A collision of such immense power was bound to stir the winds.
If it were a casual stroll through the mountains and rivers, this breeze would have been most refreshing.
However, amidst such a fierce battle, the presence of a chilling wind swirling behind one’s back was a grave concern.
A concern so significant that one’s life might not withstand it.
Therefore, Blackbeard, without even looking to see who was behind him, plunged headlong into the darkness.
Within this darkness, fueled by dark energy, he feared no one.
Especially Devil Fruit users; he would catch as many as dared to appear.
"Riiip!"
Before he could even enter, his exposed back was sliced open.
The hand that held Sakata Gintoki was especially targeted.
Instinctively, Blackbeard let go, prioritizing his own arm's protection.
Sakata Gintoki plummeted, and the dark energy from the ground formed into an arm, swiftly coiling around him.
"Disperse!"
With a low shout, a figure rapidly appeared, grabbed the falling Sakata Gintoki, and quickly flew towards the still-unclosed void of darkness.
"Revolutionary Army Corps Commander, Monkey D. Dragon."
"We have no quarrel with each other. You are courting death."
Blackbeard's voice boomed from mid-air as he glared at Sakata Gintoki, who had revealed himself, and roared.
Dragon, clad in a black robe, had his hood fall as the wind blew, revealing his handsome, tattooed face.
Dragon chuckled and said, "I apologize, I was entrusted with this. Some people are not meant for you to touch."
"His life, I must protect."
Meanwhile, the weakened Enel, having escaped the massive explosion, appeared not far from Dragon, maintaining a wary posture towards him.
"Bang!"
Just then, a gunshot rang out. Van Augur, who had been hidden and ready to snipe, aimed this shot at the weakened Enel.
Enel foresaw the bullet's arrival, but he also realized that at his current speed, he couldn't possibly dodge it.
Ding!
Dragon appeared before Enel as if teleporting, extending his hand covered in Armament Haki, catching the bullet, and then flicking it back towards Van Augur.
Van Augur, greatly alarmed, immediately teleported away.
Dragon's danger and power were in no way inferior to other Admiral-level strongmen, and perhaps even more dangerous than their captain.
Seeing that the bullet had not managed to injure Van Augur, Dragon showed a hint of dissatisfaction and swung his hand towards the location where Van Augur had just reappeared.
In an instant, a tornado storm swept towards Van Augur.
This was a genuine tornado, formed with a mere wave of the hand, an exceptionally powerful typhoon.
Van Augur was instantly caught within it, his body spinning uncontrollably.
"Damn you!"
Seeing Dragon's impudence and his harm to Van Augur, Blackbeard was enraged and attacked Dragon.
A black energy sphere shot towards Dragon.
Dragon waved his hand, and countless wind blades instantly swept out, shattering all the incoming black energy spheres.
Turning his attention back to Blackbeard, he saw that Blackbeard had used his Devil Fruit power to negate the force of the tornado storm, saving Van Augur.
Witnessing this, Dragon fixed a cold gaze upon Blackbeard and said sternly, "Scram!"
Blackbeard's expression was extremely unpleasant, but with Dragon's appearance and Sakata Gintoki already in Dragon's hands, reclaiming him would not be simple.
Fana Oak, Burgess, and the others controlled a warship and moved closer.
Despite his unwillingness, Blackbeard boarded the warship.
Their actions had exposed their identities.
If the Xuanwu Navy focused their firepower on them, coupled with Dragon, a top-tier expert with the Wind-Wind Fruit, watching them, it would be impossible for them to leave here safely.
However, the failure of this hunting operation made Blackbeard harbor an intense hatred for the Revolutionary Army.
"Even if you save him, he will eventually die."
"The poison specially prepared by Burgess was made to kill him."
"Yahahahaha!"
As Blackbeard laughed mockingly at Dragon, the warship had already accelerated away.
Hearing Blackbeard's words, Dragon’s eyes flashed with a hint of anger. With a thought, a gale roared, and the entire battlefield was enveloped by waterspouts.
Facing these natural disaster-level waterspouts, the vast battlefield became even more perilous. The firefight between the two factions actually decreased, prompting a rapid withdrawal from the area.
However, Blackbeard's warship encountered the waterspout attack, and three waterspouts were rapidly approaching them.
"Accelerate and charge!"
"Break through them!"
Seeing this, Blackbeard gripped the railing and roared at the helmsman, Burgess.
Burgess also felt immense danger, pushed the engine to its full power, and charged forward.
They were all Devil Fruit users. Once they fell into the sea, especially in such treacherous waters, it would be fatal.
Karp, who had no doubt punched Garp many times, looked at Dragon, who appeared in mid-air, with a somewhat complicated expression.
Between father and son, due to their different identities, there was less conversation.
Even on such a battlefield, they had not exchanged greetings.
Dragon had clearly been hiding in a corner of the battlefield all along but had never appeared.
Now that he had appeared and saved Sakata Gintoki from Blackbeard, it implied that the Revolutionary Army had reached a cooperation with the Xuanwu Navy?
Bogard, piloting the warship, arrived at the edge of the dilapidated island and called out to Karp on the island, "Vice Admiral Karp."
Karp glanced at Van Ma Yujiro, who was still full of fighting spirit, then sneered and charged forward before using the Six Styles' Moonwalk to return to the warship.
The warship quickly sailed away from the turbulent ocean area. Any slower, and the island would be submerged.
Van Ma Yujiro was a Devil Fruit user. If he didn't leave here quickly, he would be swept into the unfathomably deep ocean by the surging seawater.
Drowned.
Van Ma Yujiro also saw the approaching giant waves. Seeing the warship not approaching, his expression became somewhat grim.
He immediately harbored the thought of fighting the sea.
"Relax!"
Just as Van Ma Yujiro was powering up for a strike, Dragon's voice rang out, and he appeared above him.
A gust of wind encircled Van Ma Yujiro, lifting him up.
Dragon glanced at Karp on the warship. Neither said anything.
But the one glance they exchanged seemed to convey a great deal.
Dragon placed Van Ma Yujiro and Sakata Gintoki on a warship in the rear. Enel also landed.
"Brother Gintoki." Enel rushed to Sakata Gintoki's side, releasing electrical currents from his fingers and tapping continuously on Sakata Gintoki's chest, trying to awaken the unconscious Sakata Gintoki.
Dragon, meanwhile, examined Sakata Gintoki's injuries. Using his control over wind, he precisely manipulated the wound and instantly extracted the needle that had been shot into Sakata Gintoki's eye.
Black blood flowed from Sakata Gintoki's eye.
However, due to the poison, Sakata Gintoki was unable to move or make a sound.
His brain had been injured.
"Sen Bean, take out your Sen Beans," Enel said anxiously to Van Ma Yujiro.
Upon hearing this, Van Ma Yujiro clenched his fists and then fell silent.
"You ate them?" Enel said incredulously, seeing this.
Van Ma Yujiro remained silent.
Enel fell into a moment of silence, even frustration.
But soon, he saw hope and quickly began searching Enel.
A moment later, he found a small jar containing two Sen Beans.
Seeing the Sen Beans, Enel was overjoyed. He quickly poured out one and placed it into Sakata Gintoki's mouth.
Enel and Van Ma Yujiro watched Sakata Gintoki with anticipation.
Dragon, on the other hand, showed some interest in the Sen Bean in Enel's hand.
To be called a "Sen" Bean, this bean must be quite extraordinary.
Furthermore, Sakata Gintoki was afflicted with a very fatal poison. Could eating this bean cure it?