has tiny cracks on its body, as if it would collapse at any time.

But even so, Zhan Guo was still fearless and roared again: "Big Buddha Shock Wave!"

Along with his roar, a dazzling golden shock wave roared out like an overwhelming tidal wave, rushing straight towards Whitebeard in front with unparalleled terrifying power.

Wherever the shock wave passed, the void trembled and the wind and clouds changed color, as if the whole world was about to be completely torn apart by this blow.

At the same time, Garp and Aokiji also took action in perfect harmony.

They flashed and rushed towards Whitebeard like two lightning bolts.

Garp's iron-hard fist swung out with tremendous force, while Aokiji used his freezing ability, spreading cold air and condensing the surrounding air into ice chips.

Faced with this fierce attack, Whitebeard showed no weakness. His eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he roared, and also threw out his own extremely powerful punch.

This punch contained the powerful force of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. As soon as it was thrown, it caused a thunderous sound that shook the earth, and the whole world began to tremble violently.

Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Rayleigh holding Luffy and Ace in his arms, running towards a ship docked not far away at lightning speed.

This time, no one could stop Rayleigh from moving forward.

Seeing this, Blackbeard, who had been hiding in the dark and watching the battle, couldn't help but feel deeply wary of Rayleigh.