Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 388 Blackbeard is nothing
Ryu put down the Den Den Mushi he was holding and stood up.

Looking at Sabo lying on the hospital bed, he said softly:

"Sabo, you should get some rest these next couple of days."

Then he turned towards the door, took out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), and said seriously:
"Revolutionary Army, assemble!"

"Boss, will this turn into another global war?"

In the spacious living room, the firewood crackled and popped in the fireplace.

The flickering firelight cast a warm, orange glow over the surrounding area.

Aowu lay on the sofa, stuffing all sorts of food into his mouth while muttering questions.

"Yes and no."

After pondering for a while, Li Xia simply waved to the dragon, the cat, and the dog.

Black Charcoal and Howling Sky, who were enjoying the warm glow of the fireplace, immediately rushed over and stood around the coffee table.

"This is a good opportunity to clarify our combat strategy for the Marineford War."

Li Xia spread out a huge sheet of paper on the coffee table, which contained an aerial view of Marineford.

"The first to be identified as participating in the battle are: the Marine Headquarters, the Whitebeard Pirates (one of the Four Emperors), the Revolutionary Army, the prisoners who escaped from Impel Down, and the Blackbeard Pirates who came later to reap the rewards."

"Aren't the other four emperors—Kaido and Linlin—coming? I remember they were starting to get restless too."

"I'm inclined to believe they won't be able to come, because Shanks is the one stopping them."

Li Xia took out a chibi-style Shanks figurine. These kinds of anime merchandise are plentiful in the Hall of Fame; a whole set can be bought for just a few dozen Hall of Fame points. The craftsmanship is absolutely exquisite, even more refined than the original.

Many apostles will buy [items] to 'pollute' personal spaces and disgust apostles who open the Scarlet Key.

Many of these figurines come from the twenty or thirty Crimson Keys that dropped in this world.

The chibi version of Shanks was placed in the latter half of the New World, and Kaido and Big Big Wolf were placed opposite him, creating a visually appealing illustration:
"Shanks was born a Celestial Dragon, and his brother and father were both members of the Knights of God. He knows the Celestial Dragons' strength better than anyone else."

He also understood why it was important to maintain the balance at sea; if Kaido of the Beasts and Big Mom were to take this opportunity to join the fray, Marine Headquarters could very well be destroyed.

Li Xia's expression was somewhat serious. The Navy Headquarters was very strong, extremely strong, but even if the Navy won against three Yonko plus a large number of other forces, it would be severely weakened. All those who came here were officers and captains of the Navy.

These people are the cornerstone and future of the navy; heavy casualties would create a serious gap in its structure.

"If the Navy is defeated, then the World Government will have to take action, and the Knights of God will begin to operate more frequently."

Compared to this scum, the Navy is already far more lenient.

Shanks had this in mind, which is why he tried to stop Kaido and Linlin. He absolutely could not allow the Knights of God to replace the moderate admirals of the Navy.

They also didn't want to see the Navy completely crippled and reduced to CP's obsequious dogs to the World Government.

His idea was even somewhat similar to Li Xia's: that the navy might not necessarily be unable to become an allied force!
The three little ones listened quietly. The puppy might not have understood, but it listened quite attentively, nodding occasionally.

The kitten and Aowu truly understood.

"Then, boss, where will our main profits come from? Isn't it just from the Whitebeard Pirates?"

Because of the unique 'identity rivalry' mechanism in this world, not everyone will get a treasure chest.

Either Li Xia is willing to use his identity as a revolutionary or simply become a pirate, which would allow him to kill more targets.

But that would mean losing his position as a vice admiral, and he's not stupid.

"The Whitebeard Pirates are not easy to kill. Whitebeard will be watching. If you kill too many, like Akainu, it will provoke Whitebeard's anger, and the old man will be watching you closely and giving you a good beating."

A smile appeared on Li Xia's face, and he took out a chibi-style white-bearded figurine and placed it in the harbor of Marineford.

Although Whitebeard is old and much weaker than at his peak, his Conqueror's Haki is increasing day by day. No matter how old he gets, he is still one of the world's top fighters.

Li Xia was definitely a fourth-tier character, and he didn't want to take a punch or two. Even Akainu had been badly beaten by the old man.

"So our target is—Blackbeard Teach!"

Li Xia slammed the Teach figure heavily on the table, looking at the black-bearded figure with one hand in darkness and the other in a trembling grin, his missing teeth bulging as he laughed maniacally.

"The Marineford War was the moment of Blackbeard's transformation. Like his acquisition of the Dark-Dark Fruit, it was the pinnacle of his destiny and also the turning point of his fate."

I suspect that clicking to kill Blackbeard at this point might yield the "Treasure Chest of Destiny"!

The words "treasure chest of destiny" seem to carry an immense weight.

Upon hearing this, Aowu and Heitan couldn't help but feel a jolt in their hearts.

Li Xia already possesses a piece of fate equipment called Doom; how could they not know how powerful Doom is?

Since acquiring misfortune, how many times have I relied on it to turn the tide, and how many pieces of equipment and skills have I obtained through the lucky rewards of misfortune?
"hungry"

Indistinct murmurs echoed, and misfortune uttered a slightly 'miserable' mutter.

Li Xia acted as if she hadn't heard anything and put it back on her waist.

"You can have one piece of Destiny Gear for each major tier."

Aowu's eyes grew brighter and brighter. The first to third tiers is a major tier, called the lower tier.

The 4th to 6th orders form a major order, called the intermediate order.

The 7th to 9th orders form a major order, known as a higher order.

The ninth tier and above is a special level, which is still too far away. "Boss will soon be at the fourth tier, and can get the second piece of Destiny Equipment!"

After his excited roar subsided, he scratched his chin again:
"Even on such a large battlefield as the Marineford War, only getting Blackbeard's loot just doesn't feel quite right."

It's still more satisfying to redeem with battlefield points.

Generally, battlefield worlds use a points system, allowing apostles to exchange for what they want.

However, the Hall of Light has not made any statement to date, so it must be gone.

Li Xia laughed upon hearing this and patted Xiao Long's head:

"It's not like every battlefield uses a points system. The main difference between the Marineford War and other wars is that the Marineford War was different."

The apostles don't play a leading role, and even getting points is quite difficult.

The most crucial thing————

Li Xia pointed to the sky:
"Have you forgotten what our main quest is?"

Aowu and Heitan were stunned, while Xiaotian tilted its head, stuck out its tongue, and looked bewildered. It had just gained sentience and didn't understand many things yet.

The kitten and the dragon thought about it carefully and suddenly realized what was going on.

The main quest in this world offers an extreme degree of freedom, allowing you to do whatever you want for a hundred days.

The final settlement will be based on the behavior over these 100 days.

Therefore, killing them is secondary; the important thing is to demonstrate your ability to cause trouble to the Temple of Light!

This is what the Temple of Light values: the leap from the derived world to the original world is a perilous one.

"Oh right! How could I forget that!"

Awooo slammed its paw on the coffee table:

"As long as we cause trouble, killing is all that matters!"

If we can find a few items that transcend the various original worlds later on, the benefits will far surpass those of a few 'derivative world amusement park beginner outfits'.

"Speaking of which, the Dark-Dark Fruit..."

Aowu turned his attention back to Blackbeard. Blackbeard is a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, a very overpowered ability that can nullify other Devil Fruits and absorb their abilities.

In the original work, Blackbeard absorbed Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit during the Marineford War.

However, the prerequisite is that one must touch other ability users with both hands, which is somewhat like the feeling of a fantasy master.

"Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit absorption ability is not worth worrying about. I didn't eat a Devil Fruit, and my pure physical skills are naturally superior to his."

Li Xia stroked his chin. The Dark-Dark Fruit is somewhat similar to a black hole. In theory, it should be able to absorb everything, even Haki.

Or is it that Blackbeard's Devil Fruit ability hasn't been fully developed?

"What's more troublesome is the other ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit—infinite gravity!"

This refers to the 'dark water' and 'dark caves' that Blackbeard used most often, using powerful gravity to absorb everything, then swallowing it into darkness and crushing it.

Blackbeard uses this ability to pull people towards him, and with the help of his hands, he has a set of small combos that are virtually unbeatable against Devil Fruit users.

"gravitational?"

Awoo seemed to have heard a joke, and laughed so hard it flew around in the sky several times.

"Does Blackbeard even deserve to talk about gravity in front of Grandpa Dragon?"

In this regard, Aowu, who had consumed a fragment of the secondary law of gravity, was the expert. The reason Li Xia brought up gravity was because he didn't understand this aspect and needed to hear Aowu's opinion.

"To put it simply, although I don't know the maximum potential of the Dark-Dark Fruit, at most it can only destroy this world."

Awoo raised a claw, an invisible force field surging from its tip. Everything in the room began to tremble, as if it were about to fly towards its fingertip, even the firelight in the fireplace was drawn to it:
"But the complete laws of secondary gravity can easily destroy a universe!"
Even if I only possess a tiny fragment, it still comes from the Star God, and even the Star God himself didn't possess much of it.

Even so, disrupting Blackbeard's gravity would be a piece of cake.

Xiao Long patted his chest:

"With Grandpa Long around, I guarantee he won't be able to use even a fraction of his gravity!"

Li Xia nodded. In that case, Blackbeard would have no last resort left.

"In that case, our plan to participate in the war is clear."

1. First, take a break and conserve your strength, then wait for the battlefield to change.
2. After Blackbeard appeared, he launched a powerful attack.

3. Go home after you're done playing!

Li Xia tidied up the things on the table and stood up.

"Hey, boss, where are you going?"

"Of course, we're going to find Whitebeard—Edward Newgate!"

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