One Piece: Devour Fruit — Main Story Arc: Surprise? [Happy Lantern Festival~] Sweet Sea.
This was the outer sea surrounding Whole Cake Island.
At night, as the temperature dropped, the sea surface froze. During the day, sunlight caused it to melt through convection. It was quite a remarkable sight.
And within this pitch-black Sweet Sea, a slaughter was underway.
The abilities released by dying lives gathered toward Ouroboros. Though Dawn had not joined the ants' game—
after Shiryu of the Rain had slaughtered them for some time, Dawn unexpectedly discovered that the energy these ants provided was nearly on par with that of small Sea Kings.
Yet their size and numbers were worlds apart. So Dawn and Ouroboros joined the slaughter as well. The man and snake killed far faster than Shiryu of the Rain.
Cracks spread across the ice beneath his feet. Shiryu of the Rain charged into the ant swarm with a bloodthirsty smile, and the frenzied ants fell in swathes like wheat before a farmer's scythe.
Foul-smelling blood continuously flowed from the ants' severed limbs. The Armament Haki coating Rain did not merely strengthen the weapon; it also protected the blade itself.
Liquid from Sea Ants the size of calves splattered across Shiryu of the Rain's body. Rain repeatedly slashed through the air in his hand, lopping off the heads of nearby Sea Ants. From time to time, sword energy swept out, slaughtering the ant swarms gathering around him.
As the three slaughtered without restraint, the Sea Ants finally began to flee after suffering devastating losses.
The mountain-like piles of their companions' corpses made them tremble. The numbers they had always taken pride in were utterly useless before such powerful enemies.
They were vicious by nature, but not without intelligence. After making their judgment, they chose to