Kaido's dragon whiskers curled up proudly, "He's been recruiting a lot of people lately, relying on the fame accumulated from 'Pirate King' novel."
Indeed, ever since the 'Pirate King' novel became popular worldwide, Blackbeard, with his identity as a "Dual Devil Fruit User" described in the book, attracted many ambitious desperadoes.
At this moment, he stood at the bow, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit swirling in his right hand, deliberately showing it to all the live broadcast cameras.
"Captain, are we really going to get involved in this mess?" Burgess asked, shouldering a cannon.
Blackbeard grinned, revealing a few missing teeth: "Zehahahahaha! Of course, we're going!"
He lowered his voice, "Admirals, Four Emperors, and Supernovas are all gathered together. This kind of chaotic battle is the easiest to pick up scraps from!" A greedy glint flashed in his eyes, "It would be best if I could seize a few Devil Fruits amidst the chaos..."
Laffitte twirled his cane and added, "Moreover, based on the novel's plot, Captain, you might be besieged by multiple forces later on. If you don't improve your strength now... you'll be too passive later."
"That's right!" Blackbeard suddenly interrupted him irritably, "That damned novel exposed all my trump cards!"
He viciously bit into a cherry pie, "If I don't hurry up and get stronger, when those bastards come to encircle and annihilate me according to the novel's content, what's the point of playing?!"
"But thankfully, Kaido said Haki is above all else, otherwise I would have been killed long ago."
Just then,
The Blackbeard Pirates' lookout suddenly shouted, "Captain! Red Hair Pirates spotted! And the New Navy fleet on the left!"
Blackbeard's smile instantly turned ferocious: "Excellent! Zehahahahaha!" He spread his arms, and darkness began to spread from his feet, "Today, let the whole world see who is the master of the new era!"
Doc Q had already set up his old horse: "Would you like a battle song to liven things up, Captain?"
"Shut up!" Blackbeard kicked him away, "First, contact those pirate crews who are live streaming for me! In such a grand scene, the whole world must clearly see my prestige!"
As Blackbeard's fleet approached, the already tense situation became even more bizarre.
Kaido narrowed his dragon eyes in the clouds: "Ugorororo... This is truly interesting now."
His gaze swept over Uta below, "Little girl, can your singing calm this storm?"
Yamato stomped her foot anxiously: "Then we should go down even more!"
"What's the rush?" Kaido's dragon tail stopped her, "The show... has just begun!"
Zephyr straightened his back, his deep gaze sweeping over his three former students one by one. His right fist heavily thumped his chest, the New Navy's silver emblem shining brightly in the sunlight.
"Sakazuki! Borsalino! Kuzan!" Zephyr's voice was like a grand bell, echoing amidst the waves, "Look at yourselves now!"
His right hand pointed directly at Akainu's still-smoking magma fist, "Back in the Marine, was this how I taught you to be the Celestial Dragons' guard dogs?!"
Aokiji's eye patch had slipped off at some point, and a ripple of emotion flickered in his cold eyes. Kizaru's fingers, playing with photons, paused slightly, and his brows under his sunglasses furrowed almost imperceptibly.
"Teacher Zephyr..." Akainu's magma fist churned violently, his voice still cold, "This is the World Government's order... Uta's ability is too terrifying. To avoid large-scale destruction in the future, she must be captured."
"Bullshit order!" Zephyr roared in anger.
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