"Oyaji, when you went to war, you were already dead," Whitebay remarked.
"Yeah, we all witnessed it ourselves. What's happening?" added Squard.
Whitebeard sat on the deck, surrounded by the Maelstrom Spider and Ice Witch pirates' crew members, their faces beaming with happiness.
"Guurarara."
Faced with this question, Whitebeard also burst into laughter.
Indeed, he had died once in this world, but this Whitebeard had crossed over from another world after reaching his peak voyage there. Following the enhancements from the previous world, his power had reached a new pinnacle once more.
Now, he can confidently say that he fears no one.
"Sons, I don't know how to explain it, but I am genuinely back from the dead, and I'm going to lead us in this era. So, let's all rally together and gradually reclaim what we've lost!"
Whitebeard's words uplifted everyone's spirits like a thunderous sky. Squard had harbored many doubts in his heart before, but Whitebeard's words made them vanish.
It's evident that Whitebeard holds a tremendous amount of charm and influence in their hearts!
"Oyaji, since the Summit War, we've been surrounded by enemies, all aiming to take your territory. But now that you're back, we have nothing to fear!"
Squard was like a child who had been bullied outside and came home to tell his father about it. At this moment, his heart had regained its fearless and confident state.
With Whitebeard here, their Whitebeard Pirates fleet appeared to have an invulnerable support.
"Yeah, this guy gave us quite a beating before. If Oyaji hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid we would all have been killed by him"
Whitebay cast a disapproving glance at Edward Weevil, who was resting beside Whitebeard.
"Well, you've been through a lot, but the circumstances have changed, and now he's also my son. Please try to understand each other in the future"
After Whitebeard finished speaking, he specifically emphasized to Edward Weevil: "Weevil, did you hear that? Get along well with your brothers."
"I understand, Oyaji,"
Edward Weevil replied in agreement.
"Good"
Whitebeard said with a relieved smile.
"By the way, Oyaji, do the rest of the crew know about your return from the dead?"
Squard inquired as he recollected.
"The others don't know yet; you're the first to known about it"
Whitebeard replied.
"Well, I'll have someone inform Marco right away. I'm sure they'll be thrilled!"
Squard said, reaching for his Den-den Mushi with excitement.
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Somewhere in New World, a large group of pirates are gathering here, one of them is the remnant Whitebeard Pirates lead by Marco, and the other is the Blackbeard Pirates lead by Burgess.
Following Whitebeard's death in the Summit War, the Whitebeard Pirates had slowly started to fall apart, despite having a formidable fighter like Marco and other division commander
They were powerless in the face of hostility from various factions and the internal and external problems they encountered.
During this period, Jesus Burgess and Avalo Pizarro, the First and Fourth Titanic Captains of the Blackbeard Pirates, came together with intention to wipe out the remnant of Whitebeard Pirates.
"Burgess, you're always one for taking advantage of situations. You must be looking for a special opportunity to deal with us, aren't you?"
Marco gasped, mentioning that he had recently been in a battle, and now he found himself facing the two Blackbeard captains all by himself.
At the moment, Marco was the only division commander on Whitebeard pirates side.
In a one-on-one situation, even though Marco was somewhat tired, he could handle it, but dealing with both captains at once was proving to be a challenge.
"Weihahaha, Marco, the era of that old man Whitebeard is over, and the remaining remnants of your crew should also disappear with him".
Burgess laughed arrogantly, further fueling Marco's anger.
"You can't show disrespect to the old man!"
"And don't forget, your captain was once our Oyaji's son!"
Marco added with a hint of bitterness in his voice.
When Whitebeard was still alive, they were all united and had such a brilliant time together.
But now...
All of this talk revolved around Blackbeard. If it weren't for Blackbeard, Ace wouldn't have been captured by the Marines.
If Ace hadn't been captured by the Marines, Whitebeard wouldn't have launched an attack on the Marines Headquarters to rescue Ace, which ultimately cost him his life.
"Hmph, times always change. Today is different. I hope you can understand this. Captain Blackbeard is the one leading this era!"
Burgess snorted, showing his disdain for Marco's words, while his own tone was brimming with admiration for his own Captain, Blackbeard, Marshal D. Teach.
Blackbeard, he's a legendary opportunist!
"Quit the chit-chat and make your move"
Pizarro impatiently urged.
Simultaneously, he aimed a three-barreled pistol at Marco and fired three bullets at once.
As the bullets passed through Marco's body, a portion of his form transformed into blue flames, effortlessly neutralizing the attack.
"You're really in a hurry, aren't you?"
Burgess laughed and charged ahead, his hands quickly enveloped in black Armament Haki.
Marco swiftly leaped into the sky and simultaneously unleashed blue flames towards them.
"Huh, bird tricks!"
Burgess used his arm to deflect the flames, and Pizarro employed a musket to counter the fiery assault.
While Marco's Phoenix powers are powerful, it primarily excel in defense
And aren't especially powerful offensively. His opponents were also no pushovers.
"Damn it!"
Marco cursed to himself before soaring higher into the sky in the and took a form of an undead bird, the blue Phoenix
At this altitude, both Burgess and Pizarro couldn't reach him.
"Marco, do you think we can't do anything to you? I'll be watching when you decide to come back down"
Observing Marco's evasion of a direct confrontation, Burgess grew irritated and seized one of Marco's crew members.
"Stop!"
Witnessing Burgess about to harm his crew, Marco swiftly descended and collided with Burgess, using his whole body to strike him.
Boom!
The sheer force of the impact made the ground tremble, but Burgess remained unharmed.
He employed Haki to instantly grasp Marco and then exerted significant force to hurl him away.
Nevertheless, Marco dissipated this force while in the air, and Pizarro kept launching ground-based attacks.
However, Marco's remarkable regenerative abilities would soon heal his injuries, and the two sides remained entangled in this manner for a considerable time.
"Puru puru puru ~ puru puru puru."
Suddenly, Marco's Den Den Mushi rang, leaving him somewhat distressed. Why was this news arriving at such a moment?
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TO BE CONTINUE
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