Chapter 178: The Whitebeard Warriors at a Disadvantage
At this moment, on another battlefield, Vista's situation was no better than Diamond Jozu's. While Jozu was being toyed with by Aramaki, Vista's swordsmanship was distorted by Issho's gravity.
"I hate Devil Fruit-user swordsmen!"
Vista would rather fight Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, than fight Issho, that disgusting gravity swordsman. Issho's gravity sword style was powerful and fierce, and his gravity ability could severely affect Vista's swordsmanship. To be honest, this was the most frustrating and unpleasant battle Vista had ever experienced.
He had fought against powerhouses like Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, Kozuki Oden, and King the Wildfire, and those battles were exhilarating; even if he was injured, he felt refreshed. But fighting Issho now, he was restricted everywhere, which was incredibly frustrating. The last time he felt so disgusted was when he faced Yasopp, that repulsive sniper from the Red Hair Pirates. That bastard's tricky gun skills and future-seeing Observation Haki also made Vista suffer a setback. Before Issho appeared, Yasopp was his most detested opponent. Now, Issho was even more detestable than Yasopp, becoming Vista's new most hated person.
"Boom!"
Every one of Issho's slashes caused huge craters to appear beneath Vista's feet, forcing him to retreat step by step. The elite pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates saw that Division Commander Jozu couldn't defeat Aramaki, and even Division Commander Vista couldn't defeat this blind man. A deep sense of frustration appeared in their hearts. They were the world's strongest pirate crew; how could they be bullied by an Allied Nation?
Division Commander Jozu, Division Commander Vista, you are one of the world-renowned 3 Division Commanders. How could you not defeat the Goa Empire's 3 Marquises? Even Division Commander Ace, who defeated a Shichibukai, was now being suppressed in place by the Exiled Emperor. When did the Whitebeard Pirates become so weak?
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In the chaotic battlefield, Marshall D. Teach was also shocked to see these powerful Division Commanders falling into disadvantage one by one. The world's strongest pirate crew, on whom he had placed such high hopes, was actually being beaten into such a state by an Allied Nation? Had this era become so crazy? An Allied Nation actually had so many monstrous powerhouses! Indeed, the Whitebeard Pirates without their Pops in charge were still a bit lacking. It was Pops, the world's strongest man, who single-handedly bore all the glory of the world's strongest pirate crew. This made Teach even more eager for Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi ability.
As long as he obtained the Gura Gura no Mi ability, he could also become a ruler of an era, just like Whitebeard.
'Gura Gura no Mi, where exactly are you?'
Teach was still staying on the sidelines, even sticking to a certain range, and had not gone to deal with those Goa Viscounts and Barons. His intuition told him that his current position should not be within Kael's ability range. Because once he entered a certain range, he felt extremely dangerous. He didn't want to suddenly become a 'headless pirate' like those pirates on the Kano Battlefield.
When Teach saw Kael's demonic wings and the fiery dragon's breath he emitted, he was even more shocked. Like the intelligence circulating in the sea, he had always thought Kael's ability was the Paramecia-type Exile ability, which was not recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. But now, seeing that Kael could also use other abilities, Teach was stunned. This must be some Mythical Zoan ability. Or, was Kael an anomaly like himself, capable of acquiring more Devil Fruit abilities?
Thinking of this, Teach felt a little panicked. He felt that he couldn't see through Kael at all. Kael seemed to be both his kind and his natural enemy. This made Teach even more reluctant to step into Kael's ability range, continuing to stay on the sidelines. For now, it was better to honestly wait for Pops to come and take charge, ending this boring 'standing up' war. That's right. In Teach's eyes, standing up for Atmosphere was as boring as children playing house. What was the meaning of a war from which no profit could be gained?
If Pops personally appeared, suppressed the Emperor and 3 Marquises, and then demanded a huge ransom from the Goa Empire, that would be somewhat interesting. It was said that the Goa Empire was now the wealthiest Allied Nation in the world, having received a lot of compensation money from the Kano Battlefield, and had almost unified the underworld of the Four Seas, with countless businesses. If he had the same strength and influence as Pops, and sat in Pops's position, this Goa Emperor wouldn't be able to leave the New World without paying a 100 billion ransom.
While staying on the sidelines, Teach was also observing these powerhouses of the Goa Empire. The strength of the 3 Marquises was indeed very strong. It was truly enviable that even those Viscounts and Barons had so many Devil Fruit users. Looking at the 2 young swordsmen who were jointly attacking Squard, Teach felt his eyes light up. However, when he saw the brute Burgess and the demonic Sheriff Laffitte, he had an even stranger feeling, which made him a little depressed and puzzled.
That arrogant Bari Bari no Mi user and Oto Oto no Mi user also perfectly matched the personality of the crew members he imagined. He liked arrogant crew members like Burgess and Bartolomeo. Unfortunately, these people were all Barons of the Goa Empire. If he really found the Yami Yami no Mi in the future, he would also look for subordinates of this type.
"How can that woman be so strong? Even Izo can't take her down. As expected of one of Germa's greatest masterpieces."
Teach, still on the sidelines, also saw Reiju and Izo's fierce battle, and he was surprised by the power of Germa's technology. However, in Teach's eyes, technological power could never compare to Devil Fruit abilities. The Yami Yami no Mi was his ultimate dream, and plundering Devil Fruit abilities was what he most anticipated.
"It was indeed a miscalculation that Pops didn't come this time."
Teach felt Kael's ability range and knew that Kael was protecting his subordinates. This time, the Whitebeard Pirates were probably going to suffer a great loss.
"But no one expected the Emperor and 3 Marquises to be so strong."
Teach's eyes flickered; he had no emotional fluctuations regarding the casualties of these 'partners,' as they were not his subordinates anyway.
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On the other side, the battle between Spartan and Jack was the most intense struggle on the entire Silver Island battlefield. Their strengths were evenly matched, and they fought most wildly, with neither able to defeat the other. Half of Silver Island's port and village were frantically destroyed by the raging Jack.
"The recovery ability of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users is truly disgusting."
Spartan felt that the aura of Jack, this half-beast mammoth, had not weakened much, and he felt very tricky. Perhaps if they kept fighting, the one who would eventually fall could only be him. However, Jack wouldn't be able to exhaust him in less than 5 days! It seemed that in the future, His Majesty would have to find a powerful Devil Fruit ability for him.
Spartan unleashed a powerful punch on Jack's nose, collecting some blood and completing the task assigned by His Majesty. Now, Jack was fighting madly, not caring about his injuries or blood.
"Spartan! I, Jack, acknowledge your strength!!!"
The pain in his body made Jack, this brute, acknowledge Spartan as a rare and powerful opponent for the first time.
"However, if it weren't for your people here, I would kill you sooner or later!"
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