"By this much?"
Momousagi's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "In other words, the people in the city weren't prepared in advance this time?"
"Why else would I have told those brats to get their asses home?"
Kado rolled his eyes, wiped away his sweat, and turned toward his room, muttering, "It's peak tourist season these days. Business had finally picked up a little, and now this... everything's ruined..."
Behind him.
Noah and the three women exchanged grave looks, realizing something at the same time.
"If there was no advance preparation, civilians on the outskirts wouldn't have time to evacuate from a disaster of this scale..."
Noah glanced at the worsening sky and made a decisive call. "Split up. Leave the luggage at the hotel. Saving people comes first. We'll meet back here after the disaster passes!"
The women naturally had no objections.
The group sprang into action at once.
Noah headed north, while Momousagi went south.
Shiya and Bell-mère were weaker, and both were Devil Fruit users who feared seawater, so they headed east together to look after each other.
Sadaharu and Xiao Luo did not stay idle either. At Noah's command, they raced west at full speed.
Water 7's outskirts had already fallen under the tsunami's assault.
Some coastal residents had still been asleep when the deafening roar outside jolted them awake. Rubbing their bleary eyes, they got out of bed and opened their doors, only to be instantly stunned by what they saw outside.
Towering waves surged in from the sea, stretching beyond sight. Fishing boats docked in the harbor were swallowed in an instant, while low, old houses by the piers were smashed apart immediately.
Rumble!
Thunder occasionally exploded overhead, ripping apart the sky and nearly lighting up the entire heavens.
"Run!!"
"The tsunami's almost here!"
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