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Chapter 926: You're Going to Lose This Bet
Chapter 926: You’re Going to Lose This Bet
“Balthazar!!”
Marshall D. Teach, locked in combat with Kuro, bellowed the name and instinctively splayed his five fingers toward Lida as she lunged at San Juan. “Dark Water!”
Lida, charging toward San Juan, felt a sudden surge of powerful suction yanking her sideways, her body helplessly yanked off course.
A wispy golden glow flickered around Marshall D. Teach’s wrists before slashing through the air.
Hiss!
Blood erupted from Marshall D. Teach’s wrists as he howled in pain, clutching them and stumbling backward.
“You bastard!” Marshall D. Teach glared at Kuro, his teeth grinding.
“Watch your own enemy, Teach!” Kuro smirked, his lips curving with amusement.
The tides had turned—those exact words Marshall D. Teach had thrown at him earlier now returned with interest.
Brilliant, Lida!
“Cough, cough, cough!”
Poison Q hunched over on his horse, coughing violently as he trembled, pulling a vial of serum from his shoulder bag. “Lung Plague? Then I’ll use this—this—”
Whoosh!
An arrow streaked toward Poison Q but was shot mid-air by a bullet.
Van Augur, sniper raised, said coolly, “Fate gives no choice to my allies.”
Long-range duels hinged on Observation Haki and Armament Haki proficiency, plus sheer marksmanship. Van Augur’s Instant Shot was fearsome, but Ju Geng’s archery wasn’t inferior—she just disliked combat. Still, her strength had matched Donald blow-for-blow, and Donald’s power rivaled Klah’s.
Van Augur wasn’t weak, but his limits showed.
Kuro’s subordinates were formidable. Excluding rank and status, his top-tier group included Lida, Moer, and Kas—who’d brought troops. Moer, in pure combat power, surpassed even Lida, but his laziness kept him back.
Next tier: Klah, Donald, Ju Geng.
Then Fen Ni, Wilbur, Sazil, Ai En, and Binz.
But combat strength fluctuated—raw power alone never told the story.
Moer might be the strongest, yet he flinched from Lida’s touch. Fen Ni’s abilities could weaken most foes. Ai En’s powers could shift entire battles. Wilbur lacked strength but paired with Kas to amplify their effect.
Even at the “ceiling” tier, no one could claim invincibility without scars.
Speaking of—where was that lazybones Moer?
Kuro scanned the area but saw no sign of his slovenly uncle. Not even this quake roused him? Or had he fled to avoid gambling and drugs?
Boom!
A shockwave rippled outward. Kuro snapped his gaze back, cleaving his blade into Marshall D. Teach’s incoming fist.
Crash!
The ground beneath him shattered, seawater gushing upward.
With a sweep of his hand, the surging seawater morphed into countless spears, lancing from all directions at Marshall D. Teach.
“Pointless!”
Marshall D. Teach’s eyes hardened. His other hand flared open, black mist swirling into a vortex of immense suction, swallowing the water arrows.
Dark-Dark Fruit’s Black Hole could even pull in Seastone. But if Seastone touched Marshall D. Teach’s body, his powers would fail—a race to strike first.
Kuro’s fortress had Seastone, but none had the strength to shackle him. Those who could were mostly Devil Fruit users.
Marshall D. Teach’s ability nullified Kuro’s, and his current state made him nearly immortal.
A weaker will would’ve crumpled under Kuro’s relentless slashes, dying from agony alone. But Marshall D. Teach had schemed in the Whitebeard Pirates for years to seize his ambition—a will no weaker than his enemy’s.
Yet defeating Kuro? Impossible for him, too.
Kuro’s shockwave force could harm even through Haki, but the Black Tortoise Body had shielded him from internal damage.
Lida steadied herself after the suction, vaulting toward the colossal San Juan. Her body sprang high, Moonstep flickering mid-air, leaving afterimages as her foot slammed into San Juan’s brow.
That frame could only strike his forehead, but contact was enough.
“Energy Drain!” Lida cried.
A surge of physical energy surged into her from San Juan.
“Ahh—”
San Juan’s eyes didn’t blink. He lashed a fist at Lida. “You’re annoying.”
Boom!
The massive fist struck his own face. Lida flipped skyward, then pivoted, slamming her fist onto San Juan’s extended arm.
“Energy Drain!”
This guy…
Lida instinctively recoiled—the giant’s physical strength was overwhelming.
Relying on ability alone, absorption would take time.
But—
“Full Power!”
Lida landed on San Juan’s fist, palms pressing his skin. Her body rippled with a wave pattern as she pushed downward.
“Energy Drain!!!”
San Juan’s fist slackened against his face. He muttered, “Suddenly… tired…”
As his grip loosened, Lida sprang upward, channeling the siphoned strength. Her hands parted, unleashing a swirling air current that condensed into a blazing white sphere.
Meanwhile, Joe Rudolph charged, leaping at San Juan’s midsection. His fist reeled back, gathering torrents of air.
“Shockwave!!”
“Sea Current Burial!!”
Boom!!!
The white shockwave erupted like a pillar, smashing into San Juan’s face. Joe Rudolph’s spiraling punch, laced with Haki, hammered the giant’s abdomen.
The dual attack sent San Juan’s head snapping back, his body collapsing backward into the sea.
Splash!
Kuro’s blade clashed with Marshall D. Teach’s fist. The shockwave shook Kuro’s frame, but he seized the moment to soar skyward, clenching his fist with titanic force.
“Sea Whirl Hell!”
The sea surface beneath San Juan erupted into a vortex, dragging his half-submerged body deeper. The crushing force tore through the water, spewing blood that dyed the sea crimson, forming a blood-soaked abyss.
“Two down, Marshall D. Teach!”
Kuro’s eyes gleamed with grim satisfaction. “You’re going to lose this bet!”
(End of Chapter)
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