One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert, holding a telescope, pointed it at the small boat below: "You command the robotic engineers to keep an eye on that boat. I'm going to rescue some friends. We'll contact each other via Den Den Mushi."

Although they were reluctant to see Robert leave again, Leo and Bian were filled with enthusiasm again because they knew it was a mission.

Taking a deep breath, Robert pulled out another Den Den Mushi.

That's the downside of the One Piece world: you have to carry as many Den Den Mushi as you want to contact as many people.

The call took a long time to connect, and then I heard a cacophony of shouts and cries of battle coming from the other end.

"Hahaha! You little rascal, you still know to come looking for me!"

Robert breathed a sigh of relief; this attitude indicated that the situation was not yet beyond redemption.

"How dare you say that to me? You never even asked me to go fight Blackbeard?"

"Captain Ace?"

Chapter 23 My Turn

Ace chuckled, and Robert knew exactly what he was thinking; he clearly didn't want Robert involved.

Defeating Blackbeard became his inner demon. It was his insistence on pursuing Blackbeard that led to his defeat and surrender to the Marines, which triggered the Marineford War and resulted in Whitebeard's death at Marineford while trying to save him.

Although everyone was comforting him, saying that he lost to Blackbeard because he had just gone through a great battle with Aokiji, and that Whitebeard was already dying, he wouldn't live much longer even if they didn't go to save him.

But Ace himself knew very well that even in his prime, he was no match for Blackbeard.

As for Whitebeard, even if he didn't come to save him, he would still die of illness on the same day. However, it was a foregone conclusion that he would die during the process of saving him. Therefore, he had to settle his old and new grudges with Blackbeard.

That's why he put aside his biggest obsession and chose to go to Shanks' ship to undergo special training with the old crew member who was the father he least wanted to talk about.

However, despite Shanks' year of training and rapid improvement in strength, Ace was still no match for Blackbeard.

In many previous major battles, he and Marco only managed to fight Blackbeard to a draw by teaming up.

In this situation, he was even less willing to call Robert into the battle. He had sworn to kill Blackbeard and save him from being hunted down, but in the end, it was this little brother who saved his life.

"What's the current battle situation? I went on a long trip and just got back..."

Ace laughed and said, "Alright, so you still say I didn't invite you? Even if I did, what good would it do? Would you even have come?"

Robert chuckled twice: "I'm back now, and you're not the only one who has a grudge against Blackbeard. I also have a score to settle with him."

Ace's voice was weary: "Akainu came too suddenly. If Shanks hadn't helped stop him, our losses would have been much greater."

"Actually, we've all figured it out. With Uncle dead, none of us are strong enough to be a Yonko. Even without Blackbeard, someone else would come knocking on our door sooner or later."

"Robert, it's already very good that you've provided everyone with Dressrosa as an escape route. We won't be as impulsive as before, don't worry."

"Confronting Blackbeard head-on now is just buying time for the last group to evacuate."

Robert said in a deep voice, "If Blackbeard stops, how long will it take to get everyone out of here?"

Ace paused for a moment: "About ten days. Since the start of the war, we have already evacuated many people in batches. Now your place can no longer accommodate more people, and the others will be evacuated to Mermaid Island."

Robert nodded: "Okay, I understand. We've got a deal. Once Blackbeard stops, you guys need to get out of here as soon as possible."

Ace asked with some concern, "What are you going to do?"

Robert smiled slightly: "To relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao!"

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Edward Weevil expressionlessly snapped a pirate's neck, then turned to Miss Bakkin, who was still on the small boat, and said:

"Mom, I killed them all!"

Miss Ba Jin said coldly, "These people are obviously poor bastards. Take whatever's worthwhile, and we'll..."

Before she could finish speaking, Miss Ba Jin suddenly looked terrified, her short blond hair almost standing on end, and instinctively pressed a certain mechanism.

A pale blue spherical light screen formed around her, followed by a loud bang, and Miss. Ba Jin was blasted away along with the spherical light screen.

Weevil watched helplessly as his mother was blown away by an attack from who-knows-where, and for a moment he was at a loss.

But the attack didn't end so quickly. Miss. Ba Jin was like a ball, constantly being hit and bouncing in the air.

As the attack continued, the light barrier faded. Miss. Bakin had other means of survival, but the attack came too fast. She barely managed to activate her strongest defensive technology due to the death warning from her Observation Haki just before she was about to be hit.

But while the light barrier saved her life, it also became a deadly prison.

Miss Ba Jin was so disoriented by the ordeal that she was unable to use any of her methods.

She was able to join several top organizations when she was young, which shows that she had both technical expertise and personal strength.

However, due to his advanced age and his cowardice and fear of death, he had not fought anyone for many years, and his combat effectiveness declined rapidly.

Now facing this sudden attack, Miss Bakkin is completely helpless and can only hope that Webull will come to her rescue as soon as possible.

Weevil finally reacted, leaping from the pirate ship towards Miss Bakkin in mid-air, intending to grab her and use his body to block the relentless attacks. This was the only solution that came to mind in his simple mind.

Just as he was about to touch Miss. Bakkin, the blue light barrier finally succumbed to the attack and dissipated. Weevil could even see the fear and helplessness on Miss. Bakkin's face.

puff!

Like a tomato hit by a bullet, with flesh and blood smeared all over Weevil's head, he instinctively reached out to grab something, but only managed to scoop up some sticky fragments of tissue.

The attack did not stop; after killing Miss. Bakkin, they continued to unleash firepower on Weevil in mid-air.

Even though Weevil has thick skin and is skilled in using Armament Haki, he is not invulnerable. Bullets can still penetrate his skin and enter his body, only to be trapped by his powerful muscles.

The attackers seemed to realize that their ranged attacks only caused superficial wounds to Weevil and could not cause him any real harm, so they stopped attacking after he fell into the water.

The sea returned to calm, leaving only Weevil's heart-wrenching roar.

But no matter how angry he was, his mother would never come back. The blood and the blood that had flowed into the sea when he slaughtered the pirate crew he had encountered earlier had become one with the blood and flesh. He couldn't even tell which parts of the flesh and blood belonged to Miss. Bakkin.

Weevil went completely mad, pounding the sea and looking around, but the attacker was too far away, completely out of sight.

Moreover, it felt like the attacker wasn't alone; it was as if there was a huge encirclement on the sea several kilometers away, with gunmen firing simultaneously from all directions at an extremely long distance.

After venting his frustrations on the sea for an unknown amount of time, Weevil finally climbed onto his small boat, sobbing. With his mother dead, he suddenly didn't even know what he should do anymore.

The monstrous body continued to sob with the cries, and its powerful muscles seemed to have a mind of their own, slowly squeezing out the bullets that had been fired into its body, which fell onto the deck with a thud.

Weebull picked up a bullet, his huge fingers holding it as if it were a grain of sand.

With bloodshot eyes, Weevil trembled all over, gritting his teeth as he uttered a name:

"Van Aucker!"

Chapter 24 Shooting from the Side, Using Malicious Means

Robert's longest preparation for killing Miss Bakin was carving words on each metal bullet.

He didn't know if Weebull's little brain could discover his clever idea, or if it could understand the message he wanted to convey.

Therefore, Robert meticulously engraved on each bullet the following markings: place of origin: Beehive Island, Blackbeard Pirates, for use by Soundwave Van Augur, etc.

The rest is simply using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to lock onto targets at extremely long distances, firing projectiles using the principle of an electromagnetic gun, and mimicking the Instant-Teleport Fruit's ability with lightning speed—it couldn't be simpler.

The best way to make Blackbeard stop his offensive is to set fire to his own backyard.

Of course, he could go directly to Beehive Island and cause a huge disturbance there, but Robert also knew that he was still unable to kill Blackbeard head-on. He couldn't think of any way to break the Dark-Dark Fruit's power at the moment.

Since I can't take him down right away, and I can't keep wasting my time with him, I'll just give him a few more opponents.

Weevil was just the first; soon after, Professor Zephyr would arrive with his naval guerrillas.

In this situation, Robert wanted to see if Akainu would get involved, seeing his mentor and a Shichibukai fighting on his old rival Blackbeard's territory!

To guide Weevil, Robert first went to Beehive Island, captured several pirates from the island, threw them onto the ship to make it look like they had died in battle, and then drifted the ship in the direction Weevil was heading.

Weebull was too simple-minded. When he saw the map and the accompanying nautical compass, he didn't even consider how it could be such a coincidence. He just felt that God was on his side.

Leo continued to faithfully carry out the mission assigned by Robert, flying high in the clouds alongside Weevil, while constantly relaying the latest progress to Robert.

Sending a message to Zephyr once was already somewhat deliberate; if he continued to report the location and actually told Weevil his position, it would be a bit too deliberate.

But Zephyr was a veteran naval admiral who had trained countless naval personnel throughout his life. When he decided to leave the navy to pursue his own justice, hundreds or even thousands of naval personnel chose to leave with him, instantly forming a massive fleet.

Not to mention those active-duty naval personnel who haven't left the navy but are willing to help Zephyr within reasonable limits.

With such appeal, after initially grasping Weebuhr's movements, there were naturally channels to continue tracking him.

A day later, Leo sent word that warships resembling military vessels were appearing in the surrounding waters, trailing far behind Weevil's ship, heading towards Beehive Island.

Looking down from this vantage point, even more ships were arriving from all directions.

Robert sat on a barren beach not far from Beehive Island, holding the latest World Economic News report.

The intensity of the standoff between Akainu and Shanks has decreased, with both sides restraining their ordinary members from retreating to avoid escalating into a full-blown melee.

The battlefield was divided into two parts. Only Shanks and Akainu remained on Punk Hazard Island, but the two had not faced each other directly for several days and were fighting with great restraint.

Meanwhile, Green Bull single-handedly held off several executives, including Beckman and Lucky Roux, on a nearby island.

Without causing large-scale casualties, both sides seem to be waiting for an opportunity to go all out or simply stop fighting.

Therefore, the battle between Blackbeard and Ace became crucial.

The situation on the other side of the decisive battle was completely different; it was basically a case of human brains being turned into dog brains.

The massive battleship San Juan Wolf was severely injured by Little Oars Jr., but Little Oars Jr. himself also lost his fighting ability. They were each transported to the rear by several subordinate pirate crews.

Blackbeard fought Ace and Marco single-handedly, not only holding his own but also attacking other Whitebeard members when they tried to retreat and rest, forcing them to continue fighting.

Blackbeard, who deliberately provoked the Navy, resigned from his position as a Shichibukai at Marineford, and stole Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit power in full view of everyone, completed the final piece of the puzzle to become a regional overlord after occupying Beehive Island.

Having secured a stable territory in the new world, he quickly absorbed Wang Zhi's original forces and, with his powerful influence, recruited a large number of truly ruthless villains.

Now, facing the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Blackbeard Pirates have even gained a numerical advantage.

If the top-tier high-end combat forces cannot gain an advantage, and the ordinary members below are no match for the enemy, the White Group's defeat is almost inevitable; it's just that it hasn't reached the limit of collapse yet.

Robert closed the newspaper. Even though he knew that the Whitebeard Pirates were on the verge of complete annihilation every second, he neither went to the front lines to help nor attacked Beehive Island. Instead, he was waiting for an opportunity.

A fleet of seven or eight large ships with three or more masts sailed in from the sea, linked together by iron chains, with huge wounded men lying on them.

Robert narrowed his eyes. San Juan Wolf, who had been severely injured by Little Oz, was sent back to Beehive Island.

If you don't make a move, you don't make a move at all; but if you do, you have to hurt your enemy badly. In the world of One Piece, it's rare for people to die in a major battle; most people are either seriously injured and captured or escape while seriously injured.

But Robert wouldn't show any mercy. Although San Juan Wolf had always appeared to be of average strength, that was just embellishment in the anime.