"Alliance Leader!" Seeing Alliance Leader Uchiha Hikaru get struck by Blackbeard in an instant, the Uchiha Alliance members below all cried out in alarm.
"What are you doing? Don't let your guard down. On the battlefield, keep your attention on the enemy in front of you—don't get distracted!" Urouge scolded his subordinates as he led the alliance members in hit-and-run attacks against the Blackbeard Pirates. "Besides, who is the Alliance Leader? Would he be hit by an attack like that? Your concern is practically an insult to the Alliance Leader!"
After being rebuked, the alliance members were all deeply ashamed. Their blood boiled, and the tension of the fierce battle gradually faded. They followed their leaders and officers into battle, becoming increasingly nimble as they fought.
Yet even as Urouge shouted those words, he was terribly lacking in confidence. Blackbeard's strength was frighteningly powerful; if it had been anyone else, there was no telling whether they could have blocked that attack. He had only put on a stern face and bragged because he believed the Alliance Leader would be fine. After shouting it all out, though, his mouth went dry.
Boom!
A tremendous blast rang out in the sky. Threads of pale golden light pierced through the black tornado, growing brighter and brighter. The black mist that had blanketed half the sky was gradually penetrated by the light before exploding apart, forcibly blasted to pieces.
The massive golden giant spread its ten pairs of wings and swooped down at low altitude. Golden radiance surged around it, and waves of overwhelmingly powerful shockwaves swept outward. The sea roiled with towering waves.
"Haha! I told you the Alliance Leader would never be troubled by such a little attack!" Seeing that he had not been proven wrong, Urouge burst into excited laughter.
Hikaru,