"Don't shoot?"
A' Luo turned and looked at A' Hua in confusion.
Only he and A' Tao on the ship had never eaten Empty Fish, so they didn't know how delicious it was.
However, since A' Hua said not to shoot, he didn't need to exert himself. He silently put down his gun and turned to look at Kong Tai.
He knew that with Kong Tai there, these Empty Fish wouldn't be able to harm the Freedom in the slightest, so he was unconcerned about the giant mouths rapidly approaching them.
Without him waiting long, a world-dominating aura swept over them, directly towards the surrounding Empty Fish.
Buzz!
The surrounding space fell silent. The movements of all the Empty Fish seemed to freeze, and even the wind stopped in mid-air.
Whoosh—!
It was only a moment, and the surrounding space recovered. The wind continued to blow, the sea of clouds continued to churn, and the several enormous Empty Fish that had been biting towards the Freedom all rolled their eyes and, as if their strength had vanished, crashed down towards the Freedom in the center.
"A' Hua, it's up to you."
Kong Tai moved his mind, blocking the crashing Empty Fish outside the Freedom, and then turned to A' Hua. Leaning back against the railing at the bow of the ship, he took out his wine gourd and began to drink.
"What's going on!"
A' Luo looked up at the Empty Fish, which were now completely unconscious above them. He turned his gaze back to A' Hua and asked in confusion, "Are these Empty Fish delicious?"
Only this reason could make Kong Tai and A' Hua go to such lengths.
"You'll know in a moment, hahahaha!!"
A' Hua drew a cleaver from behind him, pushed off the deck with his legs, and his body shot out like an arrow from a bow.
The spatial domain blocked the Empty Fish but did not impede A' Hua, so A' Hua's body easily appeared beside the Empty Fish.
Although his body was too small compared to these Empty Fish, the way he held the knife at this moment made it clear that he was the butcher, and these unconscious Empty Fish were the fish on his chopping block, fish that didn't even need to be properly positioned.
So A' Hua killed them quickly.
Fish after fish were killed by him, then rapidly shrunk, and then released into the ship by Kong Tai from outside the spatial domain.
Since there were quite a few fish, everyone came to help. Even A' Tao, who was in the helm room, stopped the ship and ran out. He hoisted a large, flat fish, two or three times his size, looking like a steel plate, and headed towards the kitchen.
When A' Hua finished killing the fish, Kong Tai retracted his domain.
The sailing ship in front was still fighting the surrounding Empty Fish, and occasionally, shouts of rage could be heard from the front.
They must be having a tough time, he thought.
This place was clearly the lair of the Empty Fish. These creatures specifically waited at the exit of the rising sea current to eat the various foods brought up from the Green Sea below by the current.
So, as long as they didn't leave this sea of clouds, the Empty Fish below would continuously rush out, shattering any ship that dared to enter this sea of clouds.
However, these Empty Fish were not foolish. When they came up, they all consciously avoided the Freedom, as if there was something they absolutely could not afford to offend there.
In an instant, the sea of clouds around the Freedom became a forbidden zone for the Empty Fish. As for the sailing ship in front, it was truly unfortunate. Since the Empty Fish weren't coming to the Freedom, they all went to them.
If their ship were still intact, it would be fine. As long as they repelled one wave of Empty Fish, and before the next wave arrived, they could quickly leave this sea of clouds with the speed of the sailing ship. But unfortunately, their ship had been struck by a huge bolt of lightning in the storm area, breaking the ship's main mast.
Therefore, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
When their stamina was exhausted, it would be the time they were devoured by the fish.
On the dilapidated sailing ship.
Kolong, who had transformed into a mountain demon, fought the Empty Fish that emerged from all around with bloodshot eyes.
Although these Empty Fish were not as powerful as Sea Kings, they were too numerous.
And their ship was in such a state, it was no wonder his expression became increasingly anxious and irritable.
Killing another Empty Fish, Kolong's gaze, through the gaps left by the dying fish, looked towards the rear of their ship.
"Phew~ Fortunately!"
Compared to the silver hair behind him, he would rather face these Empty Fish forever.
He thought that once they reached the Sky Island, they would have a vast expanse to soar in, but as soon as they arrived, the Freedom, led by the silver-haired group, came directly towards them.
Looking at the Freedom getting closer and closer, Kolong was filled with fear.
He knew that although the people behind were also pirates, they were the most ferocious type of pirates towards other pirates.
Looking at his own ship and then at the ship of the silver-haired group, he felt like crying.
"It's too unfair."
Both ships came from the sea below through the Sky Road, so why was the Freedom unharmed, while their ship was falling apart?
"Unfair, too unfair."
Fairness or unfairness was just his imagination.
He only knew that with the strength displayed by the silver-haired group and the others, if they were caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
That's why he was so relieved to see the Freedom stop behind them.
As long as he wasn't caught by the silver-haired group, he could at least live a little longer, and perhaps during this time, he could figure out a way to escape this damned place.
"Ah… Captain!"
Just then, a subordinate standing by the side of the ship behind him shouted and was swallowed whole, along with the ship's railing, by a long, elongated Empty Fish that had broken through the sea of clouds.
"Brat, you're dead!"
Kolong pushed off the deck with his legs, and with a "whoosh," he appeared directly beside the Empty Fish's head. Clenching his fist, he punched the Empty Fish's head without hesitation.
Bang—!
The Empty Fish's head was directly smashed by Kolong's fist, and then the entire fish rapidly shrunk like a deflating balloon, floating on the sea of clouds. From the remaining body of the Empty Fish, a wriggling humanoid body could still be seen.
It seemed his subordinate was still alive, but Kolong merely glanced at it indifferently and then withdrew his gaze. It seemed he had no intention of rescuing him.
Clearly, the reason for his anger earlier was that this Empty Fish had damaged his ship, not that his subordinate had been eaten by the Empty Fish.
He was in a precarious situation himself, so how could he have the energy to care about his subordinates?
Right now, he just wanted…
He just wanted to escape this sea of clouds quickly; the rest didn't matter.
Even if all his subordinates died, it wouldn't matter.
"This guy is truly inhumane!"
At the bow of the Freedom, Kong Tai, who was leaning on the railing, happened to see this scene. He raised his wine gourd and took a drink, then withdrew his gaze, turning to look at the kitchen behind him. The corners of his lips curled up, a smile appearing on his face.
Sailing was not a one-person endeavor.
And he was not someone like Mihawk.
Therefore, he couldn't leave his companions.
Without them, he would probably have no interest in sailing.
After all, he was also a person who liked liveliness and disliked solitude!