The moment the words left his mouth—
The magma hound suddenly exploded on the spot.
BOOOOM—!!!
Terrifying heat surged outward in all directions.
Where the shockwave passed—
Trees were instantly burned to ashes.
Massive rocks turned to powder in the blink of an eye.
Under the overwhelming blast, the members of the Blackbeard Pirates widened their eyes, bloodshot with shock.
"So powerful…"
"Is this really the energy released by a war machine? This is insane!"
"Damn it! Why… why did that Seraphim Akainu suddenly stand up again when we clearly defeated it?!"
Confusion filled their faces.
Unwillingness, anger, humiliation, doubt, and fear—
A mixture of emotions overwhelmed them.
One by one, the Blackbeard Pirates lost consciousness.
They collapsed across the burning ground, lying in disarray like corpses.
Only Blackbeard remained.
He slowly crawled back to his feet, blood covering the corner of his mouth.
Pffft…
Sitting weakly on the ground, he looked at the pirate crew he had painstakingly assembled—
Now destroyed by machines.
His face twisted with unwillingness.
"Why?"
"That Seraphim Akainu was clearly defeated!"
"Why did it suddenly recover?!"
Blackbeard roared in frustration.
Xia Yu smiled slightly.
"Oh, that?"
"I just added some materials with strong regenerative properties…"
"And a few Zoan bloodline factors."
"It's nothing special."
"Maybe… you're just too weak."
Xia Yu said in his childish voice.
This was the true meaning of killing the heart while killing the body.
Blackbeard's face darkened instantly.
His lips twitched violently.
He had been defeated by machines created by an eight-year-old kid.
And in that kid's eyes—
The abilities that had shocked him to the core…
Were nothing remarkable.
Even worse—
He was being looked down on by an eight-year-old.
And he couldn't even refute it.
He, Blackbeard—
A man who believed himself destined to become a great conqueror.
Yet now—
This humiliation felt worse than death.
For the first time in his life, the always-calculating Blackbeard completely lost his composure.
At that moment—
Seraphim Mihawk's attack arrived.
A powerful slash swept toward him.
A massive crescent-shaped blade of air formed instantly—
Carrying a force that seemed capable of destroying the world itself.
It cut toward Blackbeard.
Hummmmm—
The violent shockwave howled through the sky.
Blackbeard noticed the incoming slash and shouted in alarm.
"Damn it—Seraphim Mihawk!"
Seraphim Mihawk's attacks were already faster than the other Seraphim.
Combined with the element of surprise—
Blackbeard barely managed to activate Armament Haki.
He had no time to dodge.
BOOM!
The slash struck his chest directly.
Blood erupted instantly.
Pfft—
Blackbeard vomited blood wildly.
Watching this scene—
Ace's eyes widened in shock.
The Blackbeard Pirates—
The crew he himself couldn't defeat—
Had been annihilated by just two Seraphim.
Seeing Blackbeard's current state, Ace felt a moment of satisfaction.
But deep inside—
A growing fear also appeared.
With these terrifying war machines—
This sea…
No.
This entire world—
Would soon belong to the Marines.
Even Vice Admiral Momonga stared with his mouth open.
The coordination between Seraphim Akainu and Seraphim Mihawk was terrifying.
In just a few exchanges—
Two Seraphim had wiped out a rising pirate crew.
So this…
Was the true power of the Seraphim.
Now he finally understood it firsthand.
Meanwhile—
Blackbeard wiped the blood from his mouth and looked around.
His crewmates were all unconscious.
Every escape route had already been blocked by Xia Yu's arrangements.
A wave of bitterness surged through his heart.
There was no escape.
But Blackbeard would never accept such a fate.
"I never thought…"
"That after hiding my ambitions for so many years…"
"After finally obtaining the Dark-Dark Fruit…"
"I would fall here!"
"Defeated by mere machines…"
"Defeated by an eight-year-old brat… DAMN IT!"
Blackbeard clenched his teeth so hard they creaked.
Suddenly—
Momonga noticed something strange.
Blackbeard's palm was gathering massive amounts of darkness.
That dark energy poured directly into the ground beneath them.
A sense of danger immediately filled the air.
"Be careful!"
"Blackbeard is up to something!"
Momonga shouted.
In the next moment—
Blackbeard roared.
The entire ground began to tremble violently.
"Zehahaha!"
"Even if I can't escape—"
"I'll take a few Seraphim down with me!"
"And you—Xia Yu!"
"Even if I have to die, I'll kill you first!"
Blackbeard's eyes turned blood-red with madness.
Driven by the determination to drag someone down with him, he became even more frenzied.
Momonga's expression turned extremely tense.
"Seraphim!"
"Protect Dr. Xia Yu!"
He had never expected Blackbeard to still possess such a terrifying hidden power.
He could feel it—
The entire island was now filled with a dangerous aura.
If Xia Yu were caught in that strange dark energy—
It would be disastrous.
Xia Yu had the combat ability of an ordinary civilian.
If anything happened to him…
Momonga's face paled.
If a genius scientist capable of changing the world's balance—
A man who could lead the Marines to become the sole ruler of the seas—
Died because he failed to protect him…
Then he would become the eternal sinner of the Marines.
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