#238 - Blackbeard? Are you here to die? - You don’t want god-level superpowers, so you choose the worst talent?

At this moment, the one who arrived was naturally the protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy.

Moreover, Luffy wasn't alone; he was followed by many prisoners wearing prison uniforms.

Just like in the original storyline, these people included…

The former Shichibukai, "Jinbe."

The former Shichibukai, "Sir Crocodile."

The Revolutionary Army's Okama King, "Emporio Ivankov."

Buggy the Clown… and so on.

The group was quite large!

In the original storyline, they were affected by Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability and descended from the sky, directly arriving at the battlefield.

This time was different. Whitebeard was completely countered by Zhao Zheng, so they came on a warship. As for the warship, they naturally stole it.

At this moment.

Luffy stood at the very front of the deck, staring at Fire Fist Ace on the execution platform, laughing loudly.

"Ace! Wait for me, I'm coming."

Seeing Luffy's arrival, Ace opened his mouth wide, unable to speak for a long time.

Garp's expression was even more horrified, his mind in chaos.

"That idiot…"

Hearing this, Garp wished he could find a hole to crawl into…

But he couldn't leave because he was very concerned about his grandson, Luffy.

Luffy was his biological grandson, unlike Ace, who was adopted.

At this moment, Ace suddenly shouted loudly, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this matter has nothing to do with Luffy, please let him go, I am willing to accept all punishment!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku snorted coldly and said, "Do you think I don't know? Straw Hat Boy is also a pirate, a great pirate with a bounty of 300 million! He was the main culprit in the previous Enies Lobby incident, including the members of his crew, who are all vicious criminals!"

"Even if he hadn't done those things, as long as he's a pirate, he's a target for the Marines to capture!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku, while saying this, specifically glanced at Garp, meaning, Garp, don't blame me for not being lenient; it's your grandson who brought himself here.

If they were alone in private, Sengoku might have given Luffy a break out of respect for Garp.

But now, the entire Navy and even the entire world were paying attention to this, how could he make such a principled mistake?

Garp understood the meaning in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's eyes, and felt even more distressed…

…

That warship quickly approached the Marine Headquarters.

Until this moment.

The people on the ship finally realized that something was wrong.

The Marine Headquarters, although dilapidated, clearly showed that the previous battle must have been fierce, but now, there was no movement.

As for the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, almost all of them had become prisoners, each one wearing iron chains and handcuffs, gathered together.

There were also Marines guarding them.

And Whitebeard himself, although present, was standing motionless, as if… dead?

No way?

It had only been a short time?

Whitebeard had already died in battle?

Even the entire Whitebeard Pirates had been captured?

When did the Marine Headquarters become so powerful?

"It seems… something's not right!"

Jinbe said in a low voice, his tone solemn.

Luffy didn't care so much; at this moment, he was extremely excited. Seeing that the distance was already sufficient, he immediately grabbed the mast with both hands, then quickly pulled his body back, stretching his arms very long…

This was his Devil Fruit ability, allowing him to turn his body into a rubber form, increasing elasticity.

Just as Luffy was about to launch himself.

Okama King "Ivankov" quickly stopped him: "Wait, Luffy-boy, something's not right!"

Luffy didn't care so much!

His personality was super carefree, and he never used his brain when doing things. Seeing Ace, he would charge forward even if something was wrong.

Fortunately, there was still Jinbe on the ship.

Ivankov couldn't dissuade him, but Jinbe had the strength to dissuade him. With a body slam, he pinned Luffy down.

"Whitebeard has already been defeated, turn around quickly!"

The one who said this was Buggy the Clown.

And the helmsman who was steering the ship was a prisoner who admired Buggy. Hearing this, he immediately controlled the ship to turn around.

…

On the Marine Headquarters side.

Seeing that warship trying to escape, Fleet Admiral Sengoku immediately ordered:

"Kizaru, go and bring them back!"

This order was very interesting.

Instead of assigning Akainu, who believed in "Absolute Justice," he sent Kizaru, who liked to slack off…

Zhao Zheng immediately smiled.

It seemed that the bottom line of the justice that Fleet Admiral Sengoku believed in was also quite flexible!

Receiving the order, Admiral Kizaru didn't say anything and directly activated his Devil Fruit ability.

His whole body turned into a golden light, soaring through the air, quickly flying above the warship that had just turned around, and then Kizaru's figure appeared.

The expressions of the people on the warship immediately changed drastically.

They had long heard of Admiral Kizaru's name, and some had even dealt with Admiral Kizaru before, so of course they knew how powerful an admiral was.

However, the warship wasn't full of just nobodies; there were a few strong people with decent strength.

Such as those two former Shichibukai.

The two sides then launched an attack…

On the Marine Headquarters side.

Zhao Zheng watched with great interest.

That guy Kizaru didn't show his true strength at all, it seemed like he wasn't in the mood to fight.

No wonder there were rumors that this guy was Luffy's uncle.

This kind of attitude made it hard not to suspect!

They fought for a good while.

The warship was then destroyed by Kizaru.

However, Luffy and the others escaped for the most part, including Luffy himself.

It was a submersible ship that took them away in the chaos.

And the owner of that ship was naturally "Trafalgar Law!"

Until Luffy and the others escaped.

Kizaru then pretended to fire a big move into the sea…

…

Seeing this scene, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but laugh.

Luffy was indeed the Child of Destiny!

He could even escape from this.

Of course, it had a lot to do with Kizaru's unfavorable performance and constant holding back.

If Zhao Zheng had gone, he could have killed everyone on the ship with one punch, and even that warship would have been smashed to pieces. How would there have been a chance for Luffy to escape?

Actually.

Zhao Zheng could still stop them now.

With his Sea Quake ability, he could definitely destroy that submersible pirate ship in the deep sea.

But there was no need.

Luffy's escape was beneficial to Zhao Zheng.

Because he would be coming to the One Piece world again next time, and it would be after this mission.

Knowing the plot was one of his important advantages.

He didn't want to cause major changes to the plot by leaving Luffy behind, resulting in him being caught off guard when he came next time…

Besides.

If he really took action to stop Luffy, he would definitely offend Garp.

Although Zhao Zheng wasn't afraid of Garp resenting him, there was no need!

Thinking of Garp.

Zhao Zheng turned his head to look at Garp.

Sure enough.

Seeing his grandson successfully escape, Garp heavily breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of joy revealed in his eyes.

Looking at Sengoku again.

Sengoku's expression was very calm, seemingly not caring about Luffy's escape.

Perhaps, he didn't want to capture Luffy in front of his old friend.

Only Akainu was filled with displeasure, very dissatisfied with Kizaru's performance.

… …

The appearance of Luffy and the others could only be considered a small interlude.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku's target wasn't these small fries, but the Whitebeard Pirates.

Next.

The process of detaining the Whitebeard Pirates continued in an orderly manner, with many warships transporting the pirates to Impel Down.

The Whitebeard Pirates had too many members; the Marine Headquarters' prisons simply weren't large enough.

During the process of detaining these pirates, something else happened.

That was, Zhao Zheng made a request to Fleet Admiral Sengoku to execute a batch of "pirates"!

Sengoku gave him this bit of face.

Thus, those foreign transcendents didn't escape; they were all executed on the spot!!

This scene made the transcendents in the Marine camp's hearts tremble with fear.

When they discussed Zhao Zheng.

They no longer dared to call him by his name directly.

Instead, they used "Big Boss Zhao" to refer to him.

Just as everything was about to conclude.

An unexpected person appeared.

Marshall D. Teach!

Known by the alias "Blackbeard"!

He was once a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, but later, for the sake of a Devil Fruit, he ambushed and killed a division commander, defecting from the Whitebeard Pirates.

Oh, right, Ace's capture was Blackbeard's doing!

It was this guy who captured Ace, handed him over to the Marines, and even obtained the title of "Shichibukai."

It's not an exaggeration to say that the entire Paramount War was secretly orchestrated by Blackbeard, and his target was naturally Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, as well as the Whitebeard Pirates' territory…

What surprised Zhao Zheng was that he originally thought his appearance had disrupted everything here, and Blackbeard wouldn't dare to show up again.

Unexpectedly.

Blackbeard actually came?

Was this guy really not afraid of death? Or did he think that he wouldn't kill him?

"Hahahaha… Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I'm truly sorry, we're late."

From afar.

Blackbeard's exaggerated laughter echoed.

This guy appeared directly on the plaza; no one knew when he had arrived.

Seeing Blackbeard and his group, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's expression immediately darkened.

"Marshall D. Teach! What are you doing here?"

He had always been very disgusted with people like Blackbeard.

Blackbeard laughed loudly: "I'm here to provide support, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Didn't you issue an order to gather all the Shichibukai to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates? I'm also one of the Shichibukai, of course I had to come!"

Saying this, he deliberately looked around, before revealing a surprised expression: "Whitebeard is already dead? That's really surprising!"

"First of all, you have already been stripped of your title as a Shichibukai!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku stared fixedly at Blackbeard, continuing: "Also, I ask you, what's going on at Impel Down? What did you do to Magellan?"

"Hmm? I've been stripped of my Shichibukai title?" Blackbeard seemed very surprised: "Why didn't I receive a notification?"

This guy was really good at acting.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku coldly said: "From the moment you committed the Impel Down incident, you were no longer a Shichibukai, but our enemy!"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, there must be a misunderstanding here!"

Blackbeard hurriedly said: "I came here to provide support, you wouldn't be preparing to attack a supporting partner, would you?"

Hearing these words.

The other Shichibukai nearby all looked over here.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face was ashen.

He didn't expect that Blackbeard would dare to come here and appear before him after causing a ruckus at Impel Down.

Even more, he didn't expect that Blackbeard would be so shameless!

"Speak! Blackbeard, what exactly is your purpose?"

Hearing this, Blackbeard opened his mouth wide, revealing several missing teeth, smiling as he said: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, don't be angry! How about… I perform a magic trick for you, how's that? It's definitely a very wonderful magic trick."

As soon as his voice fell.

Without waiting for Fleet Admiral Sengoku to agree, he actually strode towards Whitebeard's corpse.

However.

A figure blocked him.

The one blocking Blackbeard at this time was naturally Zhao Zheng.

As someone who knew the plot, he certainly wouldn't let Blackbeard's conspiracy succeed.

Perhaps.

He could continue to watch the show from the sidelines, and when Blackbeard made a move, he could intervene, and by the way, see how Blackbeard managed to absorb the Devil Fruit from other people.

And simultaneously possess two Devil Fruits.

This idea had appeared in Zhao Zheng's mind.

However, he quickly rejected it.

Because there was no need, he wasn't Blackbeard, without a special body structure, truly fusing with a second Devil Fruit might have huge dangers.

Furthermore, with his abilities, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability was most suitable for him, there was no need to get another Devil Fruit.

If Blackbeard succeeded, and this guy ran away again, it would be a loss outweighing the gains.

Zhao Zheng hated Blackbeard this guy very much.

So he wanted to completely nip this kind of thing in the bud.

"Hmm? This Vice Admiral sir, can you move aside?" Blackbeard asked with a smile.

Zhao Zheng's face also carried a smile: "Blackbeard, I don't know why, but as soon as I see you, I feel uncomfortable all over, wanting to beat you to death!"

Hearing these words.

Blackbeard was immediately startled.

He had arrived long ago, and had been hiding on the side all along, naturally witnessing how terrifying Zhao Zheng's strength was!

If Zhao Zheng really wanted to beat him to death, no one could stop him.

"Hey hey, my current identity is still a partner of the Marines, don't mess around!" Blackbeard hurriedly said: "If you do this, it will affect the reputation of the Marines."

Zhao Zheng coldly smiled, directly taking off his hat, and the Marine coat outside, handing it over to a Marine soldier next to him for safekeeping.

Then, while moving his wrists, he stared at Blackbeard and asked:

"The war is over, I can get off work. Now, I am using my private identity to deal with you."

"So, Blackbeard, are you ready to die?"

His murderous appearance scared Blackbeard's face to change drastically.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"

Blackbeard hurriedly looked towards Sengoku, hoping that Sengoku could order Zhao Zheng to stop.

Unfortunately, Sengoku also hated him, and pretended not to hear.

"It's over!" A subordinate behind Blackbeard said: "Captain, I've long advised you not to daydream… Let's run quickly!"

But Blackbeard didn't run.

Because he knew that the terrifying guy in front of him could fly, and the flying speed was frighteningly fast, he couldn't outrun him.

He stared fixedly at Zhao Zheng, directly activating his Devil Fruit ability.