Chapter 58: Blackbeard
The clash erupted into chaos, with each fighter pitted against their respective opponent. Trish's devilish form radiated an intense aura as she moved with blinding speed toward Lafitte, who had drawn his cane sword. The two exchanged rapid strikes, their blades colliding with a shower of sparks.
Pepper and Diana coordinated effortlessly against Doc Q. Pepper shot precise bursts of Frost energy, creating openings, while Diana's lethal strikes aimed to disarm and destabilize the sickly-looking pirate, who, despite his appearance, possessed a dark resilience. Doc Q swung his scythe with surprising agility, but the relentless assault from Pepper and Diana began to wear him down.
All the disease spores he released were frozen before they could affect them, neutralizing him before he could do anything.
Emma, facing Van Augur, kept a cool demeanor. She knew of his sharp-shooting skills and evaded his every shot with ease, darting around the battlefield and closing the distance between them. "You can't hide behind your rifle here," she said coldly, landing a swift kick that sent him stumbling backward.
Meanwhile, Blackbeard was reeling from Dave's relentless onslaught. Though his Dark-Dark Fruit could absorb most attacks, Dave's sheer speed and Haki-infused strikes were overwhelming his defenses. Not to mention his Devil Fruit powers, which released weird fiery red energy, which damaged him even more, Gritting his teeth, Teach unleashed a wave of dark energy, attempting to consume Dave in a swirl of darkness, but Dave responded by activating his Devil arm fully, absorbing the attack. With his enhanced agility, he released back the darkness, pushing forward and landing a brutal punch directly into Teach's jaw.
Teach staggered back, blood trickling from his mouth as he glared at Dave with a twisted grin. "Zehahaha! You really think you can stop me?" he spat, struggling to maintain his stance.
Dave smirked. "I don't think, I know."
With that, he launched into another barrage of attacks, every blow laced with Haki and Demonic, leaving Teach struggling to counter. His crew members, similarly overpowered, began to falter. Lafitte was forced to one knee under Trish's onslaught, his cane sword shattered. Doc Q was disarmed and frozen, barely standing after Pepper's frozen energy blasts and Diana's relentless corrosive strikes. Van Augur had lost his rifle, fending off Emma's unrelenting close-quarters attacks with just his fists.
And Emma seemed like she is playing with him, as she has yet to use her Phoenix Flames or even her psychic abilities, she is just using armaments' haki to fight him plus with her enhanced phoenix strength.