The clear sky suddenly darkened, and storm clouds shrouded the sea.
Both sides that had been about to clash instinctively looked up, staring blankly at the sky.
Although the weather in the New World was notoriously unpredictable, those who had lived here year-round had still figured out a few patterns.
But this was the first time they had encountered such an abrupt change without any warning.
"What's going on?"
On the pirate ship, the heavily muscled captain asked his navigator.
"I... I don't know." The navigator shook his head in panic.
"Useless trash!" he cursed coldly. Seeing the ship about to reach shore, he ignored the sudden storm clouds overhead, raised his saber, and bared a savage grin at his crew below. "Boys, take all the treasure..."
Boom!
Before he could finish, a bolt of lightning snaked down from the sky and struck the pirate captain directly.
The other crew members shuddered, but before they could react, even more lightning came crashing down from the storm clouds. At a glance, the entire pirate ship seemed to have been wrapped in flashing electricity.
Standing in the distance, Ryan looked at the stunned guards and the pirate ship that no longer held any signs of life, then lowered his outstretched hand.
He had enjoyed himself on this island for a while, and since he had happened upon this, he might as well lend a hand.
Still, the New World really was chaotic. He had not visited many places over the past few days, yet he had already seen similar incidents countless times.
"They got off easy."
Albedo cast a cold glance at the pirate ship still crackling with lightning.
Ryan smiled and looked at her. "Don't let this trash ruin your mood. We'll just go somewhere else."
"Let me see, where should