Chapter 245: A Great Admiral Is Just Like That

Husband and wife... Pirates are birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, each flies away. At this moment, Blackbeard had a deeper understanding of this saying.

The moment he saw Akainu and God Knight Garling standing on the bow of the Marine warship ahead of the pirate ship.

Lafitte flew away without hesitation, and before leaving, he didn't forget to remind him.

"Captain, stop staring."

"Run!"

Run? Where to?

He, Blackbeard, cannot fly.

Just set sail not long ago and encountered a Marine Admiral blocking the way; does this mean his life ends here?

Unlike Blackbeard, who stood frozen in shock and confusion, Arlong, the first mate of the Blackbeard Pirates, was brimming with fighting spirit.

Isn't it just the Marines? What's so great about them?

The sea belongs to the Fish-Man race!

"Water Flow · Scatter Shot!"

The sharp shout pulled Blackbeard's thoughts back; Blackbeard looked at Arlong, who, facing a Marine Admiral and the head of the God Knights, had taken the initiative to attack.

"Hahaha!"

"Well done, brother Arlong!"

What's there to fear? Just do it.

Back then, when Little Bai Mao had just set sail not long ago, he could lead Mihawk and Master Tenghu to force their way through the Ohara Buster Call; he, Blackbeard... met the wrong people.

Lafitte, that good-for-nothing, deserted at the critical moment.

Brother Arlong is still reliable.

Discovering that the enemy not only refused to surrender but dared to launch an attack, Akainu immediately swung his magma iron fist.

"Great Eruption!"

The Water Flow Scatter Shot collided head-on with the Great Eruption; the scorching magma instantly evaporated all the seawater.

Taking advantage of the mist obscuring the view, Arlong grabbed Blackbeard in his arms, said nothing, and jumped off the ship to escape.

I was careless; these Marines really have some skill.

By the time the mist cleared, only the wreckage of the pirate ship, smashed into pieces by the Great Eruption, remained on the sea surface; Blackbeard and Arlong were nowhere to be found.

Garling turned his expressionless face and glanced at Akainu, who was wearing sunglasses.

"Continue the pursuit."

"My apologies; I was negligent."

Akainu had originally thought that Blackbeard, who dared to plunder the Heavenly Gold just after setting sail, would be even more ruthless than Barzab Seven was three years ago during Ohara.

Akainu had even prepared for a great battle.

Who would have thought: from the captain down to the crew of the Blackbeard Pirates, everyone abandoned ship to escape, with three people fleeing in two directions...

Indeed, not all pirates are as bold as Barzab Seven in drawing their swords against the Marines.

Most pirates, when facing a Marine Admiral, will abandon ship to escape just like the Blackbeard Pirates.

Furthermore, Akainu suddenly realized a problem: there seem to be no Fish-Men in the Marines.

As the darlings of the sea, Fish-Men are naturally suited to be Marines; whether diving to rescue people or pursuing underwater, they are more convenient than humans.

If there had been Fish-Man Marines today, how could they have let Blackbeard escape?

Akainu waved his hand and summoned his adjutant.

"Haramaki, make a note: go to Fish-Man Island later to recruit new Marine soldiers."

"Yes." Haramaki stood at attention and saluted: "Sir."

Akainu's original second-in-command died in the Marineford War; the adjutant Haramaki was recommended by the hawkish faction of the Marines, and Akainu was quite satisfied with him in all aspects.

The most important point: Haramaki also holds an attitude of exterminating pirates to the last man.

The only thing Akainu discovered recently is that Haramaki has an almost fanatical loyalty to the Celestial Dragons, a loyalty so intense he is almost becoming Garling's lackey.

The Marine warship pursued for a long time but found nothing.

Garling suddenly sneered: "This generation of Marines is the worst I have ever seen."

From Fleet Admiral Sengoku down to the three Admirals Akainu, Kuzan, and Borsalino, they are all landlubbers.

Dispatching a Marine Admiral, yet still letting Blackbeard escape alive; if that guy Garp had been here, Blackbeard would definitely not have escaped today.

Akainu remained silent, but his resolve to recruit Fish-Man Marines grew even stronger in his heart.

As a Devil Fruit user, being naturally disliked by the sea; there is truly no way around it.

The other Marine soldiers, facing the long-nosed Fish-Man of the Blackbeard Pirates on the sea, would probably not gain any advantage.

Seeing this, Haramaki hurriedly smiled apologetically.

"My lord Garling."

"Please rest assured; the Marines will, even at all costs, arrest the entire Blackbeard Pirates crew and deliver them to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."

Garling snorted, turned, and left, leaving only Akainu and Haramaki on the bow staring at the horizon.

The sea is like a natural protective layer, isolating Devil Fruit users from it.

After a long time, an unnamed desolate island in the West Sea.

After surfacing, Arlong panted heavily and threw Blackbeard, whom he had been holding, onto the shore.

"That bastard Lafitte."

"I said Lafitte has a rebellious bone... damn it, just because he can fly, he thinks he's something?"

Arlong poured out all the profanities of his lifetime, venting them all on the missing Lafitte.

Looking at Blackbeard, who had fainted from drowning, Arlong hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered his head and began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Not long after.

"Wah~" Blackbeard's mouth spewed water wildly: "Arlong... brother, I owe you my life."

Blackbeard had originally thought that encountering Navy Admiral Akainu and the Head of the God Knights Saint Garling meant certain death today; he never expected Brother Arlong to be so fierce.

First launching an attack to draw attention, then decisively abandoning the ship to escape while the seawater was evaporating from the magma.

He even didn't forget to bring along him, the captain; although he drank quite a lot of seawater, at least he survived.

Following Little Bai Mao to copy his homework was indeed correct; Arlong was Blackbeard's Mihawk.

Arlong wiped his mouth and asked casually: "Who was that Navy man wearing sunglasses just now?"

"Navy Admiral Akainu."

Arlong grinned: "An Admiral is just like that; if Lafitte that bastard hadn't fled the battlefield today, the three of us might well have fought the Navy."

Blackbeard let out a dry laugh twice and said nothing.

Brother Arlong, the first time was just that Akainu was unprepared due to the surprise; next time won't be such good luck.

Blackbeard took a wine bottle from his waist and handed it to Arlong, then stood up and glanced at the desolate island where the two of them were.

"We will rest here for a while first."

Having been an intern with the Whitebeard Pirates for many years, Blackbeard had mastered almost all skills related to going to sea except for coating.

Building a ship on the spot was easy, especially since the West Sea didn't have frequent violent climates like the Grand Line.

However, during the shipbuilding process, Blackbeard was ultimately surrounded by a thick sense of frustration.

He had finally recruited Lafitte as the third crew member, and he was even a crew member who had once rejected Shanks the Red, yet the result was a bad start.

Unjustly accused by the Navy of plundering the Heavenly Gold, just as I was about to escape the West Sea, I was intercepted by a Navy Admiral... and ultimately stranded on a deserted island.

Although they survived, compared with Little Bai Mao's sea-faring experience, why is the gap so huge?

Why was Little Bai Mao so smooth back then?

While Blackbeard was puzzled beyond comprehension, on the sixth level of the Impel Down underwater great prison.

On the seventh day of infiltrating Impel Down, discovering that the Red Count's temper was becoming more and more irritable, Sai Ming understood: it was time for the hero to make his entrance.