Unlike what they had imagined,
Originally...
The Blackbeard Pirates were supposed to make their final appearance at the Summit War as the biggest winners and shock the world.
But now...
"Ha... ha..."
Teach panted heavily, looking utterly bedraggled.
If the Dark-Dark Fruit had not been able to counter the creations of the Combination Fruit, they would likely have already been sunk in the sea they had crossed to get here.
But even after escaping to Marineford on a raft, the Black Crew was still shaken, their eyes bloodshot.
"Those two monsters!!!"
The group at the harbor discovered by everyone turned out to be none other than the ones who should have occupied the Shichibukai seats—
The Blackbeard Pirates!!!
But for some reason, they all seemed to be in terrible condition.
"Those are the Shichibukai!!!"
"And there are even Great Pirates from Impel Down!!!"
"Why have they come to Marineford now? And what happened to all those wounds?"
"It looks like they encountered something truly terrifying."
Within the Black Crew, Hades was covered in blood, seeming to be at the end of his rope.
Yet he still turned to look toward the sea.
"Mere remnants of the Old Era, don't think you can defeat me so easily!!!"
His voice was loud and full of vigor.
The faces of everyone in the Black Crew turned green at once. That damned Hades still had so much energy?
And Teach happened to admire Hades for that—his head was hard enough, and his strength was solid enough.
If Hades had immediately wilted before the Old Era's powerhouses, Teach would instead have felt that he had misjudged him.
A man like that was unworthy of being the King's First Mate.
But despite admiring that kingly bearing that would never yield, Teach still spoke.
"Zeh... zeh hahahaha,