New World, Hanasu Island waters.
On the deck of the warship, Sephiroth held a telescope in his right hand. As he surveyed the island's coastline, he said to Frank beside him:
"Hit them hard!
Especially those buildings... Don't worry about wasting shells. It's not like you're paying for them."
"Yes!"
Frank nodded, pulled out a communications Den Den Mushi from his pocket, and connected it to the warship's broadcast Den Den Mushi.
"Increase firepower and destroy every building in sight..."
In truth, Sephiroth was doing this purely to disgust the Beasts Pirates...
Even if he killed every pirate on the island, given the scale of the Beasts Pirates, it would not take long for them to organize more manpower and resume the island's industrial production!
After the warship launched several rounds of bombardment, five large sailing ships flying the Beasts Pirates' flag rounded the other side of Hanasu Island.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
As the hundreds of cannons aboard the five large sailing ships fired in unison, shells tore through the sky, all aimed directly at Sephiroth's warship.
Under such terrifying firepower suppression, without an effective countermeasure, a single volley would be enough to blast the warship to pieces and send it to the bottom of the sea.
Seeing this, Sephiroth immediately used Observation Haki at full power to foresee the future.
In an instant, he saw the warship being sunk. Using that vision, he calculated in reverse and determined how much force he needed to use.
In a flash, Sephiroth had already made up his mind. A pair of Black Wings spread from his back as he shot into the air.
His left hand went directly to the hilt of Netherflame.
Flame Wall!
As the Nether Flame Blade left its sheath, its blade instantly underwent elementalization, becoming a long saber