Bony-Sen nodded. A trace of soft yet resolute confidence showed on his handsome face. "Did they think I couldn't see through the Star Alliance's pincer tactic on two fronts? Hmph! Let me see just how formidable the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet is!"
The warships that received the order began surfacing one after another. Their original pincer tactic with the Navy had been disrupted; now, they could only rely on themselves.
As the warships rose higher and higher, the figure of the giant Sea King writhing painfully on the seabed grew smaller and smaller. Yet Bony-Sen remained standing by the rail, looking down at the colossal beast below, his heart filled with emotion.
If the negative emotions he had just unleashed had been inflicted on an ordinary person, the violent impact of dozens of emotions—rage, sorrow, melancholy, resentment, and more—would likely have caused them to break down and die from a cerebral hemorrhage long ago.
Yet after taking the powerful blow of his Devil Fruit ability, that giant Sea King had merely been injured and had not shown much sign of serious harm. Its sheer resilience left Bony-Sen astonished.
"If only I could control the power of such terrifying creatures." Bony-Sen silently said to himself, "Once that power is mastered, if thousands upon thousands of these apex creatures appeared before the world, destroying it would probably be effortless, wouldn't it?"
Suppressing his desire to control the giant Sea King's power, Bony-Sen raised his head and looked above. Light was gradually filtering down from overhead, showing that they were not far from the surface.
"Sir! We have received a report. A fleet is sailing toward us from outside the waters of Kerris Island. They will most likely arrive here in ten hours!"
"It should be the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet. They've come