I've Been Waiting for You
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Let's rewind to a few hours earlier, to the time when Marineford Ye Chen appeared.
A border town in the New World, located in the coastal waters of the country.
"Captain, just as you predicted, God has gone to Marineford."
In a tavern in the town, Blackbeard and his crew disguised themselves slightly and entered the country.
"I'd love to go to that lively place, but I have more important things to do right now."
Blackbeard gulped down a mouthful of wine, his eyes filled with malice as he watched the live video feed in the tavern lobby.
"But Captain, do you think Whitebeard will go?"
Beside him, Doc Q was, as always, on the verge of death, his face completely bloodless.
"Increasing our power is the most important thing now. Once we acquire the nation's military, generals, and technology, we will instantly have the leverage to defeat the Four Emperors."
Van Augur wiped his sniper rifle and said something.
"Okade is right, the priority is to acquire the country's technology." The Big Barrel, drunken Vasco geyser next to him let out a burp.
"There's no time to lose. Now that God has appeared in Marineford, let's go to the God's Island Divine City the capital city."
Setting down the wine jug, Catarina glared resentfully at Ye Chen in the video.
Beside him, Shiryu took a puff of his cigar, remaining unmoved.
"Captain?"
Everyone, except for Lafitte and the giant warship Sanjuan Blackbeard Pirates, is here.
"Haha, let's go!"
After finishing the last drop of wine, Blackbeard, full of ambition, gazed at the distant, dreamlike island floating in the sky.
"Be aware of your surroundings."
Burgess, cloaked, gestured to the group not to be discovered by the state.
However, they were completely unaware that they had been discovered the moment they set foot in the country's waters, and even with their Observation Haki constantly activated, they were unable to detect it.
Because of the Seastone pinhole monitor invented by Caesar, even those with Observation Haki cannot detect it.
If these surveillance cameras hadn't been so readily available, the Blackbeard Pirates' actions would likely have been completely exposed to Kalifa and the others long ago.
Ye Chen's departure from the country in the first place was a ploy to lure out the enemy.
The scene shifts back to Sakura City, where Blackbeard and his crew are now surrounded. Looking at the high-tech cannons erected around them, and the men wielding long spears with chilling auras, everyone's faces darken.
"Bang! Bang!"
One by one, figures landed, all looking at Blackbeard and his group with amusement.
"Gild Tesoro."
"Jinbe the Knight of the Sea"
"Burning Blueno."
"Wolf Jabra".
With a flash of lightning, a figure materialized in mid-air, and at the same time, space tore open beside him Rob Lucci stepped out.
"Looks like I won't be able to leave the country today."
Shiryu exhaled a puff of smoke and placed his right hand on his weapon.
Just then, a plume of smoke and sparks appeared before everyone, and at the same time, a person materialized.
With his long hair disheveled and his face still somewhat pale, Ye Chen looked down at the group of men with Blackbeard on the ground, his gaze chilling.
"God."
With ferocious expressions, Catarina, Burgess, and the Corrupt King all glared angrily at Ye Chen, wishing they could grind him to dust.
The more than ten years of hopeless imprisonment were all thanks to the person in front of me.
Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred; if it weren't for the dense barrage of artillery fire aimed at them from all sides, they would have charged forward long ago.
To Ye Chen, Catarina and her two companions were nothing but clowns, so he ignored them and focused his attention on Blackbeard.
"Haha, I never expected to be outsmarted!"
Blackbeard laughed heartily, trying to remain calm, but his body tensed up.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, but you're very good at hiding."
Standing with his hands behind his back, Ye Chen slowly descended, finally looking at Blackbeard three feet off the ground.
"Isn't it incredibly kind of God to abandon Marineford and wait for me?"
Grinning broadly, Blackbeard glanced around out of the corner of his eye.
With a cold gaze, Ye Chen stared at Blackbeard, who felt a chill run down his spine, and his laughter slowly subsided.
"Is it funny?"
Seeing Blackbeard stop laughing, a storm swept across Ye Chen, forcefully and domineeringly pressing down on everyone.
The clear blue sky suddenly darkened, with rolling black clouds flashing with scarlet lightning, unleashing a hurricane.
Their expressions changed drastically; everyone tensed up and unconsciously swallowed.
"If you want to talk, there's no need for such a grand display!" Sensing the oppressive aura of a king, Blackbeard's hands instinctively conjured darkness.
"Kill them."
Too lazy to waste words, Ye Chen gave the order.
"Whoosh"
Instantly, countless laser beams shot out, enveloping Blackbeard and his companions like a net.
"Hearts, retreat separately."
Darkness enveloped everything, but Blackbeard had no intention of fighting it head-on. Everyone knew that the soldiers of the Kingdom were renowned, especially since this was God's headquarters, where Thunder God, Death God, and the Gild Tesoro were all present.
"Boom boom boom"
Explosions continued, and everyone fled in all directions. No one considered staying to fight back, because fighting back would only lead to death.
"Damn it, what kind of weapon is this?"
A Laser shot towards him, Burgess threw a punch, only to find his fist throbbing slightly, despite being covered in Armament Haki.
"What kind of laser is this?"
Catarina drew a bloody line and cursed loudly.
These lasers aren't particularly powerful, but their penetrating force and speed are unimaginable, even more terrifying than bullets.
"Crack!"
Thunder coalesced, accompanied by a muffled groan, Van Augur transformed into a streak of light, smashing several houses along the way, leaving them lying in ruins.
With a sharp pain in his face, Van Augur wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and fled into the dust without a second thought.
"Boom boom boom"
Lightning flashed everywhere, and bolts of lightning struck down one after another, their terrifying power creating huge craters in the ground, making Van Augur's hair stand on end.
"Bang!"
Without even aiming, Van Augur fired a shot in his fleeing hand, a bullet coated in Armament Haki piercing through the sonic boom and hurtling towards Enel.
With his deep blue eyes and a disdainful expression, Enel caused the surrounding magnetic field to shift, and the bullets that were originally flying towards him stopped right in front of Enel.
He pinched Enel between two fingers and crushed him into powder.
"Very good marksmanship, just a little lacking in Armament Haki."
Like a cat playing with Nezumi, Enel lost interest because his opponent wasn't as strong as he had imagined.
On the ground, seeing that his attacks couldn't even get close to the enemy, Van Augur felt a chill run down his spine, as if a cold air had shot from his feet to the top of his head.
"You bastard, so many people didn't choose me, why did you have to? It's outrageous!"
Now Van Augur is so angry he's contemplating banging his head against a wall. You, Thunder God, are so strong, there are plenty of people in your team stronger than you, like Shiryu and Blackbeard, so why are you chasing after me?
"I don't like the look of you, how about that reason?"
He stopped in his tracks, Van Augur heart stopped, and raised his hand to fire a shot, but the shot fired five bullets.
In that brief instant, while other snipers could only fire one or two bullets, Van Augur was able to fire five, which alone demonstrates his Van Augur marksmanship.
Despite the change in the magnetic field, Enel still didn't make a move, but the five bullets stopped at his brow.