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"You'll know when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu smiled faintly, choosing not to respond directly.
If Smoker were to learn in advance that their destination this time was Punk Hazard, where they were to capture Caesar Clown—the deranged scientist responsible for developing SAD, the raw material for artificial Devil Fruits known as SMILE—and abducting children for grotesque gigantification experiments...
Smoker would be far too excited.
Better not to tell him for now.
At that moment, the warship continued to accelerate as it descended into the deep sea.
Gradually, as the vessel plunged deeper, the surrounding waters turned pitch black.
The darkness of the abyss made it nearly impossible to see anything with the naked eye.
Boom!
Suddenly, the descending warship came to an abrupt halt.
Wooo! Wooo! Wooo!
Immediately, the Sea Lions and Sea Kings tethered to tow the warship let out a series of eerie and strained cries.
"What's going on?!"
The sudden stop startled Bellumebo and Koby, both of whom were diving this deep for the first time.
After all, in such an extreme environment, any malfunction could lead to disaster—lack of oxygen, and the crushing pressure of the deep sea could spell doom.
"There's something blocking the path below," Bai Yu said calmly, standing at the ship's bow and peering downward.
Hearing this, everyone rushed forward, imitating Bai Yu and looking down below the hull.
The next second, their faces changed dramatically.
From the pitch-black depths, a pair of massive glowing eyes suddenly emerged, flickering like two enormous lanterns in the void.
Eyes of a Deep Sea King!
Judging from their sheer size alone, the creature must be unimaginably massive!
Fwoosh!
At this moment, Bellumebo made a critical mistake.
Due to his inexperience and the inability to see the creature clearly, he subconsciously fired a signal flare.
The flare soared upward, and with a pop, it exploded into a burst of brilliant white light.
The sudden illumination brightened the surrounding darkness instantly.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Smoker roared, glaring at Bellumebo.
Bai Yu sighed and slapped his forehead.
The eyes of these abyssal creatures had long adapted to pitch-black surroundings—sudden intense light would agitate them without question.
ROOAR!
WOOOO!
BOOM...!
As expected, the moment the flare went off, the once calm waters began to churn violently.
All around them, the roars of deep-sea beasts echoed.
In the blink of an eye, two massive Sea Kings of different shapes emerged, surrounding the warship from front and rear.
"Don't let them get close!"
"I'll leave it to you," Bai Yu ordered quickly, glancing at Smoker.
"Got it."
Smoker nodded firmly.
Fwoosh! Fwoosh!
The next instant, both leapt out at incredible speed, rushing toward their respective targets—the creatures looming before and behind the vessel.
At the front, Bai Yu faced a serpent-like Sea King.
At the rear, Smoker confronted a bloated, fish-shaped Sea King.
Since they were now outside the ship's membrane shield, both immediately wrapped themselves in special soap bubbles.
These soap bubbles, similar to those used on Fishman Island, granted temporary protection from water pressure and allowed limited oxygen intake, just like the ship's coating.
Swoosh!
Bai Yu stepped off into the water using Geppo (Moonwalk), sprinting across the deep-sea void toward the serpent.
Hiss—! Hiss—!
Sensing the approaching threat, the serpent let out a hiss and lunged, jaws wide, attempting to swallow Bai Yu whole.
But Bai Yu's eyes sharpened instantly.
He drew Sakuragi in one swift motion.
The blade shimmered, humming faintly with power.
Raising Sakuragi high, Bai Yu slashed downward.
"Azure Dragon Slash!"
From the blade surged a half-moon-shaped slash, radiating pale blue-white flames—the essence of his Azure Dragon Sword Intent.
The slash was incredibly fast, and in a blink, it collided with the serpent's massive head.
Slash!
Tear—!
In one clean blow, the creature's armored skull was cleaved open. The blade's devastating power tore through flesh and bone, continuing down the length of its body until it emerged out the tail end.
The serpent Sea King was dead before it hit the seafloor, its corpse severed in two.
Bloop—bloop—bloop...
Bai Yu recreated a fresh soap bubble to cover himself. The previous one had been shredded by the force of his attack.
Fighting in the deep sea was proving more restrictive than anticipated.
He turned to check on Smoker's status.
Smoker, being a Devil Fruit user, was naturally disadvantaged under the sea. Even though he was using his Logia-type Smoke powers, their effectiveness was greatly diminished underwater.
Still, with his experience and physical skill, Smoker held his ground.
Bai Yu could tell it wouldn't be long before the other Sea King was subdued.
Shifting his gaze, Bai Yu looked deeper.
He hadn't forgotten—there was a third Sea King below.
Sure enough, from the murky abyss swam forth a gigantic silhouette.
Under the lingering glow of the signal flare, Bai Yu saw it clearly—it was the giant octopus Sea King once seen in the waters around Fishman Island!
With its enormous body, it rocketed toward the warship like a living torpedo.
If it made contact, the entire vessel would be shattered in an instant.
"Foolish creature."
Bai Yu narrowed his eyes and scoffed.
Hum!
Channeling the purest form of his Azure Dragon Sword Intent, Bai Yu poured power into Sakuragi.
The sword gleamed with an ever-brightening pale blue-white glow, pulsing like a living flame.
In the oppressive dark, its brilliance stood out vividly.
"Azure Dragon: Ultimate—Ten Thousand Whirlwinds!"
In one slash, Bai Yu unleashed a blinding storm of energy.
Boom—!!
Thousands of compressed sword beams exploded from Sakuragi, coalescing into a swirling river of light blades, twisting through the water like a roaring vortex.
The Octopus Sea King, reacting to the attack, extended one massive curling tentacle, aiming to crush the incoming energy storm.
But it was too late.
BOOOOM!!!
The river of blades collided with the tentacle and detonated in a massive burst, filling the deep with shockwaves.
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