On the deck, Dawn's string of actions had seemed to take a long time, but they had actually happened in an instant.
Pique had already fired a bolt from his hand crossbow at Dawn's head the moment Dawn killed the last pirate.
Then Pique charged after the arrow, gripping a sword in each hand as he rushed at Dawn.
Seeing that the pirates around them had been almost completely wiped out by the Marine ambush, Dawn yawned. Facing Pique's all-out slash, he neither dodged nor evaded, simply swinging his arm forward and copying Ichigo's coolest move from Bleach.
"Moonless Night."
The battle had come quickly and ended quickly. Dawn had fought for less than ten minutes, but the cleanup had taken most of the day.
Still, thanks to the nighttime attack, everyone had the rare chance to sleep in before continuing their voyage.
Dawn truly did not take the pirate ambush from yesterday seriously.
They had thought their plan flawless, but the Marines had roamed the seas for so many years. How could they possibly fail to guard against attacks at night?
There were many kinds of fish in the sea that improved night vision.
Marine Headquarters frequently served such food. Even on nights when clouds covered the moon, the Marines on patrol could see far better in the darkness than those pirates imagined.
Not to mention powerful men like Garp and Dawn, who had awakened Observation Haki. Their sensitivity to their surroundings let them sense the pirates' malice and killing intent from far away.
Even ordinary Marine soldiers were disciplined elites who obeyed orders without question. They never changed out of their clothes before sleeping at night, nor did they sleep too deeply, all to guard against nighttime attacks.
But thinking of how little "experience" Ouroboros had gained yesterday,