Who is the true overlord of the sea?
The countless pirates drifting across the ocean, plundering in all directions, searching for treasure, feasting and drinking heartily, have become one of the mainstream professions?
Or perhaps the Navy, backed by the World Government, selecting elite members from the force occupying half the ocean?
Or is it the Revolutionary Army, now opposing the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, waging revolution in allied nations, dedicated to freeing slaves, and refusing to pay the Celestial Tribute?
Yes, and no.
These represent humanity...
Giants and fishmen alike can be considered human.
But the ocean is not entirely dominated by humans.
The existence under the sea remains an unexplored domain for humans, even fishmen who long for land reside in the Dragon Palace ten thousand meters under the sea, which is still the 'undersea land'.
The true beings living under the sea and roaming freely are the gigantic Sea Kings with substantial intelligence!
These beings are the true overlords of the sea!
Now that these sea overlords have appeared, turning the ocean black, both the Navy and pirates are trapped in the coastal waters of the islands, with no escape.
"This is not scientific!"
Vegapunk, also taking refuge on the Death Star, observed this ship with interest — a technology created by a twelve-year-old girl that can sail smoothly in the ocean regardless of any storm; of course, it is a good technology.
But before officially touring it, he was stunned to see a massive number of Sea Kings.
"Sea Kings prefer residing in the Calm Belt. Without wind, there's no climate, making it the calmest and most temperate sea region, as Sea Kings are living beings too; they prefer comfortable areas."
"There aren't many Sea Kings around Egghead's waters, which were cleared of Sea Beasts a long time ago, and it's a shallow sea area, incapable of harboring a large population of Sea Kings. Farther away, the climate is more volatile, making it even less likely!"
Even if some Sea Kings mistakenly reside here, their numbers shouldn't be too large. Now this... is like a Sea King stronghold comparable to the Calm Belt!
"It's not scientific!"
Renedia shouted: "But it's very Sage! That's something beyond scientific comprehension!"
Thinking about the reason?
It's useless. Better to think about how to solve the current problem.
Once these Sea Kings get close, even the sturdiest ship will eventually end up destroyed.
Among them, maybe the staff can survive, but going back this way... how is it any different from a defeat?
As for fighting...
No one fears the Sea Kings, but with such a scale, even if they exhaust all their strength, they may still not finish the battle.
They aren't aiming for any strategic victory; it's clearly just for pure destruction, making it impossible to predict their actions with common logic.
As for the Supreme King...
The cyan-white light flickered in Lily's eyes, and as her Supreme King spread out in front, indeed, some Sea Kings were frightened, but more were provoked into a fierce frenzy, exposing the bizarre but fishlike heads and roaring at Lily's Black Ship.
They came even faster.
"No way..."
Lily looked at Renedia, "What about a high-altitude retreat?"
Renedia covered her eyes with the goggles on her forehead, looked at the distance, and shook her head: "No way, with this distance, a jet-propelled attempt will only land us at the center of the Sea Kings. As for the Moon Step..."
"Not really feasible."
Marika said: "We can't determine how long the Sea Kings are, and they seem to have a jumping ability. If they jump out of the sea and attack, it'll be harder to counterattack in the air than on a landing spot."
Fighting a dozen or so would be alright, but fighting so many, no one can guarantee they will emerge unscathed from the encirclement of these Sea Kings.
Among them, the only one capable of flying appears to be Sage.
"Then there's no way."
Renedia shrugged, aiming all the hover exoskeletons of the Infinite Energy State at the front, "Let's just shoot a bit and see, hahahaha!"
"You guys..."
Vegapunk curiously said: "Why don't I see any worry, with this many Sea Kings, they're enough to wipe us out..."
Along the coast isn't just the Death Star; there's also an exceptionally large ship.
The Giants are here too, and the Straw Hat Pirates seem to be mingling with them...
Are these Giant reinforcements?
"The legend of the Sun God?" Vegapunk murmured.
But even though the Giants are here, they're as if facing a formidable enemy, each one vigilant.
Only the Disaster Pirates lack any sign of caution, treating it all like amusement.
Or rather, the leaders of the Disaster Pirates.
These guys seem as if they're on a picnic.
"There's nothing to worry about."
Hawkins put away his Tarot Cards, "I've already performed divination; this time our operation has a 99% success rate, and the successful retreat without a scratch is the same."
Urouge nodded, "That's right, while encountering an enemy without fighting isn't commendable, dealing with so many Sea Kings, it's an undeniable fact that we can hardly handle them all. There are always matters beyond our capacity, but now isn't the time for us to make a noble sacrifice, after all..."
Crash!
Several Sea Kings emerged once more near the Death Star, their open mouths large enough to engulf it, but just as they began attacking, the sky flashed.
Boom!
Several large thunderbolts struck down, electrocuting these Sea Kings and causing them to tumble on the sea surface, splashing water.
Gin continued Urouge's thought, stating gravely: "After all, we have Master Sage."
Bam!
With that, an object was tossed onto the deck.
The unmoving Kuma now lay on the deck, showing no signs of movement.
"This is really troublesome."
Sage approached the Death Star riding on a cloud, glanced at the shattered Egghead, then at Vegapunk and several avatars on the ship, "Is there anything precious worth researching? If not, we're leaving."
Seeing Sage's arrival, the others smiled.
No matter how many Sea Kings there are, what does it matter?
They believe Sage can take them out safely.
With his strength, even a casual throw could get them out, although surprised by so many Sea Kings, withdrawing is too simple.
"There... there's nothing more important, what was needed has been obtained." Vegapunk thought for a moment and said.
"Alright, as for the research facility issue, don't worry, everything provided by the World Government, I can provide, and even in a day, I could replicate a similar research facility for you." Sage said.
Establishing a research facility is good, another infrastructure project.
Replicating it quickly isn't hard for him; he has Jean Bart and Big Mom's construction crew.
Most of them have abilities related to sweets, the creations from these abilities are excellent, with some even harder than steel, easily shaped and can serve as a temporary research facility if needed.
Just like when Caesar was taken by Big Mom, a new research facility was created using sweets.
"Oh! So that's the Disaster!"
Sage's appearance aroused voices from the huge ship across.
A Giant wielding a Long Sword, wearing a helmet, with a long beard, standing over twenty meters, laughed villainously: "Kyahahaha! I heard there are juniors in your Pirate crew!"
A Giant holding a big ax laughed heartily: "Ha ha ha ha! Seems like the new Giant Warrior Pirates! We're not dead yet!"
"Hmm?"
Sage turned to look, showing a hint of surprise, "Nice aura... Giants? It's rare to find two impressive Haki users among your race."
"Kyahahaha! Great eye, I'm the captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates, Dorry!"
"Ha ha ha ha! I'm also the captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates, Brogy!"
The two Giants laughed heartily.
Sage was taken aback, "Cyan and Red Ghosts?"
They came out of Little Garden?
This level of Haki intensity...
So, how did Mr. 3 win back then?