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"What an arrogant declaration. The 'Era of Blackbeard'? What does that make Shin? I'll kill that pompous bastard right now."
Hancock drew her sword, her voice laced with fury. Who the hell did Blackbeard think he was, making such a grandiose claim?
"Hancock, calm down." Shin placed a hand on hers, calming her down.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Pay him no mind."
Blackbeard's ambition was massive, but his strength didn't quite match up—at least, not yet.
Even with the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard was probably only at the level of an Admiral. He was certainly no match for the other Emperors. If he managed to steal the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then perhaps he could reach the level of Kaido and the others.
"That's right. We don't have to lift a finger. Whitebeard will clean his own house. Why should we get angry?" Robin said, glancing at Hancock.
"I just can't stand that arrogant bastard making such a claim. Hmph."
Hancock was still fuming.
"Speaking of which, Marineford has turned into a complete ss," Shin remarked, observing the situation.
The battle had started as a Two-Faction war between Whitebeard and the Marines. Now, with Blackbeard's interference, had it beco a Three-Faction war?
Blackbeard's faction was clearly the weakest, but both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines had already suffered heavy losses. It was hard to predict how the war would unfold from here.
"I'm guessing the Marines will stand down," Olvia said to Shin.
"Mm, I think they'll sit back and watch the tigers fight." Shin nodded. Knowing Sengoku's personality, that was a likely move.
Just as Olvia predicted, the Marines, who had been on the offensive, ca to a halt.
Sengoku watched Whitebeard and Blackbeard with a detached expression.
They were both pirates. Let them tear each other apart. If they both ended up dead, all the better.
Sengoku would be thrilled.
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Currently being pumled by Whitebeard, Blackbeard was silently cursing the Marines—not for refusing to help, but for being so useless.
Whitebeard showed almost no signs of injury, he was as full of life as ever. This was completely different from what he had imagined.
He had expected to find a severely wounded Whitebeard, but while the old man had taken so damage, it was nothing more than a few flesh wounds.
More importantly, his stamina seed completely untouched. He was beating Blackbeard to a pulp, leaving him with no room to fight back.
Even with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's abilities temporarily sealed, Whitebeard's strength far surpassed Blackbeard's expectations.
Blackbeard's new crewmates were useless. They might have been infamous criminals from Impel Down's sixth level, but against Whitebeard, they were nothing.
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"Fleet Admiral, we should join forces and finish Whitebeard now," Akainu said, approaching Sengoku.
Akainu himself was badly injured. After killing Ace, he had been on the receiving end of Whitebeard's furious retaliation. He probably had several broken bones, but he showed no signs of backing down.
"You're right. This is the best chance to eliminate Whitebeard."
Sengoku nodded. If it had been an even fight, he would have been happy to let them continue.
But this was a complete rout. It was like watching an adult beat up a child; Whitebeard was toying with Blackbeard.
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Kizaru launched a kick at Whitebeard. It was an insidious attack, taking advantage of the fact that Whitebeard's attention was entirely on Blackbeard.
He aid for Whitebeard's head. At the last second, Whitebeard managed to partially dodge, but the kick still connected with his face.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Whitebeard's massive fra was sent flying by Kizaru's kick.
"As expected of Whitebeard. His defense is incredible. How terrifying."
Kizaru comnted, watching Whitebeard climb back to his feet. To get up so quickly after taking a hit like that was indeed frightening.
"Zehahahaha! Black Hole!"
Blackbeard wouldn't miss this opportunity. He slamd his hand on the ground, and darkness instantly enveloped it, spreading rapidly.
Anything touched by the darkness would slowly sink, crushed into dust.
Every Logia Devil Fruit had a large-scale attack, and Blackbeard's was no exception.
"DAMN YOU, BLACKBEARD!"
Sengoku roared, transforming into his golden Buddha form and launching a shockwave at Blackbeard.
The impact sent Blackbeard flying like a rubber ball, spitting up blood.
With Blackbeard sent flying, his technique was interrupted. Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief. Good thing he stopped him in ti.
Blackbeard's ultimate move was aid at Whitebeard, but it would have affected everyone within its range.
And the majority of people here were Marines. The Whitebeard Pirates had mostly retreated to their ships.
It was precisely for this reason that Sengoku had furiously attacked Blackbeard. He had thought he could use Blackbeard as an ally against Whitebeard, but he hadn't expected him to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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"Captain, are you alright?" The original mbers of the Blackbeard Pirates imdiately helped him up.
Of course, the prisoners he'd freed from Impel Down showed no such loyalty.
Blackbeard looked up hatefully, glaring at Sengoku. He spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Let's go."
His fight with Whitebeard had shown him that things were not as he had imagined.
Whitebeard was too strong. Even with his Devil Fruit ability sealed, he was no match. Now that he had been severely injured by Sengoku, he couldn't stay here any longer. He had to leave, and quickly.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to escape.
The Blackbeard Pirates imdiately began to flee with their captain. When Whitebeard saw this and moved to attack, he was t with the combined assault of the three Admirals.
"Damn it, Blackbeard's trying to escape." Sengoku, realizing Blackbeard's intent, imdiately moved to stop him.
In a drawn-out fight, it was uncertain if Blackbeard could beat Sengoku, but when it ca to escaping, he was more than capable.
Especially with several strong fighters at his side, an escape was definitely possible.
Sengoku chased Blackbeard for a while but ultimately let him escape. If Garp had helped, they might've been able to stop him. But Garp was in no condition to fight—he had no spirit left at all.
Sengoku understood Garp's situation, so he didn't bla him. With Ace dead, it was a miracle Garp hadn't completely lost it.
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