Whitebeard's forces break through the siege wall.One last push!!Summary:Luffy tries to get past the three admirals with Gear Second but is kicked away by Kizaru. With Luffy out of the way, Sengoku orders the execution of Ace to proceed, but the two executioners are knocked down by Crocodile who states that the Marines' smug look makes him sick. Crocodile is attacked by Doflammingo and the two starts fighting below the execution platform. Meanwhile, Aokiji tries to finish off Luffy but he is stopped by Marco. Back in the bay, all of Whitebeard's pirates move together as a group towards the gap in the siege wall. The Marines are about to fire their cannons against the pirates, but they soon discover that all of the pirates are on a big paddle ship that Whitebeard had left in the bay as a backup plan. The Marines frantically fire in an attempt to stop the ship, but Oars Jr. grabs the ship and pushes it past the gap in the the siege wall. Now that Whitebeard's forces have breached the siege wall, Sengoku decides that it's time for him and Garp to join the battle.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The desperate charge pays off for the pirates! Whitebeard had one more trick left by hiding a ship within the bay, and with a bit of help from Oars Jr. the Whitebeard pirates have cleared the siege wall. They are still a long way from winning the battle, but at least they are on better terrain. I'm a little surprised that the Marines are so careless about guarding against underwater attacks and allowed Whitebeard to keep a ship underwater in the bay for so long. By the same argument, Whitebeard also could have hidden more reinforcements underwater. Another surprise in this chapter was that Crocodile actually saved Ace from being executed. Croc may have no love for Whitebeard, but he has no love for the Marines either and that's good news for Ace and Luffy.It looks like the battle is reaching its final stages, and even the old timers Sengoku and Garp are going to join the fight. I wonder if Garp will actually listen to Sengoku and fight against his grandsons. Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing what the fleet admiral is capable of.
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