239 Blackbeard Crew choice

"It's a smart move!" 

Whitebeard stopped, planted his Naginata firmly into the ground, and a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki radiated outward from his body.

Whitebeard's Haki quickly cleared away the dark aura, causing even Blackbeard to step back a bit from the impact.

From a distance, Tesla looked at it. The Conqueror Haki released by Whitebeard felt like a mountain pressing down, leaving him breathless and suffocating 

"Is this the power of Pirate King?" 

It's the first time Tesla has witnessed someone using Conqueror's Haki to counter a devil fruit attack directly.

Is this a natural-born king?

"What exactly did Whitebeard do?"

Burgess was bewildered, unable to comprehend that Whitebeard had simply used Haki to dispel Blackbeard's black hole.

"His Conqueror's Haki is somewhat different" 

Shiryu remarked, furrowing his brow.

As the former Impel Down warden, Shiryu of the Rain possessed a lot of knowledge. While Conqueror's Haki is exceptionally rare, its wielder definitely has the qualification to become a king.

However, in the New World, there are quite a few individuals with Conqueror's Haki, and those who possess it can truly use its force to stun their enemies!

With enough strength, Conqueror's Haki can effortlessly subdue 100,000 enemy troops without even lifting a finger.

But this was the first time he witnessed Conqueror's Haki being used to neutralize the opponent's devil fruit attack.

However, what Shiryu of the Rain doesn't realize is that this doesn't apply to everyone who have Conqueror Haki

It's solely due to the card abilities Whitebeard acquired earlier, following the last Marine battle, and the occasional training with Marco and the rest.*

Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki has advanced. While it's not yet reached its peak, it's no longer the ordinary Conqueror's Haki.

Faced with this terrifying Conqueror Haki, Blackbeard stepped back and even began to tremble constantly.

"How could this happen? I—I am the only dual fruit ability user!"

"Teach, as I said, your weakness is being easily provoked. While the dark fruit is strong, relying solely on the fruit's ability doesn't make you truly strong."

"Teach, you might not understand its strength fully, but as punishment for killing Thatch, I'll make you feel the fear this power brings into your soul."

Whitebeard's powerful words resounded in Blackbeard's ears. He was terrified of Whitebeard, but fear also gave him the power to survive.

"I won't die here; I'm someone destined to lead a new era!" 

Blackbeard declared, a mix of fear and self-comfort in his voice.

"Let you feel and see my tremor-tremor power, I don't believe that my power will be worse than yours!"

In his heart, Blackbeard shouted in anger, simultaneously throwing a punch that quickly shattered the ground beneath Whitebeard's feet.

At the same time, a wave was formed on the sea, which gradually rushed towards the island.

"It's a tsunami, everyone, get out of the way!" 

Marco immediately shouted.

Fifty-meter-high waves rushed rapidly towards the island, making the Whitebeard pirates to run towards the island's center. 

In the midst of this crisis, Shiryu and the others found a brief moment of freedom.

"Now, what's the plan? Should we take action?" 

Burgess asked while running. ex-Blackbeard crew exchanged glances, thinking about the question.

"I think this is our opportunity. Even if we don't succeed, we should still give it a shot. Once Blackbeard is truly defeated, I'm certain Whitebeard won't spare us"

Following Shiryu of the Rain's reminder, everyone recalled that, indeed, during the Summit War, the Blackbeard Pirates didn't make an appearance until the end of war's 

But when Whitebeard was at the end of his life, at that moment, every member of their entire Blackbeard Pirate took their shot

"!"

The Blackbeard crew began to doubt themselves.

Considering this, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious.

Even though Whitebeard has been resurrected, they don't believe he'll overlook this matter.

"Shiryu was right. I can't just wait for death. I've made up my mind to join the fight directly"

Catarina Devon said directly

"I'm in!"

"Count me in!"

"Let's do it!"

Others agreed one after another. So, while evading the waves, Burgess and the rest launched direct attacks on some of the weaker commanders of the Whitebeard Pirate.

"Damn, these people are rustless and unforgivable, just kill them!" 

Charles Vane exclaimed angrily upon seeing his crewmates injured.

"Damn it, attacked at this time. Don't blame us for being impolite. Everyone, follow my orders!!" 

Marco shouted as he immediately flew to the sky, issuing commands loudly.

"Regular crew members, evacuate!. The rest of you, form a larger encirclement. Don't let them escape. Other commanders, let's get into the fight!"

Ordinary crew members remaining here only added to the casualties. Following Marco's orders, they immediately evacuated to a safer distance, then slowly formed a protective circle.

At the same time, all the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates who had arrived began to confront the nine core members of the Blackbeard Pirate.

"Burgess and Pizarro, leave it to me!" 

Marco declared with confidence, his tone commanding. He transformed into the Phoenix and swiftly launched an attack.

"Marco, what a big word. This time, I won't let you slip away!" 

Burgess said with a grin.

"Yes, no turning back. No one can stand in our way!" 

Pizarro also displayed unwavering determination.

"In that case, I'll take on the former warden." 

Vista leaped forward, thrusting his sword toward Shiryu of the Rain.

Shiryu quickly unsheathed his sword to block Vista attack. Both were master swordsmen, with not much difference in strength.

"Hmph, funny. I heard you've lost to Hawkeye. Do you really think you're qualified to be my opponent?" 

Shiryu of the Rain remarked while in the midst of the fight.

"You'll find out!" 

Vista retorted.

"Haha, is it my turn next?" Jozu scanned the surroundings and eventually picked his opponent.

"Let's go, Vasco Shot, the criminal from the sixth floor of Impel Down!"

He observed Jozu heading straight for Vasco Shot, a drunkard. However, Jozu was well aware that this individual's strength should not be underestimated.

This person is one of the four pirates Blackbeard recruited from the sixth floor of the Great Underwater Prison. He possesses powerful strength.

"Jozu, no matter who you are, I'll tear you to pieces!" Vasco Shot said while he was drunk, waving his weapon at Jozu.

Next, Charles Vane focused his attention on Van Augur's..

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TO BE CONTINUED

Note: *it's [Haki Promotion: Each time you use Haki effectively, it will be upgraded.] Ch. 187 - Whitebeard got it after he killed Miss Bakkin

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