At this moment, Rudolf walked over, hesitatingly saying, "Then we..."

"Go back and wait for news. Of course, you can also choose a location first. Catching Pizarro will make you famous all over the world."

Kuro said something and then boarded the ship.

The Golden Lion set sail with ten warships, heading towards headquarters.

"Keep an eye on the surrounding area. I need a detailed report on what kind of ship it is."

After boarding the ship, Kuro gave instructions to everyone and then looked out at the boundless sea.

The danger wasn't at the branch base, but rather during the voyage itself.

Blackbeard isn't stupid. If he wanted to attack, relying on the base's fortified defenses would force him to suffer losses upfront, and once he reached headquarters... he would be much safer.

The only place where we can take action is at sea.

However, at sea, their current configuration is not a problem at all.

Kuro was fully prepared; if Teach dared to come, he should be prepared to suffer a bloody defeat.

Just two days after the Golden Lion set sail, several huge ships were following behind in the distance of the sea, but Kuro could not sense their distance at all.

These ships looked strange. On either side of the huge ships were two huge logs with cannon muzzles in the middle. The sails were completely black and decorated with a flag with three skulls.

"It's too difficult."

At that moment, atop one of the ships, a tall, thin man held up a rifle, peering through its scope at the front. After a moment, he shook his head and shouted to another ship, "Captain, Kizaru, Fujitora, and Kinni are all on board. The escort is too strong. Shall we go?"

This person is Van Augur, the captain of the third ship of the Blackbeard Pirates, known as "Supersonic".

"I've told you so many times, you should call me Admiral."

On a nearby boat, a man wearing a top hat and bright lipstick called out, then looked toward the boat in the middle.

'Devil Sheriff' Lafitte, captain of the fifth ship of the Blackbeard Pirates.

"Hahahaha!!"

On that ship, a huge man wearing a captain's hat with three skulls and a thick, black beard that reached his abdomen, was laughing loudly.

Admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, one of the new Four Emperors, Marshall D. Teach!

"There's really nothing we can do about that. With such immense power, it's impossible to save our comrades!"

After laughing a few times, he said, "That Pizarro guy is unlucky enough to have been captured, there's nothing we can do about it. I'll avenge him! Men, turn around and leave, we can't save Pizarro!"

Van Augur lowered his gun, shook his head, and said, "It's all a matter of fate..."

"Cough cough cough..."

On a nearby boat, a man dressed in a mink coat, seemingly covered in fur, coughed a few times and looked as if he were about to die. He said, "Fate is often used to measure a person's existence. It seems that fate has not been kind to Pizarro."

The ninth captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, 'Death God' Doc Q.

"We've lost a comrade, huh? Muru hohohoho."

On a nearby boat, a woman with a long nose smiled.

Catarina Devon, the sixth captain of the Blackbeard Pirates.

Including Blackbeard's nine ships, all of them were gathered there, meaning that Blackbeard's entire crew was there, following them from a place where neither side could see them.

"I do have an idea."

Lafitte leaped down beside Teach and said, "Pizarro's capture is a foregone conclusion. If we don't save him, he'll reveal the secret. Perhaps..."

...

Aren't you coming?

On the Golden Lion, Kuro squatted on the deck, looking at the sea in front of him. He still hadn't sensed Blackbeard's presence.

It seems they're not coming.

He glanced at Pizarro, who was bound on the deck, and laughed, "We'll be at headquarters in two days. Looks like no one's coming to rescue you."

Pizarro grinned: "You never know until the very end, meow!"

"Is that so? You've got quite the ambition, no wonder you're a criminal from the sixth level." Kuro shook his head and smiled slightly.

"Lieutenant General! Lieutenant General!!"

Suddenly, a navy officer in charge of communications came running up, clutching a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter), and cried out in alarm, "Yes, yes..."

"Thief, hahaha!"

Before the navy officer could finish speaking, the Den Den Mushi let out a strange and high-pitched laugh.

The Den Den Mushi transformed into a creature with a black beard and a few missing teeth when it smiled.

"oh?"

Kizaru heard the laughter and looked over.

With a smile, his ears twitched, and he gripped his cane tighter.

"Teach..."

Kuro stared at the Den Den Mushi, slowly exhaling a puff of smoke from the cigar he was biting. "You look pretty good."

"Kuro! I've missed you terribly since we last met!" the Den Den Mushi exclaimed with a loud laugh.

"Really? I miss you too. I want to sink you into the sea all the time."

Kuro clicked his tongue and said, "How did you get my number? And what's the meaning of calling me?"

"Hey Pizarro, I know you can hear me!"

The Den Den Mushi abruptly changed its tone and called out directly.

These words made Kuro scan his surroundings, but he still couldn't see any ship, and his Observation Haki couldn't detect it either.

But the other side was certain that Pizarro was right next to them...

“A sniper, damn Van Augur…” Kuro’s face darkened.

Only that sniper could achieve such a long-range vision.

“Hey, Teach! Are you coming to save me?!” Pizarro shouted.

"Ah... I'm sorry, there's really no way to save you with this much strength. It's your own fault for being captured by the Navy. I'm telling you, I'm not saving you!" said the Den Den Mushi.

These words made Pizarro pause for a moment, then he roared, "Hey, are you kidding me!"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, hahaha. People have to pay the price for their failures, Pizarro, I'm sorry. And Kuro, I'll remember this 'kindness'."

The Den Den Mushi laughed, "You don't know, do you? Although you stopped me from obtaining Dad's power back then, I still found it in the end. Hahaha, you can't stop me forever. There are many things in the world that you can't expect, and you can't solve everything!"

*Smack*

Kuro hung up the phone immediately, rolled his eyes, and said, "Why would I listen to an idiot like you?"

"Oh~ not coming?" Kizaru stroked his chin. "That's a real shame."

"That's right." Yi Xiao nodded and said, "Our forces are quite strong."

"Hahaha, there's nothing I can do, meow, I've been abandoned, meow."

Pizarro laughed, "Fine then, don't blame me for being unethical, Teach. Do you want to know what Teach is up to? I know, he's going to Alabasta to find Hades, because the king of Alabasta, Cobra, has 'disappeared'!"