On the battlefield, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Everyone was in a state of brief respite, their bodies covered in wounds that desperately needed tending.
Blackbeard stood to the side, a familiar wicked smile on his face, his eyes gleaming with dangerous light.
Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing every subtle change on the battlefield, the injuries on his body weighing him down slightly, but not preventing him from remaining vigilant.
Just as a brief silence enveloped the battlefield, suddenly, a shadow rapidly approached from afar.
The shadow devoured the surrounding light as quickly as nightfall, and the air became stagnant.
Then, a group of soldiers in black armor, with a heavy atmosphere, emerged from the shadows.
Their steps were uniform, their faces devoid of expression, as cold as iron-blooded machines.
Each one held a weapon in their hands, blades, gun muzzles, and even terrifying giant axes, sweeping around the battlefield with a bone-chilling aura.
These people did not distinguish between friend and foe. Whether they were World Government soldiers or members of the New Navy, they were unhesitatingly treated as prey upon their appearance. As the sword light flashed, blood splattered.
Whether dodging or fighting back, all life in front of these shadow warriors seemed to be lambs for slaughter.
Jin instantly sensed the dangerous aura. He quickly turned his head and saw the group of black-armored warriors coldly wielding their weapons, recklessly slaughtering everything around them.
The entire battlefield atmosphere became extremely tense. Jin's heart beat violently, his eyes flashed like lightning, and he immediately entered a state of high alert.
Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, an extremely strong killing intent suddenly came from behind.
He turned around abruptly, only to see Blackbeard's grinning face appear almost instantly before his eyes.
Blackbeard's low voice sounded in his ear:
"Do you want to live? Then you better stand still and don't make any rash moves!"
"You..."
Jin frowned instantly, a sense of unease surging in his heart, but his body reacted quickly.
He knew that Blackbeard's reason for not attacking immediately was to use these suddenly appearing subordinates to put him in a dilemma.
"See how long you can hold out!"
A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Blackbeard's mouth, and then the familiar dark aura emanated from his body.
Darkness surged like a tide, instantly surrounding the location where Jin was.
At the same time, the black-armored warriors who walked out of the shadows did not stop their movements because of Blackbeard's arrival.
Instead, they slaughtered the surrounding enemies even more frantically. Their steps were getting closer and closer, like an invisible wall, approaching Jin.
Jin felt that the surroundings had become more dangerous. He leaped violently, his figure rising rapidly like a falcon, escaping the encirclement of Blackbeard's dark aura.
However, before he could fully react to his newly stabilized posture, Blackbeard's figure instantly appeared in front of him.
Blackbeard's hands waved violently, and the dark power instantly turned into a huge vortex, intercepting Jin's attack.
At the same time, his laughter rang out again:
"Do you think you can escape?"
Blackbeard said with a sneer.
Jin's face instantly became serious. He stared at Blackbeard, his mind churning.
Blackbeard's attack this time was obviously more ferocious. His dark fruit had evolved to the point where it could devour everything through darkness, and his speed and strength were far beyond what they used to be.
"If Blackbeard uses these subordinates to force me to exhaust my stamina, I might really be in trouble."
Jin's heart was calm, but he knew that he had to react quickly.
The shadow warriors behind Blackbeard were not simple. They alone could become the deadliest existence on the battlefield.
He used the energy that had already awakened in his body, and a strong aura suddenly erupted.
"If that's the case, then try my full power attack!"
Jin took a deep breath and slashed forward with his sword.
This slash was no longer a simple swing like before, but carried a bellyful of anger and killing intent, the blade like a thunderbolt.
The sword energy surged up, violently breaking through the dark power around Blackbeard.
Jin's full power attack, with almost earth-shattering power, directly forced back part of Blackbeard's dark power.
But in that dark aura, Blackbeard's smile did not waver in the slightest. His dark fruit ability emerged again, completely sucking Jin's sword energy into it.
The corner of Blackbeard's mouth rose slightly, as if he was not in a hurry to pursue, but was enjoying the battle with pleasure.
At the same time, the black-armored warriors who walked out of the shadows had completely killed Jin.
Dozens of people launched attacks at the same time, the light of swords and blades intertwined, pressing towards Jin with destructive power.
Jin's eyes flashed with cold light in an instant. His body rotated rapidly, and the light of the sword swept across all directions like a galaxy, forcibly blocking the oncoming offensive.
Blackbeard stood aside, watching all this coldly, sneering in his heart:
"Jin, do you think you can change the situation by yourself?
You are not my opponent at all."
But he was not in a hurry to launch a more violent attack, but was calmly observing Jin's reaction.
"If it's you, I'm a little interested."
Blackbeard waved his hand at the shadow warriors next to him with a treacherous smile on his face.
"Keep fighting me, don't let him relax!"
The warriors in the shadows did not hesitate at all, and immediately rushed towards Jin. The battle completely heated up at this moment, becoming a real life-and-death struggle.
And Blackbeard continued to watch coldly from the sidelines, enjoying this feast full of slaughter and blood.
The corner of Blackbeard's mouth was slightly raised, and a sly light flashed in his eyes.
He looked at Jin with a more gloomy look. This seemingly calm enemy was obviously seriously injured in the battle just now, but he could still maintain such a calm posture.
This made Blackbeard feel a little uneasy, but soon, his wild laughter echoed in the air again:
"Ha! Jin, shouldn't you have fallen long ago?
Why can you still be so calm?"
Jin stood in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression as steady as water, his whole body covered with scars and blood, but his aura was still strong, like a dancer on the edge of a knife, no matter how tired he was, he could still find his rhythm of survival.
Facing Blackbeard's gloomy gaze, he raised a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of contempt in his eyes:
"I guessed long ago that you would do this."
Jin knew in his heart that Blackbeard was the kind of person who liked to attack unexpectedly. Relying on the ability of the dark fruit, his every attack was full of uncertainty.
However, it was this uncertainty that gave him an opportunity.
Because of this, Jin had already prepared to meet every attack of Blackbeard, whether it was dark devouring or other tricks.
He had long learned from the battle how to leave a mist in the enemy's heart, and at this moment, he had obviously taken the initiative.
