The Golden Great Lantern Explodes

"From now on, don't interfere with my hunt, Whitebeard..."

Yaen spoke in a cold tone as he rapidly darted toward the Pure Gold Lanternfish, which was frantically destroying the ice layer below.

"Who does that bastard think he is? How dare he speak like that?"

"What an asshole..."

"What a boast! Does he really think he can deal with that gigantic creature?"

Just as the many members of the Whitebeard Pirates voiced their displeasure at Yaen's contemptuous attitude, Yaen, who was rapidly closing in on the Pure Gold Lanternfish, raised his left hand. A crystal-clear ice spear formed...

"I've wanted to try one of Kuzan's techniques for a long time..."

Yaen muttered those words before abruptly hurling the ice spear in his hand at the Pure Gold Lanternfish.

"Whoosh!"

The chill tore through the sky!

When the ice spear struck the Pure Gold Lanternfish, it showed no sign of piercing through. Instead, everything rapidly froze outward from the point of contact. In an instant, a gigantic ice flower bloomed on the Pure Gold Lanternfish's body.

"Euugh!!!"

The Pure Gold Lanternfish let out a strange, anguished shriek. As its enormous body struggled and twisted, the ice flower that had bloomed on its body fell away, taking with it a huge chunk of its frozen flesh.

The sight abruptly silenced the members of the Whitebeard Pirates who had still been voicing their displeasure at Yaen's attitude.

The attack... had actually worked?!

Previously, that guy had frozen the Pure Gold Lanternfish's entire body, but when the Pure Gold Lanternfish broke free again, it had been virtually unharmed. There had been no way to truly freeze its body completely.

However, this was merely the beginning for Yaen—and for the Pure Gold Lanternfish, it was nothing more than a minor, painless wound.

"Boom!"

Noticing