The New World.
The Sacado Sea.
This is the border area between the World Government, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates; it's a typical no-man's-land.
Many rookie pirates who have just entered the New World like to operate in these lawless, borderland waters.
On the one hand, it can avoid the navy's encirclement and suppression.
On the one hand, it won't directly enter the territorial waters of the Whitebeard Pirates or the Big Mom Pirates.
By taking advantage of the mutual distrust between the navy and the maritime emperor, they managed to survive in the cracks by playing both sides.
These rookie pirate crews often share two characteristics.
They are either arrogant and reckless.
They are either overly cautious and cunning.
The Flying Pirates are the latter; their captain, Van Bordeaux, is Paramecia Fly-Fly Devil Fruit User, whose ability allows him to fly his pirate ship.
Using this ability to fly, the Flying Pirates secretly attacked several islands within the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Asuka Island in the Sacado Sea.
This deserted island is the secret headquarters of the Flying Pirates.
Another day of great success.
The Flying Dutchman glided down from mid-air.
Van Bordeaux's Fly-Fly Fruit has a drawback: it only allows him to fly, not float or levitate, and it continuously drains the user's stamina.
Furthermore, the wings generated by the Fly-Fly Fruit can only be used on one target at a time, unlike the Float-Float Fruit which can be used on multiple targets simultaneously. This fruit is most likely a lower-level version of the Float-Float Fruit.
Just after the Flying Dutchman successfully made an emergency landing.
Van Bordeaux released his powers and was preparing to call his underlings for a banquet.
Suddenly, his Observation Haki sensed a deadly crisis.
Boom! The Azure Flame Wings soared into the sky.
"It's... it's Marco from the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Quick..."
boom!
The entire second and fourth divisions of the Whitebeard Pirates are deployed.
Thatch, Teach, Marco, and the other team members instantly leaped from the jungle on the shore onto the deck of the Flying Dutchman.
"Hahaha... Hello everyone!" Teach's claws instantly slashed open the throats of more than a dozen flying pirates.
Pfft pfft...
"Unforgivable! You will pay for your actions!" Thatch brandished his longsword, slicing several pirates in half at the waist.
"Kill!"
Meanwhile, Van Bordeaux, who was already using his abilities, exerted all his strength to speed along the surface of the sea.
However, Marco came here specifically to deal with him.
Although the Fly-Fly Fruit extremely high flight speed, Van Bordeaux's stamina is now severely depleted after his previous exertions.
Faced with Marco's relentless pursuit, Van Bordeaux was filled with regret and fear, after all, he knew the rules of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Half an hour later, exhausted Van Bordeaux was slammed into the sea by Marco, who was closing in.
Watching Van Bordeaux sink into the sea, Marco didn't go back immediately, but continued to circle in mid-air for half an hour.
Just as Marco was about to leave, he spotted a floating airbag several kilometers out to sea.
"How cunning."
Van Bordeaux, who was quickly soaked and exhausted, was pulled out by Marco and handcuffed with handcuffs embedded in Seastone.
Looking at the pieces of driftwood hidden in the man's clothes, it's clear that he used these special pieces of driftwood to float up from the seabed at regular intervals.
These driftwood pieces are an essential aid for many pirate crews during their voyage from Fish-Man Island.
Half an hour later.
Marco took the half-dead Van Bordeaux back to Asuka Island.
On the Flying Dutchman, the battle was over, and the entire Flying Pirates had been slaughtered.
" Marco, I thought you wouldn't be able to catch this bastard," Thatch joked, holding up a small box.
"Hahaha... As expected of Captain Marco." Teach chuckled and complimented Marco.
Thatch turned to look at the half-dead Van Bordeaux, and sneered viciously, "You're really unlucky! Next, we'll take you to those islands you've raided and cut your flesh off piece by piece."
"Cough cough, please, please spare me! I'm willing to give you all my treasures!" Van Bordeaux pleaded, tears streaming down his face.
"Too late." Thatch laughed sarcastically. "Look at this!"
After saying that, he picked up the small box.
Upon seeing the small box, Van Bordeaux's expression changed. "Did that bastard Zide tell you?"
"Hahaha!" Thatch burst into laughter.
Marco tossed Van Bordo to his teammates. "Keep an eye on him, he's a sacrifice."
"Yes."
At that very moment.
The other team members were very curious about the small box in Thatch's hand and started to tease him.
Thatch, caught off guard, opened the small box, revealing a purple Devil Fruit inside.
"Huh? It's Devil Fruit!"
"But what kind of ability is this?"
"Haha, it's not some kind of poop-fruit, is it?"
Thatch examined the fruit closely. "I'll go back and check what kind of fruit it is. If it's suitable, I'll eat it; if not, I'll sell it."
However, a hint of greed and surprise flashed in Teach's eyes, but he quickly concealed his emotions and approached Thatch and Marco with a smile.
"Captain Marco, to celebrate defeating the enemy and finding the Devil Fruit with Thatch, why don't we have a party here tonight!"
Marco checked the time; it was already close to evening, and tonight wasn't a good time to return, so he agreed to Teach's suggestion.
"That's fine, anyway, there's plenty of food on the island that we can't take back."
"Hahaha, Captain Thatch, let's drink until we drop tonight!"
"No problem." Thatch was unaware of the malice brewing within Teach.
The night was dark, with a bright moon and few stars.
Everyone was completely drunk, leaving only a dozen or so team members on night watch.
Teach helped the tipsy Thatch towards the cabin where they would rest.
Once inside the cabin, he saw the small box under the bed, Teach's eyes gleamed with greed.
He looked at the drunken Thatch, instantly pulled out a dagger, covered Thatch's mouth, plunged the dagger into his heart, and stabbed him five or six times in succession.
He ignored Thatch's unseeing, lifeless gaze.
Teach quickly took out the small box, and when he saw the Dark-Dark Fruit inside, his body trembled with excitement. Without hesitation, he swallowed the entire fruit.
After gaining the ability, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he still made up his mind.
Taking advantage of the cover of night.
Teach arrived at the hatch where Marco was resting.
I knocked on the door.
"Hmm?" Marco opened the hatch sleepily, saw Teach, and asked curiously, " Teach, what's up?"
"Captain Marco..."
The next second, Teach instantly activated his ability and grabbed Marco by the neck.
Marco was horrified, but it was too late.
In an instant, Marco's neck was snapped by Teach, Teach continued to use his ability to tightly bind the information body of the Phoenix Fruit before swallowing it into his own body.
Teach obtained the Phoenix Fruit, and then he sucked Marco's corpse into the black hole space.
Immediately afterwards, all the Whitebeard Pirates members on the island and on the ship were brutally killed by Teach.
"Captain Teach, you truly impress me!" Van Bordeaux, who had been released by Teach, had a look of relief at surviving a disaster, but also of fear of Teach.
"Hahaha... Let's go! The times need our Blackbeard Pirates!"
The Flying Dutchman soared into the sky.