Xin Luo could already make out Enies Lobby. The devastation on the island meant nothing to him. What mattered was that those people were still there!
"Speed up! All forces, get ready! Close the Gate of Justice the moment we pass through!"
Just as Zoro had predicted, the Steel Warships accelerated at the command, charging ahead at an unbelievable speed. One after another, they passed through the Gate of Justice.
But then a terrifying current surging back toward them trapped them in place. No matter how hard the warships accelerated, they could not move an inch farther!
A few warships at the rear of the main force had trouble with their sails and lost their heading. They swung sideways, and the current immediately overturned them, smashing them to pieces against the Gate of Justice!
One even crashed into an allied ship coming straight toward it. Both were riding the current and could only move forward, not back. They collided helplessly and erupted into twin bursts of flame!
At the sight, Xin Luo decisively ordered the Gate of Justice closed, leaving the fleet behind to fend for itself.
Whether by design or by accident, his strongest subordinates were all shut on the other side of the gate.
Whoosh!
A gentle breeze blew past. The terrifying current died away in an instant, leaving the sea calm as though nothing had happened.
The Port of Enies Lobby was only a hundred meters away. Xin Luo ordered every ship to pick up speed again and head straight for it. Meanwhile, aboard the sailboat the Galley-La Company had left off Enies Lobby, Tony and the Straw Hat Pirates had finally gotten their chance.
The calm was only temporary. So much seawater had rushed through the Gate of Justice, and now its flow had been cut