One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"Whoo~"

Sengoku picked up the megaphone Den Den Mushi and shouted, "Whitebeard, Edward Newgate has been killed by Vice Admiral Karl, the hero of the Navy. The Whitebeard Pirates are now leaderless. Now is the perfect time to wipe them out!"

"All Marines tasked with rounding up the Whitebeard Pirates' escapees, listen to my command! Not a single pirate must leave Marineford alive!!!"

Upon hearing Sengoku's announcement, the naval officers and soldiers were in an uproar.

The legendary pirate Whitebeard, who had dominated an era, is actually dead!!!

"Oh my god! Long live Vice Admiral Karl!!! Long live the Navy!!!"

"Kill them! Slaughter the entire Whitebeard Pirates!"

However, people's joys and sorrows are not shared. While the navy was overjoyed and their morale soared, the pirates were despondent and their morale plummeted.

Although they knew their father was prepared to die, they were still somewhat devastated when they heard the news.

"Waaaaah! Daddy!!!"

A feeling of sadness quickly spread throughout the Whitebeard Pirates.

At Marineford Square, Sengoku put down his megaphone Den Den Mushi and said to the three admirals beside him, "Whitebeard is dead. Our mission now is to kill every single member of the Blackbeard Pirates on the spot, leaving no one alive!"

"Yes!"*3

The three admirals immediately looked at the Blackbeard Pirates members with ill intent.

"Huhuhu~"

Teach got up from the ground, panting heavily. His body was charred black, and he looked much weaker.

Upon seeing the lifeless Whitebeard, Teach was overcome with grief and cried out in disbelief, "Dad?!"

Carl reached out his hand, and the raven slowly flew onto it.

"There's no need to call him anymore. He's been dead for a long time, and you have no chance to transfer his Tremor-Tremor Fruit."

Teach's pupils constricted instantly, staring at Carl in shock: "You! How did you know?"

Carl's lips curled into a slight smile as he slowly walked towards Teach, pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, and said to it, "Now you know why, right?"

Crack! A thunderclap resounded in Teach's mind.

That voice, that Den Den Mushi!

It's you! Mysterious man!

The man who gave him the Dark-Dark Fruit and sent him to kill his comrades was none other than the naval hero Karl!

No wonder they agreed so readily; it turns out it was all a conspiracy?

But how did the Navy know about his ambitions? Could it be...?

"Teach, you're useless now, so die!"

Chapter 284 The Black Gang is Annihilated

"Hahaha, so what?"

Teach grinned dangerously, extending his right hand and conjuring a black vortex: "Don't forget, you're an ability user!"

"The Dark-Dark Fruit is the bane of all Devil Fruit users. Others may fear your title as a Marine hero, but I don't!"

"Dark acupoint!!!"

puff~

Teach slammed his hand on the ground, and the black area began to expand rapidly, soon reaching Karl's location.

Teach laughed heartily as he watched Carl's feet being swallowed by the dark water.

"Hahaha, did you see that? That's the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit! Thanks to you, I was able to obtain this power!"

bang~

Wings of holy light unfurled from Karl's back, enveloping him in holy radiance and dispelling the dark waters that tried to devour him. In this way, a "vacuum" zone instantly appeared around Karl, preventing Teach's dark waters from getting even half a step closer.

Teach gasped, staring at Karl in disbelief. "This... how is this possible? How did you..."

"Domineering, I added just a little bit of domineering!"

Karl grinned, gently stroking the Raven Blade with his hand: "Looks like you still don't understand! Teach, Haki is the power that transcends everything!!!"

"The Spear of Elbaf - Overlord!!!"

Boom~

A massive black and red flying slash hurtled towards Teach. Teach's eyes narrowed, his heart pounded wildly, and he desperately lunged to the side, narrowly dodging Karl's attack.

Teach managed to dodge it, but his new crew member did not.

"Ahhh~"

In the distance, the San Juan wolf let out a deafening howl. It hadn't dodged Karl's attack at all and had taken a solid hit from the Overlord Sword Qi.

dong dong~

The San Juan Wolf took two steps back and slowly collapsed into the sea behind him. Because of his enormous size, the blood that flowed out was like a waterfall, and the surrounding sea was quickly stained red with his blood.

puff~

With a sudden, earth-shaking tremor, the San Juan Wolf collapsed completely into the sea, becoming a massive corpse.

This scene quickly attracted the attention of others; after all, the wolf was so big that it was hard not to notice it.

The tyrannical king: "Tch, what a useless piece of trash."

"Take care of yourself first, you wicked king!" Aokiji shot out two thorny spears with icy eyes, forcing the wicked king to deal with them with all his might.

Faced with the attacks of the three generals, they seemed somewhat powerless.

They've been locked up for too long, unable to exercise, and eating poorly. The fact that they managed to escape alive is already a testament to their incredible qualities. Given their current condition, they'd be better off giving up and going to sleep if they thought they could stop three generals in peak form!

Sure enough, some people are already preparing to run away, like a certain drunkard.

He came here to enjoy the good life with Blackbeard, not to suffer with him. The situation is completely different now than when Teach invited them; he's not that generous.

"Big Sake, Basque Jot, where do you think you're going? Naval Headquarters isn't a place you can just come and go as you please!"

The ape didn't spend much time dealing with Gizzas Burgess; after all, the guy's bounty was only around ten million Berries, making him easy to handle. Seeing the big drunkard about to escape, he immediately gave chase.

"Hmm~ Admiral Kizaru, how have you been? I just came to check on you, you don't need to worry about me, really."

"That won't do! Since you're already here, I have to treat you properly, right?"

"Eight-foot beautiful magatama!"

biubiubiu~

......

"Hoo~ho~ho~"

Having narrowly escaped death, Teach lay on the ground panting heavily, staring at Karl in horror. He never expected that his prized Dark-Dark Fruit would have no effect on Karl, a user of the ability.

This world is absolutely outrageous!

"I can't believe you're so fat yet so agile! Tsk tsk tsk~ What a terrifying survival instinct! But how many knives can you dodge?"

Teach shouted urgently, "Wait! Vice Admiral Karl, have you forgotten? I'm still one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! You can't kill me!"

"Pfft~ What's the point of saying all this at a time like this? You didn't say that when you first came, Teach."

swoosh~

Carl slashed twice more, and Teach quickly stretched out his hands, creating a huge vortex in an attempt to absorb Carl's attacks.

Good news, I can absorb; bad news, I can only absorb a little bit.

"Ahhhhh~"

The remaining flying slash shattered Teach's black vortex and struck his shoulder. Under the doubled pain, Teach let out a scream like a woman.

"Ahhhh!"

Teach rolled around on the ground frantically, as if that would ease the pain.

"Dark-Dark Fruit, tsk~ I don't think it's that strong! Teach, forget it, I'm not going to waste any more words with you, we need to finish this quickly."

"No! No!! Wait, I have something to say..."

Raven's blade pierced Teach's heart, and Teach's body arched violently before crashing to the ground, his head lolling to one side.

Karl's lips curled up slightly as he drew his Raven and looked at the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates.

After taking a few steps forward, Carl suddenly turned around and slashed at Teach's head with his knife. Only after confirming that Teach's body was separated from his body did Carl feel relieved.

Because Carl always felt that Teach was a bit strange, maybe his heart was different from ordinary people or something, Carl decided to finish the job once and for all, and he must not learn from Teacher Kai.

Next up are the members of the Blackbeard Pirates. Apart from the few they brought out of Impel Down, the others aren't very strong. Otherwise, they wouldn't be following Teach. They should be easy to deal with.

......

A quarter of an hour later.

brubrubru~