"This..."
Hai Xing and Hai Shen would never have imagined that Xia Yu harbored such ambitions.
Hai Xing was torn. In truth, he knew that whether he agreed meant nothing to Xia Yu. After all, Xia Yu had dealt with the monster on Mother Island and the [Spirited Away] incidents on Demon Island. If he repelled the Funato Clan's invasion this time as well, the villagers of the Land of Sea would surely come to revere and support him...
Xia Yu had only consulted him to save time. It was simply because he had influence in the Land of Sea, and his words carried more weight. He could spare Xia Yu unnecessary trouble and help him rise to power faster...
Boom!
While the two were still agonizing over their decision, the guards and villagers at the harbor who had failed to escape had already been slaughtered by the Red-Shell Crab, now right before their eyes.
The Funato Clan's pirate ships reached the shore one after another, and crowds of pirates armed with harpoons advanced menacingly inland.
Several pirates noticed Xia Yu and the others and sneered mockingly:
"What's wrong with those guys? Why aren't they running? Scared stupid?"
"Look at their clothes. They must be nobles from the Land of Sea. Hehehe, don't fight me for them. They're my prey!"
"Tsk, tsk. You take the money. That red-haired chick is mine!"
The pirates swaggered toward Xia Yu and the others with harpoons in hand. They knew there were no ninja in the Land of Sea. In their eyes, Xia Yu and his companions were lambs awaiting slaughter, incapable of resisting, with nothing awaiting them but abuse.
As the murderous pirates drew closer, Hai Xing and Hai Shen completely panicked. Though the two ranked among the Land of Sea's three pillars,