101 Chief Staff of Revolution Army, Sabo

After Blackbeard instructed his captains to take action, the facade of Dressrosa was exposed, throwing the island into a panic.

The sudden chaos here caught the attention of the new Marine Admiral, Fujitora, who was gambling in the town.

Blackbeard went straight to the arena, and soon he was at the top of the arena.

By now, Burgess had deployed his Logia Snow Fruit power, engaging in combat with Sabo who just obtained Logia Flame Fruit.

Both of them are now natural fruit ability users, but Sabo, who has just obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit, still has the upper hand even though he is not very skilled using his fruit power

"Fire punch! "

Sabo burst into flames, delivering a powerful punch. The fiery waves surged, forming a massive firefist as he struck Burgess.

"Avalanche elbow! "

Burgess countered with his own developed fruit ability. Numerous snowflakes converged to form a massive arm, which he then bent and launched into a powerful elbow strike!

"Boom!" 

The collision between the fiery fist and the avalanche elbow reverberated through the arena with intense force.

The people in the arena scattered in every direction, leaving many onlookers bewildered.

Before long, Burgess couldn't bear it anymore and whispered something unkind under his breath.

At this time, the flaming fist punched through the snow flakes and rushed straight towards him!

Even though Sabo had just gotten the Flame-Flame Fruit, the power he wielded was incredibly strong.

This was Sabo overpowering Burgess with his own strength.

Right before the fiery fist could strike Burgess, a thunder dragon swiftly emerged and clashed directly with the fire fist.

It effortlessly neutralized the remaining force of the fiery punch.

"B-Boss Blackbeard!" 

Burgess's face lit up with surprise as he called out to Blackbeard in the sky.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Blackbeard hadn't shown up, he would've been have a scorched skin just now

"Blackbeard!"

"The Yonko, Blackbeard!"

As Blackbeard appeared, fear spread across the faces of the surrounding civilians.

How could a Yonko come to Dressrosa!

Blackbeard calmly looked down at the arena and told Burgess: "You go and gather the crew."

After sending Burgess away, Blackbeard turned his gaze towards Sabo.

Sabo's originally relaxed expression now turned gloomy.

"Yonko Blackbeard!" 

Sabo said in a cold tone.

Of course, he knew that Blackbeard had captured Ace personally and handed him over to the Marines.

This caused the Summit War to break out, which ultimately led to Ace's death.

It's safe to say that if Blackbeard hadn't caught Ace, Ace wouldn't have died.

So he also hates Blackbeard.

"Sabo, Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army. "

Blackbeard still responded with a straight face.

"Do you want to declare war on our Revolutionary Army?"

Sabo asked with a heavy expression. The purpose of coming here was to obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit, and at the same time he had tasks to perform.

He suspected that Blackbeard intended to confront their Revolutionary Army.

"No," 

Blackbeard shook his head slowly, then pointed at Sabo with his finger. "I came here just for you."

"For me..." 

Sabo was shocked to hear this. Combined with what Blackbeard had said earlier, he suddenly pieced something together.

Without uttering a word, he promptly transformed into a ball of flame and rushed into the distance.

Yet, a wall of ice shot up into the sky, blocking Sabo's path of escape.

"Revolutionary Army Sabo" 

Kuzan announced as he ascended into the air, standing atop the ice and fixing his gaze on Sabo.

"Aokiji!" 

Sabo's heart sank suddenly.

"Are you showing me respect like this?" 

Faced with the joint threat of a former Marine admiral and Blackbeard, Sabo felt great amount of pressure.

Then, several more figures soared into the air, landing on the debris and rocks, encircling him.

They were Avalo Pizarro, Shiryu, Gion, Catarina Devon, and Jesus Burgess!

Almost all members of the Blackbeard Pirates have been sent out!

Sabo roared with anger as flames engulfed his entire body. He realized that today was a dire situation with no way out!

"To make sure everything goes smoothly, our Blackbeard Pirates arrived secretly, without anyone noticing" 

Blackbeard said with a smile directed at Sabo.

He was determined to capture Sabo.

Just like he had to capture Ace. Whether he could use Sabo to provoke a war between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government or not, at least he could use Sabo to halt the World Government's efforts to encircle and suppress him.

"Come on then, Blackbeard!" 

Sabo understood his predicament clearly.

The only choice is to fight to the end!

"Let me give you a taste of the strength of the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army."

Blackbeard was stirred by Sabo's actions as well. He took a single step forward, his entire body tensed with muscles bulging. Just by looking at him, people could sense the immense explosive power he held within!

Sabo transformed into a fiery ball and charged straight at Blackbeard.

Blackbeard could feel the scorching temperature coming towards his face.

Then his body turned into hot lava in an instant, and the temperature emanating from his body was even more terrifying..

"Fire Fist!" 

Sabo exclaimed as he threw his punch.

Facing the incoming fire punch, Blackbeard's arm turned into lava and punched out with the same punch. The hot magma collided with the blazing fire.

In an instant, the arena became engulfed in a sea of flames, with fire and magma still spreading.

The spectators near the Gladiator arena were so frightened that they fled in terror.

"The Logia Magma-Magma Fruit suppresses the Logia Flame-Flame Fruit!"

Blackbeard suddenly exerted force, causing the hot magma to erupt instantly. The surrounding flames swiftly receded from Sabo's body, as if encountering a natural enemy.

Sabo cried out in pain as obvious burns appeared on his arms.

His body, bearing the Flame-Flame Fruit ability, was actually scorched... At that moment, his gaze towards Blackbeard turned horrified.

"Do you want to experience what Ace felt back then?" 

Blackbeard smiled at Sabo.

Then the magma on his body disappeared.

It was replaced by darkness!

Black smoke began to rise from his body. He extended his palm towards Sabo, and the power of the Dark Fruit surged forth.

"The Flame-Fruit ability is gone!" Sabo's eyes widened in shock.

But he quickly reacted. His palms were cloaked in Armament Haki, transforming them into dragon claws as he launched an attack against Blackbeard.

"Let me show you the difference between us once more."

A smile appeared on Blackbeard's lips. 

Despite being the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo is still young and hasn't mastered the upgraded version of Armament Haki.

So, facing Sabo's Dragon Claw, Blackbeard simply countered with a punch.

But his punch carried the advanced version of Armament Haki.

"Boom!" 

Sabo's figure was sent flying, crashing through several houses before finally coming to a stop.

He staggered to his feet, staring at Blackbeard in disbelief, murmuring, "His Armament Haki is strong, just like Dragon-san's!"

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TO BE CONTINUED

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