Chapter 486 – It’s over, but there is still a new threat.
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The sea was still a little rough, while everything finally seemed to calm down after hours of battles.
At the end of that night, as wreckage and hulls floated over the waters of the New World, along with pieces of robots, largely burned and torn flags of various symbols, but mainly of the World Government – the seabed was taken over by silence. Suddenly, that was what dominated the place that, until a few hours ago, had been the center of chaos.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Luffy looked amused at his opponent, who was frustrated, bleeding, and missing an arm, with blood flowing from a hemorrhage.
"Now you look more like Shanks." He mocked, remembering Shanks when he was saved so long ago. Despite being a sad memory, with Luffy blaming himself at the time.
The man in front of him sent a look of hatred so intense that even he himself could not remember ever having looked at anyone like that before. Now without strength and allies, he found himself cornered.
"What will you do now? Will you continue this fight and die, or will you flee, trying to save your life like the kicked dog that you are, self-proclaimed god...?" Luffy provoked, while all those still standing after this war watched in silence.
The man gritted his teeth so hard that his own lips bled. Then, in the next moment, he turned and began to shoot away from there, someone who seemed to have accepted defeat and advanced to flee, trying to preserve his life.
Luffy watched that, amused, and began to emanate flames from the two swords he held.
In the next instant, flaming slashes began to chase after the last standing Tenryuubito, who was trying to escape. He started dodging the attacks in the air, foreseeing the future, and sometimes he turned and struck with his own sword to deflect the attacks while continuing to advance as far away as possible.
He looked up and also saw meteors starting to fall in his direction, with Bepo also helping, and Enel began making lightning fall from the sky, trying to hit him from the distant clouds.
The holy knight there did not have an easy moment as he had to dodge high-speed attacks or even cut one of them, while burning more and more and feeling his body being damaged, but he did not stop. He managed to get away while the sea became agitated again due to the attacks, but without creating large tsunamis, with Bepo sending smaller meteors.
He escaped after some time, dodging all attacks, with nothing more able to reach him as he disappeared into the horizon.
Luffy just sighed, but he did not seem frustrated for not being able to kill him. After all, he was very tired, like everyone in his crew at that moment, and a pursuit would not be worth the effort. That is why he did not continue, not while he had other matters to deal with as well.
His gaze turned to the main crew. They were all alive and well, although many were injured and even some were unconscious. Chopper was lying passed out, like Rebeca, who was being cared for by her father. Hugo, Brook, Pedro, and Monet were also lying on the ground, but all alive, although quite injured, and those who were conscious were not far from that state.
His gaze fell to the fleet, or what was left of it; at least 40 ships, out of the initial 100, had been destroyed, and some captains ended up dead. A large part of the animals also fell, and their bodies were lying in the dead sea along with the enemies.
Unfortunately, this fight was full of losses. It was a much greater force than the fight against Kaidou and Big Mom. But this was war. There was no way to avoid casualties. Luffy would mourn their deaths later.
With a sigh, Luffy began to descend toward the Black Pearl. The ship had several broken parts. For the first time, it had suffered some damage in a battle since they had started sailing together.
"Luffy, did we win? I mean... there's no more fighting at this moment?" Nami approached Luffy. Her clothes were a little torn, and she looked tired as she gazed at her husband.
"First... how are they?" Luffy ignored her question and turned his gaze to Reiju and Lami, who were treating whoever they could, since Chopper was also down.
"None of them are in danger." Lami said.
"Great... then go look for those who are seriously injured." He requested, as he saw people dying on the other ships and the islands they had brought.
Reiju and Lami left the ship, while Luffy finally turned his attention back to Nami, who was still waiting for his answer.
"No... it's not over." He spoke in a serious tone.
"What?" She couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock.
"There's no point in complaining now. If the captain is saying there's another fight, we shouldn't stop now." Zoro spoke. He was a little injured after fighting several enemies at once. And it wasn't just a Mihawk Seraphim he had to face.
At the same time, even though he was injured and a bit tired, he still seemed determined to keep facing any enemy that came to fight them.
"Who is the enemy, Luffy? The World Government and the pirates have been defeated." Vivi also approached, alongside Nojiko, who looked concerned.
Luffy left the two blue-haired women and turned to Enel.
"Blackbeard is at a distance from here, isn't he?" He asked.
Enel, who was also injured, ended up turning in the direction Luffy was pointing.
"Yes. There's a ship 20 kilometers away. They're watching us. There's also someone flying in the sky, observing us." He said.
"That Yonkou..." Kuina murmured.
"Blackbeard..." Lucy spoke in a serious tone, while she was lying down after using her powers once again. She was at her limit now and would remain in that state for the day.
"Yes, that bastard... does he think he can try to kill us in this state?" Luffy said with a narrowed gaze.
"What will you do, captain?" Bepo approached without his wig, asking worriedly.
Luffy looked at his crew.
"I'll deal with him alone."
"Wait, Luffy! You're tired!" Uta approached, looking stunned at Luffy, who wanted to face another Yonkou after everything. It would be the third one he fought in a single night. It was madness, and his current state didn't seem to guarantee that he could withstand another fight.
"No! I'll go with you too, brother!" Lucy exclaimed, trying to get up, but failing miserably.
"Woolf!" Chouchou also barked. He was injured, his fur covered in blood due to the fight with that Cerberus to relieve some pressure off Luffy.
Everyone knew that Luffy had focused on fighting that Holy Knight the entire time, someone as powerful as any Yonkou. And Blackbeard would be the third opponent of that level he would face, and alone once again. His crew, especially his wives, wouldn't let him do that without trying to stop him.
"I... I can handle this." Luffy spoke.
"Don't worry. I'll find a way." Luffy reinforced.
"Luffy..." Alvida approached, showing a concerned expression, along with Robin.
"No more worrying! This is an order from your captain! I'll be back soon. Or do you think your man will fall so easily?" Luffy spoke to his entire crew, as a captain, and as a husband to his wives.
"Wait!"
It was at that moment that Hancock landed on the ship, stomping her legs firmly. In the next instant, twenty people behind her assumed the same position without fail, hands on their waists, resembling a choreography.
They were twenty mini Hancocks, created by the Seraphim project, as the World Government had multiplied their efforts, spending unimaginable resources to create them.
"We won't let you put yourself in danger!" Hancock declared.
"Exactly, we won't let you put yourself in danger!"
And it wasn't just her. All twenty Hancock Seraphims shouted at the same time.
"We won't let you put yourself in danger!" They reinforced, sounding like a chorus.
In the midst of the battle, the Seraphims had been revealed. And, despite being surprised by the appearance of not just one, but multiple of them, Luffy quickly executed a plan.
While throwing the Tenryuubito far away with an attack to buy time, he advanced toward the 20 Hancock Seraphims, hoping they would fall in love with him, just like the real Hancock had feelings for him. And everything worked out.
All of them, upon seeing him, started to generate hearts in their eyes and stopped attacking anyone who had been petrified by their cuteness.
Luffy immediately made them fight for him, to the despair of the World Government forces.
There was a statue of an angel nearby, due to his request for the mini Hancocks to petrify the Holy Knight.
When they advanced, they caught the Tenryuubito by surprise. No matter how strong she was, against twenty beams from the Mero Mero no Mi, she didn't even stand a chance to escape, also falling... for the cuteness of the children.
"Sorry. I'll have to go there. I want you all to stay here and, afterward, go back to Wano again, to Onigashima. After all, I'll be back soon. Gather all the bodies of our fallen comrades in the sea. We'll at least give them a proper burial after this. I'll make an announcement, and at the same time, I'll have to talk to the World Government."
Before anyone could respond to him, Luffy simply created his wings to fly more easily and spend less energy in the sky. He shot forward in the direction of Blackbeard.
All the members of his crew could only watch him, hoping their captain would keep his word and return.
Meanwhile, Van Augur quickly returned to the ship and stood before his captain, adjusting his eye accessory.
"He's coming this way, captain." He spoke, while Blackbeard looked at the sky for a moment before grinning.
"Zihahaha! It seems they even emerged victorious against the World Government. I admit, their strength is far beyond what I imagined... but they're tired, aren't they?" He asked.
"Yes. The Straw Hats suffered many losses. Besides that, their own crew seems quite tired and wounded." Van Augur informed, while Blackbeard nodded.
"Zihahaha! Looks like the plan is working. Let's see what he wants. Since he came alone, we can handle him easily, right, guys?" Blackbeard laughed, while his entire crew laughed along with him behind his back – except for the giant Sanjuan Wolf, who had stayed behind on Hachinosu, Blackbeard's home island.
Luffy advanced quickly until he spotted the enemy ship.
"Let's see if he can handle this." Blackbeard said, also spotting Luffy, while pulling his fist back, releasing the white aura of his Gura Gura no Mi. In the next moment, he threw a punch forward, shattering the space like glass, generating a powerful shockwave that advanced directly toward Luffy, alongside Blackbeard's Conqueror's Haki lightning.
Luffy saw the attack coming, breaking through the space, and clenched his fist. Flames mixed with red lightning from his Ace sword and his own Conqueror's Haki.
In the next instant, both attacks collided, with Luffy meeting the strike head-on with his sword. The entire space exploded where the two forces met. Even near Wano and on the island itself, the sound of the collision could be heard from afar, sweeping everything around.
Blackbeard was surprised as red lightning crackled, clashing against the shockwave and canceling both forces. An explosion spread in all directions, with neither side emerging victorious.
Luffy quickly advanced after that. Within seconds, his wings flapped with force, generating an intense gust of wind, and he suddenly stopped mid-air. He looked down, seeing Blackbeard with all his crew members pointing their weapons at him.
"Blackbeard..." Luffy commented with a rather dangerous look.
"Zihahaha! You certainly still have great power... But you came here alone. Do you think you can handle me and my crew?" Blackbeard mocked, with a malicious grin.
Luffy maintained a serious gaze, determined that he would have to kill that man if necessary.
-------------Nexts Chapters ----------------
Chapter 491 - Operation: Move All Kingdoms 01.
Chapter 496 - The future of Lulusia.
Chapter 506 - A new Navy?
Chapter 515 - Monkey D. Family Reunion 02.
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