Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"Hahaha! It really is the Dark-Dark Fruit! It still chose me!!!"

Teach's reaction completely enraged all the members of the Fourth Division. They glared with bloodshot eyes, drew their weapons, and were about to rush towards Teach.

At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: to capture the guy who killed Captain Sachi and hand him over to their father!

However, before they could even take any action, they were horrified to find that they suddenly could not move.

The entire deck had turned into a dark swamp, with a powerful gravitational pull that dragged all the members of the Fourth Division downwards.

A sinister smile crept across Teach's face as he looked at the group, whose waists had been swallowed by darkness, and laughed loudly.

"Zehahaha! This is the power! The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, known as the most vicious Devil Fruit!"

While he was speaking, someone was completely swallowed by darkness and disappeared without a trace.

The others looked horrified at the sight, and some shouted in panic.

"Teach, what are you doing?! Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the entire Whitebeard Pirates?! Pops won't let you get away with this!"

"Dad?"

Teach chuckled twice and said dismissively,

"You still think he's the Whitebeard who was once the strongest man in the world? Wake up! He's been forced to get close to Shanks by that Zilin now!"

"You bastard! How dare you..."

Before the man could finish speaking, he was pulled into the darkness and fell silent.

Teach glanced impatiently at the remaining people, slammed one hand on the ground, and said in a deep voice,

"Dark acupoint!"

At his movement, the darkness on the ground, which was like a tide, suddenly paused for a moment, then surged again, and the gravitational pull emanating from it suddenly intensified.

The remaining members of the Fourth Division let out a desperate roar before being instantly pulled into the darkness.

At this moment, apart from Teach, there was no one else to be seen on the deck; only a vast expanse of darkness.

Teach stood alone in the center of the darkness, his expression one of pure enjoyment, seemingly without a trace of remorse for wiping out all the members of the Fourth Division.

He clenched his fists, gazed towards the sea, and burst into another fit of wild laughter.

"Hahaha! Just you wait! This sea will eventually belong to me, Blackbeard!"

Chapter 188 Marco Strikes

"Dad! Something terrible has happened! That guy Teach killed everyone in the Fourth Division and has already escaped!"

On the Moby Dick, Marco stood in front of Whitebeard and told him about Teach's defection while Whitebeard was sitting in a chair receiving an IV drip.

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard stood up abruptly from his chair, and the needles inserted into his body fell out one by one.

He could hardly believe what he had just heard; his beloved sons had died at the hands of their own people!

He asked in a trembling voice,

"What about Sachi? How is he doing?"

Marco's expression was one of utter grief and indignation; he roared through his tears.

"Sachi was the first to die at Teach's hands, just because he got a Devil Fruit that Teach had his eye on!"

"puff!"

Whitebeard's physical condition was already not very good, and now that he had heard this news, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

A wave of intense weakness washed over him, and Whitebeard clutched his chest in pain, kneeling down on one knee.

Startled by Whitebeard's reaction, Marco hurriedly went over to help him up and sit back down in his chair.

He looked at the white-bearded man slumped in the chair, feeling extremely anxious.

In this situation, it's crucial that nothing happens to my father, otherwise the Whitebeard Pirates will be in real danger!

Whitebeard knew this too. After he felt a little better, he exhaled a breath of stale air and said,

"I knew Teach was ambitious, but I never expected him to do something like this!"

When Teach was mentioned, Marco's expression turned extremely angry. He now wished he could tear this guy to pieces and avenge Sachi and all the members of the Fourth Division!

He clenched his fists, glared at the white-bearded man, and said hatefully.

"Dad, let me go and bring this heartless bastard back! He must pay the price!"

However, Whitebeard shook his head and said weakly,

"Don't go. Teach has been hiding his true strength. His strength may not be inferior to yours, and now that he has obtained the Devil Fruit he coveted, he must be absolutely certain of success. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to defect at this time!"

"So we're just going to let him have his fun outside?!"

"Let's wait a little longer. We must avenge Sachi, but not now!"

"But……"

Marco was about to say something when Joz suddenly ran over and said,

"Dad! Redhead's here!"

Upon hearing that Shanks had arrived, Whitebeard's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself,

"What's he doing here at a time like this?"

Before Whitebeard could figure it out, Shanks had already walked heavily to him.

Whitebeard frowned as he looked at Shanks and asked,

"Red-haired brat, I'm in a bad mood today, so you'd better not say anything about that Zi Lin!"

Shanks shook his head upon hearing this, but then nodded, looking somewhat conflicted.

He looked up at the white beard and said...

"I already know about Whitebeard and Thatch's situation. My condolences."

"Your information network is quite good, but if all you wanted to say was that this is slippery, then I thank you for your kindness, you can go back now."

"Of course not. What I mean is, don't send anyone to capture Teach for now. He's a dangerous man!"

Upon hearing Shanks' words, Marco's expression immediately turned extremely ugly; the usually composed Marco could no longer contain himself.

He roared angrily.

"Stop pointing fingers here! The Whitebeard Pirates will avenge our fallen comrades! I've got my hands on Teach!"

After Marco finished shouting, he glanced at the silent Shanks and then turned to look at Whitebeard.

Whitebeard looked serious. He had genuinely wanted to protect Marco's safety and didn't want him to take any risks.

But now that Shanks has said that, he has changed his mind.

When did the Whitebeard Pirates become so indifferent to the tragic deaths of their comrades? Is this still the Whitebeard Pirates who valued family above all else?

If it weren't Shanks's partner who died, he could say without any burden not to go looking for Teach, but Whitebeard couldn't!

Thinking of this, Whitebeard looked directly at Marco and said,

"Marco, you're right. This revenge must be taken. You'll be in charge of capturing Teach!"

Shanks couldn't sit still any longer. He pointed to the three scars on his eyes and shouted,

"Whitebeard! Don't you know how well Teach has been hiding his true nature?! These scars are all thanks to him!"

However, Whitebeard ignored Shanks' words and patted Marco's thin body, clearly having made up his mind.

Marco looked at his father with tears in his eyes and said,

"Dad, I'm leaving now. You must take good care of yourself during this time!"

A rare, gentle smile appeared on the white-bearded man's face as he spoke.

"Go ahead without worry, I'll take care of things if anything happens, because I'm Whitebeard! Kura-ra-ra!"

Marco took one last look at his father, his eyes filled with reluctance.

He wiped his eyes, then turned around, a resolute look on his face.

Suddenly, blue flames burst into flames on his body, and his arms transformed into two fiery wings that blotted out the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Marco's appearance changed drastically, transforming him into a large bird engulfed in blue flames.

He has entered a fully transformed beast state, in which his flight speed is at its fastest.

With his wings spread, Marco's body soared into the air, creating a gust of wind as he sped away into the distance.

Shanks, his face grim, watched Marco's figure disappear into the horizon. He turned to Whitebeard and said...

"Whitebeard, you'll regret this!"

"Hmph, it's none of your business, brat, meddling in the affairs of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

boom!

On the Moby Dick, two terrifying bursts of Conqueror's Haki collided, causing the entire ship to begin to sway slightly.

Jozu looked at the large number of Whitebeard Pirates members lying on the ground and felt anxious. He was really afraid that his father was going to start a fight with Shanks.

Whitebeard and Shanks were both staring intently at each other. After a while, Shanks suddenly relaxed his aura and withdrew it.

Whitebeard didn't continue; after all, they were on the Moby Dick, and if they started fighting, he would suffer a great loss.

Shanks calmed himself down a bit, then looked at Whitebeard and said,

"Since things are beyond repair, shouldn't we at least do something to salvage the situation?"

"Make amends? What do you mean?"

"Regarding that Zi Lin, I should have told you that he can possess more than one Devil Fruit ability, right?"

"Hmph, you did say that, this kind of thing is really outrageous."

"He has always been very interested in powerful Devil Fruits. Although we don't know what power the fruit Teach got has, a fruit that would make him defect for must be quite powerful!"

"So what do you want to say?"

A glint of light flashed in Shanks' eyes, and he said in a deep voice,