Sakiri was using [Abdul's Fire Control Art]!
And his [Abdul's Fire Control Art] had reached Lv4!
Arthur, who also possessed Lv4 [Abdul's Fire Control Art], easily confirmed it through the [General Puppet]'s Entry Rank "Storm" perception.
In fact, Arthur had already suspected as much when the first mate, Bluebeard, ignited his flames.
Still, cautious as he was, Arthur did not let knowing his enemy make him careless.
He liked keeping trump cards hidden.
What about Sakiri, the man known as a "Dokiman Island Devil"?
He probably had a trump card or two tucked away as well, right?
Otherwise...
Surely he had not survived this long on luck alone?
As the thought crossed Arthur's mind, he raised a hand toward the incoming flames-
The storm rose again!
This time, the four ruined ships were shredded completely.
Splintered wood and twisted metal formed a shield in front of Horton, one of Arthur's alternate identities.
Of course, most importantly, the gold coins, gold bars, and other gold aboard the four ships vanished without a trace into the storm.
Horton absorbed it all to replenish his energy.
The power of the [General Puppet] was beyond question.
Its Entry Rank "Storm" ability put it in a class of its own among Arthur's forces.
Even Arthur fell slightly short of it in conventional combat.
But its energy consumption was immense as well.
The seemingly effortless battle just now had consumed a third of the [General Puppet]'s energy, and a full recharge required 6,000 gold coins or 60 consecutive days of bathing in moonlight.
In other words, that brief battle had already cost Arthur 2,000 gold coins.
Normally, that would have left Arthur aching over the expense for quite a while.
But things were different now!
It was not that the [General Puppet] had become significantly more