"Barshas!!"

Teach, who was fighting Kuro, shouted and instinctively spread his five fingers at Lida, who was charging towards San Juan, "Dark Water!"

As Lida rushed toward San Juan, she felt a powerful suction force coming from nearby, causing her to fly uncontrollably in that direction.

A golden light appeared on Teach's wrist and slashed across it.

laugh!!

Blood spurted from Teach's wrist, and he howled in pain, clutching his wrist and taking a few steps back.

"You bastard!" Teach stared at Kuro with a dark expression, gritting his teeth.

"Hey, watch out for the enemy in front of you, Teach!" Kuro smiled slightly.

The situation has reversed; what Teach just said to him can now be returned to him.

Well done, Lida!

"Cough, cough cough cough!"

Doc Q was coughing violently, slumped over the horse. His hands trembled as he pulled a vial of medicine from his backpack. "Lung...pneumonia? Then use this..."

call out!

An arrow swiftly approached Poison Q, but was deflected by a bullet.

Van Oka, holding his sniper rifle, said calmly, "Fate did not choose my partner."

That's how ranged combat is; it's a contest of Observation Haki, the application of Armament Haki, and eyesight. Van Augur's Instant Shot is impressive, but Kikyo's archery skills are also quite good; she just doesn't really enjoy fighting. Keep in mind, her strength was enough to go toe-to-toe with Donald.

Donald's strength is on par with Crow's.

Van Oka is certainly not weak, but at present, his strength is only limited.

The subordinates that Kuro recruited were not weak in essence. Regardless of their military rank and level of trust, his first echelon should be at the level of Lida, Moore, and Cass, who brought an army with him. Moore, in particular, was stronger than Lida in terms of pure combat strength. He was just too lazy.

Next up are Chloe, Donald, and Kikyo; these three can be considered a tier.

Next up are Fanny, Wilbur, Sazir, Ian, and Binz, forming another group.

However, combat strength is something that fluctuates, and it absolutely cannot be compared based on pure strength alone.

Perhaps Moore is the strongest, but Moore doesn't dare to fight Lida, and doesn't even dare to touch Lida.

Although Fanny is in the third tier, she can weaken most people with her abilities.

Aion's abilities are enough to turn the tide of battle.

Similarly, Wilbur is not strong individually, but when combined with Cass, they can achieve a greater effect.

Even if you reach that 'ceiling' level, you wouldn't dare say you can defeat others without taking any damage.

Speaking of which...

Where is Moore, that lazy guy?

Kuro glanced around and didn't see the lazy old man.

Did he not wake up from such a strong tremor? Or did he run off to fight against gambling and drugs?

Thump!

The surroundings trembled. Kuro withdrew his gaze and slashed at Teach's incoming fist with his sword.

Bang!!

The ground where he stood shattered into pieces at that moment, allowing the seawater to pour out.

Kuro reached out and summoned countless water arrows from the cascading seawater, which shot towards Teach from all directions.

"it's useless!"

Teach's eyes hardened, and he stretched out his other hand. Amidst the billowing black smoke, a powerful vortex was formed, sucking in all the seawater arrows.

The Dark-Dark Fruit's 'black hole' attraction is so powerful that it can even suck in Seastone.

However, if the Seastone touches Teach's body, it will naturally disable his ability, so it's a question of who gets the first move.

Kuro's fortress certainly has Seastone, but those who can wear it don't have the power to do so; those who do are basically Devil Fruit users.

Teach's ability can ignore Kuro's abilities, and in his current state, he is very difficult to kill.

If he had been even slightly weaker, he would have died from the pain after being slashed so many times by Kuro.

However, the willpower to endure for so many years in the Whitebeard Pirates in order to realize his own ambitions is certainly not weak.

But Teach couldn't do anything to Kuro either.

The power of that vibration could even cause damage to the body through Haki, but Kuro had already activated the 'Genbu Body' when he fought him, and he hadn't let go of that anger yet.

With the suction force broken, Lida steadied herself and continued running towards the giant San Juan. She leaped high into the air, using Moon Step to create afterimages in the air, and slammed her foot hard into San Juan's face.

Given her size, that kick could only reach the center of that big face, but as long as it made contact, that would be enough.

"Absorb the essence!" Lida shouted.

A large amount of energy was absorbed by Lida from San Juan.

"ah..."

San Juan didn't even blink, but threw a punch at Lida. "You're so annoying."

Bang!

A massive punch landed squarely on San Juan's face. Lida leaped into the air and, changing direction, punched San Juan's outstretched fist once more.

"Absorb vital energy!"

This guy...

Lida was startled for a moment, realizing that the giant's physical strength was enormous.

Simply relying on one's abilities to absorb it is definitely not enough in a short period of time.

but...

"Full power!"

Lida landed directly on the back of San Juan's fist, pressing her hands onto the skin of his fist, her body faintly rippling with energy as she pressed down hard.

"Absorb vital energy!!!"

San Juan, who had been punching his face, gradually relaxed his fist and said blankly, "I suddenly feel a little weak."

His hand loosened, causing Lida to sway. She leaped upwards, using the absorbed force to open her hands towards San Juan's face, chanting, "Energy..."

Her energy gathered, almost forming a white light, which formed a ball of white light in her hands.

At that moment, Rudolf also rushed forward, leaping into the middle of San Juan's massive body, his fists clenched at his waist, gathering a large amount of airflow.

"Shockwave!!"

"Ocean Current Burial!!"

boom!!!

The white shockwave, like a pillar, struck San Juan's large face directly.

Rudolf's punch unleashed a spiraling burst of energy that slammed directly into San Juan's abdomen with overwhelming force.

The two attacks combined caused San Juan to tilt his head back, stagger backward, and fall directly into the sea.

when!!

At that moment, Kuro's sword collided with Teach's fist. The shock caused Kuro's body to sway, but he took advantage of the moment to suddenly fly up into the air, while simultaneously clenching his fist tightly.

"Ocean Roll Earth Store!"

The sea surface where San Juan landed created a huge whirlpool, sucking San Juan, who was still half-floating on the surface, directly into it. The force of the whirlpool was enough to shred even steel, causing a large amount of blood to appear in the surrounding sea, staining the water red, making it look like a blood-soaked area.

"Two now, Teach!"

Kuro's eyes narrowed into a ferocious glint. "You're going to lose this bet!"