"You..."
Kizaru saw Ye Chen order the attack. He clearly meant to wipe them out. Kizaru hated Lü Zhuo, but he also regretted the absurd lengths he had just gone to.
He had knelt, kowtowed, and even called him Grandpa. He never had to do any of it. If he had wanted to escape, no one could have stopped him.
Now that Blackbeard's crew was about to be finished off, Kizaru had no intention of dying with them. Seeing how things stood, he fled.
As a Logia user with the Glint-Glint Fruit, he could escape whenever he wanted. Ye Chen had no way to stop him.
Ye Chen smashed one of Blackbeard's crew members apart with a punch and sneered. "Blackbeard, you really were blind to make a man with no loyalty like Kizaru your Vice Captain."
Blackbeard cursed inwardly. He had never expected Kizaru to abandon them and run off alone.
Ye Chen and his people cut loose, slaughtering Blackbeard's crew. They were powerless to resist, and before long, many more lay dead or wounded.
But a Tornado Storm suddenly swept in, catching Ye Chen's group off guard. Not only was Blackbeard's ship carried away, but Ye Chen's ship was also in danger. With no other choice, Ye Chen returned to his own vessel.
They finally managed to steady the Death God, but the storm raged for over half an hour. Winds howled and waves towered. The once-calm sea turned furious, as though the world were ending. When everything settled, Blackbeard and his ship were gone.
"Huh?"
Ye Chen sighed helplessly. "Was even heaven helping him? Damn it. We were so close to taking Blackbeard down."
Kuro smiled and tried to console him. "Weather at sea has always been unpredictable. Besides, men with D in their names are exceptionally