Hunting Nora

"This is..."

The two Sea Race members, neither even First Order, stared in shock at the earthshaking changes in the distance. As the tsunami drew closer and higher, they finally came to their senses. They practically lunged toward the wall behind them and slammed a fist into an alarm.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The piercing bells echoed across the small island. After ringing five times in succession, the entire island gradually erupted into chaos. Its residents fled from where they were and rushed toward nearby buildings.

The mayor's tsunami warning also rang out over the island, calling on everyone to seek shelter nearby.

The townspeople fishing by the bay at the island's edge also threw down their gear and ran toward town. One of them passed Lin Xiao, saw him sitting there with his eyes closed, and shouted his name, telling him to run. Yet Lin Xiao seemed not to hear him.

The man had wanted to turn back and shake him awake, but another tremendous boom suddenly came from afar, making everyone's Blood Qi and spirits surge. Startled, they fled even faster.

That boom also woke Lin Xiao. He raised his head and looked into the distance, frowning slightly as he muttered, "What the hell? They've chased her for over a hundred years and still haven't caught her? How useless."

He was very familiar with that exploding blue light. He had seen it no fewer than ten times over the past century—the Sea King Empire's most wanted criminal, Nora.

The Empire had hunted her for centuries without ever catching her. During the hundred-odd years he had lived in seclusion, the Empire's number one fugitive had passed by this island more than ten times. In his view, that Nora did not even possess Fifth Order strength, yet the Empire had sent