"Hancock, do you think we should give Blackbeard a hand?" Adrian's smile became more evil.
The current situation had obviously gone beyond the original plot and was heading in an unknown direction. But Adrian truly wanted to see what would happen if Blackbeard actually killed Sengoku in front of the world and stole his Devil Fruit. How would the Marines and the World Government react? Could Blackbeard, a first-rate schemer, still reach the throne of the Four Emperors?
Although doing so might mean Adrian would lose his "fore-knowledge", he now had enough power to handle a completely unknown world. If everything always went according to a plan, what was the point of life?
"My lord, why should we help that ugly piece of trash? Wouldn't it be better to let him fight with the Marine dogs?" The Empress blinked her beautiful eyes, confused. Although her beauty and strength were outstanding, her mind was a little simple.
"Heh, Sengoku must have already guessed that I can plunder other people's Devil Fruits. The only reason he hasn't attacked me is because he's afraid I'll disrupt his strategic plan. After the public execution, I'm sure he'll immediately assemble all three Admirals to deal with me. It's better to use Blackbeard's hand to kill him now and attract all the attention of the Marines and the World Government. That way, we'll have enough time to plan our next step."
Adrian revealed his true thoughts. Rather than helping Blackbeard, it was more like Blackbeard was helping him take the blame. After all, Adrian's next step was to openly "steal a country." Letting Blackbeard draw the fire would make his own resistance much smaller. With such a great opportunity right in front of him, how could Adrian not take it?
"My lord, your thoughts are truly far-reaching..." The Empress prostrated herself next to Adrian, her face filled with adoration. She put her head on his lap and started to fantasize.
What lord Adrian just said about 'the next step'... does it mean marriage? That's right! My lord must be hinting that he'll marry me as soon as the war is over. Ah... what should I do? Do I need to start preparing to get pregnant now? I heard that drinking soup made from Sea Kings makes it easier to conceive a boy..... it's just that I still don't know how to cook... Waaah!
At the same time, Sengoku's muscular figure was sent flying again. Even with his superb physical skills and powerful Armament Haki, two fists were no match for four hands. With the absolute suppression from the Yami Yami no Mi, the battle had just begun, and he was already bruised and in a precarious situation. A complete defeat was only a matter of time.
"Thie-shi-shi-shi-shi, you guys really don't want to come and join in?" Blackbeard, his body covered in a layer of black air, turned to the others beside him. He spread his arms proudly and laughed. "This is a Marine Fleet Admiral. If you kill him in front of the whole world, your value will skyrocket! What do you say?"
Blackbeard was a master of demagoguery. In just a few words, he made these men want to join the fight. What pirate could resist such an unprecedented opportunity? If they could kill Sengoku, their reputation would surpass even that of the other Three Emperors.
"Hehehe, this proposal is really hard to refuse." Catarina took out her spear and was the first to join the battle. She couldn't miss such a good chance.
"Sengoku, I didn't expect you to have a day like this... It's time to settle the old score, meow!" The Evil King looked at Sengoku ferociously, a deep resentment in his eyes.
"That's right, since there's no need to disband for now, let's use Sengoku's blood to celebrate my freedom!" Vasco Shot, who hadn't spoken much, said drunkenly.
The two immediately joined the fight. Only Shiryu of the Rain continued to stand there, a cigar in his mouth, watching Adrian slowly stand up on the opposite side.
"Is it finally time to make a move?"
The surrounding Marines were terrified. The Blackbeard Pirates were trying to kill Marshal Sengoku at Marine Headquarters. This was outrageous! An ordinary person wouldn't do such a thing even with ten years of brain damage.
"Damn it, Fleet Admiral Sengoku is being suppressed by the Blackbeard gang?!"
"Are these bastards crazy? How dare they openly attack Marshal Sengoku?!"
"We must not let these guys succeed!"
After a brief shock, the surrounding Marines quickly assembled and rushed toward the Blackbeard gang. If they didn't, how would they be any different from Admiral Kizaru?
"Thie-shi-shi-shi-shi, no matter how much useless trash rushes over, it won't do any good... Burgess, go and kill those bastards!" Blackbeard didn't pay any attention to the Marine soldiers. All he wanted was to take down Sengoku as soon as possible and seize the Daibutsu fruit.
"No problem, Captain, just leave it to me!" Burgess smirked and charged toward the Marines.
Boom!
Burgess rampaged through the Marine ranks like a tank. The sound of wailing and screaming filled the air.
"Give me enough time, you bastards!!" An angry voice suddenly rang out above Burgess's head. A huge iron fist hit him directly in the face.
Bam!
Burgess didn't even have time to react. His sturdy body was sent flying backward, crashing into the opposite town. He smashed through dozens of buildings before finally stopping.
"Ugh, it hurts so much... Garp, you old bastard, why is it hurting so much?" Burgess's head was spinning. It took him a long time to get up. If it weren't for his outstanding physical fitness, that punch would have killed him.
"Garp, you..." Surrounded by the Blackbeard gang, Sengoku saw a savior and a look of joy appeared on his face. As long as Garp helped him block Blackbeard, once he was in his Buddha form, the others would be no match for him.
"This old man is also a Marine, and I have an obligation to protect Marineford." Garp said, his face grim. Although he wanted to fight Adrian, Sengoku was in trouble, so he had to help. I'll use these guys to vent the monstrous anger in my heart first.
"Hey, Captain Teach, this is a big problem. The Marine Hero is about to attack. What should we do?" Lafitte asked nervously.
"Bastards!" A look of resignation flashed in Blackbeard's eyes. No matter how arrogant he was, he knew that with their current strength, it was impossible to defeat both Garp and Sengoku in a short amount of time. He looked at the burly figure slowly approaching and a look of exasperation crossed his face. Damn it, am I going to fail again? Is this cooked duck just going to fly away?
However, just as Blackbeard was about to give the order to retreat, a joking voice suddenly rang out.
"Flame Pillar!!"
A huge wall of fire, rising to the sky, separated the Blackbeard gang from Garp. The scorching heat made both groups involuntarily retreat.
"This is..." Garp's and Blackbeard's expressions changed, and they looked at the tall, straight figure slowly walking to the side. At the same time, they both exclaimed in their hearts: "Ace's Mera Mera no Mi!!"
"Bastard, Adrian, what do you mean by this?" Sengoku growled, somewhat angrily.
"Isn't it obvious? I don't want Garp to save you!" Adrian smiled and said bluntly.
...
Sengoku was stunned. For some reason, he suddenly replayed all of Adrian's past actions in his mind: from his rise to power, to his decision to not join the Marines, beheading Crocodile, capturing the Straw Hat boy at Sabaody and handing him over to the World Government...
A terrifying thought suddenly occurred to Sengoku, giving him a momentary feeling of dread. Have we... all been played by this kid?
Sengoku was truly intimidated by the idea. But it was true. The Marines, the Whitebeard Pirates, the Revolutionary Army, Blackbeard... Nearly 200,000 people gathered on the battlefield at this moment, all unknowingly being played in the palm of the hand by the boy who was a bloody teenager.
This is too outrageous, isn't it?
Sengoku's burly figure trembled. Not out of fear, but from a shudder that came from the depths of his heart.
This kid is truly terrifying!