This was Whitebeard's territory, and Ace showed no signs of timidity. He led all the members of the Second Division to disembark at the port with great fanfare and shouted to the busy crowd at the port boundary in front.
"Hey! Where is the mayor of Beard Town? Dad has something to ask him to do!"
"This...here!"
Hearing this, a skinny little old man squeezed out of the crowd, and rolled and crawled to Ace's side under the inexplicable gazes of the onlookers.
"You are... Master Ace, 'Fire Fist', right?"
The little old man glanced at him in surprise, then lowered his voice and whispered in Ace's ear.
"Come on, Master Ace! It's too dangerous here! There is no one in the town anymore, they are all unidentified guys!"
hiss…
Teach and Ace looked at each other and took a breath.
Under the protection of Whitebeard, the population of Beard Town has increased, and the number is approaching 3,000. However, what does "no one left" mean
Has everyone been replaced? !
The corner of his eyes glanced slightly into the distance, and Tiqi was surprised to find that it was indeed true.
The porter who was busy moving the goods over there was so full of blood that it was scary; the fat businessman with a big smile on his face had a bulging waist, which as expected should be a pistol; even among the children running and playing over there, one of them had a bulging waist. Secretly looking at them from the corner of his eye, he saw a dwarf disguised as a child and blended into the group of urchins.
Hiss... what the hell is this place! !
Tiqi knew that he would encounter various twists and turns if he wanted to obtain the Dark Fruit, but he never thought that such a dangerous test would be waiting for him.
It's not just as simple as Longtan and Tiger's Den, this is basically the enemy's base camp!
"wrong!"
Suddenly, Ace's eyes widened and he grabbed the old mayor's collar: "You're fake too!!"
"What...what do you mean?"
The old mayor looked shocked.
"My father and the mayor here left a secret message. If he is fine, he will say 'I am not a pirate, why should I listen to you!', if something happens to him..."
"Damn!!"
The old mayor's expression changed instantly, his face was full of anger, and he took out his flintlock musket gloomily.
"go to hell!!"
boom!
"team leader!!"
"Captain Ace!!"
There was no way to avoid a sneak attack at such a close range. Everyone watched Ace being hit by bullets and screamed loudly.
However…
"Hailou stone bullet? You really want my life!"
No blood flowed out of the head that was shot through. Ace transformed into elements in advance to avoid the sneak attack. Then he grinned and his fists burned with orange flames.
"Actually, Dad didn't leave any words at all! I lied to you!"
fire punch! !
Bang! !
An elliptical pillar of fire marched along the street for hundreds of meters, and then a firework exploded in the distance.
Fujitora, who was in position in the forest, finally understood what the so-called signal was. He smiled faintly, turned around and nodded to the few CP0 white suits around him.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"
…
On the other side, after Ace knocked out the guy disguised as the old mayor with a fire punch, the harmonious scene around him disappeared instantly, and there was only a "click" sound, and the guns were pointed at them.
Not to be outdone, all members of the Second Division also took out their weapons and confronted them.
The war is about to break out!
"Everyone, please be patient and stop thinking about killing. Why risk your life when you have money to earn?"
A cloaked man walked out from a short distance away. It seemed that he had a greater reputation. The others exchanged a few words with each other and were not ready to attack for the time being.
However, Ace and the others did not dare to be careless and still looked at him warily.
Seeing this, he quietly pulled off his cloak. There was a scar on his face from his forehead to his chin, and he was wearing a black suit.
"'Fire Fist' Ace, we have no intention of starting a war with the Whitebeard Pirates. After we get what we want, we will leave."
"So can you please... pretend you didn't see anything?"
"Does the Sea Transport King also want to get involved?"
Ace said calmly.
He knew this person as a close subordinate of "Sea Transport King" Umit, known as the "Four Kings of the Dark World". Although Umit was not as powerful as Whitebeard, his men were several times more powerful than the Whitebeard Pirates.
After all, Whitebeard is just a Yonko in the New World Sea, and the other party is a mafia giant who controls 70% of the world's shipping business!
No one wants to mess with him unless necessary.
but…
"I reject!!"
Under the shocked gaze of the other party, Ace lowered the brim of his hat: "This is dad's territory, it's not your turn to make the decision yet!"
The members of the Second Division behind him all sneered and put their fingers on the trigger...
That’s right!
No one can make the Whitebeard Pirates compromise!
The visitor looked at this scene indifferently, raised his chin slightly, and said proudly: "Is there really nothing to talk about?"
"Did you know that this means Whitebeard has made enemies with more than thirty dark forces?"
To this, Ace had only one answer.
"Get out of this sea area! Otherwise we will take it as a signal to declare war!!"
Whitebeard is not declaring war on you, but you are declaring war on Whitebeard. Only the weak will challenge the strong. The dignity of the Whitebeard Pirates cannot be desecrated!
"Forget it... everyone, you have seen enough of the show. I believe you all know what to do."
He sighed and was about to say something when he saw a spark blooming in the forest in the distance. A guy with wings on his back stumbled out of the fire, scattering large pools of blood along the way.
"Asshole! Give me back the Dark Fruit!!"
At this time, a stout figure popped up in the forest. Seeing the iconic red drill, many people recognized it at a glance. This man was the famous pirate Henry "Blood Diamond" in the New World.
With the help of the huge drill bit inlaid with sea floor stone, many people in the New World suffered losses at his hands.
"Go to hell!!"
Henry reached a high altitude, rotated the drill bit in his right hand at high speed, and whipped it out with his backhand.
It seemed that Henry, who was holding a huge drill, could not jump so high. The flying figure was caught off guard and was hit hard on the back by the drill. He vomited a large pool of blood on the spot and fell downwards.
The direction...is exactly Beard Town! !
On a normal day, this scene would at most attract the attention of others. After all, "Blood Diamond" is a famous fighting maniac. He is either fighting or on the way to a fight.
but…
"They just said... dark fruit?"
Uh-huh!
Everyone's eyes lit up, including Marshall Teach!
"An... An An's fruit is over there! Grab it!!"
In the silence, someone called someone.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows what the other party is up to, and it's nothing more than fishing in troubled waters. The biggest threat is still Whitebeard's second division.
But the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. If you don't grab it, others will get it.
For a moment, the people facing each other were in chaos. They no longer cared about fighting against the white-bearded visitor with the same hatred, and rushed toward the point of fall.
"The World Government is on business, get out of the way!!"
"Go to nxxx! How dare the government lackeys scream in front of me?!"
"Kill! Kill everyone who stands in the way. The Dark Fruit belongs to our Fierce Bear Pirates!"
Seeing the town in complete chaos, Teach felt anxious, but he could only hold back and persuaded: "Captain Ace, let's go there too! If they get the Dark Fruit, where will dad's face be? "
This is very clever. Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates takes Whitebeard's glory more seriously than themselves.
Although the safest thing to do at the moment is to return to the ship and stay away from the town until the chaos is over, but if someone takes away the Dark Fruit in his own territory, Whitebeard will be disgraced.
"We can't let them get the Dark Fruit!!"
Wandering between Whitebeard's face and his own safety for less than a second, Ace instantly made a decision similar to everyone else's, and Teach secretly smiled.
"Everyone, come after me!!"
Flame ring! !
The orange fireball emitted scorching heat and rolled towards the most densely populated areas.
The incident happened so suddenly that Ace didn't even care to hold back.
At the same time, in the mountains and forests.
Sizzling…
Ron, who had just woken up, yawned and appeared next to Fujitora and the others. He observed the situation below with a domineering look, raised the corners of his mouth, and said to the CP0 in the white suit.
"In order to cooperate with me, you lost two dark chess pieces and a small island nailed into the Whitebeard Sea. I'm really sorry."
"Sir Ron, you are serious! This is the reason why they have been lurking for so many years. Please don't blame yourself, Mr Ron."
The white suit waved his hands repeatedly.
The person in front of him was chatting and laughing with Saint Liriske of the Nibelung family. He, a lackey, would never dare to contradict him.
Even though... this loss made him feel distressed.
The kind that throbs and hurts!
"They voluntarily died for the sake of justice, I feel ashamed!"
Fujitora stared with unfocused eyes, raised his short sword, and bowed solemnly into the distance.
The white suit looked at him and then at Ron.
I really want to ask.
Sir, does this friend of yours have a brain problem