Chapter 469
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Huge whirlpools emerged from the ground. One after another, sand whirlpools surrounded the warships. The rustling sound was especially eerie and ear-piercing in the night of the desert.
The soldiers guarding the abandoned port looked on without any change in expression. From afar, they looked like statues holding spears. Only when their cold pupils looked at one of the whirlpools, their eyes were filled with fanaticism and reverence. They were like devout believers looking up to the arrival of the Creator.
In the whirlpools, silent monsters emerged from them. Then, they quickly climbed and jumped onto the steel warships. The originally empty warships were suddenly filled. A terrifying and ferocious aura spread out in the air.
Yarlin emerged from one of the whirlpools. William followed behind him. He stared dumbfoundedly at the cold warships that were emitting a cold aura unique to steel.
There was not a single wooden deck on the entire warship. There was not even a sail on the deck. One could not help but suspect that this warship was just a huge lump of steel.
Indeed, it was just an empty shell. It was a lump of steel piled up with thicker steel. It would sink if it could not float on the sea, let alone sail on the surface of the sea. It did not even have a sail.
"This is a warship made of steel?" William touched the smooth and cold hull. His shocked face was clearly reflected on it.
"That's right. This is the fleet that suits your ability best. If you can float an island, you can naturally float a steel fleet easily. Your ability can easily float these steel fleets above the clouds. They will have the strongest defense and powerful cannons!" Yarlin explained.
William's mind seemed to have outlined the terrifying scene of these steel warships revealing themselves from the clouds. Countless cannons would pour down and explode the sea surface.
He activated his ability. A layer of eerie cold air spread from his palm to the hull of the ship. Soon, the cold air enveloped and seeped into the entire steel hull. With a rumble, this "lump of steel" floated up from the sunken sand layer. The sand stuck to the sides of the ship fell to the ground and formed a raised sand pile.
The ship steadily left the ground and floated in mid-air. It rose higher and higher until it was 20 meters above the ground before it stopped. It floated steadily above everyone's heads and cast a huge shadow over them.
William raised his head. He saw that the bottom of the boat was painted with black paint. The lifelike skulls covered the entire bottom of the boat.
"Fleets sailing in the clouds don't need sails or flags. Their symbols should be carved on the bottom of the ships. That way, when they emerge from the clouds, people on the surface of the sea will be able to see the image of a black skull covering the surface of the sea!" Wapol, who was wearing a dazzling golden armor, walked over from the side with a wild smile on his face. "To be honest, I've wanted to swallow these lumps of metal more than once!"
"Another stranger!" William turned his head and looked at Wapol, wondering if he was one of the ten ponds. He forced a smile and replied, "Thank you for restraining your desire!"
William didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "This guy just said he wanted to eat the ship. What kind of strange devil fruit does he have?"
Wapol just said casually. He didn't look at William anymore. Instead, he looked at Yarlin with reverence and gave a brief report of the recent events.
"Alabasta's military has shrunk their defense line, but I smell that the military seems to be moving …"
Ya Erlin listened and said indifferently, "Sand Crocodile might not be able to sit still any longer. Let his attention be drawn to Smoker. You guys just stay put and maintain the current situation. Patiently wait for time to ferment!"
"Understood!" Wapol nodded and looked up at the floating warship. He opened his mouth and grinned, his sharp teeth clashing against each other.
William listened quietly. "Sand Crocodile should be referring to Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai. Yarlin is scheming against him!"
A year ago, William wouldn't have dared to imagine all this. The Shichibukai were simply unattainable figures for him. However, after witnessing the decisive battle in the East China Sea, and even personally sent Shiki to hell and stole his ability, William's vision and mindset were broadened. Now, when he heard about the Shichibukai, he felt that it was very common.
"Yarlin is playing a very big game!" William's eyes darted around as he silently thought about what role he would play in this game of chess.
Under the pitch-black night sky, the clouds in the sky blocked the moonlight. Steel warships slowly floated into the air and lined up side by side like a huge steel fortress. Pitch-Black skulls coldly looked down at the ground.
William gritted his teeth and said to Yarlin in a deep voice: "The Thunder God on the Sky Island is very strong. I may not be his opponent. In order to be on the safe side, I hope you can send me one or two strong helpers."
"I thought you were going to hold back and not mention it?" Yarlin pursed his lips as if he had already expected William's request. He whispered: "Let's go, the helpers you want are already on your ship. When you are done, remember to send the people and the spoils back to me!"
William felt that he had no secrets in front of Yarlin at all. His inner thoughts were seen through and there was nothing to hide. He nodded heavily and said: "I understand, I will send the body of the God as soon as possible!"
"Go, I will wait for your good news!" Yarlin waved his hand and signaled that William could leave. The latter respectfully took a few steps back and quickly floated to a warship.
The fleet made of steel began to rise rapidly, making a sound of breaking the air. Under the cover of the night, it quickly disappeared from the top of the field of vision, turning into a vague black spot hiding in the clouds.
Until now, William felt that Yarlin's insightful gaze disappeared from his back. He relaxed and looked at the monsters and pirates on the deck.
In his line of sight, a figure that stood out like a crane in a flock of chickens stood among them. It was a tall and straight human figure that maintained a human form. His entire body was covered in a pitch-black cloak, and he wore a strange black and white mask on his face. His entire body was emitting a ruthless aura that kept people away.
William glanced at the simple longsword strapped to the man's waist. There wasn't the slightest bit of decoration or pattern on it. Under the moonlight, the scabbard reflected a dull silver light. William immediately realized that this swordsman was the helper Arlen had mentioned.
"It's one of the people in the pool!" William reacted!
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