Chapter 233 Arrival at Fishman Island! (Two-in-one)
The Dawn warship disappeared on the sea surface and sank into the sea.
Standing at the bow, observing the sea carefully, Jiguo Yuanyi couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. In all his years, this was the first time he had seen such a scene.
The warship dived several meters, and the sunlight above the sea surface could still affect the sea area at this location. The area around the warship was shimmering, and Yuichiro could clearly see colorful schools of fish passing by around the warship.
Perhaps because it was too close to the coast of the Sabaody Archipelago, there was a dark stone wall in the sea a dozen meters to the side of the warship. On the stone wall grew corals and algae of various shapes. The colorful appearance made Yunyi feel a little dazzled.
At this moment, the sailors on the deck were also looking at the surrounding environment curiously.
Ever since the warship sank into the sea, the ears of the sailors have become unusually quiet. Although the scenery in front of them is gorgeous and beautiful, as the warship sinks, this quiet environment makes the sailors feel irritated.
Some young sailors are like patients suffering from claustrophobia. After the novelty wears off, all that remains is tension in their hearts.
After diving for more than ten meters, the environment around the warship began to darken.
The colorful school of fish that originally surrounded the warship seemed to have disappeared, and the colorful cliff that was originally visible to the naked eye also disappeared from everyone's sight.
There seemed to be no life in the dark and quiet underwater world. As the warship dived rapidly, a silent and terrifying atmosphere filled the air. The eerie feeling made people shudder.
Tsukuni Yoshiichi stood at the bow, his observation Haki rapidly spreading outwards. In such an underwater world, even someone like Tsukuni Yoshiichi couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.
“Turn on the light!”
Ji Guoyuan frowned and shouted.
Not long.
“Ding——”
With a soft sound, the warship's laser lights suddenly turned on, radiating dazzling beams of light in all directions. The Dawn warship used the world's most advanced lighting system, a technology that shipbuilder Tom had intercepted from Pluto.
In this dark deep sea, the warship's searchlight actually shines directly for more than ten meters, illuminating the surroundings.
Humans are diurnal animals. In the gloomy darkness, humans will feel uneasy, but light can cheer people up.
As the searchlights turned on, cheers erupted from the warship. The fear in the hearts of the sailors on the deck was relieved, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more lively.
Cyrus couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then walked to the side of Yuichiro Tsugakuni and handed a spare eternal record pointer to Yuichiro Tsugakuni.
The direction indicated by this recording pointer is exactly the location of Fishman Island. Cyrus got several of them, placed one in the cockpit, distributed several others to other middle and lower-level navy officers, and gave one to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
No matter who you are, traveling to an unfamiliar place in an uncontrollable environment will naturally cause fear. Cyrus created so many eternal record pointers to give the other navy some peace of mind.
Cyrus didn't know if his method would be effective, he just hoped it would have some effect.
Yunyi took the Eternal Record Pointer and just glanced at it. It pointed to the bottom of the sea and he knew where this thing led to. He didn't refuse and put it on his wrist. Then, holding the railing of the warship with both hands, he said with emotion:
"This kind of scene really gives people a wonderful feeling!"
"It's this kind of novel environment and this kind of exciting feeling that those navigators and adventurers are chasing after!"
After the warship's searchlight was turned on, the deep-sea environment was exposed to the sight of the navy.
In the slightly murky water, seaweed and algae of various colors surged rapidly with the undercurrent. Near the warship, colorful fish of various shapes and sizes swam among them. They were strange species that Yuichi had never seen before, and at first sight, Yuichi couldn't help but feel a sense of novelty.
“Maybe.”
"I think I still like exploring the sea."
Cyrus smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed softly.
At this moment, Ji Guoyuan seemed to sense something, his face became serious, and he looked up directly at the sea above the warship.
There, a dark shadow passed over the warship, its huge body like a mountain, looming under the searchlight.
In the dark abyss swayed a terrifyingly huge fish tail. The tail alone was as long as two or three warships. As the giant shadow swam, a faint green light shuttled through the darkness, as suffocating as a ghost.
Before they knew it, the Dawn warship had penetrated thousands of meters into the sea.
The creatures around him had changed from being gorgeous and beautiful to being deep and strange.
"What is that?!" Cyrus raised his head and looked in the direction where Ji Guoyuan was looking. He couldn't help but lower his voice and murmured.
As he spoke, Mihawk, Tiger and many navy officers on the deck all looked up at the terrifying giant shadow above the warship. Their first reaction was to close their mouths tightly.
They were afraid that their voices would attract the creature's attention.
"Sea kings!" Tiger tilted his head back and said softly.
As a merman, he was far more comfortable in the sea than the other sailors. Even though Tiger couldn't see the giant figure swimming slowly above the warship clearly, he could still recognize it at a glance.
Sea kings.
It does not refer to a specific species, but a general term for a certain type of creature living in the ocean. They live in the ocean, are huge in size, come in many species, have long lifespans, and possess intelligence similar to humans.
When these creatures get angry, they can unleash terrifying power far beyond human imagination, just like the kings of the ocean. Therefore, these creatures are called sea kings.
The sea king wandering above the warship is more than 5,000 meters long. Looking around, the whole place is filled with the black shadow of this sea king's body. The hundreds of meters long Dawn warship looks extremely small in front of this creature, like a mayfly under the blue sky.
Faced with such creatures, the navy officers on the warship deck couldn't help but feel nervous. If they were attacked by such creatures, they would have nowhere to run in this deep sea.
"Lieutenant General, what should we do?"
"What if the Sea King attacks us?"
Cyrus quickly walked to the side of Tsugakuni Yuichi and asked in a low voice. He had always believed in Tsugakuni Yuichi's strength, but in front of such a behemoth, Cyrus could not calm himself down no matter what.
Cyrus, who had seen a lot of storms, had a pounding heart and looked very nervous.
"Don't worry, Vice Admiral. Generally speaking, sea kings in the deep sea don't attack ships."
"If it was hungry, it wouldn't attack 'food' of our size."
"And there's seastone on the bottom of the warship. We just need it."
Before Tiger could finish his words, the warship began to shake violently. Looking up, he saw that it was the sea king that was flipping its body, and the terrifying sea current it created was the cause of the warship's shaking.
“Something’s wrong!”
Ji Guoyuan looked at the dark shadow above the warship and murmured softly. As he spoke, a pair of eerie green pupils stared at the warship.
These eyes were very big, and to the sailors, they looked like a full moon hanging in the sky. However, these two full moons did not bring them any beauty, but instead made the sailors feel frightened.
"We're being targeted!! We're being targeted!!"
Some young sailors couldn't control their emotions and couldn't help shouting. For a moment, all the sailors on the deck were in a panic.
Mihawk also felt a strong threat at this moment. He didn't know when, the long knife on his back was now in his hand, and he was about to attack first and seize the initiative.
Mihawk doesn't care whether the creature he is facing is an ocean overlord or not. He only knows one thing, that is, anything that threatens him is an enemy, and if it is an enemy, he can kill it!
Facing the Sea Kings, Mihawk showed no sign of weakness.
"Stop it, Mihawk, you'll break the membrane if you strike like that!"
"Everyone, calm down and follow my orders. Turn off all the laser lights. Everyone else, return to your seats and hold on to the handrails."
"Cyrus, go get Qianzuo and tell him to bring his tools!"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi gave orders loudly. He had already accumulated great prestige among the troops. Under Yoriichi's orders, the sailors on the deck found their backbone and took action in a hurry.
After hearing Yoriichi's order, Cyrus quickly left the deck.
The Kensaku mentioned by Tsugakuin was the navy coating craftsman that Zephyr had transferred to him when he left the Sabaody Archipelago. Kensaku was called to the deck to help with the "personal coating" for Yoriichi and Mihawk. Just in case, they had to prepare for the worst.
If turning off the lights still doesn't help them avoid being noticed by the sea kings, then they only have one way to go!
Soon, the lights on the warship were turned off, and Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's observation Haki was firmly locked on the sea king, his expression somewhat solemn.
Cyrus and Tiger didn't dare to breathe for a moment. They stood on the deck, waiting with nervous expressions.
Mihawk held the knife tightly, and beside him, Kensaku came to the deck and quickly coated him with the film, while quietly explaining to Mihawk:
"Your arms are used to swing weapons, so when you fight in the sea, your arms are directly exposed to the water."
"The oxygen in the membrane can only sustain your combat for fifteen minutes at most. After that, the membrane will rupture. Before that, you must return to the warship."
Just as the navy were preparing for the worst, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's expression suddenly relaxed.
"Kensaku, don't rush to use oxygen after coating Mihawk."
"The crisis has been temporarily resolved."
As Tsugikuni Yoriichi spoke, the warship slowly sank. And Tsugikuni Yoriichi also noticed that the sea king was no longer paying attention to them.
It was not known whether it was because the creatures in the deep sea had no vision, or if the seastone on the warship had an effect, but in any case, the sea kings did not continue to chase them, but instead began to swim towards the surface of the sea.
After a long time, Ji Kuni Yuanyi ordered his subordinates to turn on the lights again. The laser lights illuminated the surrounding environment again, and the surviving sailors cheered.
The appearance of the Sea Kings was just a small episode, and the navy's journey became unusually smooth thereafter.
Soon, a strange light appeared in the dark deep sea.
As the warship approached, Fishman Island began to appear in front of Tsugumi Yoshiichi and others.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have believed that there was such a "sunny" and vibrant city under the sea tens of thousands of meters deep.
The entire Fishman Island is shrouded in a giant bubble. At the entrance of the Fishman Island, there is a "gateway". Around this gateway, there are even mermaids and fishmen wearing armor guarding it.
As the Jiguoyuan warship approached, the guards at the gate also discovered the warship. For a moment, the entire gate became a little chaotic.
Since the beginning of the Great Age of Pirates, Fishman Island has been plagued by constant waves of pirates. This has greatly troubled the island's ruler, the Great Knight Neptune, and only after recruiting many mermaids to join his guards has peace been restored.
Originally, this kind of peace could not be maintained when pirates frequently visited. Fortunately, a few years ago, the Whitebeard Pirates passed by Fishman Island while traveling, and then directly incorporated Fishman Island into the Whitebeard Pirates' sphere of influence.
They raised the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates on Fishman Island. Under the intimidation of Whitebeard's reputation, Fishman Island finally got the peace they had always dreamed of.
However, this peace was broken with the arrival of naval warships!
"Navy! The navy is coming! Quickly notify King Neptune!"
"Why did the navy come to Fishman Island? Did the World Government know that we surrendered to the Whitebeard Pirates and specially send the navy to destroy us?"
"Damn it! Damn humans!"
The guards at the Fishman Island gate were in chaos, reporting all sorts of information back to Ryugu Castle. The warship, under the watchful eyes of the guards, slowly sailed towards the gate.
Just as the guards were preparing to fight to the death to block the entry into Fishman Island, a navy man came down from a warship not far away.
That navy was very strange. He could actually swim freely in the sea like the fishmen.
Soon, the navy swam closer, and the guards looked at the familiar fishman in front of them and were stunned for a moment.
"Tiger! Is it Brother Tiger?!"
"Brother Tiger!"
Tiger had already gained considerable fame on Fishman Island. Before he set sail, he was considered the "big brother" among the murlocs. Many of the murlocs among the guards recognized Tiger the moment they saw him.
"I'm back."
"I am in the navy now. I came back this time because I have important things to do."
"Extradite us to the island first."
Tiger waved to the guards and said with a smile. Some of the fishmen had already let down their guard after seeing Tiger, and without waiting for orders from above, they were already preparing to "open the door".
However, some mermaid guards did not trust Tiger so much. Not only did they still look vigilant, but they also reported Tiger's appearance to Ryugu City when they reported to Ryugu City.
"King Neptune! King Neptune!!"
"The navy is coming to Fish-Man Island! The navy is coming to Fish-Man Island!"
"Tiger has joined the Navy now too!!"
Inside the Dragon Palace, a seahorse mermaid was sprinting down the corridor, shouting as she ran. Soon, she arrived in front of a palace, opened the door, and ran inside.
After he entered the palace, a whale shark guard happened to pass by in the corridor. When he heard the name called by the seahorse fishman, he was stunned for a moment.
"Tiger??"
"Brother Tiger?"
(End of this chapter)
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