Was Blackbeard strong?
At least for now, Blackbeard definitely couldn't be called weak.
He looked comical and seemed arrogant, yet in the original story, Whitebeard had beaten him to the ground with ease.
He had even been sent rolling across the ground by Ace's flames.
But.
Blackbeard had gotten back up again and again.
Blackbeard wasn't Monkey D. Luffy. Without the protagonist's halo, he couldn't do sit-ups infinitely.
Although the Dark-Dark Fruit's ability was ridiculously powerful, it still needed a powerful body as its foundation.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to use the ability to absorb damage.
It was just that...
In front of Victor, Blackbeard really was far too 'weak.'
Although Blackbeard's body was very strong, his attack power was too 'weak.'
Without the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to increase his destructive power, he could do nothing but take a beating in front of Victor.
Especially after Titan Awakening!
Victor's speed, strength, and recovery ability couldn't be described merely as having increased 'greatly.'
Ace had pursued Blackbeard all the way.
Suddenly, Ace noticed that Blackbeard had 'stopped moving,' and that the Vivre Card had shriveled.
Although it was extremely unusual, Ace still quickly tracked down Blackbeard's location.
At that moment, Ace saw Blackbeard lying on the ground, completely motionless.
Blackbeard's face was covered in blood, and wounds were spread across his body.
Aside from the slashes, blood was constantly seeping from his skin as well.
He seemed to have suffered severe internal injuries.
What had happened?!
Looking at Blackbeard, who was on the verge of death and seemed as though he could stop breathing at any moment, Ace's anger suddenly vanished.
At that moment, Ace heard the sound of a lighter.
Ace looked toward the sound and saw a man behind a tree.
A white Marine cloak!
A Marine!
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