One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 301 Cologne's Determination! Roya Arrives in the North Sea
The remnants of the Roger Pirates—strictly speaking, several remnants of the Roger Pirates plus two second-generation members of the Roger Pirates—dive into the deep sea.

Of course, it wasn't the Red Fox or the Perfume Serpent that we were on.

Both ships are indeed remarkable. The Red Fox was crafted by a master craftsman and could traverse the six seas as if on flat ground, in no way inferior to the Orl Jackson of the Roger Pirates.

The Perfume Serpent, carried by two giant sea serpents, is even more remarkable. Its value as a new energy pirate ship capable of freely navigating the Calm Belt is self-evident.

Unfortunately, neither ship could navigate in the deep sea because they lacked a coating.

Coating is a time-consuming process, and there's certainly no time to slowly coat a ship now.

Fortunately, old Rayleigh had already prepared a coated ship, and the group boarded it and headed towards Fishman Island, located in the deep sea.

The light transmitted from the sea surface began to diminish rapidly as the ship continued to descend, and soon the surrounding environment became pitch black. Only a single lamp on the ship's deck emitted a faint light, bringing a glimmer of light to the dark deep sea.

"So, Mr. Rayleigh,"

Straw Hat Shanks sat on the gunwale of the ship, black and red lightning crackling around him, causing a sea monster in the dark waters in the distance to flee in panic.

The man seemed oblivious, and asked with a serious expression, "I heard you say before that Fishman Island has been sealed off?"

"blockade?"

The young half-fish boy, not yet twenty years old, Jabba's son, Coron, turned around in astonishment, "Uncle Rayleigh, what does this mean?"

Rayleigh sat cross-legged on the deck, leaning against the mast, his sword resting across his knees. He held a metal flask in his hand, slowly unscrewing the lid, taking a small sip.
"This is no secret in the Sabaody Archipelago. At first, no one noticed anything was wrong until one day, news suddenly came from the smuggling companies on the island that their ship had disappeared."

"Whether traveling from the New World to Paradise or from Paradise to the New World, ships on both routes have vanished without a trace."

"It was only at this point that people realized that it had been a long time since any ships had come from the New World."

"Is it a sea king?"

The Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain, Ben Beckman, spoke slowly.

Rayleigh nodded deeply. "There was a group of pirates who, although they failed to reach the New World, had a fish-man on board who successfully escaped back to the Sabaody Archipelago."

The Pirate King paused for a moment with his right hand, then said in a deep voice, "He said that countless Sea Kings dwell in the deep sea, and they attack without hesitation as soon as they see their ships. In the deep sea outside the huge void, they encountered many shipwrecks."

"Eh!!"

Buggy, the red-nosed captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, couldn't help but scream, "Isn't that super dangerous?"

Even if all of them combined, it would be impossible for them to fight against a large number of sea kings in the deep sea, right?
"Bucky, you little brat,"

Rayleigh looked up and glanced at his disappointing disciple with a hint of helplessness. "After all these years, are you still so timid? I don't remember ever teaching a man to be like this."

"What an annoying man."

Hancock, the vice-captain of the Kuja Pirates, tilted her head back and looked down at the anxious Buggy, saying, "His heart is just as ugly as his appearance!"

"Hey!"

Bucky instantly flew into a rage, revealing a shark-like face. "Hancock, you filthy woman, who are you calling red-nosed! Don't think that just because you're as beautiful as an angel and make my heart flutter, I'll forgive you!!"

"Okay, Bucky,"

Shanks rubbed his nose helplessly. "Mr. Jabba's fate is unknown; we must go."

Bucky fell silent instantly.

The man's expression kept changing.

Yes, Mr. Jabba!
"Children,"

Rayleigh stood up and scanned the faces of his disciples one by one.

Shanks, Buggy, Robin, Hancock—the children have all grown up and are now able to fight alongside him.

"Get ready to fight."

Everyone's expression had changed slightly.

"They came really fast."

Shanks also turned around and looked down from the outside of the ship's side.

Below, in the pitch-black depths of the sea, though invisible to the naked eye, one could clearly sense with Observation Haki that several enormous auras were rapidly breaking through the water and rising upwards.

"bring it on!!"

Cologne sprang to his feet, brandishing two battle axes, and roared, "Nobody can stop me!"

"Ready to fight!"

Robin spoke succinctly, and the long snake that had been coiled around her suddenly tensed up and was grasped in her hand, transforming into a longbow.

“...Robin,”

Noticing her movement, Shanks sighed softly, "Haven't made a decision yet?"

“Sorry, Shanks,”

Robin shook his head. "I just..."

"No need to apologize, Robin,"

Shanks' brows relaxed in the blink of an eye, and a relaxed smile returned to his face. "Everyone in this world is free. What you want to do is your own business, and no one can force you."

If that's the case, Robin is completely unsuitable for that fruit.

The moment you hesitate, your fate is already sealed.

However, now is not the time to talk about this.

In the deep sea below, enormous creatures have emerged.

"I haven't fought in so many years, my body is practically rusting. I don't know if I can still hold on!"

Rayleigh spoke with a smile, casually tossing corals to the group.

"You all know how to use it, right?"

Everyone skillfully took the coral and rubbed it on their bodies, instantly covering their skin with a layer of bubbles.

Normal people can't fight in the deep sea, so they need to have a layer of bubbles covering their body surface, just like a ship's coating.

"I'll go first!"

Cologne leaped up and went straight through the bubble into the deep sea.

The half-fish man's advantages were on full display at this moment; even the deep sea posed no obstacle to him whatsoever.

The boy shot down the water like an arrow released from a bow.

The next instant, a painful roar came from the deep sea.

In the pitch-black depths of the sea, a massive monster's head had been cleaved open with a deep wound, and the blood had already stained the area red.
"Let's go too!"

One after another, figures followed Cologne's footsteps and jumped off the ship.

Rayleigh and Shanks swung their swords simultaneously.

For such top-tier powerhouses, even the deep sea cannot conceal their brilliance.

The magnificent slash instantly tore through the deep sea, severing the two enormous creatures in a single moment.

Robin and Hancock simultaneously drew their longbows, and arrows imbued with powerful and domineering energy pierced through the seawater.

These two small arrows contained truly explosive power. When they struck the two sea kings, it was like a heavy cannon boom, instantly blasting two huge holes in them.

In just a few seconds, all the attacking sea kings were wiped out.

Unfortunately, none of the people here possess the ability to hear the voices of all things, so they cannot hear the words of the sea kings.

Of course, even if they heard it, it wouldn't make much difference. Apart from Roya and Shirahoshi, probably only Im could understand the Sea Kings' language.

After defeating the group of sea kings blocking their way, the ship carrying everyone continued downstream. Fortunately, they did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

They descended along the red earth continent until finally arriving at the enormous underwater cavern.

From here, we're quite close to Fishman Island.

"Something's not quite right,"

However, Rayleigh's expression turned somewhat serious. "According to the fishman who escaped, a large number of sea kings are gathered near the Great Hollow."

But now, all they see is emptiness.

"But in any case, now that we've come this far, we can't back down anymore, can we?"

Shanks pushed up the brim of his hat with his finger and said with a smile.

"makes sense,"

Rayleigh nodded. "Let's go, let's keep going."

Now that we're here, there's no reason to back down.

Thus, the ship sailed into this enormous, abyss-like void.

Everyone was on edge; they knew it wouldn't be that simple.

Then, about half an hour later.

The breaths of everyone on the deck suddenly caught in their throats.

"Is this really not a joke?"

Robin's forehead was already covered in cold sweat. "This scale?"

"Is this the power of Aquaman?"

Shanks couldn't help but smile wryly, "Ancient weapons, truly living up to their name!"

Deep within the vast void ahead, sea monsters are rapidly approaching, one after another.

That's not all. From the rear, where the crowd came from, although there were far fewer people than from the front, a large number of Sea Kings were still gathering there. "They've even started using military tactics."

Rayleigh shook his head helplessly. "It seems we've been lured deep into their encirclement."

"It's no longer just an encirclement, is it?!"

Bucky's legs were trembling. "This number is ridiculously high!"

The number of sea kings surrounding them from the front and rear is probably in the thousands!
The huge cavity was almost completely blocked!

Even towards Fishman Island ahead, a steady stream of Sea Kings are closing in!

Just how many Sea Kings gather around Fishman Island?

They only have one ship!

They couldn't understand the Sea Kings' language, so naturally they didn't know the last words spoken by the Sea Kings they had just killed.

“Very powerful humans have arrived. Drive them out with all your might.”

The sea kings possess intelligence no less than that of humans, so they truly go all out to protect their king from the demon king.

The Sea Kings that had been patrolling around Fishman Island came out in full force, and the Sea Kings in the vicinity of the Great Hollow were also summoned.

"Regarding this quantity—"

Even someone as proud as Hancock looked grave at this moment. "I'm afraid we won't be able to get through!"

At this time, everyone on this ship was a master, but now the number is just too exaggerated.

All the sea kings need to do is swarm them and turn their ship into rubble.

Even the turbulent currents caused by the collective action of the Sea Kings alone would have been enough to cause the ship to lose control and crash into the rock wall, shattering into pieces.

They can easily kill each sea king, but they can't kill all of them instantly.

"Try this!"

Shanks gripped the knife at his waist.

The black and red lightning leaped up instantly, its violent aura shaking the deep sea and forming wave after wave of surging undercurrents that swept towards the sea kings.

Conqueror's Haki is only linked to an individual's strength and spirit, and Shanks happens to be a monster with extraordinary strength and an astonishing spirit.

His Conqueror's Haki is among the strongest in the entire ocean.

Even a skilled admiral at the Navy Headquarters would likely find it difficult to remain composed in the face of his domineering presence.

but.

The sea kings ignored it and continued to approach rapidly.

They are acting for the sake of a true king; how could mere human courage possibly make them back down?
"It's over!"

Bucky was screaming, clutching his head in his hands, "What do we do now?!"

"Yes, but what can we do?"

Shanks was also sweating at this moment.

Although we were prepared to deal with a large number of sea kings, this number is just too outrageous!
If they were on the surface of the sea, they certainly wouldn't be afraid, but this is the deep sea! If they exert too much force, not only will the bubbles covering their bodies shatter, but even the coating on the ship might break!
By then, the immense pressure of the deep sea will not care whether they are pirate emperors or legends of the sea!
Everyone realized one thing.

If you can't get across, you can't reach Fishman Island.

Is retreat the only option?

However, it was at this time.

"I go!"

Young Cologne took a step forward, his eyes revealing a resolute look.

"Cologne?"

Rayleigh suddenly looked at his friend's son.

"I have to go back! My parents are on Fishman Island, I have to go back!"

"I inherited my mother's fish-man bloodline, and the deep sea can't hold me back!" Cologne said.

"So everyone, please help me distract the Sea Kings! I'll use this opportunity to infiltrate Fishman Island!"

"Are you serious, Cologne?!"

Robin looked at his not-so-familiar younger brother and said, "Who knows how many more Sea Kings we'll encounter on this journey ahead!"

"It doesn't matter,"

Cologne grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. "Mermaids are the fastest swimming creatures in the ocean, but I'm even faster than them!!"

"Brother Shanks, Sister Robin, Uncle Rayleigh,"

With that, he bowed solemnly to everyone, "I beg you! I must go back!"

The group looked at each other, and had already made their decision.

Reilly sighed and said, "Family is definitely different!"

"In that case, let's go, Cologne!"

Shanks encouraged him, "Leave this to us, you just go ahead!"

"Captain! Go ahead without worry!"

His companions chimed in, "We will definitely survive and see you again!"

"Ok!"

Cologne was overjoyed and nodded emphatically.

"Cologne, here you go,"

Raleigh tossed Cologne a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), saying, "Keep in touch."

Even if something really happens to Cologne, they can't provide support, but it's still better than knowing nothing at all.

Thus, the operation began.

The half-fish boy leaped into the deep sea and descended at an astonishing speed toward the bottom of the great void.

Simultaneously.

"Come on, monsters!!"

The people on the ship's deck simultaneously unleashed powerful Conqueror's Haki, attracting the attention of the Sea Kings.

Shanks, Rayleigh, Robin, Hancock, and others even ventured back into the deep sea, launching continuous attacks on the Sea Kings.

"hold head high!"

The sea kings were immediately enraged and accelerated their approach towards the group.

"Hahaha! Retreat! Retreat! Don't let us get really surrounded!"

Rayleigh burst into laughter, "Don't stop attacking! Lure all the Sea Kings over here!"

It reminded him of the days when he roamed the high seas.

There were many times when they were surrounded and intercepted by the Rocks Pirates, and the scene was pretty much the same.

The large ship immediately changed direction and returned in the direction it had come from.

The group then turned their attention to attacking the sea kings that were closing in from behind; there were far fewer of them on this side.

Behind them, enraged sea kings relentlessly pursued them.

At the bottom of the great void, Coron accelerated forward without looking back, heading straight for Fishman Island.

The boy gritted his teeth.

Everyone is risking their lives to draw the attention of the Sea Kings to him; he absolutely cannot let them down!
Dad, Mom, Fishman Island, I'm back!
Almost at the same moment.

North Sea.

In the sky above, a huge floating island appeared out of nowhere.

"Hmm, Beihai, it's been so many years since I've been here."

At the edge of the floating city, Roya looked down at the vast and boundless sea below and couldn't help but sigh.

I really miss those days. Back then, Luo's first step in making his fortune was in Beihai.

It turns out that coming to find Judge was a brilliant idea!

"Hehe, Boss, this time, we'll completely take over this sea area!"

Behind Roya, Judge, who was always very busy, even abandoned his experiment and ran over, looking excited.

The North Sea—that's the Vinsmoke family's long-cherished dream!
"probably."

Roya smiled, then glanced back slightly. "So, Morgans, how's Dragoncha doing?"

"Hehehe,"

The other man behind Roya, his chief paparazzo Morgans, chuckled wickedly, "Although it didn't affect our operation at all, it went very smoothly. Of course, we've already found out what they wanted to know!"

"Perhaps the message has already been successfully delivered to the World Government."

"That's it."

Luo Ya chuckled, "They must have worked really hard. At least they feel a sense of participation now."

In other words, they only had a sense of participation, and as Morgans said, it had no impact on their actions.

(End of this chapter)