At such a close distance, Teach couldn’t even react in time and was hit by Ian’s Thunder Spear!
The straight lightning bolt was like a sharp javelin, instantly piercing the muscles around Teach’s clavicle, leaving behind a charred-black hole while simultaneously sending a powerful current throughout his body.
Teach let out a horrific scream that seemed to shake the very foundations of the world. If only pain could be shouted out like this, then no one in this world would die from serious injuries…
Collapsed on the ground, Teach foamed from his mouth, and his body was convulsing uncontrollably. Despite the overwhelming electrical current coursing through him, he somehow managed to hold on and remain conscious. However, his body’s reactions were inevitable.
At this moment, Teach’s brain seemed to have short-circuited from the electric shock. He couldn’t think of anything else, only one thought reverberated through his mind: “Why? Why couldn’t I pull this guy, Ian!?”
Not only was Teach confused, Ian was also stunned. He instinctively struck with the Thunder Spear, knocking Teach down. He didn’t expect his Dark-Dark Fruit ability to have no effect on him.
Now, the entire world knew that the Black Dragon Ian, one of the Seven Warlords, possessed a formidable Paramecia Devil Fruit power. Teach thought so too. However, if only he knew the truth, he would probably shed tears.
Rumors can be deadly…
Teach was still wondering where the problem lies. Why can he catch Ace, a Logia fruit user, but not Ian?
The sudden failure of his previously foolproof ability was a significant blow to his confidence, and this moment brought back memories of when Ian had tried to assassinate him on the Moby Dick, while he was still part of Whitebeard’s crew… Teach couldn’t help but go a bit crazy now.
He desperately controlled the convulsing muscles all over his body, tremblingly stood up, and then shouted at Ian: “I don’t believe it! I absolutely don’t believe it! I can’t let you be my nightmare! I am the man who will conquer the world, and I absolutely cannot allow someone like you to exist!”
Although he said these words, there was no denying that Teach was truly afraid of Ian at this moment.
Ever since he crossed paths with Ian, Teach’s life had been a living nightmare. First, Ian stabbed him right through the heart with ease. And now, even his proudest possession – his devil fruit power – was rendered useless against Ian. It seemed that Teach was nothing but a plaything for Ian, and if he continued down this path, Ian would become his worst nightmare. For someone as ambitious as Teach, this was a devastating blow to his morale. He couldn’t allow this to happen.
Teach couldn’t allow such a thing to happen. After yelling at Ian, he took a test tube out of his pocket and gulped down the liquid inside. Then he shouted at Doc Q who was hiding on the side, “Doc Q! Attack!”
Doc Q, also known as the Death God, was a member of Blackbeard’s pirate crew. However, he always appeared to be on the brink of death, trembling as he walked and coughing up blood from time to time, making people wonder if he will die at any time.
With such an appearance, it was hard to imagine him as a capable fighter. His official position was the ship’s doctor.
So when the two sides started fighting, he, like Robin who was with Ian’s team, temporarily stayed on the sidelines and did not participate in the battle. However, upon hearing Teach’s command, he coughed a few times and pulled out an apple from his basket, tossing it in the direction of Ian and Teach.
Ian was stunned. What was he doing throwing an apple over?
However, before the apple could hit the ground, it suddenly exploded!
The exploding apple did not harm anyone, but a burst of strong green fog filled the place. Ian had only taken a breath, but he immediately realized that something was wrong.
The green mist had a pungent bitter almond smell, and anyone who smelled it would know it was highly poisonous!
However, Ian was too late to hold his breath. He had already inhaled some poison, and a strong dizzy feeling immediately hit his brain.
Ian realized that it was not good and quickly used his Twin Sacred Return Shield to cover his body, trying to expel the poison from his body.
The refusal power of the Twin Sacred Return Shield prevented Ian from being further affected by the poison, but Ace, who was standing closer to him, was not so lucky. He also accidentally inhaled more of the poisonous gas, and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the ground.
Without a second consideration for Teach, Ian rushed over and attempted to drag Ace out of the poisonous cloud.
The poison apple thrown by Doc Q was meant to cover for Teach. While Ian and Ace were restricted by the gas, Teach had already taken the antidote and then activated his Devil Fruit ability.
“Black Hole!”
With Teach’s ability, a thick mist of darkness spread rapidly from his feet, covering the surrounding area. The mist engulfed the nearby buildings, causing them to slowly sink into the darkness.
Teach’s Devil Fruit ability was still in the development and exploration stage. He was not yet proficient in using it, which is why he cooperated with Doc Q to buy himself some time.
The Black Hole was not limited to absorbing inorganic objects like buildings. As the dark shadows spread under Ian and Ace’s feet, a strong suction force pulled them downward.
Ian felt like he was sinking into quicksand, his entire body uncontrollably falling, realizing that he was in a precarious situation. He tried to break free, but with nothing to leverage against, the eerie black shadows acted like a large, black mouth, constantly dragging them down.
Not only Ian and Ace but also Robin and Matthew were affected. The range of Teach’s Black Hole was enormous, and all six people were caught in his ability, being dragged down.
“We need to fly! We have to fly out of this!”
Ian thought, and black flames rose from his right wrist as he prepared to use his Black Dragon Wave.
As Burgess threw the massive rock towards Ian’s head, the latter was about to devour the Black Dragon Wave and take flight with his Flame Wings. Suddenly, another shadow appeared from above, and Burgess seized the opportunity to hurl another boulder, crushing both of them into the darkness.
It was too clever of a move to be just a coincidence. Teach had already discussed with his crew how to deal with Ian before they even planned on stealing his Fruit’s power.
Teach was a schemer, as evidenced by his previous heist of the Dark-Dark Fruit. Dealing with Ian was no easy feat, so he had to plan ahead and rehearse this maneuver with his crew. And now, he had executed it perfectly.
Before Ian could even unleash his Black Dragon Wave, Burgess’s thrown rock had already pinned him down in the darkness.
Similarly, Reiju’s plan was disrupted by Van Augur’s two gunshots aimed at her Armored Suit’s Jet Shoes, which could allow her to fly, were rendered useless, and she was unable to take off in time. Once she couldn’t fly, she was at the mercy of the powerful suction force of the Abyss of Shadows. Along with Robin, they were pulled into the abyss, screaming in shock.
As for Matthew and Doroni, they were powerless to resist this attack.
All six of them were sucked into the darkness beneath the ground, leaving the question of whether they had all perished unanswered.
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