Why were these bastards here?
Whitebeard simply couldn't figure it out.
Did the Pirate Alliance still consider the Whitebeard Pirates a major threat?
No matter how petty that bastard Roa was, when he returned and began his conquest of the New World, Whitebeard had immediately taken everyone and left that sea area!
Why?
Whitebeard couldn't understand why this was happening!
But he knew that this was truly the critical moment for the survival of the entire Whitebeard Pirates!
Stall for time! All he could do now was desperately stall for time!
"Shiki!"
Whitebeard raised his voice, roaring almost hysterically, "What is the meaning of this? What does Roa mean by this!"
"Newgate—"
Looking down at the man on the deck below, Golden Lion's emotions were complex for a moment.
They certainly weren't friends.
Even when they were together in the Rocks Pirates back in the day, they were merely associates, not even companions.
But, without a doubt, this man, like Roger, was a powerhouse he respected.
"Alas, much as I'd like to say I came to invite you to join us this time,"
Golden Lion sighed inexplicably, "But, Newgate, the mistake you made back then—now is the time to pay the price."
"Mama-mama! Whitebeard! You're finished!"
Charlotte Linlin didn't share Golden Lion's inexplicable melancholy. The woman's face was filled with schadenfreude, and her words were saturated with it.
"Roa told us to take you out!"
Whitebeard tightened his grip on his Bisento, gritting his teeth slightly, "I don't recall ever offending that guy Roa again! When that bastard returned and started moving, I retreated three steps, yet he still insists on harassing me!"
Honestly, Whitebeard felt genuinely wronged.
Was that bastard Roa really that petty?
Golden Lion puffed out a smoke ring, "You should know how vengeful that brat is."
"Besides, this time, there is a necessary reason to kill you, Newgate."
One Whitebeard was already irrelevant to Roa, but a Teach who had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and surpassed human limits, a man second only to the two of them, was very important to Roa.
Therefore, this man had to die.
Golden Lion had nothing more to say.
If not a companion, then an enemy.
Even if they were old acquaintances, even if he admired him, an enemy was still an enemy.
A dead enemy is the best enemy.
"Zehahaha!"
Teach's gaze toward Whitebeard was nearly greedy, "Just die obediently, Whitebeard!"
The son of that bastard Rocks?
Whitebeard naturally knew the guy's background.
It wasn't strange for Rocks' son to be hanging out with that bastard kid Roa, whom Rocks had chosen.
"Shiki!"
Whitebeard suddenly looked up at Golden Lion, "If I die, will you spare my sons?"
"Pops!!"
Whitebeard's children cried out in alarm instantly. They understood exactly what their old man meant.
"Zehahaha! No way, Whitebeard!"
Teach grinned broadly, "There are many Devil Fruits among your children that would be of great help to the Boss!"
Devil Fruits?
What did that mean?
Whitebeard didn't understand, but he understood one thing.
Talking any further was pointless!
"Sons! Prepare to fight!"
Whitebeard roared.
"Yes, Pops!"
Even if the enemy was so strong that the final outcome was obvious, retreat was not an option!
If they wanted to kill their old man, if they wanted to kill all of them, then they would fight to the death!
"Uohohoho! Enough with the nonsense, are we finally starting!"
Kaido suddenly dropped from the sky, pulled his club from his back, and smashed it down at Whitebeard on the deck, "Whitebeard! Let me be the one to send you off!"
"Kaido!"
A translucent sphere of tremor condensed on the blade of Whitebeard's Bisento, and pitch-black Haki lightning began to crackle.
Although Whitebeard's strength had been significantly weakened by illness compared to his peak, he held nothing back at this moment.
Boom!!
The Bisento and the iron club collided in mid-air.
The incredibly sturdy Moby Dick began to shake violently, the deck cracked, and the hull exploded.
The surrounding fields instantly collapsed, and the large river nearby was severed, the water blasted high into the sky.
Not only that, the commanders behind Whitebeard were blown back repeatedly; only a few managed to keep their footing.
As usual, a huge rift suddenly split the clouds in the sky.
"That damn brat!"
Golden Lion cursed unhappily.
That bastard Kaido beat him to it!
In the fierce collision, an angry roar rang out,
"Whitebeard! You bastard have gotten old!"
Kaido raised his club high again; he hadn't even entered his Hybrid form yet, "Thunder Bagua!"
Facing the iron club smashing down again, Whitebeard met it with a powerful left fist wrapped in tremors.
Boom!!
The air instantly shattered, and a spiderweb-like crack spread out.
In the ensuing explosive collision, the great ship could finally no longer withstand the force.
The Moby Dick, which had carried the Whitebeard Pirates for decades, traversing thousands of mountains and waters, finally blew apart at this moment.
The Whitebeard Pirate commanders were scattered by the violent shockwave.
Whitebeard's feet slammed heavily onto the ground. He caught sight of the three figures still hovering motionlessly in the sky out of the corner of his eye.
At that moment, Whitebeard suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Golden Lion and the others had no intention of intervening yet.
If that were the case, as long as he could hold off Kaido until the Straw Hats arrived, everyone would be safe!
Thinking this, the tremor wrapped around the Bisento suddenly became more turbulent.
But.
"Zehahaha! In that case, Kaido, Whitebeard is all yours!"
Teach slammed onto the ground. He had a small bag slung around his waist, and his eyes shamelessly scoped out the surrounding Whitebeard Pirate commanders.
"As for me, zehaha! I'll take care of these guys!"
Just hearing that statement made Whitebeard turn back in shock, "Teach! What are you planning, you bastard!"
"Whitebeard, you dare look away while facing me!"
The iron club wrapped in powerful Haki had smashed down again.
Whitebeard could only quickly swing his blade to meet it.
Damn it, it was completely impossible to support Marco and the others!
"Mama-mama!"
In the sky, Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly, her laughter full of malice, "It's game over, Whitebeard! That bastard Teach isn't like Rocks; he's super despicable!"
"Zehaha! Thanks for the compliment!"
Teach chuckled maliciously, looking at the Whitebeard Pirate members, "So, who's going to die first?"
"I'll hold this guy off!"
With blue flames flying, Marco instantly flapped his wings and soared.
His arms, transformed into wings of flame, beat, and Marco swept through the air like a gale. His right claw was wrapped in potent Armament Haki, and he lashed out directly at Teach.
No matter how strong this guy was, with his ability, he could definitely contend with him for a while!
"Crane Claw!"
But.
"Zehahaha!"
The corners of Teach's mouth curled up, his smile full of mockery. He raised his left hand, and black mist spread from his palm.
"Dark Water!"
The black mist suddenly spread out from Teach's hand like a vortex.
"Ugh!!"
Marco, who was flying over, instantly felt his body lose control and was pulled directly towards Teach's hand.
What's happening? What did this guy do?
Marco didn't understand.
At that moment, all he could do was use the force of being pulled to violently kick his claw into Teach's chest.
But.
"So hard!"
Marco's face instantly changed. His claw couldn't penetrate Teach's chest, which was covered in Haki!
Beneath the Haki, there was another layer of unbelievably tough material!
What is going on? Isn't this guy a Mythical Zoan Cerberus Devil Fruit user?
Before Marco could figure it out, Teach had already grabbed his shoulder.
Then, mercilessly, a punch wrapped in dual-colored Haki slammed heavily into Marco's head.
"Ugh—"
Even though he had used Haki defense in the nick of time, Marco still lost consciousness with a muffled groan, without even having time to scream.
His head was dented directly by Teach's punch.
"Marco!!"
Vista couldn't help but scream, "Why did you deactivate your ability!!"
The blue flames wrapped around Marco vanished the instant he was struck!
Without the blue flames, even Marco couldn't recover from his injuries!
"Didn't die yet, huh? Your vitality is truly tenacious, as expected of the Phoenix!"
Teach grinned, raising his fist again.
"Marco!!"
Screaming, the Whitebeard Pirate commanders rushed over like madmen.
Forget them, even Whitebeard, who was locked in a fight with Kaido, couldn't help but turn back, "Marco!"
"I told you, stop looking around! Roaring Thunder Bagua!!"
The iron club instantly shattered the air, one blow slamming Whitebeard, who hastily turned to defend, flying away.
"..."
In the sky, Golden Lion watched silently.
"Zehahaha! Don't worry! It's not your turn yet!"
Teach glanced at the Whitebeard Pirate commanders rushing towards him.
Black mist spread from his feet, instantly turning the surrounding hundreds of meters into a black abyss.
"Black Hole (Dark Lair)!"
Everything covered by this darkness was being swallowed.
Crops, rivers, houses, pieces of the Moby Dick, everything was being squeezed by an invisible force and plunged into complete darkness.
"What is this!"
The Whitebeard Pirate commanders who rushed into the black area instantly screamed.
Their legs were swallowed by the darkness, and they felt their bodies being squeezed by an invisible force.
Their bones were about to be crushed!
"Get out!!"
Flower Sword Vista roared, his voice filled with frantic anxiety.
Although he desperately wanted to save Marco, now more people were in danger.
But it was easy to enter, and not so simple to escape.
Dark Water could only be used to capture ability users, but actively entering the darkness was a different matter.
The Whitebeard Pirate members, whose bodies were sinking into the darkness, were being dragged deeper by a powerful force.
Meanwhile, while the Whitebeard Pirates were in a stalemate.
"Farewell, Marco the Phoenix!"
Teach smiled and punched down.
The already unconscious Marco couldn't put up any defense; his chest was almost pierced by the punch.
Although it didn't pierce through, the surging Haki completely destroyed Marco's internal organs.
"Zehaha! Hurry up, hurry up!"
Teach chuckled, pulling an apple from the bag he carried.
Then, Dark Water activated.
"You bastard! Marco!"
Noticing this, Vista roared in anger. With surging Haki, he forcefully broke free from the darkness and leaped up, tracing an arc in the air, his twin swords aimed directly at Teach.
He wasn't alone.
Diamond Jozu, using his immense strength capable of shaking mountains, also broke free from the black hole's gravity, leaping up like a falling meteor, smashing towards Teach.
Teach didn't even bother to look at them, just smiling widely as he looked at the blue Devil Fruit in his hand.
Tori Tori no Mi, Mythical Zoan, Phoenix model. It was his!
While examining the fruit, Teach casually dropped the lifeless Marco.
Then, on his empty hand, black streams of air condensed into a black sphere.
"Dark Emperor!"
He hurled the black sphere at Vista and Jozu.
The next moment, the black sphere exploded, and a dense, almost sky-obscuring darkness swallowed the two great Whitebeard Pirate commanders.
"Marco! Vista! Jozu!!"
Whitebeard, his head bleeding, suddenly shuddered.
"Whitebeard! Die!!"
The roaring monster slammed his iron club down.
"You scum!!!"
With his sons harmed, the old father's fury instantly transformed into unmatched power.
Whitebeard didn't use Life Return, but in this moment, his anger caused his willpower to explode to the maximum!
The Haki and tremors wrapped around the Bisento surged unprecedentedly.
Boom!!
Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the sky shattered!
Kaido's massive body was directly jolted backward, sent flying.
But, at this moment, the man was laughing madly, "Yes! That's right, Whitebeard, that's the kind of power you should have!"
Whitebeard, however, completely ignored Kaido, roaring as he charged straight at Teach.
"Zehaha! Too late, Whitebeard!"
Teach laughed loudly, "You can't change anything now!"
With a gesture of his left hand, Jozu, who had been swallowed, was immediately dragged out of the darkness.
His diamond body was cracked by the terrifying crushing force applied to him.
The moment Teach grabbed Jozu, the Dark-Dark Fruit ability activated again. The diamond marks on Jozu's body vanished, leaving only deep wounds.
Then, Teach hurled the man towards Whitebeard's descending Bisento.
"You despicable bastard!!"
In his fury, Whitebeard could only slam his right foot down, forcefully halting his forward momentum. The Bisento in his hand narrowly missed Jozu's side and slammed heavily into the ground in the nick of time.
The earth instantly split into a giant fissure; the roaring Haki and tremors tore apart everything, even piercing through the dark hell Teach had created.
"Zehaha! Dark Water!"
Teach instantly entered his Hybrid form. While casually stuffing the Phoenix Fruit into his pocket, his left hand immediately activated Dark Water again.
Before Whitebeard could even retract his lowered Bisento, he was pulled over by the force.
But this man was extremely seasoned in battle. He immediately let go of the Bisento with his right hand, and with a fist wrapped in Haki and tremors, he slammed it towards Teach.
Boom!
Whitebeard's fist and Teach's left hand collided heavily.
"Ouch! That hurts!"
Teach cried out in a cowardly manner.
The one whose face truly changed was Whitebeard.
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, it's gone?
His fist had actually been grabbed by Teach's hand!
Then.
"Take this, Whitebeard!"
While still crying out, Teach's right hand was wrapped in a mass of dark matter—a strange substance composed of Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, the black mist of the Dark-Dark Fruit, and the black flames of the Cerberus Fruit!
And Teach swung this black fist, viciously slamming it into Whitebeard's chest.
Darkness suddenly erupted.
"Ugh!!"
Even a powerhouse like Whitebeard was instantly made to spray blood from his mouth by this punch, his face turning pale as paper.
"Zehahaha! Whitebeard, you're finish—"
Teach laughed triumphantly, but his laughter was cut short the next second as Whitebeard's right foot unexpectedly kicked him in the face.
The complacent Teach tumbled away like a rolling gourd.
But Whitebeard couldn't pursue the advantage.
"Waaah!"
After kicking Teach away, he couldn't help but clutch his chest and spit out another mouthful of blood.
If he hadn't quickly grabbed the Bisento and propped himself up, he might have collapsed to his knees.
"Pops—"
Jozu, covered in blood, struggled to look up.
Damn it, that bastard Teach's attack triggered Pops' illness.
"Uohohoho! Whitebeard! Take this!"
Thunder exploded from the side.
Wild black lightning almost covered half the sky; the gigantic monster tore through the air, his own voice unable to keep up with his speed.
Kaido, in his Hybrid form, held his club high, his face filled with ecstatic laughter.
"Great Majesty! Thunder Bagua!"
Whitebeard's body trembled, but he instantly turned back.
Is this... the end?
"I am... Whitebeard!!"
Roaring, Whitebeard spat blood as he raised his long blade, slamming it back in reply.
Boom!!
The earth instantly blew open a huge gap; everything around was blasted away.
The Whitebeard Pirate members, who were being swallowed by the Black Hole, ironically benefited from this, also being thrown out.
"What?"
The excitement on Kaido's face vanished the moment of collision, replaced by profound shock and unwillingness.
The Bisento and the iron club were briefly locked in a stalemate.
But the next moment, Whitebeard spat out another mouthful of blood, causing the Bisento to give way, and the club slammed heavily into Whitebeard's chest.
Swoosh!!
Whitebeard's massive figure was sent flying away by Kaido's strike.
"Whitebeard!! What the hell are you doing!!"
Kaido roared in frustration.
"Zehaha! Then, this is the end!"
In the direction Whitebeard was sent flying, Teach, who had been kicked away moments ago, laughed as he leaped up. His right fist was once again encased in a mass of writhing darkness.
In the sky, Golden Lion sighed, "Newgate, even a man like you can't defeat time, huh?"
Charlotte Linlin's smile also slightly faded.
"Hey! Teach!"
Kaido saw Teach leaping up and instantly roared in fury, "What are you doing!"
"Zehaha! Ending all of this, of course!"
Teach swung his fist with all his might.
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