"Shall we go together?"
A moment of stunned silence fell over the huge dock.
Ace and Blackbeard both paused, stunned.
They had met for a fierce battle—completely opposing enemies.
They never expected that, in Kai's words, they would end up on the same side.
Moreover, he had just announced his intention to wipe out both of them.
Such arrogance.
Made Ace and Blackbeard's expressions turn grim instantly.
"Big bald head, I've never seen someone as arrogant and indifferent as you," Blackbeard said with a mocking smile.
"But, being arrogant has two explanations: first, having absolute strength; second, ignorance can make one brave."
At this point, Blackbeard's smile grew more sinister. He said, "And you are the second type—someone who doesn't even know my name, Blackbeard. I am destined to become a king-like existence in the future. Looks like you're just a bumpkin!"
"Are you done? I'm very busy!" Kai's dead fish eyes turned slightly, and he glanced at Blackbeard. He said, "Or maybe, you're not confident enough, knowing you can't beat me, and want the people over there to help out."
"I don't mind..."
You!
Blackbeard's face instantly darkened. He looked at Kai, who was speaking so seriously but completely talking nonsense, and couldn't connect him with himself at all.
This feeling was like a chicken talking to a duck—completely unable to communicate.
Seeing Kai still with that foolish expression, Blackbeard's face sank. He said, "Captain Ace, I think you wouldn't want someone to barge in during your duel with me and interfere, right?"
"How about we settle him first, then continue?"
Ace was slightly stunned. He asked, "Teach, are you planning to invite me to team up?"
"If this gets out, you, a traitor, will become a joke."
"But don't think too much. I just want to beat you half to death quickly and take you back to see my father. That's why I plan to deal with this troublesome guy first—not to cooperate with you."
Ace was somewhat surprised by Kai's sudden appearance.
Three days ago, he had received warnings from the ranger Doma and Diamond Jozu.
They told him that, aside from Shanks' intervention, there was also an unknown bald freak.
According to his father's arrangement, Jozu was supposed to intercept that bald freak.
Now, Kai suddenly appearing here was undoubtedly unexpected for Ace.
But it was just a surprise. In Ace's eyes, he didn't believe that Jozu, with a bounty three hundred million Beli higher than himself, would be taken out by this unknown, unremarkable guy.
Perhaps, it was just because Jozu hadn't encountered him yet, and this big bald head had escaped Jozu's interception!
"Hee hee hee! Captain Ace, you're right. We're just eliminating enemies on our own—this isn't cooperation," Blackbeard chuckled.
"Since it's not cooperation, after I deal with this big bald head, I'll also catch Captain Ace and tell my father who is truly qualified to be king of this new era!"
His smile grew more ferocious as he locked his gaze onto Kai and roared.
"Attack!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, gunfire erupted from afar.
For a schemer like Blackbeard, as long as he could achieve his goal, he would use any means necessary.
Earlier, he had stopped Van Augur and Burgess from attacking Fire Fist Ace because, at that time, they hadn't mastered Armament Haki.
Their attacks couldn't hurt Devil Fruit users of the natural type.
Now, Kai's presence felt very strange to Blackbeard.
But from their brief confrontation just now, Blackbeard was certain: this big bald head before him was definitely not a natural-type Devil Fruit user.
Without the ability to elementalize, Blackbeard knew clearly that Van Augur and Burgess could still be effective fighters.
Whether or not they could deal a fatal blow to Kai, they could still interfere effectively and give Blackbeard a deadly assist.
"Teach, your treacherous appearance makes me feel sick," Ace sneered disdainfully. "But you and that arrogant big bald head don't understand what real combat is. Let me teach you what true fighting looks like!"
"Fire Fist!"
Bang!
A punch was thrown!
A blazing wave of fire instantly surged out from Ace's fist.
Under the scorching heat wave, a giant fire fist over ten meters tall roared toward Kai.
Wherever it passed, whether ground or buildings, they were instantly engulfed in endless flames.
That unstoppable momentum made the scalp tingle.
The power of this strike fully lived up to the name "Fire Fist."
This sudden attack caused Blackbeard's expression to momentarily freeze, then he burst out laughing.
"Captain Ace, you're going a bit too far. I also understand what true combat is."
As he spoke, the endless dark tide in Blackbeard's hand surged rapidly, accompanied by a sharp breaking sound, and he threw a punch across the space toward Kai.
"Dark Water: Great Wave!"
Bang!
The dark tide of water, like a long ribbon, swept toward Kai from the air.
Along the way, it tore through the air, shattering everything in its path, including the surrounding atmosphere and obstacles.
At this moment, the overwhelming momentum was not much inferior to Ace's.
Seeing these two powerful attacks unleashed simultaneously, Burgess and others watching from the sidelines tightened their expressions, their faces filled with urgency, eyes fixed on Kai.
Even Hiyori standing far away couldn't help but contract her pupils.
In their view, facing the attacks of two natural Devil Fruit users, Kai should dodge!
No!
Actually, he should at least give them face and dodge!
But just as this thought flashed through their minds—
The scene before their eyes was still Kai, standing with a face completely devoid of energy, dead fish eyes, shoulders drooping, watching the incoming attack.
One hundred meters!
Fifty meters!
Ten meters!
Faced with this rapidly approaching attack, they should have retreated or at least defended.
But no signs of that appeared.
The only thing in sight was Kai, standing there like a fool, accepting the assault.
Is he just standing there, unable to fight back?
Boom!
The two waves of attack—black and red—rushed toward Kai with overwhelming force.
A huge explosion of wind and water erupted, instantly engulfing everything within hundreds of meters.
Rocks, cliffs, shattered buildings—all were pulverized into nothingness.
The violent shockwave rolled back, making even Burgess and others at a distance feel blinded and unable to open their eyes.
At this moment, they finally understood why Blackbeard didn't want them to attack Fire Fist Ace on their own.
This simple move alone was enough to produce this kind of power.
Clearly, natural Devil Fruit users were not something they could handle.
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