Chapter 1811: Darkness

The war stopped because the plaza split open. Whitebeard helped the pirates block most of the Navy, but Aokiji and Kizaru were still outside the port, blocking the pirates' path.

Marco, Jozu, Vista, and other commanders had gathered together, blocking around Amu. This was to protect Ace on Amu's shoulder. Jinbe and Monkey D. Luffy were seriously injured and unconscious.

In front of the deep trench, Su Xiao lit a cigarette and looked at Whitebeard on the other side of the deep trench. The war had reached its final stage. With Whitebeard's current condition, being besieged to death by the Navy was a matter of time, not to mention Sengoku was nearby.

"It should be soon. Those people won't miss such a good opportunity."

Su Xiao looked at the Navy Headquarters in the distance. With the war developing to this extent, someone would definitely show up in a short time. If Whitebeard died at the hands of the Navy, it would be difficult for the other party to obtain Whitebeard's corpse. Moreover, there were two Fifth Tier Qiyuezhe lurking in the Navy, namely Aps and that muscular man who was so strong he didn't seem human. Both of them had the strength to compete for the reward of killing Whitebeard.

Su Xiao killing Whitebeard could obtain a growth-type equipment treasure chest. As for the two on the Navy side, their rewards would only be higher.

"Zehahaha."

A unique laughter came. Hearing this laughter, veins bulged on Whitebeard's arm.

"Long time no see. It's really great to be able to see you one last time before you die, Pops."

A man wearing a black coat with sparse chest hair was standing below the Navy Headquarters, at the base of the execution platform. On both sides of this man stood eight fierce criminals in different attire.

"Teach."

Whitebeard's face was somewhat gloomy. Even when he was schemed against by Sengoku earlier, he hadn't shown this expression.

"Zehahahaha..."

Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach stood on high, laughing at Whitebeard with his arms crossed. He had hidden for decades, just for this very moment.

On the other side of the deep trench, Su Xiao felt relieved to see Blackbeard show up, even taking out a cigarette to light it.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's bark came from beside Su Xiao's leg. Su Xiao first smelled the burnt fur and turned his head to see Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was charred black all over.

"Akainu almost roasted you. We'll have to trim your fur after we go back."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang rolled around on the ground, its meaning clearly: "I can't take this grievance."

After rolling a few times, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked at Blackbeard again.

"Woof~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's meaning was: "This guy is too smug."

"Of course he's smug. After painstakingly operating for so long, he finally waited for the moment when Whitebeard is at his weakest."

Su Xiao walked toward the outside of the port as he spoke; this place wasn't safe.

Among the many Navy soldiers across the deep trench, a pair of eyes had been staring at Su Xiao. He looked at Whitebeard again, seemingly somewhat reluctant, but he still walked out of the crowd and leaped to the other side of the deep trench.

"What should I call this friend?"

Aps, with translucent arms and short green hair, spoke. His aura was twisted and eerie.

Su Xiao's footsteps paused, one hand pressing on the hilt of his sword.

"We're all here to reap benefits from the Summit War. Although our factions are hostile, there's no need to fight to the death."

Aps grinned, his pale face devoid of blood.

"Kuqulin Bai Ye."

Su Xiao wasn't prepared to fight to the death with this green-haired Qiyuezhe either; the gains and costs weren't proportional.

"You can call me Aps. There's something I'd like to ask you."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, just ready to fight at any time.

"You were a research scientist for the World Government before, right? Proficient in manufacturing explosives."

"Who knows."

"Are you... preparing to leave now?"

Aps looked at Su Xiao with burning eyes. Those eyes not only contained ruthlessness and twistedness but more so, cunning.

"You talk too much."

Su Xiao drew his Zhan Long Shan, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang beside him also bared its sharp teeth, ready to merge into the environment at any time. This wasn't cowardice, but to assist Su Xiao in battle.

"Talk too much? Hmm, I think so too. But before entering the Paradise, I was a fantasist. As a fantasist, I had nothing to do every day and could only engage in verbal debates with other fantasists. They always refuted me, but in the process, I learned a lot of things."

Aps glanced at the towering Navy Headquarters and turned to walk toward the other side of the port.

"Woof?"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao ignorantly, meaning: "Master, what is a fantasist? It sounds like it has a lot of 'big' style."

"It's a mental patient."

"Woof~."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's dog face looked somewhat awkward; it had a new definition for a fantasist.

On the other side of the battlefield, Blackbeard stood on high, overlooking the entire battlefield, overlooking Sengoku and Whitebeard.

"Shiliew, how could you possibly leave Impel Down? You took Magellan..."

After Sengoku saw those people behind Blackbeard, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. These were all heinous criminals imprisoned on the sixth floor of Impel Down.

"Magellan?"

Rain Shiliew, chewing a cigar, chuckled.

"Although I have no obligation to answer your question, I'm in a very good mood today. After all, I've regained my freedom. Magellan... he was eaten."

When Rain Shiliew said this, there was some lingering fear in his eyes.

"Eaten?"

Sengoku clearly didn't understand what Rain Shiliew meant.

"That's right, eaten. Swallowed by someone using poison, eaten without even a residue left."

"I originally wanted to recruit that guy, but he directly rejected me. It was very embarrassing."

Blackbeard seemed to be teasing himself, and even more so, teasing Sengoku.

"Pops, you're old. Old enough that the Navy dares to publicly execute Ace. I once admired you very much, but... you're no longer worth admiring now. Zehahahaha..."

Blackbeard's laughter spread across most of the plaza. Sengoku didn't order a siege on Whitebeard because he couldn't be sure of the purpose of Blackbeard and the others. If Blackbeard and the others blocked the Navy from the rear now, their situation would be dangerous.

"Pops, do you know, I once..."

Before Blackbeard could finish speaking, Whitebeard had already swung a fist, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability forming a huge white ball of light, blasting toward the base of the execution platform.

The Blackbeard Pirates leaped sideways, and large swaths of rubble fell, burying Blackbeard alone underneath.

Bang!

A stone slab was pushed over, and Blackbeard brushed the dust off his pirate hat, still smiling on his face.

"Really heartless. But it doesn't matter, Pops. Let me show you the strongest fruit ability. This is what I got after killing Thatch."

Black smoke drifted out from Blackbeard's body, and he pressed one hand on the ground.

"Dark Hole!"

Darkness spread with Blackbeard as the center point, spreading all the way to Whitebeard's feet.

"Captain Teach, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

A man who was so strong he didn't seem human walked over.

"Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to the information you provided earlier."

Seeing this muscular man, Blackbeard's smile became even more smug. This was the mole he had buried within the Navy.

"A small effort. Captain, don't be deceived by Whitebeard's injuries. He is still very strong."

"You're really long-winded. But thank you for the reminder, Taylor."

Blackbeard seemed very familiar with this Qiyuezhe named Taylor. His level of importance to Taylor was no less than that to Rain Shiliew, Champion Burgess, and others.

Blackbeard rushed toward Whitebeard. Perhaps because of Taylor's reminder, all the Blackbeard Pirates also rushed toward Whitebeard, except for Sanjuan Wolf, whose body was too huge.

The ten members of the Blackbeard Pirates quickly surrounded Whitebeard. If it were Whitebeard in his prime, he might have been able to barely cope, but he had faced the three Navy Admirals alone, then was besieged by Aokiji + Kizaru + two Fifth Tier Qiyuezhe. This wasn't the end; he had been besieged among a large group of Navy soldiers for nearly half an hour. Now, he was besieged by the Blackbeard Pirates again. Not falling down could already be called the strongest pirate. ===== CHAPTER 1812 =====