Arceus's Pirate Journey

Chapter 1127: Chapter 112: Battles Between Contemporaries Are Truly Cold

From the outside, after Zeraora and the others walked into its belly, Wailord retreated to the Inner Sea and directly jumped over the defensive wall outside Wano Kuni with a burst of speed.

Its rounded figure arched through the air, the blue fins fluttering nonstop, Wailord was adjusting its shape in this manner.

Though it looked clumsy and naive, jumping was Wailord’s specialty, and it was their method of combat. Wailord would cause opponents to faint by using the shockwaves generated from body collisions with tidal waves.

Upon arriving in the outer sea of Wano Kuni, Wailord took a deep breath, stored air within its body, and dived towards the depths.

No matter how turbulent the waves outside Wano Kuni were, the depths were ultimately much gentler, and Kuzan could feel the turbulence gradually disappearing, while silence engulfed the surroundings.

Occasionally, Zeraora would guide Wailord’s direction, while Shaina was by the side resting with closed eyes. After pondering for some time, Kuzan eventually took out an eye mask and began his nap.

The space inside Wailord was very spacious, none of the three felt stifling.

[Flame Blood and Thunder Light, truly a familiar combo.]

He joined the Navy two years later than Sakazuki and Borsalino, yet Kuzan managed to leap through the ranks due to his own ability, eventually becoming a monstrous rookie together with Akainu and Kizaru in the same Navy cohort.

Magma, Flash, Freeze, the three major Logia-type abilities laid down the foundation of an era for the Navy.

As things stand now, Magma and Flash are gone, replaced by Flame and Thunder, in a way, this feels like a familiar era to him.

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After some time, the smoothly sailing Wailord suddenly let out a dull roar.

”Aeghede is almost here, but it seems something special is up, Wailord ran into some trouble.”

From Wailord’s roar, Zeraora detected a kind of displeased emotion and grasped Wailord’s meaning.

”Time to prepare for action, same as the previous allocation, Kuzan, this is your first operation, please take it seriously. Let us witness the skill of an Admiral.”

”Ala ala, saying that makes me nervous, but don’t worry, as agreed, the pesky ones are mine to handle, you guys go find what you need.”

As the trio conversed, Wailord also launched its attack.

The purpose of Wailord moving underwater was infiltration, but upon nearing Aeghede, Wailord encountered numerous Sea Beasts, with strange mechanical devices on their heads.

These Sea Beasts became interested in the approaching Wailord and blocked its path.

The waters surrounding Aeghede were a no-go zone, sealed from ships by these Sea Beast Weapons controlled by Vegapunk, Sea Lions, Sea Giraffes, Sea Wolves, numerous fierce Sea Beasts encircled the arriving Wailord.

It wasn’t that they discovered a problem with Wailord, it was merely a biological instinct as Sea Beasts also need feeding, Wailord appeared as clumsy prey, an easy target for them.

Buzz-!

Wailord’s eyes glowed blue and, under its control, the seawater released a powerful shockwave around, Wailord was not a defenseless troop carrier at least, it was an armoured troop carrier.

Water Pulse drove back the approaching Sea Beasts, while Wailord began to ascend, it had broken through the outer guard from the deep sea, reaching near Aeghede, it’s time for official operations.

The force of Water Pulse repelled all Sea Beasts trying to approach Wailord while simultaneously triggering Aeghede’s alarm. Nearby, Lilith piloted a huge robot closer after receiving the alert.

”Lilith, what’s the situation there? Lilith?”

For unknown reasons, Lilith suddenly lost communication, no matter how Shaka called, there was no response, concurrently Aeghede’s alarms also started sounding.

Aeghede, after undergoing Vegapunk’s modification, incorporated a device called ”Island Air-conditioning”, maintaining a constant temperature everywhere.

Yet, as Lilith lost contact, the island’s temperature began to plummet.

”Low-temperature alert?”

Vegapunk guessed someone would come for the Plate, but when exactly and who would come were not within his expectations.

”Dr. Vegapunk! An intruder is approaching Aeghede, the old man sent me to assist you in taking refuge!”

While Shaka was sorting out the island’s situation, Sentomaru burst through the door with a big axe as Vegapunk’s security team leader, carrying the duty to keep him safe.

”Intruder? Who?”