"Rumble!"
A bolt of lightning flashed, briefly illuminating the gloomy sea.
Splash! Splash!
Rain driven by fierce winds kept falling onto the [Black Pearl]'s deep-blue energy shield.
An entire day had passed since the [Black Pearl] entered the Storm Sea!
Throughout that day, Dunn and the others had not had a moment to rest. Even Monet had remained constantly on guard.
Although Transcendent Intelligence allowed Monet to remain mentally alert, she was still a child, after all. At the end of the day, she was only a child, and her young body could hardly withstand such intense strain.
Fortunately, Annie's feeding over the past few months had made Monet considerably stronger. Otherwise, she probably would have given out long ago.
In the turbulent, wave-tossed Storm Sea, the ferocious storms that were exceedingly rare elsewhere were nothing out of the ordinary.
Not long after the [Black Pearl] sailed into these waters, she had the misfortune of encountering a colossal storm unlike any before or since.
Its ferocity far exceeded that of any storm Dunn had ever experienced.
Fortunately, however, thanks to the protection of the powerful [Wave-Breaking Charge] ability, the [Black Pearl] had suffered little damage and had merely consumed a few extra magic stones.
Now, standing firmly at the bow, Dunn gazed intently at the endless darkness of the sea ahead.
He remained in his transformed state, the faint red gleam clearly visible in his eyes proving that he had kept his Observation Haki active all along.
Suddenly, Dunn shuddered, his expression changing drastically as though he had seen something unbelievable.
He immediately shouted, "Black Pearl, take evasive action now!"
Although filled with confusion, Black Pearl, as an utterly loyal Homie, immediately carried out Dunn's evasive order without hesitation.
Dunn sounded so urgent that Black Pearl had to make a