Seeing the item in front of him, Yuuto Kagami was momentarily stunned.
"A Poké Ball?!"
That's right—
The red-and-white sphere that the young man Koinu Ichirō relied on…
Was none other than a Poké Ball from the world of Pokémon!
"So this… is where their confidence comes from?"
Yuuto Kagami couldn't help but find it laughable.
He didn't know where Sakura Nation got their hands on a Poké Ball,
but if they thought they could use one to capture him…
Then that was nothing short of delusional.
It's true that Poké Balls could capture animals or Pokémon—
but their success rate was not absolute.
The weaker the ball, and the stronger the target,
the lower the chance of capture.
Right now, in his Azure Dragon form, Yuuto Kagami's power could easily be called divine beast level.
Using a basic Poké Ball to catch a divine beast?
Yuuto Kagami could only say:
"You've really overestimated yourselves."
"Bang!"
The Poké Ball struck the Azure Dragon square on the forehead.
Everyone—Koinu Ichirō, his staff, and countless soldiers—held their breath.
In the blink of an eye—
The colossal, hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon vanished without a trace!
Only the red-and-white Poké Ball floated gently down,
landing on the surface of the sea, bobbing with the waves.
"I-It worked!!!"
Koinu Ichirō's face lit up with ecstatic disbelief.
"Quick! Retrieve the capture ball!"
He barked commands nonstop.
They called the Poké Ball a capture ball in their terminology.
But just as several speedboats neared the floating Poké Ball—
It suddenly began to shake.
Once… twice… three times…
"BOOM!!"
A blinding burst of light exploded from the ball!
The majestic Azure Dragon reappeared above the ocean,
thunder and lightning crackling around its divine body!
Its massive form crashed into the sea,
unleashing towering waves over ten meters high.
The approaching speedboats had no chance—
They were swallowed whole by the monstrous tsunami!
"Wh-What… how?!!"
Koinu Ichirō's face turned ghostly pale.
The capture failed?!
In their lab trials, they had easily captured everything from lions and tigers on land to sharks and whales at sea.
But why didn't it work on the Azure Dragon?!
And then—
The colossal beast, clad in divine lightning,
turned its gaze toward the rest of the Sakura fleet.
Now that he had figured out their so-called secret weapon,
Yuuto Kagami wasn't in the mood to "play" anymore.
"Storm Fang."
He lifted his dragon head high.
Above the sea, the clouds began to churn and twist—
Endless currents surged into Yuuto Kagami's open mouth.
When the energy reached its peak—
BOOM!
He aimed downward,
releasing a devastating burst of wind blades—dense, howling, and sharp as swords!
Each blade was massive—cutting the air itself as they shot forward!
With a whoosh—
One single wind blade sliced clean through a battleship.
The warship, made of reinforced steel, was bisected on the spot,
its cross-section smooth as glass!
And there were dozens more just like it.
"Shuuuu!"
"BOOM! BOOM BOOM!!"
In an instant—
Fireballs filled the sea as warships exploded one after another.
The ocean was littered with wreckage and smoking debris.
"Gulp…"
Inside the command ship, Koinu Ichirō watched the live feed—
his face deathly white, his heart seized with terror.
A chilling realization struck him—
This "Dragon Capture Operation" might be
the single most disastrous decision of his entire life.
The wealth and power he had dreamed of…
He was no longer sure he could bear it.
Not just him—
everyone in the command center was shaking in fear.
In less than a minute—
their supposedly elite fleet had been completely annihilated!
Only now did they realize—
The Azure Dragon had been toying with them earlier.
This devastating storm attack?
That was his real power.
"Run! RUN!!"
After standing in a stupor for nearly ten seconds,
Koinu Ichirō finally snapped out of it and screamed in panic.
He even tried to take the helm of the warship himself—
But he was already far too late.
Yuuto Kagami had long since noticed their hidden command ship,
tucked behind a nearby island.
And instead of flying over the island—
He opened his jaws wide.
"Blazing Breath!!!"
Intense fire energy gathered in his throat.
In the night sky, it looked like a second sun had risen!
The sheer heat made the sea around him boil,
steam rising in thick clouds as the temperature surged!
"BOOM!!"
A massive, crimson beam of flame blasted forward—
lighting up the entire horizon!
"BOOOOM!!!"
In one shot—
The island shielding the command ship was vaporized—
its mountain completely evaporated!
The ship hiding behind it?
Melted into a puddle of slag before it could move an inch.
But that wasn't all.
The flame breath kept going—
crashing into the ocean and evaporating millions of liters of seawater in an instant.
The sea didn't even have time to react.
A massive, steaming crater appeared on the surface of the water,
only gradually refilling as the surrounding water poured back in.
Meanwhile—
On a nearby observation ship, just arriving at the scene—
Zhou Hongwei and his team watched it all happen.
Dead silence.
"That one breath…"
"It… it pierced straight through an island."
Everyone swallowed hard.
The sight of that world-ending breath left them all trembling.
Just then—
Someone sprinted over with new intel.
"Director Zhou!"
"We've detected another fleet incoming—it's from the Lighthouse Nation!"
Zhou Hongwei's face shifted.
"The Lighthouse Nation?"
He picked up his binoculars and scanned the foggy ocean.
Though visibility was poor, he could still make out a mass of black dots approaching.
"Two fleets?"
From afar—
Yuuto Kagami also raised his head and looked out across the sea.
One fleet flew the familiar Kyushu flag.
He even recognized a few familiar faces onboard.
As for the other fleet…
There were no flags, but the blonde hair and foreign features of the crew made it obvious.
"So the Lighthouse Nation wants in on this too…"
"Fine. You're next."
"Perfect timing."
"There's still one move I haven't used in this form."
Yuuto Kagami coiled his massive dragon body—
"Tornado Spiral!"
Suddenly, his entire body began to spin,
faster and faster—until he blurred into an afterimage!
"The wind! It's so strong!"
The Kyushu fleet, watching from a safe distance,
was filled with terror.
"I've got a bad feeling about this—fall back!"
Thanks to their experienced commander,
the fleet retreated just in time.
Then they looked back—
And gasped.
"FWOOOOOH!"
The Azure Dragon had become a living cyclone,
surging with violent air currents.
From within the swirling dragon image—
a massive hurricane was flung outward!
It hit the ocean and instantly tore through everything.
In mere moments—
A sky-piercing water tornado formed on the sea's surface!
But that wasn't all.
Yuuto Kagami spun again and again—
Several more twisters erupted into the sky!
The sea went mad.
The very ocean was turned inside out!
Before the Lighthouse Nation fleet could react—
they were swallowed up by the tornadoes.
Gone.
Shredded.
Erased from existence.
Even the distant Kyushu fleet felt their hearts pound.
: This is terrifying!
: Just by spinning, he created tornadoes! The Azure Dragon's power is off the charts!
Everyone was shocked speechless.
Even the other supernatural artifact users,
who normally held themselves with pride—
Had nothing to say now.
They were all silenced by the absolute power…
Of the Azure Dragon.