Chapter 252

He was rescued.

But unfortunately, a sudden storm came at that moment, and Burgess was swept away by the raging waves.

So far, not a trace of him had been found.

Thinking of Burgess, who was still nowhere to be found, Blackbeard grew even more furious, cursing nonstop.

He had never felt such humiliation and frustration before!

"Captain, what's our next move?"

Navigator Laffitte sighed and said with a troubled look:

"The New World territory of Whitebeard that we originally planned to seize has been taken over by the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates working together. We have nowhere to go now."

Blackbeard's face was black as the bottom of a pot, and he wanted to curse someone's mother.

But glancing at his dejected subordinates, he still forced a smile and said:

"If you don't die from a great disaster, blessings will follow. The New World doesn't only have Whitebeard's territory—we'll just seize another one."

Speak of blessings, and blessings truly arrived.

No sooner had Blackbeard finished speaking than the Den Den Mushi rang.

From the style, it was unmistakably the missing Burgess's.

Overjoyed, Blackbeard picked up the Den Den Mushi and said:

"Burgess, you're alright—thank goodness!"

But Burgess lowered his voice and said excitedly:

"Captain, after the waves swept me away, I came across a ship and clung to its hull."

"Now, this ship has actually arrived at the Revolutionary Army's headquarters, Baltigo!" up.

216. Blackbeard Sneaks an Attack on the Revolutionary Army Headquarters — A Conversation Between Dragon and Rayleigh

The Revolutionary Army's headquarters?

Blackbeard's eyes lit up at once.

He was just worrying about having nowhere to go—sneak-attacking the Revolutionary Army and seizing Baltigo as a headquarters was actually a pretty good idea.

Blackbeard acted on his decision immediately. He stood up at once and said excitedly to Burgess:

"You lie low there first. I'm coming right over to back you up!"

Hanging up the call, Blackbeard shook out his spirits and cackled:

"Zehehehe! Old Man Heaven is finally on my side this time. Wipe out the Revolutionary Army, and my fame will surely shake the world!"

"The World Government and the Beasts Pirates are fighting for dominance over the Four Seas. I'll just take Baltigo and use this opportunity to build up my strength!"

"Boys, follow me—we're heading for the Revolutionary Army headquarters!"

Blackbeard hurried on his way in high spirits.

It took only half a day's effort before he reached the outer coast of Baltigo.

Burgess was waiting for him there.

Burgess said:

"Captain, I '497' just did some scouting. The Revolutionary Army doesn't have many troops on this island, but there are a few rather tricky characters."

"Oh, who?" Blackbeard asked.

"One is the revolutionary Monkey D. Dragon, whom the World Government calls the world's most dangerous criminal."

"The other is the Dark King Rayleigh!"

Blackbeard wasn't surprised that Monkey D. Dragon was at Baltigo.

After all, that man was the leader of the Revolutionary Army.

But the legendary Pirate King's right-hand man, the Dark King Rayleigh, was actually on this island too—that truly gave Blackbeard a shock.

Blackbeard had met Rayleigh several decades ago.

Back then, he had only just joined the Whitebeard Pirates not long before.

The Whitebeard crew encountered the Luo Jie crew on a certain small island, and a great battle broke out.

The Dark King Rayleigh of that time already possessed terrifying power.

But that man was now old and frail, so his strength must have declined quite a bit.

Blackbeard's expression flickered between dark and uncertain.

The Dark King Rayleigh being here too exceeded his expectations.

But he still hadn't given up on his plan to seize Baltigo.

Because he truly had nowhere better to go.

The New World territory of Whitebeard had been occupied by the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates, and there was no way he could take it back.

Rather than facing Kaido and Big Mom, two of the Four Emperors, plus the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing and those terrifying fellows under his command,

It was better to throw down with the Revolutionary Army and the Dark King Rayleigh right now!

The enemy was in the open, he was in the shadows—he had the advantage of a sneak attack, and the odds of success were still quite high.

Blackbeard wasn't the indecisive type; he had to make a decision now.

Otherwise, drifting aimlessly across the sea like this without even a territory of his own, his prestige in the eyes of Burgess, Laffitte, and the others would probably be completely gone.

When that time came,

The Blackbeard Pirates might even face the risk of collapse!

Damn it, let's do it!

Blackbeard made a decision and said fiercely:

"So what if there are these legendary figures? The future is my era. Move out, boys—wipe out these Revolutionary Army bastards!"

Thus.

The Blackbeard Pirates launched a surprise attack on the Revolutionary Army.

The entire Baltigo instantly plunged into chaos.

At the same time, in Dragon's office.

Dragon, Sabo, Ivankov, and other Revolutionary Army commanders were conversing with the Dark King Rayleigh.

Rayleigh had only just arrived here not long ago.

Rayleigh gazed at what has already awakened but, due to Ace's death, had fallen back into a state of grief and emptiness, the Straw Hat Luffy, and sighed:

"I have come here to teach Luffy cultivation."

Dragon said gratefully:

"That the Dark King senior would travel thousands of miles to come here is my son's honor."

Rayleigh sighed with an increasingly heavy tone:

"In truth, I also have nowhere to go; the Sabaody Archipelago is occupied by the Emperor Luo Xing, so I was essentially driven out."

Upon mentioning the name of the Emperor Luo Xing, Dragon's expression also became extremely solemn.

"That man has now started a war in the North Blue once again; his technological means have greatly increased the number of Germa clones, and he has used the Mera Mera no Mi to enhance the strength of the clones."

"In the North Blue, he is unstoppable, with no one able to resist!"

"At present, more than half of the North Blue has already fallen into his hands!"

Rayleigh frowned tightly and said:

"The world has entered unprecedented chaos; the appearance of that man has greatly altered the original course of the era."

"Perhaps it is truly as Whitebeard said before he died: in the new era, there is no ship left that can carry old-era remnants like me..."

Rayleigh could not help but feel sorrow in his heart.

The figures of the older generation are dying one by one.

Only he remains alive in this world.

And he bears a mission upon his shoulders!

Rayleigh then spoke in a tone of utmost solemnity:

"Mr. Dragon, from now on I will stay with the Revolutionary Army and devote myself to teaching Luffy cultivation."

"Although the era is developing in an unknown direction, I firmly believe that Luo Jie's successor, the final Joy Boy who will change this world, is Luffy!"

Dragon also firmly believes this.

Not only because Luffy is his son, but also because of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Nika Form that Luffy ate...

This Devil Fruit possesses its own will; it actively seeks out its master.

The Dragon of the past believed that he, who leads the Revolutionary Army, was the one who would change the world.