Chapter 24 Feel the love from Mother Ocean!
The dark power of the Dark-Dark Fruit strongly attracts other Devil Fruit users.
In this moment, Bane used this attraction to pull Ace towards him from the air.
Seeing Bane taking control of the battle with Ace, Garp didn't hesitate. A deadly look appeared in his eyes as he jumped into the hole below, ready to take down Teach in one strike.
On the other side, even though Ace was being pulled closer to Bane by the strong gravity, there was still some space between them. In midair, Ace realized he couldn't escape the gravity, so he changed his plan. His arms ignited with flames, and he fired the flames at Bane in the distance.
"Fire spears! " Ace shouted.
Several flames turned into spears and lunged at Bane from the air.
At that moment, Smoker ignored his naval base. He transformed into white smoke and soared into the sky, shouting, "White Smoke, White Fist! "
The smoke fist struck Ace's flaming spear accurately, helping Bane to block this attack. At the same time, smoke burst from Smoker's lower body, and he charged at Ace in the air.
Smoker pulled out his Jitte and didn't care that Ace was Garp's grandson; he simply went up and attacked him.
Ace, pulled by gravity, couldn't dodge at all. He crossed his arms in front of him, wrapped in armament haki, to take the hit from Smoker's jitte.
"White smoke, white vines! " As Smoker and Ace passed each other, his power activated again. His body turned into white smoke that wrapped around Ace quickly. He used both hands to grab Ace's arms from behind.
"Damn it." Flames erupted from Ace's body, trying to push Smoker away.
But Ace's fire power couldn't harm Smoker's white smoke, and neither could escape from the other.
At that moment, Ace finally collided with Bane's hands. When his palm touched Bane's, he felt the fierce flames in his body suddenly fade away, as if his ability was sealed. He had never felt this way before. Even when restrained by seastone, he could still sense his abilities.
The sudden shift made Ace feel some panic.
In that moment, Bane grabbed Ace's neck with one hand and, wearing a fierce smile, said, "It's over, Fire Fist! "
Before Ace could respond, Bane unleashed his power and slammed Ace and Smoker to the ground with one powerful blow.
It's just that Ace could no longer change into an element, but Smoker still could. The next moment, there was a loud bang, and the ground gave way, sending a lot of white smoke everywhere. Smoker transformed into his element, and Ace fell on his back, sinking into the ground's crack.
As soon as Ace appeared, Garp hit him with his strongest move, causing serious injuries and breaking several of Ace's ribs. Now Bane had caught him and sealed his ability. He threw Ace to the ground, and the two injuries hit him hard at the same time. Ace coughed, spitting out a lot of blood, and his strength faded.
Bane didn't want to kill Ace in front of Garp, but he wasn't going to take it easy. He needed to beat Ace until he couldn't fight back. So, he held Ace's neck with one hand to stop his fire ability. At the same time, Bane clenched his other hand, using his armament haki, he punched Ace hard on the head. Bang, bang.
After a few heavy punches, Ace's nose was bent, and his eyes rolled back, as if he might lose consciousness.
At that moment, Smoker quickly put a pair of seastone shackles on Ace's hands, completely taking him down.
"It went better than I expected. Your Dark-Dark Fruit ability is too much for other ability users," Smoker sighed after locking Ace up.
Bane didn't reply but asked, "Does the bounty on this guy count for me? " If he remembered right, Ace's bounty was 550 million Baileys!
Smoker paused, looking at Bane, unsure of what to say.
"Hahaha, just joking. You keep an eye on him. I'll go help Vice Admiral Garp take down that Teach! " Bane laughed and released Ace.
After a few quick steps, they reached the edge of the deep pit, where Garp had punched Teach through. Bane leaned over and looked down. It was completely dark and seemed bottomless, but there was a loud noise coming from it. It was the sound of a fierce battle. Each time punches collided, their power spilled, creating flashes of lightning.
In the deep pit, Teach and Garp fought fiercely. With not much space to move, it felt like an octagonal cage. They exchanged punches without holding back.
It's just that Garp really wants to fight, but Teach does not want to fight Garp right now. He thinks it's better to find a way to escape quickly. Ace has stopped moving and might have been beaten. If he keeps fighting Garp here, the result will be clear!
Garp feels very happy now. It has been a long time since he had a worthy opponent. In this moment, they fought without mercy. Every punch he threw felt very satisfying. Even if he took hits, it was thrilling.
At this time, Garp had many scars on his body. Blood was flowing from his forehead, and there was a bloody mark on his chest from sharp claws. His flesh was torn, and some bones were faintly visible. This shows that Teach is indeed very powerful.
Just as Teach blocked Garp's punch with one hand, he was about to strike Garp with his sharp claws from the other hand. Suddenly, something pulled him up unexpectedly.
This made Teach lose his balance for a second. His claws, which were meant for Garp's chest, accidentally dug into Garp's shoulder, leaving a mark of blood.
At the same time, Garp punched Teach hard in the face, nearly knocking out some of Teach's teeth.
Garp was a bit confused about what just happened, but Teach understood well that it was the Dark-Dark Fruit affecting him!
That's right, Teach hasn't used his ability yet because there hasn't been a chance. Actually, during his time in the Drum Kingdom, he became the user of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit!
So the Dark-Dark Fruit can indeed affect him.
At the edge of the abyss, Bane sensed his own ability and a wicked smile appeared on his face.
"The reaction shows there's a devil fruit user below. And since Garp isn't a devil fruit user, then it must Teach. Hehe. " Bane smiled wickedly.
The devil fruit user is now caught by Garp and stuck in a deep pit. Bane can do whatever he wants to him.
Bane took a deep breath, reached his hand into the abyss, and whispered, "Feel the love from Mother Ocean, Teach. "
As Bane spoke, a dark gate opened in front of his hand. The gate grew quickly, covering the entire abyss. Then, a rush of sea water poured into the abyss.
At that moment, Teach was still trying to outsmart Garp when he suddenly heard a splash of water above him. When he looked up, he saw a large amount of water pouring down, soaking him in an instant. The overwhelming feeling of powerlessness from the sea water surrounded him.
"Fuck you bitch! " Teach was about to call the guy above despicable, but Garp knocked him down with one punch. The sea water quickly covered him, and Teach could not get back up.
"What's going on? " Garp was also confused as he saw more sea water slowly filling the area.
Even though he was confused, he did not dwell on it. He jumped into the water, grabbed Teach, who was weak and had swallowed too much sea water, and swam upward.
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