After Uchiha Hiko defeated Blackbeard, the entire sea fell into a silence so still it was terrifying.
"Did he... really kill him?" Beckman stood beside Red-Haired, staring at the scene in shock. Amid the radiant light filling the sky, Blackbeard turned to ash inch by inch. A vicious monster had died in such a completely one-sided battle.
Countless thoughts flashed through Red-Haired's mind, a chaotic mix of strange emotions rising and falling within him.
Hiko paid no attention to the unusual state of the Red-Haired Pirates. Once he sensed Blackbeard's presence had completely vanished, he gathered the surging Chakra around him. Expending such immense Chakra was a considerable drain even for Hiko.
But it was not over yet. He had merely killed the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates. He still needed to deal with the remaining aftermath.
Hiko, glowing with rolling golden light, floated down. The surviving Pirates on the sea stared at this terrifying man who had slaughtered their captain with fear and despair. Although the effects of Tsukuyomi had already faded, its influence had not completely disappeared. Every Pirate who saw Hiko wore an expression of terror.
Hiko was quite satisfied with the looks on their faces. People like them could be easily controlled even without using mind-control abilities.
"Your captain is dead." Hiko's eyes were filled with chilling light, and his tone was incomparably domineering. The Pirates hurriedly turned their heads away in terror, not daring to meet his gaze.
"You now have two paths. The first is to join the Buggy Pirates and become Buggy's crew. The second is death. I no longer even have any interest in sending you in to claim the bounty."
His brief words stirred up another commotion across the sea.
They had not expected Uchiha Hiko to be this ruthless. Not