Whitebeard let out a furious roar and wanted to chase after Teach, but then he thought of Thatch’s injuries and went back to check on him. Luckily, the stab hadn’t hit a vital area.
Then, without waiting for anyone else to react, he hurried off after Teach.
“Teach, he…”
Ace opened his mouth, but then closed it again.
The facts were right there in front of him. Teach had really tried to kill Thatch just for a single Devil Fruit. If it weren’t for Pops showing up, Teach probably would have escaped by now.
He and Teach had a pretty good relationship—after all, Teach used to be a member of his crew, and Ace had always thought he knew Teach well. But now it seemed…
At that moment, in the chat group.
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “No way? Both of them were prepared, and Teach still managed to pull this off?”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “It’s one thing for Pops to be softhearted, but how could Thatch be so careless too?”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “Or was there something wrong with Teach’s drink? Like a weakness effect or something?”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “That doesn’t seem right either. It didn’t look like that. Could he really just not have reacted in time?”
Uchiha Dance King: “That’s just how it is when you’re betrayed by someone you trust. Even if Whitebeard warned Thatch, he wasn’t going to believe it until the very end.”
Uchiha Dance King: “Maybe it wasn’t that his body couldn’t react, but that his emotions didn’t want to fight back.”
The Worst Evil Spirit: “In a way, that’s some deep emotional bond. It’s just a pity that Teach never truly saw them as brothers.”
Boil Daigo into Soup: “Teach isn’t really going to get away, is he?”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Looks like it’s quite possible. Might as well just finish Teach off sooner.”
Golden Flash: “Without solid evidence, taking direct action isn’t the right approach.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Just like in your case, without solid evidence, you can’t touch either Danzo or Sarutobi, right?”
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Child of Nature: “He can’t escape. In the face of absolute power, running is useless.”
Child of Nature: “Besides, Pops now isn’t that old and feeble Whitebeard. He’s in his prime—just his anger alone can shake the sea and shatter the air. His Haoshoku Haki alone can overpower Blackbeard and freeze him in place!”
Child of Nature: “And let’s not forget, the Gura Gura no Mi’s power in the middle of the ocean is no weaker than on land—if anything, it’s even stronger.”
Be My Son: “Teach can’t escape!”
Whitebeard’s Kenbunshoku Haki had locked onto Teach’s position, and he knew Teach was hiding deep in the seawater.
“That won’t do you any good, Teach!”
“Boom!”
A white glow enveloped Whitebeard’s right fist, and without any hesitation, he slammed it down onto the sea surface.
“BOOM!”
“CRACK!”
Under that fierce attack, the space right in front of Whitebeard shattered like a giant spiderweb.
The tremendous force pierced through the sea surface, and then the ocean churned violently. The water before Whitebeard caved inward, and even the surrounding seawater couldn’t fill the void fast enough.
“AAAAHHHH!!!”
Although most of the Gura Gura no Mi’s power was unleashed into the sea, part of it still struck Blackbeard.
A full-powered strike from Whitebeard in his prime—even just its residual force—wasn’t something just anyone could withstand.
Even Teach’s body was wracked with unbearable pain.
Blood poured from all over his body due to the quake fruit’s power.
But even so, Teach desperately swam deeper into the sea. After taking that hit, he wanted even more not to die, not to be caught by Whitebeard.
“Hmph!”
Whitebeard grunted coldly at the sight, and the Gura Gura no Mi’s power surged again. This time, the terrifying force struck Teach directly without any obstruction.
“CRACK!”
“Ugh!”
Even Teach couldn’t endure that attack. He felt every bone in his body shatter. He wanted to move, but his body went limp and stopped responding. Blood gushed out of him, turning the surrounding seawater crimson.
He then lost consciousness and drifted powerlessly.
“Marco, bring him back.”
“I don’t need to remind you how to handle this, do I?”
Whitebeard took a deep breath and said to Marco, who was watching nearby.
“I know, Pops.”
“No one can break the iron rule of the Whitebeard Pirates.”
“Teach… has to die!”
“Ding! Detected that group member [Be My Son] is the first to use the live streaming feature. Awarded 10,000 points.”
As Whitebeard’s livestream ended, a sudden robotic voice echoed in the ears of all group members.
Himouto: “???”
Himouto: “The first person to go live gets a reward? Why didn’t anyone say so earlier!”
Her ordinary world had no mystical powers, and she had nothing to recycle, so she could only rely on daily check-ins to accumulate points. And now, the first live stream actually gave 10,000 points!
That was 10,000 points!
Enough for ten draws in the lottery!
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “???”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “I totally forgot! I only thought that changing your own future might earn points, but I never considered that being the first to use the group’s live stream feature could also give points.”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “I blame myself for reading too many chat group novels in my past life and remembering too many random things! I completely forgot the most important part!”
Child of Nature: “…”
Child of Nature: “I just simply didn’t think of it.”
Uchiha Dance King: “10,000 points is nothing special.”
Uchiha Dance King: “But Whitebeard in his prime… not bad at all!”
Even though Whitebeard hadn’t gone all out in this live stream, his Haoshoku Haki—which could change the weather and pin Teach down so he couldn’t even move—and his mastery of the Gura Gura no Mi, where mere anger could shake the ocean itself, were enough to show how powerful Whitebeard was at his peak.
Interesting. Although he was very confident in himself, the prime version of him might not necessarily beat Whitebeard as he is now.
But then again, you’d never know who’d win until they actually fought.
Boil Daigo into Soup: “…”
Boil Daigo into Soup: “You sure know how to act cool, Lord Madara.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Isn’t that just the Uchiha clan’s nature? Whether it’s Madara Uchiha or Sasuke, they’re both like that.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “I wonder who would win in a fight between prime Pops and prime Madara, though.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Well, saying ‘prime’ isn’t quite accurate either, since Madara also spent some time as a Six Paths character, even if he got backstabbed.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “If Naruto didn’t have the Six Paths power level, its combat ability would completely fall behind One Piece’s. For one thing, just look at stamina: Aokiji and Akainu fought for seven days straight. In Naruto, besides Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who could do that?”
That’s How It Works, Meow: “Do tailed beasts count, meow?”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “I’m talking about humans! Humans! You know what a human is?!”
Glory of the Northern Gods: “What about aliens? Do they count as humans?”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Of course aliens don’t count as humans! No!”
Just Ordinary Group Owner: “What about children born from an alien and a human?”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “I think I know what you’re getting at.”
Lighthouse Richest Man: “Forget what I said earlier.”
