Chapter 445: 446 Seastone Shells
"We can't let him complete that move, or we won't be able to resist it,"
The captain said solemnly. Though they had Marine Admirals who hadn't yet taken action, they couldn't afford to rely on them unless absolutely necessary.
Since Whitebeard himself had not yet appeared, the captain informed Fleet Admiral Akainu of their situation. Akainu decisively responded, "I authorize the use of seastone cannonballs!"
"Seastone cannonballs, understood, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki," the captain responded immediately.
Following the order, the captain directed his crew to prepare the seastone weapons. A special cannon on the battleship was extended and aimed at the waterspout.
"This was originally meant for Whitebeard or his top commanders, but now we have to use it on a lesser captain. It's a shame,"
The captain said regretfully, feeling that using seastone cannonballs on Charles Vane was a waste.
The pirate crew isn't considered very strong.
The seastone weapon, specially made by the Marine Scientific Corps, can strike Logia users over a large area.
Though the shells aren't solid, each one uses a lot of seastone.
Therefore, these shells are exceptionally scarce. Even with Marine's abundant seastone resources, the high consumption rate makes them difficult to maintain.
As the seastone shells were loaded and everything was ready, the captain shouted:
"Fire!"
With a bang, the seastone shell was launched from the pipe, and its powerful speed pierced through the waterspout's range.
At that moment, Charles Vane's powers faded, and the waterspout gradually lost its form. Charles Vane himself began to fall.
Charles Vane fell into the water, weak and powerless, like a stone sinking straight down.
"Charles Vane!" Benjamin shouted.
He hadn't anticipated that Marine would use seastone to defeat Charles Vane in his tornado state. This kind of attack caught them completely off guard.
"Don't worry, I'll rescue him with bubbles,"
Tesla said immediately. He had gathered his power and jumped above the water, pressing his palms against the sea.
A huge bubble quickly formed underwater.
The huge bubble moved under the sea surface, seemingly drifting with the water.
However, a closer look showed it wasn't moving with the sea but was controlled by Tesla, matching the sea's direction exactly.
"Vane, please be safe. You always said that you're immune to death, isn't?" Tesla muttered, nervously scanning the water for Charles Vane.
Despite his words of reassurance, he couldn't be sure if Vane was out of danger.
The seastone shell attack was serious. Seastone is a powerful weapon against Devil Fruit users, and turning it into a shell made it even more dangerous. Charles Vane was hit directly, and it could be fatal.
Tesla was anxious but relieved when he found Charles Vane. He quickly created a smaller bubble from the larger one to completely envelop Vane, ensuring his safety.
"Come up!" Tesla yelled, using all his strength to lift the bubble containing Vane from underwater and onto the deck.
"Vane, are you okay?"
Benjamin asked quickly, seeing that Vane's consciousness was fading.
"I'm fine, I'm not that easy to kill." Charles Vane said in a weak voice.
"Come here, take Charles Vane out the battlefield immediately." Benjamin ordered immediately.
"You Marines severely injured Charles Vane. Now you'll pay!" Tesla shouted angrily. He raised his hand, and a force surged from his body. The huge bubbles under the water quickly rose, enveloping several battleships.
"What is this?"
"It's the Bubble Fruit ability, creating such a huge bubble."
"Our warships are wrapped in it, and artillery shells can't break through."
The Marines on the battleship were frightened. They had suffered from this bubble ability before.
"Damn, even the laser beams can only penetrate the bubbles but not destroy them."
The captain, the only one on the battleship who stayed calm, realized that if he didn't remain calm, the situation would be even worse.
The captain knew that if the bubbles were not dealt with, the situation could become dire.
Meanwhile, Tesla controlled the huge bubbles, lifting them from the sea into the air, where they continued to rise higher and higher.
The captain wondered, "What are they planning? Are they going to lift us to a high altitude and then drop us?"
In mid-air, the warships are uncontrollable. No matter what kind of attack Marine uses, they can't destroy the huge bubble created by Tesla, as it has many strong properties.
It's not that destroying the bubbles is impossible; Marine's strength is enough. However, they don't know how to focus their attacks effectively.
As the battleships rise higher, Tesla starts to feel the strain because he's using a lot of power.
"Benjamin, are you ready? I can't hold on much longer," Tesla said.
"It's ready!" Benjamin replied. The black hole created by his dark power had formed a huge plane, moving toward the bubble.
"It's not a problem. The warship has an anti-sinking system, so it won't be easily sunk," the captain said, feeling reassured. He realized Tesla's goal might be to drop them from a high altitude.
Since it was just a matter of being dropped from a height, the captain was confident that the warship wouldn't be destroyed or sink. He believed they would soon be able to return to the surface.
However, the sight of the black hole below left the captain in shock. He realized that Tesla didn't intend to just drop them into the sea but wanted to throw them into the black hole instead.
"What? It's like this? This is terrible," the captain realized, understanding the power of the black hole. If swallowed by it, they would have no chance of escape.
All warships will be wiped out!
"This can't happen!" He quickly reported the situation to Akainu.
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TO BE CONTINEUD
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