"Gurarara, Sengoku, how is the strength of our Seventh Division captain!"
"Let me be your opponent next!"
Whitebeard looked at Sengoku, who was entangled by two swords, and laughed heartily.
"Hmph! The Seventh Division captain? Neither of you are getting away today! Go to Impel Down together, and Rocks along with the captains of the other divisions will be going in to keep you company soon enough!"
"Gurarara, we'll see about your strength then! Let me see if your strength has improved lately!"
With that, Whitebeard initiated Conqueror's Coating, wrapping the Ame no Murakumogiri in his hands with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki as he slashed toward Sengoku.
Sengoku showed not the slightest fear on his end either, similarly wrapping Two Types of Haki around his hands as he exchanged blows with Whitebeard.
As their attacks collided from a distance, lightning continuously sparked around the two of them, and the sky above split right open!
"The... the sky split open!"
Nearby crew members without much experience said with trembling voices.
While Lind was mentally prepared beforehand, looking at this astonishing scene, his heart still could not remain calm!
"Truly powerful!"
Lind could not help exclaiming, secretly resolving in his heart to master Conqueror's Coating-the hallmark of powerhouses-as early as possible.
Ultimately, Whitebeard still held the upper hand in their clash; Sengoku, who was currently still a Vice Admiral, perhaps already possessed Admiral-level strength.
Yet in terms of aura, compared to Sengoku as a future Admiral and Fleet Admiral, the gap was still very large.
As for Whitebeard, although he was not yet the future World's Strongest Man, as the captain of the First Division of the Rocks Pirates, he could completely be called the number two figure in the pirate faction!
Seeing that he fell at a disadvantage in the clash of Conqueror's Coating, Sengoku did not dwell on it too much, seeing as the Marines did not really mess with Conqueror's Haki much anyway.
Soon, the two landed on the island Lind had chosen in advance and began a brutal hand-to-hand brawl.
Compared to his previous close combat with Lind, Sengoku clearly unleashed more of his strength this time.
As the two collided, shockwaves continuously formed, and the entire island quickly became riddled with bullet holes and fractures.
"Air Quake!"
"Great Buddha Shockwave!"
With yet another collision of ultimate moves, a huge fissure opened right through the middle of the small island!
Lind estimated that if the two kept fighting, this island would likely break apart soon.
"Is this the strength of an Admiral-level powerhouse? Truly shocking indeed!"
Lind watched the two fight, endlessly marveling in his heart.
Come to think of it, there shouldn't be any other experts on Sengoku's ship right now. Should I...
A bold idea popped into Lind's mind.
Although it goes against morality a bit, I'm a pirate now, and the Marines opposite are enemies!
I just don't know if it will affect the battle between Whitebeard and Sengoku!
Lind continuously weighed various scenarios and finally decided to go through with it; being merciful to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.
Soon, Lind flew directly toward the opposing warship.
There was no need to use a sword; relying on powerful Telekinesis, Lind directly took control of the entire warship and the Marines aboard it.
The massive gap in strength left the opposing Marines with zero ability to resist!
"Lind!"
Sengoku, who was fighting Whitebeard, saw this scene, his eyes instantly turning bloodshot as he let out a furious roar!
"Gurarara! Well done, Lind! Sengoku, you wait to pay the ransom to buy back your subordinates!"
Whitebeard did not react particularly strongly on his end; after all, having already become a pirate, who would care about things like bullying the weak or martial virtue?
Especially since Lind had not killed anyone indiscriminately and merely captured the enemy, which for a pirate could even be considered somewhat merciful!
As Lind dragged the warship toward the direction of the pirate ship, Sengoku grew somewhat anxious.
He wanted to shake off Whitebeard quickly to rescue his subordinates.
Especially out in the vast ocean, as a Zoan Devil Fruit user, Sengoku would be in grave danger without a warship!
In the end, enduring injuries, Sengoku took Whitebeard's attack head-on, used a Great Buddha Shockwave to break away from the battlefield, and charged toward Lind.
Lind and Whitebeard had anticipated Sengoku's move, tacitly launching a pincer attack against him.
Simultaneously, relying on Telekinesis and multitasking, Lind assisted in the fight between Whitebeard and Sengoku while using his Telekinesis to transfer all the Marines from the warship onto the pirate ship!
"Knock them all out and tie them up for me! These are our future drinking funds!"
Hearing Lind's words, Whitebeard's crew members grew extremely excited. These were all Sengoku's direct subordinates, absolute Marine elites, and the Rocks Pirates rarely profited so massively at the expense of the Marines.
"Woohoo, long live Lord Lind!"
"Lord Lind is invincible!"
For the sake of money, many pirates spontaneously buttered up Lind.
"Gurarara, Sengoku, it looks like you Marines really have to pay up this time!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Sengoku, Kong, Garp, and Zephyr still don't know when they can get over here. You had better not get captured by us too!"
Whitebeard and Lind looked at Sengoku's darkened face and both chuckled.
"Hmph, pirates are pirates after all. It remains to be seen who will ultimately prevail!"
Seeing Lind's movements, Sengoku roughly guessed what Lind meant. Although his face remained dark, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems I still have some deterrent power, Sengoku thought to himself. Whitebeard and Lind don't want to suffer heavy losses or offend the Marines too much, otherwise Commander Kong is going to have a headache again.
Just like that, both sides understood each other's intentions and fought for another day with tacit understanding. Since he did not need to constantly focus on dodging Sengoku's attacks, Lind's Telekinesis actually managed to hold out.
Now it was just a matter of seeing who would speak first!
Sengoku and Whitebeard were both respectable men. Sengoku could not bring himself to threaten mutual destruction to force the other side to let him go, and Whitebeard could even less bring himself to hand over naval warships to Sengoku and let him walk away!
In the end, it was still Lind who spoke up:
"Brother Newgate, we've been fighting for over a day now. The reinforcements from the Marine side should be arriving soon!"
"It will be hard for us to take down Sengoku in a short time, so we might as well retreat! I'll hold Sengoku down in a moment, and then you take everyone else and pull back first. With my Telekinesis, I can catch up to you guys in no time!"
"Gurarara! Then we'll do as you say, Brother Lind. The Marines have really lost all their face this time!"
"Your bounty will probably double, going from three hundred million to six hundred million will be no problem at all!"
With that, Whitebeard used a Seaquake to drive Sengoku back and returned to the ship!
"Gurarara, little ones, let's go!"
After Whitebeard left, Lind quickly stepped in to take his place. Having fought a high-intensity battle for a day and a night, Sengoku was a Mythical Zoan, but his stamina had also been considerably depleted.
On the contrary, because Lind had kept using Kunpeng and Autumn to launch sneak attacks, his stamina was still at its peak.
Relying on his advantage in condition, Lind engaged Sengoku in hand-to-hand combat once again!
Sengoku obviously did not want to fight anymore either, so he matched Lind's strength and sparred with him at roughly the same level!
Just like that, the two of them put on a fake fight for over an hour, and Lind figured the time was about right!
"Hahaha! Sengoku, just stay on the island and wait nicely for rescue!"
"I'll be taking your battleship off your hands as well. Remember to have my bounty changed to 666,666,666."
"I'm off, Sengoku! Don't miss me! Hahahahaha!"
With that, Lind flew over to Sengoku's warship and began "piloting the ship through the air," speeding away with an arrogant laugh.
Watching Lind flying away through the sky while commandeering his very own warship, Sengoku was filled with furious anger, but in the end he still did not give chase.
With a dark face, he returned to the island alone to await the arrival of the Marine rescue forces.
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