Whitebeard's Final Moments

Why are these bastards here?

Whitebeard had absolutely no idea about this.

Is the Whitebeard Pirates still a significant threat to the current pirate alliance?

Even if that bastard Roa is petty, the moment he returned and began conquering the New World again, I had already taken everyone away from that sea area!

Why?

Whitebeard couldn't understand why!

But he knew that now was indeed a critical moment for the entire Whitebeard Pirates, a moment of life and death!

Delaying time—all we can do now is try our best to delay time!

"Shiki!"

Whitebeard raised his voice, roaring almost hoarsely, "What do you mean? What does Roa mean?!"

"Newgate-- "

Looking down at the man on the deck below, the Golden Lion felt a mix of emotions.

They certainly can't be considered friends.

Even back when they were in the Rocks Pirates, they could only be considered crew members, not even comrades.

But without a doubt, this man, like Roger, was a strongman whom Roger recognized.

"Sigh, although I really wanted to say that I'm here to invite you to join us,"

The Golden Lion sighed inexplicably, "But Newgate, the wrong decisions you made back then are now coming to an end."

"Mother, Mother! Whitebeard! You're doomed!"

Charlotte Linlin didn't share the inexplicable sadness of the Golden Lion; her smile and words were filled with nothing but schadenfreude.

"Roa, we've sent someone to take you down!"

Whitebeard's grip on his naginata tightened instantly. He gritted his teeth slightly, "I don't remember ever offending that Roa guy again! When that bastard returned and started acting again, I already backed down. Does he still want to keep bothering me?!"

Honestly, Whitebeard must have felt really wronged.

Is that bastard Roa really that petty?

Golden Lion exhaled a smoke ring. "You should know how vengeful that brat is."

"And this time, there's a reason I absolutely must kill you, Newgate."

A Whitebeard was naturally insignificant to Roa, but Teach, who had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and surpassed human limits, becoming Teach only to the two of them in strength, was very important to Roa.

Therefore, this man must die.

There's not much to say about the Golden Lion.

They're either allies or enemies.

Even if they are old acquaintances, even if you admire them greatly, an enemy is still an enemy.

A dead enemy is the best enemy.

"Thief! Hahahaha!"

Teach looked at Whitebeard with almost greedy eyes. "In short, just die a peaceful death, Whitebeard!"

That bastard Rocks' son?

Whitebeard naturally knew about this guy's background.

It's not surprising that Rocks' son hangs out with Roa, the scoundrel chosen by Rocks.

"Shiki!"

Whitebeard suddenly looked up at Golden Lion, "If I die, will you spare the children?"

"Pops!!"

The Whitebeard children gasped in surprise; they understood perfectly well what their Pops meant.

"Hahaha! No way, Whitebeard!"

Teach grinned, "Many of your children possess Devil Fruit that would be of great help to the Boss!"

Devil Fruit?

What does this mean?

Whitebeard didn't understand, but he understood one thing.

There's no point in saying anything more now!

"Children! Prepare for battle!"

Whitebeard roared.

"Yes, Pops!"

Even if the enemy is so strong that the final outcome is predictable at a glance, that is no reason to back down!

Since they want to kill Pops, and all of them, then let's fight to the death!

"Hehehe! Nonsense, is it finally over?"

Kaido suddenly plummeted from the sky, pulled out his spiked club from behind, and slammed it down on Whitebeard on the deck, yelling, "Whitebeard! I'll be your burial!"

"Kaido!"

A translucent shockwave sphere condensed on the blade of Whitebeard's naginata, while jet-black, Haki Inazuma began to leap.

Although Whitebeard's power had been greatly diminished from his peak due to illness, he still gave it his all at this moment.

Boom!!

The naginata and the iron rod collided with a loud crash in mid-air.

The incredibly sturdy Moby Dick began to shake violently; its deck was cracking and its hull was being blown apart.

The surrounding fields collapsed instantly, and the nearby river was also blocked, with the water being blown skyward.

Not only that, but the officers behind Whitebeard were all blown backward, and very few of them were able to stand still.

As is customary, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the clouds in the sky.

"You brat!"

The Golden Lion cursed, clearly annoyed.

That Kaido beat me to it!

Amidst the fierce collision, an angry roar resounded.

"Whitebeard! You've gotten old, you bastard!"

Kaido raised his spiked club high again, not even having entered beastman form yet, and shouted, "Thunderclap Eight Trigrams!"

Facing the iron bar that came crashing down again, the Whitebeard unleashed a powerful punch, his left fist crackling with energy.

Boom!!

The air was instantly shattered, and a spiderweb-like network of cracks spread out.

With a deafening crash, the large ship finally gave way.

The Moby Dick, which had carried the Whitebeard Pirates across mountains and rivers for decades, finally exploded at this moment.

The Whitebeard Pirates' officers were scattered by the violent shockwave.

Whitebeard's legs slammed heavily to the ground, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the three people still motionless in the sky.

At that moment, Whitebeard suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Golden Lion and his group have no intention of making a move.

In that case, as long as I can hold off Kaido until the Straw Hat crew arrives, everyone will be safe and sound!

Thinking this, the shockwaves wrapped around the naginata suddenly became even more turbulent.

But.

"Hahaha! In that case, Kaido, Whitebeard is yours to handle!"

Teach crashed to the ground, a small bag slung across his waist, his eyes brazenly surveying the Whitebeard Pirates' officers around him.

"As for me, hehehe! Let's take care of these guys!"

Whitebeard turned around in horror upon hearing those words, "Teach! What the hell are you trying to do, you bastard!"

"Whitebeard, do you dare look around in front of me?!"

The iron rod, imbued with powerful Haki, slammed down once more.

Whitebeard had no choice but to immediately raise his sword to meet the attack.

Oh no, it's completely impossible to go and help Marco and the others!

"Mother, Mother!"

In the sky, Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily, her laughter filled with malice, "You're finished, Whitebeard! That bastard Teach isn't like Rocks at all, he's incredibly despicable!"

"Hahaha! Thanks for the compliment!"

Teach chuckled strangely, looking at the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, "So, who's going to be the first to die?"

"I'll hold this guy off!"

As the blue flames soared, Marco instantly took flight.

With his arms forming fiery wings, Marco swept across the sky like a whirlwind, his right claw wreathed in powerful Armament Haki, and he swung it directly at Teach.

No matter how powerful he is, I can hold him off for a while with my own abilities!

"Crane Claw!"

But.

"Hahaha!"

Teach's lips curled into a mocking smile as he raised his left hand, black mist rising from his palm.

"Dark Water!"

Black mist suddenly swirled out of Teach's hand like a vortex.

"Forehead!!"

Marco, who had just leaped forward, instantly felt his body lose control and flew directly towards Teach's hand.

What's going on? What did this guy do?

Marco couldn't understand it.

In that instant, all he could do was use the force of being pulled towards him to deliver a powerful kick to Teach's chest.

But.

"So hard!"

Marco's expression changed drastically; his claws couldn't penetrate Teach's Haki chest at all!

Beneath that Haki lies something ridiculously hard!

What's going on? Isn't this guy Mythical Zoan Cerberus Devil Fruit User?

Before Marco could even think of anything, Teach had already grabbed his shoulder.

Then, without any mercy, a punch imbued with two colors of Haki slammed heavily onto Marco's head.

"Forehead--"

Even though he had used his Haki to defend himself at this critical moment, Marco still lost consciousness without even having time to scream.

His head was so badly dented from Teach's punch.

"Marco!!"

Vista couldn't help but scream when he saw this, "Why did you cancel your power?!"

The blue flames enveloping Marco vanished the instant he was struck!

Without the blue flames, even Marco wouldn't be able to recover from his injuries!

"It's still alive? Its vitality is incredibly tenacious; no wonder it's Phoenix!"

Teach grinned and raised his fist again.

"Marco!!"

Screaming, the Whitebeard Pirates' officers rushed over like madmen.

Not to mention them, even Whitebeard, who was entangled with Kaido, couldn't help but turn around, "Marco!"

"I told you, stop looking around! Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams!!"

The iron bar shattered the air in an instant, sending the Whitebeard, who was rushing back to defend, flying with a single blow.

"..."

In the sky, the Golden Lion watched silently.

"Hahaha! Don't rush! It's not your turn yet!"

Teach glanced at the Whitebeard Pirates officers who were approaching him.

Black mist spread out from beneath his feet, instantly turning the surrounding area of several hundred meters into a black abyss.

"Dark acupoints!"

Everything covered by this darkness is being swallowed up.

Crops, rivers, houses, the fragments of the Moby Dick —everything was being squeezed by an invisible force and then plunged into utter darkness.

"What's this!"

The Whitebeard Pirates' officers who rushed into this dark area screamed in agony.

Their legs also sank into darkness, and they felt their bodies being squeezed by an invisible force.

The bones were almost crushed!

"Get out!!"

Vista shouted at the top of his lungs, extremely anxious.

Although I really want to save Marco, now more people are in danger.

However, while getting in is easy, escaping is not so simple.

Dark Water can indeed only be used to capture ability users, but actively entering the darkness is another matter entirely.

The Whitebeard Pirates, their bodies enveloped in darkness, were being dragged into the darkness by a powerful force.

While the Whitebeard Pirates were locked in a stalemate.

"Farewell, Phoenix Marco!"

Teach laughed and threw a punch.

Marco, who had already lost consciousness, was unable to defend himself; the punch nearly pierced through his chest.

Although it didn't penetrate, the surging domineering Haki had completely destroyed Marco's internal organs.

"Hahaha! Hurry up, hurry up!"

Teach chuckled and pulled an apple from the bag he was carrying.

Then, the Dark Water activated.

"You bastard! Marco!"

Noticing this, Vista roared, his Haki surging as he forcefully broke free from the darkness and leaped into the air, drawing a trajectory as his twin blades hurtled towards Teach.

He is not alone.

Diamond Jozu, with its immense power capable of shaking mountains, also broke free from the black hole's gravity and leaped up, hurtling towards Teach like a falling meteorite.

Teach didn't even bother to look at them, just grinning as he stared at the blue Devil Fruit in his hand.

Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Phoenix Form, here it is!

While examining the fruit, Teach casually tossed aside the already lifeless Marco.

Then, in his empty hand, the black energy condensed into a black sphere.

"Dark Emperor!"

He hurled the black sphere at both Vista and George.

The black sphere suddenly exploded, and the dense darkness that almost blotted out the sky engulfed the two top officers of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Marco! Vista! Jozu!!"

The Whitebeard man, his head bleeding profusely, suddenly shuddered.

"Whitebeard! Die!!"

The roaring monster swung its iron bar at the monster.

"You scum!!!"

His children were hurt, and in that instant, the old father's anger transformed into an unstoppable force.

Whitebeard doesn't use Life Return, but at this moment, his anger allows his willpower to explode to the maximum!

The domineering Haki wrapped around the naginata and the shockwave surged like never before.

Boom!!

With a deafening roar, the sky shattered!

Kaido's massive body was thrown backward by the shock.

But the man was indeed laughing maniacally, "Yes! That's more like it, Whitebeard! This is the power you should have!"

Whitebeard, however, completely ignored Kaido and roared as he charged straight at Teach.

"Heh heh heh! It's too late, Whitebeard!"

Teach laughed loudly, "You can't change anything now!"

With a wave of his left hand, Jozu, who had been swallowed up, was instantly pulled out of the darkness.

Even with his body transformed into diamond, he was crushed by an overwhelming force, causing cracks to spread across his body.

The moment Teach grabbed Jozu, the Dark-Dark Fruit power activated again, and the diamond marks on Jozu's body disappeared, leaving only deep wounds.

Then, Teach slammed the man into the massive blade that Whitebeard was bringing down.

"You despicable bastard!!"

Enraged, Whitebeard could only abruptly land on his right foot, forcibly stopping his forward momentum. At the critical moment, his naginata grazed past Jozu's side and slammed heavily into the ground.

In an instant, a massive chasm split open in the earth, and the roaring, domineering Haki and shockwaves tore everything apart, even piercing through the dark hell created by Teach.

"Hahaha! Dark Water!"

Teach instantly switched into beastman mode, casually stuffing the Phoenix Fruit into his pocket while simultaneously activating Dark Water with his left hand once more.

Before Whitebeard could even retract his downward-slashing sword, he was already pulled towards the ground by the force.

But this man was a veteran of countless battles. He released his naginata with his right hand and, imbued with domineering Haki and shockwaves, threw a Teach.

Boom!

Whitebeard's fist collided heavily with Teach's left hand.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

Teach screamed in a cowardly manner.

The one whose expression truly changed drastically was Whitebeard.

The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit has disappeared?

His fist was instead grabbed by Teach's hand!

Then.

"Take this, Whitebeard!"

As he screamed in agony, a dark substance wrapped around Teach's right hand. This strange substance was composed of Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, the black mist of the Dark-Dark Fruit, and the black flames of the Cerberus Fruit!

Teach then swung his black fist and slammed it hard into Whitebeard's chest.

The darkness suddenly exploded.

"Forehead!!"

Even someone as powerful as Whitebeard was struck by this punch, causing him to spit blood from his mouth and his face to turn as pale as paper in an instant.

"Hahaha! Whitebeard, you're finished—"

Teach laughed triumphantly, but the laughter was interrupted the next moment as Whitebeard kicked him in the face with his right foot when he wasn't paying attention.

Overjoyed, Teach rolled away like a gourd.

However, Whitebeard didn't have time to pursue the attack.

Wow!

After kicking Teach, he couldn't help but clutch his chest and spit out another mouthful of blood.

If he hadn't grabbed the naginata and used it to prop himself up on the ground in time, he might have fallen to his knees.

"Pops-- "

Covered in blood, Jozu struggled to lift his head.

Oh no, that bastard Teach's attack triggered Pops's attack.

"Hehehe! Whitebeard! Take this!"

A thunderclap exploded from one side.

The raging black lightning almost covered half the sky, and the enormous monster came hurtling through the air, its own voice unable to keep up with its speed.

Kaido, now in his beastman form, held up his wolf fangs, his face beaming with excitement.

"Great Powerful One Thunderclap Eight Trigrams!"

Whitebeard's body trembled slightly, but he turned around instantly.

Is that all?

"I'm Whitebeard old man!!"

Roaring, Whitebeard coughed up blood as he raised his long sword and retaliated fiercely.

Boom!!

In an instant, a huge gap was blown open in the earth, and everything around it was blown away.

The Whitebeard Pirates, who were being swallowed by the dark passage, were unexpectedly saved and flown away.

"What?"

The moment they collided, Kaido's excitement vanished, replaced by deep astonishment and resentment.

The naginata momentarily clashed with the iron rod.

But the next moment, Whitebeard spat out another mouthful of blood, the naginata was forced back, and the spiked club slammed heavily into Whitebeard's chest.

Whoosh!!

Whitebeard's towering figure was sent flying by Kaido's single blow.

"Whitebeard!! What are you doing?!"

Kaido roared in frustration.

"Hahaha! Well then, that's the end of it!"

In the direction Whitebeard flew off to, Teach, who had just been kicked away, leaped up laughing, his right fist once again enveloped by a writhing darkness.

In the sky, the Golden Lion sighed, "Newgate, even a man like you can't defeat time?"

Charlotte Linlin's smile faded slightly.

"Hey! Teach!"

Kaido, seeing Teach leap into the air, roared in fury, "What are you doing!"

"Hahaha! Of course, it's time to end all of this!"

Teach swung his fist with all his might.