48. Interference
"Is it the end?" Tiana asked in soft voice toward the Marines who stood and spectate Enel's battle ever since they finished their own.
No one answered Tiana as they were too immersed on what they saw. no voice nor movement, the Flagship was as silent as the ships wreckage all around them. with only storm accompanying the Marines.
The same could be said towards Whitebeards Pirates who had just finished evacuating from the sea towards their second ship.
"What the hell happened?!" Vista was a little shaken seeing Enel conjured serpent while Jozu was contemplating on something. Then Jozu cast his eyes towards the Marine Flagship in distance.
"Ignore them, our goal is to capture Vegapunk, use the paddle to approach them, we'll catch them off guard." Jozu immediately gave an order.
Even when everything that happened, Jozu still kept their objective the most priority, as for the debt of King's action, they will eventually collect it from the Beast Pirates in the future.
Enel was currently floating in the air looking up at King who by now had completely bare chested in midair while his wings flapped making him floats, the latter clothes and pants had been burned off along with his mask. Revealing a cold expression on his young face around 25 years old.
After several seconds of a stare down, King finally open his mouth and asked, "Whats your name?"
Enel kept his silence for a while before he answered, "Marine HQ Captain of Grand Line 17th Unit, Vice Commander under Vice Admiral Kimimaro 1st assault squadron. Enel."
Squinting his eyes due to Enel's answer, King continue to ask, "Where did you come from? Do you have family? Is there anyone else with simillar power as you?"
Enel chuckled slightly hearing King's barrage of questions, as someone close to Kimimaro, he picked up the latter habit which was always checked his potential enemies including King of Beast Pirate. The latter was a cold and reticent man with few words, it was so uncharacteristic for him to speak more than necessary.
"I was once had similar fate as you. That's all you need to know." Glancing slightly towards his back which was bare, for a moment Enel had soft expressions on his face seemingly reminiscing of his past.
King grunted coldly showing his dissatisfaction of Enel's answer, then he lowered his flame intensity to the minimum as he prepared for the next battle.
Meanwhile,
As the heavy rain pouring down, the sea waves had begun to move erratically splashing against the Marine Flagship as well as Momonga's behind.
Momonga who had finished dealing with the Beast pirates steps his foot on top of the flagship and resuming to give command in charge of the convoy.
As Kimimaro wasn't available currently, he was the highest ranked Marine Officer to take charge of the convoy.
"Everyone! Immediately set course to our destination, we must move out from here!" Momonga shouted a command.
"Sir, yes sir!"
Without any further ado, the Marines began to took their post and started moving to their destination, Tiana and Rome busied themselves to set the course while giving direction to the helmsman.
However, just when the ship had been traveled for a few distance away.
*Booom! *Boom!
several massive plume of water suddenly appeared from each side of the Flagship!
Momonga yelled as he unsheated his long katana, "BATTLE POSITION! GET READY!!!"
Just right after they left the battlefield, several huge tentacles appeared after sprouting pillars of water on his wake.
*Wooooooo...!
Loud sound of a creature with the size of a mountain accompanied the huge tentacles with the size of a battleship! Seeing the creature appearance, the Marines were shocked for a brief moments! nonetheless, with discipline, they began to get ready once more for battle.
"DEFENSE SYSTEM ACTIVATED!" Daigin yelled after Tiana succesfully reactivate the Flagship Railguns.
"CANNONS READY!!!" Another shout from Momonga's ship were also heard reporting in.
Seeing huge tentacles were almost closing in, Momonga immediately roared, "FIRE AT WILL!!!"
*ZWIIIING!!!
*BOOOM! *BOOOM!
With the huge tentacles as target, The Marine ships shooting their artillery units in an instant!
*WOOOO.....!
Even though the tentacles were besides the convoy, its body were in quite distance away portraying its massive size. The cannon and Railguns roared simultaneously, The creature huge tentacles wriggling as it received the assaults.
Momonga saw the cannons weren't do much, only railguns gave it slight damage, the creatures thick hide covered with mucus helped it to dampened the weapon's destructive power.
Behind the strom, Momonga saw the creature's eyes opened slowly glowing in red. Enraged by the retaliation, its tentacles swaying down in attempt to crush the Marine Ships.
"WATCH OUT!" Cried one of the marine seeing the tentacles fell towards them!
Momonga couldn't careless with his own ship behind, his mission was to protect Vegapunk first and foremost.
Swinging his katana towards the descending tentacles, Momonga grunted, "Kūkyo Hōfuku(Emptiness Retaliation)...!"
Covering his Katana with Busoshoku(Color of Armament) Haki, Momonga launched numerous crescent shaped air blades toward the tentacles.
*CRUUUUSH!
*WOOOOOOOO..!!!
Dark red colored blood sprouted from the tentacles while a loud wailing sound coming from the mountainous body behind the storm as Momonga successfully cut the huge tentacles and preventing it from crushing the flagship, just when he wanted to go toward his own ship.
*BOOOM!
Grim faced, Momonga saw his own ship being crushed under the huge falling tentacles causing massive wave of sea water spreading appart. Thankfully, his own units were also well trained, he saw several Marines stepping in the air using Geppo(Moonwalk) while bringing their mates on their arm while the others tried to help each other in the sea.
"THROW THE ROPES!" Momonga ordered.
After throwing ropes to help Momonga's unit below, the rest refocused their attention toward the creature once more. The bloody red light came from its eyes glowed intensely indicating madness.
*WOOOOOO....!
The creatures roared loudly defeating the sounds of storm and lightning, with its huge body slowly approaching the flagship, Momonga and the Marines saw a white light streaking toward the creature.
A sigh of relief escaped from Momonga's lungs when he saw the white light.
It was Kimimaro! Utilizing Geppo(Moonwalk) he dashed through the storm when he saw a massive squid towering over the cloud showed up and obstructing the ship's course.
He knew Momonga would do just fine protecting the flagship, even though Kimimaro had predicted the way to escort Dr. Vegapunk back to his own hometown would be filled with danger and uncertainty. He never thought it would be to this extent!
Big Mom Pirates, Beast Pirates and lastly Whitebeard who sent Jozu and Vista. The three whose currently aiming the top seat of the Pirate world after Roger had gone. Facing one of them was already exhausting and now his convoy had to face three of them!