One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 251 Another ability?

Blackbeard snorted coldly, not answering, but glaring fiercely at Rorschach.

"Tch, you killed Moria?"

Blackbeard clutched his chest, a faint smile on his face. "That's right, Zehahaha, the Devil Fruit I've got my eye on, I'll get it by any means necessary."

"I originally planned to use this fruit when I escaped, but I never expected to fall into your hands today."

"Hahaha, in this world, only the strong have the right to speak; the weak have no right to speak."

Upon hearing Blackbeard's words, Rorschach frowned, clearly disagreeing with them.

“While what you said isn’t entirely wrong, it’s not the whole story. There are many moments in the world where the weak can also shine, such as with courage, wisdom, and unity. Absolute power doesn’t represent everything,” Rorschach retorted.

Blackbeard laughed wildly as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, but after being beaten so badly by Rorschach, he coughed up blood after laughing for a while, looking extremely miserable.

"Kid, you're really naive. On this vast ocean, without power, you're just a fish to be slaughtered." As he spoke, Blackbeard's body suddenly shone with a golden light, but it wasn't the bright gold of the Great Buddha of the Warring States period; it was a dark gold.

Gion and the others, who had finished dealing with Blackbeard's crew, were also staring intently at the changes in Blackbeard.

Rorschach gripped his sword tighter, becoming wary. "Looks like you have a backup plan, Blackbeard."

Blackbeard grinned, revealing his menacing teeth. "This is my last trump card: Zoan-type Mythical Zoan-type Monkey-Monkey Fruit, Ape Mode. I'll use you as a test subject today."

"Mythical Zoan? You really have a lot of abilities!" Luo Xia cursed.

From that moment on, Rorschach's desire to study Blackbeard's body reached its peak.

If Rorschach didn't have the system, he could only eat one Devil Fruit. Even with the system, he could only eat three Devil Fruits so far. If he ate more, his body would immediately explode.

Thinking of this, Luo Xia smiled bitterly and then looked up at Blackbeard. At this moment, there was no sign of injury on his body, as if he had been healed.

Blackbeard glared fiercely at Rorschach with eyes as sharp as a viper's. If looks could kill, Rorschach would be dead by now.

Luo Xia grinned, "I didn't expect you to have so many secrets!"

"If it weren't for my strength, I would have really been tricked by you."

Rorschach carefully examined Blackbeard's body and tentatively asked, "Why didn't you use your Devil Fruit just now, you bastard?"

"Could it be that it's unusable?"

"I think so, the body can't handle the energy of three fruits, right?"

Rorschach kept poking at Blackbeard's sore spots, until finally—Blackbeard roared and transformed into a giant ape, his muscles bulging and radiating a powerful sense of oppression.

He lunged at Rorschach with incredible speed.

As the enormous, dark golden ape drew closer, Luo Xia momentarily forgot to dodge. With a "bang," Luo Xia was sent flying more than a hundred meters away by Blackbeard's elbow strike.

Luo Xia was hit so hard that he created a large crater in the ground before stopping. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with excitement.

"That's really powerful!"

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

Blackbeard, transformed into a giant ape, charged forward again, each step causing the ground to tremble.

Rorschach took a deep breath and drew his sword, Tiger Hunt, from his waist. Because Blackbeard's abilities were too violent, Rorschach had no choice but to use a knife.

Blackbeard's fist slammed down, and Rorschach held Tiger Hunt horizontally in front of him, instantly creating a ripple of energy.

Blackbeard continued to exert force, and at that moment, Rorschach seized the opportunity, flashed, and instantly appeared behind Blackbeard.

He raised his sword and thrust it down forcefully, but just as the tip of the blade touched Blackbeard's body, Rorschach's sword seemed to have encountered something extremely hard and was thrown away.

Blackbeard's fur was harder than anyone could imagine. Blackbeard swung his hand back, and Rorschach quickly retreated.

Luo Xia scratched his head in frustration, cursing, "Damn it, this is it, we're in deep trouble!"

"It's just a monkey, yet it has something that looks like armor on its body?"

At the same time, Gion, Ace, Blood Phoenix, and Smoker rushed to Rorschach's side.

Seeing the four people approach him, Rorschach asked, "What brings you here? Where are the remnants of the Blackbeard Pirates?"

"They've all been arrested, don't worry!"

Rorschach nodded, his eyes still fixed on the ape that Blackbeard had transformed into.

“Let’s work together to deal with him; this guy is tough,” Ace said first.

Everyone drew their weapons and stood ready for battle.

Luo Xia waved his hand, "It's alright, you guys step back, I'll handle him myself."

"Can……"

Seeing that everyone was about to speak, Luo Xia simply snapped his fingers, directly moving the four of them to a distance.

Seeing this, Blackbeard let out a deafening roar and pounced on Rorschach.

Rorschach activated his spatial abilities and instantly teleported to a distant location.

"Oh, even though your defense is high, your speed is like a pig's. You still can't kill me. What a pity!"

"After all, there's no such thing as a perfect fruit. You can't stay like this forever, you bastard, can you?"

"All I need to do is support you."

Blackbeard, in his transformed form, angrily pounded his chest, producing a dull thud.

Blackbeard, his eyes bloodshot, charged toward Rorschach without regard for anything else.

Luo Xia calmly floated in mid-air, while the Shura sword at his waist was instantly drawn.

Rorschach held the Shura Sword, its blade gleaming with a cold light. His Conqueror's Haki continued to rise until it reached a critical point before stopping.

"Let me show you the moves of the Pirate King!"

Rorschach raised the Asura high in mid-air and shouted, "Gods, beware!"

A dazzling sword light slashed down, and the Vajra Ape that Blackbeard had transformed into raised its arm to block it.

However, this "divine evasion" was incredibly powerful, directly piercing through his defenses and leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm.

Blackbeard roared in pain, his massive body swaying a few times.

Rorschach pressed his advantage, teleporting behind Blackbeard once more, gathering all his Haki at the tip of his sword, and thrusting with all his might.

This time, the stab successfully penetrated Blackbeard's back, and Blackbeard let out a furious roar of resentment, his body's dark golden light beginning to flicker erratically.

However, the next second, Blackbeard's originally tall body began to slowly shrink until it returned to its original size.

This time, however, Blackbeard completely lost consciousness.

Luo Xia sheathed the Shura sword, and the next second he collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly powerless.

The four people who were some distance away rushed over to help Luo Xia, their eyes full of concern.