Chapter 246

He had also gone to look for this Nika fruit.

But fate is always a joke; the Nika fruit was actually eaten by his son.

From that time on,

Dragon, who had ignored Luffy since he was born, began to observe Luffy in secret.

Even when Luffy first went to sea, Dragon followed and protected him for a period of time.

Later,

Dragon learned that the successor he had cultivated, the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, Staff Staff Sabo, was actually his son’s sworn brother.

Everything seemed to have been arranged by fate long ago.

Dragon suddenly realized and concluded that his son Luffy was absolutely the Child of Fate, the Joy Boy, the final Sun God and Savior!

Judging from Rayleigh’s attitude and previous remarks.

Not only him, but this legendary Dark King, as well as the Yonko Red Hair in the New World, all held the same view.

Dragon became more and more convinced.

Even though the momentum of the Beasts Pirates was getting stronger and stronger, and the name of the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing was getting louder and louder.

But the final winner must belong to Luffy!

This is fate’s arrangement, and it will absolutely not go wrong!

Just as Dragon and Rayleigh were discussing how to let Luffy cheer up as soon as possible and cultivate,

A Revolutionary Army soldier suddenly ran in in a panic, panting:

"Leader, someone is sneak-attacking us! They call themselves the Blackbeard Pirates!"

"What, Blackbeard?!"

Rayleigh stood up in shock:

"How could he find this place?"

Baltigo’s location was very secret; even the World Government didn't know about it.

Dragon remained calm and said:

"A ship returned from the outside earlier; it might have been tracked by them."

Staff Staff Sabo asked:

"Mr. Dragon, let me go catch that Blackbeard!"

Ace was handed over to the Navy by Blackbeard; Blackbeard was equivalent to the culprit who killed Ace!

How could Staff Staff Sabo, who had recovered his memory, not hate Blackbeard?

Dragon shook his head and said:

"Now is not the time to break out into war with them; we need to continue hiding our strength, and besides, letting Luffy cultivate in peace is the most important thing."

"Staff Staff Sabo, give the order for the brothers of the Revolutionary Army to retreat; don't die in vain."

"Ivankov, the headquarters might have to move to your country next."

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The Revolutionary Army actually gave up Baltigo and chose to retreat.

This decision was beyond Blackbeard’s expectations; Blackbeard had thought there would be a life-and-death battle.

After all, the Dark King Rayleigh was there, and their leader, Monkey D. Dragon, was certainly not a simple character.

Blackbeard wanting to take down Baltigo wasn't actually that easy.

Therefore,

When the Revolutionary Army chose to retreat, Blackbeard, although puzzled, was happy to see it.

His key task now was to accumulate strength; there was no need to fight the Revolutionary Army to the death.

Blackbeard let the Revolutionary Army retreat and didn't conduct any decent pursuit.

However.

The one who stayed behind to cover the Revolutionary Army was their Chief of Staff, a young man named Staff Staff Sabo.

That young man saw him, Blackbeard, and looked as if he were seeing an enemy, with gnashing teeth.

Blackbeard was careless and took a Dragon Claw Fist from the other side, which made him scream in pain.

The young man named Staff Staff Sabo said:

"Blackbeard Teach, sooner or later, I will settle the score with you for Ace!"

Blackbeard then understood that this person was so hateful to him because of Ace’s death.

Blackbeard laughed wickedly:

"I’ll be waiting for that day, Ze-hahaha!"

After the Revolutionary Army had all retreated.

The smile on Blackbeard’s face gradually disappeared.

It became gloomy.

There was no excitement at all about occupying Baltigo.

Burgess asked in confusion:

"Captain, are you afraid of that Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff Staff Staff Sabo?"

Blackbeard sneered disdainfully:

"What does that guy count for? At best, he’s about the same as Ace; he’s not in my eyes at all!"

Burgess continued to ask:

"Then what are you thinking about, Captain?"

Blackbeard said:

"I’m thinking about how to obtain the power of the Gura Gura no Mi!"

Until now,

Blackbeard still hadn't given up his plan to obtain the Gura Gura no Mi ability.

After all,

That was the power to destroy the world; only by obtaining the Gura Gura no Mi would Blackbeard be confident in being the best in the world.

The Yami Yami no Mi was powerful, but it had quite a few limitations.

For example, against a pure Haki powerhouse like the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing, the Yami Yami no Mi’s advantage over ability users was completely nullified.

And the side effect of having to endure double damage would instead greatly drag Blackbeard down.

This was the reason why Blackbeard chose to run away with his tail between his legs every time he met Luo Xing.

He currently lacked the means to deal with non-ability users.

The Gura Gura no Mi was something Blackbeard had to obtain.

"But Whitebeard is already dead, and the Gura Gura no Mi doesn't know how long it will take to reappear on the seas."

Burgess scratched his head and said:

"How long do we have to wait for that?"

"No, there’s no need to wait in vain!"

Blackbeard clenched his fist, a strange light flashing in his eyes,

"As long as I can get Whitebeard’s corpse, I still have a way to obtain the power of the Gura Gura no Mi!"

The Yami Yami no Mi had a special ability that could extract the Devil Fruit ability from a deceased ability user.

Blackbeard could absorb these abilities into himself or transfer them to others.

Therefore.

After obtaining the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, Blackbeard’s plan to dominate the seas was to build a powerful legion consisting entirely of ability users.

In this way, he would have the capital to compete with the World Government and the Beasts Pirates!

"But Whitebeard’s corpse was taken by Red Hair; who knows where he buried it?"

Navigator Laffitte frowned.

Blackbeard laughed gloomily:

"I don't need to think about the burial location; it must be Whitebeard’s hometown!"

"That is the place Whitebeard cherished the most; even within the Whitebeard Pirates, very few people know about it."

"Ze-hahaha, but I spent decades on the Moby Dick; such things naturally couldn't be hidden from me!"

Blackbeard had guessed the actions of the Whitebeard Pirates' remnants, like Marco, perfectly.