Louis, his entire body flashing with a pale golden light, strolled along the edge of the Island Cloud. His eyes, combined with his Observation Haki, were firmly locked on the sailing ship that was rapidly moving away, pushed by the gale.
His body was tall and straight, his golden hair danced, his snow-white wings were spread high, and surrounded by the golden light, he appeared utterly divine. The golden figure manifested in the dim world, and as the light scattered, specks of fireflies gathered, illuminating the night sky.
Behind him, Yelena and Uta watched the pale golden light particles swirl around the Island Cloud like a tornado, both guessing what Louis was about to do. Their eyes widened in anticipation.
Even to Yelena and Uta, who were constantly by his side, Louis's strength was a puzzle worth exploring. Perhaps only the powerful Shanks and Beckman had a rough idea of the extent of Louis's power.
A hint of anticipation flashed in Yelena's red eyes. "Louis, just how strong are you..."
Beside her, Uta stared at the tall, golden figure, a strange light shimmering in her own eyes.
Far away, aboard the targeted Wind Granma, the crew members with Observation Haki felt the surrounding air become oppressive. Their bodies trembled instinctively as if being watched by a ferocious beast, and their hearts pounded. The faces of the crew, who felt like the sky was about to fall, turned pale, their lips trembling. They subconsciously looked around, trying to find the source of the danger.
On the deck, Dragon and the others watched what was happening in the distance, their brows slightly furrowed.
"Is this a warning? Or retaliation?" Dragon, his body hidden under a cloak and hood, muttered to himself.
Looking out, an unbelievable phenomenon suddenly occurred several nautical miles away. In the dim world, a golden light rose, illuminating the night sky. A brilliant river of stars descended from the ink-black clouds, then scattered in the wind. The dissipating particles of light swirled and spiraled, some vanishing into the dim sky, others sinking into the deep, dark sea.
The next moment, two new life signatures appeared within the Observation Haki of the Revolutionary leaders. Then, the wind and rain came to a standstill as an even more terrifying disaster brewed.
On the magnificent sea, giant waves churned back and forth, and the surface of the sea trembled as if in an earthquake.
BOOM—
Lightning flashed, and the storm in the sky re-ignited. Under an indescribable force, it connected with the sea's surface. Countless tons of seawater were sucked into the sky, forming several waterspouts that linked the heavens and the earth. The dark clouds spun, and lightning flashed everywhere.
The violent tornadoes, powerful enough to destroy an entire fleet, moved rapidly, heading straight for the sailing ship.
Aboard the Wind Granma, Iva's slender figure became bloated. The fierce wind blew off their hood, revealing a large, square face to the world. Their thick hands cupped their heavily made-up face as they panicked, shouting incoherently.
"Th-th-this... He can control natural disasters?!"
Beside them, Kuma's eyes reflected the approaching tornadoes. "A controlled natural disaster and a natural one are not the same concept..." he murmured.
In front of them, Dragon's face was grave, a thoughtful look on his face, seemingly worried about the food on the ship.
The light radiating from Louis's body faded, and his wings folded, leaving only his golden hair to fly in the wind.
Life is the greatest miracle in the world. In nature, the gestation of a single life requires a great deal of time and even more material support. But under the special power of a Devil Fruit, Louis had created two lives born from disaster in just a few seconds. Although they had no intelligence, under the enhancement of their instincts, they became even more deadly.
The waterspouts moved extremely fast. Along the way, they sucked up all the debris and sea beasts from the ocean's surface, which then swirled around the storm, making the tornadoes' destructive power even more astonishing. Under the violent force, the rapidly sailing ship began to slow down, even starting to move backward, on the verge of being sucked into the sky-linking vortex.
Just then, the figure in heavy makeup, an ultra-low-cut bodysuit, and fishnet stockings leaped up, heading for the nearest waterspout.
"Galaxy Wink!"
Countless shockwaves generated by rapid blinking burst forth. Along the way, they shattered the scattered seawater and sea beasts, landing directly in the raging waterspout. The powerful shockwaves created layers of splashes within the waterspout, only to be filled in the next moment by more seawater sucked up from the ocean.
This repeated, and in the end, Iva's attack had no effect. On the contrary, they themselves were pulled by the chaotic airflow, getting closer and closer to the waterspout.
"!!"
"Kuma, Dragon! Save me!"
As their words fell, an invisible storm billowed out, pulling Iva back toward the ship. Then, a paw-shaped bubble of light floated from the deck and was swept directly into the waterspout. The next moment, a white light blossomed as the air, compressed to the size of a fist, exploded in an instant, unleashing a massive shockwave.
BOOM—
A sound like an explosion pierced the heavens and the earth. The sky-linking waterspout was instantly destroyed, turning into a torrential downpour that scattered across the sea. At the same time, invisible wind blades swept through the other approaching giant waterspouts, cutting them into several pieces. Wind from an unknown source disrupted the storm, causing the disaster it was brewing to dissipate.
"Hee-haw!" Iva's arrogant voice rang out. "A mere natural disaster is noth—"
However, their voice cut off mid-sentence. They stood stunned on the deck, looking up at the massive dark shadow that now covered their ship.
Looking up, a colossal tsunami, as high as a mountain and stretching to the end of their vision, was sweeping towards them. It was as if the high wall that separated the world had suddenly collapsed, pressing down with overwhelming force, churning and overturning everything in its path.
The tsunami, stretching to the horizon, instantly enveloped the Wind Granma, pressing down with piercing screams and a tremendous roar.
The next moment, a fierce wind raged, rising from the sea level around the ship and forming a violent, skyward current. It met the crashing tsunami head-on, piercing through it. After punching through the tsunami, the wind's momentum did not diminish, carrying a sky full of seawater straight into the clouds.
At the edge of Avant Heim, Yelena's eyes widened. The power of a top-tier fighter that Shanks had spoken of was now on full display before her.
Uta was dumbfounded. This series of attacks from Louis had far surpassed her cognition. Even her father, Shanks, had never shown this level of power in front of her.
After a long time, the massive tsunami headed for a distant, unlucky deserted island. For a moment, on the gradually calming sea, only the Wind Granma, protected by a wall of wind, remained.
On the endlessly rocking ship, Dragon slowly lowered his arm and silently looked into the distance, giving his own assessment: "A terrifying blow, but for a truly top-tier fighter, it's still lacking..."
Several nautical miles away, Louis whispered.
"Undersea vortex..."
The next moment, the waves began to rise again...