“What should we do?”
“What else? Let’s go together.”
Jack and Maria exchanged a glance and then jumped off the Mammoth one after another.
There is a difference between them and the previous generation of officers; now most of the high-ranking officers of the Beasts Pirates have their own flying abilities, with only a few exceptions who cannot fly by themselves.
However, as the new generation of the Beasts Pirates, only a few of them have flying abilities.
Short-distance hovering was not difficult, but to fly for a long time, they still needed external help.
So, Gigantamax Corviknight became their transportation tool. Jack and Maria’s sizes were too large for ordinary Pokémon to carry.
These two Corviknight were also the leaders of their groups because they learned Gigantamax rather than ordinary Dynamax.
This is also an old method to judge the strength of a group: individuals capable of Gigantamax are usually stronger than those capable of Dynamax and possess more special abilities.
“Blade birds”
At this moment, soaring in the sky were not only Corviknight but also special “blade birds” that followed them. These were special weapons that their feathers evolved into after Gigantamax.
During Gigantamax, Corviknight’s armor is strengthened, and their wings become extremely large.
Influenced by the power of Gigantamax, the steel armor covering their wings separates from the main body, turning into “blade birds” capable of flight. During Gigantamax, these blade birds act like battle AI, capable of fighting on their own to assist the main body in attacking enemies.
For Gigantamax Corviknight, these blade birds are akin to carrier-based aircraft for an aircraft carrier and spaceship carrier, or floating cannons beside a Gundam.
Each Corviknight can control eight blade birds, forming a fleet of sixteen “blade birds” that escorted them toward the floating island in the sky.
“Admiral! Unknown cyclones are approaching the island; it seems something is flying over!”
On Golden Lion’s Sky Island, Indigo was reporting the situation to Shiki due to a problem with the locator. But before they could get close to the signal’s location, Golden Lion’s team reported a special situation through Den Den Mushi.
Some pirate crews have specialized elite teams, like the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates.
Due to his ability, Golden Lion’s crew lacked top-tier scientific research capabilities, but he has an excellent meteorological team.
Since the Golden Lion Pirates often appeared in the sky, the weather at sea affected them more significantly, and they had to avoid dangerous cloud clusters to ensure safe navigation.
“Unknown cyclone?”
“Yes, and it’s getting closer! We will collide in at most two minutes, Admiral. Should we evade?… No, not good, it suddenly changed direction!”
According to their calculations, the cyclone ahead was gradually approaching the island. Although it is absurd for a cyclone to appear from the sea, in the Grand Line, it was not incomprehensible.
However, just now, the cyclone changed direction, heading higher.
It was not a naturally ascending cyclone but an updraft generated by Gigantamax Corviknight.
Corviknight utilized its massive wings to catch the updraft created by Gigantamax energy, allowing its heavier body to soar freely in the sky.
Birds naturally have developed muscles, and Corviknight was even more so under the influence of Gigantamax energy.
As long as they flapped their wings, they could create winds as strong as hurricanes.
“Admiral, we…”
“Hmm? Engage the enemy! Have you forgotten who I am after all these years? I’m… Golden Lion!”
Golden Lion slowly started walking toward the door, but his cool demeanor didn’t last more than three seconds. Just as he reached the door, he saw a reflection in the glass and exclaimed, “Why is there a chicken here!”
The one he called a chicken was himself. Ever since a ship’s helm got stuck in his head, his brain had become a bit abnormal, often making such remarks.
His surprised expression looked more like a comedian, completely unlike one of the overlord of the sea from over a decade ago.
“That’s you, idiot!”
Indigo slapped him on the head without any trace of politeness, looking very practiced, and Golden Lion was also not angry but calmly continued walking towards outside.
Outside, Corviknight was ready to land.
In just a few minutes, they had reached the designated location. The beast defense line on the periphery had no effect on them, as the violent beasts posed no threat to the airborne Corviknight.
“These bastards… This thing must be destroyed. If it spreads out, the Pokémon on the sea will be in trouble.”
“We need to deal with the people behind this too, but this island is different from Sky Island.”
Even though Maria rarely left Wano Country, she had seen the small Sky Islands hanging around Wano Country.
Knowing that Sky Island’s foundation was Island Clouds, she was slightly surprised to see an island with a soil and rock structure flying in the sky
“Let’s find those people first. They should be in that palace, right? Corviknight, why don’t you go say hello?”
Patting the head of the Corviknight she was riding, Yamato pointed to the palace built by the Golden Lion. If unsure which to attack, they should choose the biggest target, a common logic on the sea.
Even if its strategic value isn’t high, taking down a big target would still hurt the enemy for a long time.
Corviknight was preparing its attack, but at this moment, a lion made of water suddenly charged at them from both sides.
It was the river water originally floating around the island. Due to Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit ability, a large amount of water had gathered around the island, which was now transformed into Golden Lion’s weapon.
“Lion’s Threat: Imperial Earth Bind!”
“Namuji Glacier Fang!”
Frost spewed from Yamato’s mouth, freezing the lion created by Golden Lion instantly. But even as an ice lion, Golden Lion’s attack did not stop.
He was a Float-Float Fruit User, and anything inanimate he touched was under his control, with the exact limit still a mystery.
Even if Yamato froze the water into ice, it remained under Golden Lion’s control, and Yamato’s freezing only made it more powerful.
After they shattered the ice lion with brute force, Golden Lion’s attack finally stopped. It was easier for him to prepare a new attack than to reassemble the shattered ice fragments.
“Interesting little brats, who gave you the courage to come to the territory of the great Golden Lion?”
Seeing the floating blonde-haired old man before them, Yamato and others fell silent. Just as Golden Lion was basking in this long-lost feeling, the words he heard made him explode into anger.
“Jack, who’s Golden Lion?”
“Can’t remember, I think I heard about him a long time ago, probably some loser?”
After disappearing for fourteen years, coupled with the Gold Lion’s deliberate efforts to conceal his whereabouts, he successfully achieved his goal, albeit probably too well, to the point where even he found it hard to accept.
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