Arceus's Pirate Journey

Chapter 984: Chapter 983: My Dear Brother Has Sworn an Oath—Can’t You Cooperate a Little?

Using the Navy Headquarters’ building as a dividing line, Marinfanto has transformed into two distinct battlefields. In the plaza, the Whitebeard Pirates engage in deadly combat with the Navy elite, while the Seven Warlords of the Sea and some of Kaidou’s drifting creatures have also joined in the fray.

Behind the building lies an even more elite hunting ground. Kaidou leaned against the ruins with a gloomy expression, displeased that the battle had been interrupted.

Under such circumstances, Sengoku was hit directly in the chest with the full power of Agni Dragon Dance Hakken. Normally, he wouldn’t be so gravely injured; to Sengoku, the Great Buddha’s Golden Body is the most solid shield.

As his combat power reached its peak, the breaking of his own shield was a rare occurrence, with the last time being traced back to over ten years ago when Arceus broke through his defense.

But Blackbeard’s ability is exceptionally disruptive. Sengoku was originally preparing to fend off Kaidou with his shield, but then his shield suddenly vanished.

His body responded, but it was far from enough. This weakened Sengoku had already diminished Kaidou’s fighting spirits.

Kaidou values the process of battle greatly, yet he is flexible. If the battle could decide the future, he would choose to first defeat the opponent in front of him, but later kill anyone who interfered in his battle.

However, this time is different; Sengoku is not his primary target, merely a tool to alleviate his boredom.

The desire to enjoy the process has been ruined, so naturally, Kaidou will not continue. Healing Sengoku or leveling the playing field by harming himself doesn’t fit Kaidou’s logic.

Thus, he simply watched as Zephyr carried Sengoku temporarily away from the battlefield, observing the direction of King and Blackbeard.

He wants to see what method this anomaly has to survive this time.

At this moment, King’s battlefield has also divided into two parts, Pizarro and Blackbeard standing before King, while other Blackbeard Pirates members are blocked by Shaina on the other side.

”Pizarro! Get me out of here, the plan has changed; I can’t provoke this guy now!”

Blackbeard’s plan has collapsed. Originally, he wanted to team up with Kaidou to scheme something new. Among the Four Emperors, he holds old grudges against Red Hair and violated Whitebeard’s iron rules, having offended half of the Four Emperors long ago by killing Thatch.

”There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests,” he believes. Killing Sengoku obviously benefits both sides, which is why Blackbeard would do it.

Blackbeard knows King wants to kill him, but as long as Kaidou agrees to ally, he should be able to stop King, considering Kaidou is King’s Captain.

He did not anticipate Kaidou’s peculiar thought process; there was no intention to ally at all.

His Dark Acupoint Path could transfer targets but was too slow. Based on King’s previous performance, his Dark Acupoint Path wouldn’t make it in time.

Pizarro’s Isle-Isle Fruit is different. To Pizarro, who consumed the Isle-Isle Fruit, the island is an extension of his own body, making it easy to transfer within the island.

”You’re really weak, Teach, frightened already? How about letting me be Captain, meow?”

Though having taken a seismic attack from Kaidou, most of the earthquake’s power was absorbed by the island itself, allowing Pizarro to detach timely from the possessed island without major impact.

”Stop talking! Hurry up! You rusted guys from prisons have no idea how scary these outside monsters are! Watch his sword hilt, that maniac has Seastone bullets in the hilt!”

These pirates have spent considerable time in prison, with only Devon sent there by Olga being the most recent entry. Many do not realize what kind of monsters the current Four Emperors are.

Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin achieved fame early, so they understood fear, but against Red Hair and Kaidou, their fear lessened slightly, having been great pirates themselves, with some confidence in their strength.

”Got it, meow.”

These individuals joined Blackbeard to escape from Impel Down, becoming a temporary amalgamation of interests afterward. As ability users, they were still restrained by Blackbeard and so were willing to give him some face, temporarily following his orders.

Pizarro’s body began merging into the ground, intending to take Blackbeard underground to flee.