The Red-Hair Pirates.
"Captain Shanks!"
Shanks was discussing matters with his crew when a subordinate abruptly burst in.
"Lucky Roux, if you barge in like that again, my gun won't show any mercy!"
Ben Beckman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, calmly put away the pistol he had drawn with lightning speed.
"Vice-Captain Beckman, my apologies, but Captain Shanks specifically instructed me that if there's any news related to Blackbeard, I must report it to him immediately, regardless of the circumstances."
Lucky Roux broke out in a cold sweat. Vice-Captain Ben Beckman's strength was truly terrifying; if he had actually fired just now, Lucky Roux wouldn't have had time to react and would have died on the spot!
"News of Blackbeard?"
Seated at the head of the table was a red-haired man wearing a white shirt, a black cloak, loose seven-分 pants, and missing one arm.
This man was none other than the famous Yonko—Shanks the Red-Hair!
Hearing the name "Blackbeard," Shanks subconsciously reached up and touched the three scars over his left eye, which felt like they were throbbing.
"Speak."
Shanks signaled for the meeting to pause, intending to hear the news about Blackbeard first.
"Blackbeard... he's dead!"
Lucky Roux swallowed hard, his eyes wide.
"Blackbeard is dead?"
Shanks' eyes flickered. "What exactly happened?"
The various officers of the Red-Hair Pirates were all astonished by this news.
"That Blackbeard guy is really strong... I haven't heard any news of him provoking a Yonko, so how could he just die for no reason?"
A fat man wearing sunglasses and eating a chicken leg wondered aloud.
"It was the newly appointed Warlord of the Sea, 'Death God Ye Jia'!"
Lucky Roux quickly explained, "Captain Shanks, not only Blackbeard, but Donquixote Doflamingo is also dead! Two Warlords of the Sea, both died at the hands of Death God Ye Jia!"
At these words, the entire meeting room erupted in commotion.
"A nameless pirate, whose name we've never even heard, was able to kill both Blackbeard and Donquixote Doflamingo simultaneously... this is a formidable opponent, no less than Whitebeard!"
Ben Beckman narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Hehehe... Death God Ye Jia, that name will surely resound throughout the entire Grand Line starting today!"
A bald man with a monkey bouncing on his shoulder revealed a strange smile.
"Blackbeard, Donquixote Doflamingo... those two were powerful pirates, yet they just died like that..."
Shanks' expression didn't improve upon hearing the news of Blackbeard's death; instead, he looked even more somber.
"Who exactly is this 'Death God Ye Jia'?"
Shanks began to wonder who this mysterious killer truly was.
He didn't care about Donquixote Doflamingo; he only cared about Blackbeard's movements.
Blackbeard was an extremely dangerous man, not to be viewed with ordinary eyes... For this reason, Shanks had even gone aboard Whitebeard's ship, asking Whitebeard to recall Ace and not to seek trouble with Blackbeard.
The later events confirmed his suspicions: Ace was defeated and handed over to the World Government by Blackbeard, then imprisoned in Impel Down.
However, Shanks never expected that at this critical juncture, Blackbeard would die inexplicably!
And he died at the hands of a completely unknown pirate!
"Lucky Roux, I want to know every single detail."
Shanks said with a solemn and unquestioning expression.
Meanwhile, on the boundless ocean, several pirate ships floated, neatly severed in half.
The cuts were smooth, without a single flaw.
All the pirates on board were killed on the spot... but the heads of the captain and several others with bounties exceeding 100 million berries were gone.
Not far from these pirate ships, a small wooden boat drifted on the sea.
There was only one person on the small wooden boat, with short black hair and a short beard, wearing a black top hat adorned with white fur, a wine-red patterned shirt, a black vest, and white trousers... But the most striking feature was his pair of dark golden eyes, sharp as an eagle's!
One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World's Strongest Swordsman—Dracule Mihawk!
"Donquixote Doflamingo... Blackbeard... both died at the same time."
Hanging up the Transponder Snail, Mihawk stared straight ahead.
"This newly appointed Warlord of the Sea, Death God Ye Jia... such an interesting character has already appeared? Perhaps it's time I paid a visit to this colleague."
The Whitebeard Pirates.
"Pops! Good news! Amazing news!"
A subordinate, who had just received intelligence from an informant, rushed onto the deck, but before he could get close to Whitebeard, Marco directly blocked his path.
"Brat, are you too excited? This is wartime, keep it down!"
Marco said cautiously.
"Gurararara... Marco, you can block bad news, but don't block good news! It's not easy for us to have good news on this ship right now!"
Whitebeard, with IV drips all over his body, laughed heartily, "Brat, just say it directly."
"It's Blackbeard! Blackbeard is dead! He was killed by someone on Amazon Lily!"
The subordinate reported excitedly.
Upon hearing the name "Blackbeard," the lively deck immediately fell silent.
"What did you just say? Blackbeard is dead?"
Jozu heard this and his eyes turned cold. He walked straight over, grabbed the subordinate's collar, and lifted him up, "You wretched brat, how dare you spread such rumors?"
Whitebeard didn't speak.
The other officers also remained silent.
No one believed the news of Blackbeard's death.
Even Ace was defeated by Blackbeard, which shows how strong Blackbeard is!
And now he's a Warlord of the Sea, how could he possibly die?
"Captain Jozu, what I'm saying is true! Pops, I'm not lying! Blackbeard really is dead. He and Donquixote Doflamingo went to Amazon Lily together, wanting to deal with the Empress, but they unexpectedly ran into a master named 'Death God Ye Jia'! Not just him, but Donquixote Doflamingo also died on the spot!"
At these words, Whitebeard and the others finally reacted.
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