Marco and Ace, having dodged the attack, stood together with Blackbeard once more. The fight between the three of them was very strange, because of the uniqueness of their abilities, they almost all needed to make contact with each other in order to truly defeat the other.
Like Ace, if you didn't use Haki, you couldn't touch his body. And for Marco, if Blackbeard didn't use the Yami Yami no Mi, he would recover infinitely. Blackbeard was the same. Most attacks couldn't hit him, and even if they did, he could rely on his ability to avoid injury.
So, the battle between the three was actually very strange. They all wanted to get close to each other, but couldn't manage to do so. Among the three, Blackbeard naturally had the strongest attack ability, but his powerful ability couldn't take effect, which was awkward.
However, as the three fought, Blackbeard slowly gained the upper hand, because Blackbeard possessed two abilities, and was also more aggressive. In several close-range exchanges, Ace and Marco had both been hit by Blackbeard, and had both been injured, while Blackbeard had also been hit, but he hadn't been injured, and the pain was still within his tolerance. So, in reality, Blackbeard had a certain advantage.
From the course of the battle between the three, it could be seen how terrifying Blackbeard's strength was now. Whether it was Marco or Ace, their strengths were very terrifying, not much weaker than a Navy admiral. The two of them working together were stronger than a Navy admiral, but even so, they couldn't beat Blackbeard. It was conceivable how powerful Blackbeard was.
However, neither Ace nor Marco felt surprised by Blackbeard's strength. Back when Blackbeard was still in the Whitebeard Pirates, his strength wasn't weaker than an average division commander.
After obtaining the Yami Yami no Mi, he had even defeated Ace. Now that he had also obtained Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi, his strength had definitely undergone earth-shattering changes.
While Blackbeard and Marco and Ace were fighting fiercely, suddenly, a gunshot rang out. Then, they saw Marco's body sway, a relatively large hole appearing in his chest. Blackbeard took the opportunity to use Dark Water to grab Marco's body all at once, causing Marco's ability to disappear.
Immediately afterwards, several more gunshots rang out, all hitting Marco. Marco, unable to use his ability, suddenly had several bloody holes on his body, and was also hit by Blackbeard's punch, being sent flying directly.
"Marco!"
Seeing Marco being attacked, Ace didn't hesitate to use his ability, two flaming spears piercing Blackbeard's body, causing Blackbeard to let out a miserable scream, and also making it impossible for him to attack Marco again.
After hitting Blackbeard, Ace didn't continue to attack. Instead, he quickly went towards Marco, grabbing Marco, and looking at the bloody holes on Marco's body, asking, "Marco, how are you?"
Marco spat out a mouthful of blood. Although he had been shot several times, it wasn't too serious for him. But Blackbeard's punch, which carried tremor power, had caused him to suffer a not-so-light injury. Moreover, he had been grabbed by Blackbeard's hand, and several bloody marks had appeared on his arm.
"Ace, be careful of a sniper attack."
The reason why he had been injured was entirely because he had been attacked by a sniper, causing him to be distracted, which allowed Blackbeard to seize the opportunity.
Ace nodded with a solemn expression, his eyes wanting to find the sniper who had attacked, but he couldn't find the other party at all.
"The Blackbeard Pirates have a very powerful sniper. I've fought him before when I fought them. The person who attacked you just now should be him. His movement speed is very fast. It's impossible to accurately find his position."
"Zehahaha..."
Blackbeard was different from ordinary people. If it had been someone like Whitebeard or Akira, they would definitely have been very unhappy if their own people had launched a sneak attack while they were fighting an opponent fairly.
However, Blackbeard didn't care about any of this at all. In his opinion, as long as he could defeat his opponent, any method was a good method.
"Marco, Ace, you have no chance of winning. Today, this place will be your burial ground."
"Is that so? Why do I feel that this place will be your burial ground?"
While Blackbeard was laughing arrogantly, suddenly, a faint voice rang out in his ear, causing Blackbeard's whole body to shake. He suddenly turned his head to look into the distance. Ace and Marco, on the other hand, revealed expressions of surprise and joy when they heard this voice.
"Akira!"
That's right, the person who had come was none other than Akira. After leaving Punk Hazard, he had been heading towards the place that Marco and them had agreed on. However, when he arrived here several days later, he found countless pirate ships parked on the shore, and there was also the Blackbeard Pirates' pirate flag.
Listening to the sounds of fighting coming from the island, he immediately realized that something was wrong. So, he didn't care about anything else, and directly took Jozu and a few others from the Moby Dick, flying to the island.
When Akira arrived, he happened to see Blackbeard and Marco and them fighting. However, when he saw the injuries on Marco's body, his expression instantly became very gloomy.
Blackbeard stared intently at Akira. Akira flashed a few times, arriving in front of Marco and Ace. Looking at the wounds on Marco's body, Akira said in a deep voice, "Marco, are you alright?"
Seeing Akira arrive, Marco finally breathed a sigh of relief, saying happily, "Akira, you've come."
Akira nodded. He had already seen that Marco's injuries weren't serious, saying in a deep voice, "It's a good thing I didn't come too late. If I had come any later, the consequences would have been really unimaginable."
Akira was indeed very fortunate. Fortunately, he hadn't been delayed on the way, and had come straight here. Otherwise, who knew what this battle would have developed into if it had gone on until the end.
"Blackbeard!"
Akira turned his head to look at Blackbeard, his expression extremely gloomy. Blackbeard, at this time, was also looking at Akira, an extremely excited laugh appearing on his face.
"Zehahaha, Akira, you've finally come. I thought you were hiding and didn't dare to come out," Blackbeard said with a loud laugh.
Akira said coldly, "You? You're not qualified enough to make me do that."
"Zehahaha..."
Blackbeard laughed heartily. For some reason, since the Summit War, he had always liked to laugh, especially when he saw the Whitebeard Pirates. He wanted to laugh even more, as if doing so would make him feel very happy.
"Akira, you haven't appeared for more than a month. Have your injuries healed?"
A cold light flashed in Akira's eyes, and he said, "How does it feel to be pierced through the body, Blackbeard?"
Blackbeard, who had been laughing, immediately had a gloomy expression. Back in Marineford, Akira had pierced through his body with a sword. He still hadn't forgotten that intense pain.
There weren't many pains in his life that he could remember, but that stab from Akira had made him remember it forever, because even though he had the Yami Yami no Mi ability, that scar was still left on his body, and couldn't be erased.
"Since you've come, then that makes things easier. Today, we'll decide the victory or defeat here, and see who is most qualified to ascend to the throne of Yonko."
Blackbeard's eyes held undisguised ambition. He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and his greatest enemy was the man in front of him. As long as he could defeat the Whitebeard Pirates and this man, then no one would be able to stop him from reaching the top.
Akira said, "That's what I wanted to say too. However, only I can inherit Pops's position, and your only result will be to die at my hands."
Saying this, Akira didn't plan to entangle with Blackbeard any further, directly gripping the hilt of his sword. There was nothing more to say between him and Blackbeard. The feud of life and death could only be repaid with blood.
Blackbeard said, "Zehahaha, first Marco and Ace, and now it's you?"
Akira said coldly, "Marco and Ace might be thinking of old times and don't want to kill you, but I won't."
Blackbeard laughed heartily and said, "You say that as if you can kill me at any time."
"Zangetsu!"
A flash of sword light passed, the huge Zangetsu being drawn out by Akira, the blade pointing directly at Blackbeard. Akira said in a cold voice, "Come on, Blackbeard. Let me see to what extent you've used Pops's ability."
Regarding Blackbeard, although Akira was very disdainful in his words, he wouldn't really underestimate him when they actually fought. After all, Blackbeard's own strength was very strong, and he had also obtained the Yami Yami no Mi and Gura Gura no Mi powers.
His strength was definitely standing at the very top of this world. Strategically despise the enemy, tactically value the enemy. He still understood this point very well.
Blackbeard laughed and said, "Zehahaha, in the entire Whitebeard Pirates, the person I've been most looking forward to fighting is you, Akira."
"Oh, is that so?" Akira remained noncommittal, his eyes staring intently at Blackbeard, beginning to look for Blackbeard's openings.
Blackbeard said, Actually, even in the entire Whitebeard Pirates, you're the only one who's different, Akira. To Whitebeard, although he regarded the others as family, the one he cared about the most was always you. You're very different.
From the first time I saw you, I knew that you would definitely become my greatest enemy in the future. The facts have proven that this is indeed the case. In the end, the two of us still have to have a final showdown.
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