Chapter 648: Blackbeard Can’t Smile

Jinan glanced coldly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was looking at a struggling prey.

"No, it's not just me."

He stretched out his hand and pointed his finger lightly at Blackbeard.

“You don’t even understand the most basic rules, you are just a puppet pushed by fate.

It's time to give yourself an end."

Blackbeard continued to struggle unwillingly, trying to surround Jinan with darkness and devour him.

However, every time the darkness touched Jin'an's body, it was like hitting an iron wall and could not break through.

Jinan's body seemed to be wrapped in an invisible barrier, and the struggle between darkness and light became extremely obvious.

"Can you stop my darkness?"

Blackbeard's voice was almost hoarse, but the light in his eyes had not yet gone out.

Jin An did not respond to his words. His eyes were as cold as ice, and his gaze was fixed on Blackbeard's neck.

His blade was already raised high, and in this silent space, one could almost hear the sound of the blade cutting through the air.

The darkness of Blackbeard began to spin violently, but Jin An remained unmoved. His body seemed to be fixed on the axis of time, tightly grasping the last rope of fate.

"You're nothing but a rat."

Jin An said coldly,

"I can't wait."

The moment the blade cut through the air, Blackbeard only had time to let out a deafening scream, and then his body was suddenly torn apart by a powerful force. The darkness was completely defeated and disappeared into the empty space.

Blackbeard, no chance to laugh anymore.

There was still no expression on Jin An's face. He took a deep breath, retracted the blade, and a hint of fatigue flashed in his eyes, but more of it was a cold determination.

The battle is over and victory is his, but what is the price of this battle, and how much is there to celebrate?

Blackbeard's dry laugh echoed in the air, with a hint of reluctance and disdain.

His eyes were wandering, as if trying to find a chance to escape, but when he noticed the unwavering indifference in Jin An's eyes, his smile gradually froze.

The oppressive feeling was like a dark cloud looming over him, making him feel cold.

"Jin'an, weren't we close comrades before? How about letting me go?"

The corners of Blackbeard's mouth rose slightly, and his tone was full of ridicule and provocation.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt an invisible pressure coming towards him, as if his throat was being tightly pinched.

Although he did not show much panic, his inner anxiety kept surging, as if he was standing on the edge of a cliff and could fall into the abyss at any time.

Jin An stood there, his expression as cold as ice.

His eyes did not waver at all, his gaze was as cold as a knife, tightly locking onto Blackbeard's every move.

"You also know that I am a comrade-in-arms?"

Jin An chuckled, his voice low and calm, as if he was telling a very ordinary story.

"Who attacked me before?"

Blackbeard's smile froze for a moment, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he was thinking about how to respond.

At that moment, a vague sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.

There was no warmth in Jin'an's eyes, as if every word he said was reminding Blackbeard that the price of this betrayal had already arrived and could not be avoided.

"That's because of the situation..."

Blackbeard forced a smile, trying to diffuse the heavy atmosphere.

But he himself knew that this sentence sounded more feeble than any excuse.

He knew very well that the sneak attack was not only forced by the situation, but also a betrayal of Jinan and a trampling of their former friendship.

How could he not know at that moment when the knife stabbed into his back that he was choosing to stand on the side, rather than making a "forced" choice in the battle.

Jin'an's eyes gradually became sharper, stabbing at Blackbeard like a sharp blade.

He didn't give Blackbeard any more chances to explain himself, nor did he intend to let the drama continue.

Jin An's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a hint of irony, and whispered:

"Forced by the situation?"

He approached slowly, his steps steady and powerful, and every step seemed to tear Blackbeard's lies to pieces one by one.

"Blackbeard, remember, what you call 'forced by the situation' is nothing more than your own choice."

Jin'an's voice was cold and resolute, and his words were like a blunt weapon striking Blackbeard's heart.

Blackbeard was slightly stunned, and a complex emotion flashed across his eyes for a moment, but he immediately suppressed it deeply.

He didn't dare to look Jin An in the eye. Instead, he lowered his head, trying to hide the deep fear in his heart.

However, Jinan did not give Blackbeard any chance to fight back. He was getting closer and closer, and every step seemed to announce the end of this betrayal.

There was no mercy in his eyes, only calmness and determination.

On this battlefield, the fate of the winner and the loser had already been determined, and Blackbeard obviously underestimated Jin'an's determination and ruthlessness.

Blackbeard's heartbeat gradually accelerated, and the fear in his body that once prevented him from defeating Jin An resurfaced.

At this moment, he already understood that Jin An was not someone who would show mercy because of their old friendship, especially after he had betrayed him.

He was no longer the comrade who could be fooled at will, but an enemy burned by the fire of revenge.

Jinan stopped and was less than a step away from Blackbeard.

The two people's eyes met at this moment, Jin An raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and asked without hesitation:

"Don't you think that the existence of someone like you is the greatest irony to the world?"

Blackbeard was suddenly stunned, his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to refute, but when he saw the coldness and determination in Jinan's eyes, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill spreading from the bottom of his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

At this moment, Blackbeard understood that his fate was already determined.

Blackbeard's legs were trembling slightly, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and fear.

Once upon a time, he was the strong man who could destroy everything at any time, but Jin An in front of him was like an insurmountable mountain. He had always been extremely disdainful of such humiliating situations, but now he was powerless to resist.

The alliance from a few minutes ago was still fresh in Blackbeard's mind.

He remembered how reluctant he was to accept the cooperation with Jin An. At that time, he always had a desire to be a "strong man" in his heart, and believed that his ambition, ability and the power of fruit could bring about earth-shaking changes, and he would no longer need to rely on anyone.

However, as time went on, he gradually realized how wrong he was.

The cooperation between Jinan and himself was destined to be short-lived.

At that time, Blackbeard thought he could make clever use of this "comrade-in-arms", but betrayal is always the easiest way to make people suffer.

He put his own interests first, but ignored Jin'an's unfathomable calmness and determination, and his tenacity to never surrender even in death.

"There is no comradeship between you and me anymore."

Jin An's voice was so cold that it made Blackbeard feel cold in his heart.

He felt his body gradually stiffen and his consciousness gradually blur, but the tension and fear in his eyes became more and more intense.

He had never been so vulnerable in the past days, just as he had never thought that one day he would be so submissive to Jin An.

Blackbeard told himself countless times that as long as he became stronger, he could control everything.

But at this moment he realized that his so-called strength was ultimately a castle in the air and was not as indestructible as he had expected.

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