"Dad! Something terrible has happened! That guy Teach killed everyone in the Fourth Division and has already escaped!"
On the Moby Dick, Marco stood in front of Whitebeard and told him about Teach's defection, as Whitebeard drip.
Upon hearing this, Whitebeard immediately stood up from his chair, and the needles inserted into his body fell out one by one.
He could hardly believe what he had just heard; his beloved sons had died at the hands of their own people!
He asked in a trembling voice,
"What about Thatch? How is he doing?"
Marco's expression was one of utter grief and indignation; he roared through his tears.
"Thatch was the first to die at Teach's hands, simply because he obtained a Devil Fruit that Teach coveted!"
"Puff!"
Whitebeard's physical condition was already not good, and now, upon hearing this news, he was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
A wave of intense weakness washed over him, and Whitebeard clutched his chest in pain, kneeling down on one knee.
Startled by Whitebeard's reaction, Marco hurriedly went over to help Whitebeard up and sit back down in his chair.
He looked at the Whitebeard slumped in the chair, feeling extremely anxious.
In this situation, it's absolutely crucial that nothing happens to my father, otherwise the Whitebeard Pirates will be in real danger!
Whitebeard knew this too. After he felt a little better, he exhaled a breath of stale air and said,
"I knew Teach was ambitious, but I never expected him to do something like this!"
At the mention of Teach, Marco's expression turned incredibly furious. He now wished he could tear this guy to pieces and avenge Thatch and all the members of the Fourth Division!
He clenched his fists, glared at the Whitebeard, and said hatefully,
"Dad, let me go and bring this heartless bastard back! He must pay the price!"
However, Whitebeard shook his head and said weakly,
"Don't go. Teach has been hiding his true strength. He might not be weaker than you, and now that he's obtained the Devil Fruit he coveted, he must be absolutely certain of success. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to defect at this time!"
"So we're just going to let him have his fun out there?!"
"Let's wait a little longer. We must avenge Thatch, but not now!"
"But..."
Marco was about to say something when Jozu suddenly ran over and said,
"Dad! Red-Haired's here!"
Upon hearing that Shanks had arrived, Whitebeard's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself,
"What's he doing here at a time like this?"
Before Whitebeard could figure it out, Shanks had already arrived in front of him with heavy steps.
Whitebeard frowned as he looked at Shanks and asked,
"Red-Haired brat, I'm in a bad mood today, so you'd better not say anything about that Purple Kirin!"
Shanks shook his head upon hearing this, but then nodded, looking somewhat conflicted.
He looked up at the Whitebeard and said,
"I already know about Whitebeard and Thatch's situation. My condolences."
"Your information network is quite good, but if that's all you wanted to say, then thank you for your kindness, you can go back now."
"Of course not. What I mean is, don't send anyone to capture Teach for now. He's very dangerous!"
Upon hearing Shanks' words, Marco's expression immediately turned extremely ugly; the usually composed Marco could no longer contain himself.
He roared angrily,
"Stop pointing fingers here! The Whitebeard Pirates will avenge our fallen comrades! I've got my hands on Teach!"
After Marco finished shouting, he glanced at the silent Shanks and then turned to look at Whitebeard.
Whitebeard looked serious. He had genuinely wanted to protect Marco's safety and didn't want him to take any risks.
But now, after Shanks said that, he changed his mind.
When did the Whitebeard Pirates become so indifferent to the tragic deaths of their comrades? Is this still the Whitebeard Pirates valued family above all else?
If it weren't Shanks's comrade who died, he could say without hesitation not to go looking for Teach, but Whitebeard couldn't!
Thinking of this, Whitebeard looked directly at Marco and said,
"Marco, you're right. This revenge must be taken. You'll be in charge of capturing Teach!"
Shanks couldn't sit still any longer. He pointed to the three scars on his eyes and shouted,
"Whitebeard! Don't you know how well Teach has been hiding his true nature?! These scars are all thanks to him!"
However, Whitebeard ignored Shanks' words and patted Marco's thin body, clearly having made up his mind.
Marco looked at his father with tears in his eyes and said,
"Dad, I'm leaving now. You must take good care of yourself during this time!"
A rare, gentle smile appeared on the Whitebeard's face as he spoke.
"Go ahead and don't worry, I'll take care of things if anything happens, because I'm Whitebeard! Kura-ra-ra!"
Marco took one last look at his father, his eyes filled with reluctance.
He wiped his eyes, then turned around, a resolute look on his face.
Suddenly, blue flames burst into flames on his body, and his arms transformed into two fiery wings that blotted out the sky.
Immediately afterwards, Marco's appearance changed drastically, transforming him into a large bird engulfed in blue flames.
He has entered a fully Zoan transformation state, in which his flight speed is at its fastest.
With his wings spread, Marco's body soared into the air, creating a gust of wind as he sped away into the distance.
Shanks, his face grim, watched Marco's figure disappear into the horizon. He turned to Whitebeard and said...
"Whitebeard, you'll regret this!"
"Hmph, it's none of your business, brat, meddling in the affairs of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
On the Moby Dick, two terrifying Conqueror's Haki collided, causing the entire ship to begin to sway slightly.
Jozu looked at the large number of Whitebeard Pirates members lying on the ground, feeling anxious. He was really afraid that his father was going to start a fight with Red-Haired.
Whitebeard and Shanks were both staring intently at each other. After a while, Shanks suddenly relaxed his aura and withdrew it.
Whitebeard didn't continue; after all, they were on the Moby Dick, and he would suffer a great loss if a fight broke out.
Shanks calmed himself down a bit, then looked at Whitebeard and said,
"Since things are beyond repair, shouldn't we at least do something to salvage the situation?"
"Remedy? What do you mean?"
"Regarding that Purple Kirin, I should have told you before that he can possess more than one Devil Fruit ability, right?"
"Hmph, you did say that, but this kind of thing is really outrageous."
"He's always been very interested in powerful Devil Fruit. Although we don't know what power the fruit Teach got has, a fruit that would make him betray his country to obtain it must be quite powerful!"
So what are you trying to say?
A glint flashed in Shanks' eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "ŴŴŴ."
"Why don't we spread this news and publicize how powerful the fruit Teach obtained is? I think he'll be very interested."
Shanks wanted to use Senga to get rid of Blackbeard.
Because although this guy is also D. Clan, he is an outlier among them.
The reason Shanks was so wary of Blackbeard was because Blackbeard reminded him of someone.
And that person was Rocks, who died in God Valley!