One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

However, it would be absolutely unacceptable to leave Blackbeard behind to cover his men's retreat. Blackbeard is an extreme egoist; he would rather his men die than put himself in danger.

The battle quickly became intense again. With the leader's momentum building, his subordinates naturally gained even more confidence.

The Whitebeard Pirates, who were once on the verge of collapse, even launched a full-scale counterattack, routing the Blackbeard Pirates' opportunistic members.

But this was the last bit of defiance from the Whitebeard Pirates; even Ace and Marco were already at their limit.

When Blackbeard went berserk, activating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and risking a massive wound on his chest from Ace's Haki, dragging the entire battlefield into the tsunami indiscriminately, the Whitebeard Pirates decisively chose to take the opportunity to separate from the Blackbeard Pirates.

The intense battlefield became as clearly defined as it was before the battle. However, the Blackbeard Pirates, who had been overwhelming the enemy, didn't even have time to collect the corpses. They only managed to rescue some of the wounded before quickly withdrawing from the battlefield.

Ace and Marco had no idea what had happened that would make Blackbeard abandon a victory he had in his grasp and retreat despite heavy losses; it must have been something extremely serious.

The two even wondered if the navy had launched a full-scale attack to wipe out both sides in one fell swoop. At this moment, they dared not linger in place. They quickly rescued the wounded, collected the bodies of the dead, and hurriedly left along the planned retreat route.

Robert was holding a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), listening to Leo's live broadcast:

"Edward Weevil has reached the waters near Beehive Island, but he is being pursued by a large number of warships, though they are not flying the navy's flag."

"Dressrosa received news that Blackbeard Teach has voluntarily retreated, and the Whitebeard Pirates are fleeing to Fishman Island at full speed."

"Robert Lando, where do we go next?"

Robert: "Time me! I want to stay on Beehive Island for ten days!"

Chapter 27 Island-Island Fruit, even Ace wouldn't eat it.

Ace had previously stated that it would take at least ten days for the Whitebeard Pirates to completely withdraw.

Robert felt that Ace's words were exaggerated. The Whitebeard Pirates had occupied so many islands and were now riddled with wounded soldiers. Ten days would not be enough for them to withdraw completely.

Therefore, he wanted to keep Beehive Island in chaos for as long as possible, at least to buy the White Group time to evacuate.

Although thinking this way is somewhat utilitarian, a half-dead white ball that only relies on red hair is of little use to me.

They can't offer any help to themselves, since they're barely able to maintain the status quo and won't become part of their power, because to them they're just an ambiguous outsider with an unclear stance.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates, who were driven to the brink by Blackbeard, were in a different situation. India had already taken in almost all of their support personnel, and with Dressrosa being a member state recognized by the World Government, they could quickly be integrated into the government's operations.

Even if Blackbeard knew that Dressrosa was Robert's territory, he would have to consider the Navy's reaction if he wanted to retaliate against him.

If he attacks the White Group, the Navy can sit back and watch the fight, but if he invades a member state of the World Government, the Navy must participate in the war.

Mermaid Island is only so big. It's impossible for the White Group's combat department to withdraw entirely there and remain stationed there year-round. Eventually, I can naturally and gradually take them over.

When someone adds to someone's success, their personal favor may seem insignificant, but when someone offers help in times of need, everyone will say that Whitebeard made the right choice before he died.

Even if Blackbeard abandons his main force to return and provide full support, he will still be delayed on the road for at least a day.

Robert wasn't going to be idle during this time. For the past year, he had been working on his Devil Fruit abilities behind closed doors, without any substantial progress in awakening them. Although he had never stopped learning physical skills and Haki, they were still just theoretical concepts.

Hive Island is now my best testing ground. I can use it as a testing ground to put all my skills and methods learned over the past year into practice.

King Pizarro knew he had to do something. As the commander guarding the island, even if he abandoned everyone and ran away, Blackbeard would not let him go in the future. So he had to take action and hold out until Blackbeard returned with reinforcements.

He unleashed the power of the Island-Island Fruit, completely disregarding the lives of the pirates on the island. With his two massive hands, he lifted the buildings and residents into the air, heading straight for Robert.

However, his Devil Fruit ability is utterly garbage, even worse than that of Seika, a member of the Donquixote Family who ate the Stone-Stone Fruit.

With his strength, he can form a super giant from stones, and his body remains unharmed even when his limbs are broken. Unless you use Observation Haki to locate his body early on and attack, he can keep reshaping the giant's body with rocks to attack.

However, once the Pissaro fruit merges with an island, it becomes completely bound to that island's health bar.

Although he is not afraid of being surrounded by seawater and it is one of the few Devil Fruit abilities that can be used in the sea, Pizarro still has to take all the damage that hits the island.

Robert maneuvered between the two enormous hands, deliberately not escaping far, playing games with Pizarro and leading himself to accidentally injure the pirates on the island.

Some pirates, unable to bear the fear of dying at the hands of their own people at any moment, simply sparked another wave of jumping into the sea.

Robert floated high in the air, out of Pizarro's grasp, his body drawing lightning. Streams of lightning began to strike down along the outer edge of the island, turning all the pirates who tried to jump into the sea into charred remains.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, when fully unleashed, is far more efficient at clearing out enemies than other Devil Fruits. Once Robert disregards losses, nameless and faceless pirates are practically formatted with his will.

Edward Weevil's small boat finally arrived and rushed straight to the shore of Beehive Island. He leaped high into the air like a madman and slammed into a group of pirates.

The greatsword in his hand swung like the blades of a harvester, and the surrounding pirates were chopped into pieces like rice.

The pursuing fleets were of varying types, some even resembling armed merchant ships. Upon seeing Weevil land on Beehive Island, the fleet did not immediately send men ashore to pursue him, but instead dispersed.

Beehive Island is quite large, but it attracted more than thirty ships, many of which were medium to large warships.

The fleet loosely surrounded Beehive Island, saving Robert from having to worry about it anymore.

Robert didn't see Professor Zephyr, nor did he see Ian, whom he had spoken to earlier. The leader was a long-armed man with bronze skin.

The long-armed man was named Xiu Zuo. Robert vaguely remembered him; he was one of Zephyr's core disciples and had been vying with Ain for the position of Vice Admiral of the NEO Navy.

This person has an extremely extreme attitude towards pirates. If he comes, he will probably attack indiscriminately, regardless of whether it is Weevil or the Blackbeard Pirates.

Weevil paid no attention to what was happening at sea behind him, and just kept destroying things on Beehive Island while shouting Van Augur's name.

Pizarro was huge, and Robert alone was enough to do nothing to him. Now, another guy like Weevil, who was both powerful and single-minded, had appeared on the island.

More importantly, Robert's electric shocks, when they occasionally hit the island, would quickly ground and be conducted into the sea. Although they would cause some damage to Pizarro, it was still within his tolerance range.

But Weevil is different. His greatsword is imbued with Armament Haki, and his strength seems inexhaustible. Each strike cuts down an ordinary pirate and then slams him into the ground, as if he were picking at his fingernails with a toothpick.

Weebull was seething with hatred. If he couldn't catch someone as agile as Robert, he could surely catch Weebull.

With a sweeping motion, he reached out and grabbed at the charging Weevil.

Weevil hadn't slept for many days, his mind filled with thoughts of avenging his mother. When the large hand grabbed him, he neither dodged nor evaded, but instead brandished his broadsword and charged forward.

Being accepted by the Seven Warlords of the Sea must mean possessing great strength. Although Weevil was captured by Green Bull in the original story, the main reason was that he was too straightforward and suffered a loss because he hadn't fought many Logia-type users.

But dealing with pirates like Pizarro is a piece of cake for Weevil.

The moment the enormous hand made contact with the naginata, it was like a hot knife cutting through butter; Weevil swung the naginata and cleaved the arm in two.

Pissarro screamed in pain, making a deafening noise.

The roar seemed to send some kind of signal. At Xiu Zuo's command, all the ships around signaled with flags, turned their ships sideways, and aimed their broadside cannons at Beehive Island.

The sound of the cannon fire drowned out Pizarro's cries of pain, but then Pizarro let out an even louder scream.

The overwhelming artillery barrage hit Beehive Island completely, and Pizarro absorbed all the damage.

Robert grimaced as he looked at it: "This isn't an Island-Island Fruit, it's a Target-Target Fruit!"

"With your Devil Fruit ability, you'd have a hard time missing the target even if you fired with your eyes closed!"

Chapter 28: You can't even stop a JD.com deliveryman? You might as well quit being a security guard!

Although he didn't attract Professor Zephyr immediately as he had predicted, Robert breathed a sigh of relief.

Given Zephyr's temperament, he was able to quit the Navy in a fit of anger because Edward Weevil became a Shichibukai, so naturally he wouldn't have any other concerns.

Now that he knows Weevil's movements and has mobilized so many NEO Navy guerrillas to surround him, how could he not come to personally kill his enemy?

But since Zefa didn't arrive, it can only mean that someone or something else was holding him back.

Hive Island is now a meat grinder. Weevil has arrived on the island, Blackbeard is leading his army there, and with himself on the other side, at least three forces are about to engage in a chaotic battle.

This doesn't even include the NEO Navy. After all, compared to their three groups, Shuzo's strength was practically that of a fragile toy.

Zephyr has now gone to the other extreme, turning from an admiral who doesn't kill into someone who wants to exterminate all the pirates in the New World. He will never back down from Blackbeard and himself just because he has no hatred.

Several non-aligned forces are fighting each other on an island. It is likely that the battle will not end until the battlefield is littered with corpses.

Zefa is already quite old; his aging body can't compare to this young man's. He'll probably be the first one to be taken down.

He had always treated Robert very well, and now that Robert wasn't here, Robert was free from some constraints, no longer having to worry about protecting him in the midst of battle.

The giant skull's eyes lost their vitality, and its two enormous arms, which had been waving in the air, shattered under the bombardment, turning into a shower of rocks that crashed down on Beehive Island.

The NEO Navy's bombardment never stopped, with firepower even stronger than that of a Buster Call mission that typically deployed only ten warships, as if they intended to flatten Beehive Island with artillery fire.

"Leo, notify me immediately if you spot Blackbeard's forces."

The moment Weevil landed on Beehive Island, Leo's mission was complete, and Robert immediately gave them a new mission: to sail and monitor Blackbeard.

The space pirate's airship was very fast, and piloted by the robotic soldiers, it quickly headed towards the location of the decisive battle between the Black and White factions, as announced in the newspaper.

Amidst the artillery fire, Robert's figure landed silently.

The fact that the giant skeleton fell apart doesn't mean Pizarro is dead. How could he not know the weakness of the Island-Island Fruit? What it fears most is this kind of large-scale, saturation attack from artillery.

In an inconspicuous little house on the edge of the city, Pizarro’s huge body was leaning against the basement wall, blood gushing from his mouth as if it were free, clearly indicating that his internal organs had been injured.

The clattering footsteps down the stairs were jarring even amidst the raging gunfire outside. Under intense mental strain, Pizarro immediately tried to get up, his severely injured body straining against the pressure.

"I didn't expect them to open fire so quickly. To be honest, I didn't plan to kill you so soon. In my plan, the best-case scenario was to execute you in front of Blackbeard the moment he returned."

Pissarro gritted his teeth and said, "Robert! Blackbeard hates you to the core, yet he doesn't come looking for you, and you actually deliver yourself to his doorstep! Are you insane!"

Robert smiled calmly: "It's precisely because he hates me to the core that I must take the initiative and eliminate all his allies one by one. Before he brings you to kill me, isn't it right to kill you first?"

Pizarro was speechless for a moment, his mind racing.

Even in his prime, when he was uninjured, he was no match for Robert in a one-on-one situation, a fact he himself was well aware of.

In the year or so since his debut, Robert has been fighting high-level matches, either against the three admirals of the Navy or against powerful pirates like Doflamingo, who are at the level of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After they joined Blackbeard's crew, Blackbeard mentioned the cook who had betrayed him more than once, and most of the time his tone was even appreciative.

In particular, recalling Robert's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he once said with lingering fear that it was a top-tier Devil Fruit capable of severely injuring him with a single blow.

With such an opponent cornering him in a dark basement, Pizarro couldn't think of any way out and felt a wave of despair.

He dared not activate his Devil Fruit ability to evade Robert again, since Robert had at least said he didn't want to kill him so soon, but if he turned into an island, he would face deadly artillery fire.

"Please, let me go! I'm willing to follow you, I'm very useful, meow!"

Robert felt disgusted when he heard him repeat his strange verbal tic: "If you keep saying 'meow meow' to me, I'll get you neutered and take off your little bell and hang it around your neck. Okay, actually I've been wanting to verify some gossip with you."

Although Pizarro didn't know what gossip meant, he was willing to strip himself naked and be hung on the island as long as he could live.

Seeing him nod frantically, Robert asked with a grin, "Who is your mother?"

Pissarro was taken aback, not expecting Robert to ask such a question.

Robert smiled and said, "You were originally the king of a certain country in the North Sea. You were overthrown because of your tyrannical rule. Even when you were imprisoned in a place like Impel Down, you didn't have to wear prison clothes. Your treatment was completely different from that of other prisoners. Your identity must be extraordinary, right?"

Pizarro had no idea what Robert was up to, and this unpredictable nature only made him more terrifying.