A long time passed. Water droplets still fell from the sky, and the weather gradually cleared, but no one's nerves had settled.
The terrifying pressure slowly faded, and the waves calmed. Many people had been swept into the sea by the towering waves.
The pirates' ships had already suffered some damage. Though they were some distance away, the waves still reached them, capsizing two ships.
Fortunately, none of the civilians' boats had capsized. Some people clung to whatever they could aboard their boats and watched the aftermath of the battle subside, still shaken.
"I didn't expect their fight to produce such terrifying force. What a surprise." Blackbeard's grin had gone stiff. Everyone aboard the Blackbeard Pirates' enormous raft was soaked, water still dripping from their hair. They looked toward where Wuli and Shiryu of the Rain had been fighting. The Marine warship was gone.
The Marine warship on which Wuli and Shiryu of the Rain had fought had broken apart. Its wreckage floated on the sea, and everyone who had been aboard was in the water.
The Marine Vice Admirals and sailors had all fallen into the sea. Catarina Devon, who had been fighting Onigumo, was stunned too. Even she thought the clash between those two had been excessive. Lafitte hovered overhead on his wings.
Once the Marines in the water had boarded the other warships, Hōshō searched for Wuli. To his dismay, he found no sign of him.
"Where's Colonel Wuli?" Shu soon noticed Wuli was missing too, and anxiety gripped him. Had the tsunami swept him away? The surrounding ships had been scattered; it was entirely possible the current had carried Wuli off.
Meanwhile, aboard the enormous raft...
A figure suddenly leaped onto the Blackbeard Pirates' raft. Blackbeard and the others turned to see Shiryu of the Rain,