Waves tore across the sea, and the Fearless pitched violently in the storm.
Ryan clung tightly to a rope and shouted to Lorne at the bow, "Captain, the wind and waves are too strong! Our speed has already reached its limit!"
Lorne stood firmly at the bow, letting the fierce wind whip his short black hair, his expression calm.
"Don't slow down. Keep going at full speed." Lorne watched the roiling thunderclouds in the distance, his voice steady. "The show at Marineford has already begun. We can't be late."
Kuina drew Wado Ichimonji halfway from its sheath and watched the faint flashes of lightning in the sky.
"Captain, the Haki fluctuations ahead are extremely chaotic. Whitebeard and the others must have started fighting already." Kuina held her sword's hilt, battle spirit kindling in her eyes.
"They were bound to fight sooner or later." Bakel steadied himself and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "But are we really going to charge straight into the middle of those monsters' battlefield?"
Carrot held a carrot, her ears twitching, looking a little nervous.
"Lorne, there are a lot of scary people there, right? Can we beat them?" Carrot asked quietly.
Lorne patted Carrot's head and gave a confident smile.
"Don't worry, Carrot. On this sea, the person who can make me back down hasn't been born yet," Lorne said.
"But those are three of the Four Emperors." Ryan looked at the nautical chart with some concern. "And Marine Headquarters has assembled all its elite forces. Once we get caught up in it, we'll face attacks from both sides."
Lorne sneered and turned to look at his subordinates.
"Attacks from both sides? Right now, they'd love nothing more than to tear each other apart. They have no energy to spare for us." Lorne waved