Just one word——

Quiet!

……

Everything was quiet.

Whether it's the sea, the waves, the wind, the clouds......

Or people!

The outer wall of fire gradually extinguished, and the whirlpool in the sea slowly disappeared.

The sea was so vast that it swallowed up all traces of the battle, as if nothing had ever happened.

But the battle continues!

High in the sky, two figures flapped their wings and stood opposite each other.

They sheathed their swords and bowed their waists, each holding their breath in preparation for the final confrontation.

Just as the future is destined to become the present, fate must always have a result.

"Hoo ......"

Both of them exhaled softly at the same time, and then stopped breathing.

The two pairs of wings also vibrated more and more slowly, and finally stopped, eliminating the upward lift of the two men.

At this moment, both Lindsay and Ember must pour everything into this final blow.

Therefore, for the two of them, whether it is breathing or flying, it is a useless burden, it is enough to "move forward"!

Hmmm-

The two figures began to fall at the same time, falling straight into the sea from a high altitude!

The completely different armament color domineering spread out, covering the bodies of the two of them, and then enveloping their respective blades.

Their wrists began to strain, and the wings behind them shook for the last time.

Whew-

Ode!

In mid-air, two falling black shadows rushed towards each other, then drew their swords out of their sheaths and collided with each other.

Rumble!

It's not the movement of the blades anymore, it's more like the explosion of a giant cannonball!

Flames and ancient armed colors are scattered everywhere, rendering the entire sky into a grinding disc of fire and flowers!

Zheng!

A sharp and piercing grinding sound tore through the air, and the two pitch-black blades froze for a moment.

The next moment-

I only heard a crisp sound of "dang chang", and the two black knives broke from them at the same time, and then they lost their hindrance and slashed down diagonally!

Poof!

With the sound of sharp blades slashing across the body, red and black burst out.

It's blood and feathers!

Half of Ember's wings were severed, and black feathers were scattered in midair.

On Evan Lindsay's side, there was an extremely long wound on his chest, which spread from his left shoulder to his right waist, bursting out a large amount of blood.

Winner scored?

No!

Both of them stopped, because this "final cut" is far from over!

Ember's eyes widened, bloodshot and growled.

"Ai - Wen - Lin - Sai ——!"

The flame behind his head was extinguished, and he instead attached himself to the half-cut blade in his hand with maximum firepower.

Defense is no longer important.

He will do everything to cut down the [demon] in front of him!

The huge fire dragon rushed out, and it was the strongest blow that Ember could burst out at this moment-

Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor!

Looking at Evan Lindsay, he has already bared his fangs.

"Come!"

Open your mouth and snarl with a roar!

But what he was aiming at was not the ember, but he raised his head to the sky and raised the half of the black knife in his hand at the same time.

"Roar!"

Growl!

The powerful recoil force acted on Lindsay's body, causing him to spin in a circle in the air, and the blade went straight towards Ember's body.

In Westwood's form, the actual lethality of the roar is somewhat less, but it provides more ample power, allowing Lindsay's body to accelerate to an incredible degree.

Almost instantaneously -

Half of the black knife collided with the fire dragon of the ember, and then it exploded completely!

Rumble!

……

Whew——!

The figures of the two staggered by, and then they stopped moving, and began to continue to fall.

The flames subsided, and the only remaining earth and rocks were scattered.

Until the surface of the sea, a figure finally adjusted its posture and hovered in mid-air, while the other slammed into the sea.

It's just that the huge wings on his back subconsciously opened, increasing the contact area between his body and the sea surface, and he didn't sink into the sea for the time being.

It was the embers that fell into the sea.

Hovering on the surface of the sea, of course, it is Evan Lindsay.

The wound on his chest was bleeding profusely, and the blood that flowed from it even stained the surface of the sea.

Seeing this, Lindsay tore out a large piece of ancient armed color domineering, used it as a bandage, wrapped it around the upper body, and temporarily treated the wound.

“……”

"Hmm......"

On the surface of the sea, the embers rise and fall with the waves.

A horrific wound cut through Ember's upper body from the bottom up, down to his chin, leaving him with no strength to stand up.

"Is it over?"

Ember raised his eyes to look at the [Demon] not far away, and muttered:

"I lost......"

“……”

Lindsay flew slightly low and came to Ember's side, touching her chin with a little curiosity.

"The ......"

The problem is not about winning or losing, nor is it about complicated intelligence, but something that Ember never thought of.

"How did you get afloat on the sea?"

“……”

"Heh......"

"Hahahaha!"

Ember turned to look at the sky, ignoring the sharp pain of the laceration and couldn't help but laugh.

He lost.

But for some reason, after the victory and defeat had been divided, he lost his previous anger, but always had a refreshing feeling.

After thinking about it, Ember replied, "This is the ancient way the pterosaurs rested. ”

"Oh, I see!"

Lindsay nodded, only to feel that he had gained a little more knowledge today.

“……”

After a moment of silence, Ember suddenly remembered something.

"Hey, Demon, Mask ......"

His voice became weaker and weaker, but he was refreshed.

During the fall, Ember's visor and goggles were destroyed, revealing gray-brown clothing, long white hair, and a garland tattoo on the left eye.

These were the characteristics of his status as a remnant of the Lunalia people.

This race, which is deeply involved in the "Blank One Hundred Years", can receive a bounty of up to 100 million berry just by reporting its whereabouts to the World Government!

So Ember has been hiding her appearance all along, but now she can't move anymore.

“……”

Lindsay sensed what Ember meant, and didn't say anything, but found a piece of fabric scattered on the surface of the sea to cover Ember's face.

“……”

"Thank you."

Ember paused, then spat out two words.

He wanted to be angry, but he couldn't find a good reason.

The results of the best efforts of both sides, what is he unwilling to receive?

"Brother Kaido, I'm so sorry......"

“……”

……

In the distance, on the surface of the sea.

Ship decks.

Everyone witnessed the victory or defeat of this battle, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

All in all, it's Evan Lindsay's victory!

They were able to breathe a little longer, and then began to gather their ranks and treat the wounded at the same time.

“……”

"Thanks, I'm better."

Belle thanked the doctor who had bandaged him, and turned his head to see that Kobra and the others were back on deck.

But what he didn't expect was that there were two more people by Kobra's side.

One is the [Sand Crocodile] Klockdahl, who is soaked and has blood on his forehead, obviously suffering a lot of injuries.

The other is the little princess Weiwei who is full of unconvinced face.

…… Well?

Why is Her Royal Highness the Princess on such a dangerous battlefield!

Vivi noticed Bell's gaze, stuck out her tongue a little apologetically, and greeted, "Hey, Mr. Bell! ”

Bell: "......"

Most of them sneaked onto the boat.

Vivi's personality is naturally like this, and under the education of Cobra, she does not have the pampering common in the royal family, but likes to dance with knives and guns since she was a child.

As the saying goes, that's "wild habits".

Presumably before that, she must have said something like "Hey, Dad" to His Majesty, right?

Bell rubbed his brow helplessly.

“……”

"We didn't have any casualties, and this time it was really thanks to Mr. Sharindsay."

Kobra let out a long sigh.

With the strength of the Alabastan side alone, he may be able to deal with the mysterious "advisor" Virgo, but it will not be able to deal with the subsequent [Flame Plague].

That's a monster with a bounty of a billion berry!

If it weren't for Klockdahl bringing Evan Lindsay to Alabastan, even if the navy had arrived as fast as possible, the Alabastani side would have suffered heavy casualties.

“……”

"Indeed."

Klockdahl lit himself a cigar and agreed, "I really want to thank that primitive......"

"Huh?!"

Kobra sensed something in Klockdahl's words and wondered, "Mr. Sand Crocodile, what are you ......?"

"Look at the man lying on the sea."

Klockdahl walked to the bow of the ship and gestured with a sinister smile, "It's not just one person. ”

"Hehehehehe......"

"That's a living Billion Berry bounty!"

“……”

Actually, Klockdahl still hasn't said a word.

When he was in Chambord, due to the turmoil caused by Evan Lindsay, all his funds were stuck there, and he couldn't be transferred at all.

It's almost a dead score!

He took a slow puff on his cigar and was in a much better mood.

Now, I can finally make up for the shortfall......

……

"Oh, yes, there's one more thing."

Klockdahl raised an eyebrow, his smile mixed with excitement and gloom.

"Laugh, Cobra, it's not us who really have to worry about the follow-up troubles now, it's the Navy."

The faint smoke of the cigar wafted up.

Klockdahl raised an eyebrow and said:

"Hehehehehe......"

"I have to say, this sea is really getting more and more interesting!"