"Nothing we can do. The name of the Four Emperors alone is enough to drive ninety percent of the lunatics on these seas out of their minds." Lin Xuan's voice was calm, without the slightest fluctuation.
The Four Emperors Assassination Order.
The news had already reached his ears through the pursuers' excited roars.
Kaido, that monster who stood at the pinnacle of the world, had personally ordered his head taken.
What an unexpected gift this was.
He could even imagine how many bounty hunters, gangsters, assassins, and pirates dreaming of instant success were converging from every direction on him, this "walking treasure."
Gion drew the Famous Sword Kompira from her waist, sweeping a sharp gaze behind them. "How about I go cut off their flagship's rudder? It would at least buy us some time!"
"It's no use." Lin Xuan shook his head, took a slightly creased nautical chart from inside his clothes, and spread it over the bow railing, slowly tracing his finger across it.
"Kill this batch, and another will come. Simply running will only keep draining our strength and supplies until they wear us down to death out here."
His finger finally stopped on a small island prominently circled in red ink on the chart.
"Gion, change course. Full speed ahead." He raised his head and looked northeast. "Our destination is here-Oles Island."
Gion followed his finger with her eyes, and her expression changed instantly.
"Oles Island? Are you insane?" she cried involuntarily. "That's a notorious lawless zone! A place where pirates squander fortunes and trade information! Going there now would be walking straight into their trap!"
"Exactly. We're walking straight into their trap."
An inscrutable smile curved Lin Xuan's lips.
He raised his head and looked toward that seemingly empty stretch of sea, as though he could