That's not you!
Is he still alive?
"The man Roger is waiting for is definitely not you, Teach!"
"Starting from the distant past, it has been passed down and inherited from generation to generation, and one day in the future, someone will shoulder that history of hundreds of years and challenge the world!"
Sengoku! Your World Government has always feared the massive war that will inevitably erupt one day and engulf the entire world. Although I have no interest, the world will be turned upside down when someone discovers those treasures. That day will surely come!
"ONE PIECE! is real!"
Blackbeard and his crew only stopped attacking after emptying all the bullets in their guns. In their eyes, even if Whitebeard were a god descending to earth, he wouldn't survive!
They had barely breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Whitebeard speak. His words were powerful and resonant, a testament to his burning of the last vestiges of his life force—a legendary final burst of energy before Whitebeard!
Even if he were to die, he would still strive to advance the world like Roger. All of Whitebeard's words were broadcast worldwide by Buggy's Den Den Mushi, causing a massive sensation, no less than the tsunami caused by Pirate King Roger, when he said he had buried his treasure somewhere!
"You bastard!"
Sengoku's face was ashen. This public execution was meant to deter pirates and those who wanted to become pirates, but now it had turned into this mess.
The Five Elders achieved their goal, but his plan failed. The outcome was the same as when Roger was executed, which had the opposite effect. He wanted to curse Whitebeard a few times.
After saying these words, Whitebeard closed his eyes, stood there with his naginata in his hand, and died completely. The countless wounds on his body told of the intensity of the battle just now, and the large amount of blood scattered at his feet highlighted Whitebeard's tragic heroism. Whitebeard used the last leg of his life to save Ace, and he left this world with a sense of relief!
" Pops!..."
" Pops!..."
The Whitebeard closed his eyes, and his sons wept uncontrollably. Their benefactor and Pops, who had protected them, had left them forever. From now on, they would be children without a home!
"Hahaha! You're really tenacious! Are you finally dead?!"
"So far, everything is progressing smoothly as planned. So, Captain?"
"Hahaha! Alright, let's begin!"
"What are those guys up to now?"
"What is that Teach guy planning to do to my dead Pops?"
"Hahaha! I'll show you right now, the best performance that will terrify the whole world!"
What is that black cloth?
"Hey! Whitebeard is a thing of the past, there's no need to desecrate his remains!"
"Boom!"
Seeing that Whitebeard was finally dead, Blackbeard was overjoyed. Reminded by Lafitte, he finally began his plan, and the others immediately took out a large black cloth and covered Whitebeard with it.
But just as Blackbeard finished his declaration and was about to enter the black cloth, a figure blocked his way. Upon closer inspection, he recognized the person as Vick, the Shichibukai who had been standing on the other side of the giant rift.
If there's one person he fears most among the Shichibukai, it's Vic. After all, Vick has a record of defeating the Four Emperors. Today, he truly witnessed the terror of the Emperor of the Sea. Even his dying Pops almost took him away. Just how strong must a healthy and strong Four Emperors be?
So when he saw Vic appear, his heart was in his throat. Hearing Vic's words, his heart sank even further. He had schemed so much; now was the perfect time to reap the rewards. And now he was being told not to? Was that even possible?
Even if you've defeated the Four Emperors, it won't work. He immediately wanted to call his brothers to fight side by side, but before he could even speak, the other party seemed to have anticipated his thoughts and directly unleashed Thunder Punishment. He felt excruciating pain all over his body, and his consciousness became increasingly hazy. His internal organs felt like they were being burned by fire, and he uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood.
Vic's Thunder Punishment weren't just one, but Blackbeard could only feel the lightning hitting him; he had no time to pay attention to the others.
Vic unleashed a lightning bolt on each Blackbeard Pirates, and the others fared much better than Blackbeard, some even worse. However, not everyone possesses Blackbeard's strength.
Although Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit has the ability to absorb and neutralize fruit powers, Vic's Thunder Punishment came too fast. They couldn't react at all, and the entire Blackbeard Pirates was lying on the ground. Even the black cloth covering Whitebeard was ignited and burned by the lightning.
"It's Thunder God!"
" Vic!"
" Mr. Vic!"
"Uncle Vic!"
" Vic!"
Vic's intervention greatly grateful the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. Although their Pops, Whitebeard, was dead, they couldn't allow Teach and his gang to desecrate Pops remains. However, they were powerless to stop them. Now that Vic had stepped in, they were naturally overwhelmed with gratitude.
" Thunder God Vic! I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Do you think you can take on my entire pirate crew by yourself?"
Blackbeard struggled to his feet, glanced at Whitebeard's corpse behind Vic, and said urgently, his voice trembling with fear, that even though his Dark-Dark Fruit had the ability to absorb the Guide to Law the bodies of recently deceased Devil Fruit users, it was still time-limited. Once the Guide to Law dissipated, no matter how hard he tried, it would be useless.
So when he saw Vic blocking his way, he was really anxious. He had been by Whitebeard's side for decades, and he knew better than anyone how powerful the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. It was the ability he wanted most besides the Dark-Dark Fruit.
"Oh! Really? Then let's give it a try!"
Vic wasn't particularly concerned about Blackbeard's threat. Even the elderly Sengoku could defeat Blackbeard's crew when they had just acquired the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, so Blackbeard, who hadn't yet obtained his Devil Fruit power, was even less of a match for Vic.
"My Dark-Dark Fruit can counter all Devil Fruit abilities. Without your lightning power, what will you use to fight us? Black Hole!"
Blackbeard considered himself to be quite Haki in both physical combat and Haki, but it was only because Vic's Logia lightning ability was too abnormal that they suffered a great loss earlier. Although they were all injured, they have all recovered now.
If he were to use the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, Vic, without his fruit power, would be no match for their group. So he immediately used the Black Hole, releasing a large amount of dark matter to envelop Vic, trying to suppress Vic's fruit power.
"It's just a skill. If I can't use it, I won't use it. I'm not that dependent on skills."
Vic also knows a bit about the Dark-Dark Fruit. To put it simply, it's similar to a black hole, using the powerful gravity of a black hole to devour anything tainted by darkness. Taking over the fruit's power is also an effect of gravity.
The same principle Guide to Law suppressing the Devil Fruit abilities of other Devil Fruit users: using gravity to bind the laws within the user's body, preventing them from activating their Devil Fruit powers.
The Dark-Dark Fruit is the various applications of black holes and gravity, while Vic's Law of Thunder have already broken through to the God Realm. The Guide to Law the Rumble-Rumble Fruit no longer exist within him, so even Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit cannot restrict his use of lightning!
However, he doesn't need to use it. Even relying on physical skills and Haki, Vic is confident he can easily defeat these people. Another reason is that he doesn't want to reveal that he can still use the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit while still possessing its own abilities. Perhaps the World Government has records of the Dark-Dark Fruit and can deduce that he has already broken through to the God Realm. It's best to avoid it if possible.
After being enveloped by the dark matter, the Thunder Drum floating behind Vic vanished in Inazuma. Seeing this, Blackbeard became smug, realizing that his Devil Fruit ability had suppressed his opponent's. He was sure to see some good things to come.
"Thief! Hahaha! Dark Water!"
After shrouding himself and Vic in darkness, Blackbeard used another move, Dark Water, to try and pull Vic into a group attack—essentially a group against one person, just like they had done to Whitebeard earlier.
However, Vic stood there motionless. Even when he activated his Devil Fruit power to the maximum, he couldn't absorb Vic. His Black Hole also couldn't devour Vic. The two sides remained deadlocked, and Shiryu and the others dared not make any rash moves.
Vic had just wanted to test things out, and now that he knew he could resist Blackbeard's abilities, that was enough. So he gave up resisting, and his body instantly flew towards Blackbeard under the immense gravitational pull.
Blackbeard was overjoyed at the sight, thinking that Vic couldn't hold on any longer. However, he quickly realized something was wrong; Vic seemed to be flying too fast.
Blackbeard sensed something was wrong, but before he could react, Vic had already followed the gravity and arrived close, kicking him in the chest. Vic's kick was imbued with Armament Haki, and combined with the speed added by Vic, Blackbeard was sent flying, spitting blood, and the surrounding darkness instantly vanished.
Blackbeard out, but Vic didn't stop there. He flashed in front of Champion Jesus Burgess and his Haki fist struck straight at his face.
At this time, Jesus Burgess had only joined the Blackbeard Pirates for about two months. Before that, he was a fighting champion who had been active on Jaya, so his strength was just so-so. In the past two months, under Blackbeard's guidance, he had Awakening Armament Haki, so he couldn't react at all. After spitting out blood mixed with his teeth, he was sent flying.
"Bang!"
After Vic shot Jesus Burgess, a small, translucent hole appeared between his eyebrows—the result of a sniper bullet fired by Van Augur.
Van Augur was born in the East Blue Blackbeard found East Blue. He had already arrived in the Grand Line long ago and was considered an extremely skilled sniper in the first half of the Grand Line. He could shoot fast, far, and accurately, making him arguably the top-tier sniper in the first half of the Grand Line!
But that was only in the first half of the Grand Line. Powerful snipers need to use Haki and special bullets. Fortunately, after joining the Blackbeard Pirates, Awakening Observation Haki under Blackbeard's guidance.
Therefore, Van Augur's ordinary bullets had no effect on Vic. Blackbeard's abilities had dissipated, and he could freely transform into elements, so Vic's forehead quickly returned to normal.