"What are you all standing around for? Kill!"
Seeing everyone stunned there, Marco roared again, immediately waking up all the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates. Then, they shouted together and charged towards the Blackbeard Pirates.
Although their hearts were full of doubts, they still trusted Marco's words very much. More importantly, Aokiji hadn't attacked them. Even if he had sealed some people, they had quickly been released from the state. On the contrary, those people from the Blackbeard Pirates were still frozen in ice.
"Kill!"
The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates were like crazy people. After their previous doubts, they were now excited instead, because a Navy admiral was actually on their side. All of this was too unbelievable, but precisely because of this, it also aroused their fighting spirit. Even a Navy admiral could be on their side. What else was impossible?
The Blackbeard Pirates were instantly stunned by the Whitebeard Pirates, because all of this had happened too suddenly. Aokiji's ability was too terrifying in this kind of group battle. The ability to freeze was difficult for most people to resist.
"Aokiji, have you gone crazy?"
Laffitte and Doc Q of the Blackbeard Pirates suddenly broke free from their opponents, rushed to Aokiji's front, stopped Aokiji from continuing to attack, and looked at Aokiji angrily. Laffitte even shouted and asked, "Aokiji, you're a Navy admiral. Why are you stopping our war with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Aokiji said lightly, "You're mistaken. I've already left the Navy. My current identity is the captain of the Zero Division under Captain Newgate Stone Akira."
"What did you say?"
Although Marco had shouted that Aokiji was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Laffitte and them naturally wouldn't believe it. But when Aokiji said it himself, they were all shocked.
"You bastard."
Laffitte was the strategist of the Blackbeard Pirates, but at this moment, he couldn't maintain his composure either.
Facing the angry Laffitte, Aokiji looked at him calmly, his hand emitting astonishing cold air. This cold air, even though it was very far away, made Laffitte feel cold all over.
"Fight if you want to fight. If you don't want to fight, then get lost!"
The cold tone came from Aokiji's mouth. Laffitte and the others were angry, but they didn't have any way to do anything about it.
Laffitte said in a deep voice, "A Navy admiral, huh? I've wanted to experience it for a long time."
A pair of wings appeared behind Laffitte, and Doc Q also burped a few times, his eyes staring at Aokiji with a faint glow.
"Swish!"
The three of them fought at an extremely fast speed.
"You've actually recruited even a Navy admiral?" Blackbeard looked at Akira in surprise, and asked.
Akira said lightly, "What's wrong? Is that not allowed?"
In the original story, Aokiji had joined the Blackbeard Pirates, but that possibility no longer existed now. Even if Aokiji might leave the Whitebeard Pirates in the future, Akira would never let him become a member of the Blackbeard Pirates.
Blackbeard's expression was gloomy. With the reinforcements that Akira had brought, the Blackbeard Pirates were already at a disadvantage. Now that Aokiji had appeared, even Laffitte and Doc Q working together were faintly being suppressed. Their situation had now turned into a disadvantage.
"What kind of charm do you have, that even a Navy admiral can join your pirate crew?"
Blackbeard asked Akira with a gloomy expression. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't understand what kind of charm Akira had, that he could actually subdue even a Navy admiral.
A Navy admiral defecting from the Navy to become a pirate. How shocking would it be if this were to spread out? Akira had done this impossible thing. Could it be that he was really a chosen one?
"Little ones, retreat!"
After hesitating for a moment, Blackbeard suddenly roared with a ferocious expression. The pirates of the Blackbeard Pirates, who were fighting, were all stunned when they heard Blackbeard's order, but they quickly reacted, quickly shaking off their opponents, and retreating backwards.
"Akira, I'll let you off this time. The next time we meet, I will definitely not let you go."
After the pirates of the Blackbeard Pirates had all retreated behind him, Blackbeard shouted loudly at Akira, and then prepared to leave with his people.
However, how could Akira let them leave so easily? "Did you think this is a place you can come and go as you please? Brothers of the Whitebeard Pirates, listen up! Kill!"
Although Akira rarely showed his face, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates all knew that he was now the captain of the pirate crew. They naturally wouldn't disobey the captain's orders, let alone this kind of thing where they could pursue the victory.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Blackbeard led his people to retreat quickly, while Akira, although he ordered the others to pursue, he was standing still, and even stopped those division commanders who were going to pursue.
"Akira, why aren't you pursuing?" Jozu and the others asked Akira in confusion.
Akira shook his head, and said, "Don't chase a desperate enemy. Moreover, they haven't been defeated. Pursuing them would only result in both sides being injured. It's not worth it."
"It's rare to have seized an opportunity. Isn't it too much of a pity to give up like this?"
Indeed, over the past month, they had fought the Blackbeard Pirates countless times, but there hadn't been a single time where they could gain an advantage like today. So, they were unwilling to let Blackbeard go like this.
Akira looked at them, and said slowly, "That guy Blackbeard is very shrewd. He's retreating not because he's been defeated, but because he doesn't want to fight us to the death. Similarly, we haven't really won. If we continue to pursue, with both sides having no way to retreat, do you know what the consequences will be?"
"No matter what the consequences are, as long as we can kill that bastard Teach, and avenge Pops, we can all endure it," many people shouted loudly.
Looking at them, Akira said with a serious expression, "What nonsense are you all talking about? To Pops, he would rather have you live well, than have you lose your lives in order to avenge him. Why can't you understand his last wish?"
"We of course know Pops's last wish, but does that mean we shouldn't avenge Pops? If that's the case, I'd rather die," someone shouted unwillingly, their tone also full of dissatisfaction towards Akira. Although the others didn't say anything, their expressions also showed their thoughts at this time.
"Shut up!"
Marco suddenly shouted loudly, roaring angrily, "How are you talking? Pops's death is something no one wanted to see. Do you think only you're sad? Akira's feelings for Pops are stronger than any of yours. Pops's death is what makes him the saddest."
Marco was indeed very angry. He had the best relationship with Akira, so seeing someone being dissatisfied with Akira, his heart was full of anger.
"Alright, Marco."
Akira stopped Marco's roar, and said, "I know that everyone is very unhappy in their hearts. However, I've said that Blackbeard's head will definitely be taken by me. It's just a matter of time. But everyone, think carefully. What would the consequences be if we fought the Blackbeard Pirates head-on?"
Without waiting for an answer, Akira opened his mouth to say himself, "Both sides would be injured. If we really fought, the end result would definitely be both sides being injured. That's not the result we want. Our goal is to protect everything for Pops, including his reputation and status. If we were to lose everything we once possessed just to deal with a Blackbeard, then we would be letting down the dead Pops."
Hearing Akira's words, the pirates' expressions changed, because what Akira had said wasn't wrong. If they really fought the Blackbeard Pirates head-on, the final result would definitely be both sides being injured.
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