"ROOM!"
Whoosh!
A stone instantly switched places with Whitebeard.
The next moment, the black tide surging in from all directions crashed down.
Bang!
The black tide rolled back, splashing outward like thick paint.
Everyone present stiffened at once.
Even the Five Elders in the distance were no exception.
They had never imagined that, at the very last moment, things would take such an unexpected turn.
"It's that damned brat!"
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's expression darkened as he roared furiously.
The instant he saw Whitebeard suddenly vanish, Qin Yu's figure had already flashed through Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's mind.
Yet, after calculating everything so carefully, an unforeseen complication had still arisen.
The outcome left Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's mind blank for an instant.
As everyone came back to their senses, their gazes turned in unison toward the Oro Jackson floating in the air.
"Old man, are you all right?!"
After erupting with blazing flames and forcing Moonlight Hunter Karina and the other two back, Ace was the first to lose his composure.
In Ace's eyes, Whitebeard had suffered that surprise attack and severe injury entirely because Ace had failed to stay vigilant.
At the same time, he had failed to kill Blackbeard quickly enough, which had led to this disastrous mistake.
"Ace, don't act rashly, or they'll find another opening to exploit. Don't forget, Blackbeard is a true scoundrel!" Marco grabbed Ace and stopped him, coldly sweeping his gaze around the battlefield.
He had never expected that, amid the chaotic battle, Blackbeard would use Karina's Mythical Zoan Nine-Tails Fox Fruit ability to change his appearance into a familiar face and lower their guard.
Whitebeard was injured now, and the situation was still unclear.
If Ace's recklessness caused another disaster and gave Blackbeard—or even the Five Elders—an opening to exploit, it would