ALL NOVEL Chapter 152: 152 The One Behind the Scene
"Silver Ax..."
Seeing the death of Silver Ax, others were somewhat touched, especially Whitebeard and Big Mom.
They had once been partners on the same ship, witnessing the rise and fall of their era together.
Losing a former companion felt like a hero fading in his twilight years.
Ochoku felt it the most.
At around the same age and strength as Silver Ax, his fear and hesitation grew as he watched Silver Ax fall.
Silver Ax's death felt like a bucket of cold water poured over Ochoku, bringing him back to reality.
He realized he was the weakest in the field and had little chance of reclaiming the pendant. It wasn't worth risking his life for it.
Where there's life, there's hope
Making a quick decision, Ochoku gave up the fight for the pendant.
He grabbed a few Devil Fruits from Marco, then leaped three hundred meters into the air, escaping the cave and leaving the island behind.
Some people have learned how to make the right choices to survive. It was only then that the other small pirates started to react to the situation. Everything had happened so quickly.
They looked at Silver Ax's lifeless body, still spurting blood, with disbelief and shock echoing through the cave.
"Silver Ax is dead! The Silver Ax, who has ruled the seas for nearly a century, actually died here!"
"Wow, this Admiral Sun Candle is too strong!"
"I don't think the Marines have killed a big pirate like Silver Ax in almost twenty years, right?"
"Honestly, Admiral Sun Candle could be considered the first Marine Admiral."
The pirates in the cave gasped in shock.
"Silver Ax died in battle; I believe this is what he wanted,"
Whitebeard said solemnly. "Let me use this move to send Brother Silver Ax away."
Whitebeard's hands glowed with a white halo, and the space around him trembled under the weight of this energy.
Whitebeard murmured, "Even Murakumogiri needs to be covered in dense Armament Haki to support me in this attack."
He gripped the blade of the supreme sharp knife, first covering it with a layer of dark, ink-like Armament Haki. Then, a white halo spread from his hand to the blade.
"Buzz~"
The clouds surrounding the blade emitted a harsh sound, like a chainsaw spinning at high speed.
As long as Murakumogiri remained still, the surrounding space surged violently like waves in the sea, shattering into thousands of mirror-like fragments.
Whitebeard infused vibrations into the tiny clumps of clouds, causing them to rotate in opposite directions at high speed.
This created a mass of particles powerful enough to crush almost any matter in the world.
This was the vibration effect of the Tremor Fruit. Such a feat could only be achieved if the fruit was developed to the level of awakening.
"When did this old man develop such a terrifying move?"
Big Mom and Kaido thought to themselves, secretly shocked.
In their eyes, this attack was almost on par with Roger's Divine Departure.
The ability to destroy all defenses was a nightmare for everyone in the world.
"Ah!"
Whitebeard shouted sharply as he swung Murakumogiri at Lynch.
However, Murakumogiri's attack did not hit Lynch. Instead, it sliced through the air and struck a golden mountain in the distance.
The hundred-meter-high mountain crumbled into powder under the force of the particle-level storm.
Countless treasures were obliterated, leaving behind only a pool of gold particles smaller than sand.
Whitebeard had controlled the intensity of his attack exceptionally well, ensuring it was aimed solely at the golden mountain without affecting the surrounding area.
"This Whitebeard has a great mind, but there's still room for improvement."
Although he didn't fully understand what Whitebeard was doing, it didn't change his opinion.
In reality, Whitebeard's imagination was still limited.
If the vibrations reached a specific frequency and matched the vibrations of other objects, it would theoretically allow people to pass through walls.
Penetrating weapons and armor wouldn't be a problem either.
Moreover, his control of the previous attack wasn't precise enough.
In theory, a particle-level attack should leave nothing behind, yet gold particles were scattered all over the ground.
"Whitebeard, you old fool, is something wrong with your head?"
It wasn't just Lynch who couldn't understand Whitebeard's actions; Big Mom and Kaido felt the same way.
They were heartbroken to see such a pile of gold vanish before their eyes.
"Ever since I arrived, everything I've seen and heard has been telling me something is wrong. It's time for you to come out of the shadows,"
Whitebeard said, ignoring everyone else's opinions and looking in one direction.
"Ahem... Whitebeard, your sixth sense is still as sharp as ever," came a raspy voice, as if someone had cut open their throat.
Not only Big Mom, but Kaido also heard this voice sound familiar.
A figure emerged, looking even more terrifying than Moria's zombies.
It resembled a mummy that had been pulled from its coffin and left in the sun for three years.
The person had withered bones, muscles that hung in strips, and skin that was as black as carrion.
It was a miracle that he was still alive. He staggered out from behind the gold mountain near the pile of gold crushed by Whitebeard, trembling and coughing up black blood.
On his body, dense wounds were flowing out with thick black blood.
It seems that Whitebeard's attack just now was just to deal with this guy.
Judging from the appearance of the mummy, it looked like he had managed to dodge some of the attack but was still seriously injured.
Big Mom and Kaido frowned, trying to identify the mysterious figure.
"John, you're not dead yet, so what's the deal with the treasure map in the sea?" Whitebeard took the lead in revealing the identity of the mummy.
It was Captain John, the owner of this cave's treasure and the one who had taken most of the Rocks Pirate's legacy!
John's appearance sent shockwaves through the crowd, making countless pirates feel as if they were seeing a ghost.
Who would have thought that Captain John's treasure map, which had been circulating at sea for decades, still had its owner alive?
The shock was comparable to seeing Roger crawl out of the grave.
"Is it you, John? Where have you been all these years?" Big Mom was shocked.
"John, why did you become like this?"
Kaido looked at John with a look of disgust on his face.
Lynch squinted his eyes to watch the show, which was interesting.
"Jaajajajaja." John opened his mouth and let out an ugly and terrifying laugh.
"I've been with my treasure all these years."
"As for the treasure maps at sea, I released them myself."
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TO BE CONTINUED
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