Battle

The flames suddenly exploded, shooting out in all directions and illuminating the surrounding space. The flames spread outwards, igniting nearby houses and then spreading into the distance.

All the pirates in Mock Town stayed away in fear brought about by Ace's reputation.

The captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, had a bounty of 500 million, while the most powerful pirate in Mock Town at that time had a bounty of only 35 million.

The disparity in strength brought about by the bounty was already vividly demonstrated in those towering flames.

So these people frantically ran away into the distance, away from the island.

"What happened?"

The tall Bασσας stood there, and the crowd squeezed past him, but he remained completely still.

Snap.

A figure slowly jumped down from the wall in the distance and said, "It's Ace and his former subordinate Hachi who stopped the captain and Lafitte."

"Has Ace arrived? I really want to fight him."

Bασσας laughed and said, "Van Augur, let's go help too."

boom.

A huge explosion came from afar, flames spread, and a figure riding a white horse came out in a disheveled state, "It almost killed me."

"Let's not get involved in the captain's battle."

Van Augur said, "Their destructive power is too great, let's get away from here first. Lafitte is fighting Hachi and has headed north, let's go help him, and then go find Nami. I didn't see her just now, but she must be on this island. If we catch her, we won't have to worry about Ace."

"Good."

The three immediately detoured to the north, where Hachi was engaged in battle with Lafitte.

Lafitte was flying in mid-air, wielding a longsword and fighting with Hachi.

"Octopus Jar Technique."

Hachi thrust his longsword toward Lafitte, then instantly closed it, moving with incredible speed.

"So fast."

Faced with Hachi's attack, Lafitte made no move. Hachi suddenly froze, Lafitte calmly retreated.

I was hypnotized.

Hachi felt a wave of dizziness, so he immediately roused himself and dispelled the power. Then, his six arms suddenly twisted and swung forward from the center point, but each strike was biased towards the top, bottom, left, and right.

Octopus Bloom.

Rankyaku of energy emerged from the blade, enveloping Lafitte once more.

"Not bad."

Suddenly, Lafitte flapped his wings and stomped his foot on the ground, retreating rapidly while simultaneously thrusting his sword out with his right hand.

Clang, clang, clang...

As the Six Paths Rankyaku approached, it was shattered one by one by Lafitte during its retreat.

"Again."

Octopus Hachi pounced again and fought with Lafitte.

Lafitte is a navigator, but he is also skilled with a sword, can fly, and is good at hypnosis.

Even under these circumstances, he only managed a draw with Hachi.

When Hachi arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, Hachi 'Ace bounty reached 100 million yen. However, after arriving at Fish-Man Island, he separated from Ace and returned to Fish-Man Island to challenge Hyouzou.

However, he found that he was still no match for Hyouzou, but the gap was not that big. So he devoted himself to honing his swordsmanship, and two years later, his strength was no less than that of Hyouzou.

Lafitte was not a pure swordsman, and he only had one sword. He used all his skills to barely hold his own against Hachi, but he was at a disadvantage.

He didn't want to fight here, but he was held back by Hachi. Every time he tried to fly, Hachi would take the opportunity to attack, targeting his wings.

Clang, clang, clang, clang.

Lafitte and Hachi were locked in a fierce battle when several figures appeared in the distance.

"They're here."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lafitte was overjoyed, but Hachi looked grim.

I was already struggling to handle one person, and now three have come. I'm really in trouble.

However, Hachi had no intention of leaving. The Blackbeard Pirates had five members, and apart from Blackbeard, the other four were still here.

I can't let them leave, so I might as well fight to the last moment. Even if I die, I must take one person with me.

Hachi had no intention of escaping; instead, he was prepared to use his last resort to fight Lafitte to the death.

"I'll do it."

Van Augur raised his sniper rifle, aimed at Hachi in the distance, and prepared to provide remote support.

With Lafitte holding him back, it wouldn't be difficult for Van Augur to hit him with his marksmanship.

If he can be injured, then Lafitte can kill Hachi himself.

But just as he was about to pull the trigger, he suddenly turned around and aimed his sniper rifle at the rear.

He saw a small door open in the air behind him, and a gun barrel was aimed at him.

"I suggest you don't move around too much."

A voice came from behind the small door. Van Augur looked at the silver gun barrel, raised his gun, but could only aim at the other person's gun muzzle.

Is this Devil Fruit ability?

Apart from the gun barrel, there was no other body present. Where was she?

Van Augur dared not move, staring at the gun barrel in front of him, pondering a countermeasure.

"Are there other people?"

Bασσας dodged and lunged toward the space between Van Augur and the gun barrel, intending to block it with his own body.

But at that moment, a figure descended from the sky and crashed down on Bασσας.

boom.

Bασσας rolled away into the distance, creating a large crater in his wake. Smoke billowed around him, and a figure slowly emerged, looking at Bασσας and saying, "Sorry, your opponent is me."

Bασσας stared at the figure before coldly asking, "Who are you?"

"My name is Heckle."

Heckle stood in front of Bασσας, clenching his fist.

"How about we watch the show here?" Doc Q asked lazily, looking into the distance.

There stood a tall woman, who sighed and said, "I came out here to fight, thinking I would encounter a powerful opponent. But I didn't expect my opponent to be someone like you, half-dead. I have no interest in fighting. So, I'll do as you say."

"That's great."

Doc Q spat out a mouthful of blood, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile, "Looks like I'm having a lucky day."

"Someone has come to help."

Hachi sensed the figures appearing in the distance and completely relaxed, while simultaneously intensifying his attack.

"They're all tied down? Looks like we can only wait for the captain to defeat Ace." Lafitte's face was grim. He hadn't expected so many people to come, and they didn't seem to be weak at all.

So he stopped trying to leave and rushed forward to fight Hachi again.

"Blackbeard's abilities are very strange."

Nami stood on the hillside, looking at the distant scene. Houses disappeared one by one, and darkness spread everywhere.

In the darkness, one particular light stood out.

That's Ace.

"Ace can definitely defeat him."

Nami prayed silently, adding, "And Hachi and those who came to save me."