Lightning streaked through the sky, trailing arcs of electricity.
At that very moment, the enormous thundercloud over Ohara behind them suddenly roared, countless bolts of lightning flashing through it.
With a clap of thunder, torrential rain came pouring down.
Boom!
Lightning snaked outward, reflected in everyone's eyes.
"Fist Bone, Shockwave!"
Suddenly, a deep, commanding voice rang through the air again.
The Marines looked up. At the leading edge of the lightning, where it turned ninety degrees and plunged downward, a figure appeared. He drew back his arm and clenched his fist, gathering strength as lightning crawled behind him like twisted branches.
Crackle!
Black-red lightning suddenly sprang forth, coiling around his right fist.
For a fleeting instant, the entire sky seemed to take on his colors.
Then he threw his punch.
Voom!
Winding black-red lightning plunged down, slamming into the sea with unimaginable, unstoppable force, impossibly sharp and utterly wild.
Boom!
The entire sea exploded. The water across thousands of meters suddenly caved inward, black-red lightning racing across its surface as dark fissures appeared.
From a distance, it looked as though a single punch had cracked the sea apart.
What a breathtaking sight!
What a breathtaking sight!!
But the aftermath of that punch was far from over. The churning seawater surged skyward with even greater fury, forming a wave hundreds of meters high.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"Turn the ship around! Get out of the way!"
"Vice Admiral Xia Le's punch created a tsunami!"
"We're dead!!"
Terrified screams filled the air.
Throughout the Navy, the rank-and-file Marines' awe and fear of Xia Le came from the depths of their souls.
Now, this sight made them feel as though they were looking at a god.
Suddenly, another voice carried clearly through the waves.
"Ice Age."
A bone-chilling cold radiated outward. The rolling water