Werther knew Blackbeard had sensed his position, but it did not matter much.
His figure flickered, and he vanished from Blackbeard's and Doc Q's sight again.
Just now, Werther had discovered a weakness in Shadowless: whenever he attacked an enemy, it could no longer shield him from Observation Haki.
In a one-on-one fight, that would not matter much. But when his enemy had help, the weakness became obvious.
Still, Werther was fast. As long as his enemies did not stay close together, it would not be a major problem.
Jesus Burgess's death was hard for Blackbeard and Doc Q to accept.
It was not because Burgess was their companion or because they could not bear losing him. It was because he had died so easily.
In the New World, Burgess was a Great Pirate by any measure. Yet the battle had barely begun before Werther cut him down.
"Doc Q, watch out for that guy. Get over here."
Even as Blackbeard spoke, he started moving toward Doc Q.
Werther circled Doc Q, silently counting the seconds.
Twenty seconds remained. Killing Burgess and evading Blackbeard's attack had taken him ten seconds in all.
In the next twenty seconds, Werther had to do everything he could to finish Doc Q, even if it cost him.
Blackbeard was already somewhat stronger than him. If Blackbeard and Doc Q surrounded him, he would be in danger.
If he could kill Doc Q quickly, his level-20 Swordsmanship would give him at least a thirty percent chance of winning against Blackbeard. Victory was far from certain, but it was possible.
Blackbeard was powerful, but Werther had ways to counter him.
Blackbeard's strength came from the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and his formidable hand-to-hand combat.
Werther was not worried about the Dark-Dark Fruit. It could not