"Enemy attack!" Perospero immediately shouted, and the pirate soldiers behind him promptly sounded the alarm. At once, shrill alarm bells rang across the sea.
"Woooo!"
The low yet piercing alarms rose and fell one after another. The pirates of the BIGMOM Pirates immediately entered combat readiness. Every pirate moved swiftly and in an orderly fashion, forming ranks and gripping their weapons as they stood on guard, without the slightest panic despite the sudden attack.
"Heh heh!" A voice chuckled as it descended from the sky. "Not bad! Such a quick response!"
Perospero's scalp went numb. He recognized that voice—it belonged to Uchiha Hiko. He had never expected that fiend to dare chase him here alone.
Perospero turned his head and saw Uchiha Hiko floating above the fleet, his entire body radiating surging crimson flames. Waves of heat continued to spread outward, and the entire fleet below felt the surrounding temperature rise sharply. A sense of dread welled up in everyone's hearts.
"Sage Art: Fire Style: Meteor Shower!"
Circles of radiance spread from Hiko's eyes, and faint tomoe-shaped lights flickered. Surging Chakra poured from his body, forming rolling heat waves before transforming into endlessly burning flames. A vast sea of fire came pouring down from the sky, as though the heavens themselves were raining fire.
"Block it! Block it!" Perospero grabbed a Den Den Mushi and immediately issued his orders at the top of his lungs.
They were out at sea. If the pirate ships were struck by the rain of fire and caught ablaze, never mind what would happen to Devil Fruit Users if they fell into the water—even being burned alive would be enough to finish them.
Countless cannons immediately swung toward the sky. While they could not hit Uchiha Hiko at such a height, they could bombard the