The beam of light that Kizaru had transformed into shot straight toward the town beside the Marine Headquarters after blasting Blackbeard away.
Boom--!
The beam pierced through seven or eight buildings in succession, triggering a series of violent explosions.
Blackbeard's burly body crashed heavily to the ground from midair, rolling more than ten meters along the ground before finally coming to a stop.
"Ahh, it hurts like hell...!!!"
Blood covered the area around Blackbeard's mouth. As he screamed, he clutched his stomach and rolled back and forth on the ground.
His hurried defense had saved him from being pierced through by the beam, but he had still taken the full force of the impact carried by it.
That single blow had injured him badly.
To anyone unaware of the circumstances, Blackbeard's performance of rolling across the ground and screaming at the top of his lungs might have looked like he had just suffered some inhuman torture.
But in reality, it was because Blackbeard possessed a constitution that reflected twice the pain back onto him.
His unbearable display was only human nature under the circumstances.
In contrast, while his special constitution came with that drawback, it also brought Blackbeard advantages that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
He did not need to sleep and could still maintain abundant energy. This meant he had at least one-third more time than other people.
His strange bodily structure also allowed his body to contain multiple Devil Fruit abilities.
After recovering somewhat, Blackbeard finally stopped screaming. He lay on his back and gasped for breath.
"Damn you, Bagard. Maud!!!"
Blackbeard's face twisted viciously, and his voice sounded as though it had been squeezed out from between his teeth.
During those brief seconds of screaming, he had already cursed Maud thoroughly in his heart.
"One day, I'll