One Piece: Invincible Starting From The Fruit Of Words
Chapter 219 Frightened Blackbeard, I’m Scared To Pee!

Chapter 219 - 219 Frightened Blackbeard, I'm Scared To Pee!

Ryder said, "Lucifer asked me to come and pick up something from you.

"He said you know what he wants."

As soon as those words left Ryder's mouth, Rayleigh fell silent for a long time.

After a while, he picked up his glass and downed the rum in one go.

"Lucifer has come this far... does he still need that thing?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know," Ryder replied calmly. "All I know is that if he wants it, I'm taking it back."

Rayleigh stared at the Red Earl for a moment before shaking his head. "To think that Ryder, who was once so proud and arrogant, would now bow his head and follow orders."

Ryder remained expressionless, unfazed by the sarcasm in Rayleigh's words. "Times change, and so do people."

"Yeah... people change," Rayleigh muttered. "Even the world changes—so why wouldn't people?"

"Enough reminiscing."

"Give me the thing."

Ryder set down his glass and spoke coldly.

Rayleigh sighed and reluctantly pulled a permanent record pointer from his pocket, placing it on the table.

"This is where it ended up."

Without another word, Ryder took the record pointer, stood up, and left the bar.

Rayleigh watched his back disappear into the distance before finally looking away.

What he had just handed over was the location of the final Road Poneglyph.

When the Roger Pirates disbanded, Roger entrusted the permanent pointer to Rayleigh, telling him to give it to the right person at the right time.

Lucifer was clearly not the person Roger had in mind.

But Rayleigh had no choice.

Lucifer had climbed to an unprecedented height, and no one in the world could defy his orders—not even the legendary "Dark King" Rayleigh.

Rayleigh could sense it. Ryder was hiding his true strength.

Having fully recovered his peak combat abilities, Ryder was undoubtedly much stronger than an old, weakened Rayleigh.

If Rayleigh refused, today would be his last day alive.

"One Piece? King of the world?"

Rayleigh murmured, then chuckled to himself.

"Really... I'm just an old man. Why should I care about any of this?"

"Shakky, I'm heading out for a while. I won't be back for a few days!"

Before Shakky could respond, Rayleigh walked out of the bar.

Shortly after, he went straight to the casino and started gambling like a madman.

When he lost all his money, he sold himself. Then he stole from his employer, continued gambling, lost again, sold more, stole more, and repeated the cycle endlessly.

Rayleigh drowned himself in the thrill of gambling, as if trying to forget the chaos of the world.

Grand Line – A Marine Branch Base

Black smoke billowed in the air as Blackbeard Teach stepped out of the Marine base. A second later, the base behind him erupted in a massive explosion, reducing it to ruins.

"Zehahahaha! Too weak," Blackbeard sneered, retracting the black smoke from his palm.

Standing beside him were his crew—Burgess, Van Augur, and other high-ranking members of the Blackbeard Pirates.

Among them, several figures radiated an ominous aura, clearly not ordinary pirates.

During Lucifer's war against the Whitebeard Pirates, Blackbeard had already established his own crew.

As in the original history, he raided multiple Marine prisons, recruiting a large number of notorious criminals.

Of course, Impel Down wasn't the only prison under Marine control. There were several secondary prisons as well.

Though the criminals from those prisons weren't as terrifying as those in Impel Down's Level Six, they still greatly bolstered Blackbeard's forces.

However, one major regret remained—Blackbeard had failed to recruit the legendary pirates from Impel Down's deepest level.

Originally, attacking Impel Down was part of his plan.

But before he could act, Lucifer had already stormed the prison.

"Captain! Captain Teach!"

Burgess came running from a distance, clutching a stack of newspapers.

Panting, he shouted, "Captain! The war between Lucifer and Whitebeard is over!"

"What? So soon?"

Blackbeard's eyes widened as he snatched a newspaper and quickly scanned the headlines.

His pupils shrank to their limit, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

At the same time, his crew grabbed their own copies and read in stunned silence.

Then, the whispers started.

"Unbelievable... Lucifer is too strong!"

"He actually defeated both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates single-handedly... and even wiped out all 200,000 Marine elites!"

"Even Marineford—the heart of the Navy—was captured and sunk by him!"

"Now, Lucifer is preparing for war against the World Government."

"If he wins... Lucifer will become the king of the world!"

"The World Government has ruled for 800 years, but no one ever expected it to be overthrown... Lucifer might actually do it!"

"More and more pirates are looking to join him now."

"It won't be long before Lucifer commands the largest and most powerful pirate crew in history!"

"Should we... join him too?"

A few pirates hesitated, their thoughts shifting toward Lucifer's side.

Anyone could see that the Nether Pirates were on the verge of conquering the world.

If they joined Lucifer now, they might secure a piece of the spoils.

Following Lucifer meant having the ultimate backing—no one would dare touch them.

Some pirates secretly glanced at Blackbeard, their thoughts betraying their intentions.

After all, they had only recently joined the Blackbeard Pirates. Their loyalty wasn't set in stone.

Blackbeard's strength had been their reason for following him—he had saved them from prison and proved himself powerful.

But compared to Lucifer... Blackbeard was clearly the weaker choice.

Rather than follow Blackbeard, wasn't it smarter to pledge allegiance to Lucifer?

Blackbeard looked at the newspaper in his hand, his expression dark and twisted with frustration.

He had originally believed that the combined forces of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, and Marine Headquarters would be enough to defeat the Nether Pirates.

Even if they couldn't destroy them completely, at the very least, they should have been able to cripple their main forces and buy him time to grow stronger.

However, reality had shattered his expectations.

The war had ended far too quickly.

The Whitebeard Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, and Marine Headquarters had all been utterly defeated.

Now, the entire New World had fallen under the control of the Nether Pirates.

For outsiders, the only way to survive in the New World was to submit to Lucifer.

Even if Lucifer didn't declare war on the World Government, the current strength of the Nether Pirates left no room for Blackbeard to carve out his own territory.

In other words, if Blackbeard wanted to realize his ambitions, it was no longer possible—not even a glimmer of hope remained.

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"Damn it! Damn you, Lucifer!"

Blackbeard furiously threw the newspaper aside and cursed, "Whitebeard, Red-Haired, Marines—the whole damn lot of them are useless!"

"So many of them, yet they couldn't even defeat one man! I really overestimated them!"

Though Blackbeard was cursing, deep down, he was terrified.

His trembling shoulders and fingers were undeniable proof of his fear.

Whitebeard, Shanks, and the Marines were certainly not weak. Their failure was solely because Lucifer was too strong.

Even though he had never faced Lucifer personally, just reading the reports sent chills down Blackbeard's spine.

Lucifer's overwhelming power had seeped into his very bones, making it impossible for him to shake off the fear.

"Captain, are you okay?"

Burgess noticed Blackbeard's strange behavior and asked cautiously.

"Huh? Oh—I'm fine!"

Blackbeard was startled for a moment but quickly shook his head and forced out his signature sleazy grin.

Then, looking at his crew, he suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"Listen up, boys! Whitebeard and Red-Haired are dead, and our era is next!"

"As long as we charge into the New World, we'll soon claim the Emperor's throne!"

"When that happens, all of you will be the crew of one of the Four Emperors!"

"Zehahahahaha!"

Among the pirates under Blackbeard's command, there were quite a few brainless fools.

Excited by the dream Blackbeard had painted for them, they immediately erupted into cheers.

"Ohhh!!!"

"Captain Teach, we'll follow you forever!"

"Onward to the New World—let's claim the Emperor's throne!"

"We are the strongest!"

However, where there were fools, there were also those who were more perceptive.

Amid the cheers, some of the more intelligent pirates exchanged glances, their expressions thoughtful.

They had all noticed one thing—Blackbeard was acting strangely.

He was clearly terrified of Lucifer, yet he was still talking about becoming an Emperor.

That kind of contradiction made many of them secretly look down on him.

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