Chapter 281

As for the forty-plus pirate crews under Bai Huzi's command,

after Bai Huzi's death, most of them took their own subordinates and left the Whitebeard Pirates.

After all, they had gathered together out of admiration for Bai Huzi.

With Bai Huzi dead, Ma Erke and the others could not inherit Bai Huzi's prestige to continue maintaining the Whitebeard Pirates.

Only a few, such as the Great Whirlpool Spider Squard, captains who harbored guilt or vowed to avenge Bai Huzi, remained here.

Diamond Jozu, Flower-Sword Vista, Squard, and others all clamored to avenge Bai Huzi.

And their target of revenge was not the Marines, but the chief culprit, Blackbeard!

"That bastard Teqi is the root cause that killed Father and Ace; he also killed Sachi!"

"If Teqi is not killed, Father, Ace, and Sachi will not rest in peace below!"

The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates all turned red-eyed, grinding their teeth at Blackbeard.

But the current leader of the Whitebeard Pirates, who had always been the second-in-command, Ma Erke, was deeply worried and, unlike Jozu and the others, was not blinded by hatred.

(Li Wang) He knew deeply that Teqi, who had consumed the Dark-Dark Fruit, was not someone to be trifled with.

Relying on the Whitebeard Pirates' remnants, which had almost completely disintegrated, to deal with Blackbeard's crew, who had already become the new Emperor, would not be easy.

They might very well be utterly defeated!

At that time, the situation would become even more unmanageable.

But Ma Erke could not bring himself to say such a thing.

Was he supposed to say they should not avenge Father, Ace, and Sachi?

Just as Ma Erke was torn and hesitant,

Blackbeard, hiding in the shadows, curled his lips into a vicious sneer:

"You actually still want to seek revenge on me? Zehahaha, truly living without knowing death!"

"I will now send you remnants straight to hell to meet Bai Huzi!"

"Black Water! Release!"

Blackbeard, disregarding martial ethics, suddenly launched a surprise attack.

Endless darkness, like an enormous curtain, instantly swept to the feet of all the Whitebeard Pirates' remnants!

Ma Erke, Jozu, and the others were shocked and pale!

239, An Angry Ma Erke, Blackbeard Who Has Gained the Power of the Quake-Quake Fruit!

Eerie and deep black water currents.

Spread to the feet of Ma Erke and the other Whitebeard Pirates' remnants without any warning.

"What is this thing?"

"Blackish water, just like a swamp; my feet can't move!"

"This thing is trying to suck us in!"

Izo, Squard, and others' faces changed drastically; they were in a panic.

Ma Erke was equally shocked and pale.

"Such black water, such ability, could it be..."

Just then,

a wildly arrogant sneer entered the ears of Ma Erke and the others.

"Zehahaha!"

"You remnants still delude yourselves into seeking revenge on me?"

"The biggest joke! You should go to hell together with Bai Huzi!"

Ma Erke, Jozu, and Vista, the three strongest commanders, looked over.

Immediately, their expressions turned iron-green, filled with hatred.

"Teqi, so it was you, you bastard! You actually found this place!"

Blackbeard no longer hid his figure.

He emerged from the shadows alongside Lafitte.

Endless dark energy surged around his body.

Continuous black water flowed from his body, dyeing the entire land black.

Blackbeard shouted arrogantly:

"Ma Erke, do not think only you know Father liked to send treasure here; I stayed on the Moby Dick for decades!" 560

Ma Erke's face grew even more grim.

He truly never expected this.

Blackbeard actually knew this place too and even predicted they would bury Father's body here.

Seeing that all the Whitebeard Pirates' remnants were bound by his black water and unable to move.

Blackbeard became even more arrogant, grinning widely and laughing:

"The advantage is now mine; in the future era, only I am qualified to contend with the Beasts Pirates and the World Government!"

"The era of Bai Huzi is over; the one you followed is already dead!"

"Why not change your allegiance and become my subordinates?"

"In that case, I might even spare your lives!"

Blackbeard actually began to recruit Ma Erke and the others.

This was not strange.

Because of Luo Xing, Blackbeard failed to obtain the powerful subordinates from the Sixth Floor of the City, as he did in the original story.

He is currently in Baldigo, gathering over ten thousand pirates who cannot establish themselves in the New World,

yet while the numbers are considerable, there are very few true powerhouses among them.

And the Whitebeard Pirates, long regarded as the strongest of the Four Emperors, contain an extremely large number of powerful individuals.

Especially the sixteen Division Commanders on the main ship; each one possesses extraordinary strength.

Even the lowest-ranked Izou, formerly a retainer of Kozuki Oden, one of the Nine Red Scabbards, a samurai from Wano Country, has a bounty exceeding five hundred million Berries!

It can be said.

These sixteen commanders can each hold their own, comparable to the Tobiroppo of the former Beast Pirates.

In the New World, they are all renowned powerhouses.

Among them, the five commanders above Captain of the Fifth Division, Flower-Sword Vista, possess even greater strength, rivaling the Three Calamities of the former Beast Pirates and the Three Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates.

They can briefly challenge an Admiral-level powerhouse.

Especially Ma Erke, who possesses the Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Phoenix Fruit, with a bounty as high as one billion three hundred seventy-four million.

He is one of the rare powerhouses in this sea whose bounty exceeds one billion!

If Blackbeard could subdue these people, his forces would instantly double!

Unfortunately.

Blackbeard himself knows that

he and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates are as water and fire, bound by deep hatred, making it utterly impossible for him to subdue these men who worship Bai Huzi.

He was merely speaking casually, mocking his opponents.

Indeed.

Ma Erke and the others were all furious, cursing loudly.

"Titch, you still want us to pledge allegiance to you? Dream on!!"

"We'd rather eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

Blackbeard sneered, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Since you are so unwise, then all of you shall sink into darkness!"

Blackbeard suddenly exerted his strength, activating the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Enhancing the suction force of the black water.

"Ah!"

Several captains of insufficient strength were instantly swallowed by the darkness.

"Damn it!"

"Titch, even if I die, I will drag you down with me!"

Diamond Jozu could no longer restrain his inner rage.