Chapter 218: The Son of Destiny
First things first.
Reiner's gaze shifted to the Marine Headquarters building.
The "Giant Battleship" Sanjuan Wolf had half of his body hidden behind it. Feeling Reiner's murderous gaze, he was instantly startled.
Three purple long dragons rose from below, opening their ferocious, giant mouths and coiling around his legs.
The Magellan undead had appeared at the opponent's feet at some unknown point!
"This is!"
Sanjuan Wolf cried out in alarm. Being on the sixth level of Impel Down, he was all too familiar with the poison dragons appearing at his feet.
"Magellan is here to kill me?!"
When Reiner saw the Blackbeard Pirates appear, his first target was the living-target-like Sanjuan Wolf.
His massive body was one hundred and eighty meters tall; even Majin Oars was like a child in front of him.
"It hurts so much!!"
A sharp wail echoed through the plaza. The venom covering Sanjuan Wolf's feet sizzled and smoked.
He hurriedly kicked out, trying to fling off the clinging deadly poison.
The three poison dragons on his back surged upwards, expanding as they coiled around his body.
The Magellan undead, following the poison passageway, flew across a distance of a hundred meters and appeared before Sanjuan Wolf.
"You bastard, Magellan!!"
Sanjuan Wolf's eyes showed terror as he let out a hoarse roar.
If there was anyone in this world he was so wary of, Magellan, who had subjected him to endless torture in prison, was definitely one of them!
His arm, comparable in size to a large building, whistled through the air as it smashed down at the undead.
Even more violent red poison seeped out from the undead's body.
The viscous venom dripped continuously as it met the fiercely swinging giant arm without any attempt to dodge.
"Damn it!" Sanjuan Wolf staggered, hurriedly stopping his fist.
That terrifyingly deadly poison would continuously devour his flesh and spread upon the slightest touch, making Sanjuan Wolf extremely wary.
Rumble!
He switched tactics, grabbing a small pavilion on top of the headquarters building. With a slight exertion of force, he uprooted the building and threw it forcefully at the Magellan undead.
Just then.
A dark shadow leaped up at high speed, meeting the pavilion that was crashing down through the air.
The Bullet undead drew back its arm to gather power, its pitch-black iron fist punching out violently!
Boom!!
A dull impact sound was accompanied by the spread of flying giant rocks.
Before the shocked eyes of everyone, the three-story building was instantly shattered.
A dark red poison dragon tens of meters long took shape, its coiling body passing through the rubble and, without any surprise, crashing into Sanjuan Wolf's body.
Bang!
A large amount of red venom splashed onto his body, and his black-and-white striped prison uniform was instantly burned through.
"No, you bastard!!"
"Blackbeard, save me!!"
The searing, intense pain and the fear of the deadly poison made Sanjuan Wolf's steps falter as he retreated in panic.
Until he tripped over a building behind him and fell backward, his massive body crashing down like a dark cloud.
Rumble!!
As if the sky had collapsed, a large area of buildings was instantly pulverized.
The resulting blast of wind swept out like a storm, blowing down a large number of residential buildings again. More than half the town was thus reduced to ruins.
"J-just like that, he's dealt with?"
"Isn't that the deadly poison of the Impel Down warden?"
"That guy is definitely dead."
The Marines on the field were all filled with disbelief. In just a few moves, a high-bounty criminal from the sixth level had been subdued.
Looking at the continuously spreading and corroding poison, he was probably beyond saving.
"What are you waiting for, Teach!"
"Save me, you bastard!"
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Sanjuan Wolf's body began to shrink. The intense pain, as if his whole body were on fire, made him roll around frantically on the ground.
Every movement caused a huge commotion, and the entire Marineford shook.
"This idiot!" Blackbeard's face was so grim that water could be wrung from it.
Sanjuan Wolf was a user of the Expand-Expand Fruit. His original height wasn't that exaggerated, but even when shrunken, he was still a giant.
"That little bit of antidote is useless on him!"
A ruthless look flashed in Blackbeard's eyes. "Useless trash! Just let the idiot die! I don't have time to save him now!"
"How heartless, Teach."
A corner of Shiliew of the Rain's mouth, holding a cigar, lifted into a cold smile. His gaze couldn't help but turn to Sengoku and the several powerhouses who had suddenly appeared before him.
"Our operation failed as soon as it began. It seems someone was already targeting you."
They had been intercepted the moment they appeared. Clearly, someone had been waiting for them for a long time.
Blackbeard's expression was grave. Looking at the intercepted Whitebeard, he fell into hesitation.
Ever since obtaining the Yami Yami no Mi, he had longed for Whitebeard's ability. He had waited so long for this opportunity...
Teach's thieving heart would not die. He stretched his hand towards the distant Whitebeard, and a cloud of black mist covered it.
"An'sui!"
A powerful suction force instantly erupted, like a black hole devouring everything.
Whitebeard only felt his body being pulled by a strange force, unknowingly flying towards Teach.
"Stop him!!"
Sengoku roared, while at the same time pressing down with a condensed shockwave in his palm.
From the way he's acting, he really is after Whitebeard!
Can he really steal others' abilities?!
"Kurouzu!"
Blackbeard hurriedly raised his other hand, a large amount of black mist swirling in his palm.
The shockwave pressed down but was like a mud ox entering the sea, not making a single wave. Its power was even being continuously absorbed by that ball of deep darkness.
"Zehahaha!"
"This level isn't enough!"
Seeing the other undead start to move, Teach hurriedly shouted to those beside him, "Stop them!"
Laffitte, Burgess, and his other subordinates immediately followed the order and made a move.
But the several prisoners brought from Impel Down didn't move. They didn't want to risk their lives for Blackbeard.
On the contrary, Shiliew of the Rain charged towards Sukuna. He was very interested in this powerful swordsman.
On the ground, a dark shadow flew rapidly.
It bypassed everyone and arrived in front of Blackbeard. The shadow suddenly formed into a sharp spear and shot out from the ground!
Clang!
Blackbeard, whose hands were both occupied, was suddenly alarmed.
A splash of blood flew out, and the sharp spear tip instantly pierced his arm!
"Uwaah!"
Teach let out a painful cry, and the pulling force on Whitebeard from his palm suddenly ceased.
And at this moment.
Another figure suddenly flew over at high speed!
"Sables!"
Clang!
Sand condensed into a blade and instantly tore open Blackbeard's chest!
"You bastard!!"
Blackbeard roared angrily, his venomous gaze fixed on the man in the black fur coat who had suddenly appeared. He gritted his teeth. "What do you mean by this! If it weren't for me, you'd still be locked up in Impel Down!"
"Where did this wild dog come from? The one who takes Whitebeard's life should be me,"
the man in the black coat said with disdain, but his gaze went past the others to a blond man in a blue shirt.
Crocodile's lips curled into a cold smile. "Sashiburi dana—Black Snake Reiner."
"Yo, isn't that... who was it again?"
Reiner's expression was teasing as he looked at the other's two golden hooks. "Nice decorations on your hands, Crocodile."
His peripheral vision swept across the plaza. Besides Crocodile, Reiner also saw many familiar figures.
There was Mr. 1, Daz Bonez, from Baroque Works, and the furtively hiding Mr. 3 and Buggy the Clown, among others.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, the great prison break squad from Impel Down.
Outside Impel Down was the Tarai Current. Without a powerful engine to break free from the current, or the Gates of Justice opening, a warship could only go around in circles inside.
It wasn't surprising that they would appear here.
It was just that...
Reiner looked at the red-nosed man with great interest. You, with your level of strength, managed to mix in with them?
Should I say, as expected of the King of Luck designated by Oda?
Truly, the Son of Destiny.
(End of chapter)
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