The Strongest Ability User and the World's Greatest Swordsman!

A huge black cloak concealed the bodies of Teach and Ochoku.

The darkness that had blanketed the entire battlefield slowly receded as well, until only an area of a dozen or so square meters remained, centered around Blackbeard and Ochoku.

The pirates had already experienced the oppressive feeling that darkness brought them. When their feet had sunk into it earlier, that sense of being unable to break free was something they had no desire to experience a second time.

For now, they could only stare blankly at Ochoku and Teach beneath the black cloak, not daring to make any rash moves.

No one knew what Teach intended to do to Ochoku. Intimidated by the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the pirates could only stand at the side, not daring to approach.

"Hey, Mr. Kuzan."

"Something unexpected happened over here."

The sudden change on the battlefield made Aramaki abandon his original plan of fighting Ochoku head-on and seizing the initiative. He could still distinguish priorities and knew what needed to be done under what circumstances.

Blackbeard Teach's sudden appearance had clearly shattered the New Marines' initial assessment of the pirates' strength on Hachinosu Island.

Even a legendary pirate like Ochoku had had his arm severed in a single stroke by that suddenly appearing "fat pirate." A pirate with such power absolutely qualified as a top-tier combatant.

Yet such a top-tier combatant had not appeared in the New Marines' reports before.

To prevent unforeseen complications in the operation, Aramaki felt it would be better to maintain effective communication with the higher-ups.

If his guess was correct, that fat pirate's Devil Fruit ability could absorb other people's attacks, then release them again through some method.

Moreover, the Devil Fruit ability had an enormous range. An enemy like that was absolutely not easy to