The elderly Old Village Chief took a puff from his dry tobacco pipe and changed the subject. "Ahan, if you're leaving, then leave now. Take the younger ones with you and don't worry about us old folks. Dragging this out is just a waste of time."
With the topic shifting from Xiaoya to setting out to sea, Uncle Ahan finally came to his senses and said anxiously to the Old Village Chief, "Village Chief, it'll be extremely dangerous if we stay here!"
The Old Village Chief waved his hand, his attitude utterly resolute. "There's no need to say more. We old folks won't leave. Take all the young people and get out of here as soon as possible!"
"But... this..." Uncle Ahan still wanted to persuade the Old Village Chief.
But the Old Village Chief shook his head firmly.
Just as Uncle Ahan was about to say something else, Yun Ye turned to look in a certain direction and said calmly, "Uncle Ahan, Village Chief, stop arguing. They... are already here!"
The moment Yun Ye finished speaking, the roar of cannon fire came from the town!
It was coming from the harbor!
Everyone present heard the thunderous blast, and their expressions changed at once!
Uncle Ahan's face went pale as he muttered, "Damn it, they came so fast!"
Not even half a day had passed since the news spread, yet they had already arrived!
At that moment, Yun Ye's gaze sharpened, and his presence changed slightly. He said directly, "Uncle Ahan, take the Village Chief and all the villagers to the back mountain first. There's a cave I carved out there. You can take shelter inside."
"Yun Ye, you..."
Uncle Ahan had wanted to say something, but Yun Ye's current presence overwhelmed him so thoroughly that he could not even think of objecting. He was deeply shocked. What a powerful presence...
Finally, Yun Ye said to Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, lead the way. It's near the place where I train. You'll find it if you look around."
"Okay, Big Brother Yun Ye!"
Xiaoya nodded hard. She was a smart child and knew what needed to be done at a time like this.
The Old Village Chief frowned as he looked at Yun Ye. "Kid Yun, what are you planning to do?"
Yun Ye turned back and smiled. "Village Chief, gather all the villagers and take care of everyone. I'll go over there and take a look."
Before anyone could speak, Yun Ye turned around and used Flash Step. He kicked off the air and soared into the sky, then, upon reaching the highest point, suddenly dived toward a certain direction!
"Th-this... Kid Yun... what?"
"H-he can fly?"
"Did you see that? That little Yun Ye can actually fly?"
"Am I seeing things?"
Seeing this, all the villagers were dumbfounded, disbelief flashing through their eyes.
Some even rubbed their eyes, thinking they had seen wrong!
Even the Old Village Chief gaped wide, unaware that his treasured tobacco pipe had fallen from his hand!
Even Uncle Ahan, who had seen more of the world, was the same. His eyes widened as he muttered, "I misjudged him. Could Kid Yun really be a powerful man who can fly?"
Xiaoya merely watched Yun Ye's departing figure with worship in her eyes.
At the harbor.
Just as Yun Ye had expected.
Germa 66's fleet had already arrived near Donzuke Island.
When Judge saw ships leaving the harbor, he showed no mercy and immediately ordered a bombardment!
With a BOOM, a ship that had barely left the harbor was blasted into fragments!
Countless people aboard were killed or injured!
It was a vessel belonging to one of the island's nobles. Everyone aboard had learned the news and, ignoring the Navy's warnings, had tried to flee ahead of everyone else.
But their luck was terrible. The moment they set sail, they ran into Germa 66's massive fleet and were sunk in a single exchange...
At the harbor, everyone hoping to flee by sea turned pale with terror when they saw this.
"They're... they're here! It's real! Germa 66's fleet has really come!"
"We're finished! No one can escape!"
"Someone save us!"
"Right, the Navy! There's a Navy Branch Base on the island! They should protect us!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? The Navy will definitely be their first target to be wiped out! Run, quickly! Escape to the other side of the island! It's too dangerous here!"
A huge crowd had originally gathered at the harbor, all hoping to flee the island by sea. Now, they screamed and scattered in every direction. Dozens of stampedes broke out, and some unlucky people were trampled into pulp by dozens or even hundreds of people, dying horribly.
For a moment, the scene was utterly chaotic.
There was only one thought in their minds: escape the harbor and get as far away as possible. It was simply too dangerous here!
"Seal off the entire island. No ships are allowed to leave!"
Aboard the flagship, Judge did not even spare a glance for the people fleeing in all directions. With a wave of his hand, snail ships completely sealed off the enormous harbor, leaving not a single vessel able to depart from the island.
After that, the flagship docked at the harbor. Judge and his group disembarked, followed by the four Vinsmoke brothers and a squad of cloned soldiers!
Judge was tall and imposing, his eyes filled with arrogant disdain. He casually swept his gaze over the surroundings before finally looking in one direction.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he snorted. "Hmph! Navy!"
Over there stood the Navy forces, prepared for battle. More than a thousand soldiers formed a square formation, their guns and cannons aimed at Judge and the others at the harbor.
At the front, Yara's expression was grim to the extreme. He looked at Judge with eyes full of vigilance, but he still displayed the bearing expected of a Navy officer and stepped forward.
"This is Donzuke Island's P-5 Navy Branch Base. This island belongs to the World Government. May I ask what His Majesty Judge of the Germa Kingdom, a World Government allied nation, has come here for?"
Yara immediately invoked the Navy and the World Government, hoping to intimidate Judge and make him hesitate!
But who was Judge? Naturally, he did not take Yara's words to heart. Were not the kings of the four nations he had previously killed also rulers of World Government allied nations? Had they not still been destroyed by him? Did the World Government say anything?
No!
As long as you possessed enough strength, you could trample certain rules beneath your feet!
Therefore, Judge merely glanced at all the Navy soldiers before looking at Yara, who stood at the front. In an indifferent tone, he said, "Navy, where is my thing?"
Seeing Judge's attitude, Yara's heart sank. He knew things definitely would not develop as he had hoped.
Judge simply did not care about the threat in his words!
Yara took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "I don't know what thing you're talking about!"
At that, a cold gleam flashed in Judge's eyes. He snorted. "Hmph, Navy, stop playing dumb. If you don't hand over the thing today, then everything on this island need not continue to exist!"
"King of Germa, are you threatening the Navy?" Yara's tone darkened, but his voice sounded somewhat hollow and lacked any true forcefulness.
"Threatening?" Judge sneered, his gaze arrogant. "Navy, I'm merely stating a fact!"
"If your Navy cannot hand over the thing today, then your Navy, along with every living thing on this island, will be wiped out by cannon fire!"
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