The Uncrowned King

"No, no, no... If you're not going to hold me back, then we can try working together."

Bullet thought for a moment. "I know you, the prison breaker, Blackbeard Teach."

"Then this will be easy," Blackbeard said.

"Captain, we can't work with him." Van Augur moved closer to Blackbeard, his expression shifting uncertainly.

Blackbeard gestured for him to stay quiet.

Bullet was incredibly powerful. With Shiryu's fate still unknown, Blackbeard believed it would be best to recruit more strong fighters.

Otherwise, against those four monsters on the sea, he would have no chance of becoming one of the Four Emperors.

At the very least, that was true with his current strength.

"Hahahaha! A weakling like you dares suggest cooperation? What a joke!" Bullet mocked him without mercy.

"Is that so?" Blackbeard asked.

His gaze gradually turned serious, no longer carrying the ingratiating look from before.

Bullet shrugged. "It is."

"Dark Arrow!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Blackbeard slapped a hand upward, and black mist immediately appeared above his head, spreading downward layer by layer.

It gradually surrounded them, blocking the disorienting fog outside.

"Hm?" Bullet murmured in confusion.

Even his Observation Haki could barely detect what was happening beyond the black mist. It seemed capable of obstructing Observation Haki.

"This is getting interesting."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Several arrows shot out from the darkness, catching them off guard.

But Bullet shattered every one of them.

"Is that all you can do, Blackbeard?"

"The strength of the Fifth Emperor of the Sea is far too lacking compared to the other four Emperors!"

Bullet continued to tear into Blackbeard. Though the taunts enraged him, Blackbeard did not deny his own weakness.

"That's why I invited you to work with us!"

Bang!

Bullet's fist smashed into Blackbeard's nose bridge, sending his body flying backward.

Then Bullet