Uchiha Hiko remained utterly calm, as though that mountain-sized body was nothing more than a cake he could swallow in one bite. The enormous dark shadow brought him no psychological pressure whatsoever.
"Hey, hey! You're joking, right?" Luo watched the dark shadow charge toward them, pursing his lips. "We're underwater. Can we really fight that thing?"
"Hmph!" Jinbe snorted, rolled up his sleeves, and strode to the edge of the ship's coating. He carefully leaned out without damaging it, then slowly entered the sea.
Whoosh!
The moment he entered the water, Jinbe shot forward like a cannonball, fiercely blasting toward the massive dark shadow. In the dim depths, the airflow stirred rings of ripples, while the impact force trailing behind Jinbe surged forth.
"Impressive!" Luo praised as he watched the whirlpools, then turned and headed for the cabin. "I'll go get Urouge to come watch the show!"
A crooked smile rose on Hiko's lips. With Jinbe's strength, how much time could fighting a Sea Beast of this level possibly waste? By the time Luo came back out, Jinbe would probably already be back.
The dark shadow within the deep-sea trench finally revealed its true form. It was one of the giant Sea Beasts, the Bald Sea Monster. In the original story, it had been brutally beaten by the Kraken at Fishman Island Plaza, then briefly went wild and showed off after taking drugs, only to be instantly defeated by Jinbe again.
And now, when it came looking for trouble with Hiko and the others, the one teaching it a lesson was Jinbe once more.
What an arrangement of fate! Hiko mockingly quipped to himself.
The Bald Sea Monster saw a torrent of water spiraling toward it. In the darkness, it could not see clearly, but then its abdomen suddenly took