Zoro gripped Wado Ichimonji, his knuckles cracking.
"Having a high bounty really does bring its own troubles."
Hearing this, Sanji glanced at Zoro.
"Hey, you lost-puppy, wanna throw down?"
A look of disdain flashed in Zoro's eyes.
"Someone without a bounty isn't worthy of fighting me."
As he spoke, the two butted heads and stared each other down.
Just then, Nami walked straight over and knocked them both out with a single punch.
"Seriously, at a time like this, you two are still fighting? Figure something out already!"
At this point, Blackbeard had returned to the raft with the terrified sniper.
Oka's eyes showed a serious expression. He then pulled down the brim of his hat and stared intently in Raynor's direction.
Raynor, meanwhile, adjusted his hat, a wicked grin spread across his face.
A fierce spark seemed to flash in both their eyes, and then Blackbeard's laughter rang out.
"That's great, isn't it? It's all fate's arrangement, right, Oka!"
As soon as Blackbeard finished speaking, the sea, which had been calm moments before, suddenly began to shake violently.
This was different from before, like a massive earthquake was happening deep beneath the ocean.
The dark clouds in the sky immediately engulfed the last sliver of light.
And now, the Straw Hat crew's eyes widened in terror.
Because surrounding them, three giants stood tall, as if watching them.
Seeing this, Nami's pupils turned red, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
She had never seen such an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon, as if crafted by divine hands.
Usopp clutched his head, running back and forth on the ship.
"What do we do? Are we about to be sacrificed to the gods?"
Hearing this, Chopper's eyes also showed panic. He mimicked Usopp, fleeing around in terror.
"What gods? I don't want to be sacrificed!"
But the next second, something even more terrifying happened.
From above them, ship fragments rained down.
Seeing the skull sitting on the debris, Nami and Usopp clung to each other, their eyes filled with dread.
Chopper wanted to join them, to hug them too, but due to his height, he couldn't reach, and he shat himself in fear.
Usopp's tears began to flow.
"I told you we shouldn't have come! Let's just run away quickly!"
At this moment, Nami also seemed to realize the gravity of the situation.
"That's right, Luffy, turn the ship quickly, we need to leave here now!"
As Nami was speaking, she suddenly felt a killing intent wash over her.
At this moment, Blackbeard had leaped directly above them.
"No need to run, your heads will soon be accounted for!"
As soon as he spoke, Blackbeard, carrying an aura of darkness, instantly pressed down.
But just then, a powerful surge from the seabed suddenly erupted, instantly blasting the Going Merry into the sky.
Seeing this, Raynor's eyes showed a serious expression.
This angle is no good. If the Going Merry shoots straight into the sky, it'll collide with Blackbeard?
With Blackbeard's current strength, destroying the Going Merry with one punch would be child's play.
Seeing this, everyone's faces showed worry.
At this moment, the Zanpakuto in Raynor's hand slowly emitted a bright light.
Immediately after, Raynor, using the surge of power, sprang upwards. Under the glow of the flames, Blackbeard's face looked even more ferocious.
A confrontation of fire and darkness was forged at this moment.
Looking at Raynor, who was foolishly rushing up, a smirk appeared in Blackbeard's eyes.
"Well, well, young man, you certainly have courage. It's a pity, though, that the little light you have left cannot defeat the darkness."
As soon as he finished speaking, Blackbeard's entire body was enveloped in darkness.
And at this moment, Raynor's Zanpakuto suddenly shone brilliantly and slashed forward.
A massive fiery slash flew directly towards Blackbeard.
The surrounding darkness instantly parted, like the dawn breaking through.
The next moment, Blackbeard spat out a mouthful of blood.
A straight gash across his chest tore open, erupting with a bloody light, and he was instantly sent flying backward.
Blackbeard gritted his teeth, wanting to use the Yami Yami no Mi's power to counterattack.
If his attack succeeded this time, Raynor's body would surely not be able to hold on.
Raynor had already been injured by Oka's bullet earlier.
Then, he was invaded by Blackbeard's dark power. Now, this strike should have used up all his strength.
Although he was also quite seriously injured this time, he was still slightly better off than Raynor.
With this thought, Blackbeard's dark energy quickly concealed his entire body.
But just as Blackbeard was about to attack Raynor, a column of water suddenly shot upwards.
Before Blackbeard could react, he was directly blown away by the powerful force of the water column.
His entire body landed on the raft, smashing it to pieces.
The ascending sea current carried the Going Merry straight towards the ten-thousand-meter sky. Nami and Usopp clung to each other, tears streaming down their faces.
At this moment, Raynor also let out a sigh of relief, collapsing onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
If Blackbeard had still managed to catch up, he would have been absolutely dead.
With that last move, he had already reached his limit.
He absolutely could not use that attack again, at least not for a while.
Seeing Raynor severely injured, Chopper forgot his fear. He leaped down from Usopp's head, then took out his medical kit to treat Raynor.
But when he saw the wound on Raynor's arm, Chopper's eyes widened in horror.
Dark gas from Blackbeard still lingered on Raynor's arm.
Those gases, like black flames, were burning Raynor's right arm.
If this continued, Raynor would have to have his arm amputated.
But now, without any better tools to treat Raynor, Chopper gritted his teeth and finally took out a scalpel.
He had to cut away this corrupted flesh to save Raynor's arm.
Seeing this, Raynor looked at Chopper gently.
At this moment, Chopper's hands were still trembling.
"Hey, Chopper, you're a doctor, right?"
"If you're a doctor, you can't be so timid. Come on, use your medical knowledge to heal me!"
Hearing this, Chopper choked back tears and then lowered his head, saying:
"But, it's going to hurt a lot..."
Hearing this, Raynor gently stroked Chopper's head and said:
"Getting treated by a doctor who loves marshmallows, how can it hurt? Come on!"
Hearing these words, Chopper seemed to be greatly encouraged.
Holding the scalpel, he gritted his teeth and began to cut into Raynor's arm.
Seeing this, Sanji and Zoro's faces were grim.
Anyone could see that Raynor was badly injured. If things went wrong, amputation would be the only option.
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