One Piece : Winged Dragons of the Beast Pirates

Below, on the island.

"How could this happen?"

Vista's eyes were filled with tears. "Jozu!"

"Do you still have time to mourn?"

The blades of the burning sword suddenly cracked open, directly catching Vista's twin swords, and then King delivered a knee strike that sent Vista flying.

King soared into the air, swinging his long sword. "Fire Dragon Emperor!"

A massive flame dragon surged forth, splitting into dozens of smaller fire dragons, overwhelming the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Destruction descends at this moment.

The Flame Dragon rolls forward on the battlefield, instantly igniting countless pirates. Many unfortunate members of the Beasts Pirates are caught in the inferno.

The desperate cries spread across the battlefield in an instant.

"No! No! Please! Don't hurt them anymore!"

Kozuki Toki moves through the battlefield, trying to save those engulfed by the flames.

However, the thick, lava-like fire melts everyone away; even if she wanted to send them to the future, she couldn't.

The woman clutches her hair in anguish.

How many more must die?

After three years together, she has come to see the members of the Whitebeard Pirates as a true family.

Now, her family is being slaughtered!

And all of this is because of her.

A heavy sense of guilt crashes over her like a tsunami, swallowing her whole.

No more fighting; let it end here!!

I must stop this war!

Kozuki Toki reveals a determined gaze.

"Kill him! Teach! We must kill him!"

Thatch roars, desperately swinging his twin swords as he charges toward Queen.

"Oh—oh!" 

Teach responds oddly.

This isn't good.

Jozu was killed so quickly and easily? Could it be they really lost?

If that's the case, what should he do now?

Aside from the two of them, a group of pirates follows closely behind, charging forward.

"Muhahaha! A bunch of fools!"

Queen unleashes several beams of laser, piercing through a group of pirates.

At the same time, a crack opened at his shoulder, and a row of cannonballs shot out, zipping through the air and exploding, preventing the pirates from showing their heads.

At that moment, Teach's eyes glinted as he took a step forward.

Boom! 

A cannonball suddenly exploded right in front of him, and he let out a scream as he was blasted into the sky, falling like a broken kite far away.

"Teach!!"

Thatch's eyes widened in horror.

Was another close family member killed? 

"Aren't you worried about anyone else?" 

Behind the obscuring smoke, Queen cackled ominously, loading a special cannonball into the barrel of his mechanical arm and aiming it at the rushing Thatch.

Bang! 

The cannonball fired rapidly forward.

"Who do you think I am?!" 

Thatch casually swung his sword, slicing through the cannonball, just a mere projectile—

Boom! 

The cannonball exploded, and a cloud of white smoke suddenly spread out, engulfing Thatch and the surrounding members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

What? 

"Muahaha! You fools!" 

Queen laughed heartily, "You're done for! Enjoy my new plague bomb!" 

Plague bomb? 

Thatch suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.

He felt an intense itch spreading from deep in his throat, impossible to suppress.

"Cough cough cough!" 

Thatch began to cough violently, the other pirates who had been exposed to the white mist also started to cough harshly.

"Muahaha! The virus will first invade your lungs, then penetrate your bloodstream through the lung membranes, and ultimately reach your brain. It will destroy your brain's neurons, leaving you mindless, ruled by your animal instincts."

Queen watched as Thatch and the others writhed on the ground, unable to contain his laughter. "Let's call it the Beast Virus, shall we?"

Thatch and the others' skin turned red, their eyes became pitch black, and saliva dripped from their mouths. At that moment, they got up and lunged at the nearby pirates like rabid dogs.

"It's a shame that little brat won't let me use the contagious version when I have my own people around. Otherwise—"

Queen smirked, not forgetting to shout, "Idiots! Stay away from those guys!"

"Hmm?"

He suddenly paused.

Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a figure.

It was someone slowly trying to move away from the smoke of the epidemic bomb.

Queen recognized him.

It was the chubby guy following behind Thatch—he had some strength, but not much.

Still alive, huh? Hmph.

He raised his mechanical arm and fired a laser.

"Hmm?"

Queen's eyes widened in shock; he missed.

"Ha ha ha ha!" 

The chubby guy, covered in cold sweat, turned back. "Can we negotiate?"

"Negotiate? At a time like this? Are you joking?"

Feeling insulted, Queen sneered, aiming three cannons at Teach. "Die, you bastard!"

Teach's expression darkened instantly.

He couldn't afford to die before his dream came true.

Then—

Without hesitation, he turned and ran.

Who would want to fight a guy armed with such dangerous weapons?

Ian was falling.

The news he received from Morgans wasn't good.

Even though he didn't want to, he needed to go inform Kaido.

As he soared through the air, Ian saw Yamato fighting a woman with blue hair. The blade she wielded was surrounded by spreading ice, looking very impressive.

But ice?

Using ice against Yamato? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?

As expected, Yamato soon almost completely ignored the woman's offensive and retaliated with a few powerful strikes, covering her body in frost.

This girl shouldn't have to worry.

"Hmm?"

Ian noticed a stout, dark figure fleeing across the battlefield.

Queen was hot on his heels.

Is that Blackbeard?

Forget it; at this stage, Blackbeard probably wouldn't be able to handle Queen that easily. Queen even had the leisure to unleash lasers and cannon fire at the nearby members of the Whitebeard Pirates. Let them have their fun.

Ian didn't linger, spreading his wings and moving forward. Soon, he spotted the two individuals engaged in a fierce clash.

The battlefield was chaotic, as if the world was coming to an end.

Ian kept his distance; Whitebeard must be feeling quite frustrated with himself right now.

"Kaido-sensei," Ian shouted at the top of his lungs, "There's bad news! Ochoku, Big Mom, and the Navy are all watching us. Someone is bound to come and stir things up soon."

No one would want to see the Beast Pirates win completely, right?

"Guhahaha! Isn't that just perfect?" 

As expected, Kaido responded to Ian with a hearty laugh. "Let them all come!"

"You little brat! Is that you?" 

A pair of eyes locked onto Ian with intense focus.

A fierce aura approached rapidly.

Oh no.

As expected again.

That's why I said I didn't want to come here.

At the same time, not far from the island, a fleet was swiftly approaching.

"Newgate may lose, but it cannot be this decisively!"

Ochoku stood at the bow of the ship, his expression incredibly grave. "What should I do if Kaido achieves complete victory?"

If the Beast Pirates were to connect all the territories of the Whitebeard Pirates located in the New World, what would happen to Hive Island, which sits at the crucial pass? Would Kaido still allow its existence?

Whitebeard achieving total victory would be far better than Kaido.

At least Whitebeard genuinely had no ambitions of domination. If you didn't provoke him, he wouldn't bother with you.

"The best case scenario is to stop them from continuing the fight. But if that's not possible, we'll have to prepare for battle!"

"Understood!"

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