Chapter 255: Doflamingo’s Test
A dark sky covered the horizon, and delicate snowflakes danced in the air, while the raging sea roared beneath them, with waves that followed one another and rolled towards infinity.
On the sea, dozens of warships from both sides fought a fierce battle, subjected to a rain of arrows and the roar of cannons.
From the western side, a score of steel battleships launched long-range attacks, their powerful guns aimed at a fleet of nearly a hundred ancient sailing ships.
The artillery constantly destroyed both enemy ships and the enormous sea beasts.
However, the greatest challenge to the World Government's navy was not those ancient sailing ships, but the monstrous creatures lurking in the depths of the ocean: the Oceanic Danger Beasts.
Not only were they huge, but they also possessed extraordinary abilities.
On the other hand, the fleet of the Gods Islands seemed to have a special method to control these sea creatures. Those old wooden ships served only as a means of transportation.
In addition, they had a large number of samurai whose skill allowed them to launch powerful blasts of cutting energy. Using the sea beasts as support points, the swordsmen of both sides faced each other in bloody battles on the water.
What's more, there was a unit of masked archers, both men and women, whose aim was so precise that they were not only able to shoot at the World Government soldiers and officials on the move, but they were also able to intercept the projectiles in mid-air.
If someone approached them, some of these archers would draw double swords from their backs and call upon the creatures of the depths to face the enemy together and protect their companions from attack.
These warriors were the shinobi of the Gods Islands.