Blackbeard: There Are Always Traitors Plotting Against Me!

Just as Red Hair and Roy's Conqueror's Haki surged and swirled, a terrifying aura, almost as powerful as the two of them, soared into the sky, breaking through the spatial constraints. Like a shooting star, it burst through the private room and appeared in the hall, standing in front of Carina, and slammed down with a punch.

Bang!

The golden ground suddenly exploded, and the terrifying shockwave pushed everyone to the outer edge. Some pirates who were closer were even blasted into the golden wall by the shockwave, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted, foaming at the mouth.

"Hahaha, Dark-Dark Fruit, I've finally got you!" Golden fragments flew everywhere, like a scene from a dream, but the awful laughter shattered this beauty.

Red Hair's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, he drew half of the famous sword "Griffin" from his waist, but after thinking for a moment, he forcibly pulled back the step he had taken.

In fact, the moment Teach unleashed his power, he already knew that this powerful figure lurking in the shadows was the one who had left a deep impression on him before. Even now, the three scars on his left eye were still throbbing with pain.

Undoubtedly, the person who just unleashed a terrifying aura was a top-tier powerhouse second only to the Four Emperors. Even now, dealing with him would not be an easy task. However, compared to the enemy he was about to face, he paled in comparison. Nightmares are the most terrifying source of darkness in this world!

Most importantly, he sensed a familiar aura from the black man's explosive punch. "No wonder he suddenly attacked me; he was covering for his subordinates. Since he also covets this Dark-Dark Fruit, we must not let him succeed!"

Roy's lips curled up slightly, and with a thought, as if time had turned back, Carina, who should have been obliterated by Teach's punch, was reborn.

Although his aura attached to Carina was fleeting, many powerful individuals should have already detected it, knowing that he also coveted the "Dark-Dark Fruit." Thus, once this deception is exposed, he should be removed from the list of suspicious individuals.

After all, a lot of people have been tricked this time, and if it gets discovered, it will be quite a headache for him.

"I... I'm dead, aren't I?" Carina patted her cheeks in disbelief, feeling as if everything that had just happened was a dream.

"I didn't say you were still alive!" Roy said quietly. "To be precise, you are living in my dream."

"Huh?" Carina was completely bewildered; the amount of information was too much for her to process.

"Fine, just know that your life is now completely in my hands. As the price for resurrecting you, you can work for me from now on." Roy was very calm. Although Carina was affected because of his orders, he was a ruthless capitalist, and such things were not even within his consideration.

Carina's lips curled into a bitter smile. She did understand those words, but she had no room to resist. After all, this powerful figure in front of her had pulled her back from the brink of death. What did that mean? Even if she died, she couldn't escape Roy's clutches and would have no choice but to obediently work for Roy.

Fortunately, Carina was always optimistic, and she quickly cheered herself up with renewed energy. "Joining Nightmare's ranks is something many people would love to do. Maybe this turn of events is a turning point in my life. Rather than living a precarious life like before, I might as well find a strong and reliable person to hold onto tightly."

"Alright, this place is about to descend into chaos, I don't have time to protect you."

Carina then noticed that even in Nightmare Boss's room, the floor had collapsed by more than half, and the walls were crumbling and teetering on the verge of collapse, as if they were about to completely crumble at any moment.

"Ah? What should we do? Golden City is so big, I don't have time to escape!" Carina looked at Roy with pleading eyes. Having experienced death, she did not take life and death lightly as others said. Instead, she cherished this second life even more.

Roy remained silent, calmly watching her. The next moment, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared in the area where Carina was, swallowing the unsuspecting Carina whole, leaving only a terrified scream echoing in the room.

In the hall, everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events, staring blankly at the awe-inspiring figure in the center.

"You bastard, how dare you steal the Dark-Dark Fruit from my hands! I won't let you get away with this!" Gild Tesoro suddenly roared, and his golden giant fist slammed down fiercely towards the area where Teach was.

"Fro, Fro, Fro, are you Whitebeard Pirates trying to break the rules of this auction? You're really going all out!" Doflamingo activated his Devil Fruit Awakening, and the dazzling gold transformed into a soft and versatile whip, seemingly about to pierce Teach's heart with a thousand arrows.

"Can't you idiots see who did this? It was clearly me who broke the Nightmare's conspiracy!" Teach felt a silent anger brewing in his heart. He was about to teach these two troublemakers a lesson no matter what when his expression suddenly froze. He switched from offense to defense and forcibly withstood the attack. He felt as if his internal organs had been violently impacted, and blood kept spilling from his mouth.

"Damn it, these two guys are taking advantage of the fact that I won't dare to damage the fruit, so they attacked without restraint." Teach felt extremely aggrieved.

Admittedly, Doflamingo and Gild Tesoro are both top-tier fighters on this sea, especially Gild Tesoro, who has the advantage of terrain and whose strength is comparable to that of Admiral. However, he is a man who aspires to be the Pirate Kings and is even feared by Red Hair. If it weren't for protecting the Dark-Dark Fruit, he wouldn't have been so easily injured.

Seeing that Teach, who had previously Kamui, was blasted away and crashed through several walls before being buried in the ruins, the group finally came to their senses after the series of events, and their minds began to stir.

Before this incident, they hadn't really thought they could get the Dark-Dark Fruit. After all, anyone with a modicum of sense knew that only the Four Emperors and Nightmare were qualified to compete for the Dark-Dark Fruit at this auction; they would at most get a small share.

But things are different now. The Whitebeard Pirates have broken the rules, and Red Hair and Nightmare are also locked in a standoff. In this chaotic situation, they have a sliver of a chance to seize the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Although they knew that the black man was just a scapegoat, it didn't matter to them who was the first to make a move; what mattered was who would best serve their interests by taking the blame.

The most crucial point is that this seemingly powerful black guy doesn't actually seem to be that strong. Didn't you see that he's already buried in the ruins like a dead dog?

Clearly, with Gild Tesoro and Doflamingo leading the way, they all targeted Teach, each one speaking with righteous indignation and chivalry.

"The Gild Tesoro specially prepared this epic feast for us, we can't let you, an unwelcome guest, ruin it!"

"The Whitebeard Pirates may be powerful, but they can't control everything. Let's all join forces and get justice for Lord Gild Tesoro!"

"Let's work together and take back the Dark-Dark Fruit!"

Having just crawled out of the ruins, Teach found himself instantly transformed into a Nezumi, and considering all the bad luck he had encountered that day, he finally couldn't help but spit out the blood he had managed to swallow. "There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me!"