Hearing these words, Ace's face became even more serious.
This guy must have known beforehand, otherwise his expression wouldn't be so calm.
But before the other party reveals his evil intentions, he can't make an enemy of him.
After all, he is his foolish younger brother's friend.
Thinking of this, Ace immediately greeted him politely.
"Ah, I was the one who made the first move before, I'm really sorry. Please take care of my brother in the future."
As he spoke, Ace stepped forward and extended a hand to shake Raynor's hand.
Seeing this, Raynor felt a bit awkward.
But after thinking about it, he still extended a hand and shook Ace's hand. Immediately, Raynor felt a burst of pressure on his palm.
He didn't expect Ace to play dirty tricks.
Immediately, Raynor's lips curled up slightly. Does this guy still want to compete with him even now?
No, rather than competing, it's more like testing.
Testing his true core strength.
Thinking of this, Raynor didn't show any weakness and immediately coated his hand with Armament Haki.
A sharp pain went up Ace's arm, forcing Ace to let go of his hand.
Seeing this, Luffy, who was standing on the side, showed a look of disdain.
"Hey, you two are really childish. A real man should have a fair fight."
Hearing this, Nami directly chopped Luffy on the head.
"Please, you have no right to talk about others!"
After hitting Luffy, Nami turned to Ace and said:
"Um, excuse me, Luffy's brother, why did you come to Alabasta? Is something the matter?"
The captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates isn't famous for nothing.
A big shot like him coming to Alabasta must be for a reason. She has to ask clearly to eliminate some unnecessary obstacles.
If Ace's mission affects their progress, then she must come up with a strategy to deal with it.
If it doesn't affect them, perhaps they can pull Ace in to save Alabasta together.
Believing that with such a powerful force joining them, defeating Crocodile will be even easier.
Hearing Nami's question, Ace rubbed his chin with his index finger and said:
"Oh, I'm here to hunt down Blackbeard, who defected from the Whitebeard Pirates."
Hearing this, Sanji's face became serious. He looked up at Ace and said:
"Blackbeard, is he the one we ran into before? That guy is quite strong."
"I heard he killed his own crewmate and then escaped, right?"
"Given Whitebeard's influence and morals, if he wanted to defect, he could have just escaped."
"Whitebeard's generosity wouldn't necessarily make him bother with it. What reason forced him to kill his own crewmate?"
Hearing this, Ace's face became a little serious. He looked at Sanji.
"Who knows? But in the Whitebeard Pirates, it is absolutely forbidden for anyone to kill a crewmate."
"Blackbeard, as my subordinate, has committed such a heinous crime. It's my responsibility to capture him and then deal with him according to the rules of the Whitebeard Pirates."
Seeing that Ace didn't want to say the real reason, Sanji didn't press him.
At this time, Luffy's eyes showed a hint of excitement. He clenched his fists and said:
"That's perfect. We've already decided on the battle situation. After we beat Crocodile, we're going to go and send that guy flying."
Hearing this, Ace laughed.
"Then there's no need to trouble you. That guy must be dealt with by me personally."
As soon as Ace finished speaking, Raynor slowly walked behind him and looked up at Ace.
"You can't even beat me. Are you sure you can beat Blackbeard?"
Hearing this, a look of doubt appeared in Ace's eyes. He turned his head and asked:
"Hey, hey, what nonsense are you talking about? Make yourself clear!"
As he spoke, Ace's hand immediately turned into fire, and the surrounding temperature instantly rose.
At this time, Raynor's body was fully covered in Armament Haki.
"What I mean is, if you can't beat Blackbeard, don't throw your life away."
As soon as these words came out, Ace couldn't hold back any longer. The flames on his hand quickly spread around.
In an instant, a whip of fire attacked Raynor's direction.
However, this whip of fire, which was made of fire, was caught by Raynor.
"That guy isn't as weak as you think."
As soon as he finished speaking, Raynor exerted force and pulled Ace over. At this time, two fiery red flames instantly slashed out from Ace's hand.
But before they reached Raynor, they were directly dispersed by the influence of Raynor's Armament Haki.
Knowing that fire was useless, Ace directly threw punches at Raynor with his bare hands.
Raynor used Observation Haki to constantly dodge Ace's attacks. Then, his Byakugan opened.
He directly poked the pressure points on Ace's abdomen, causing Ace to be in so much pain that he couldn't stand up. He lay on the deck, panting heavily.
Seeing this, Luffy's face looked a little ugly. He wanted to go up and help Ace, but Ace refused.
"Don't come over, I'm fine!"
Ace struggled to look up at Raynor.
At this time, Raynor put away his Byakugan and directly said:
"This level of yours isn't enough. That guy is much stronger than this. Don't be fooled by his honest appearance."
Hearing these words, a serious look appeared in Ace's eyes. It seemed that before he set off, Whitebeard had also advised him with similar words.
But he couldn't care about so much anymore.
Blackbeard must pay the price for doing what he did.
Seeing the firm look in Ace's eyes, Raynor sighed and then stopped talking.
He had done all he could, and if Ace didn't listen to his advice, he couldn't say anything more.
Raynor turned his head directly. At this time, Chopper walked to Ace's side on tiptoe, carrying a medical kit.
But he was scared back by Ace's fierce face.
He asked tremblingly:
"Um, um, can I put some medicine on you? You seem to be injured."
Hearing this, Ace's face softened a little. He looked at the little guy in front of him.
He politely smiled.
"Oh, thank you so much, doctor."
Hearing this, Chopper's soul seemed to be uplifted. He twisted and said:
"What doctor? I'm just an ordinary doctor. Even if you say that, I won't be happy, you idiot!"
Seeing this, a drop of cold sweat dripped down Ace's forehead.
Why are all the friends Luffy finds such weirdoes?
Soon, Chopper applied medicine to Ace and bandaged him up.
Then he instructed:
"You can't do any strenuous exercise during this time, otherwise, your ribs might break."
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