The Encircling Walls Activated! The Whitebeard Pirates Backed into a Corner!

Whitebeard's arrival lifts his crew's spirits and they clear a road for him. He swats aside the Marine cannon fire and wrecks the guns, while the encircling walls fail to lock because the ice blocks them. A guilt-stricken Squard berates himself for being duped, and Marco gently asks whether crying can earn redemption. Luffy presses ahead with Jinbe and Ivankov, all of them sensing the Marines' retreat yet agreeing there is no turning back now that Whitebeard stands on the field.

Vice Admiral John Giant tries to stall, but Whitebeard blocks his strike and looses an enormous earthquake that tilts the whole bay. One blow fells the giant, and the resulting shockwave nearly reaches the scaffold before the three admirals brace it with Haki. When the walls finally seal, the pirates discover Little Oars Jr.'s collapsed body keeps a gap open, his blood weakening the mechanism. An impatient Sengoku unleashes Akainu, who hurls magma skyward so it can pour down and melt every escape.

Whitebeard deflects cannon fire, and the ice keeps the walls from rising fully. John Giant charges Whitebeard and is downed by a single quake-powered punch that the admirals must block with Haki. Jozu rallies the commanders to exploit the opening, and Sengoku pours all power into the walls. The pirates find Oars Jr.'s body still holds a gap, prompting Sengoku to order Akainu's Meteor Volcano to melt the ice.

This installment adapts Chapter 564, pages 2 through 17. Debuting techniques include Whitebeard's Shima Yurashi and Gekishin quake attacks plus Akainu's Ryusei Kazan. The fandom source lists no specific anime-original additions for the episode. Oars Jr.'s lingering body becomes a grim symbol of resistance, marveled at by the pirates for still fighting even while unconscious.