stonecrandall Chapter 274: Straw Hat Defeats, Ace Arrives
Chapter 274: Straw Hat Defeats, Ace Arrives
The tranquility of the sea was broken by a pirate ship that suddenly appeared and quickly went away.
"Just as you expected, Teach and the others really went towards Long Chain Island." After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Deus patted Jerry on the back and said.
Jerry nodded, and without saying a word, he began to maneuver the Blackie to change direction and speed away.
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The Long Chain Islands are named after the fact that they are composed of ten small islands that form a circle and look like a long chain as a whole.
On this day, on one of the islands in the long chain of islands, near the bushes not far from the coast, a large area of originally flat grassland had become uneven.
Rumbling sounds were heard from time to time, and the unique strange creatures on the island panicked and hid aside, trembling.
Suddenly, the noise dissipated and the surroundings returned to a brief calm.
"Tsk hahaha! No matter how much you resist, it's useless!" Looking at Luffy and the others lying at his feet, Marshall D. Teach, who had a rough appearance and thick body hair, laughed out loud.
Gizas Badgers, the burly helmsman wearing a wrestler's mask, covered his injured abdomen, coughed twice, and smiled triumphantly:
"That's right, we can easily deal with little pirates like you, hahahaha!"
"Tsk, you're a scum who can be knocked down by three punches and two kicks? Cough cough!" Zoro, lying on the ground with three swords scattered in a mess and covered in blood, said disdainfully.
"Oh!"
Hearing Zoro's words, Bajies became furious and punched Zoro, who was already extremely weak, unconscious.
Lafitte, the navigator of the Blackbeard Group, fiddled with his cane with one hand and covered his injured chest with the other, and said slowly: "Badgers, don't kill them, they are still useful."
Ignoring their argument, the sniper Van Oka, who had a long and narrow face and wore a strange hat, began to count the harvest.
"Straw Hat, Pirate Hunter, Devil's Child Nico Robin, the rest of them have no bounty yet, Captain, shall we take them first?"
Van Oka compared the bounty in his hand, glanced at Sanji who fainted on the ground, and asked in confusion: "But this yellow-haired guy is so powerful, but there is no bounty on him? How strange..."
Although puzzled, Van Oka did not hesitate and called on his accomplices to tie up the unconscious Luffy and his two companions who had a bounty on their heads.
"Hahaha, never mind. These three are enough. Our plan will surely succeed!"
Tikki said with a smile, ignoring the long nose, the little raccoon cat and the little yellow hair lying on the ground, as well as the orange-haired girl hiding in the distance, and waved his hand and said, "Retreat!"
"Oh! Why don't you let Zhuangzhuang carry one too?" Badgers turned his head to the side and said in a teasing tone.
The ship's doctor, Du Q, who looked extremely ill and on the verge of death, rode on the back of a sick horse that also looked listless. He whispered, "Ahem! You can take them with you. I'd rather not take them with me."
"Hurry up and get ready to sail! Hahaha..." Teach roared triumphantly.
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a wave of heat coming from his side.
"fire punch!"
The roar shook the sky, and the dazzling flames engulfed Teach and others in an instant.
At the critical moment, Teach made an urgent defensive move and blocked the scorching fire fist for his companions.
"Wow! It's hot. Hot, hot, hot!"
Then, Teach flew to the ground and rolled over, and soon, all the flames burning on his body were extinguished.
"Captain!" The other crew members who were forced to fly backwards by the shock wave couldn't help but scream.
"Bang bang bang!"
As soon as Van Oka stabilized his body, he immediately pulled the trigger of the gun in the direction of the attacker.
"Stop! It's useless, Oka! Take your men and retreat first, you are no match for him!" Teach, who got up, stopped them anxiously.
Sure enough, a completely intact male figure appeared in the distance. He was shirtless, wearing an orange cowboy hat, and his face was dotted with freckles. This man was Ace.
"Teach! You've made it so hard for me to find you!" he said, his calm voice seeming to conceal endless anger.
Teach greeted his old acquaintance as if nothing had happened: "Hahaha, Captain Ace, long time no see."
"Captain? Don't treat me as an idiot. I'm sure you know why I'm here." Ace walked steadily and slowly approached the other party.
Teach put his hands behind his back, signaling his companions to retreat, and changed the subject: "Don't be so reserved, Ace, why don't you join us! Let's reach the top together and conquer the world!"
With that, Teach raised his hands and began to speak at length: "Look, I caught Straw Hat Luffy. As long as I hand them over to the World Government, my plan will have taken the first step perfectly. You may not know this yet, they..."
Glancing at the miserable state of Luffy and the others, Ace clenched his fists, moved suddenly, and roared angrily: "My Lord! Follow me back to the Moby Dick and answer for your punishment!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already flashed in front of Teach, raised his hand and punched the opponent in the face.
Teach's reaction was not slow at all, and he also responded with a powerful punch carrying the armed color domineering.
"Oh!"
Both of them stepped back involuntarily due to the strong impact.
After Tiqi steadied his steps, he raised his hands high and showed an attitude of admitting defeat: "Please spare me, Ace, and go back with you. I will not have a good ending."
After a pause, he clenched his fists and sneered, "Besides, Whitebeard's era won't last much longer!"
"It seems that I have nothing more to say to you, Marshall D. Teach of the Blackbeard Pirates!" Ace twisted his wrist, his muscles tensed, and was about to launch a new round of offensive.
At this moment, Teach suddenly opened his arms and laughed loudly: "In that case, Ace, you are the fire! Then I am the darkness! Hahahaha!!!"
"Let me show you the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the most dangerous natural-type fruit in history!"
Amidst his wild laughter, a thick dark wave surged around Teach. It was like black flames or billowing smoke and dust, rising from his body straight up into the sky, leaping continuously.
Seeing this scene, the irrelevant people who remained on the island, including Van Oka and others, hurriedly carried the captured Luffy and others and hid aside.
Nami, the only one who remained awake in the Straw Hat Pirates, suppressed her inner fear, quietly came out, and dragged Sanji, Usopp and Chopper, who were still lying there, to the corner of the bushes where she had huddled before.
"The so-called darkness is an infinite gravitational force that attracts everything, even light..."
Perhaps he was too complacent, or perhaps he felt that he was too rich to return to his hometown, like walking in the night with embroidered clothes, Teach kept opening and closing his mouth, boasting about the ability of his fruit.
"Oh, really?" However, Ace didn't even look at him, but stared at Van Oka and Luffy and others in their hands.
"Fireflies and stars!"
Before Teach could finish the encyclopedia of the Dark-Dark Fruit's abilities that he wanted to publish, Ace took the lead.