The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

"Demon King Slash!!!"

The three intersecting slashes, fueled by ghostly and domineering energy, had reached a terrifying level of power.

Each of these strikes was powerful enough to cleave a warship in two; when the three strikes intersected, their destructive power was amplified exponentially.

It formed a standard four-cross slash, instantly engulfing the space where Blackbeard was!

"What?!" Van Augur's dead fish eyes finally showed a violent fluctuation!

He had no idea that Zoro's attack target was so clear!

What alarmed him even more was that Zoro's attack was far more powerful than the one that had severely injured Shiryu earlier!

The intertwined slashes and ghostly energy posed a deadly threat even to this top sniper!

He wouldn't be foolish enough to take the Conqueror's Haki of a great swordsman for his captain!

Besides, doesn't Blackbeard have the Dark-Dark Fruit?

Let him handle it himself!

And so, almost without hesitation, Van Augur's body, driven by instinct, instantly activated his ability.

They teleported away from their original spot and reappeared on another reef dozens of meters away, avoiding the terrifying head-on impact.

At this moment, Blackbeard was at the absolute center of the "Hellfire Slash" attack.

The moment Zoro unleashed his demonic energy and charged forward like a streak of light, the smile on his face froze completely.

When those three terrifying slashes, interwoven with black, purple, and green light and carrying the will to sever everything,

Like the gaping maw of a prehistoric beast lunging at him.

A chilling fear, originating from the depths of his soul and almost suffocating him, gripped his heart!

A slash... the great swordsman... the golden figure that cuts through everything... the excruciating pain of impending death... the indelible "X" shaped scar on his chest...

It's Shiki the Golden Lion! The final blow that old madman dealt to him on the battlefield of Marineford, when he was reckless and almost tore him to pieces!

Nightmare-like scenes, facing the absolute fear of death.

At this moment, it overlapped with Zoro's all-out "Purgatory Demon Slash"!

Both were domineering and unparalleled slashes, both were swordsmen filled with the will to destroy, and both were resolute in taking his life!

The psychological trauma was magnified infinitely at this moment!

Blackbeard's pupils contracted violently, his breathing stopped, and his mind even went blank for a brief moment!

One hand froze, while the other instinctively reached for the hideous scar on his chest.

His pride in scheming, greed, and arrogance were briefly suppressed by the deep-seated fear in the moment he faced the life-or-death strike of a top swordsman!

He even forgot that he possessed the Dark-Dark Fruit, which could suppress all other fruits, and that he also possessed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which was powerful enough to destroy an island!

He stood there, stunned, watching helplessly as the light of "Hellfire Slash" engulfed him.

It felt like I was back in the day when I faced the Golden Lion's fatal sword strike, a moment of helplessness and despair!

"Captain Teach!!!"

At the critical moment, a sharp and anxious voice suddenly pierced Blackbeard's fear and dazed state!

It's "The Cursed Doctor" Samuel Kronos!

He had been observing and noticed Blackbeard's unusual behavior immediately!

"Activate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!!!" Samuel's voice almost cracked!

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

These four words exploded like thunder in Blackbeard's chaotic mind!

Oh, right! I also have the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

I'm not the Marshall D. Teach I used to be, who could only absorb damage by relying on the Dark-Dark Fruit and then got half-killed by Shiki!

I am now a dual Devil Fruit user with the power to destroy the world!

"Ahhhh!!!"

Blackbeard let out a roar that was a mixture of fear and rage, suddenly snapping him out of his daze!

The instinct for survival and the reliance on strength instantly overwhelmed everything!

His previously stiff right hand suddenly opened its five fingers, and a violent white shockwave gathered wildly.

In an instant, a gigantic, milky-white energy sphere was formed, its edges twisting and tearing the air around it!

He was now facing the "Hellfire Slash," which was already inches away, its sharp aura almost slicing through his skin.

Blackbeard neither dodged nor tried to absorb the Dark-Dark Fruit; instead, he chose the most violent and direct confrontation!

Aiming at the direction Zoro was slashing from, he used all his strength to smash down fiercely!

"Give it to me..."

"Break through!!!"

"Boom!! Crack, crack!!!"

The space in front of Blackbeard's fist shattered inch by inch!

Spatial rifts spread out like a spider web!

The shockwave, in the shape of a huge hemisphere, emanated from his fist and indiscriminately and frantically crushed, spread, and exploded in a fan-shaped area in front of him!

The first to be affected is Zoro's "Purgatory Demon Slash," which is a blend of demonic energy and domineering power!

"Snap! Sizzle!!!"

Three incomparably sharp strikes, powerful enough to cleave mountains, groaned in despair before this cataclysmic shock!

The ghostly energy attached to the slash was shattered inch by inch by the shock!

It lasted for less than half a second before the three strikes shattered simultaneously, turning into countless fragments of energy and light that were completely swallowed up and annihilated by the subsequent, even more violent shockwaves!

The slash was broken, and Zoro's "momentum" was instantly shattered!

"Ugh...!!"

Zoro groaned, his face flushing red instantly before turning pale!

He felt as if his internal organs were being gripped and kneaded by an invisible giant hand, and his entire body was groaning in pain!

The Armament Haki protecting the body was torn apart like paper in the face of the shockwave!

His forward-rushing figure flew backward at an even faster speed than when he came!

“Bang bang bang bang!!!”

Zoro's body was like a cannonball, crashing into seven or eight huge rocks along the way, each impact causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood!

Finally, he crashed heavily into a steep rock face behind him.

He was completely embedded in the rock, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the rock wall centered on him, with rubble falling down in a flurry.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel tumbled down.

On the shore, all that remained for a moment was the sound of the violently surging waves caused by the aftershocks, and Blackbeard's heavy, fearful breathing.

Then Blackbeard slowly lowered his right fist, looked at the destruction he had caused, and then glanced at Zoro, who was embedded in the rock wall in the distance, his fate unknown.

He grinned, and the toothless smile reappeared.

But this time, his smile held a hint of ruthlessness and the fury of someone who had survived a catastrophe.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!!!"

"See that?! This is my power! The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!!"

What kind of bullshit swordsman are you! You're all trash in front of me!!

"Go! Peel that green algae off for me!"

I'm going to personally...crush his head!

The heroic spirit of taking on five opponents at once ultimately turned into a cruel reality in the face of the absolute power disparity and Blackbeard's unreasonable Devil Fruit ability.

Zoro's decapitation attempt failed, and he was severely injured, finding himself in dire straits.

Chapter 661 Straw Hat Makes its Appearance

"Yes, Captain!"

Upon hearing Blackbeard's order, Burgess immediately grinned maliciously, clenched his fists, and strode towards Zoro.

"Hmph...cough cough..."

Just then, on the beach next to them, Shiryu, who was struggling to sit up, coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face pale and his eyes filled with venom!

The four deep, bone-revealing cuts on his chest and arms, though stopped bleeding profusely under the influence of some kind of fungal hyphae, still left the flesh exposed.

This is more than just the shame of being defeated.

They were completely crushed head-on.

It's still an extreme humiliation, just like being dragged out of hiding and brutally beaten like the Joker!

As the former warden of the impounded city, he had tortured countless prisoners and guards, enjoying their dying screams and despair.

As a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, he killed without hesitation and regarded human life as worthless.

But this is the first time I've been defeated so decisively and miserably by a "junior" swordsman like today!

"Burgess...don't kill him..."

"I want him..."

"Life and death are impossible!"

"I'm going to crush every single bone in his body!"

Break his fingers, one by one, that are holding the knife!

Let him wail and beg for mercy like a maggot at the very bottom of Impel Down!

Shiliu's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of resentment, even causing Van Augur, who was standing next to him, to glance at him slightly.

"Don't worry, Shiryu!" Bages turned to look at Shiryu and grinned.

"I promise I'll spare your breath and let you play slowly!"

After saying that, he didn't hesitate any longer and rushed to the rock wall.

"Hey, you green algae head! Playing dead won't work! Get your ass out here!!"

Burgess chuckled as he prepared to make his move.

Just then...

"Hey."

A bland, abrupt voice rang out from the shore.

The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly shattered the lingering echo of Blackbeard's maniacal laughter and froze Burgess's steps toward the rock wall.

Blackbeard's sinister smile froze, and he slowly turned his head.

Van Oka's fingers tightened slightly as he held the gun, and his deadpan eyes finally focused for the first time.

Samuel's eerie green pupils behind the mask suddenly contracted.

Even Kuzan's usually indifferent expression underwent a clear and dramatic change for the first time.

Behind the rock wall where Zoro was embedded, amidst the lingering smoke and mist from the violent collision, was the scene.

"Buzz...!!!!"

The air condensed, and the light dimmed!

A dark red, domineering aura erupted from the center of the cloud of smoke.

It indiscriminately crushed towards the location of the Blackbeard Pirates!

Bages, who was the first to be hit, groaned.