[Marine 1: Great! Warden Magellan is here! These pirates are definitely finished!]
[Pirate 1: I said, you Marines always have selective amnesia! How many times do I have to say it? Since Straw Hat and the others appeared at the Summit War, it means they escaped from Magellan!]
[Civilian 1: Right! But facing such a strong opponent, how did Straw Hat kid and the others escape? Could it be that they teamed up with Blackbeard?]
[Civilian 2: Speaking of which, did Blackbeard and his crew escape? They didn't seem to appear in the earlier footage. Were they captured?]
[Civilian 3: Impossible! Don't you remember? That Blackbeard spoke on the sky screen before. If he was captured, how could he reply so casually?]
[Civilian 4: Not necessarily. Didn't Fire Fist Ace speak often too?]
[Pirate 2: Enough, stop discussing. If you want to know who won, just keep watching. Whether the Venom-Venom Fruit or the Dark-Dark Fruit is superior will be revealed soon.]
[Marine 2: Warden Magellan will definitely win! Don't forget, his Venom-Venom Fruit power allows for large-scale attacks. You all saw how miserable Straw Hat kid was before. How could Blackbeard be his match?]
[Pirate 3: I think you Marines are dreaming! No matter how strong Magellan's ability is, he's still a Devil Fruit user. That Blackbeard can nullify users' abilities! Once Magellan's Venom-Venom Fruit power is nullified, he'll be completely vulnerable!]
Opinions on the sky screen were divided regarding the outcome of the fight between Blackbeard and Magellan.
Meanwhile, in the video, after exchanging greetings, the two immediately started fighting.
〖Magellan attacked first, sending a "Venom Demon" straight at Blackbeard and his crew.
The Venom Demon charged before Blackbeard's group, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed them all.
Blackbeard did nothing.
He didn't resist or use his Devil Fruit power.
He just stood there dumbly, allowing Magellan's Venom Demon to devour him and his crew.
Afterwards, Magellan looked coldly at Blackbeard's crew writhing and screaming in pain on the ground and said, "I don't have time for this now. I don't care why you're here. You can stay here for now. I need to go after Straw Hat and the others."
After saying this, he left directly, leaving Blackbeard and his crew collapsed on the ground.〗
[Buggy the Clown: Hahahaha! That Blackbeard! I thought you were so powerful! But this is it? Taken down by Magellan in one move? You're really weak!]
[Golden Lion Shiki: Zehahahaha! That kid called Blackbeard, your Devil Fruit power is indeed attractive, but your practical combat ability seems very weak. How about it? Interested in joining me?]
[Big Mom Charlotte Linlin: Mamamama! I'm a bit interested too.]
[Kaido of the Beasts: It is a very interesting Devil Fruit power. But he didn't use it against Magellan. He must have had another purpose, Urororororo.]
[Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach: Zehahahaha! Correct! And I've already succeeded! Thanks to Straw Hat kid and the others! Thanks to them drawing attention for me!]
Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Seeing Blackbeard's words, Sengoku's expression changed.
He looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru. "Haven't we contacted Magellan yet?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head. "Impel Down has currently lost contact with Marine Headquarters. No one can get through. We only received messages when Straw Hat Luffy was causing trouble before. After that, no more messages came through. We still don't know the situation over there. We don't know the Marine casualties, or if Magellan is even alive."
"Hmph," Sakazuki sneered upon hearing this. "That's why I say all these pirates should be captured. What do they do besides cause trouble?"
"Enough, Sakazuki. Don't speak for now."
Sengoku indicated he didn't want to hear from Sakazuki right now, worried that Garp might start arguing with him if he did.
So Sengoku directly stopped him and said to Vice Admiral Tsuru, "Keep trying to contact Magellan. We must clarify the situation at Impel Down."
"Yes," Vice Admiral Tsuru responded and continued trying to contact Impel Down.
Meanwhile, Kuzan spoke up. "Mr. Sengoku, do you know what Blackbeard's goal is? What is his plan? And he says it's already completed?"
Hearing his question, Sengoku spoke with difficulty. "If I'm not mistaken, Blackbeard probably let himself be defeated by Magellan on purpose. His goal was likely to release the heavily dangerous criminals imprisoned in Impel Down. That's why he did this."
"What!"
Momousagi, standing nearby, was shocked. "So the escapees from Impel Down aren't just Straw Hat's group shown in the footage? There are also others following Blackbeard who weren't shown?"
Sengoku shook his head. "It's unclear now. That's why we must contact Impel Down as soon as possible. Only by knowing the specific situation there can I formulate strategies accordingly. It's a pity something happened there, cutting off contact with Marine Headquarters. I just hope we can restore contact before the public execution of Fire Fist Ace. I hope no other mishaps occur. These old bones of mine can't withstand any major storms."
As he said this, he knocked on his own back, seemingly trying to show his age.
However, clearly no one else believed him or noticed this small detail, lost in their own thoughts.
Blackbeard Pirates
Shiliew of the Rain looked at Blackbeard. "Is it wise to say that on the sky screen? Others might discover your goal."
Blackbeard waved his hand dismissively.
"Don't worry, it's fine. I just said that much. At most, they'll guess my goal was to release you all. They won't think of my other objective."
Lafitte, the "Demon Sheriff," also nodded, grinning. "Right. After all, who could imagine our captain is actually... Hehehe."
As he said this, the rest of the crew on the ship burst into laughter.
Then Blackbeard looked at the sky screen and said meaningfully, "However, I originally thought this was just a battle between Whitebeard and the Marines. But with the appearance of this sky screen, the scope of this war is getting wider and wider. But this suits me just fine. The muddier the water, the better it is for us. Hahahahaha!"