It made sense that they could not fly out, because this entire stretch of sea had already been enveloped by Araki's ninjutsu.
In terms of Observation Haki alone, neither Moria nor Big Mom Charlotte Linlin came anywhere close to Araki, so they could not detect his movements at all.
The advantage of the sea combined with Water Release ninjutsu produced truly outstanding results. Even people like a Seven Warlord of the Sea and one of the Four Emperors, who could already be said to stand among the world's upper ranks, could not help but be somewhat at a loss in the face of such an assault.
Although the weakness of a Devil Fruit only took effect when more than half of one's body was submerged in seawater, the rain was falling harder and harder, and before long it had become a torrential downpour. Who knew whether a raindrop bigger than their bodies might come smashing down next?
So at this moment, Moria and Charlotte Linlin's thoughts were astonishingly aligned: they both had to escape this bizarre-weather region as quickly as possible.
But since he had at least cooperated with Moria once before, Araki did not completely ignore him. After the two of them followed his guidance and turned toward a route away from the Florian Triangle, Araki, transformed into Revolutionary Army leader Monkey D. Dragon, made his dazzling entrance.
Amid a gust of wild wind, a mysterious man in a dark green cloak appeared in front of the two of them.
"Gecko Moria..."
His voice was low, and his half-hidden face revealed only half a profile marked with a red shoeprint. "I am the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon."
Along with his words, violent winds and thunder began to surge at the same time, almost exactly matching the legendary