"Death Lion's Song!"
Kuina instantly became a streak of cherry-red light, charging straight toward the enormous tail fin.
Swish!
There was no earth-shattering crash, only an exceedingly faint slicing sound.
The cherry-red blade light traced a perfect arc through the night, instantly piercing the tail fin and passing through the crocodile leader's massive body.
Kuina landed steadily on the bow of the Fearless, slowly sliding Wado Ichimonji back into its sheath.
Click.
The crisp sound of the blade being sheathed rang out.
Boom!
The crocodile leader's enormous, hundred-meter-long body split cleanly in two from head to tail.
Blood gushed out like a waterfall, staining the surrounding seawater scarlet.
The massive corpse fell limply into the sea, raising towering waves that pushed the Fearless into the distance.
Silence.
At that moment, it seemed that only the sound of waves remained across the entire stretch of sea.
The sea beasts that had been surrounding and attacking them stared at their leader's bisected body, extreme terror filling every one of their enormous eyes.
They let out mournful cries, turned around, and swam frantically into the depths, vanishing without a trace within moments.
"We did it..."
Watching this, Ryan sank onto the deck as though all his strength had drained away, a smile appearing on his face.
Bakel also breathed a sigh of relief, lying straight down on the soaking deck and bursting into laughter.
"You really pulled it off, Kuina!"
The Marines erupted into deafening cheers, and quite a few even wept with joy.
They had survived, and on the brink of death, every one of them felt that their Haki and Rokushiki had improved considerably.
In the lower hold, Smoothie and Jack exchanged a glance, each seeing deep wariness in the other's eyes.
"This woman... if she survives, she'll definitely become a