A Terrified Blackbeard: A Single Strike Almost Killed Burgess?!

People in the Pirate World were basically all very distinctive.

Just listening to the laughter, Lynn figured this person had to be some character he knew, though he could not place him for a moment.

At that moment, the masked Burgess swung his fists, sending the royal guards retreating step by step, completely unable to block him from charging right in front of the Celestial Dragon Lynn.

"We're finished! We're finished!"

Facing such a ferocious brute, even the king did not dare to step up and block him, exposing his cowardly nature as he muttered endlessly, imagining the tragic state of the kingdom if anything happened to the Celestial Dragon.

Yet at that very moment.

Lynn could not think of it off the top of his head either, yet this fellow was jumping around right in front of him and wasting time.

"It's my time to shine... Zehahaha!"

Blackbeard Teach was hiding off to the side, preparing to make his move and stage a heroic scene to save the Celestial Dragon.

Yet how could the result possibly compare to a single thought from Lynn?

Before Blackbeard could even show himself, the Droplet floating behind Lynn stirred without the slightest ripple and directly vanished from where it stood.

"Wehahaha, time to die, Celestial Dragon!"

Burgess was about to continue his clumsy performance, his voice barely trailing off.

Suddenly, a black shadow came hurtling in at a super-fast speed that was hard to capture with the naked eye!

He clearly saw it, but simply could not react in time!

Bang!

The round head of the Droplet slammed into Burgess's head and chest!

Burgess was instantly struck by a massive force, his eyes rolling back as he lost consciousness on the spot, bleeding from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth! His entire figure even gave the impression of his head dragging his body as he went flying backward into the distance!

"This!"

"Whoa!"

The citizens in the plaza snapped out of their terror, then became deeply shocked by the scene before them.

Although they did not know what that droplet-shaped object behind the Celestial Dragon was, nor did they see how it struck that assassin, the Droplet stopped right there after the impact, and everyone recognized it as the thing behind Lynn.

That assassin was very strong, holding off a large crowd of royal guards and easily swatting them away, yet this droplet-shaped thing had easily knocked the assassin flying, and the sprayed blood could still be seen in the air!

"No!"

Blackbeard Teach's about-to-hustle-outward movement froze, his eyes widening as he swallowed hard and let out a frantic roar in his heart.

What on earth was going on?!

What was up with that thing, sending Burgess flying with a single hit!?

Teach was extremely startled, surprised, and even somewhat shocked; this fighting champion Burgess he had tracked down was not just some nobody.

"Right, right, Burgess..."

The unexpected happened, and after freezing for a good long while, a shocked Teach finally snapped back to his senses, immediately turning around and giving chase in the direction Burgess had been sent flying.

Of course, any plans of making an appearance in front of Lynn were things he no longer dared to entertain.

Lynn did not toss the masked Burgess aside, nor did he care to pay any more attention to these nobodies. Glancing back at the king, he strode onward toward the palace.

It was as if nothing had just happened.

The king, left shaken in place, found himself staring straight into Lynn's gaze, his heart turning cold and bitter.

He had almost—he had almost caused a disaster for the entire kingdom, and he had undoubtedly left an extremely poor impression in front of the Celestial Dragon now. But with no other choice, he could only hurry to catch up to Lynn, serving him like a dog in front of the Celestial Dragon.

Lynn had no intention of bickering about it, nor did he take it to heart. He would leave right after eating, completely indifferent to the assassin who had just appeared.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the Kingdom Island.

Blackbeard Teach caught up to the sent-flying Burgess. Having crashed through goodness knows how many trees and rocks before coming to a stop, Burgess lay on the ground at death's door.

Unconscious with his eyes open, taking in breaths far fewer than the ones he let out, he was about to kick the bucket...

"Dammit, this is the first mate I found..."

Blackbeard Teach cursed irritably in annoyance, his eyes turning solemn as he reached out and activated the power of the Yami Yami no Mi: Devour!

He was not going to devour Burgess; rather, Teach was performing precise manipulation to absorb the injuries Burgess had sustained!

It would have been fine if he hadn'Golden Divine Punishment absorbed them, but the moment he started, Blackbeard Teach's internal curses choked off in his throat as the mist-like energy in his hand, seemingly possessed of a life of its own, continuously devoured and absorbed the damage.

"A single strike! A mere single strike was all it took to almost cost Burgess his life!"

Though he had not died on the spot, Teach knew that without his rapid absorption of the damage, Burgess certainly would have been dead for sure!

What on earth was the origin of that droplet-shaped object? It was definitely not a living creature, a fact Teach could still tell.

Yet if it wasn'Golden Divine Punishment a living thing, could it have been manufactured—could they manufacture such a powerful autonomous weapon with such ferocious offensive might?! This kind of destructive power was absolutely at the admiral level, even fiercer than an admiral?!

He could hardly believe it. Blackbeard Teach's expression darkened to the extreme, clearly thinking of many bad omens. If such an object could be manufactured, it was very likely Vegapunk's new invention!

"Cap... Captain!"

At that moment, Burgess woke up, sobbing in terror to Blackbeard Teach.

He knew he had almost died. When the Droplet slammed into him just now, let alone resisting, Burgess felt as though his soul had flown off to the netherworld before he was even hit.

It was utterly unstoppable!

"You've had enough! Burgess, we're leaving, getting far away from here!"

The moment Blackbeard Teach saw him wake up, he let out a sigh of relief. Then, paying no heed to how much of Burgess's injuries remained or whether he had any strength left, he grabbed him and prepared to run.

This Celestial Dragon was completely different from other Celestial Dragons. He might even be one of those Gorosei types!

Otherwise, how could there be such a formidable gadget by his side?

Until he had sufficient strength in the future, he would give both that droplet-shaped gadget and this Celestial Dragon a wide berth, and he had better make a run for it right now too—what if that Celestial Dragon sent someone to investigate and things went south!

Burgess was scared out of his wits, caring even less about his aching body. Dragged along by Blackbeard, he scrambled away on legs that ran wild, blood still dripping and flinging from one of his nostrils...

On the waters not far from the entrance to the New World.

A brilliantly lit, neon-shining huge island carried on with its performances just like always.

Looking closely, this massive island wasn'Golden Divine Punishment actually a fixed patch of land, but a gigantic castle walking upon the sea!

This was the world-famous, renowned city of gold and sinkhole for money: Gran Tesoro!

Meanwhile, in the luxurious hall atop the tallest building in the city, Gild Tesoro was sitting in the middle seat, wearing a light purplish-pink suit with gold accessories hanging from his hands and body, half-reclining in a comfortable posture as he listened to his subordinates report the harvested news.

"What? Such a thing actually happened in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise? Hahahaha... Two Celestial Dragons beating each other up, truly amusing! Laugh, all of you, laugh out loud!!"