"That's... that thing's roar?!" Aeridar stood up abruptly, still holding his bowl.
"Calamodus..." Oliver's hand rested on the hilt of his sword, Nagamitsu.
According to the accounts of the survivors and what Hancock told them, the monster that could make people's hearts pound with just a roar was a legendary beast that lived on this forbidden island called "Calamodus," which symbolized legend, power, and natural disasters.
According to Hancock and Gloriosa, the name and legend of Calamodus had been passed down in Amazon Lily for hundreds of years. Everyone in the country had heard stories about Calamodus when they were young, and the pirate empresses would often hear its unsettling roars.
It was said that when Gloriosa was in power, the empress before the previous empress went to the forbidden island to hunt Calamodus to show off her strength. Ten powerful Kuja warriors who were proficient in both types of Haki went with her, but none of them ever returned. The Kuja Pirates were severely weakened as a result. Since then, no one had dared to go to the forbidden island again.
"But this roar..." Aeridar frowned. The first roar was normal, but what was up with the second one? Did it encounter a formidable enemy?
However, according to the descriptions from Dalt, Julius and his group, Hancock, and Gloriosa, this Calamodus seemed to be all-powerful, whether it was in the sky or in the sea. It should at least be an overlord in the Calm Belt, incredibly powerful, with few natural enemies.
Rumble rumble rumble~
Another series of rumbles came, and the ground tremor became more and more obvious.
Whoosh~
Then, a blast of wind-like air hit them, affecting the entire camp and shaking the trees in the forest. It didn't stop for a while.
"Damn it." Aeridar looked at the millet porridge in his bowl, which was now filled with dust and had turned murky. In disgust, he threw the bowl on the ground, shattering it.
"What's going on?"
"Was that a storm just now?"
"That roar was so strange!"
"Damn it! Is there a monster fighting?"
Such a huge commotion caused an uproar among the crew members in the camp, and they all began to discuss it.
Whoosh!
Rumble~
Just as Aeridar was about to fly over and take a look, a piercing whistling sound came from afar. He saw a huge black shadow flying by in the distance, followed by several white air rings created by a sonic boom.
Then, like a comet hitting the Earth, the huge black shadow slammed into the mountain a kilometer away from the camp. A deafening roar followed, and a powerful shockwave swept up a cloud of dust. The immense force shook the entire mountain, and large chunks of rock rolled down, wreaking havoc in the forest below and snapping a large number of trees.
Because the huge black shadow was too fast and appeared too suddenly, Aeridar couldn't see what it was. However, he used his Observation Haki to sense that the huge black shadow was a living creature, and the sound inside its body was huge. Not even a thousand-meter-long Sea King could compare.
On a side note, perhaps because he was a man who lived two lives, Aeridar had a high talent for Observation Haki, and his progress was very fast. When he used his Observation Haki to its full potential, he could not only cover the entire Palace Entertainment City but also most of the capital, Nakor.
He also heard that Big Mom's second son, Charlotte Katakuri, one of the Sweet Commanders, had reached an extremely high level in his training of Observation Haki. There were rumors that his Observation Haki could even predict the future.
Whether it was true or not, it made Aeridar a little envious and motivated him to work even harder on his Observation Haki training.
"Oliver, Mosa, you guys stay here. I'm going to check out the situation." In this situation, Aeridar wasn't comfortable sending anyone else. He was the best person for the job since he could fly.
Before they could reply, Aeridar was already in the air, flying toward the distant mountain.
"Uh..." Oliver and Mosa opened their mouths. They couldn't say a word and could only watch as Aeridar flew away.
A moment after Aeridar had flown away, Oliver suddenly turned to Mosa and said, "Um, I'm going to take a look, too." With that, he rushed off like a gust of wind, leaving a dumbfounded Mosa behind.
"Uh... um..." Mosa opened his mouth again, but he couldn't say a word. He could only watch as Oliver's figure gradually disappeared.
"Um, Vice Commander, what should we do?" a crew member asked with a forced smile, popping out of nowhere.
Mosa looked around the messy camp and said, annoyed, "What should we do? First, we need to restore the camp, then go cut some big trees and build a wooden wall."
"Why build a wooden wall?" the crew member asked, confused.
"To block the wind!" Mosa said, glaring at him.
Meanwhile, Aeridar was flying in the sky and quickly arrived above the mountain.
"Roar~" Hiding in the clouds, Aeridar looked down. On top of the mountain was a terrifying giant beast over a hundred meters long. Just as Julius had described, it had a horse-like head, a single horn, and a mouth full of fangs. Its head, neck, and torso were almost all covered in black scales the size of a washbasin. Its neck was long, with sparse dark brown hair. It had four legs with three claws and a pair of giant bat-like wings. Its tail was long and winding, swinging gently, with a triangular tip.
Aeridar's brows were furrowed as he felt the astonishingly fierce aura radiating from the giant beast up close, and the intense sound his Observation Haki was picking up.
However, this beast that even Aeridar found terrifying had nearly half of its scales broken, several ugly wounds that were still bleeding, and its right front claw was twisted in the wrong direction, which was a chilling sight.
"Calamodus? What in the world happened?" Aeridar's face was grim. This huge creature looked like it had been sent flying. What kind of monster could do something so terrifying?
"Roar~" The giant beast, presumably Calamodus, struggled with a roar and got back on its feet. It dared not put its right front claw on the ground, and it looked down the mountain with a look of fear.
"Wororororo~ It's my first time seeing a beast that can take so many hits!" At this moment, a rough voice came from below. The huge voice created a sound wave that moved the air, creating a gust of wind.
Upon hearing the voice, the giant beast visibly trembled.
"A person?" Aeridar was a little stunned, still in the clouds.
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