Chapter 333: Jump Into the Sea or Fight to the Death

As the Donghai Dihuang sailed into the open sea, the Alabasta journey delayed by Saint Saint Saiwen for so long finally set off officially.

The reason for such a long delay was that Saint Saint Saiwen had not held high expectations for Alabasta.

Or rather, the Kingdom of Alabasta and the Sand Crocodile were not a high enough priority.

Since the World Conference ended, Saint Saint Saiwen had successively recruited Red Count, Kizaru, and others, and forged alliances with the Whitebeard Pirates and the Whole Cake Island, leaving him no time to keep the appointment.

Now that all necessary preparations were made, it was time to go to Alabasta and try his luck.

Of course, other things could be done along the way.

Such as giving the Smoke-Smoke Fruit to Smoker, throwing a smoke bomb at Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and handing over Lafitte to Vice Warden Magellan of Impel Down.

For Saint Saint Saiwen, a divided Navy was the only good Navy.

Once the Navy was united and solid as one, even with the full assembly of the Morning Star Crew, it would be difficult to take down the Navy in a short time.

Internal factions and the rift between old and new within the Navy were the scene Saint Saint Saiwen most wanted to see.

And Lafitte was undoubtedly the best choice to test the power of the Devil.

Lafitte had after all been one of Teach's brothers; if Saint Saint Saiwen successfully controlled him with the power of the Devil, there would be no psychological burden at all.

Saint Saint Saiwen had to make preparations for both outcomes.

If he could send Imu to the future, that would be best; if he failed, it would simply mean rivers of blood.

If his memory served him correctly, after signing the Shallow Sea Contract last time, Imu's state had been somewhat off; it was easy to imagine that signing the contract had consumed a great deal of Imu's strength.

This was just signing the Shallow Sea Contract.

Once the Abyss Contract was signed, the success rate of a surprise attack while Imu was weak would become even higher.

Even if it failed, the first battle after flipping the table would be fought in Mary Geoise.

As the headquarters of the World Government, Mary Geoise housed the descendants of the original nineteen kings; Saint Saint Saiwen's destructive power alone was enough to level Mary Geoise.

No matter how he calculated it, he had already won big.

As for who would eat the Time Fruit, it was not important at all; Saint Saint Saiwen had no Nika form users around him, yet he still mimicked the Nika form.

Just fully exert the power of "I think so."

In other aspects Saint Saint Saiwen might not be skilled, but self-hypnotic "I think so" was a piece of cake for him.

It must be known that the Inazuma light novels now widely circulated and highly sought after on the seas were created under Saint Saint Saiwen's guidance.

By the helm, while steering with one hand, Saint Saint Saiwen's thoughts had already drifted ten thousand miles away.

Seeing this, Foxy quickly trotted over.

"Captain, let me steer the ship."

"Very well."

For this journey, besides the few interns on board the Donghai Dihuang, there were also a group of officials from Inazuma responsible for diplomatic affairs, after all, this was a formal exchange between Inazuma and the Kingdom of Alabasta.

After all, as high-ranking pirates, proper etiquette must be in place.

Two flowers bloomed, each branch described separately.

East Blue, Loguetown waters.

After crushing the Krieg Pirates, the Blackbeard Pirates had long since changed beyond recognition.

Not only had they replaced the captured merchant ships with a true giant ship—the massive warship Saber with three decks and a black panther prow.

They had also gained eight hundred pirate henchmen.

It could be said they had traded a bird gun for a cannon.

Blackbeard stood at the bow with arms crossed, letting the sea wind flutter the black cape behind him.

Thinking that the Blackbeard Pirates had no rivals left in the East Blue and were already the true overlord of the East Blue, with a starting point even higher than Little Bai Mao's when he set sail, Blackbeard's pride on his face could no longer be contained.

"Thief hahaha—"

Having left the Whitebeard Pirates and set sail again for so long, he, Blackbeard, had finally turned his luck around and made the Blackbeard Pirates strong and powerful.

In such a scene, only a long roar to the sky could express the heroic feelings in his heart.

Seeing this situation, Lu Bianyi could only offer a reminder.

"Captain, I heard the Marine Hero Garp has returned home to visit relatives; several pirate crews in this area have already been eliminated."

Blackbeard's good mood vanished instantly, and an unease quietly rose in his heart.

"Men, increase speed!"

In Blackbeard's eyes, the Marine Hero Garp was a existence even more terrifying than the three Marine Admirals.

According to the World Government's account: Old Man Rocks was defeated by Garp's hand, and Garp became the Marine Hero on this merit.

And the most crucial point was—

Blackbeard had been blocked by Akainu in the West Blue, surrounded by Kizaru in the South Blue, and captured by Aokiji in the North Blue; now he had come to the East Blue, Garp's hometown...

One does not fear the ten thousand, but fears the one in ten thousand.

If the Blackbeard Pirates encountered Garp in the East Blue now, even with a one-in-ten-thousand probability, they would probably not have even half a hope of escape.

The three Marine Admirals were Devil Fruit users; they would to some extent worry about seawater, so he could still jump into the sea to escape.

But Garp's pair of iron fists: the left fist dealt high damage, the right fist dealt high damage.

And they were completely unaffected by seawater.

Blackbeard wished he could attach a pair of wings to the warship Saber and flee the East Blue, this terrifying demon's den, immediately.

But precisely, what one fears, comes.

"Ah hahaha—!"

At the moment the wild laughter broke through the air, a huge dog-headed warship had already appeared in Blackbeard's constricted pupils.

"Hey, kid from the Whitebeard ship."

About four years ago, or perhaps earlier, Garp could not remember clearly; he only remembered that at that time he had made up his mind to lock Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen into Impel Down.

Yet due to some accidental circumstances, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen escaped justice, ultimately causing the Marineford Tragedy.

This time, Garp would not let Blackbeard escape from his sight.

Garp wanted to see if the Emperors still dared to come.

Seeing Garp, who stood at the bow of the Dog-Head Warship and was clenching his fists, several red-black lightning bolts erupted beneath his feet; cold sweat poured uncontrollably from Blackbeard's forehead.

Jump into the sea or fight to the death?

Jumping into the sea might still offer a sliver of a chance to escape and start over from zero, gradually building strength and power.

But having finally amassed great wealth in one stroke, Blackbeard truly could not bear to part with the empire he had worked so hard to build.

However, if he fought to the death, he would most likely be captured alive by Garp and then handed over to the World Government by the Marines for punishment.

Blackbeard gritted his teeth, his blood-red eyes staring tightly at the Dog-Head Warship; the hatred in his heart toward the Marines and the World Government was stronger than the giant waves rising on the sea surface.

"Men, fight the Marines to the death!"

"Krieg, you command the brothers."

The Black Crew, whose morale had been shattered by Garp's arrival, instantly became united in purpose; eight hundred pirate minions roared and raised their swords.

"Brothers, fight the Marines to the death!"

As the number two figure of the Black Crew, Lu Bianyi had been keeping a close watch on the captain Blackbeard's movements.

When he saw Blackbeard hand over command to Krieg and silently step back a few paces to lean against the ship's railing, Lu Bianyi immediately felt something was wrong.

At the same time.

Garp's iron fists, wrapped in red-black lightning and flowing Armament Haki, struck the Invincible Warship Sword like a meteor falling to earth, smashing down from mid-air.

"Wuxian Quan Gu—"

"Galaxy Impact—"

In the blink of an eye, Blackbeard leaped into the vast sea.

This scene made Lu Bianyi's jaw drop.

"A pirate with a billion-bounty... is that it?"