"Ye Fan, where did this little girl come from?"
Nami looked at the suddenly appearing little girl and asked Ye Fan with a puzzled expression.
Meanwhile, Krul Tepes, who had appeared out of nowhere, immediately walked over to Ye Fan's side.
To Ye Fan and Nami's shock, she directly linked her arm through Ye Fan's and then happily chirped, "Master."
This startled Ye Fan quite a bit; he could already feel a strong wave of anger that seemed about to erupt at any moment.
Nami, standing behind him, saw that this suddenly appearing little girl was actually calling Ye Fan "Master" and thought Ye Fan was doing something beastly.
She immediately pushed Krul Tepes away and said sternly,
"Don't mess around, Nami. She's joking. Krul Tepes is a vampire. Don't let her youthful appearance fool you; she's actually over two thousand years old."
At the same time, he didn't forget to explain to Nami that it really wasn't what she was thinking.
"Really, how could I be that kind of person? You have to believe me!"
Ye Fan came to Nami's side, looking at her with sincere eyes, wanting her to believe his words.
Krul Tepes, meanwhile, hugged her arms, her chest barely showing any curves.
Nami saw how anxious Ye Fan was and actually already believed what he said.
However, who exactly was this little girl, and how did Ye Fan know her name?
She asked Ye Fan, carrying her questions.
This made Ye Fan scratch the back of his head. How was he supposed to explain this?
Just as Ye Fan was about to make up an excuse, an arrogant voice appeared:
"Ah ha ha ha ha!"
"I've searched high and low, only to find you right here, Austrovsky D. Ye Fan."
Ye Fan sensed five formidable presences and immediately shielded Nami behind him.
Facing Ye Fan's actions, Nami also knew that something was about to happen.
Krul Tepes looked in the direction of the voice. In her understanding, Ye Fan was her other half.
She wouldn't allow anyone to harm him.
Five people and one horse appeared before Ye Fan and the others; it was the Blackbeard Pirates.
Looking at the five, the voice just now was Blackbeard Teach's. Why was he here?
It was very strange; logically, the plot wasn't supposed to be like this.
"Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach."
He looked at the rugged, heavily furred, middle-aged man with a few missing teeth and a burly build.
And the few people beside him were all his initial recruits.
"Ah ha ha ha, Ye Fan, you know me?"
Blackbeard was a little surprised that Ye Fan could call out his name, but it wasn't a big deal.
So he extended his hand, inviting Ye Fan to join them:
"How about it? Do you want to join us?"
Originally, he planned to hunt Ye Fan to exchange for a Shichibukai position, but upon seeing Ye Fan, Blackbeard didn't know why, but he felt that the man was not simple.
A voice inside him told him that if he could recruit this person, it would be of immense use.
Ye Fan showed a disdainful smile:
"You, who murdered the Fourth Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, a stray dog, why would I join you?"
Even if the other party invited him to be their Captain, Ye Fan wouldn't even consider it.
What kind of person was this, wanting him to join them? What a joke.
Blackbeard's face darkened. It seemed the other party didn't want to talk nicely, but he, who was always smiling with a dagger hidden, didn't react much. Burgess, on the other hand, couldn't hold back and immediately made a move.
"Admiral, let me teach him a good lesson."
Running at extreme speed, with terrifying brute strength, his punch was incredibly powerful, accompanied by whistling wind and exploding air, as if it could tear through all obstacles.
"Wait, Burgess, you're not his..."
By the time Blackbeard wanted to warn him, it was too late; the other party had already attacked Ye Fan.
Looking at this burly man with purple curly hair and a wrestler's mask, who was he to dare attack him?
Ye Fan still showed no signs of making a move, because someone else had already acted.
The black figure suddenly appeared, like a demon shadow in the darkness, instantly arriving in front of Ye Fan.
A precise and powerful kick sent Burgess flying backward, crashing heavily into the ruins.
"You're kidding, right!"
"How is that possible?"
On Blackbeard's side, looking at the suddenly appearing little girl, the other party had actually sent Burgess flying with a single move.
His astonished gaze clearly showed disbelief. At the same time, he scrutinized Krul Tepes. Who was she?
He had never heard of Ye Fan having such a crew member on his ship.
Nami, behind Ye Fan, looked at Krul Tepes, not expecting her to be so formidable.
"Blackbeard, your crew member can't even defeat a little girl. With such a level, you invite me? Are you out of your mind!"
Ye Fan had asked the system about Krul Tepes's combat power.
She possessed strength comparable to an Admiral. Facing the current Blackbeard and his crew was simply too easy.
Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit was only troublesome because of its ability to nullify other Devil Fruit users' powers; otherwise, it was nothing special.
This sarcasm made Blackbeard realize that the other party would definitely not choose to join them, which meant they were enemies.
"Ah ha ha ha ha!"
"Ye Fan, since you know me, then you must also know why I killed Thatch, right!"
"I'll let you see the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit."
As his words fell, Blackbeard's body emitted a dark black light, and a spinning black halo appeared on his hand.
He shouted, "Dark Water!"
As for Van Auger and the others beside him, they had already run far away, fearing being affected, clearly aware of the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.
The next second, Ye Fan felt a powerful suction wanting to pull him over.
It seemed the other party wanted him to fight. Ye Fan could only admire his courage.
"Since you've made a move, Blackbeard, then come on!"
The other party's Dark-Dark Fruit did not have the elementalization ability of other Logia types.
In fact, even if it did, it wouldn't be a problem. The Modified Recovery Magic: It can transform the target into a damaged state, and because it directly interferes with the body, it can ignore any resistance.
"Krul Tepes, protect Nami."
Ye Fan didn't forget that Blackbeard still had four subordinates around and couldn't let his guard down.
If they found a breakthrough, it would put Ye Fan in a very passive position.
This was Nami's first time seeing Ye Fan's expression so much more serious than usual, realizing that this group of people was far from simple.
"Don't worry, with me here, there won't be any problems."
When Krul Tepes appeared in this world, the system had instilled all the rules of this world into her mind.
After understanding the laws of this world, Krul Tepes was actually very interested.
Especially when she smelled a very fragrant scent on Ye Fan's body. She really wanted to take a bite!