A Giant Beast Arrives

The battle is still ongoing.

Despite the pain, Heckle fought against Bασσας, launching continuous attacks. However, faced with the crazed Bασσας, Heckle was unable to defeat him in a short time.

In other areas, Lafitte and Mr. Christmas, and Hachi and Van Augur, are difficult to distinguish.

Cecilia and Doc Q were locked in a stalemate again, both of them injured, and separated after their exchange.

The battle was still undecided.

But no one was worried.

The members of the Blackbeard Pirates are currently at a disadvantage, but they believe that Blackbeard can defeat Ace and come to their rescue.

Hachi believed Ace could win.

As for the three members of Baroque Works, they firmly believed that their side would ultimately prevail.

Everyone waited for the outcome of the battle in the distance.

boom.

Ace was hit by Blackbeard's punch, but he kicked off with his right leg, landing on Blackbeard's chest, and leaped backward. In mid-air, he crossed his index fingers and aimed at Blackbeard.

Cross Fire.

A Fire Pillar appeared and shot towards Blackbeard, instantly striking his chest and leaving a wound.

Blackbeard raised his left hand, and black smoke swirled around it, creating a huge attraction that drew Ace in uncontrollably. Blackbeard's right fist had already been thrown out.

But Ace raised his right arm and blocked the attack.

Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit can attract Devil Fruit users and nullify their abilities, but it cannot incapacitate enemies.

Even without his abilities, Ace still possessed formidable fighting power.

However, unlike other Logia Devil Fruit User, Blackbeard cannot become an elemental. If Ace's flames are unleashed, Blackbeard will still be damaged in areas where there is no black smoke to protect him.

The two fought back and forth, inflicting damage on each other.

"Ace, we must win."

Nami prayed from afar, wanting to help but helpless. Her Weather Horn had been shattered, and with her physical abilities, she was simply unable to participate in the battle.

Under such circumstances, she could only watch helplessly as the battle unfolded before her.

Ace was at a disadvantage.

"Cough cough."

Ace coughed up blood, his face grim as he looked at Blackbeard not far away.

The opponent's ability counters yours, and most of your own abilities are ineffective, while the opponent's ability can negate your abilities and cause you to suffer setbacks.

In addition, his physical skills are also very strong, even stronger than mine.

Whether in terms of physical skills or ability, he was slightly inferior to Blackbeard, and with both factors combined, his decline was gradually becoming apparent.

Unbeatable.

As his injuries worsened, Ace realized this outcome.

"Your ability can nullify any flames it comes into contact with, but is there a limit?"

Ace looked at Blackbeard and thought, "And you said that your ability would double your pain, so I wonder if you will be able to withstand it when the pain accumulates to a certain level."

At the very least, if things continue like this, I'll be worn down and killed little by little.

He can't be allowed to wear himself down, and even if he loses, he must Nami and those who helped him leave.

So Ace planned to break his critical point and hurt him in one go.

"Then I'll use my strongest move."

As Ace spoke, rings of flame appeared around him, expanding from the ground and covering a vast area.

Then the flames slowly rose, occupied the surrounding space, and condensed into a huge fireball.

Flames continuously entered the fireball from Ace's body, causing the fireball to condense and become increasingly white until it finally transformed into a massive white fireball.

"The Great Flame Ring, the Flame Emperor."

Ace said softly, and the next moment, he threw the fireball.

On the other side, Blackbeard Teach also stretched out his hands, black smoke billowing out, forming a huge black vortex around his body, then spreading backward and gradually rising upward.

The moment the fireball was thrown, black smoke surged wildly forward.

boom.

The fireball collided with the black smoke, rising rapidly and creating a bizarre scene.

A line appeared between the sky and the earth, as if someone had torn open space.

Flames were on the left side of the space, and darkness was on the right.

Flames scorched the black smoke, and the black smoke devoured the flames. As they collided, they extended backward and then exploded.

Boom!

The earth shook violently.

The flames and darkness slowly spread and eventually merged.

"Not good!"

Nami quickly retreated, leaping off the hill and hiding behind it, but she could still feel the heat emanating from the flames above.

"How terrifying."

Looking at the deep darkness and bright flames in the distance, the eight people fighting felt apprehensive.

With such destructive power, even if all eight combatants attacked together, they probably wouldn't be able to harm one of them.

This is the strength of Shichibukai.

Who will win?

With this question in mind, the fire and darkness determined their victory and slowly disappeared.

Ace's fist struck Blackbeard in the chest, blood trickling from the latter's mouth, his expression one of extreme pain, his body bearing burn marks and wounds from the blow.

Blackbeard's fist landed on Ace's chest. Ace stood there, his body covered in wounds, his left hand hanging limply, unable to lift, but he still gritted his teeth and stared intently at Blackbeard.

Both of them hit each other, but the difference was...

Ace's fist was no longer engulfed in flames, while Blackbeard's fist was still covered in black smoke.

puff.

Ace spat out a mouthful of blood, took a step back, braced his right foot on the ground, and stomped forward with his left leg, charging forward again and throwing a punch.

boom.

Blackbeard's fist struck Ace's head. Ace's body jolted, his vision went black, and he slowly collapsed to the ground, his hat falling off his head.

"We lost."

Ace slammed his back heavily onto the ground, trying to clear his head, but his mind was foggy and his body was covered in wounds; he was too weak to stand up.

Hehehe.

Blackbeard laughed. He had defeated Ace, and Ace's status as the second division commander of Whitebeard's army was enough for him to obtain a Shichibukai position.

Of course, the Shichibukai are now full, so I have to kill one of Shichibukai.

However, with the pledge of loyalty already prepared, the subsequent actions became much simpler.

"Ace."

At that moment, Nami ran down the hill and came to Ace's side, looking at him with red eyes.

"Nami, why... why did you come here?"

Ace looked at Nami, a look of despair on his face. "Why didn't you run away?"

"You're still here, how can I run away?"

Nami cried out, her voice trembling with tears, then looked at Blackbeard and pleaded, "Teach, I'm willing to join your pirate crew as your navigator, please spare Ace."

"Sorry, now that I have Lafitte, you're not as valuable Ace." Blackbeard grinned maliciously.

"You..."

Nami is in dire straits. She originally wanted to join the Blackbeard Pirates in exchange for Ace's survival, but now it seems that her value has been reduced to the lowest possible level.

"You should die."

Nami suddenly stood up, flicked her left hand, and a cloud of dust rose up, instantly covering Blackbeard.

Then Nami stood up and rushed towards Blackbeard, holding a dagger in her right hand, and stabbed Blackbeard in the abdomen.

Nami hid the dagger, Teach knew this, but he didn't stop her because a dagger couldn't hurt her.

But things are different now. After fighting Ace, Blackbeard is already at his last gasp.

Seeing that Blackbeard did not agree to her request, Nami resolutely decided to take action.

puff.

The dagger pierced Blackbeard's arm, but the blade embedded itself in his muscle.

"That really hurts."

Blackbeard said coldly, raising his right leg and kicking Nami in the chest.

Bang.

Nami was struck as if by a shield, and was kicked away, landing next to Ace. She tried to prop herself up, but suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"I remember you also have a bounty. We can hand you all over to the Navy then," Blackbeard said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ace and Nami were plunged into despair.

Am I going to die here today?

But at that moment, a huge noise suddenly came from afar.

Thump, thump, thump.

A tremendous sound drew ever closer, and the ground trembled.

"Um?"

Blackbeard looked behind him and saw a huge figure appearing behind him, sometimes visible and sometimes not.

What is this?

Blackbeard slowly turned around, and as he approached, a huge, ferocious beast appeared before them.

Its enormous body had a head with huge horns, a crocodile-like mouth, and sharp teeth that reflected a terrifying light in the firelight.

It has a towering dorsal fin that points straight to the sky.

It moved on its six legs, walking step by step towards them, carrying a terrifying aura, until it reached the three of them.

"Roar."

A deafening roar erupted, making the three men's ears ring. The sound vibrated in their hearts and shook their souls.