Just as Takatsuki and Mei were discussing their theories, Joseph walked over: "Ah, what lovely weather."
As his words fell, the eyes of the few people on deck changed.
This was one of the secret signals they had agreed upon after boarding the ship.
It meant that someone had already placed a bomb below!
"The fish bit…"
As the words fell, Takatsuki, who had been sitting in place, suddenly disappeared.
The others also immediately rushed to the lower cabin.
The tall man who had introduced himself as Captain Tennille earlier on the ship was furtively hiding in the lower cargo hold.
Just as he had finished setting a bomb, a hand chop pierced through his body.
"Puh-ha!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Tennille turned to look behind him, but all he saw was a figure in the darkness.
At this moment, the others also rushed over. King Crimson pulled his hand out of Tennille's body, letting him fall to the ground.
"I've dealt with the enemy, but I don't know how many bombs he installed. Let's disarm the bombs first."
The others looked at Tennille, who was lying motionless on the ground, and shook their heads.
They had only intended to avoid harming innocents, but they didn't expect Takatsuki to be so ruthless once he made a move.
However, none of them said anything. After all, the assassins sent by Dio had no regard for harming innocents, just like on the plane earlier.
The few of them began to search for the bombs hidden by this Stand User, who hadn't even revealed his Stand yet. Takatsuki also saw an additional fifty crystals in his account.
Looking at the fallen enemy, Kiana was relatively unfazed. After all, she had fought many Honkai Beasts during her wanderings, and during her journey of stowing away, it was impossible to always encounter kind people. Although she herself didn't kill people, at most she would beat them up, but many among them dared to kill, so she was not unfamiliar with such matters.
Takatsuki, on the other hand, had killed many Honkai Beasts after the Honkai Eruption outbreak. Plus, he clearly knew that those sent by Dio deserved to die.
Most of these people were either born evil or professional killers for money.
So Takatsuki never expected any kindness from them, nor would he show them any mercy.
However, Raiden Mei still felt some reluctance. After all, she was just an ordinary student before, so she naturally hadn't seen such bloody things.
"Takatsuki, do we really have to kill all those enemies?"
Mei remembered Takatsuki saying that there were nearly thirty Stand User enemies on this journey, and who knows how many non-Stand User enemies there would be.
Did they really have to keep killing like this…?
"Mei…"
Takatsuki wasn't convinced by Mei that killing these guys was wrong, but he still wanted to consider his companion's feelings: "Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people."
"If we encounter someone whose crime doesn't warrant death, it's not impossible to let them go."
Mei shook her head: "No need for that. If it hurts Takatsuki and Kiana because of me, I'll feel guilty for life."
"It's fine, those enemies I…"
Before he could finish, a violent tremor suddenly occurred.
"What's going on! Did bombs in other places explode?"
Polnareff had just found a bomb and, startled, quickly threw the bomb in his hand away.
But soon, the few of them realized it wasn't. A huge crack appeared in the cabin, and from outside, they saw a massive cruise ship colliding with their ship.
"Why is this cruise ship hitting us!"
"This isn't a cruise ship! It's the enemy's Stand! It's Strength!"
Joseph immediately reacted: "Quick, get out! Seawater is coming in!"
Surging seawater continuously poured in from the crack, sweeping the fake captain's body into the water.
Just as the few of them escaped the cabin and prepared to head for the lifeboats, the cruise ship slammed into them again, overturning the entire ship. Everyone on the edge of the ship was instantly thrown off.
"You! How dare you ambush me!"
And on the sea beneath their feet, a familiar figure was floating in the water, with a merman-like Stand beside him.
"Oh no! He's still alive!"
Dark Blue Moon began to churn the seawater, creating a huge whirlpool in the sea. Within the whirlpool, everyone knew that Dark Blue Moon had already placed sharp scales, which would tear anything they touched.
The few of them quickly used their Stands to grab the ship's edge to prevent themselves from falling, but this was merely a drop in the bucket. After all, the Strength's cruise ship was still backing up, preparing for its next collision.
"Takatsuki! Your hand!"
At this moment, Mei suddenly noticed that King Crimson's hand was covered in white barnacles, and Takatsuki's hand was also torn open, splattering blood.
"Does it affect the main body like this too?"
Looking at the rapidly growing barnacles, catalyzed by Dark Blue Moon, Takatsuki felt King Crimson's power weakening, almost unable to support his body's weight.
"I'm coming to heal you right away!"
Seeing Mei preparing to approach to heal him with Crazy Diamond, Takatsuki shouted: "Don't come over! I'll deal with this guy!"
"Ha! Deal with me? Do you think you're a match for my Dark Blue Moon in the ocean?"
"Even if all eight of you came at me, you wouldn't be my match, and you're out of strength, aren't you?"
Dark Blue Moon mocked, watching King Crimson lose strength and fall into the sea.
Once entangled by barnacles, a Stand cannot be recalled, but…
If there's no Stand… then how can it be recalled…
In an instant, in mid-air, King Crimson suddenly vanished, and a white armor quickly condensed on Takatsuki's body.
"White Album!"
As Takatsuki landed on the sea surface, the huge whirlpool was rapidly frozen, and Dark Blue Moon and the fake captain floating on the sea were also frozen within it.
"H-how… how is that… possible… it actually… froze… the sea…"
Due to the extreme cold, even his words became stuttered.
"My White Album can even freeze the air, let alone a mere ocean."
As the ice grew thicker, it began to float upwards, and Dark Blue Moon was lifted out of the seawater, unable to move.
"Since you love the ocean so much… then be its companion forever!"
An extremely strong freezing aura burst forth, instantly condensing the surrounding moist air into ice, completely freezing Dark Blue Moon in the water.
An iceberg thus floated on the sea, providing a foothold for the others, so that even if the ship was overturned by the power, they wouldn't fall into the sea.