Chapter 49: The Cumulus Impedor Appears! Do We Have to Wait for the Next One?
“Tell me where the Cumulus Impedor usually forms, and I’ll check it out myself!” Rokujin declared.
According to Mont Blanc Kurike, there was an empty area under the sea. Sudden fractures caused pressure differences, leading to rising currents.
However, the principle seemed similar from the basic knowledge Rokujin had acquired on Blue Star. If frequent rising currents could be created, it would only mean a few empty areas existed. “It’s over there!” Kurike pointed to the sea near his house, cautioning, “Once the Cumulus Impedor forms, you must leave that area of the sea quickly, or else…” “Thanks!” But before he could finish, Rokujin dashed past him towards the sea area ahead.
Using his formidable strength, he sprinted over the water, leaping continuously and quickly reaching the area Kurike mentioned. “Impressive!” Kurike frowned. He hadn’t expected Rokujin to be so powerful.
After a moment of thought, Kurike’s eyes flickered, suddenly realizing something, “Oh no! I forgot to tell him about the…” Meanwhile, Rokujin took a deep breath and dived into the sea, descending toward the seabed to see what it was, completely missing what Kurike had said. Swimming… swimming… a huge dark shadow rapidly approached Rokujin.
“What is that?” Rokujin focused his gaze. It was a Sea King, resembling a fish with a yellow-brown body, massive in size, and sporting sharp teeth, nearly 20 meters long! Suddenly, the Sea King opened its huge mouth, lunging at Rokujin.
“Back off!” Rokujin drew his sword from his waist and executed a sword technique, ‘Draw and Slash’. The blade shimmered! The cut, filled with sword intent, split the sea area in front of him in two, as if slicing a watermelon.
The Sea King’s head was cut off as easily as chopping vegetables, with fresh blood and white brain matter gushing out. The nearby sea quickly turned red, and the Sea King gradually floated upwards, lifeless.
Simultaneously, “What’s going on? Did he encounter a Sea King?” “Boss, he’s not dead, is he? This guy was pretty good!” On land, Kurike and the Orangutan crew also noticed the commotion at sea, staring to see what had happened. Moments later, the sea also turned red, and the corpse of a massive Sea King floated to the surface. “It’s a Sea King!” “He actually killed a Sea King by himself, and an adult one at that!” Seeing this, Kurike and the Orangutans were somewhat surprised.
Elsewhere, Rokujin finally reached the seabed and saw the situation. It wasn’t empty as Kurike had described, but rather because of many protruding volcanoes.
The largest volcano could cover thousands of square meters, no wonder it could create such strong upward currents. If the volcano erupted, it would certainly cause rising currents.
As long as the Cumulus Impedor appeared above the volcano, and the volcano erupted, they could go! Who would have thought that the knowledge learned before could be used here? After noting the volcano’s location, Rokujin immediately swam upwards.
A few minutes later, “Whew, whew…” Rokujin reached the surface, gasping for fresh air. The Orangutan crew immediately saw him and shouted, “Bro, look, he’s out!” “Hmm!” Kurike nodded, his expression serious, still watching Rokujin, wanting to know what he had discovered.
As soon as Rokujin landed, without waiting for him to speak, Kurike eagerly asked, “What did you find at the seabed? Did you find a way to Sky Island?” “A huge volcano, with it, we can go to Sky Island!” Rokujin answered truthfully.
After hearing this, Kurike realized and relaxed with a smile, “So it’s a volcano; it seems we just have to wait for the Cumulus Impedor to appear, then we can go to Sky Island!” “This time, I must go to Sky Island to witness the existence of the Golden Bell!” “Boss, I’m going too!” the Orangutan crew said excitedly.
After salvaging shipwrecks for so long, they finally found information about Sky Island, and they must see it for themselves. “Alright!” Kurike nodded in agreement.
And Rokujin just looked at them, thinking, ‘They want to go too?’ Fine. After all, there are people from Sky Island and the Shandians there. More people might help me find the Thunder Fruit.
Thus, Rokujin stayed at Kurike’s house, waiting for the right moment to head to Sky Island. Two days later, Rokujin and Kurike’s ships were ready, waiting for the Cumulus Impedor to appear.
Suddenly, a voice from outside announced, “Boss! The Cumulus Impedor has appeared!” “Great! It’s here!” Upon hearing this, Rokujin and Kurike hurried out of the room and stood on the shore, staring at the sky.
A thick cloud had formed nearby, blocking all sunlight and casting the sea below into darkness. Occasionally, huge silhouettes of humans could be seen in the sky, holding long stick-like weapons and appearing to have wings on their backs.
“It must be the native people of Sky Island!” “Quick! Set sail to the volcano!” Kurike urged. “Yes, boss!” At his command, the Orangutan Pirate Crew sprang into action. “Bechir, let’s go. It’s time for us to set off!” “Alright, sir!” Rokujin called to his crew, and they set sail.
Soon, the two ships reached beneath the Cumulus Impedor. Kurike, looking anxious, said, “What do we do now? The volcano hasn’t erupted, and there won’t be any rising currents. Do we have to wait for the next time?” “If it hasn’t erupted, let’s make it erupt, isn’t that right?” Suddenly, Rokujin stepped forward. Standing at the bow, he drew his black-bladed sword. “Armament Haki: Hardening!” “Armament Haki: Binding!” “Armament Haki: Emission!” “Sword Intent!” Instantly, Rokujin’s hands were covered in black Armament Haki, followed by his black blade.
A massive, fiery black flame gradually gathered on the blade, forming a several-meter-long sword.
The black flame blazed on the blade like a black demon about to devour everything. “Demon Flame Slash!” Rokujin’s eyes narrowed as he aimed at the remembered location of the volcano and slashed down.
The sword cut through, and a fiery black sword aura slashed toward the sea! It split the entire sea area into two, like slicing open a giant cake. The surrounding seawater parted for the sword aura, instantly becoming steam upon contact with the intense heat.
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