Leroy thrust the caught fist backwards so that Noir could slam a kick into his back. Deckard released a groan of pain as he quickly spun back, expecting Kale to come at him next just as what had happened before!
The swordsman was on the move just as he had predicted! Fanning a hand of 5 cards he threw them like throwing knives! "Straight!"
The attack surprised the swordsman, he hadn't expected him to be able to jump right back into action after those two attacks like that. But he was swift enough to correct his action and stop his movement and slash the projectiles out of the air!
They weren't wet, this meant that durability that was an extension of the user was intact! Sparks flew like metal against metal as he landed, drawing The IV from its sheath
"Nitoryu! Uramaki!" He launched up into the air and delivered two quick slashes outwards with strength that was enough to cause a cyclone of wind around him!
Deckard raised his arms and covered them in cards, they looked like the armor of the Card Knights that had been up against mere moments before!
More sparks came from the arms as he grabbed Kale by the arms with a secondary set of arms that grew from his shoulders, large and long with enlarged hands to fully wrap the First Mates arms
He was about to send a flush from his chest aimed directly at Kale but from the other sides he could see that Raven and Eddie were flanking him, Noir and Leroy to the furthest sides of him.
But they weren't the only ones! Jeanne was at the far end; Dezzi, Calli, and Kirk were coming from the front!
"Gum Gum! Bistecca! Crimson! Rockin! Pouncing! Atmo! Mazus! Draco! Soul!" Each of the Crew were readying their attacks! Ready to unleash a combo of attacks one after another!
'Damn…' Deckard grimaced. 'I have to focus! I can't let them get passed me this quickly! I'll need to occupy them…I have no doubt in my mind that I won't be able to defeat these beasts. But I'll do what I can so that the others may take my place!'
"Royal! Flush!" He shouted, letting go of Kale and causing an explosion of razor sharp cards to be flung all over! It was an omni-directional attack of cards!
The force was enough that it cut surface level scratches into those like Noir and Leroy. But the others had to take harsh beatings from them, blood dripping.
"Ngh…Haff…" Heaves and groans came from the crew in varying states. All but Jeanne who was left unaffected.
"Hah…Hah…" Deckard had a stoic look on his face. The only thing that gave away his frustration and exertion was the breath that came from his mouth. His coat flapped as he spun on his feet and approached the edge of the lake.
"C'mon. Wake up." He pulled a small vial of blood from his inner coat and grasped it in his hand and extended it outwards, cards allowing it to elongate out and dip it to the ocean. The immediate submersion in the body of water caused his body to be drained.
The arm was like a lure as it went deeper into the water. Stopping just at the right spot. Then– Smash! The glass was shattered and the blood filled the water! Something below got wind of the life fluid like chum in the water.
"There we go…I release you…Kraken." Deckard quickly pulled the arm back into. But because of the water, many of them now floated in the water as it began to disturb, ripples growing like the vibrations from a glass of water caused by heavy foot falls.
"This should be a wonderful card to play…" A small smile began to shine as it stretched beneath his nose. By this point all of the Crew were sitting there, waiting. Knowing that whatever was about to come was going to be something big.
The water began to bubble and pop! Ripples turning into violent waves before suddenly exploding! The entire kilometer lake erupted into a giant cloud of water! White tips with glistening blue waves all amongst!
But that wasn't the loudest thing that came from that moment, from just within the mist a roar came forth! It was like hearing an explosion next to your ear, the very air vibrated with infrasound. Even Dezzi wasn't able to hear it fully, but they could all certainly feel it!
It was–
The Sea King! The Sea King that was Carrying the Osmium Leviathan forward like an enormous chariot!
The top of its body poked from the lake, its arms crashing down onto the the sides as it covered the entire kilometer! Its body going down almost five more! Its face was flat, with tentacles coming out and around its head like a thin mane of hair
The same tentacles came from its jaw which looked sharp and pointed. Spikes protruded from its head and went down its spine, connected to fins. Its body was covered in scars from the many battles that it had been in with Barbarby
Its teeth almost looked like a smile, it stretched from side to side with huge teeth that were a dozen meters long. Its eyes were like a predators with a sharp curved look with a dark amber color that matched its dark green scaly body
As for the hands that had cracked and caused the earth beneath them to shatter and sent the crew flying backwards, haad six fingers, huge talons on its tips with webbing between it's fingers. Large fins coming from the forearms
It was a rare case to have Sea Kings, Notorious for being serpentine, to deviate and have other limbs that shifted away from the single long body form
"It's a Sea King!" Kirk screamed, eyes wide! None of them had never even seen one in person before this very moment bar Leroy in the Bleak Stretch!