【Chapter 14】：Demon Sword - Sephiroth!

As the Marine Vice Admiral was sent flying by Teach's kick, the power that had been controlling the 1,000 Marines also abruptly vanished.

Upon regaining their senses, many Marines with a conscience wailed in despair as they looked at the civilians and merchants seeking shelter from the storm who had been killed by them in the plaza.

"Aaah!!!"

"Oh God, what have I done!"

"I killed people! I killed people! I deserve to die for attacking civilians!"

"Damn it, stop wailing! Vice Admiral Waldron will kill us!"

"..."

"Wait! Is that... Vice Admiral Waldron?"

Although some of these Marines felt immense guilt for killing ordinary people, most of them appeared even more indifferent.

Compared to the civilians they had killed, they were more concerned about whether Vice Admiral Waldron would kill them.

But when they discovered Vice Admiral Waldron lying in the large crater at the center of the plaza, covered in blood, everyone was stunned!

Swoosh!

Before they could even react, a tall figure appeared in the blink of an eye in front of the large crater at the center of the plaza.

As the crowd clearly saw this figure and the Seven-Star Sword tightly gripped in his hand, a chill ran through everyone's bodies.

Many people muttered phrases like "it's over" and "it's completely over."

They had already given up completely now that such a powerful person was also controlled by the Seven-Star Sword.

Although the Marines didn't understand why their Vice Admiral had been beaten to such a state and the Seven-Star Sword had fallen into the hands of this stranger, they more or less grasped the gist of the situation from what they saw.

Especially some Marines with strong willpower, who had a better understanding of what had transpired earlier.

Therefore, when they saw Teach walk to the edge of the crater and raise the Seven-Star Sword to slash down at their commanding officer, a Marine soldier finally couldn't help but stammer out:

"H-hey... who are you! What do you think you're doing!? P-put... put down the weapon in your hand... uh————"

Just as this young Marine was about to say something more, he was suddenly silenced by a nearly 3-meter tall burly Marine, who immediately gritted his teeth and whispered:

"Shut up, Duma! That guy is also being controlled by the Seven-Star Sword. Do you have a death wish?"

"Zehahahaha————"

Sensing the crowd's emotions and seeing the expressions on these Marines' faces, Teach burst into laughter.

Subsequently, his Haki surged around his body, and the purplish-black Haki instantly shattered the crimson energy coiling around him. He then instantly turned the Seven-Star Sword into a black blade surging with advanced Armament Haki and grinned:

"A mere broken sword thinks it can control me?

Don't be ridiculous!

I am Blackbeard!"

Swoosh!

As his words fell, he slashed down with the sword.

Shhhwick————

Boom boom boom!!!

The next instant, a purplish-black sword light, over a thousand meters long and several times more terrifying than the sword qi previously unleashed by Waldron, instantly engulfed Waldron in the crater. Moreover, this sword light's momentum did not diminish as it directly plowed a new trench through the forest several kilometers ahead!

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened in horror.

They never imagined that this Seven-Star Sword could unleash an even more terrifying attack than before!

In an instant, their gazes towards Teach also carried a hint of fear.

They couldn't quite figure out whether this powerful man was actually controlled by the Seven-Star Sword or not.

As it was his first time killing someone, although Teach felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart, since the other party wanted to kill him, they should be prepared to be killed by him!

If they didn't even have this level of resolve, then they shouldn't become pirates in the first place!

Moreover, he still wanted to make the Celestial Dragons of this world experience pain!

He also wanted to let these fellows experience the feeling of being hunted, of being used as prey in a competition!

Furthermore, this Marine Vice Admiral was no saint either.

Thinking of this, Teach felt his mind become clear.

At the same time, his mind also received more information about this Seven-Star Sword.

The owner of this sword was a Supreme Grade Swordsman from hundreds of years ago or even earlier times!

Moreover, he was a user of the[Paramecia - Endowment Fruit]ability.

Known as: Demon Sword - Sephiroth!

The reason for the strange phenomena on this island was basically due to the anomalies caused by Sephiroth using his awakened[Endowment Fruit]before his death.

When he endowed his soul, Haki, swordsmanship, and Devil Fruit ability into the Seven-Star Sword, an energy overflow occurred.

This led to the strange phenomena on Asuka Island!

Over time, this gave rise to bizarre legends and stories.

Moreover, only someone who could truly suppress and subdue this Seven-Star Sword could obtain this information and control the sword, making the story even more mystical.

Upon receiving this information, Teach revealed a satisfied smile.

The harvest this time was undoubtedly immense!

The Seven-Star Sword was still a treasure that could be deeply explored.

Just as he was thinking about this, the thousand Marine soldiers suddenly erupted into a commotion.

"Oh no! Vice Admiral Waldron... is dead!?"

"What!"

"Wahahahaha, this scum is finally dead! We're free!"

"Brothers, what are you afraid of!? This demon is already dead! We don't have to risk our lives for this guy anymore! Isn't this worth celebrating?"

"Hahaha, yes! We should be happy!"

Seeing these Marines' excitement, Teach grinned and said:

"I say, aren't you guys celebrating a bit too early?"

Screech————

The voices of the originally excited 1,000 Marines abruptly ceased upon hearing Teach's words.

Many Marines looked at Teach in fear.

They finally realized that they had indeed celebrated too soon. There was still a monster here.

"I know you're a member of the Whitebeard Pirates! So what? We Marines are not afraid..."

It was still that short Marine Lieutenant named Duma who spoke up. The big Marine behind him tried to cover his mouth again, but this time Duma shook him off and shouted:

"Bismarck, don't stop me. We are righteous Marines! I'm not afraid of these evil pirates!"

Hearing Duma's words, Teach instead looked at them with interest and pointed at the civilian corpses in the plaza:

"Pirates are evil?

Marines are righteous?

Do you want to take a look at who caused the current situation?

If you have such a strong sense of justice, why don't you go and slaughter the Celestial Dragons who exterminate a country every three years, hunt people for sport, and lead the slave trade?

And you dare talk to me about justice and evil here?

Ridiculous!

Instead of running your mouths, why don't you go and untie the civilians and merchants you've bound first.

Rest assured, I have no interest in you hypocrites!

Zehahahaha————"

Duma, who had been self-righteous just moments ago, was completely dumbfounded after hearing Teach's words.

Not only him, but even the Marines and the civilians tied to trees or on the ground around them were all filled with shock and disbelief!

The Celestial Dragons, who claimed to be the descendants of gods, were actually such evil beings?

Could such things really be true?

At this moment, the crowd was either shocked, in disbelief, or lost in thought.