Ye Chen had guessed right. Whitebeard had made his move.
Waves surged, and towering walls of water drove the Death God forward. Wind roared past their ears, making the mast creak. The ship moved so fast it seemed to fly across the sea. Ye Chen hurriedly warned everyone, "Hold on tight! Don't fall overboard!"
"Ah... help!"
A gust swept Nami off her feet. Ye Chen leaped up and caught her around the waist.
Nami instinctively wrapped her arms around Ye Chen's neck. Her face had gone pale with fright, her pearl-white teeth chattering. Terror filled her eyes, and she clung to him so tightly he could barely breathe.
Ye Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly used Thousand-Pound Drop to land back on the deck, then tapped the tip of Nami's nose. "Be careful. If our navigator disappears, we'll be in real trouble."
Nami stuck out her tongue playfully. She liked hearing him say that. If the wind and waves hadn't been so fierce, she would have taken a moment to bask in it.
"Captain, look! There's a pirate ship ahead!"
A little while later, Zoro suddenly shouted from the top of the mast.
Ye Chen hurriedly jumped onto the mast and peered ahead. Sure enough, a pirate ship was sailing across the water. It was Luffy's ship. As the two vessels drew closer, the first person Ye Chen spotted was Sanji, standing at the bow.
They greeted one another, but there was no time to chat. Sanji and the others had come for the same reason as Ye Chen: to rescue someone.
Meanwhile, at Impel Down.
After Blackbeard had wreaked havoc in the Infinite Level, Magellan brought men to stop him. Blackbeard paid him no mind. Magellan and Chaton were powerless against him, and though they