Marco looked like he was badly beaten, but his ability was recovery. As long as he had time, he could recover quickly. This was also the reason for his strength. His attack power might not be top-notch in the Whitebeard Pirates, but if it came to combat power, he was definitely top-tier, because his ability was best suited for protracted battles. No one in the Whitebeard Pirates could compare to him in this regard, not even Akira.
Marco said to Ace, "Be careful. That guy has become very strong after obtaining Pops's ability. Apart from Akira, I'm afraid no one among us can defeat him, especially us ability users. His ability is very effective against us."
Ace said, "I've already experienced his ability, and I know how to break it. As long as you don't get caught by his hand, you don't have to worry about his ability. But that was before. Now that he's obtained Pops's ability, he's made up for his shortcomings. It's very difficult to fight him now."
Marco nodded. Although they had only exchanged a few moves, he had already figured out how troublesome Blackbeard was. If they got close, they would easily be restrained by the Yami Yami no Mi ability. But if they didn't get close, which ability could compare to the Gura Gura no Mi in terms of ranged attacks?
So, they were very clear that the best way to fight Blackbeard was to have someone who wasn't an ability user, and also had very strong attack power. There were very few such people in the Whitebeard Pirates now. Vista might be able to, but he wouldn't be a match for Blackbeard either. The strongest, Akira, wasn't here right now, so it was really troublesome.
"That's only in a one-on-one situation."
Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed in Ace's eyes, which made Marco's eyes also light up. What he said was right. It would be very passive in a one-on-one situation, but if they fought with more people against fewer, even if Blackbeard could cope, it definitely wouldn't be so easy.
"Ace, it seems we need to cooperate," Marco said to Ace in a low voice.
Ace said, "It's been a long time since we fought side by side. Today, let's join forces and see if he's really invincible."
Although Ace had been defeated by Blackbeard once, and it was even before Blackbeard had obtained the Gura Gura no Mi, Ace didn't have the slightest bit of fear in the face of the stronger Blackbeard. He had already experienced the Summit War. Would he still be afraid of death?
Of course not!
Marco and Ace stood side by side, looking at the place in the distance where the flames were slowly disappearing. The black smoke devoured the flames, finally clearing all the flames, and then revealing Blackbeard's appearance.
"I didn't expect we would actually have a day to fight each other, Captain Ace."
Some parts of Blackbeard's body were scorched, but it wasn't serious. He looked at Ace, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I originally thought you would die in Marineford, but I really overestimated the Navy's ability. They actually let you survive."
"I survived because of Pops's will, and killing you is my will," Ace said in a cold and firm tone.
Blackbeard laughed heartily and said, "Zehahaha, everyone is clamoring to kill me, but look at your wretched state now. With Whitebeard dead, what do you have left? It's only been this long, and you've already lost half of the territories he left behind. Didn't Akira release the word that he was going to protect the old geezer's throne? Where is he? The Whitebeard Pirates are finished. They were already finished the moment Whitebeard died, and you're just a group of homeless dogs with nowhere to go."
Marco said coldly, "Even if we're homeless dogs, we can still bite you to death. What you want to do will never be possible. Even if only one person from our Whitebeard Pirates is still alive, we won't be destroyed. You won't understand this kind of will."
"I don't want to understand what you're talking about. I only know that the strong are respected in this world. When I conquer the world with power, my words will be everything. No one will be able to disobey," Blackbeard said arrogantly.
"What a foolish dream!"
Ace ridiculed without any politeness. At the same time, his hands turned into flames, and his whole body was covered in flames, making him look like a fire person.
Blackbeard laughed and said, "Ace, you still haven't understood, have you? Your ability is completely ineffective in front of me. Have you already forgotten that battle so quickly?"
Ace said in a deep voice, "How could I forget that battle? I won't forget it. It was because of that battle that I was tricked by your scheme. So, you can just not mention it. If you bring it up, it will only make me even more eager to defeat you."
Blackbeard laughed disdainfully and said, "You weren't my opponent back then, let alone now."
Ace said, "I'm no longer the conceited me from back then."
Blackbeard said, "So what? You might have become stronger, but I've become even stronger. I have two powers in hand. Even if you all come at me together, I can still win, zehahaha."
"Fire Fist!"
Without any warning, Ace suddenly unleashed a punch. The huge flaming fist grew from small to large, quickly pressing down on Blackbeard, while Marco also soared into the sky, flying directly up, transforming into a huge blue phoenix. However, this time, the flames on his body became even more intense, crashing crazily towards Blackbeard.
Blackbeard said, "You want to fight with more against fewer? Zehahaha, I'll grant your wish, and also let you see that the current me can't be defeated just by having more people."
"Severe Earthquake"
Blackbeard suddenly unleashed a punch, the Gura Gura no Mi ability activated. The powerful tremor power shattered the atmosphere, and the resulting shockwave directly destroyed Ace's Fire Fist. Then, he shouted at Marco in the air, "Dark Water!"
A suction force was emitted from Blackbeard's hand. Marco, who was flying in the air, immediately felt a powerful attraction. However, he had been prepared. They saw his whole body shake, and instead, he charged straight at Blackbeard at an even faster speed. At the moment he was about to be grabbed by Blackbeard, he suddenly flapped his wings, actually teleporting instantly, and kicked Blackbeard's chin, sending Blackbeard flying into the air.
Blackbeard had never expected that Marco would be able to forcefully break free from his gravity, and also kick him with such speed, causing him to be kicked into the air without even reacting.
Blackbeard didn't react, but Ace completely reacted. The moment he saw Marco kick Blackbeard, he suddenly turned into flames, instantly arriving in front of Blackbeard.
"Mirror Fire Flame!!"
Ace's right arm suddenly spewed out a large amount of flames, completely enveloping Blackbeard in it. They only heard Blackbeard, who was enveloped in flames, let out a miserable scream, and then his whole body turned into a fire person, flying hard into the distance, and scattering a lot of sparks when he landed on the ground.
Blackbeard rolled on the ground, constantly patting the flames on his body, while black smoke emerged from his body. The black smoke constantly devoured the flames, quickly extinguishing the flames on his body.
But Marco and Ace wouldn't just let Blackbeard recover like this. The two of them charged towards him at the same time, Marco in front, Ace behind. Because of Marco's ability, Ace's attack didn't need to attack. The flames passed through Marco's body, coupled with Marco's attack, sending Blackbeard flying again.
However, just as Ace and them were preparing to strike while the iron was hot, continuously attacking to defeat Blackbeard, Blackbeard regained his breath, and suddenly unleashed a punch, the terrifying tremor power directly pushing the two of them back, and he took the opportunity to stand up.
Blackbeard had burns in many places on his body. Although the darkness power extinguished the flames, the intense pain still made him very uncomfortable. Moreover, Marco's attack was also carrying Haki, which was also quite painful. So, his expression was very ugly, and his face was still twitching from time to time, showing that he was enduring great pain.
"As expected of the captains of the first and second divisions. You were actually able to force me to this extent."
Blackbeard's expression was very ugly. Just now, he had been bragging about being invincible, but he hadn't expected to be beaten black and blue by Marco and Ace in the next moment. This made him lose face, and it was natural for him to be furious.
Seeing that Blackbeard was able to stand up safely even after enduring several of their attacks, Marco and Ace's expressions became very heavy.
Marco said, "Akira said that his Yami Yami no Mi ability, although it's also a Logia, doesn't have the ability to become an element. Although it can resist damage, it has to endure several times the pain. So, as long as we keep attacking him, until he can't withstand the pain and collapses, or we directly knock him unconscious."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
Ace's pupils suddenly shrank. They saw Blackbeard suddenly assume a stance. This stance was very familiar to them. It was exactly the stance that Whitebeard had used when using his ability in the past, slightly twisting his waist, clenching his left hand, forming a ninety-degree angle, placing his fist on the right side, and then suddenly swinging his fist towards the direction where he and Marco were.
"Severe Earthquake"
"Boom!"
Blackbeard's resentful strike naturally had a very terrifying power. The power was so great that a straight line, a distance of hundreds of meters, was almost completely destroyed and dilapidated. Some of the fighting pirates were also affected, being beaten miserably by the Gura Gura power.
However, although Blackbeard's attack was terrifying, Ace and Marco were also anomalies. Ace directly turned into flames. The energy impact of the Gura Gura no Mi couldn't injure him at all, and Marco had flashed to the side with his super speed. So, Blackbeard's attack had no effect at all. It had only killed and injured some pirates from both sides.
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