บท 105: Chapter 105: Clear Path Ahead, Fly Merry.
Southern sea area of Jaya Island,
"Southwest direction, 'Black Night' spotted!"
"Deep-sea divers, deploy to locate the 'Knock Up Stream'!"
With the two professional ships performing their respective duties, the exploration ship was responsible for detecting ocean currents, and the salvage ship was responsible for observing weather routes. The Golden Merry had the opportunity to meet the 'flying carpet' conditions at the right time and place.
"Reflection confirmed, large current spotted at 12 o'clock!"
"Large creature spotted at 8 o'clock, likely a Sea King!"
"Wave opposite to the current spotted at 10 o'clock, confirmed to be a whirlpool!"
As the information was relayed by the divers, the three ships quickly moved into action.
"Head towards 10 o'clock! Turn the rudder—"
"The whirlpool is a sign of the Knock Up Stream eruption, follow it!"
This is crazy.
For normal ships, whirlpools are something to avoid at all costs, right? Who would... or rather, who dares to steer their ship towards the center of a whirlpool?
"Hold steady! Let our two ships block the waves for you!"
"We hit the jackpot, a giant Knock Up Stream!"
The entire sea was filled with roaring waves. If viewed from the sky, a giant whirlpool with a diameter of hundreds... or even thousands of meters appeared on the sea surface, with turbulent water swirling rapidly towards the center.
Looking around, there were waves and even higher waves! The roaring seawater connected with the sky, as if trying to fill everything! In the face of this natural power, the Golden Merry was as insignificant as a withered leaf in the rapids, seemingly about to disappear in the surging currents at any moment.
"Brothers! This is as far as we can take you!" X2
As the whirlpool intensified, the two giant salvage and exploration ships had to turn their rudders and escape the current with all their might! Otherwise, it wouldn't just be the Golden Merry soaring into the sky, but three ships.
"Hahaha~~ Thanks!"
"Roman, full speed ahead towards the vortex!!"
Facing Luffy's laughing order, Roman took the helm and sped along the vortex's current!
"Aye, Captain."
"Ahhhh~~~ Stop, stop!! I want to go back~~~"
As the current carried the Going Merry into a wild acceleration, Usopp burst into tears! Forget the Knock Up Stream, this giant vortex alone could easily swallow a hundred Going Merrys...
"Give it up, Usopp."
Zoro, with his arms crossed, glanced at the long-nosed sniper beside him.
"We're already caught in the vortex, there's no escape."
"Hahahaha, that's right!"
Facing this natural force, Roman was also excited.
"It's too late to turn back now, comrades! Let's charge forward—straight to hell!"
"Ahhhh, I don't want to~~~"
As Chopper and Usopp hugged each other and cried, Nami, observing the Log Pose pointing to the sky, rubbed her forehead.
"You two... have you panicked so much that you forgot Roman can fly?"
?!
"Yeah, Roman can fly us all away..."
"But what about the Merry?"
Facing the recovered Chopper and Usopp, Roman steadied the helm and glided along the vortex's current.
"So we have to succeed in one go—?"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, the giant vortex on the sea surface disappeared! The entire sea returned to calm, but beneath the ship, a terrifying surge was brewing! But before that:
"Zehahaha!!!"
"Finally caught up with you, Straw Hat Luffy!"
"With your head worth 100 million as a gift, I can make a big move!"
The huge raft ship rapidly approached the Going Merry, making the distant ape and gorilla ships puzzled. "Are they friends?"
"They came all the way to the Knock Up Stream to see them off, what a strong friendship~~"
Blackbeard's crew: ...
"Hey, hey, hey, it's really Luffy and Zoro's wanted posters."
Usopp, holding a telescope, looked shocked at the images raised by the other side, "A hundred million and sixty million..."
"What about mine?" Sanji nervously patted Usopp's shoulder, "What's my bounty? How much—"
"Didn't see it."
...
Almost there.
If they got any closer, with the strength of Blackbeard's crew, they could easily use a boarding and beheading tactic... While everyone was still concerned about the bounties, Roman had already extended his hand towards Blackbeard's raft ship! The surging killing intent immediately caught the attention of Blackbeard's crews.
"Who is that guy?"
"Goodbye,"
As Roman clenched his fingers, a burst of light and heat erupted from the raft beneath the black mass!
Boom!!!
This wasn't just Mr. 5's explosive ability, but also the detonation of the ammunition depot triggered by Roman.
"Art is—"
Before Roman could finish his boast, the ocean beneath him suddenly 'spat out', and a giant water column, hundreds of meters in diameter, shot up into the sky! The Going Merry was immediately carried by the massive water flow, soaring upwards at a ninety-degree angle.
The massive water column was like a 'spear' in the hands of the sea god Poseidon, wild and untamed!
And the Going Merry was the dream ship sailing along this spear! If it were an ordinary water column, the ship wouldn't be able to ascend so closely, but this was the 'Knock Up Stream', and the ship's navigator was Nami.
"Raise the sails immediately!"
Facing the various creatures and broken ships thrown out by the Knock Up Stream, Nami fearlessly began to command.
"There's a current beneath our ship!"
"There's an 'updraft' behind us caused by the underwater eruption!"
"As long as it's wind and sea, I can handle it—"
"Then, let me help too."
As Roman crouched down and placed his hands on the deck, sheets of white paper flew out, wrapping around the Going Merry, allowing it to withstand this spectacular phenomenon. Nami also opened her book, "The Thief's Ultimate Art."
"Sandstorm, heed my command!"
Whoosh—
Crocodile's sandstorm skill appeared beneath the Going Merry, steadily lifting the ship upwards, upwards, continuing upwards!
Through the clouds, through the dark cumulonimbus clouds, through the sea of clouds like the ocean depths! Finally—
Splash!!
The flying ship broke through all obstacles, appearing above a 'sea of clouds'. With Roman's 'parachute' slowing it down, the ship landed steadily on the cloud layer, as if on a cotton candy-like surface. After a moment of stunned silence, the Straw Hat crew burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha~~~~"
"We're sailing above the clouds!"
"Amazing, we did it! Sky Island exists!!"
"Roman, why are you smiling so slyly?"
Facing Nami's question, Roman shrugged.
"Because I never thought I'd be so—"
"Crazy."
But, it's not bad.
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"Zehahaha, they haven't fallen down yet."
On a whole log in the ocean below, Blackbeard sat cross-legged, slapping his thigh and laughing.
"What a headache, it seems they escaped! Zehahaha~~~"
"I see,"
Doc Q, holding the horse beside him, nodded. "No wonder I kept feeling many other 'presences' on the ship. It wasn't the remnants of the pirates the captain killed, but the enemy tampering with our ship."
Everyone present was proficient in Haki. Normally, they could detect even the slightest tampering or presence on their ship, but under the cover of the residual aura of numerous corpses...
"It seems I underestimated these youngsters,"
Blackbeard admitted his failure generously. "Now that I think about it, that 'Dellinger' was very suspicious. It might have been a creation of their Devil Fruit ability—we were deceived. Zehahaha~~~"
"You still have time to talk nonsense? The prey has escaped!"
The muscular Jesus Burgess didn't care about these intricacies.
"Captain, think of a way to catch up!"
"Zehahahaha, why the rush, Burgess? They haven't disappeared forever."
Blackbeard was quite relaxed.
"As long as we're on this 'Grand Line', we'll meet again someday!"
"That's right,"
The calm Van Augur nodded.
"In this world, as long as you want to, you'll meet."
"Fate is like the turning of gears..."
"Zehaha, am I right..."
"Hmph, really!"
"Cough cough..."
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