"Adrian, you despicable bastard..."
Shanks stared at Adrian with a frosty face, his eyes full of killing intent. But he wasn't as impulsive as before. This man had shown enough strength to make him cautious and fearful.
"Shanks, let's go. The situation is out of our control. If we stay here, we may become a target."
Escaping from Bullet's attack, Beckman flew back to the red-haired's side, stopping Shanks, who wanted to continue the fight. Beckman had already made his own judgment about this battle. Since the Marines dared to disregard dissuasion and openly fight two Yonko's crews, it already showed their determination and intentions. After Sengoku's death, the battlefield had been completely taken over by that idiot, Akainu. Even Beckman was wary of this cold-blooded hawk admiral.
There was no other way. He was simply too unyielding and never thought about the consequences. That kind of person was the one that pirates were most afraid of and did not want to provoke. So the destruction of the Whitebeard Pirates had almost become a foregone conclusion. Even if they tried their best now, as long as the huge obstacles of Adrian's crew is not resolved, it wouldn't change anything at all.
Unless another strong force intervened.
"Is there really no chance? If I fight with all my strength, I should... be able to kill that kid soon."
However even if he was confident that he could beat Adrian, who was not in good condition, it was impossible to defeat the opponent in a short amount of time. But to just walk away left him deeply unsettled.
My red hair have always been a part of my grace. No matter where I go, no matter who I see, they all give me some respect. But today, I met such a bastard like you. Not only did you not give me respect, but you insulted me in the face in front of the whole world.
"The purpose of us coming here was to prevent the war, not to participate in the war. There is no need to fight them to the death for this..." Beckman said with a faint expression. As an old friend of many years, he could naturally see the tangled heart of Shanks at a glance. But it was you, who didn't listen to my dissuasion, who insisted on rushing over to participate in this war. You also said that you wanted to maintain the order of the sea. And because of this, he fought the Kaido first.
Please, we are pirates! Should we really be thinking about maintaining the balance of the sea? Do you know exhausting it is to be your first mate! We're almost catching up with marines in acting up as the peacekeepers! So what if all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates are rescued? There is no benefit to us in this at all!
But it was just like the Empress fully supporting Adrian regardless of the consequences. Even if Beckman didn't understand, he still supported Shanks' decision.
"Shanks, hurry up and make a decision. If you want to cover the retreat of the Whitebeard Pirates, now is undoubtedly the best time."
Beckman, who was good at overviewing the hard situations, directly gave an accurate judgment and handed over the option to Shanks.
"This...."
Shanks suddenly fell into a state of extreme entanglement. However, at this moment, a very familiar crazy voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
"Red hair, let me help you."
Immediately afterwards, a huge figure gleaming with black light descended from the sky.
"Hum—!!"
The front end of a big palm suddenly poked out, and a disk-shaped shock wave as white as pearl appeared and it was pushed in the direction of Adrian.
"Blackbeard?!"
Shanks and the others were all shocked. How did this bastard come here?
"Blackbeard, you really know how to benefit from the moment."
Adrian sneered disdainfully. He had been monitoring important people with his hear web, so he had long since discovered Blackbeard's moving image. Immediately without looking back, he threw a punch back in the air.
"Crack—!!"
Accompanied by a crisp crackling sound, there were cobweb-like cracks all around where Adrian's fist swung down. The next moment, a torrent of unmatched destructive energy rushed toward Blackbeard.
"Boom—!!"
After a brief stalemate between the two powerful energies for a few seconds, it exploded with a bang.
"Xiehahaha, brat, thanks to you, my crew members are all dead. I will definitely deal with you twice as hard for this action!"
Blackbeard growled with a ferocious expression. At this moment, except for Burgess, who was holding his broken arm with the other one, the Blackbeard Pirates had been wiped out. But Blackbeard could still laugh at moments like this. Even Adrian had to admire his mental stability.
Only, just when Adrian thought that Blackbeard would flank him with the red-haired man, Blackbeard, didn't launch an attack at all. Instead he went directly past him and charged in the direction of the retreating Whitebeard Pirates.
What? What is this bastard doing? Could it be that he wants to use this opportunity to kill all the Whitebeard Pirates?
Even Adrian was confused by Blackbeard's action. However, the operation that shocked everyone had just begun. Just when everyone thought that Blackbeard's target was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, who were running like dogs with no home.
"Dark Shockwave!!"
A shuriken-shaped spiral black mist first emerged from Blackbeard's huge palm which began sucking Akainu in front of him, and then the white halo containing shock fluctuations smashed brazenly.
"Bang!!"
Caught off guard, Akainu was sent flying by Blackbeard.
"Fuck?!!"
Adrian was stunned. No, it could be said that everyone on the battlefield was stunned by the sudden scene in front of them.
What the hell is this???
Did Blackbeard turn into a idiot by Garp's iron fist? Whitebeard's crew was almost wiped out. How dare you provoke that vengeful fool Akainu?!
However, Blackbeard once again proved to everyone with his action that no one can guess what this bastard is thinking.
"Boom—!!"
A palm that contained a terrifying force hit the ice hard. The thick layer of ice suddenly crumbled and collapsed. The big ship that was originally trapped in the ice also regained its freedom. Blackbeard first put the armless Burgess on one of the big ships, then flung his arms wide open, like a savior. There was something tragic and desolate in his eyes.
He turned to the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, "Brothers of the Whitebeard Pirates, hurry up and board the ship... Let me, Blackbeard, cover your retreat!!"
Whitebeard Pirates: Wtf!!!.
Everyone: What kind of manipulation is this???
Even Adrian was a little confused by this scene. He could more or less guess some of Blackbeard's motives and thoughts. It seems Blackbeard was now so helpless that he took the opportunity to win hearts of the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, even if they were getting beaten to the extreme, the combat power of these people was still many times stronger than the average pirate crew. But the point was, even if Blackbeard saved these people now, would the Whitebeard Pirates forgive him for killing the commander of the 4th division, triggering the Summit War, and eventually being the reason of death of Whitebeard?
Or, was Blackbeard beaten so hard by Garp, that he suddenly found his conscience, and planned to sacrifice himself?
The light of righteousness shines on the earth, illuminating every dark place.
Fuck, Blackbeard, you really went crazy with the war!!
Not only Adrian and Shanks but even Beckman with the highest IQ, couldn't figure out what Blackbeard was going to do. But the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Even if the members of the Whitebeard Pirates hated Blackbeard, no one would be foolish enough to reject the offer to live he is giving. And eventually everyone fled to the big ship in a panic. And Blackbeard, as he promised, stood in front of the swarming Marines, covering their retreat.
"Xiehahahaha, Shanks, Adrian, I am one step ahead. I will leave it to you two to deal with those old bastards, Akainu and Garp!!"
The big ship that Burgess was on was just full, and Blackbeard couldn't wait to jump aboard. It didn't matter whether the remaining nearly 1000 people had a boat or not. He gave the order to set sail, and let San Juan Wolf push the big ship away from the harbour. The whole process was completed in just a few minutes. So fast, even Adrian was surprised by it.
"Wait for us..."
"Brother Jozu, don't leave us alone... ah"
"Captain, I don't want to die here..."
Nearly 1000 members of the Whitebeard Pirates knelt on the ground at the edge of the ice. This time, even with the blessing of Betty's Pump-Pump fruit, it was impossible to empower their desperate hearts.
"Captain, what should we do? Should we continue to fight with the Red Hair Pirates?"
Bullet was the first to retreat to Adrian's side and asked.
"That'll be dangerous. However that bastard, Blackbeard really wants to turn against me!"
Adrian said, he was both angry and amused at the same time. Soon his dark eyes turned to a particular side in the sea. Several figures had appeared.