After a whole day of pursuit, Shiki, the Golden Lion's Flying Fleet finally surrounded the Roger Pirates in the Edd War Sea area.
"Captain... No way, we can't break through!" On the mast, Fang Yi, with a grim face, shouted down to the deck.
He just felt that he had lived a peaceful life for too long and even forgot such a major event as the Edd War Sea battle.
In the original story, the Roger Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates had a great battle in the Edd War Sea area. Eventually, due to a storm, the Golden Lion Pirates suffered heavy losses, while the Roger Pirates with only one ship remained unscathed.
But this was not the original story. Now he was in a real world, and because of his presence, no one could guarantee that they would still be so lucky to encounter a storm.
Although the current weather indicated the possibility of a storm, there were definitely no signs of a super - storm that could destroy most of the pirate fleet.
During this period, because Fang Yi had been paying attention to the whereabouts of the Whitebeard Pirates and inquiring about the Ope Ope no Mi, he simply forgot about this event and only remembered it when Shiki, the Golden Lion started chasing them.
But even if Fang Yi remembered at this time, it was already too late. The enemy had completely locked onto them, and they couldn't escape for the time being. In the end, they were surrounded by Shiki, the Golden Lion's Flying Fleet in the Edd War Sea area.
"Roger..." On a pirate ship with a lion-shaped prow, Shiki, the Golden Lion, stood there and shouted loudly.
"Shiki!" As the captain, Roger naturally had to respond.
"How about it? The scale of my Flying Fleet... isn't it impressive?" Shiki, the Golden Lion, spread his hands proudly and hollered at Roger, "Well, how about joining us?"
"Shiki! Our ideas are different. My dream isn't to rule the world!" Roger loudly refused.
"Dream? Roger, don't make me laugh. What is that? Only power is what a real man should have!" Shiki, the Golden Lion retorted seriously.
"In front of this vast world, a ridiculous dream will be our direction forward! Shiki, this is what a dream is!" Roger replied with a big laugh.
"I've said this many times, Roger! Although we had many grudges when we were young, let's just forget about them. With the Ancient Weapons whose whereabouts you know and my troops, plus the perfect plan I've spent years formulating, we can rule the world right away! Become my right - hand man, Roger!" Shiki, the Golden Lion thought Roger was still holding a grudge because of their past rivalry, so he shouted loudly at Roger.
"I'm not interested in ruling the world, Shiki. What's the meaning of being a pirate if we can't do what we want?" Roger shook his head and firmly declined.
"Damn it, why does Shiki, the Golden Lion know that we've found clues to the Ancient Weapons?" Fang Yi frowned and said.
Just now, Shiki's words revealed the reason why they've been searching for the Roger Pirates lately.
If Fang Yi hadn't brought it up, no one would've found it strange. But now that Fang Yi had said so, Rayleigh and the others also frowned.
"We didn't keep our actions secret back then, and there were quite a few residents on that island. I reckon the info leaked from them!" Rayleigh thought for a while and then said softly.
Regardless of the reason for the leak, Rayleigh didn't want to suspect his crew at this critical moment.
"So you mean I should kill you right now, Roger!" Seeing Roger's firm attitude, Shiki knew that his plan to invite Roger was almost impossible to succeed.
"It means I'll crush all of you, Shiki!" Roger laughed and waved the weapon in his hand, signaling the crew to attack.
"Power - Charged Fire Arrow!"
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Fang Yi and Peterum were the first to take action. Fang Yi used a bow and arrow, while Peterum used the cannons on the bow of the ship.
Shiki glanced at the pirate ship beside him that was hit by the Roger Pirates and didn't care. Although that shell was quite precise and directly disabled a pirate ship, he didn't care at all.
Now there were more than twenty pirate ships surrounding the Roger Pirates. Even if one was missing, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
Unlike Peterum, who chose to shoot head - on, Fang Yi targeted the pirate ships behind them, hoping to break through and let them escape smoothly.
However, even though he used the powerful Power - Charged Fire Arrow, the damage to the pirate ship was still a bit lacking. It only set the enemy's deck on fire, not directly disabling a pirate ship like Peterum did.
"Captain, we have to find a way to break through. There are too many enemies. We can't fight them all!" Fang Yi kept shooting Power - Charged Fire Arrows in all directions, but it didn't work well because the bad weather greatly affected his arrows.
"Wait... Something's wrong! Roger, the sea seems to be getting rough!" At this moment, the navigator Jabba suddenly said with a solemn face.
"Ah~ I can feel the unrest in the world! Guys... We're in deep trouble!" Roger nodded and replied.
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at Captain Roger in confusion and asked.
They all knew that Captain Roger could listen to all things in the world. Many times, they got out of trouble thanks to Roger's ability.
"I'm afraid there's gonna be an unprecedented storm. It might cause tsunami - like damage!" Jabba said with a grim face.
"So what should we do now? If it's such a powerful storm, we might die here!" Peterum shouted while firing the cannons.
"Sambel! Wangzai! It all depends on you now! Immediately jump into the sea and find an escape route from the sea!"
Fang Yi... Do you still remember the Navigation knowledge I taught you?" Teacher Jabba looked at Fang Yi and said with a smile.
"Teacher... Is it really okay to dump such a heavy load on me right now?" Fang Yi understood what Teacher Jabba meant, so he asked with a bitter smile.
Now the sea was getting turbulent. There were pirate ships of the Flying Fleet around. So it was hard for Teacher Jabba to find an escape route on the sea surface. He could only let Sambel and Wangzai enter the sea, judge from the seawater, and point out an escape route for them.
Although Sambel was a fish - man and could tell the ocean currents, he didn't know Navigation skills, so he couldn't guide the Oro Jackson out.
However, it was different with Wangzai and Fang Yi. The two of them could not only survive in the seawater for a long time when they worked together. As Teacher Jabba's disciple, Fang Yi had some studies in Navigation skills. So he could definitely find an escape route from the seawater and then tell Teacher Jabba through Sambel. In this way, they still had a chance to escape.
"Fang Yi... I know this is a bit difficult for you, but... Gather your courage. Led by the banner of our faith, we will find our own answers! Even if we are finally destroyed here, it's the will of heaven and has nothing to do with you!" Roger grinned, laughed heartily, and patted Fang Yi on the shoulder.
"Teacher Jabba, Captain! I understand!" Fang Yi nodded, waved to Wangzai who was already ready, then took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Guys... We will surely turn danger into safety! Mr. Sambel... Let's go!"
Fang Yi flipped onto Wangzai's back. When he jumped into the sea, he directly ate an underwater breathing pills.
Just as Fang Yi entered the sea, a storm descended directly. The waves on the sea kept rolling up. Because the ships of Shiki's Flying Fleet were densely arranged, they were directly hit by the sea waves.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The ships collided with each other, causing great destructive power. Even Shiki's flagship was affected.
However, the Oro Jackson was in the middle of the encirclement net, so it was temporarily safer.
"Captain, over here!" On the sea, after Sambel received the signal from Fang Yi, he waved to Roger.
"Rowan, head towards the ten - o'clock direction!" After Roger found Sambel, he immediately shouted at the helmsman Rowan.
Beside Roger was Teacher Jabba, who was concentrating. He was here to make up for Fang Yi's omissions. He would judge whether the direction Fang Yi guided was correct according to the position where Sambel appeared each time.
"Bad news, Captain! The way ahead is blocked by that pirate ship!" Just in the direction where Sambel popped up, Teacher Jabba suddenly found a burning pirate ship blocking the way. If they forced their way through, they might be affected by it.
"Leave it to me!" Rayleigh unsheathed his long sword, and a Slash flashed across. The burning pirate ship exploded violently again.
"Golan, assist Teacher Jabba and Rowan to keep the right direction! Barrett, Rayleigh! Let's pave the way for everyone!"
There are still quite a few pirate ships ahead on the route. Although they have all lost their combat power at this time, the huge pirate ships are the biggest obstacles, blocking the Oro Jackson from escaping.
"No worries, Captain!" Rayleigh and Barrett stood one on the left and the other on the right behind Roger. The three of them were each responsible for one direction. The strongest Roger took charge of the front. Any pirate ship that blocked their way would be completely sunk into the sea by them.
"I'll help too!" Buggy left his feet on the deck and his body directly took off into the air. His view in the air was better than Golan's view on the mast, and it was also more convenient for him to find Sambel emerging from the sea.
At this time, in the depths of the sea, countless ocean currents were surging everywhere, like flexible sea snakes, constantly changing every second. Although Fang Yi could see the changes, it was quite difficult for him to guide the Oro Jackson through.
"Damn it... Can't we make it?" Looking at the seawater ahead and around, which had been completely churned up by the ocean currents, Fang Yi began to feel anxious.
He and Wangzai could pass through ocean currents of this level, but it was really beyond Fang Yi's ability to lead the Oro Jackson, which was relatively much slower.
Ocean Current·Shoulder Throw! Just then, an additional ocean current suddenly appeared and directly rammed into those surging ocean currents, forcefully opening up a path.
"Mr. Sambel!" Fang Yi turned around and saw Sambel smiling and giving him a thumbs - up.
Fang Yi took a deep breath, nodded at Sambel, and then continued to look for an escape route in the ocean currents.
At this time, the trust and help from his companions filled him with strength, and he also began to firmly believe that they would surely escape alive.