One Piece Gunslinger

"Okay! I just hope it's worth it."

Li Ang said firmly, "Of course it's worth it, Weber. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your descendants. If you don't agree, even if there's no problem now, what about later? Your descendants will have to pay for your mistakes."

In this way, Li Ang reached an agreement with Gan Fall and Weber with almost no effort, and now Skypiea has joined the Revolutionary Army's camp.

Having finalized the future direction and the rhythm of peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation among the three parties, Li Ang no longer had time to participate in the subsequent details. Instead, he had the Revolutionary Army send some people over, leaving these details to his subordinates and the Sky Island people to gradually become entangled in.

While the three were having their meeting, Luffy and his crew weren't idle either, wandering around Shandaria. Under the protagonist's halo, they still managed to find the buried Shandaria ruins in this land, and as always, they mischievously entered the belly of the giant serpent, stealing quite a few golden utensils and jewelry.

Li Ang originally wanted to give them the gold worth 1 billion Berries through other means, but they found it themselves. It can only be said that what is meant to be will be, and they have no choice but to accept it.

That's how it happened, and they couldn't say a final goodbye. In Luffy's eyes, it was like they stole something from someone else, so they secretly found a chance to slip away. They left at night, so they weren't discovered.

The Sky Island crew came up at night and left, but they only stayed for one day. A few days later, news of the Straw Hat crew causing chaos on Enies Lobby will arrive.

After the Revolutionary Army sent people to handle the aftermath, Li Ang discovered that Luffy had run away. He had originally wanted Luffy and Sabo to meet one last time.

Yes, Li Ang specifically invited Sabo this time. Actually, Sabo's combat and military strength is not low, but he is not very useful for diplomacy. Li Ang invited him this time to hand over something to him. If he doesn't hand it over now, he will never have the chance to do so again.

"Huh? What's this?" He asked with a puzzled look after seeing the item in Li Ang's hand.

"Are you stupid? Can't you tell it's a Devil Fruit?"

Sabo quickly retorted, "I'm not stupid! I know it's a Devil Fruit, but the question is, what kind of Devil Fruit is it?"

Li Ang said smugly, "Logia type! Rumble-Rumble Fruit! I got this for you, how are you going to thank me?"

Upon hearing that it was a Logia-type Devil Fruit, Sabo's eyes lit up, and he took it and swallowed it in one gulp: "As expected, it tastes terrible."

Li Ang was speechless. You know it tastes bad, yet you swallow it whole, while others only take a small bite.

After all, in Li Ang's current script, Ace won't die young like in the original work, and no two Devil Fruits will appear in the same world, so Sabo will naturally have no chance to get the Flame-Flame Fruit.

Since that's the case, let's just give them the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; it's not much different from the Flame-Flame Fruit.

Moreover, there's an Easter egg behind Li Ang's way of distributing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit: Li Ang had already had this idea several years ago.

If they could obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it would complement Koala's Magnet-Magnet Fruit. As the saying goes, magnetism generates electricity, and electricity generates magnetism; these two abilities can be converted into each other, complement each other, and reinforce each other.

If the project is successfully developed, the two of them together will form an inexhaustible, perpetual force. Just like the Wind and Cloud power combination in "Storm Riders," they can reach a state of boundless power, becoming virtually invincible.

Just thinking about it is awesome. It seems that apart from these two abilities, there are no other two abilities that can complement each other so well and combine to play a greater role.

After that, Leon left Sabo and the other revolutionary soldiers there while he went to deal with the next more important and urgent matter.

Because Li Ang received a message from the people he had arranged to be stationed on Banaro Island that the Blackbeard Pirates had already appeared.

Chapter 365 A Crow's Mouth

In the days leading up to this final battle, the revolutionary army was operating at breakneck speed, like engines. This naturally included Li Ang, the one who devised the plan, who was incredibly busy.

So, after learning that Blackbeard Teach had arrived at Banaro Island and rested for a night on the Sky Island, he had to continue his journey to Banaro Island.

According to the original storyline, Blackbeard Teach will stay here for several days, enjoying a rare few days of vacation.

A few days later, they would learn from the newspapers that the Straw Hat Pirates had caused havoc on Enies Lobby, and their bounty would increase. So they would gather a group of people and set off to capture Luffy.

Then they encountered Ace, who had arrived. Teach even tried to recruit Ace, his constant promotion making him a bit arrogant, but Ace ultimately refused. Only after learning that Teach was going to capture Luffy did Ace finally take action and fight Teach.

So, after Ace's defeat and his repeated rejection of Teach's offer to recruit him, Teach simply used Ace as a bargaining chip, becoming a Shichibukai. Ace was then captured and imprisoned in Impel Down, triggering the Marineford War.

The reason Leon is making preparations in advance is to prevent Ace from falling into Blackbeard's hands and to cut off this connection beforehand. This is also for the sake of the final battle later.

Meanwhile, on Panaro Island, Blackbeard Teach is feasting on meat and drinking wine, enjoying his hard-earned vacation. He's having a rare moment of leisure and is thoroughly enjoying himself.

To be honest, even if Ace came after him now, he wouldn't be afraid.

Not to mention his own rapid growth and development over this period, his subordinates are not insignificant figures. If Ace were to come, he would only be a suicide mission. Even if Ace could defeat Teach, he would have no chance of defeating the entire Blackbeard Pirates.

Teach was making his plans meticulously, even thinking that if Ace really caught up with them, he might be able to recruit him to strengthen the Blackbeard Pirates.

Thinking of Amway, Teach couldn't help but recall Leon's "Alchemy Age" theory. It was incredibly useful; many people along the way had decided to follow him because of this theory. "Whether it's dregs or gold, come and travel the Grand Line with me, Blackbeard." This statement alone drew many people to join his crew.

The Blackbeard Pirates are now much larger than they were in the original story. Besides the top officers, they have many excellent crew members, many of whom were recruited from other pirate crews.

Now Teach is even thinking about getting a bigger ship, because this one can't hold them all.

"Hey, by the way, Lafitte," Teach said, turning to the man in the top hat beside him as he devoured some grilled meat, "what do you think we should do next?"

Laffitte is the navigator of the Blackbeard Pirates and also serves as their strategist. He's similar to Leon in that he's responsible for devising plans and handling diplomacy with other factions.

For example, Blackbeard captured Ace and became a Shichibukai, which was something Buffett negotiated with the World Government on his behalf.

Instead of answering Teach's question directly, Lafitte countered with, "So what is the captain's ultimate goal?"

Teach said matter-of-factly, "Of course, it's becoming the Pirate King and dominating the world. Haven't I said that many times already?"

“In that case, the next step is obvious: become a Shichibukai,” Lafitte said.

What the hell is this? Why does he want to become the Pirate King? The next step is to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? What's the connection between these things?

"Hey, Laffitte, becoming a Shichibukai means you'll have to obey the World Government. But we don't need the World Government's protection right now, so why would we want to become a Shichibukai?" Teach didn't understand Laffitte's thinking at all.

Laffitte explained, "Actually, that's not the case. The right thing for us to do now is to become Shichibukai. It's precisely because we don't need the World Government's protection and don't need anything from them that we can enjoy the benefits of becoming Shichibukai without having to do anything for the World Government."

And even if things fall apart in the end, we'll simply return to where we are now, suffering no losses, but we'll have already enjoyed the convenience. We could even take the initiative and make a final profit before leaving.

Teach wasn't stupid. While Lafitte's words seemed reasonable, Teach immediately noticed a problem: "Wait a minute, Lafitte. If we just enjoy the convenience without doing anything, and things fall apart in the end, won't the World Government come and arrest us? Not to mention the idea of ​​making a quick buck and running away. The World Government certainly won't let such traitors go."

Lafitte smacked his lips, took a sip of red wine, and said (while everyone else was eating large chunks of meat and drinking large bowls of wine, he was the only one elegantly sipping red wine and cutting his steak):

"But what if I told you that this last big score would deter the world government from attacking us?"

Upon hearing this, Teach immediately perked up, sat up straight, and said, "Could it be that this is the reason why the World Government doesn't dare to attack us? Or is it to seize this opportunity to find something on the World Government? But that doesn't make sense either; that would only lead to our quicker demise."

Lafitte remained as elegant as ever, and said calmly, "No, what I mean is that we can use this opportunity to become one of the Four Emperors, and once we become one, the World Government will naturally not dare to interfere."

Buffett made it sound so easy, but becoming one of the Four Emperors wasn't so simple. However, since Buffett dared to say it, he must have a plan. Before Teach could question it, he continued, "Once we become Shichibukai, we'll enjoy more privileges, like the legendary underwater prison, which we can also access. Then, all we need to do is recruit the many prisoners under our command, and we can build a force comparable to the Four Emperors. I believe those vicious criminals who have been in prison for so long won't refuse the chance to be free. And I also believe that with the captain's charisma, we can easily subdue them."

Upon hearing Lafitte's astonishing plan, Teach couldn't help but get excited. However, there was still a problem: "But if I want to become one of the Four Emperors, there needs to be an empty spot first. Otherwise, before I even become one, I'll be taken down by the Four Emperors as someone trying to steal my cake."

"Hey, that brings us back to a more serious topic," Laffitte said confidently. "How do we become Shichibukai? Of course, we start with Ace."

Teach chuckled upon hearing this. He now understood Laffitte's meaning: capturing Ace would not only make him a Shichibukai but also incite the World Government to war with Whitebeard. Wouldn't that create a vacancy among the Four Emperors? Everything would be connected.

Just as Teach was immersed in his dream of becoming one of the Four Emperors, or even the Pirate King, and unifying the world, a strange smell pulled him back to reality.

"How many times have I told Doc Q! Stop working on your poisons on the ship! You're making this roast meat taste awful!" "Champion" Bazars said, disgruntled. Everyone else shared the same sentiment.

However, Doc Q thought differently. He lay on a skinny horse and slowly walked out of the cabin, explaining, "What I'm researching isn't poison, it's a life-saving medicine! If successfully developed, it can quickly heal wounds."

“Oh, so it seems you’ve failed.” Bashas said mercilessly.

Although Doc Q is a master of poisons and is known as "The Grim Reaper," he is first and foremost a doctor, the ship's doctor for the Blackbeard Pirates. His medical skills are in no way inferior to his poison skills. Or rather, the two are essentially the same; both involve the use of medicine and the study of the human body.

However, Doc Q couldn't really refute Barthah's sarcasm, given that Barthah was a clueless, muscular man. Even if he were to explain things to Barthah, he wouldn't understand anyway.

He could only say helplessly, "Say what you will, but once I've figured it out, I definitely won't let you use it."

"Come on, Doc Q! Look at my strong body, I don't need your stuff at all. If you've researched any life-saving medicine, you should save yourself first. Looking at you, I'm worried you might suddenly die in front of us." Bharshas retorted without backing down. Who said that being physically strong necessarily means being simple-minded? Bharshas is the kind of person who is not only physically strong but also quick-witted.

The contrast between Bazars, a muscular giant, and Doc Q, a thin and dying man, is striking. Perhaps this is why they don't get along.

Before Doc Q could reply after speaking, the skinny horse beneath him stumbled, spitting out a mouthful of black blood, barely managing to stay upright. Doc Q, on the other hand, was thrown to the ground by the impact. He fell hard and struggled to climb back onto his horse.

At this moment, Barshas gloated, "Oh, by the way, you should also save the horse you're riding." This made Doc Q so angry he wanted to vomit blood.

Yes, Doc Q was completely defeated. The winner of this verbal battle is undoubtedly Bartholomew.

Looking at Doc Q and the skinny horse beneath him, no one would guess he was a skilled fighter. But that was the reality—a truly deadly presence. Once in combat, his horse, which could barely walk, would display astonishing agility, and Doc Q himself would easily wield his large scythe from horseback, reaping lives.

That's how the name "Grim Reaper" came about. Unfortunately, even this Grim Reaper is still on horseback when reaping lives, which creates a rather strong sense of incongruity.

However, Death never got a chance to wield his scythe. Barthaz won the verbal battle, but Doc Q lost his life.

Just as Barthaz said before, Doc Q might suddenly die in front of them at any time.

And now, the time has come for it to be fulfilled.

Chapter 366 Standing Still Output

To Teach and the others, Doc Q had just climbed onto the horse when his head shattered and scattered. About a second later, they heard a faint gunshot.

Need I say more? Of course, it's Li Angzheng's sniper rifle.

Li Ang isn't going to slowly walk up to you and then start a war. Once he confirms they're enemies and wants to eliminate them in this place, he'll stop at nothing to get rid of them.

Blackbeard Teach reacted instantly, forgetting his grief, and quickly used his Dark-Dark Fruit ability to raise a barrier to block Leon's bullets.

"It was this guy who chased after us. I wonder if he's alone or with Ace." Teach was covered in sweat. He had witnessed Leon's strength. No one present could withstand a single shot from him. Anyone who got hit by a shot would be forced to their knees.

“This is unbelievable. I didn’t even see the bullets,” Van Augur said in shock. “There are bullets that I can’t even see.”

Van Augur, as the sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates, possessed exceptional skills and weaponry, ranking among the world's best snipers. Yet, even he failed to see Leon's bullet traveling at three Mach.

On the other side, although Teach had erected a black mist barrier, Leon wasn't relying solely on his eyesight. Using his Observation Haki, Leon pinpointed the location of the Blackbeard Pirates. He pulled the trigger, firing another shot.

"boom."

However, this time Teach and the others only heard gunshots, but no one fell down.

Did Li Ang miss? Of course not, because if he missed, there would at least be bullet holes on the deck or somewhere else, but this shot didn't leave even a single bullet hole.

"Hahahaha..." Teach laughed triumphantly, "I had thought about how to deal with you before, after all, you can be said to be the strongest sniper in the world. It seems that this trick is really working now."

Van Augur was a little unhappy when he heard that Teach had named Leon as the world's best sniper. Teach had often mentioned someone he knew as the world's best sniper and compared him to Van Augur, which had already made Van Augur unhappy.

However, even with prior warning and the use of Observation Haki, it was only barely possible to catch a glimpse of the bullet's long tail. It must be admitted that this gun is indeed formidable.

Yes, the gun is indeed powerful, not Li Ang. In Van Auger's view, if he could get his hands on this gun, wouldn't he become the number one sniper? Thinking of this, his mind started racing again.

After discovering that his target hadn't fallen, Leon frowned. Teach was indeed a genius. He had only possessed the Dark-Dark Fruit for a short time, yet he could already control its power so precisely.

The bullet that just hit Teach's black mist quickly disappeared into it. This black mist possessed an unusual suction force, drawing bullets into the dark space created by the Dark-Dark Fruit; that's how the bullet vanished.

Sigh, everything has its counter. Li Ang has met his match. This Dark-Dark Fruit truly can completely overwhelm any sniper in the world. Unless someone shoots something like plants, flames, or other random things instead of bullets, like Usopp, it's not so easy to suck it into the dark space.

Even so, it will inevitably be affected, and these strange flying items are not very threatening. Teach might not even bother to use the Black Mist Wall.

However, it was impossible for Li Ang to eliminate Blackbeard first. Teach and his men were different; they were already using Haki. At this distance, Teach would detect Li Ang's aim immediately and have ample time to react. This was why Li Ang chose Doc Q as his first target. Doc Q's strength lay 80% in pharmacology and 10% in his horse. If Li Ang chose to snipe him, even that 10% wouldn't be effective.

Of course, there are other reasons why Leon didn't choose the first one, Teach, but those are things that shouldn't be explained now.

"Hehe, with this move, no matter how strong you are, it's useless." Teach shouted loudly in Leon's direction, "You'd better call your partners out, you can't beat me."