Doflamingo temporarily freed himself from Vice Admiral Tsuru's entanglement and headed towards the turbulent ocean current.
"What's happening, Cricket? Is an ocean current about to appear?" Doflamingo seriously asked Cricket. After all, the current situation didn't allow Doflamingo to be careless, as there was a big problem behind him that was hard to shake off.
"If my estimation is correct, it will arrive soon," Cricket said with a serious expression.
The sky, originally clear, suddenly darkened, and a large number of black cumulonimbus clouds continued to form. The face of the sky also changed suddenly, showing no regard for the lives of the people at sea.
"Young Master, the situation ahead has changed. A huge storm is about to arrive," the navigator reported, conscientiously performing his duty, and told Doflamingo what was about to happen.
"Keep going forward. Storms and such are trying to stop me. It's impossible, absolutely impossible."
The sky seemed to have grown even uglier because someone wasn't paying attention to it. The sea, which was previously calm, suddenly began to get agitated, and a strong pull dragged Doflamingo's pirate ship forward.
At that moment, the sound of artillery fire broke the brief peace. Boom! In the sea behind, Vice Admiral Tsuru's fleet fired projectiles at Doflamingo.
In an instant, several black cannonballs soared into the sky, like dark meteors, and exploded in Doflamingo's direction. The pirate ship, which was originally stable, began to shake violently because of these projectiles.
"Doflamingo, you are a good boy, stop this, you cannot escape." Vice Admiral Tsuru continued speaking from behind, trying to dissuade Doflamingo.
"Trebol, you go and deal with the pursuit from behind." Doflamingo assigned the task of stopping the rear attack to Trebol. He was too lazy to pay attention to her now, as his entire mind was focused on the current anomaly.
The Donquixote Pirates temporarily escaped the blockade and continued advancing.
"Young Master, look, there's a huge whirlpool ahead. If we just go straight, we will surely be swallowed," the trembling subordinate reported.
Doflamingo had also seen this enormous whirlpool a long time ago. To be honest, it was the first time he had seen such a large whirlpool. The center of the whirlpool was like a black hole, bottomless and very frightening. The terrifying pull continued to drag the pirate ship forward and would not stop until it devoured everything.
"Fufufufu, go forward anyway!" Doflamingo didn't hesitate at all. Hesitation would lead to defeat, so he quickly advanced. He looked at everyone and smiled.
The sea was full of waves, and the currents began to get turbulent. The turbulent waves rose and fell, reaching a height of tens of meters with enormous momentum. Everyone in the Donquixote Pirates could feel the boat swaying up and down beneath their feet. Everyone had different expressions: some were panicked, with their hands and feet trembling; some seemed calm, but held tightly to anything on the boat, afraid of falling off the sailing ship and dying at sea; and some were calm and composed, not caring about life or death.
Doflamingo didn't blame them. After all, the horror of nature was obvious, and not everyone had the courage to face fear. Seeing Cricket's serious and calm expression, Doflamingo nodded unconsciously. He was indeed a man who had the responsibility of washing away his ancestors' humiliation and had a strong will.
"Everyone, stand still. It's best to stay near the cabin or find something to hold onto. The waves will get even more violent soon." Doflamingo reminded everyone.
When everyone heard the captain's order, they immediately carried it out. After all, it was the first time they had seen such a large whirlpool. It was so powerful that they might not be able to escape this time. If you stayed on deck and didn't hold firmly to the hull, the waves could easily carry you away and bury you at the bottom of the sea.
The sound of the sails was rustling. "Lower the foremast and mainmast to full sail and hoist the triangular sail on the mizzenmast." "Pay attention to the order of lowering the sails: first the topsail, then the main sail..."
A storm was brewing, and Diamante ordered everyone to control the pirate ship. After hearing this, the others also acted quickly. "Hualala," heavy rain fell, and strong wind whistled in their ears.
Doflamingo stood in the heavy rain, facing the strong wind, standing at the bow of the ship. Doflamingo had extravagant short golden hair and sunglasses that blocked his eyes, so his expression couldn't be seen, but his handsome, angular face was full of calm and composure.
Doflamingo looked at the surging waves in front of him, not daring to relax for a moment. Vice Admiral Tsuru behind him continued to pursue him without any sign of letting up. The suffocating pressure left Doflamingo breathless.
Doflamingo knew very well that this was his last chance. If he missed this current, the consequences would be evident. What awaited him was a large bowl of prison food, although the large bowl of prison food was delicious.
The Marine, Vice Admiral Tsuru's fleet, had to follow Doflamingo's reckless progress, but the weather conditions were genuinely worsening.
A huge mouth opened in the sea ahead, as if to swallow everything and destroy all living beings. She looked at the situation with concern. Her ship hadn't even entered the whirlpool yet, and she could feel the enormous pulling force just in the outer area. "Doflamingo, stop now and come back with me. At least you can save your life. If you enter the whirlpool now, you will surely die." Vice Admiral Tsuru shouted at Doflamingo. The increasingly violent whirlpool made Tsuru dare not be careless, fearing that the entire army would be annihilated.
However, Vice Admiral Tsuru's words had no effect. Doflamingo turned a deaf ear and was determined to dive into that whirlpool. "Crazy. Doflamingo is dead. To escape punishment, he prefers to die than surrender," she muttered in a daze.
However, she quickly adjusted her mood. They were pirates. It was ridiculous to sympathize with pirates. Wouldn't it be better if pirates died? So Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately gave the order. "Control the ship's speed and don't get sucked into the whirlpool. Pay close attention and keep an eye on the Donquixote Pirates to see what happens to them." Tsuru ordered her fleet to keep watch from outside the whirlpool and pay attention to the movements of Doflamingo and the others. Although, in their opinion, Doflamingo was doomed to die; with such a large whirlpool, not even Jesus could save him.
In this way, the distance between the two ships widened. The Donquixote Pirates resolutely moved towards the whirlpool, while the Crane Fleet hovered outside the whirlpool.
Further ahead, as the whirlpool's pull became increasingly terrifying, not only Doflamingo and his men, but even some sea creatures were not immune and were pulled towards the center of the whirlpool by the enormous pulling force.
"Roar!" Suddenly, a Sea King very similar to the Lord of the Coast from Luffy's hometown jumped out, roaring loudly, and the next step would be to destroy the pirate ship.
"Do you want to dance too? Beast!" Doflamingo seemed invincible and full of arrogance. The domineering aura of "Weng" invisibly spread, frightening the Sea Kings and making them sweat cold. They hastily dived to the bottom of the sea and escaped.
The startled crowd immediately felt relieved, but the increasingly terrifying tugs and waves made their relieved hearts rise again, as if they were on a rollercoaster, making them extremely nervous. The sky was dark, as if night had fallen.
Outside the whirlpool, Vice Admiral Tsuru watched Doflamingo rush to the center of the whirlpool with everyone's concerns. The outcome was already decided, and what awaited Doflamingo was the destruction of the ship and the death of everyone on board.
However, a strange scene appeared. The originally turbulent sea became calm, and the vortex current, similar to a black hole, suddenly disappeared, being replaced by an abnormally calm sea surface, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with it. Due to the disappearance of the whirlpool, the sailing ship that was about to be swallowed by the black hole also stopped firmly above sea level, peacefully.
"This... what's happening?" "What happened? Why did the whirlpool disappear so suddenly?" The female Marines had surprised expressions on their faces. They were silently waiting for the death of the Donquixote Pirates, but now this happened suddenly. Everyone was very confused.
"I don't know what's going on." "This whirlpool current is really strange. It appears suddenly and disappears just as quickly." The navigator of Vice Admiral Tsuru's ship also scratched her head, looking confused and strange. Even Vice Admiral Tsuru's expression was not calm. She had been sailing the seas for decades and had never seen anything so strange.
"How lucky they were to have escaped death," someone whispered. "Vice Admiral Tsuru, should we pursue them?"
Her face didn't look good. This was completely beyond her expectations. She felt as if she had been slapped in the face. "Wait a minute, this happened suddenly and is full of mysteries," she said, ignoring everyone's comments.
The mood of the people in the Donquixote Pirates was also unstable. Just now, everyone saw themselves falling into the black hole of the vortex and thought they were dead. They didn't expect they could survive. Things changed so fast that it was unbelievable.
But soon, everyone's calm hearts began to rise again. The strong wind at sea stopped, even the sky stopped crying, the sea surface was calm and stable, without a single wave, and everything that had just happened seemed to have ceased. Silence, deadly silence. The whole world seemed to be plunged into silence at that moment; even the sound of swallowed saliva could be heard clearly. Everyone at sea was involved in this silent and terrifying atmosphere. The fear of the unknown hung in everyone's hearts, and the breath of danger came towards them madly.
Gurgle, gurgle... Bubbles began to appear on the calm sea surface without anyone knowing when.
Boom! ! Suddenly, there was a strange vibration from the bottom of the sea.
"What is that?" "It's an underwater volcanic eruption..." When the Marine officers and female Marines in the distance saw the situation, they were horrified and felt fortunate for the wise decision made by Vice Admiral Tsuru, but at the same time, they were sad for these pirates.
Boom! ! The vibrations at the bottom of the sea became increasingly intense, the ocean currents began to become chaotic, and even countless waves emerged, as if the entire ocean was trembling. The explosion at the bottom of the sea began. In the dark depths of the sea, an enormous column of water slowly appeared.
"This is..." On the warship, cold sweat kept pouring from the navigator's forehead. She didn't realize that her voice had become hoarse without her noticing, and her originally beautiful and fair face had become even paler. Vice Admiral Tsuru ignored the crowd's reactions and focused on everything in front of her. Everything that happened today would be another highlight in her decades-long sailing career.
The sea is truly full of miracles and fascinating. This kind of miracle is unprecedented and rare in the world.
Boom! ! The roar from the seabed became increasingly loud, as if it were deafening. That enormous column of water became increasingly clear, as if it were stirring the entire surface of the sea. The water column, which was beginning to gain scale, quickly broke through the seawater and rose towards the surface.
The sailing ship Doflamingo was on was also lifted by the waves and rose above the ocean current. Even the surrounding ocean currents gradually became more violent. The suffocating impact wave, swept by the turbulent current, swept across the entire sea in an instant. The air pressure at sea was rapidly increasing at an unimaginable speed.
"Boom" With a huge roar, a majestic and powerful column of water suddenly rose to the sky, as if wanting to welcome the embrace of Mother Sky, and plunged directly into the sky.
The Donquixote Pirates who were at the center of the waves were also struggling. The invisible and terrifying air waves made it difficult for them to breathe, and the strong sensation of being upside down forced them to use external objects to balance themselves. In this way, Doflamingo and his crew finally embarked on a journey to an altitude of ten thousand meters. Fly! Doflamingo, go towards the land of your dreams and take one step closer to your dream.
The suffocating sensation, this shocking scene, made it difficult for the Marines to breathe. "This can't be true..." "The ocean current is actually rising! It's going towards the sky!" All the female Marines were incredulous when they saw this shocking scene.
"Unprecedented, unbelievable." Vice Admiral Tsuru also had a solemn expression on her face. The enormous column of water was right before her eyes, continuously rising towards the sky. It didn't diminish at all, but became increasingly intense. No one knows what will happen to Doflamingo and the others who are in the middle of it. Will they be carried to an altitude of ten thousand meters and fall into the White Sea, being crushed to a paste of meat, or will they be torn to death by the powerful pressure of the ocean current? Is there even a possibility that Doflamingo will be safe and sound and escape the pursuit?
Upon seeing the Donquixote Pirates disappear before their eyes, the shock in the Marines' eyes couldn't help but turn into excitement and joy. They believed that with such a strong current, the Donquixote Pirates would surely be exterminated. No one can save them. Are things really as they think? Who knows! Amidst all the cheers and conversations, only Vice Admiral Tsuru was strangely calm. She had a vague sense of doubt in her heart, as if something was wrong. Analyzing Doflamingo's behavior, one could see that he was an undisciplined man, but with great pride. How could he die so easily? And judging by the fact that he fled without fighting, even if he couldn't defeat her, it was impossible for him to kill himself.
Unless all this was premeditated. She finally reached this answer after thinking about it. Her mood, which was initially one of shock due to the strong ocean current, worsened greatly, and her face became even gloomier. But what does all this have to do with Doflamingo? Even knowing she had a gloomy face, he still provoked her, and it was double the amount. On the warship, which was originally full of joy, the female Marines began to waver after seeing the expression on Vice Admiral Tsuru's face.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, could it be that they..." "Yes, things have reached the worst point. They fled, and this time we were completely left behind by them. We lost any trace," she said, melancholically. Leaving everyone in shock, she walked to the bow, looked at the ocean current rising into the sky in the distance, and fell into deep thought. A gust of sea breeze blew, making the cloak of justice on her back rustle.
"Doflamingo, you won't be so lucky next time. I look forward to our next meeting."