130 Huge Blow

At that moment, Blackbeard noticed his crew, led by Laffitte and Kuzan, swiftly sailing towards the shore in a small boat. Their boats were illuminated by bright lights, and each pirate held torches of various sizes in their hands.

The pirates under Laffitte's command moved swiftly, with each small boat rapidly approaching Big Mom's pirate ship, one after the other.

At that moment, Big Mom was focused on organizing her troops to rescue the people underwater.

But when she saw the other party rushing towards her ships with torches, she were truly confused at first

What other methods is this Blackbeard attempting?

Was Blackbeard plotting to set her pirate ship on fire? The mere thought froze Big Mom in place, leaving her motionless for quite some time. It was the first time she had witnessed such a formation.

It's over. Completely done this time. There are no more ships, and most of hers have sunk. Now she doesn't even have a chance to fight back.

"Perrosperro quickly ordered the crew to prepare for battle."

Although rescuing their crew from the water is important, saving the ships is even more important.

Only these ships can safely transport these crew back to their island.

But now, Blackbeard's crew were preparing to set their own ships on fire. This was a serious threat. After receiving Big Mom's orders, Perospero halted the rescue operation and instructed his crew to prepare for battle.

Laffitte's crew swiftly approached Big Mom's ship like arrows. Upon reaching the target, Laffitte ordered the ship to halt, and then prepared to draw their guns, cannon, and fire arrow, igniting the oil torch aimed at the opposing ship.

An attack with only fire was directed at Big Mom's ship.

Despite their efforts to fight back, the shells were incredibly fast , hurtling towards their ship with a whistling sound.

"Captain Blackbeard, your strategy is really clever. You've outmaneuvered this old had without losing a single one of our soldiers. It's quite satisfying. This is by far the most elegant battle we've ever fought."

"It's quite satisfying. This old woman has had her title as Four Emperors for so long. I bet she never imagined she'd suffer such an embarrassing defeat."

"Weiihahahha! They still think they can take over our Beehive Island. I doubt their territory is safe anymore. Captain, should we head straight for their stronghold next?"

Burgess looked at Blackbeard with a smile and asked him if he wanted to proceed. He no longer doubted Blackbeard's motives for fighting, nor did he question Blackbeard's judgment.

It's surprising that Blackbeard, who doesn't seem like a wise man but more like a crude barbarian, has such a plan. It's simply incredible.

He believes there hasn't been such a method of warfare before. Although pirates have used many tactics to fight among themselves, this is indeed a good combat plan.

At this moment, the crew beside Blackbeard was in high spirit, and the pirates led by Laffitte became more courageous with each shot.

They watched as cannons, guns, and arrows with fire were shot at the opponent's ships, setting several large ships on fire.

"Perrosperro, stop resisting and order everyone to evacuate the ships. We need to retreat and get out of their range, order people with fruit abilities that can fly and use moonwalk to carry more people"

Realizing that their resistance was futile and only resulted in heavy losses to their ship, Big Mom ordered an evacuation as the flames consumed their ships and its crew.

Faced with the severity of the situation, she concluded that evacuation was the best option. Fighting back with force seemed useless at this point.

Seeing Blackbeard's cannons igniting their ship, Big Mom acted swiftly, ordering the crew to steer the ship out of range of Blackbeard's pirates firepower.

"Captain, are they retreating?"

"Captain, Big Mom's trying to escape! We can't let them slip away like this!"

Seeing Big Mom leading their ship to prepare to escape, Burgess grew anxious. Such a golden opportunity couldn't be wasted by allowing Big Mom and her crew to escape again.

This was the perfect chance to take down Big Mom and her crew. Blackbeard was well aware of it.

Standing high on the platform, Blackbeard observed the relentless barrage of cannons unleashed by Laffitte's crew. However, he noticed the enemy ships gradually retreating, slipping out of Laffitte's reach.

At this moment Blackbeard shouted loudly to Laffitte using a loudspeaker

"Laffitte quickly caught up and made sure to capture all their ships."

Laffitte, Kuzan, and the rest of the crew wasted no time upon receiving the order. They steered their ship forward boldly, closing the gap between them and Big Mom's ship as the pirate vessels swiftly approached.

At the crucial moment, Blackbeard blew his whistle once more, signaling the Sea Kings lurking beneath the waves to surface and attack Big Mom's ship.

The relentless assaults from above and below left Big Mom disoriented and overwhelmed.

As the ship surged forward, it encountered a massive obstruction below, causing huge damage to their hull.

"Mother, what should we do? We have very few ships left, and we have suffered heavy casualties."

Seeing this dire situation, Perrospero hurried to Big Mom's side to discuss possible solutions.

At that moment, Big Mom was sweating profusely. She realized she had underestimated the situation by provoking this conflict. It seemed that Blackbeard had already anticipated her moves.

Faced with the attack from under the sea and the fire cannon from above, Big Mom didn't know what to do.

Although they avoided the cannon attack with their fruit abilities and their own cannon, they still couldn't get rid of the Sea king attacking under their ships.

"I command everyone to ready their weapons and fire at anything they can target, including the sea kings! We're launching our attack immediately."

Her main focus now is to steer the ship away from Beehive Island and eliminate all the sea kings underneath her ships, so she can safeguard her remaining forces.

Perrosperro swiftly acknowledged the command, though uncertainty lingered in his mind as he glanced back at the remaining large ships under their command.

With just a dozen ships remaining and only a handful of crew members aboard each, everyone was already feeling unsteady amidst the violent turbulence.

Even though they were seasoned pirates, accustomed to the rough seas, the turbulence was too intense for them to maintain their footing. Holding guns and cannons steady, let alone aiming at their opponents, seemed nearly impossible.

"I don't think they can do it. My crew is already too unstable. How can we fight back in this condition?" 

Big Mom sighed heavily as she surveyed her subordinates.

"I never thought I'd be on the run, defeated by this young lad."

The reality before her is undeniable; Big Mom has to concede that her situation is over.

She realizes that even with her versatile abilities, she's unable to save herself from the trap and ambush set by Blackbeard.

No wonder this kid looks so calm. He had already set a trap and was waiting for her to fall into it.

She blamed herself for being too reckless and arrogant. Why did she underestimate the opponent's ability?

She knows that even if she fights back desperately to the death, with people like Shiryu, Aokiji, and Blackbeard himself, they will definitely be able to kill her.

Excluding her crew left on the ship, making them easier targets for their cannon, and causing her children, who have become Devil Fruit users, to sink to the bottom of the sea.

It's no surprise that Blackbeard managed to rise to the ranks of the Four Emperors so quickly. It seems his reputation is well-deserved.

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TO BE CONTINUE

Note: Why doesn't Aokiji freeze the Sea? Because if he did Big Moms Pirates will have platform to fight, and also to allow the Sea king to keep attacking from the water