Calm Belt

After locking onto their target, they handed navigation duties over to Hina.

As for Ye Tong, he went to start cleaning the warship.

However, before Ye Tong could get to it, the cleaning soldiers had already tidied everything up.

Sure enough, wherever he was, there was no need for cleaning soldiers. Otherwise, they were practically stealing his loot!

A week later, they arrived at the Calm Belt.

Looking at the cloudless sky and the utterly still sea,

Ye Tong stood on the deck, apparently lost in thought.

"Colonel Ye Tong, lunch is ready."

Hina carried a lunch box over to Ye Tong.

"Hina, are you a Devil Fruit user?"

After accepting the food, Ye Tong asked directly.

"Hina is a Devil Fruit user. Hina has the Paramecia Cage-Cage Fruit."

Hina answered directly.

"How is your ability development going now?"

Ye Tong asked as he ate.

"Not well. Hina only knows two moves right now: Feather Cage and Black Spear Formation."

"Hina is a little weak, isn't she?"

Hina spoke with some disappointment.

"You already know those two moves?"

In Ye Tong's memories, Hina seemed to have always used those two moves, along with some physical transformations in battle.

"You have the Cage-Cage Fruit, so why not consider whether you can cage other things as well?"

"For example, caging someone else's abilities."

"For example, caging space."

Ye Tong spoke slowly.

Hearing Ye Tong's words, Hina froze.

Ever since gaining her Devil Fruit, Hina had been researching how to develop it, but her personality had always been somewhat airheaded.

She had never thought of such things.

But Ye Tong's words had now directly awakened her.

In theory, her Cage-Cage Fruit should be able to cage anything.

As long as she worked hard to develop it in that direction, it should be possible.

"Splash, splash..."

Just then, a bird-headed, snake-bodied Sea King suddenly appeared at the bow of the ship.

"Helmsman, turn right immediately, then accelerate!"

"Everyone, pay attention! Do not attack the Sea King. Attacking a Sea King here will draw even stronger creatures..."

"Colonel Ye Tong..."

Just as Hina was making arrangements, she suddenly discovered that Ye Tong had already stepped into the air with Geppo and flown out.

"Hello!"

"Cross Slash!"

After saying that, Ye Tong instantly unleashed his Two-Sword Style: Waterwheel Cross Slash.

"Pfft!"

A spray of blood burst wildly from the Sea King's body.

"Everyone, prepare for cannon fire..."

"Hina, lead the ship onward. I'll catch up on my own."

Before Hina could give any orders, Ye Tong shouted loudly.

"Hina understands!"

Hina was a Marine who strictly obeyed orders, and she immediately gave the command to move forward.

Once a Sea King's corpse appeared in the Calm Belt, more Sea Kings would soon arrive.

It might even attract those monstrous creatures.

If the warship remained here, it would draw their attacks.

These creatures might look lazy, but once stimulated by blood, their combat strength was no joke!

"Roar~~!"

With a cry, the bird-like Sea King launched a direct attack on Ye Tong.

"Still a little too weak. I can't even cut through this thing's defenses."

Looking at the blood before him, Ye Tong spoke helplessly.