Elephant vs. Jie Jian
In the past, Akuta would have definitely circled the pirate ship and chosen a safe place to disembark.
But this time is different!
The Akuta is made for battle!
The Beasts Pirates?
That's exactly what I'm going to do!
After admiring the scenery of Wano Country, Akuta waved his hand in the direction of the Beasts Pirates' ship.
"Shadow Propeller, Sprint!"
The next moment, the shadow propeller behind the Akuta driftwood spun rapidly, cutting through the waves towards the direction of the Beasts Pirate Ship.
The port, the Beasts Pirate Ship.
It was already late, and most of the pirates had gone to rest, with only two remaining on the deck keeping watch.
The younger pirates took their night watch very seriously.
He stood ramrod straight, glancing at the sea every now and then, his hand always resting on the hilt of his sword.
The older pirates were noticeably lazier.
He was slumped in the pile of mooring ropes by the ship's side, his head resting on his arm, one leg dangling off the ground.
Seeing his companions constantly slacking off, the young pirate finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Hey, senior, shouldn't we be more serious? What if someone tries to ambush us?"
The old pirate didn't even lift his eyelids, and scoffed:
"New here, huh?"
The young pirate gave an awkward laugh.
"Yes, I just arrived last month."
"No wonder." The old pirate yawned lazily. "Listen to me, we are the Beasts Pirates. Who dares to ambush us?"
Seeing the old pirate's confident demeanor, the young pirate nodded as if he understood but not quite.
He hesitated for a moment, then slowly loosened his grip on the hilt of the knife, and his shoulders slumped.
"That's true. After all, we're the Beasts Pirates. Who would dare to ambush us?"
The old pirate gave a satisfied "hmm":
"Relax, keeping watch is just a formality..."
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a sharp whooshing sound came from the sea.
The young pirate looked up in confusion, only to see a huge black spear tearing through the night at incredible speed, hurtling towards their ship.
Boom!
The dark shadow pierced precisely into the middle of the ship's hull, tearing a hole in the deck.
The next moment, the black image seemed to come alive, growing wildly inwards along the gaping opening.
The hull immediately creaked and groaned, and the side planks cracked instantly!
In just a few breaths, a large hole was forced open in the previously intact deck, and seawater immediately rushed into the cabin through the breach.
The young pirate looked at the broken cabin and immediately looked up in the direction the dark figure had come from.
On the sea, a young man stood on a piece of driftwood, looking with satisfaction in the direction of the pirate ship.
Beside the man, the young pirate could also see tentacles similar to the black spear.
Clearly, the dark figure that broke through the ship's cabin was the young man from the sea!
"Enemy... Enemy attack! Someone's attacking!"
Realizing they were being attacked, the young pirate immediately shouted a warning.
However, it was clear that he no longer needed to remind her.
Because of that commotion, every single living pirate on the ship must have been woken up!
On the sea, Akuta looked with satisfaction at the cabin he had pierced through in an instant.
"Hmm, not bad, it seems my Shadow-Shadow Fruit development has indeed improved!"
Under normal circumstances, the Akuta would indeed not be able to penetrate such a large ship in one strike.
However, by condensing the shadow into the shape of a "drill" and spiraling inward when striking the ship's deck, the Akuta greatly reduced the difficulty of the shadow's advance.
Not only that, the Akuta further expanded the size of the "drill" during its advance, making it easier to break through the ship's deck.
What was originally just a small opening in the ship's deck was ripped open by the spinning shadow drill, which then twisted out a huge hole!
As seawater continued to pour in, the ship began to tilt.
At the same time, all the pirates who had been sleeping rushed out.
A two-meter-tall giant, adorned with two enormous ivory ornaments on his shoulders, burst out of the cabin.
"Who is it! Who has a death wish to attack our Beasts Pirates!"
Hearing the shouts, the young pirate on night watch immediately pointed at the Akuta on the sea and yelled:
"Lord Jack, it's him! He's the one who ambushed us!"
Jack looked in the direction he was pointing.
Under the moonlight, a figure stood on an inconspicuous piece of driftwood on the sea.
"You're the bastard!"
Jack roared.
He had only recently joined Kaido's crew and was under Kaido's orders to guard the pirate ship.
As a result, his ship was sunk just a few days after he arrived!
If Kaido finds out, how will Jack stay in the Beasts Pirates?
Enraged by this thought, Jack's muscles bulged, and he was about to rush forward and kill Akuta, that madman.
However, Jack's deputy grabbed his arm anxiously.
"Lord Jack, be careful! That's the sea over there. You're an ability user; you can't just go into the water!"
But who exactly is Jack?
Aside from Kaido and Hanazawa, the three calamities, he basically doesn't listen to anything anyone else says.
He abruptly shook off his deputy's hand, glaring at him and shouting:
"Who do you think I am? I'm Jack! Move the boat closer!"
"We can't get ashore, Lord Jack!" the second-in-command shouted anxiously. "The ship is sinking! Let's get ashore first!"
Seeing that the ship couldn't get close enough, Jack angrily slapped his second-in-command away.
Then, he slightly bent his knees, stomped his foot, and instantly flew into the air!
The previously intact deck exploded instantly, and the already tilting hull emitted a series of cracking sounds.
Jack used the force of the push to leap high into the air, his massive body expanding rapidly in mid-air.
Akuta tilted his head back, his pupils slightly contracting.
At first, he didn't recognize who was on the boat, but when he saw the other person transform into an elephant in the blink of an eye, he recognized them instantly.
This is the Mammoth Fruit, Ancient Species, Mammoth Form!
The person on the head is none other than Jack the Drought, one of the three future All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates!
"What's Jack doing here? Did he join Kaido that early?"
A hint of doubt arose in Akuta's mind.
But now was not the time to think, for Jack the Mammoth had already reached his head and was about to smash down on the Akuta with the force of a mountain crashing down.
"Moo!!!"
The roar of a mammoth came from above Akuta's head.
The enormous mammoth covered Akuta's entire head, completely blocking out the already limited moonlight.
The Akuta's Observation Haki swept swiftly across the surrounding sea surface.
Because Jack arrived too quickly, by the time Akuta reacted, he was already unable to leave the area using the Shadow Propeller.
Akuta looked up at the elephant above him and suddenly stretched out his hands.
"Since we can't avoid it, we'll just have to hold our own!"
"If I, the strongest roadside creature in history, can withstand the strongest roadside elephant in modern times, there's no reason I can't!"
"Come on, Jack! Let's see who's more of a roadside character!"