And unlike the inside of the Pure Gold Lanternfish, which had yet to suffer any obvious effects and remained calm and undisturbed,
outside the Pure Gold Lanternfish, the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Pure Gold Lanternfish had already reached an utterly heated stage.
The incredibly massive Pure Gold Lanternfish was covered in blood, occasionally counterattacking the annoying ants around it with crude and simple methods.
Even though the Pure Gold Lanternfish was terrifyingly huge, a casual sweep of its tail could easily shatter an entire mountain range.
However, with Whitebeard constantly using the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to restrict the Pure Gold Lanternfish's counterattacks, the damage it could inflict on the Whitebeard Pirates remained quite limited.
This made the Pure Gold Lanternfish grow exceptionally agitated, as though it were surrounded by a swarm of persistent mosquitoes that had already bitten it until its head was covered in bumps.
At last, after the two sides had remained locked in stalemate for some time, the Pure Gold Lanternfish's terrifying body began struggling violently once more. It easily shattered the ice covering the surface of the sea as if it were tofu, clearly intending to dive straight into the deep sea.
The Whitebeard Pirates' commanders noticed the Pure Gold Lanternfish's movements and threw everything they had into trying to stop its escape.
However, when dealing with an oversized creature of this caliber, ordinary methods were barely effective.
Its body was comparable in size to a large island, its scales were no less sturdy than the hardest alloys, and its flesh was tough enough to withstand the pressure tens of thousands of meters beneath the sea. Its stomach could even hold several islands while it swam freely through the ocean.
"Everyone, get out of the way!"
While roaring a warning to