Ruthless Blackbeard, Amaterasu
The ground battle is progressing steadily and relentlessly, while the aerial duel is about to end decisively.
With no way forward or backward, Blackbeard stood amidst the raging winds and clouds. Ahead lay the inescapable trap of the four powerful Mangekyo Sharingan users, and behind him, the ground forces were in complete disarray. The obsession in his heart to abandon everything and break through alone had taken root and was waiting for the last moment to erupt decisively.
High-altitude warfare raged, violent air currents tore through the sky, and the entire desolate island and its surrounding waters were locked in place by a thick aura of killing intent.
After a long and arduous battle, Blackbeard's physical strength, Devil Fruit resistance, and mental and physical will were already on the verge of exhaustion.
In contrast, the top-tier members of the Uchiha Night Owl Guard maintained a relentless and persistent offensive, pressing forward step by step without showing any signs of weakness.
Blackbeard was perfectly clear-headed: the battle was completely over, and all his subordinates would perish one by one in this siege.
On the flank of the battlefield, Van Augur was the first to fall.
Hidden amidst the smoke and fire, he poured his life's sniping skills into repeatedly fine-tuning his angles and locking onto weaknesses, attempting to turn the tide with long-range sniping.
However, in the face of the absolute insight of the Mangekyō Sharingan, all stealth, movement, and ballistic trajectories are completely exposed.
Night Owl Guard darted forward in Body Flicker Technique, cutting off his fatal gap in reloading and charging up, and the attack combining Dōjutsu and Ninjutsu crashed to the ground.
Van Augur didn't even have time to feel fear before he was instantly killed; the Blackbeard Pirates's chief sniper fell on the spot.
At the same instant, Basque Chote's last stand came to an end.
Fueled by alcohol, he unleashed his brute force, frantically detonating the liquor and gunpowder, causing a conflagration of Kakkō and shockwaves as he attempted to break through.
However, the Night Owl Guard' offense and defense were seamlessly coordinated, accurately avoiding all the ferocious attacks and locking down his weaknesses.
Several Ninjutsu converged and crushed him simultaneously, instantly tearing apart all defenses. Basque Jot fell to the ground, dying in battle.
Two key executives died suddenly, two muffled thuds reaching his ears. Blackbeard's mind sank, anger and panic swirling wildly, but he forcefully suppressed them.
He saw it clearly: the encirclement of the four Mangekyo Sharingan experts was impenetrable, and every second the stalemate lasted, the probability of death increased dramatically.
Continuing to fight and hold out will only lead to certain death.
Extreme circumstances force out the most ruthless will to survive.
Blackbeard's eyes flashed with ferocity. He abandoned all balance between offense and defense, completely relinquishing his physical defenses, and poured all the brute force of the Titan Giant's body and the devouring power of the Dark-Dark Fruit into his fists.
His body was surrounded by a violent, swirling black vortex that tore at the surrounding space, causing it to tremble violently. He only wanted to break the formation with one punch, and he was willing to expose all his fatal weaknesses.
"Get out of my way!!"
With a roar that shattered the airflow, Blackbeard unleashed his full brute force, slamming it down on the Yashiro's Susanoo!
A deafening roar echoed across the sky, the deep blue skeleton trembled violently, and the outer Chakra barrier cracked and shattered instantly.
Caught off guard, the Yashiro was sent flying backward by the overwhelming force, and the seemingly impregnable encirclement was torn open with a fleeting gap.
The moment the formation is broken, all the fatal weaknesses are exposed. The price of abandoning defense is to lay bare a fatal flaw before the opponent.
Tekka's speed in detecting weaknesses was almost reflexive.
Having kept a close eye on the battle, he instantly seized Blackbeard's opening and launched a Setsuna attack.
The crimson Semi-Complete Susanoo from the ground, its scarlet skeleton forming sharp bone blades. Its fierce blade momentum locked onto Blackbeard's left shoulder, and without the slightest hesitation, it decisively slashed down from above!
Laugh--!!
The ear-piercing sound of flesh being torn apart rang out in the sky, a truly terrifying experience.
The extreme sharpness of Susanoo's blade nearly severed Blackbeard's entire left arm at the shoulder, tearing apart tendons and bones, and tearing flesh outwards, leaving him with a horrifying injury.
In the critical moment, the Dark-Dark Fruit activated its ability on its own, frantically absorbing and buffering the deadly power of the slash, managing to keep the severed arm from leaving the body.
The excruciating pain, though penetrating to the bone marrow, still swept through the entire body along the nerve pathways, causing every inch of flesh to tremble wildly.
"Aaaaaah--!!"
A heart-wrenching scream pierced his throat, Blackbeard's body trembled violently, cold sweat poured from his forehead, and his face turned ashen.
The extreme pain nearly broke his mind, but the ruthless nature of a tyrant was fully revealed at this moment.
He endured the excruciating pain without pausing for a moment, using the immense impact of the slash to retreat rapidly, his explosive power instantly breaking free from the encirclement.
At that moment, he had no other thought but to flee for his life.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Two sharp shouts pierced the air.
Two Night Owl Guard immediately accelerated their pursuit, while several team members who had just finished their fight simultaneously changed positions, closing in from all sides and locking down the enemy step by step. They were about to complete their formation and block all escape routes once again.
The pursuers were closing in, and the deadly situation reappeared in an instant.
In a desperate situation, Blackbeard completely severed all ties between lord and subject, revealing his cold and ruthless nature.
He caught a glimpse of the panicked Avaro Pizarro beside him out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly reached out with his large hand, precisely locking the back of the other man's collar and lifting him up into the air.
"Teach! You're insane! Let me go!!" Pizarro's pupils shrank, and he roared in horror, his face filled with disbelief.
He could never believe, even in his dying breath, that the captain he had served for so many years would use him as a scapegoat.
Blackbeard remained silent, his eyes filled with icy killing intent. With a sudden burst of strength, he used Pizarro as a living shield and hurled him at Tekka and Yashiro, who were in pursuit.
Pizarro lost his balance in the air, not even having time to activate his abilities.
With a flash of cold light, the Yashiro's Susanoo blade pierced through the air, slicing through the air in two.
The short scream abruptly stopped, blood and bits of flesh rained down on the sky, and Avaro Pizarro fell instantly.
Shiryu of the Rain, who was lurking nearby and waiting for his chance to escape, witnessed this cold-blooded scene.
A profound sense of despair instantly overwhelmed my mind.
He had seen countless life-and-death situations and spent half his life in battle, but he had never felt such fear. Even senior core cadres could be casually discarded; he himself had no chance of escaping.
His last shred of hope crumbled completely, and he turned and fled at full speed, disregarding everything else.
Taki had been keeping a close watch on his every move, noticing even the slightest flaw.
Taking advantage of Shiryu's momentary lapse in concentration and loss of balance, the Mangekyo Sharingan rapidly spun, and his exclusive Dōjutsu, Tagitsuhime, was unleashed instantly.
An invisible force invaded his body, forcibly disrupting his bodily fluids and blood, and an extreme feeling of internal suffocation suddenly enveloped his entire body, locking him in his breathing and movements.
Shiryu of the Rain gritted his teeth and exhausted all his willpower, barely managing to break free from the restraints for a moment. But before his feet even touched the ground, Taki's layered Genjutsu crushed him once more, instantly locking his mind and body, pinning him to the air, and turning him into a lamb to the slaughter.
The moment of truth had arrived, and Yan, the Night Owl Guard who had been locked in a fierce battle with the enemy, suddenly made his move.
Yan is silent and decisive, specializing in Fire Release and Kagutsuchi, forming a perfect complementary force with Taki, who specializes in Water and Lightning Release.
His Mangekyo Sharingan eyes blazed crimson, the lines swirling rapidly, and he uttered a chilling, low shout, "Amaterasu!"