072 Desperate Means

"Crash!!" 

Jozu's body transformed into diamond. This change significantly bolstered both his offense and defense. After all, he managed to make Aokiji bleed during the Summit War.

He punched through the stone and walked out. His expression was very heavy at this time.

To him, Blackbeard's fruit ability was too weird.

Blackbeard also looked at Jozu, and he was equally interested in Jozu's devil fruits.

Tesorro, the possessor of the Gold-Gold Fruit, rose from a liberated slave to become the world's richest person through twelve years of development, owning 20% of the world's Baileys!

In the world of pirates, he dominates in both black and white. 

Using the power of money, he can even control the Celestial Dragons, making him the Bill Gates of the pirate world!

After awakening the Gold-Gold Fruit, a paradise of gold was instantly created by him.

To establish a country recognized by the World Government, he claimed the area of his country on an exceptionally large ship!

It can be said that all of this was made possible by the Gold-Gold Fruit.

If Blackbeard can obtain the Diamond-diamond Fruit, develop it until it awakens, and then make Tesorro submit as his subordinate, he would essentially control the lifeblood of the world's money!

Certain things that his strength alone can't obtain, but it can easily be acquired with money.

"Not sure if you're qualified or not!" 

Marco retorted coldly, rejecting Blackbeard's claim that he's worthy to become a Yonko.

Then he, Jozu, and Vista rushed forward again.

The three Whitebeard Pirates commanders engaged in a fierce battle with Blackbeard.

They fought separately from the others, creating a wide space between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates for their battle.

"Hehehe, kids, let's not let Admiral Blackbeard down. Kill them all!" 

Shiryu said in a hoarse voice, a murderous light surged in his eyes. Then unsheathed his sword and charged forward first.

Without Marco, Vista, and Jozu, no one in the Whitebeard Pirates can stop his killing.

"Weihahahaha, the Blackbeard Pirates are charging!"

Burgess is feeling quite happy. Despite the Blackbeard Pirates making progress during Teach's six-month training, there's still a sense of something missing. With Blackbeard's return, the familiar feeling is back—here they come again!

The 20,000 men of the Blackbeard Pirates have completely overwhelmed the 60,000 men of the Whitebeard Pirates.

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While constantly fighting with the three of them, Blackbeard said: "After Whitebeard's death, do you think you are qualified to lead the Whitebeard Pirates and sit in the position of the Four Emperors?"

"We just want to protect the glory that belongs to Oyaji, unlike you, Teach!" 

Marco started with a somber expression, coming to a halt.

Now, his mood is very heavy. Teach's progress in just half a year has been too fast.

"If I had known earlier, I would have brought people to take you down when you first arrived in the New World half a year ago!" 

Jozu said with a cold tone staring Blackbeard with eyes full of hatred

He regretted not initiating a war with Blackbeard sooner. The primary reason was that they didn't anticipate Blackbeard becoming strong enough to hold his own against the three of them in just half a year.

"It's too late to say anything now. Let me show you the results of my half-year training" 

A smile appeared on Blackbeard's face. While it was indeed half a year for others, for him, it felt like a year in seclusion.

Since he didn't need to sleep at all, his progress wasn't limited to the time spent outwardly practicing.

After enduring numerous attacks from Marco and the others, he decided to take the initiative.

"Whoosh!" 

A subtle flash of thunder and lightning, and Teach's body vanished. 

Almost instantly, he reappeared in front of Marco.

"What incredible speed!" 

Marco exclaimed. 

At that moment, Blackbeard's fist had already right in front of him.

Marco's arms transformed into a pair of wings, crossed protectively in front of him.

Upon seeing this, Blackbeard displayed a confident smile and continued to punch Marco's wings.

This seemingly ordinary punch concealed explosive power. The flames burning Marco's wings had no effect as he was knocked upside down, flying away and smashing into a boulder.

Teach's expression remained unchanged after deflecting Marco.

"Uh-huh!" 

His body disappeared again.

Jozu seemed to sense something, and subconsciously turned his whole body into diamonds.

A fist charged with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit struck him in the abdomen!

"See if you can withstand the destructive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!" 

Blackbeard's voice echoed.

"Boom! " 

Jozu's expression froze. Struck by a punch, he was sent flying and landed heavily on the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Blackbeard successively knocked away two opponents, his demeanor unaltered, and he maintained a calm breath.

After six months of relentless training, his physical strength has significantly increased.

In the past, he would have undoubtedly been out of breath after a prolonged battle with a pirate of Marco's level.

But now, all of this is just a warm-up for him.

"So strong..." 

Vista gritted his teeth and stared at Blackbeard.

He then raised his two swords, employing some mysterious technique. Flower petals filled the air, falling in a cascade.

"Too weak!" 

Blackbeard sneered, and a burst of violent thunder erupted from his hand.

"Zhap! " 

The crackling thunder trapped Vista, scorching the petals black with electricity.

No matter how he swung his sword, he couldn't cut through the dense thunder.

Soon, as the thunder disappeared, his entire body was covered in traces of electricity.

The hand holding the famous sword trembled due to the residual effects.

"Commander Marco... Commander Vista... Commander Jozu..." 

The Whitebeard Pirates had lost all will to fight.

Blackbeard's personal strength is overwhelming. Even with 60,000 people, victory seems impossible for them.

Marco emerged from the rocks with a serious expression. The immortal flames engulfed his body, rapidly healing his injuries.

"Teach, since you're playing dirty, don't blame us for being unfair!" 

Vista and Jozu chose not to engage with Teach any further.

The war between the two sides came to a halt. 

All eyes were now fixed on Marco.

"Use the biological weapons provided by Kaido!" 

Marco issued the order, and everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates retrieved the bio-chemical bullets crafted by Quinn.

These bullets not only kill swiftly upon impact but also spread infection to others. In a densely populated battlefield, they can be considered highly destructive.

The majority of the Whitebeard Pirates swapped their guns for these bullets.

"A biological weapon from Kaido?" 

Shiryu frowned. He was uncertain about the other party's intentions.

"The weapon Kaido gave to the Whitebeard Pirates?! It looks like Kaido still remembers the captain messing with him back then!"

Burgess thought about six months ago, when Blackbeard and Kaido were talking on the den-den mushi, and Blackbeard killed Kaido's subordinate, Scrathman Apoo.

"Kaido!" 

Teach's expression finally changed after hearing this.

Others don't know what Kaido's biochemical weapons are, but he knows very well. The reason why Quinn is called the plague is because of the biochemical weapons he researches.

Although it might seem ordinary, the destructive power it generates on the battlefield is even more exaggerated than his Mamaragan!

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TO BE CONTINUED

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