Chapter 67: Red-Haired Shanks

"Red-Haired Shanks, what do you mean by coming here? Do you want to help Whitebeard?"

Sakazuki looked at the red-haired Yonko with a malicious expression.

Amid battle, the opponent suddenly wanted to add reinforcements. How could he be happy bout that?

Shanks didn't answer immediately, but scanned the battlefield.

He discovered that Fire Fist Ace was not dead, and Whitebeard was still alive.

This made him somewhat surprised. Could the strength of the Whitebeard Pirates actually reach the level where they could fight against the Marine Headquarters and remain unscathed?

"I'm here to stop this war."

Shanks then spoke, although his tone was calm.

But what he said made both sides on the field feel surprised.

It would be too naive to want to stop the war with just one sentence.

Yami looked at him silently.

It would be best to delay things for a little longer.

"Are you kidding me?"

"This war will only stop when the Whitebeard Pirates are completely wiped out!"

Sakazuki said with a cold expression.

Pirates were all the same, and he didn't have a good impression of the red-haired pirates who tended to be neutral.

Although his background was impressive, it couldn't stop him from continuing to attack.

However, the person in charge of the Marines in the distance, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, didn't answer immediately.

The person who could really stop this war was Sengoku. Only if he gave the order would the Marines obey.

Although Shanks was troublesome, he felt that defeating Whitebeard here was more important.

He couldn't let Whitebeard go just because of Shanks.

At this time, the fighting basically stopped, and everyone seemed to be waiting for the red-haired mediator who had suddenly appeared.

However, the situation was completely in the Marines' favor, so the Marines were willing to wait a bit.

"If the Whitebeard Pirates are destroyed, the sea will only become more chaotic. The territory vacated by the Whitebeard Pirates will bring havoc.”

"It may even cause a war among the Four Emperors, causing the situation to completely spiral out of control, affecting more innocent people. It may then turn into an all-out war between the pirates and the Marines. The situation will become uncontrollable, and the casualties will be even more tragic than today."

Shanks spoke very sincerely.

He hoped to see a stable world. If the strongest man disappeared, the seas would stir up waves again.

If it weren't for stopping Kaido, he could have arrived earlier.

If Whitebeard died, the pirates on these seas would be completely out of control.

"Pirates? We’ll just kill them all."

Sakazuki was determined.

He wouldn't be persuaded by Shanks' few words.

In his eyes, pirates were pests that must be eliminated, and there was no need for coexistence.

On the other side, Sengoku in the distance also frowned and thought about what Shanks had said.

He felt that what Shanks said was very likely to happen, but compared with dealing with Whitebeard, he felt that those concerns weren't worth the comparison.

In his opinion, killing the strongest among the pirates would definitely damage pirate morale.

Even the strongest man in the world would fall into the Marines' hands, which would make those pirates afraid to cause trouble.

Sengoku, who was a Marine, and Shanks, who was a pirate, had different perspectives.

But Shanks couldn’t be dismissed just casually.

"Whitebeard must die."

Sengoku said briefly.

He wouldn't hold Ace by force.

But Whitebeard could never be released.

It was then…

"Let my sons go, and I will do the same thing as Roger."

Whitebeard spoke here.

The tone of his voice when he spoke seemed somewhat helpless.

However, if he could trade his life, which had long since reached its end, for his sons' safe retreat, he felt it was a good deal.

Although he didn't know what Roger had thought at first, now he could make the same decision as Roger.

Hearing this, Sengoku was somewhat moved.

After all, capturing the son of the Pirate King and executing the strongest man in the world weren't on the same level at all.

Without Whitebeard, the Marines could completely deal with the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates later on.

It would just take considerable time, but it was a manageable problem.

"Zehahahaha"

"Pops, you have to die by my hands."

But Blackbeard couldn't stand it anymore.

'Good grief, you're trading away my prize here, right? You're not paying attention to me, the future ruler of the world?'

Black mist emerged from him again, and he knew that this was his last chance.

If Shanks negotiated with the Marines, then he would undoubtedly be dreaming about obtaining Pops' abilities for a longer time.

Shanks didn't dare to take action rashly, because it might lead to an all-out war between the Marines and pirates.

So the opportunity was only now.

Meanwhile…

Yami frowned.

He also saw the Marines' hesitation, and the possibility of convincing Sengoku was too low.

After all, he just wanted to see Blackbeard die.

Whitebeard himself was furious.

He wanted to tear Teach apart.

But his body could no longer give him the fighting power he needed.

“It seems I’m going to die here…”

He knew that as long as he died, the Marines wouldn't continue to confront Shanks head-on, and his sons would still have a chance to leave.

It was then that Blackbeard yelled with wide eyes.

“You must die by my hands!”

Then he opened his hand, preparing to use maximum suction to grab Whitebeard.

Shanks frowned, wanting to take action, but he was still hesitant for fear of arousing the Marines' hostility.

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates launched a counterattack again, trying to rush over to save their father, but were blocked by the three Admirals and couldn't go through.

But suddenly…

The powerful individuals with [Kenbunshoku Haki] on the field felt a chill.

Blackbeard also stopped, wondering whether it was Sengoku or Shanks who was going to attack him. After all, his own life was more important. Even he couldn't withstand a sneak attack from someone of that level.

Suddenly, a gust of wind struck, knocking many Marines and pirates present to the point where they could no longer stand.

Then everyone stared at the Marine Headquarters building with their mouths agape.

"The roof was cut open!"

The Marines looked at the sky in shock.

On the signboard that symbolized the Marine Headquarters, nearly one-third of the castle-like high-rise building had been sliced apart.

At the same time, the severed section was falling toward them.

‘Whew, finally’

On the other hand, the Yami clone could finally relax.