The battle at Marineford continued. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the two figures in the field.
Darkness and tremors intertwined and twisted together, sending countless hearts racing.
Clearly, Marshall D. Teach had gained the upper hand for now. River was injured, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. This sight surpassed anything they had seen in his previous battles.
Because they could all see that River, the supposedly undying monster, was not healing from his wounds this time.
"Has he reached his limit?"
"No, Blackbeard's ability must be countering River!"
"That guy has two powers. It's beyond belief!"
Even the Marines looked grim at that moment. An ability that could counter Devil Fruit powers was undoubtedly terrifying. It meant that every ability user faced an inherent disadvantage against Blackbeard.
Suddenly, their expressions froze again, their eyes filling with disbelief.
"Y-you've got to be kidding!"
"H-how does River have it too?"
They witnessed a scene that left them speechless. River, pulled toward Blackbeard by his left hand and visibly stiff, raised his own left hand.
Humm!
Darkness-pure darkness-emerged from his left hand, forming a vortex.
Then he reached out with that hand and seized Marshall D. Teach.
"What?"
Blackbeard shuddered. The darkness rippling around him stopped, and his pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He had never expected this. His opponent possessed the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit too, and had suppressed his ability.
At the same moment, River raised his knee and drove it brutally into his abdomen.
Bam!
Ferocious force blasted through his body and shot into the sky.
Marshall D. Teach shuddered all over and staggered several steps back. He doubled over and spat out a mouthful of blood.
That knee strike had smashed his large intestine, small intestine, prostate, and everything else in his abdomen