Chapter 1298 Banaro Island

Finally, it couldn't hold on any longer, and with wounds all over its body and exhaustion, it slowly fell into the strange harbor of the Water City.

However, even though the Merry has left them, the Straw Hat Pirates' progress will never stop.

Just as everyone was immersed in grief, a brand new and magnificent Thousand Sunshine appeared before them.

As if it was fate, the arrival of the new ship brought new hope and courage to everyone, allowing them to cheer up and continue on this great adventure full of unknowns and challenges.

Next stop: Devil's Triangle.

And at this crucial time period, a major event that shocked the entire ocean quietly ignited like a prairie fire, and the fuse was the inconspicuous Banaro Island.

This usually peaceful island welcomed a group of uninvited guests - the Blackbeard Pirates.

The leader was the dreaded Blackbeard Teach.

His face was full of flesh, his ferocious smile seemed to tear the air apart, and he was holding a yellowed newspaper tightly in his hand.

Teach's eyes were fixed on the figure in the newspaper, wearing a straw hat and with a determined face.

This person is none other than Luffy who has been stirring up trouble recently.

At this moment, Luffy's bounty has soared to an astonishing 300 million berries because he destroyed the Judicial Island, which symbolizes the authority of the World Government.

"Thief hahahahaha..."

A burst of unbridled laughter erupted from the depths of Teach's throat, like a thunderous explosion.

He smiled wantonly, staring at the report about Luffy in the newspaper, muttering to himself: "What a great deed he did!"

"Look, it's the news about the Straw Hat Boy! He actually destroyed the Judicial Island!"

Teach casually threw the newspaper to his men, with a hint of doubt and disbelief in his eyes.

After all, Judicial Island is one of the three major law enforcement agencies under the World Government, with a strong military force and a strict defense system. Such an indestructible fortress is now easily breached by a fledgling newcomer, which is unacceptable in any case.

However, the facts were right before his eyes, and Teach had no choice but to believe it.

After Teach pondered for a moment, he suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... His bounty has risen to 300 million. I believe that as long as we catch him, the World Government will definitely not be stingy with the position of Shichibukai! By then, our Blackbeard Pirates will be famous all over the world!"

As Teach finished his words, his extremely arrogant laughter echoed throughout the entire Banaro Island, as if foreshadowing the coming of a bloody storm.

Badgers happily carried the gold, silver and jewelry looted from various places on his back, and then echoed the captain.

"Hahahaha, let's get ready to set sail. There are still many things waiting for us to do!"

Teach laughed and strode, leading his men along the bustling street straight towards the port.

however!

Suddenly a lazy voice came from not far away.

"Hey, wait a minute, Teach, I finally found you!"

The sudden shout made Teach's laughter stop abruptly. The smile on his face froze instantly, and then he slowly turned his head and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

I saw a tall young man with a cowboy hat squatting on the roof of a house on one side of the street.

The sunlight fell on him, making his figure particularly clear.

When Teach looked closely, he was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly returned to normal and revealed a barely perceptible smile.

"Oh? It's Captain Ace!"

Tikki took two quick steps forward, looked up at Ace on the roof and said with a smile.

At this moment, Ace had cold eyes and looked down expressionlessly at Teach, whose temperament had changed drastically.

Just for a moment, a complicated look flashed across Ace's eyes, but then it disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

"Come on, what's the point of calling me captain? That's something only people who know how to respect others would use. Don't treat me like a fool!"

Ace still maintained his superior attitude and responded mercilessly.

There was no emotion in his eyes.

At this time, Lafayette took two steps forward, holding the civilized stick in his hand.

"You are the Fire Fist Ace, right?"

Lafayette asked in a soft voice.

"Exactly. Please take care of me."

Ace said casually.

Then he looked at Teach.

"It seems that you have become a captain on your own, Captain Marshall D. Teach of the Blackbeard Pirates!"

Ace said as he looked at Teach.

It seemed like Ace's words had touched Teach's itch.

Teach immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha! We haven't seen each other for a long time. Why are you using that tone? Ace? What's wrong? How did you know I was here?"

Tikki asked, opening his arms.

Ace sat on the roof and looked at Teach.

"Teach, stop talking nonsense. You should have gone to hell a long time ago. You can't possibly not understand the current situation, right? Right!"

Ace's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"I see. Let me say something first!"

Teach looked at Ace with admiration in his eyes.

"Ace, how about joining us?"

Teach invites Ace.

Ace watched quietly.

"Come with me and take over this world. The means that will make me famous have been planned. The era of Whitebeard is over. I am the one who can become the Pirate King. All I have to do is kill the Straw Hat Boy Luffy in front of me and hand him over to the World Government!"

Tikki said excitedly.

But when Ace heard the word Luffy, he frowned instantly.

"Luffy? What did you say!?"

Ace looked at Teach with murderous eyes.

Seeing this, Tiqi was stunned.

"do you know him?"

Teach spread his hands.

"It seems like we can't just let him cause trouble everywhere! He's my brother!"

Ace's tone suddenly rose.

"what?"

Teach's eyes widened instantly, and a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead.

"So there is no way I can join!"

Ace looked at Teach and said coldly.

In the next second, Van Oka moved as fast as lightning.

He suddenly raised the gun in his hand and aimed the black muzzle steadily at Ace.

Then, there was a loud "bang" and a deadly bullet shot out like a meteor, flying straight towards Ace.

At this moment, both sides knew that they were already in a desperate situation where they would fight to the death.

That was why Van Oka launched such a fierce attack on Ace without hesitation.

The bullet pierced through Ace's body at an astonishing speed, leaving a string of blazing flames.

However, surprisingly, the hole in Ace's forehead that was shot through actually started to burn with flames and healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.