"Take back Old Man's body!" Standing at the bow, Ace finally could not hold himself back. He slammed the deck hard and gave the order in grief and fury. Marco beside him remained silent, agreeing with Ace's decision.
"Boom!"
Just as Whitebeard fell and both sides were caught in a tremendous emotional upheaval, a deafening blast suddenly drew everyone's attention once more.
"What incredible last words!"
Two black shadows swooped down from the air. Blackbeard Teach charged in with his subordinate, "Champion" 14 Burgess.
In the distance, Shiryu, the Regent, Jesus Burgess, Doc Q, and the others were surrounding Aokiji. As one of the world's top combatants, Aokiji had actually suppressed Blackbeard's newly assembled pirate crew alone, since they were not yet united enough to bring out their full strength.
But seeing Whitebeard die, Blackbeard finally could not restrain himself. He broke away from Aokiji and charged over with Burgess without regard for his own life, completely ignoring the fact that Garp, Sengoku, Akainu, and Kizaru—four of the Navy's foremost experts—were here.
Once Whitebeard dies, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit will inevitably re-form. Blackbeard is risking everything for it! Ronglin pondered the scheme behind Blackbeard's suicidal actions from afar.
Having learned how Devil Fruits appeared, Ronglin already knew that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit would soon choose another fruit and transform it into a Devil Fruit. But Blackbeard possessed the ability to seize fruits, so the urgent priority was to get the Devil Fruit before Blackbeard could make his move.
The thought flashed through his mind in an instant. Ronglin's figure suddenly shot forward, turning into a blurred streak as he thrust his hand toward everyone around Whitebeard and fired a barrage.
"Finger Pistol: Infinite Barrage!"
"Hmm?" The sudden storm-like barrage of Finger Pistols instantly engulfed the six experts. Before the six could even