A foul-smelling gale mingled with icy rain as the crocodile's enormous maw, large enough to blot out the sky, came crashing down toward the Fearless's deck.
"Damn it, move!"
Ryan roared in the downpour, every muscle taut as he tried to squeeze out the last trace of Haki in his body.
Bakel's eyes were wide as well, and a piercing grinding of bones came from his body, tightly bound by tentacles.
"Get the hell off me!"
Bakel roared, Armament Haki instantly coating his arms as he tore apart the tentacles binding him through brute force. But the violent movement also reopened his wounds, sending blood gushing out with the rainwater.
"First squad, hold the left!"
"Second squad, coat your bullets with Haki and shoot its eyes!"
Under the pressure of life and death, the Marines erupted into an unprecedented frenzy, roaring with twisted faces.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A barrage of gunfire erupted in the storm. Bullets wrapped in faint Armament Haki struck the crocodile Sea King's eyelids, setting off a string of sparks.
"Roar!"
The crocodile Sea King cried out in pain. Its descending maw veered slightly, grazing the Fearless's mast as its bite missed and shearing the sturdy secondary mast off at its base.
The violent rush of air sent the Marines on deck staggering. The entire ship listed sharply to starboard, seawater pouring over the rail.
"Ryan, more sea beasts are coming from the right!"
Bakel wiped rainwater from his face and shouted a warning.
Three slightly smaller sea snakes seized the opportunity to slip past their defenses. They slithered along the tilted deck, baring their venomous fangs at the fallen Marines.
"Bastards!"
Ryan's eyes nearly split with rage. His steps left afterimages as he used Soru, instantly placing himself in front of a Marine at the front