The Life Crystals had multiple uses and were stored away by Law.
The dents and gouges on the Lawlie were repaired by Law using the gray solidified material, finally resolving the balance issue and reinforcing the previously breached holes.
The voyage continued without further encounters with storms or giant marine creatures.
Two days later, the peaceful sailing was disrupted again. This time, the initiative attacker was a giant great white shark that emerged from the sea without warning, its mouth full of fangs wide open as it attempted to swallow the Lawlie's bow in one bite.
Fortunately, Biscuit was on deck at the time and promptly transformed into her muscular form, punching the shark back into the sea.
Law, hearing the commotion, arrived and worked with Biscuit to slay the giant great white shark.
At that moment, the shark's blood instantly stained a large area of the sea red. After the Lawlie retreated, the bloodied waters boiled as giant marine creatures emerged one after another, competing to make their presence known.
Law and Biscuit silently watched the scene, deeply feeling the terror of this sea.
It seemed as if their ship was the most insignificant thing here, surrounded by monsters whose sizes were at least several times larger than the ship.
This meant the ship could be overturned by giant marine creatures at any moment. As they sailed deeper, someone needed to keep watch at all times.
Thankfully, with Biscuit's Cookie, rest periods didn't need to be long. Even with only three humans and one cat on board, they could manage round-the-clock monitoring.
However, increasingly terrifying marine creatures continued to appear.
Compared to a super-sized black whale, the Lawlie wasn't even as large as its eye. Fortunately, the whale seemed completely unaware of their tiny vessel and calmly passed them by.
A green-skinned penguin wearing a massive golden crown swam past the Lawlie using the butterfly stroke. The enormous waves it created were over twenty meters high, nearly capsizing the Lawlie.
A massive shadow swam past from the depths, discovered by Tonpa. He couldn't make out what it was, but according to his description, the shadow covered everything within sight, terrifying him to the point where he almost stopped breathing.
The shadow from the depths appeared for about a minute before disappearing, likely diving deeper. Its true nature remained unknown.
The more giant marine creatures they encountered, the greater the risks they faced. However, the Lawlie managed to navigate through each encounter without major incident.
Perhaps being small had its advantages, at least they were less likely to catch the attention of those monsters.
In the third week of their voyage, they were still at least two weeks away from the Dark Continent's coastline.
Law sat on the deck, slowly recording their daily bizarre encounters with his book and pen when, suddenly, a colossal wave surged from the eight o'clock direction, reaching over a hundred meters in height.
After weeks of sailing, Law was all too familiar with these sudden giant waves, usually caused by giant creatures emerging from the sea.
However, this disturbance was even larger than before.
'Here we go again.'
Law's heart skipped a beat. He immediately put away his book and pen, stood up, and looked toward the towering wave about five hundred meters away.
The spray resembled boiling white foam, concealing a massive figure. Before Law could clearly see what it was, the seawater flung into the sky was blown toward them by the wind, crashing onto the deck like a torrential downpour.
Simultaneously, the pushed waves caused the Lawlie to sway violently.
This sudden commotion also alerted Biscuit and the others inside the cabin.
"I can't take this anymore."
Kuro grumbled irritably, skillfully steering the ship to change direction in an attempt to avoid the area where the sea monster had appeared.
On the open sea, facing these enormous sea monsters was almost hopeless. Avoiding them was the best strategy.
The Lawlie turned right, preparing to make a half-turn to distance itself.
Just then, another colossal wave surged. Two giant creatures, a squid and an octopus, emerged on the sea surface, their tentacles covered in hooked teeth entangled together like grappling claws.
When Law clearly saw the two sea monsters, his expression shifted slightly.
"Those tentacles?"
His mind immediately recalled the tentacles he had seen at Golden Lake. They were at least ninety percent similar to those of the squid and octopus, with the only obvious difference being their size.
Compared to the tentacles of these two sea monsters, it was like the difference between an adult and an infant.
Law suppressed the doubts in his heart and watched as the two sea monsters gradually moved away.
Tonpa and Biscuit rushed out of the cabin and stared numbly at the scene of the monsters battling in the distance.
During this voyage, they had witnessed sea monsters fighting at least ten times. It seemed as though this place was constantly undergoing nature's cruel selection, demonstrating the law of the jungle.
This time, the monsters were an octopus and a squid. Their tentacles, capable of stirring the sea, clashed fiercely, causing blood to spray out as if it were free, quickly staining a large area of the sea red.
"They're bleeding." Tonpa muttered.
Law and Biscuit remained silent.
Blood was the most stimulating bait in this sea. Within ten seconds, the area where the octopus and squid were fighting would likely attract a large number of sea monsters, triggering another free-for-all.
The Lawlie turned around to distance itself, quickly putting over a kilometer between them and the battle.
Just as expected, sea monsters emerged one after another, drawn by the blood, and began another round of chaotic fighting. The surrounding sea seemed to be experiencing a powerful earthquake, with colossal waves rising repeatedly.
"It never ends."
Watching this, Law sighed softly, hoping to reach land as soon as possible. Compared to the sea, humans had a greater advantage on land, where they weren't at the mercy of the waves.
They thought they had put enough distance between themselves and the battle to be safe, but to their surprise, the octopus and squid were exceptionally fierce. Their terrifying tentacles easily grabbed other sea monsters and hurled them around like baseballs.
The direction was random, but the sheer number of projectiles made it inevitable.
Unfortunately, the Lawlie was caught in the crossfire. sea monster landed nearby, and if Law hadn't used his full strength to deploy his Domain, the resulting wave would have capsized the ship.
But that wasn't the end. Whether it was because their luck had run out after three weeks of sailing, the sea monsters in the chaotic battle began moving toward the direction the Lawlie was fleeing.
Given the Lawlie's speed, once the sea monsters locked onto their direction, there was no shaking them off.
"We're doomed again!"
Tonpa watched the scene and let out a despairing cry. As for why he said 'again', only he knew the bitterness behind that word.
Even though Law and Biscuit had greatly expanded their horizons during this time, seeing a group of enormous sea monsters charging toward them left them unable to remain calm.
For a moment, Law even considered abandoning the ship and using his air-walking technique to carry the others to safety.
Just as the thought emerged, dozens of whirlpools suddenly appeared on the sea surface, each with a diameter of over a hundred meters and spaced closely together.
The group of sea monsters and the Lawlie were unfortunately caught within them.
The whirlpools appeared too suddenly. Before Law and the others could react, the dozens of whirlpools merged into a super-sized whirlpool, ruthlessly sucking in the sea monsters and the Lawlie.