"Sea King?"
Seeing the Sea King swimming rapidly towards them, the Water Demon King paused. At the same time, it felt other Ghost Kings looking at it.
"Did we transmigrate, or did the Pirate King transmigrate?"
"Are we sure we're in Hokkaido?"
However.
Before it could answer, the Sea King had already swum over and opened its massive maw.
Rumble.
The hundred-meter-long Sea King opened its mouth, so large it could swallow an adult whale in one gulp. With a single inhalation, a massive vortex formed around its mouth, engulfing tens of tons of sea water.
The immense suction pulled the Water Demon King and the others towards it.
[Ding! Ghost Kings... it's not an illusion, there really are Sea Kings!]
[Host gains System Points +1300]
Feeling the terrifying suction.
The Water Demon King and the others confirmed that the several Sea Kings before them were not illusions but real. They quickly used their demonic powers to avoid being swallowed by the Sea Kings.
At the same time.
The Water Demon King raised its hand and manipulated the seawater, transforming it into a seawater greatsword fifty meters long, which it swung at the Sea King, intending to cleave it in two.
However, with a loud bang.
Water Ghost King: "????"
The Sea King shook its head. It had been struck by the seawater greatsword but was completely unharmed, as if it had been tickled.
[Ding! Water Ghost King... What's going on? So tanky?]
[Host gains System Points +130]
It wasn't just the Water Demon King.
At that moment, other Sea Kings opened their mouths and bit at the other Ghost Kings. They also attacked, but without exception, their attacks on the Sea Kings dealt no damage.
"Are you kidding me?"
The Rain Woman Demon King exclaimed.
[Ding! Ghost Kings are bewildered... Why are they different from those in One Piece? I saw the Marines in One Piece cutting down Sea Kings like cutting vegetables, but our attacks do nothing.]
[Host gains System Points +1400]
It was also at this moment.
A Sea King bit down on a Ghost King. The Ghost King attacked, but even with all its abilities, it dealt no damage to the Sea King, which then swallowed the Ghost King whole.
"Save me!!"
The Ghost King cried out desperately.
The Water Demon King and the others wanted to rescue it but couldn't spare their hands, being occupied by other Sea Kings. They could only watch helplessly as the Ghost King was swallowed.
This scene.
Made the Water Demon King and the others' scalps tingle.
[Ding! Ghost Kings... The manga is indeed deceiving. Sea Kings are not weak at all. Now I understand why the Sea King who can control Sea Kings is called one of the three Ancient Weapons.]
[Host gains System Points +1500]
In their opinion, the reason Sea Kings seemed weak in One Piece was only because the strong characters in the series were too powerful, making the Sea Kings appear weak. But in reality, Sea Kings were terrifying, otherwise, the Sea King who could control them wouldn't be one of the three Ancient Weapons.
However.
Compared to the Kappa King being killed by the Straw Hat Pirates earlier, the Ghost King being killed by the Sea King now did not make the Water Demon King and the others look dejected. Instead, their eyes lit up as they looked back at the Straw Hat Pirates behind them:
"Everyone, we have a way to escape the Straw Hat Pirates' pursuit."
The Water Demon King spoke first.
"You mean the Sea Kings?"
The Umbrella Woman Demon King responded while dodging the Sea King's lunge.
Clearly.
It wasn't just the Water Demon King; the other Ghost Kings had also thought of this. They recalled how Luffy and the others often encountered Sea Kings in the anime. In one of the movies, they were even thrown off course by a Sea King and ended up in a different location.
No sooner said than done.
The Water Demon King and the others exchanged glances, nodded, and in a flash, they made their decision. They stopped fleeing and headed towards Luffy and the others, intending to lure the Sea Kings to them.
Soon.
The Sea Kings and Luffy's crew met.
Without a word, the Water Demon King and the others moved towards Luffy and the others, occasionally using their demonic powers to draw the Sea Kings' attention to them.
It could be seen.
Luffy and the pursuing crew were stunned, realizing the intention of the Water Demon King and the others.
"Ah!!!"
Usopp, Nami, and Chopper were terrified, displaying the classic anime reaction of bulging eyes and gaping mouths with their tongues sticking out.
Seeing this.
The Water Demon King and the others sneered:
"You chased us, so face the Sea Kings with us. Hmm? What's going on?"
As they spoke.
The Water Demon King seemed to sense something and looked back, only to be stunned. It discovered that the approaching Sea Kings seemed to have noticed Luffy and the others. The Sea Kings stopped and did not attack Luffy and the others as the Water Demon King had intended.
On the contrary.
Even though the Water Demon King was attracting the Sea Kings to collide with the Thousand Sunny, which was sailing towards them, and the Sea Kings' trajectory would definitely hit the Thousand Sunny, given their massive size, they wouldn't care about the Thousand Sunny, which was like a toy to them.
But the reality was not as the Water Demon King expected.
Just then...
Upon seeing the Thousand Sunny, a Sea King swung its tail, changing its linear swimming path into a convex shape. It deliberately made a turn in front of the Thousand Sunny, bypassed it, and then continued to pursue the Water Demon King.
Ghost Kings: "????"
Luffy and the others: "????"
It wasn't just this Sea King; the other Sea Kings did the same. They all deliberately bypassed Luffy and the others. Although their enormous eyes were fixed on Luffy and the others, clearly noticing them, they merely watched and did not attack.
[Ding! Ghost Kings... What's going on? An illusion? It seems the Sea Kings aren't attacking the Straw Hat Pirates?]
[Host gains System Points +1500]
Even more bizarrely.
As Luffy and the others were stunned by the Sea Kings and didn't pursue the Water Demon King, the Sea Kings that swam past turned their heads, lifted Luffy and the others, along with the Thousand Sunny, and then directly chased after the Water Demon King and the others.
[Ding! Ghost Kings... This is not how it's supposed to be!]
[Host gains System Points +1600]
In response.
Luffy directly raised his hands and cheered from atop the Sea King:
"Wow! Sugoi! Chase! Chase them down for me."
Usopp, with his arms crossed, put on a confident expression:
"Heh, everything is according to my plan. These Sea Kings were intimidated by my aura and submitted."
As he spoke.
Usopp completely forgot how he had almost peed himself earlier.
Then.
The Sea Kings, carrying the Straw Hat Pirates, began their pursuit of the Water Demon King and the others.
For a time.
System prompts kept coming.
[Ding! Ghost Kings... Why is this happening?]
[Host gains System Points +1200]
[Ding! Ghost Kings... What about the Sea Kings having low intelligence? Why do these Sea Kings seem so intelligent? Damn it, these Sea Kings must have been called by Shirahoshi. It must be Shirahoshi. These Sea Kings obey Shirahoshi as their king, so they won't attack the Straw Hat Pirates.]
[Host gains System Points +1300]
[Ding! Ghost Kings... Water Demon King, what's the relationship between the water ghosts you provoked and the Straw Hat Pirates?]
[Host...]
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