Luffy calmly walked out of the tavern and saw Teach sitting on the ground, a bottle of wine to his right and a cherry pie to his left!
He was drinking wine and eating pie!
"Zehahahahaha, what a delicious cherry pie!" Teach looked ecstatic!
"What that guy said was utter nonsense! Some outdated legend,
Zehahahahaha, a man's dreams will never end!" Teach slammed his bottle down and roared!
"You should know my purpose, right?" Luffy calmly raised his head.
"Zehahahahaha, I don't know why you have such great hostility towards me! But... I'm not so easy to deal with!" Teach laughed loudly, and boundless darkness emanated from his body, followed by an unrivaled aura that transcended all things!
Luffy's eyes widened, and a completely different yet incredibly powerful force burst forth from his body!
The two auras intertwined! The ground trembled violently, and the clouds in the sky were forcefully blown apart!
One by one, the people who had been laughing fell to the ground without warning!
Inside the tavern, Bellamy stared dumbfounded at the unconscious crowd, feeling the immense pressure!
He knew what this was. Conqueror's Haki, even in the New World, a graveyard for pirates, it was still one in ten thousand!
It was something his most admired young master possessed, and because of this, in the first half of the Grand Line, he... naturally felt a sense of superiority!
But why? Why would such a monster appear in Paradise!
Bellamy stood motionless; staying conscious in the face of such Haoshoku was already his limit!
Beside him, Zoro frowned and looked outside! That power also suffocated him! But... he had grown!
To avoid being so powerless, he had always persevered!
Even if he couldn't rival those monsters, he absolutely couldn't be this pathetic!
"Damn it! Move!" Zoro roared,
Then, a pitch-black Armament Haki appeared; it was so faint, just a tiny bit; yet it was so strong, standing firm even amidst the tumultuous wind and rain!
Gradually, Zoro realized... he could move!
Then, "One Sword Style - Lion Song!"
Bellamy fell, brought down by his ignorance!
He no longer had a future!
Zoro looked ahead gravely; there was boundless darkness!
..."Haoshoku? What a terrifying brat! Black Hole!"
Teach pressed his hand to the ground, and darkness radiated outwards from him; in just an instant, the entire Mock Town was enveloped in darkness.
Luffy grabbed the eaves of a house and flew up!
Then, with Armament Haki covering him, "Gum-Gum Pistol!"
Teach dodged sideways, his fist smashing into the wall. Luffy pulled gently, quickly approached Teach, and threw a punch!
Teach instantly flew backward, "Ouch, ouch!" Teach rolled on the ground in pain, then slowly got up, "A Devil Fruit user? Dark Water!"
A dark vortex appeared in Teach's hand, and a powerful suction spread.
Then, Luffy was involuntarily sucked in, and Teach, with a backhand, threw another punch!
"Boom!" This time, it was Luffy who was sent flying!
'Damn it, even though I know his moves, the first fight is still a bit tough!'
Information asymmetry is also an important factor in deciding a battle; if he couldn't win this time, it would be difficult later!
"Black Hole - Release!"
A massive dark sphere rose into the air, and then all the shattered houses, trees, soil, rubble... everything fell towards Mock Town!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this!" Zoro exclaimed, looking at the astonishing sight!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, isn't this Captain's move? No way, is there an opponent on this island worthy of Captain's such serious attention?" The Blackbeard Pirates were surprised, then headed towards the center!
"What is this???" Usopp, who was repairing the ship, shouted.
"It seems this sea isn't that simple!" Sanji sighed.
"Luffy, Luffy will be okay, right?" Nami looked worriedly at the town in the darkness!
"This is...! ?" Robin, who was shopping, looked at the endless darkness, her pupils contracting, obviously recalling something extremely terrifying!
Powerful Logia users are generally called natural disasters by the world!
The Dark-Dark Fruit was no different!
..."Dark Ball!"
Luffy and Teach moved through the ruins, Teach throwing out dark spheres one after another.
Luffy, meanwhile, dodged frantically!
"Soru, Moonwalk! Kid, aren't you a pirate?" Teach asked in surprise; as a pirate who had been in the New World, he naturally had the discernment!
"Less talk!" Luffy instantly flashed beside Teach, and a black foot covered in Armament Haki swung out!
"Boom!" Teach flew backward!
Luffy flashed quickly, and a black sphere slammed into where Luffy had just stood!
"Hoo, hoo!" Luffy panted continuously!
"Kid, you... can be proud!" Teach flew up, darkness enveloped his right hand, and at the same time, Armament Haki spread!
"Fist of Darkness!"
Luffy could only cross his arms, covered in Armament Haki, to meet this blow!
"Boom!" Luffy was sent flying over a thousand meters, crashing through one house after another!
"Zehahahahaha!" Teach laughed wildly, boundless darkness mixed with Haoshoku spreading in all directions!
"Ignorant people! Your existence simply insults the sacred profession of
The pirates who had been laughing and chatting were now like stray dogs!
They ran frantically towards the coast, only because of the endless wave of darkness behind them!
...Meanwhile, Zoro looked gravely at the man in front of him — Fighting Champion Jesus Burgess!
"Hahahaha! Are you challenging me?! I'm the Fighting Champion!" Burgess threw a punch!
Zoro dodged sideways, then swung his three swords!
Immediately, three gashes appeared on Burgess's body, but he seemed unfazed, throwing another punch!
Zoro held his three swords horizontally, blocking in front of him,
"Bang!"
The sound of fist meeting blade rang out, and a powerful airflow blew away the rubble on the road.
The floor beneath Zoro's feet cracked.
"Such strong power!" Zoro looked grave, retreating several steps, his arm numb!
The two fought again!
..."Zehahahahaha!" Teach was still laughing maniacally!
Just then, Teach's Observation Haki wildly warned him; the next instant, Gear Second Luffy, steaming, moved to Teach's side,
"Jet - Rocket!"
With both hands striking, Teach was sent flying hundreds of meters, landing on the ground! Blood spurted from his gap-toothed mouth!
"Hiss! So painful!" Teach was both in pain and shocked, "How is this possible, this speed, this power! ..."
Just then, Gear Second Luffy appeared again, kicking Teach into the air as if teleporting, then his body appeared above Teach again, like kicking a ball!
Teach was once again sent into the air. As Gear Second Luffy was about to unleash a combo, his mind instantly became alert, his Observation Haki passively warning him!
Gear Second Luffy flashed backward, and a bullet shot through the air, passing by Gear Second Luffy's loose hair, directly penetrating the ground!
Gear Second Luffy looked in the direction the bullet came from, and with the enhancement of Observation Haki, he saw a man holding a sniper rifle — "Supersonic" Van Auger!
"Not good!" Suddenly, Gear Second Luffy felt immense danger; Teach had actually stood up!
Then, a powerful aura burst from his blood-soaked body, and the crisis of death surfaced in Gear Second Luffy's mind: this was a blow that could kill him instantly!
Gear Second Luffy desperately compressed his blood, bursting outwards!
"Zehahahahaha, Van Auger, thank you! Straw Hat, take this!" Endless darkness condensed into a sphere, continuously growing larger!
...Zoro was in fierce battle with Burgess,
Burgess's body was covered in sword wounds, and Zoro's condition was also not optimistic!
Just then, Gear Second Luffy appeared, grabbing Zoro and running towards the coast!
"Luffy, what are you doing? I'm about to...?" Zoro stopped mid-sentence; his eyes widened, seeing a black sphere, almost covering the entire Mock Town, hovering in the sky!
Almost all the survivors watched this scene in horror!
"What in the world is this! How could we encounter such a monster! This is a poet!" Usopp broke down!
Everyone broke down, fear spreading through their hearts!
Suddenly, Nami seemed to remember something and rushed towards Mock Town,
But Sanji grabbed her, "Nami-san, what are you doing?" Sanji said heavily!
"Let go of me! Luffy... Luffy is still in Mock Town!" Nami said anxiously!
"But, if you go... what good would it do?" Sanji roared!
Nami fell silent, her body went limp, and she knelt on the ground, "But... but?"
Crystal tears flowed down her beautiful cheeks, dripping onto the deck!
Sanji watched this scene but didn't know how to comfort her!
"They... they must still be alive, right?" Chopper shouted!
"It's useless! No one can survive under such terrifying power!" Robin said in a low voice, fear and awe showing in her charming purple eyes!
Immediately, the entire ship was plunged into an atmosphere of despair!
Just then,
"Look, what's that?" Sanji said in surprise.
Everyone looked up and saw Gear Second Luffy carrying Zoro, flying at nearly supersonic speed!
"Luffy!!" Everyone exclaimed in joy.
"Hurry and set sail!" Gear Second Luffy roared.
So everyone frantically set sail! Luffy landed on the deck!
Just then, the entire black sphere fell towards Mock Town!
"Dark Emperor!"
"Boom!"
Like a nuclear explosion, a powerful shockwave swept everything away! A giant mushroom cloud bloomed over Mock Town!
"Hold on tight!" Gear Second Luffy said urgently!
Everyone immediately grabbed onto something fixed!
The powerful shockwave swept over, making the going merry sway on the sea.
The deck shook, planks were blown away, and the ship's hull began to shatter!
But fortunately, everything held up.
Luffy deactivated Gear Second, lying on the ship, looking exhausted!
"That was a tough fight!" Luffy said with a chuckle!
"Luffy!" Nami immediately pounced on Luffy, hugging him tightly!
"Nami!" Luffy quickly sat up, letting Nami lean into his embrace, "What's wrong?"
"I... I thought...!" Nami cried, looking at Luffy pitifully!
"It's okay, it's okay!" Luffy gently stroked Nami's orange hair, comforting her!
...Meanwhile, on the other side,
Teach hid in the very center, "Zehahahahaha, it actually worked! I actually managed to unleash 'Dark Emperor,' mimicking Ace Captain's 'Flame Emperor'!
Hmm, it just takes too long to charge and consumes too much, needs improvement!"
"Captain is just too useless, couldn't even keep a brat with a 30 million Berries bounty!" Burgess, covered in blood, scoffed!
"30 million? Are you kidding me?" Teach roared!
"What outdated information is that! Straw Hat Luffy, I don't know what he did in Alabasta, but his bounty is 300 million berries!" Van Auger took out two wanted posters!
"It's him, Roronoa Zoro! Bounty 60 million Berries!" Burgess instantly saw the other wanted poster!
"So, you were injured by him, huh!" Van Auger said calmly, looking at the sword wounds on Burgess's body.
"So, what earth-shattering thing did Straw Hat do! To make the World Government raise his bounty from 30 million to 300 million berries!" Burgess wondered!
"Zehahahahaha, Alabasta! What could a brat do there to raise his bounty so much, it's really hard to guess, huh?" Teach lay on the ground, looking up at the sky!
"Are you saying... Crocodile?" Burgess's pupils contracted!
"Do you think just any Marine Captain can arrest a Shichibukai? If that's true, what's the point of the Shichibukai's existence?" Van Auger said slowly, carrying his rifle.
..."Zehahahahaha, next time, you absolutely won't escape!" (Teach)
"Next time, I will definitely beat you!" (Luffy)
P.S.: Blackbeard "Life Card"
Name: Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard)
Physique: 79.9 (Advanced Extreme Limit)
Strength: 62.5 (Advanced)
Speed: 60.8 (Advanced)
Haoshoku: 65.0 (Advanced)
Armament Haki: 56.8 (Intermediate)
Observation Haki: 55.8 (Intermediate)
Dark-Dark Fruit: 60.8 (Advanced)
Rating: Weak Yonko Commander-level (Capable of punching above his weight against Devil Fruit users)
1 ~ 29.9: Beginner
30 ~ 59.9: Intermediate
60 ~ 79.9: Advanced
80 ~ 94.9: Top-tier
95 ~ 99.9: Ceiling-tier
100: Limit-breaking/God-tier
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