Rumble!
After a brief pause, the collapsed seawater surged violently back, raising a towering tsunami a hundred meters high.
The raging waves carried countless wood splinters, scraps of iron, and pirates, swallowing the entire stretch of sea.
"Aah!"
The pirates' screams were instantly drowned out by the tsunami's roar.
Gales howled and massive waves churned, turning the entire stretch of sea into a wreckage-strewn ruin.
The Fearless rocked violently at the tsunami's edge, while Ryan and Bakel clung tightly to the railing.
"Everyone, hold on!"
"Keep the helm steady!" Ryan shouted orders.
"This is practically a natural disaster..." Bakel swallowed as he watched the hundred-meter-high waves.
Kuina stood in the center of the deck, her legs planted as firmly as tree roots. Wado Ichimonji was already sheathed, but her hand still rested on its hilt.
"That strike of the commander's has gone beyond the scope of ordinary Rokushiki," Kuina said quietly.
"This is his power," Masha said softly from the cabin entrance, watching the sea gradually settle.
A few minutes later, the tsunami finally subsided, leaving vast expanses of wreckage and planks floating on the surface.
The once-imposing Four Emperors' allied fleet of fifty ships had now vanished completely, leaving only countless pieces of wreckage bobbing on the water.
Lorne stood on a floating piece of broken timber, dragging Smoothie with his right hand. She had returned to her original form and was covered in blood.
He pushed off with his foot, leaped lightly into the air, and landed steadily on the Fearless's deck.
Thud.
He casually tossed the grievously wounded, unconscious Smoothie onto the deck with a dull thud.
"Ryan, lock her up with Seastone chains," Lorne ordered, brushing the wood splinters from his hands.
"Yes, sir!" Ryan immediately led his men forward and bound Smoothie tightly with thick