April 25, Marine Calendar 1506.
Neptune finally realized the severity of the situation.
More and more Sea Kings, sea beasts, marine Danger Beasts, and aquatic magical beasts were gathering around Fish-Man Island.
The Neptune Army led by the Minister of the Right alone was finding it increasingly difficult to drive them away.
Left with no choice, he grabbed his golden trident and personally rode Hoie, the forty-meter-long "beloved whale," into battle.
It was somewhat effective. After all, he possessed combat power comparable to a Vice Admiral while underwater.
But once kilometer-class Sea Kings began appearing, he started to feel the pressure.
Fortunately, these Sea Kings had no intention of attacking Fish-Man Island. They merely swam back and forth nearby.
The problem lay with the "unruly" Danger Beasts and a small number of magical beasts.
They constantly tried to charge into Fish-Man Island itself.
Naturally, Neptune could not allow that.
He immediately led the Minister of the Right and the tens of thousands of Neptune Army soldiers already in formation to block them.
Then the appearance of the Nether Sea Dragon brought the battle to its first climax.
Though it was not particularly large, measuring only close to forty meters, it could unleash "endless" black lightning.
The underwater environment maximized the lightning's range of attack.
Only Neptune could engage it in close combat by relying on Armament Haki.
And when the Nether Sea Dragon created a violent, electrified whirlpool through rapid rotation,
Neptune found it extremely difficult to deal with.
Who would have thought that after creating one whirlpool, the Nether Sea Dragon would create a second? Neptune's spirits sank to rock bottom, while Hoie, the "beloved whale" beneath him, screamed repeatedly, covered in wounds.
Neptune had now truly witnessed the Nether Sea Dragon's power.
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