"Momoo! Ram the ship!"
Kuroobi grabbed Moomoo's dorsal fin and roared the command.
Force the opponent to return to defense, relying on Momoo's scales that could resist light artillery and his exuberant vitality.
Endure the opponent's Flying Slash and stall that human to give the other Fishmen time to gouge the ship.
He didn't believe that such a young human could be that much of a monster. Je couldn't possibly kill Momoo with a single strike, could he?
This was a combat sea beast they had brought back from the Grand Line, not comparable to the fish in the East Blue.
Once Hiroto's ship sinks into the sea, in the vast ocean, he would have plenty of ways to play this human to death.
"Moo!"
Momoo straightened his body from the sea, almost obscuring the sky at the bow of the Going Merry. The exaggerated size difference made the Going Merry look like a toy ship.
The bare-chested Zoro immediately rushed to the deck holding his three swords.
Then Carina, followed by Yosaku and Johnny, stumbled out, just about to say something, when they suddenly noticed the huge shadow cast overhead. They couldn't help but huddle together, faces pale and trembling as they looked at the sea monster that looked like it had stepped out of a story.
Even a two-masted ship wouldn't have the same sense of pressure as this sea beast.
"It's Momoo, and Kuroobi!"
Nami stared fixedly at the fishmen who had appeared so abruptly, a flash of regret crossing her eyes.
Because she was so anxious, she had actually overlooked the risk of a Fishman attack. Now, the entire situation had become incredibly critical due to this mistake.
On land, she had absolute confidence in Hiroto. But now they were on the ocean, and facing Momoo, the Going Merry was in danger of capsizing at any moment.
Once they lost their footing, on the sea, humans ultimately couldn't compare to fishmen, even just breathing would be a problem.
Hiroto...
For a moment, Nami actually felt a bit panicked.
At the same time, Hatchan, Kintaro, and the other fishmen all swam toward the bottom of the Going Merry.
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse, as the fishmen's advantage was displayed to the fullest.
"Ram it and sink it!"
Atop the high-towering dorsal fin of Momoo, Kuroobi's roar echoed through the sky.
Simultaneously, he let go and plummeted toward the sea below, his gaze fixed on Momoo's direction, eyes welling with pleasure.
Make your choice. But no matter what you choose, it's impossible for you to save this ship.
Just as the Hiroto Pirates are destined to meet their end before the Arlong Pirates.
"You bastard!"
In mid-air, Hiroto activated Shunpo to its fullest, his entire body spinning like a top. Wisps of flame were born, then transformed into a flame storm.
"Moo!"
Momoo, whose figure blotted out the sky, was about to strike down with his claws when he saw a spinning streak of crimson suddenly appear before his eyes. He instinctively swiped his claws at the single-masted ship, only to see a burst of crimson light explode.
The blade of Shigure, wrapped in blazing flames, expanded rapidly, extending to a full 40 meters long and five meters wide in a very short time, moving with the momentum of the flame storm.
In the eyes of Kuroobi as he fell toward the sea, and in the eyes of everyone on the Going Merry, a sky-piercing crimson slash violently traced a blinding trajectory, and a rolling heatwave accompanied by Momoo's mournful wail pressed down from the sky.
Following this, a torrential rain of blood splattered down into the sea like a downpour.
How is this possible!?
Before even touching the sea surface, Kuroobi's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at Momoo, who had been decapitated with a single strike.
The massive cow head flew up as a massive amount of blood fell.
A colossal sea beast over a hundred meters long and fifty to sixty meters wide, with scales that could withstand light cannons and possessing exuberant vitality, could not even manage to block for a moment before the suddenly extended and enlarged crimson slash.
The giant crimson slash continued its rampage, carving a long gash in the surging sea in the blink of an eye.
As the slash faded, Hiroto stepped on the air, using [Incoming Chaos] repeatedly in his spare time.
Then, spinning his body, he swung his blade continuously, sending out streaks of crimson Flying Slashes from the blade, which crashed into the sea and exploded into fireballs.
The waves surged, and the Going Merry tossed violently as a result.
But in the end, nothing happened.
Splash!
Kuroobi, having fallen into the sea, felt cold all over, his dilated pupils reflecting the slowly collapsing Momoo.
The figure that had previously blotted out the sky disappeared, replaced by a tall figure looking down disdainfully from the sky.
He suddenly thought back to his previous idea that the Hiroto Pirates were destined to meet their end before the Arlong Pirates. But now it seemed more like the Arlong Pirates would meet their end before the Head-Chopping Swordsman Hiroto.
Even Arlong needed to spend a lot of time to beat Momoo into submission, yet Momoo couldn't even last one strike before Hiroto... No, I can't think like that.
Arlong is invincible, that swordsman just has special methods, and Arlong could also achieve the feat of killing Momoo.
However, this enemy was clearly no longer someone he could deal with. The situation here must be reported to Arlong.
Before the thought could be put into action, and before Kuroobi could dive deep into the sea to escape, a dozen-meter-long crimson slash came hissing toward him.
Just before touching Kuroobi, it suddenly collapsed and transformed into thousands of condensed slashes.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
In just an instant, blood erupted from Kuroobi's entire body as he fell into the waves, riddled with holes.
The powerful body of a Fishman allowed him to forcefully endure this horrific attack, leaving him with a shred of room to struggle.
However, Hiroto gave Kuroobi no chance at all. Using Shunpo, accompanied by a sonic boom, he flickered onto the sea surface, grabbed him by the neck, and paused for a moment.
Then he lifted him and threw him onto the Going Merry. The blood-covered Kuroobi was like a fish caught and brought onto a ship, flopping on the deck in utter disgrace.
Zoro immediately pressed a sharp blade against Kuroobi's throat. At the slightest movement, he would be cut down.