It turned out that, with his powerful Observation Haki, he had keenly detected where Moke was about to appear.
"This is bad!" Blackbeard's expression instantly turned extremely grave, and a fine layer of sweat even beaded on his forehead.
In the blink of an eye, Blackbeard's body blurred, and he completed his transformation—his entire body was covered in black fur, with enormous wings spreading from his back as his beastman form appeared before everyone.
As he forcefully flapped his wings, a fierce gale suddenly arose, kicking up dust that filled the sky.
The next moment, he shot straight into the heavens like a cannonball. His flying speed was beyond imagination, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
Yet at that moment, Moke refused to be outdone. With a sweep of his arm, he shouted, "Dual Ability—Dark Water!"
In an instant, a deep, bottomless black hole appeared out of thin air in his palm, radiating an incomparably powerful attraction.
Blackbeard, high in the air a hundred meters above, immediately felt an overwhelming force surging toward him. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.
That terrifying suction was like an invisible giant hand gripping him tightly, abruptly halting Blackbeard's constantly rising body and reducing his speed to zero.
Not only that, but due to inertia, Blackbeard began plummeting downward at a startling acceleration.
Seeing the situation turn dire, Blackbeard gritted his teeth and used every ounce of strength to steady himself, but it was all in vain.
Amid a shrill scraping sound, Blackbeard finally crashed heavily onto the hard ground, throwing up a cloud of dust.
At the same time, Moke seized the opportunity to close in. His right hand clenched into a fist as he launched a savage punch with thunderous force. The surrounding air seemed to rip apart, producing sharp shrieks as