Before Blackbeard fell, the situation itself had already been extremely unfavorable.
Shiryu and the others had still been counting on Blackbeard to unleash the power of his Dark-Dark Fruit. They did not expect him to turn the tide, but at the very least, he should have opened up a path for retreat.
Instead, he had been defeated by Maud in less than ten seconds...
Once Blackbeard, their backbone, fell, Van Augur and Doc Q, who had been the first to follow Blackbeard, were immediately overcome by a despairing sense of powerlessness.
Moonfang Hunter, whom Blackbeard had brought out from the Sixth Floor of Impel Down, was not as desperate as Van Augur and Doc Q.
However, this evil woman, who had joined the Blackbeard Pirates last, had no intention of being buried alongside them.
When she saw Blackbeard dealt with in a single move by Maud, she was shocked, but had already begun thinking about how to abandon her comrades and escape alive.
Shiryu, on the other hand...
This man, who believed Blackbeard would reach the summit, still held onto a sliver of hope.
In his view, as long as they rescued Blackbeard from this place, the possibilities Blackbeard possessed would give him plenty of chances to rule the world in the future.
But the current situation was clearly too much for one man to bear, and the odds of success were even slimmer.
Tap tap--
Just as Shiryu grasped the situation and felt his heart grow heavy, Lafitte's resounding footsteps came from beside him.
"Heh heh..."
They were accompanied by Lafitte's trademark laughter.
"Former chief warden of Impel Down, Shiryu of the Rain... Both of us placed our bets on the men we valued, believing they represented the 'future.' But now it seems my judgment was superior."
Lafitte stopped