Everyone Had Underestimated Him

"Teach!"

"If you don't hurry up."

"We might as well disband right here."

Shiryu of the Rain could not help but complain.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Bang!

Then.

Kaido, in his human-beast form and coated in Conqueror's Haki, swung his spiked club straight at Shiryu of the Rain.

In an instant.

Shiryu of the Rain was sent flying.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Blackbeard!"

"I'm coming to kill you!"

Kaido laughed as he pressed forward, closing in on the black cloth covering Whitebeard and Blackbeard Teach.

Then.

In an instant.

There seemed to be a stir beneath the black cloth.

Immediately after.

Just as Kaido was about to strike with his spiked club.

Countless masses of Dark Matter surged from the ground beneath the black cloth, covering the entire area in a single breath.

"What's going on?"

Standing amid the black substance, Kaido felt as though his feet were no longer under his control, and they began to sway.

Moreover, Kaido's massive body seemed to have sunk into a swamp.

It was not just Kaido. Everyone in the area was affected, including Sengoku and Garp.

"What is this?!"

"Isn't this Blackbeard Teach's power?"

Though Garp was curious, he recognized at once that this was the Dark Matter released by the Dark-Dark Fruit power. Not long ago, Blackbeard had used this very power against Whitebeard.

"Oh?"

"The captain succeeded?"

"Then we need to get out of here quickly. If the captain starts acting recklessly, we'll be caught up in it too."

Lafitte of the Blackbeard Pirates immediately understood what had happened. He revealed a confident smile and began directing the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates to retreat.

Once the other members saw the Dark Matter appear, they naturally understood what had happened as well. They all smiled in relief and began leaving