Blackbeard clutched his chest and immediately retreated, landing on the bamboo raft. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the power of his Dark-Dark Fruit disappeared with it.
Seeing this, Burgess and the others showed shocked expressions in their eyes.
Their captain was a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit.
And they had all witnessed his physical combat skills. How could he possibly be so easily defeated by a mere pirate whose bounty wasn't even a hundred million?
Blackbeard's eyes were serious as he looked at Raynor's strange white eyes.
He was certain that Raynor's ability to see his fatal weakness with just one glance was definitely related to those strange eyes.
When Raynor defeated Burgess before, he must have also discovered Burgess's fatal weakness.
That was why he was able to defeat him so smoothly.
This guy is really not simple.
However, today, he had to capture these pirates to gain his title as a Seven Warlord.
Otherwise, becoming a Seven Warlord would be an unattainable fantasy.
If he couldn't become a Seven Warlord, his next plan wouldn't be able to be implemented.
He didn't know how much longer his rise to the peak of piracy would be pushed back.
Thinking of this, Blackbeard's bamboo raft retreated slightly, and he looked to his sides.
The sniper immediately understood and pointed his gun towards Raynor.
Seeing this, a serious look appeared in Raynor's eyes, and he activated his Observation Haki.
But just as Raynor was about to dodge.
Van Augur seemed to have predicted his movements and instantly appeared where he was about to be, then fired a shot.
Raynor instinctively activated the Marine's Rokushiki Tekkai for defense, but the bullet still pierced his shoulder.
A serious look appeared in Raynor's eyes; that gun was truly extraordinary.
Seeing this, a look of panic appeared in Usopp's eyes.
"How is this possible? Raynor clearly dodged it just now!"
At this moment, the Straw Hat crew was in a state of panic. Chopper, seeing the injured Raynor, started jumping around.
"Doctor, where is the doctor!"
Chopper reacted remarkably quickly this time and stopped, then pointed to himself.
"Oh, I think I'm the doctor…"
Hearing this, Usopp slapped Chopper on the head.
"Hey, don't joke around at a time like this!"
Chopper nodded vigorously, then took out a medical kit and some bandages to give Raynor a simple dressing.
Raynor's eyes looked towards Oka, but Oka's silhouette had already disappeared.
Raynor used his Observation Haki to track Oka's location.
However, he didn't dodge because no matter where he hid, Van Augur could appear there in advance.
Indeed, everyone in the Blackbeard Pirates was not simple.
Especially Oka, and that Poison Doctor, they were definitely the strongest among them.
Logically speaking, Blackbeard had just left Whitebeard's crew; how could he have found so many powerful teammates so quickly?
Were they already colluding when they were in Whitebeard's crew?
Raynor gritted his teeth. At this moment, Oka's gun aimed directly at Raynor.
This time, Raynor waited for Van Augur to fire before using his Observation Haki to dodge the shot.
Seeing this, a look of panic appeared in Oka's eyes; his gun had been dodged for the first time.
The next second, Raynor appeared above him.
Then, Raynor silently chanted in his mind:
"System, summon the Zanpakuto!"
As soon as he spoke, a burning aura slowly rose around them.
Oka's movements began, but Raynor had already locked onto him with his Observation Haki.
Both of them had pushed their Observation Haki to its limit.
However, Raynor's Haki was not permanent.
His Haki gauge was constantly decreasing, with only seven seconds left.
He had to deal with the sniper within these seven seconds, or the Straw Hat crew would be in trouble.
Oka's figure was creating afterimages, but he still couldn't escape Raynor's Observation Haki pursuit.
His Observation Haki was already top-tier, but he never expected it wouldn't be enough to defeat Raynor.
The Zanpakuto in Raynor's hand began to slowly rise.
A burning flame quickly formed a fiery barrier around them.
By the time Van Augur realized it, he was firmly locked inside the barrier. Although he could still move, he couldn't get close to the barrier's edge, or he would be burned.
A flicker of fear appeared in Oka's eyes; if he were hit by Raynor's attack, he would surely die.
Blackbeard, watching from outside, also showed a look of panic. He hadn't expected Raynor's strength to be this immense.
With such strength, a bounty of one hundred million truly underestimated him.
Blackbeard quickly searched for information about Raynor in his mind.
When he first saw Raynor, he was only a pirate with a bounty of ten million, but after passing through Alabasta, he suddenly jumped to ninety-nine million berries.
Currently, there was a vacancy in the World Government's Seven Warlords, and the person who left that vacancy was Crocodile.
And Crocodile was always stationed in Alabasta.
Connecting all the information, Blackbeard came to a terrifying conclusion.
Then, an excited smile appeared on his face.
He couldn't help but mutter:
"So that's how it is. This kid is such a powerful pirate. I guess I was blind."
Saying that, Blackbeard's dark aura surged again.
He then attacked towards Raynor's direction, the darkness eroding the flame barrier that Raynor had created.
But Raynor's Zanpakuto had already launched an attack at Oka, like a fiery dragon, rising and falling around them.
But just as the Zanpakuto was about to take Oka's life.
Suddenly, a black barrier appeared in front of Oka.
It directly absorbed all the fiery aura emanating from the Zanpakuto.
The next moment, a dark hand reached towards Raynor's neck.
If Raynor hadn't had only one second of Haki left, he would have successfully dodged.
Otherwise, in the next second, he would have been sucked into the bottomless abyss by Blackbeard.
A trace of dark energy lingered on Raynor as he returned to the Straw Hat crew's ship, his eyes filled with horror.
Blackbeard's current strength was absolutely superior to Fire Fist Ace.
He could even fight against any Emperor.
At the very least, his strength was completely above that of the Seven Warlords.
With Blackbeard's strength, Raynor couldn't help but worry about Ace.
The Straw Hat crew, seeing Raynor in such a disheveled state, also showed looks of fear in their eyes.
Sanji's hand, holding a cigarette, trembled uncontrollably.
"It seems we have to flee. These guys are not someone we can contend with right now."
---
Read +60 advanced chapters on my patre*n
patr eon.com/GustinaKamiya