Kuro looked at the dead Whitebeard from the air and fell silent for a moment.

Another hero of the sea has been lost.

"Zhehahaha... Finally dead."

Teach stood in front of Whitebeard, chuckled twice, and stood there blankly, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and he looked up at the white-bearded face, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

A group of people took out a black cloth and quickly covered the white beard.

Just as Teach was about to go inside, a sudden gust of wind blew up from behind.

"Lion - Thousand Cut Valley!"

A barrage of slashes rained down from the sky, indiscriminately bombarding Blackbeard's direction.

Just then, Shiryu suddenly rushed forward, and [Thunderstorm] instantly transformed into a cold light, blocking a large number of slashes. It stirred up an extremely thick cloud of dust on the ground. When the dust cleared, the figures of everyone were revealed to be unharmed.

"Hahaha, I knew you were a troublesome person."

Teach smiled at Kuro and said, "But with so many partners, it won't be easy for me to break through. Why don't you just float there and I'll show you a good show."

"If you don't cause me trouble, I really won't be interested in you."

Kuro floated in the air, saying, "I was already calmed down, but you insisted on giving me a little more, so I couldn't stop you..."

He genuinely had no interest in Teach, and whatever he wanted to do, he ended up fighting with pirates in the New World. With the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he would eventually get the fruit he wanted.

Let's not even talk about whether it's possible to stop them. Even if it were possible, it would be a waste of time. They've endured for so many years for the Dark-Dark Fruit, so it's not a problem for them to search for a more powerful fruit for a while longer.

Even if he were eaten, given his abilities, he doesn't seem to be afraid of that.

Kuro saw this very clearly.

So he didn't care what Teach was going to do. If his memory served him right, a certain Face-Saving Fruit user would be coming soon, and all Kuro had to do was slack off until that person came over and begged him to give him face.

He'll just go about his business as usual, and he won't get promoted anyway.

What?

Promotion?

He got promoted after killing a few people?

Although Jozu and his group suffered heavy losses, the captains were very resilient and wouldn't die anytime soon.

As for the captains, they weren't doing so well. Even with Marco's treatment, it's estimated that few of them will survive.

But those captains died after they had escaped, so Kuro was perfectly safe.

Whitebeard may have hit him a few times, but the man is already dead. Why should he bother with a dead man?

Besides, even if he were alive, he couldn't beat him...

Look at those smart guys, Kuzan and the old man are out there fighting pirates and slacking off, having a blast.

As for Sakazuki, who knows where he's digging his own hole underground right now.

But isn't his role as a key player also partly due to his personality and his desire to reach the highest level?

Kuro is different; he has no desire to go up at all, and if possible, he even wants to be pulled down.

If even the top executives aren't working so hard, why should someone who isn't part of the decision-making team put in so much effort?

As long as the planned tasks are completed, that's fine.

His abilities have already been exposed to the higher-ups, so there's no point in hiding them.

But if you don't work hard enough, won't you become worthless?

As long as I have no value, no one can use me!

He had such high hopes, but he still got harassed for no reason. It's impossible for him not to be angry.

In terms of swordsmanship, Shiryu of the Rain is on par with me, but if we add Mumeijin Furyu, then he's a bit stronger than Shiryu.

Van Augur, with his supersonic bullets and domineering presence, is also a tough opponent.

And that wolf, even bigger than Oz, its size alone would be enough to overwhelm you.

Even if you release them for one-on-one combat, it would take a lot of time to take them down, let alone having three of them at once.

If it weren't for my abilities, I might have really suffered.

Is Kuro the kind of person who doesn't repay a debt after being taken advantage of?

"You've endured so much for Whitebeard for your goal, why not endure a little longer?"

Kuro unleashed a massive golden slash downwards.

Shiryu was about to intervene, but the slash didn't aim at Teach and the others. Instead, it struck the ground on the other side of Whitebeard, cutting a trench in the ground.

Teach laughed loudly, "Hehehe, missed! Was your aim bad?"

Kuro gestured with his hand, "Speaking of which, is it really okay for you to argue with me like this? Weren't you going to put on a show for me? Perhaps, I can put on a show for you first."

boom...

A voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Upon hearing the sound, Teach's pupils contracted, sweat beaded on his forehead, and he immediately looked back.

The ground where the white-bearded man stood cracked open, carrying his body into the sky. The black cloth that had just covered him fell to the ground due to the tremor.

"You bastard!"

Teach stared in disbelief at Kuro, who was smiling in the sky. He actually knew the greatest use of the Dark-Dark Fruit?!

Just then, Lafitte sprouted a pair of wings and flew into the air. He drew the sword from his cane and stabbed it swiftly. With a few swift strokes, the ground where Whitebeard was standing was cut into several pieces, and he and his body fell to the ground together.

"Lion's Might - Needle Scroll Ksitigarbha".

However, in that instant, Kuro clenched his fist, and the stones scattered around Lafitte instantly reformed and transformed into stone spikes, which pierced towards Lafitte, who had not yet had time to change his movements.

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